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Bike & Pe de stria n Cro ssing Study: Willisto n Ro a d a t I

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Public Workshop Nove mbe r 16, 2016 South Burling ton, Ve rmont

Who a re we ?

Christine F

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Pe te r K e a ting I lo na Bla nc ha rd Ashle y Pa rke r Gre g Go ye tte Se a n Ne e ly

Wha t a re issue s with wa lking , b iking , o r ta king tra nsit a lo ng US Ro ute 2? Unde rsta nding issue s will he lp us b e tte r ma ke impro ve me nts fo r the se use rs!

UVM UMa ll City Ce nte r

UVM & UVM Me dic a l Ce nte r

RMCS Burling ton Inte rna tiona l Air por t SBHS & F HT MS Sta ple s Pla za She ra ton

Wha t a re we doing ?

Studying po ssib le wa ys to impro ve wa lking , b iking , o r ta king tra nsit fro m Spe a r Stre e t/ E a st T e rra c e to Do rse t Stre e t

Wha t a re we doing tonig ht?

Study Are a

Pro je c t De finitio n F unding E ng ine e ring Co nstruc tio n

Ho w a re we g o ing to do this?

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a sk 1: Da ta g a the ring , e xisting c o nditio ns a na lysis;

Ong oing

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a sk 2: Sta ke ho lde r Me e ting a nd Pub lic Wo rksho p # 1; T

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a sk 3: Purpo se & Ne e d Sta te me nt; De c 2016

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a sk 4: Alte rna tive s de ve lo pme nt; De c 2016 – F

e b 2017

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a sk 5: Pub lic Wo rksho p # 2; Ma rc h 2017

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a sk 6: Pre pa re dra ft re c o mme nda tio ns; April 2017

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a sk 7: Pre se nt fina l re c o mme nda tio ns to City Co unc il fo r c o nside ra tio n; Ma y 2017

Study Are a

Wha t do we kno w?

Study Are a

Study Are a

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BIKE L ANE CONNE CT ION

Bike la ne g o ing e a stb o und ne e ds to g o stra ig ht fro m the g re e n la ne a nd c o nne c t with the ne w b ike la ne in fro nt o f the She ra to n witho ut ha ving to g o o nto the side wa lk/ sha re d use pa th whic h ha s a VE RY da ng e ro us e ntry po int.

PE DE ST RIAN/ BIKE BRIDGE

Give n the future de ve lo pme nt o f the So uth Burling to n City Ce nte r, the pro po se d upg ra ding o f the Unive rsity Ma ll, a nd inc re a se d de ve lo pme nt o n the so uthwe st side o f the pre se nt Rte 89/ Rte 2 inte rse c tio n a c tio n o n a n a lte rna te c ro ssing o f I nte rsta te 89 will b e c o me a n impo rta nt impro ve me nt fo r pe de stria ns, pe o ple o n b ike s a nd mo to rists o n Willisto n Ro a d / US 2.

T HIS BRIDGE IS A F AIL URE

Bic yc lists sho uld ne ve r b e funne le d o nto a side wa lk, a nd this b rid g e do e s pre c ise ly tha t to g ive prio rity to c a rs c o ming o ff o f the inte rsta te . T he drive rs ne ve r g e t a pro pe r tra nsitio n to slo we r ro a ds, so the y spe e d o n the surfa c e stre e ts.

UNF RIE NDL Y F OR BIKE S/ PE DS

T his b rid g e is a c ho ke -po int fo r tra ffic a nd ve ry unfrie ndly fo r b ike / pe de stria ns c utting o ff a la rg e po pula tio n o n e ithe r side fro m a c c e ssing o n a no the r o n fo o t o r b ike .

VE RY DANGE ROUS ST RE T CH OF ROAD

I n o ne sing le ride to the a irpo rt, I wa s a lmo st kille d twic e . I

• pte d to ride o n the side wa lk o n the wa y

ho me a s a sa fe ty pre c a utio n a nd wa s ha ra sse d b y a c a r drive r sa ying I sho uld b e o n the ro a d. Ca n't win!

Pla nBT V: Wa lk/ Bike 2016 (dra ft)

US Ro ute 2 Use r Surve y

• Po ste d a t va rio us lo c a tio ns

a lo ng wa lking / b iking ro ute

• Ho w is the e xisting ro ute

b e ing use d?

• Wha t a re issue s with e xisting

ro ute ? Re c e ive d a lo t o f fe e db a c k to da te

• Surve y o pe n until e nd o f

No ve mb e r

• Surve y link: bit.ly/2eIPwT6

VT ra ns On- Roa d Bic yc le Pla n 2016

• Hig h prio rity a re a s to

impro ve b ic yc ling ro ute s

• Da ta a na lysis, pub lic

e ng a g e me nt

• Bic yc le Co rrido r Prio rity Ma p
• US Ro ute 2 “Hig h Use / Hig h

Prio rity” fo r b ic yc le s

US 2 Corridor Ma na g e me nt Pla n - 2007

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ra nspo rta tio n a lo ng US 2 Co rrido r fro m Burling to n to Wino o ski

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xisting b ridg e o ve r I

• 89 – o ne
• f mo st c ha lle ng ing lo c a tio ns

fo r a ll c yc lists

• Ne w b ridg e o ve r I
• 89 - tra nsit

a nd no n-mo to rize d tra ve l

South Burling ton Compre he nsive Pla n 2016

• Spe c ia l e mpha sis o n

b ike / pe d c o nne c tivity

• Re c o g nize s ne e d fo r

sa fe r I

• 89 c ro ssing to

c o nne c t c o mmunity

• Pro po se d ne w I
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c ro ssing so uth o f Ro ute 2

Chitte nde n County Ac tive T ra nsporta tion Pla n 2016 (dra ft)

• Pro mo te s c o unty-wide

ne two rk o f lo w-stre ss b ike / pe d ne two rk

• Co mmunity input ide ntifie d

US 2 a t I

• 89 inte rc ha ng e a s

b a rrie r to wa lking / b iking

• Hig h stre ss ro ute
• Re c o mme nds study o f

diffe re nt de sig ns to impro ve b ike / pe d fo r I

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T wo -wa y pro te c te d b ike wa y with sid e wa lk Off –Ro a d Sha re d-use pa th Unpro te c te d Bic yc le L a ne s

E nthuse d & Co nfide nt (~10%) I nte re ste d b ut Co nc e rne d (~60%) All c yc lists

Pro te c te d Bic yc le L a ne s

E nthuse d a nd Co nfide nt, So me I nte re ste d a nd Co nc e rne d (~10 – 60%)

Wha t g ro up b ike s this?

We ne e d yo ur input!

• Bre a ko ut g ro ups – a ssig n g ro up

le a de r

• Re c o nve ne in 30 to 40 minute s
• Be re spe c tful o f a ll ide a s – e ve rything

is b e ing c o nside re d a t this po int!

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iste n to wha t o the rs ha ve to sa y – ple a se re fra in fro m ta lking o ve r pe o ple

T e ll us a b o ut:

• Pe de stria n ne e ds
• Bic yc le ne e ds
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ra nsit se rvic e ne e ds

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de a s/ so lutio ns

• Othe r ne e ds, c o nc e rns, e tc .

Ne xt ste ps

• De ve lo p Purpo se & Ne e d Sta te me nt
• De ve lo p o ptio ns fo r impro ve me nts
• Me e t with sta ke ho lde rs
• Co nduc t Pub lic Wo rksho p # 2 – Ma rc h 2017

T ha nk yo u!

Christine F

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c fo rde @ c c rpc vt.o rg I lo na Bla nc ha rd, City o f So uth Burling to n: I b la nc ha rd@ sb url.c o m Gre g Go ye tte , Sta nte c : g re g .g o ye tte @ sta nte c .c o m Pro je c t We b site : http:/ / www.c c rpc vt.o rg / i-89-e xit-14