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The Colchester Avenue: Bikeways, Parking, and Intersection Safety Study was conducted in coordination with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, City of Burlington, and an Advisory Committee consisting of community stakeholders. Public meetings and targeted outreach were also conducted to gather input from residents, property owners, and business owners along the corridor. The goal of this study was to identify transformational, long-term improvements along the Colchester Avenue corridor and at the intersection of Colchester Avenue and East Avenue that re-envisions the multimodal gateway corridor following years of incremental change outlined in previous planning and design efforts. The study focused on consistent, multimodal improvements for the one-mile long corridor from the connection with Pearl Street at the intersection of North and South Prospect Streets, east to the Greenmount Cemetery, then north to Barrett Street and the Winooski River crossing. In addition, the study pursued safety improvements for the intersection of Colchester Avenue and East Avenue.

This is a scoping report for the intersections of Colchester Avenue, Riverside Avenue, Barrett Street, and Mill Street located in Burlington. It was conducted and coordinated with a separate scoping study of the adjacent Winooski River Bridge.

The Pearl Street/Prospect Street/Colchester Avenue Intersection Scoping Study was conducted to evaluate alternatives that address safety, mobility, and operational issues at the Pearl Street/Prospect Street /Colchester Avenue intersection in Burlington, Vermont.

For several years, the City of Burlington has desired to improve the pedestrian safety and mobility at this intersection. Historically, this intersection has had pedestrian improvements with the construction of Little Park which comprises the southwest corner of the intersection. The construction of the park not only provided an aesthetic element to this corner, it also removed the adjacent intersection of Bright Street and North Winooski Avenue. To further this pedestrian mobility and safety improvement effort, the City of Burlington had initiated some pedestrian signal improvements in the field; however, further design plans were not developed and the improvements were not constructed at that time. The City now desires to move this pedestrian improvement project forward by having an evaluation of pedestrian crossings, roadway alignment, and the signal system so that up-to-date cost information and options can be determined.

The consultant was commissioned to study the feasibility of a waterfront transportation center/mixed-use joint development project. The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate potential sites for the facility, and to make final recommendations regarding the prefered site, the overall feasibility of the project, the potential costs and funding sources for the project, and implementation strategies.

The impetus for initiating this project is due to an unsafe condition which has developed during the morning peak hour traffic period between approximately 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. at this I-89 Interchange ramp west bound towards Burlington (Ramp C). This study is to determine the causes of, and possible solutions to the long queue that develops, creating a back-up in the travel lanes on I-89.