Studies and Reports Database

CarShare VT worked on two core tasks designed to advance long-term behavior change and reduce dependence on personal vehicles: (1) Planning and evaluation activities focused on assessing programs and services to identify optimal locations for CarShare VT’s shared vehicles and maximize participation among Burlington area residents. These efforts also included planning activities that supported local and regional transportation demand management (TDM) initiatives and advanced the goals of existing state, municipal, and regional transportation plans; (2) Outreach and education activities built upon CarShare VT’s FY25 UPWP-funded market research, which identified key opportunities and barriers to carsharing adoption. Efforts during FY26 focused on increasing public awareness and understanding of carsharing, with the goals of expanding membership, improving member retention, and encouraging greater use of shared mobility options.

The intent of this project is to build a long-term plan for expanding electric vehicle charger capacity for CarShare Vermont's fleet of shared vehicles. This entailed identifying both existing and future parking locations that would be able to host electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), working in collaboration with property owners and an electrical contractor. It also included updating legal parking agreements with provisions for installing such equipment. Throughout the project, CSVT expected to coordinate with local municipalities and other partners to seek out opportunities to synchronize goals and electrification implementation, and to document common challenges encountered when attempting to work with stakeholders to install charging equipment for the publicly accessed carsharing use case. This plan details the next steps CarShare Vermont can take to implement new EV charging opportunities identified by this planning project, and also reports on the lessons and insights encountered over the course of the project.

The Lafountain and Dion Street Scoping Study investigated potential street reconfigurations along Lafountain Street and Dion Street, spanning from Main Street to East Allen Street, based on input from residents and various public stakeholders. Alternatives evaluated adding multimodal facilities for pedestrians and bicycles as well as improved streetscapes. This geography was targeted with an eye towards coordination with upcoming utility replacement work scheduled to occur within the next five to ten years. Recommended alternatives include short-term low-cost options as well as long-term permanent improvements coupled with street reconstruction. Alternatives were developed with significant input from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), The City of Winooski, The Winooski Municipal Infrastructure Commission serving as the project’s advisory committee, local residents, and other community stakeholders.

The CCRPC worked with the City of Winooski and consultant VHB to create comprehensive walk/bike plan. The plan provides the vision for a connected network of walking and biking facilities that gets people safely to where they want to go. The final plan includes a prioritized set of  recommendations.

The CCRPC worked with the City of Winooski and consultant VHB to create comprehensive walk/bike plan. The plan provides the vision for a connected network of walking and biking facilities that gets people safely to where they want to go. The final plan includes a prioritized set of  recommendations.

The purpose of the Winooski's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II transition plan is to identify barriers and deficiencies that limit accessibility and develop an implementation plan to upgrade all curb ramps and City maintained pedestrian signals to meet ADA standards to provide safe access and use of these facilities by individuals with disabilities.  

The purpose of this study was to develop a Traffic Calming Policy manual that assists the City of Winooski to develop and implement traffic calming procedures and measures for existing streets.  The purpose of traffic calming is to support the livability and vitality of residential and commercial areas through improvements for safety, mobility and comfort.

Appendices for the City of Winooski Parking Management Plan.

The City of Winooski Parking Management Plan (PMP) takes a comprehensive view of the state of vehicle parking in the city. This PMP also looks outside of the downtown core, which was the focus of a previous parking study in 2017. Appendices can be found under a separate entry.

A stormwater outfall just southwest of Elm St drains into a ravine that flows into wetlands within the Winooski River floodplain. Flow from the outfall was dropping into a channel before draining into the ravine. The drop below the outfall is several feet, and, prior to retrofit, the channel surface was bare soil. As a result, flow from the outfall was eroding the channel, sending sediment into the ravine and the downstream wetlands. The goal of the project was to develop a final design to stabilize the channel with geotextiles and controlled fills and raise grades below the outfall to dissipate energy during flows. The project required building temporary access to the channel and associated temporary erosion control measures. The project will reduce erosion from the channel and reduce sedimentation of the downstream wetlands. NOTE: Using this design, the City then constructed this stabilization project in the fall of 2020 using a VTRANS Better Roads grant along with City funds.