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 Town of Shelburne Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (1993) recommends development of a pedestrian and bicycle connection from the neighborhoods north of Webster Road to the Shelburne Community School on Harbor Road connecting through the Village center. This recommended connection is consistent with the Chittenden County Bicycle and Pedestrian Regional Path (2003). Detailed planning for the connection was initiated in the mid-late 1990s. However, the facility and alignment contemplated at that time did not fully conform with federal or state funding standards. This feasibility study is meant to update the alignment and verify that both procedural and alignment Standards for shared use paths can be met.

In 1998 the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization sponsored a study of the Route 127 Corridor in Colchester which identified and evaluated the routes physical and functional deficiencies. Standouts among the deficiencies identified included narrow shoulders, substandard intersection geometry, and a lack of facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists and public transit. In 1999 Dufresne-Henry was commissioned to continue the project development process, resulting in this report, which looks at specific sections of the route which have the highest priority and need for improvement and analyzes the suitability of various alternatives.