The purpose of this study is to explore innovative financing options for the construction of a proposed new interchange between I-89 and VT 116 in the City of South Burlington, VT (referred to as Exit 12B). The report responds to the requirements of Section 99 of Act No. 50 (H.438) of the 2009-2010 Legislature, which charged the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) with completing a pilot project to "... examine the potential for a public-private initiatives program...for the advancing of an interchange on Interstate 89 along Vermont Route 116 in South Burlington...". To undertake this task, the CCMPO convened an advisory committee in June 2009 that provided information and input and directed the consultants

The purpose of this plan is to provide a network of paths, sidewalks, and bicycle routes that will provide a safe and efficient alternative to the current automobile dependent transportation system within Essex, VT. This system is developed to encourage non-motorized modes and multi-modal links of transportation. The emphasis of this plan is to provide utilitarian connections between the neighborhoods and communities within the city and to city activity centers.

Objectives of this study was to; 1. Assess the nature of the "Parking Problem" in the Village Center area and determine the demand for parking, 2. To inventory the actual supply of parking in the area, 3. To develop recommendations for overcoming any parking deficits and remedy other facets of the "Parking Problem".