Studies and Reports Database

Reviewed of key recommendations made in the 1990 Final Report of the Vermont Highway cost Allocation study in light of the new findings contained in this report, recent experience in other states, and national and international developments in surface transportation finance. The general conclusion reached is that the 1990 recommendations are even more valid than originally conceived.

This study was the first to examine the benefits and impacts of the Burlington Bikeway and first to closely observe the path users and activities throughout various times in the summer. This report documents the results of a study of the use, benefits, and impacts of the Burlington Bikeway. Data was gathered from mid-June 1992 to late August 1992.

A short paper discussing feasibility of a Downtown Burlington to Airport LRT line as an economic development strategy.

In September of 1987, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission issued a report which contained a survey of municipal parking standards for Chittenden County communities. The first part of this report is a 1992 revised edition of these parking ordinances. The second part of this report involves the issues of; 1. Landscaping of off-street parking lots and, 2. Employer-paid parking.

This report describes work completed for the Town of Richmond Traffic Network Analysis and Plan for Implementation. The purpose of this project is to provide Richmond with a highway plan and set of implementation procedures which effectively respond to current and future concerns.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation commissioned a statewide evaluation of the existing park and ride facilities. This study includes an appraisal of existing facilities and development of strategies to improve the park and ride system.

The Chittenden Greenways Project provides the vision for a regional trail system of more than 300 miles of corridor routes that supports active transportation, recreational opportunities, and land and water conservation. The report introduces the greenway concept, describes the planning process, details the potential 300-mile network ofr pathways and conservation corridors, and presents information for implementation.

The feasibility of commuter rail service has been proposed for study on three routes serving Burlington and neighboring communities: 1. Montpelier Junction/Essex Junction/Burlington, 2. St. Albans/Essex Junction/Burlington, and 3. Middlebury/Burlington/Essex Junction. Determination of proposed commuter rail service feasibility is a four step process, incorporating the following successive assessments: Is the proposed service physically and operationally feasible? What patronage might the service attract? What would the service cost? Is the service sufficiently attractive to warrant the expenditure of public funds from a cost-effectiveness standpoint or on the basis of community goals and objectives?

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for an Interstate 89 interchange in Bolton, VT at approximately mile marker 69.00 for the northbound access ramps and mile marker 71.00 for the southbound access ramps.

The Williston Road Study Committee convened in January 1990 to develop a comprehensive design scheme for Williston Road between Hinesburg Rd and Dorset St. This report describes the Committee's recommendations to VTrans in advance of their planned reconstruction of the roadway in 1996.