The study evaluated the feasibility of constructing pedestrian facilities along East Lakeshore Drive to improve connectivity between residential neighborhoods, Bayside Park, and the existing sidewalk network along Vermont Route 127 (Blakely Road).

This project was an update to the 2017 evaluation and preferred alternative selection on ways to improve walking and cycling along this 1.7 mile corridor in Hinesburg. For this update the consultant identified how to break the path into segments with cost estimates for each as a way for the Town to seek design/construction funding.

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the City of South Burlington (City) initiated this scoping study to analyze and evaluate the feasibility of additional sidewalk and shared use paths at four (4) proposed study site locations. This report analyzes and evaluates existing conditions, provides conceptual alignment alternatives, and details opinion of probable construction costs. Preferred concept alternative alignments as identified with the Project Steering Committee (PSC), through the public participation and outreach during the scoping study process, are highlighted within this scoping study.

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.