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 I-89 Exit 14 Scoping Study evaluated improvements to the Exit 14 interchange area in South Burlington. The interchange area includes four signalized intersections along US 2 Williston Road between Staples Plaza to the west and Dorset Street to the east. The study builds on the preliminary interchange evaluation conducted as part of the I-89 2050 Study. The purpose of the scoping study was to refine previously identified alternatives; investigate other options to address safety, connectivity, and other multimodal issues in the study area; and to engage stakeholders and the public in a process to identify locally preferred alternatives for future improvements.

The Town of Milton’s Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is a comprehensive plan detailing the vision, goals, and strategic recommendations designed to advance active transportation across Milton. The vision and goals helped to establish a framework for reviewing and integrating previously identified projects and initiatives with newly defined projects and initiatives to recommend and prioritize for implementation within this plan. The overarching goal of the ATP is to create a blueprint for establishing, expanding, and enhancing active transportation in Milton.

The Town of Essex, in partnership with the CCRPC, conducted a full transportation study within the Saxon Hill Industrial Park (SHIP) and residential neighborhood of Lower Sand Hill Road. The study documented and investigated public input related to traffic operation, safety, and quality of life impacts due to industrial truck traffic. The study analyzed truck traffic and other transportation patterns related to commercial/industrial uses located on Allen Martin Drive, Corporate Drive, Thompson Drive and Sand Hill Road; identified potential impacts of existing and future truck traffic to the residential neighborhood of Lower Sand Hill Road and project area roadway network; and developed recommendations to mitigate these impacts.

The Town of Essex, in partnership with the CCRPC, conducted a full transportation study within the Saxon Hill Industrial Park (SHIP) and residential neighborhood of Lower Sand Hill Road. The study documented and investigated public input related to traffic operation, safety, and quality of life impacts due to industrial truck traffic. The study analyzed truck traffic and other transportation patterns related to commercial/industrial uses located on Allen Martin Drive, Corporate Drive, Thompson Drive and Sand Hill Road; identified potential impacts of existing and future truck traffic to the residential neighborhood of Lower Sand Hill Road and project area roadway network; and developed recommendations to mitigate these impacts.

The Town of Essex's Active Transportation Plan (ATP) provides the vision, goals, and strategic recommendations designed to advance active transportation throughout the Town. The ATP focuses on prioritizing and implementing infrastructure and initiatives to create a safe, desirable and connected network for biking and walking in the Town.

The VT 127 Shared Use Path Scoping Study explores opportunities to create a new multimodal connection between North Avenue and the existing VT 127 Shared Use Path in Burlington, VT. The project team developed several alternatives for this connection, guided by ongoing input from the public and key stakeholder groups. Each alternative was evaluated for its alignment with the project’s Purpose and Needs Statement, its potential impacts on natural, cultural, and historic resources, its consistency with regional planning efforts, and its estimated implementation costs. In addition to scoping the new connection, the study also includes two technical memos summarizing a Safety Assessment of the path as it relates to roadway departure crashes from VT 127, and a Path Widening Feasibility Assessment. These recommendations reflect both technical analysis and community priorities for this crucial active transportation facility.

The VT 127 Shared Use Path Scoping Study explores opportunities to create a new multimodal connection between North Avenue and the existing VT 127 Shared Use Path in Burlington, VT. The project team developed several alternatives for this connection, guided by ongoing input from the public and key stakeholder groups. Each alternative was evaluated for its alignment with the project’s Purpose and Needs Statement, its potential impacts on natural, cultural, and historic resources, its consistency with regional planning efforts, and its estimated implementation costs. In addition to scoping the new connection, the study also includes two technical memos summarizing a Safety Assessment of the path as it relates to roadway departure crashes from VT 127, and a Path Widening Feasibility Assessment. These recommendations reflect both technical analysis and community priorities for this crucial active transportation facility.

The intersection of Marshall Avenue and South Brownell Road in the Town of Williston has a traffic signal system showing substantial wear, with a controller and cabinet from a previous generation, non-ADA- compliant pedestrian facilities, poor pavement conditions, and inadequate stormwater management. The Town of Williston, in partnership with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), conducted an intersection scoping study to develop and evaluate alternatives to improve various modes of transportation and enhance the intersection to better serve the community.

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.