On behalf of Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the City of Burlington (City), Stone Environmental, Inc. (Stone) completed in June 2022 a Right of Way Condition Inventory for Stormwater Management within Burlington Wards 2 and 3. A summary of the inventory and tasks completed are described below. Data from the project is in two web maps Soil Boring Status Map and BTV Soil and Utility ROW Assessment Map. See section 1. Introduction to click on embedded web links to these maps.

In accordance with the agreement between the Town of Jericho, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), and Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. (Hoyle, Tanner), this Final Design Report has been prepared to synthesize previous deliverables and to provide 100% Design Plans for development of two stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) within the Town Green located in Jericho Center. Preparation of this report was funded through a Design Implementation Block grant from the Vermont DEC Clean Water Initiative Program administered by the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission and through funds from the Town of Jericho. The following general purpose and need statements has been developed based on our initial meeting with Town and CCRPC Staff in 2019. Purpose The purpose for this project is to provide stormwater treatment for the Bolger Hill Road area and aid in the reduction of erosion that is currently occurring along Bolger Hill Road and to reduce the sediment accumulation at its intersection with Jericho Center Circle. Need The need for the project is to reduce the gravel, which comes from Bolger Hill Road, that gets washed into the Town Green and abutters properties after large storm events. The Town would like to improve the water quality in this area through the construction of Best Management Practices (BMPs) within this project. Goals The Goal of the project is to develop 100% Design Plans and Engineer’s Estimate of Probable Construction Costs for delivery to the Town and CCRPC. A Drainage study was completed by Hoyle, Tanner in January 2020 and was titled Drainage Alternatives Study, Bolger Hill Road Drainage Improvement Project, Jericho, Vermont (see link in Appendix A).

On behalf of Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the City of Burlington (City), Stone Environmental, Inc. (Stone) has completed the Right of Way Condition Inventory for Stormwater Management within Burlington Wards 5 and 6. A summary of the inventory and tasks completed are described below. Data from the project is in two web maps Soil Boring Status Map and BTV Soil and Utility ROW Assessment Map. These two maps can be accessed by viewing the embedded links in the paragraph titled 1. Introduction.

In Vermont, transportation accounts for over half of all green house gas emissions. Driving less is arguably one of the most impactful and immediate personal changes that Vermonters can make to reduce their emissions but a number of factors make it challenging for Vermonters to make this important connection and ultimately change their transportation behaviors. CarShare Vermont designed a community-based social marketing campaign to help people better understand the impact of their personal transportation choices on climate change, and to demonstrate how relatively modest shifts in transportation habits can meaningfully combat climate change. More specifically, we wanted to showcase how utilizing a service like CarShare Vermont allows people to own fewer cars and consequently drive less, making greenhouse gas emissions reductions easier to sustain over the long-term. Learn more at http://www.carsharevt.org/stand-up-to-climatechange/.

This report was compiled at the request of the Vermont Senate Committee on Agriculture and the House Agricultural and Forest Products Committee. It gives an overview of the local, regional and state-wide agencies that work to eradicate or prevent the spread of invasive species in Chittenden County. At the end of this document is a list of invasive species currently found in or likely to spread to Vermont, with indication of whether the species is currently present or likely to spread to Chittenden County.

Vermontivate! is a game of change - not just behavior change, but also attitudes, knowledge, and relationships centered on Energy, Food, Transportation, and Team-Building. Players take on a wide range of challenges which help promote both individual action and community engagement. This is the Appendix to the final report, available as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmEdOKIV-1I.

CCRPC hired Resource Systems Group (RSG) for a feasibility study of key future sidewalk segments in Hinesburg’s Village Growth Area. The scoping study evaluated four of the Town’s top seven priority sidewalk locations. The work was undertaken on 2014 and the scoping report completed in December

In 2014, at the City’s request, the CCRPC hired Stantec to undertake an assessment of public places through the lens of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The report focused on the City’s parks – their facilities, grounds, as well as parking areas.

The Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies (VAPDA) requested this outside assessment of the 11 regional plans. This project is a continuation of VAPDA’s efforts to evaluate and improve upon the effectiveness of regional planning initiated by the 2010 Challenges for Change. In 2011, VAPDA hired the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) to conduct a statewide strategic assessment to evaluate the capacity and potential of the RPCs to serve as a resource for state government and their communities. One of the findings of the NADO report identified a need to “establish a higher level of consistency and performance across the entire statewide network of RPCs.”  This assessment is intended to examine the consistency, completeness and effectiveness of the regional plans in regard to meeting statutory requirements, implementing the state’s planning goals, and fulfilling their prescribed roles.

This project investigated the feasibility of using “Green Streets” stormwater retrofits to alleviate or reduce surface stormwater ponding in the Lamplite Acres neighborhood in Williston. Flooding on the roads is common and creates slippery and potentially dangerous roadway conditions. Green Street improvements considered in this study include infiltration trenches, streetside rain gardens, stormwater curb extensions, streetside rain gardens, and permeable surfaces.