The CCRPC worked alongside the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Town of Williston to evaluate the feasibility of creating a Transportation Improvement District (TID) at the Exit 12/Taft Corners area in Williston, VT. In 2014, the Vermont General Assembly passed Act 145 (H.740) which establishes a Transportation Impact Fee that may be required by an Agency of Natural Resources District Environmental Commission (DEC) or by VTrans to help pay for transportation improvements that directly benefit proposed or future developments. One mechanism by which Transportation Impact Fees can be assessed is through a TID. RSG was retained by CCRPC to analyze and evaluate the potential TID in this area and identify a pathway toward implementation.

This report includes a variety of recommendations for the Town of Essex Zoning Regulations to eliminate barriers to affordable housing. Some of these recommendations are broad in scope while others are simple housekeeping changes. The broader recommendations go beyond a text edit in the zoning regulations and, while complex, may produce a more beneficial result than the minor housekeeping recommendations. The broader recommendations should be considered within the context of a housing needs assessment, and perhaps by a housing committee if and when established. This report should also help as a guide when implementing changes from the Town Center visioning work.

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.

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Stone Environmental, Inc. (Stone) was retained by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) to perform an Area-Wide Assessment (AWA) of the Village Center zoning district in Essex Junction, Vermont utilizing funds provided through a Brownfields Assessment Grant from United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The overall objective of the AWA was to provide a preliminary evaluation of environmental conditions and potential environmental concerns within the assessment area; this information will help inform planning for the Crescent Connector road project and potential redevelopment in the zoning district. To accomplish this objective, Stone reviewed pertinent historical documents, published geologic literature, Federal and State environmental databases, and Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation VT DEC Sites Management Section (SMS) files for known hazardous waste sites within and immediately upgradient of the Village Center zoning district (collectively the Project Area). This AWA relies on existing sources of information; no environmental sampling or on-site inspections were conducted.  

An Analysis of Energy Production and Use in Chittenden County and Discussion of Policies and Programs Relevant to Regional Energy Planning.

The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for the municipal planning commission in fulfilling its role and responsibilities as set forth in 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, the Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act. A major role of the municipal planning commission is to develop the municipal plan. The Planning Manual for Vermont Municipalities provides information that will help the planning commission with this complex task, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan.

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 Williston, 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.

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 the City of Burlington. 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.