In the Vermont communities of Essex and Essex Junction sidewalks, driveways, and intersection crossing infrastructure may be deficient, with ADA ramps, deteriorating sidewalk or pathways creating travel impairments, and signalized intersections that may not meet these requirements. State and federal laws and regulations require local governments to ensure that people with disabilities have full access to civic life within their communities. The purpose of the Assessment of Critical Non-Compliant Sidewalks, Paths, and Crossings is to assess, analyze, and develop a prioritization list of improvements to sidewalks, driveways, and intersections at identified study focus areas within the Town of Essex and Village of Essex Junction, Vermont.

This Scoping Study evaluates potential bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Mountain View Road from VT Route 2A to North Williston Road.

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.

This feasibility study evaluated possible sidewalk improvements along VT15 between Stage Road and Essex Way.

As part of the approval of the Champlain Valley Co-housing project (CVC) the Planning Commission secured a trail easement across the property linking Route 7 with Greenbush Road. This report summarizes the results of the analysis and records the recommendations of the most appropriate alignment.

This report summarizes the results of the analysis and records the recommendations of the most appropriate alignment for a trail easement traversing across the Big Oak property subdivision linking the Champlain Valley Co-housing (CVC) property with Thompsons Point Road. This report is part of the approval process of the easement, as well as the overall Trails Vision Plan of the Town.

The objective of this project is to estimate the economic activity associated with non-resident users of the Waterfront and Island Land Trail. In this study, the economic activity is estimated, which is associated with visitors using the Waterfront Trail in Burlington and also on the Island Line in Colchester where the trail follows a causeway into Lake Champlain to a cut where ferry service is provided at limited times during the summer season by Local Motion. Some of the data used in this project were provided by Local Motion who conducted an observational study at four locations on the trail in August 2008.

The Chittenden County Open Space Plan (OSP) is being undertaken to; 1. Provide public, private organizations, and government officials with the information and insights needed to make responsible decisions and informed policies concerning the County open space system; 2. Facilitate local efforts to prioritize and target non-regulatory strategies to implement local conservation plans; and; 3. Achieve the necessary levels of coordination to support the protection and enhancement of the County open space system. The protection and enhancement of the County’s open space system will help to ensure the health of the County ecosystems, support the economy, and improve quality-of-life.

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The purpose of this plan was to provide guidance for the implementation of interconnected bicycle and pedestrian networks for transportation. The CCMPO and the federal government set ambitious goals to increase the amount of bicycling and walking and to increase safety by reducing the number of crashes. Another purpose of this update was to broaden the 1993’s Plan to include more of a focus on onroad bicycle facilities and pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks.