This study investigates potential crosswalk improvements at three locations along the Vermont Route 116 corridor in Hinesburg. The purpose of the study was to review two existing crosswalks and evaluate a potential new crosswalk at a third location. The three crosswalk locations include: 1. Mid-block crosswalk near United Church of Hinesburg 2. Mid-block crosswalk near Hinesburg Community School 3. Buck Hill Road intersection.

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), working with the Town of Richmond, retained Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to develop a scoping study evaluating pedestrian safety improvements for three separate segments of roadway: Segment 1 – Jericho Road from the school entrance to Valley View Road Segment 2 – Bridge Street from Volunteers Green to Jolina Court Segment 3 – Huntington Road from Stone Corral Brewery to the Cross Vermont Trails trailhead at Johnnie Brook Road

This project investigated feasibility providing pedestrian facilities on Mary Street between Market Street and Williston Road.  With significant new residential development in the vicinity of new City Hall and Market Street area, the need to enhance pedestrian access along Mary Street is a priority.  This study identified feasible alternative configurations and developed conceptual designs along with cost estimates for the City staff to make future decisions along Mary Street.

Final report available here: https://www.oldspokeshome.com/one-mobility-audit The Old North End (ONE) is Burlington’s most economically, ethnically, and socially diverse community. The historically working-class neighborhood is a vibrant collective of arts, food, small business, and community-centered services, and is home to much of Burlington’s lower-income and migrant populations. This neighborhood mobility audit by the Old Spokes Home (bike shop and non-profit) sought to identify transportation investments that will improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access for traditionally underserved residents within the ONE to area jobs and essential services. A survey of those residents helped the project team to understand residents’ specific experiences, needs and barriers. Recommendations are made to enhance walking, biking, and transit connections to area jobs and essential services (e.g., shopping, educational centers, medical care facilities, etc.) at a neighborhood level, as well as suggestions on how to involve and engage traditionally underserved populations in planning projects.

The Riverside Village area of Jericho includes a mix of residential and business uses. Pedestrian improvements have been made along the west side Vermont Route 15, but the east side remains the missing link to safe pedestrian travel to destinations on the east side of the road. This study evaluates alternates for making this important connection.

The Town of Essex and the Village of Essex Junction, Vermont, with assistance from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and Toole Design, assessed priority sidewalks, pathways, and intersection crossings located at identified study focus areas, within the public right-of-way, for ADA compliance.

A study designed to make Essex Junction Village more vibrant and walkable by reducing the 5 Corners to 4 following construction of the Crescent Connector road.

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The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Town of Williston initiated this scoping study to analyze and evaluate alternatives to address residents’ concerns about speeding, cut-through traffic, and desire to improve multimodal safety on Maple Road.

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.