Public Works: Transportation



Burlington Transportation Plan

DRAFT PLAN ADOPTED BY PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION

NOW UNDER REVIEW BY CITY COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION ENERGY AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE

The Public Works Commission adopted the draft plan at it meeting of 12/7/07, referring it onto both the Planning Commission and the Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee (TEUC) of the City Council.

After a one year hiatus, the TEUC is nearing completion of its review of the plan and anticipates making recommendations to the Planning Commission in the fall 2009.

This is a multi-modal transportation improvement plan that provides a comprehensive and coordinated list of roadway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian facility, streetscape and land use recommendations for implementation that satisfy the overall vision of the City developed in the Burlington Municipal Development Plan and the Burlington Legacy Project.

The draft Plan is evolutionary not revolutionary. It takes seriously the goals, vision and values of the Municipal Development Plan and the Legacy Plan and proposes the steps that can move the City to realize them. The Municipal Development Plan vision statement calls for by 2026 an "…interconnected system…" where "…transit, cycling, and walking are successfully competing with the automobile for the dominant mode of choice." The draft Plan guides us in how to make these changes over time, but as this vision calls for a shift in emphasis in how Burlington sees itself getting around in the future, there will be trade offs and compromises. The Street Design Guidelines re-allocate the street right-of-way to provide bike lanes, and also improves pedestrian crossings, moves cars farther from sidewalks, improves safety for all modes, and reduces speeding. Implementation is intended to encourage more walking, biking and transit usage. Staff will document these travel modes before and after any conversions and will use this and other data to measure the degree of success of our efforts. Project Manager: Dan Bradley, 865-5832

Click here to view the draft Burlington Transportation Plan.

Click here to view the appendices to the draft Burlington Transportation Plan.

Project Manager: Dan Bradley, 865-5832

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION ADOPTS DRAFT TRANSPORTATION PLAN

At their December 5, 2007 meeting the Burlington Public Works Commission adopted the Draft Transportation Plan and referred it to the Planning Commission and City Council Tranjsportation Energy and Utilities Committee for their consideration and eventual incorporation into the City's Municipal Development Plan.

City staff and consultants solicited resident concerns at the outset of the planning process.

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A steering committee comprised of neighborhood representatives, members of the business community, transportation interest groups and City staff worked with a team of consultants from September, 2006 to August, 2007 developing the draft plan.

Click here for more information on those committee meetings.

Public Works: Transportation