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Holland Village Master Plan HOLLAND VILLAGE MASTER PLAN Northampton Township, Pennsylvania May 2014 HOLLAND VILLAGE MASTER PLAN May 2014 Prepared by: Bucks County Planning Commission Neshaminy Manor Center 1260 Almshouse Road Doylestown, PA 18901 Phone: 215-345-3400 [email protected] HOLLAND VILLAGE MASTER PLAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Eileen Silver, Chairman Barry Moore, Vice Chairman Larry Weinstein, Secretary Dr. Kimberly Rose, Treasurer George Komelasky PLANNING COMMISSION Art Friedman, Chairman Steve Saddlemire, Vice-Chairman Ed Ingle, Secretary Gail Foley Steve Saddlemire Evan Stone Steve Tillery Robert M. Pellegrino, Township Manager Michael T. Solomon, Director of Planning and Zoning NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PLANNING CONSULTANT Bucks County Planning Commission 1260 Almshouse Road Doylestown, PA 18901 Phone: 215-345-3400 Fax: 215-345-3886 www.BucksCounty.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Setting and History ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Plan Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Plan Process and Public Outreach ..................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 1 Land Use and Natural Resources ............................................................................................. 11 General Conditions ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Village Function .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Previous Initiatives................................................................................................................................................ 12 Holland Street Light Implementation Plan ..................................................................................... 12 Churchville Nature Preserve Master Plan and Watershed Conservation Plan (2006) ............................................................................................... 12 Churchville to Playwicki: Environmental Education, Recreation and Green Link Plan (2008) ............................................................................................................... 12 Bellwood Preserve North Master Site Plan (2012)......................................................................... 13 Regional Plans ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Bucks County Open Space and Greenways Plan (2011) ............................................................... 14 Bucks County Comprehensive Plan (2011) ..................................................................................... 15 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Zoning .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Historic Resources ............................................................................................................................... 19 Natural Resources ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Topography and Geology ................................................................................................................... 21 Soils ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Vegetation .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Wildlife ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Water Resources ................................................................................................................................... 23 Floodplains ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Land Use Analysis of Planning Areas ............................................................................................................... 26 Planning Area 1: Composition and Physical Conditions .............................................................. 27 Planning Area 2: Composition and Physical Conditions .............................................................. 28 Planning Area 3: Composition and Physical Conditions .............................................................. 30 Areas of Influence ............................................................................................................................... 31 Chapter 2 Transportation ..........................................................................................................................35 Traffic Counts ....................................................................................................................................................... 36 Previous Studies .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Northampton Township Sidewalk Prioritization Study, 2005 ..................................................... 38 Buck Road and Holland Road Feasibility Study, 2006 ................................................................... 39 Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program, 2009 ...................................................................... 40 Level of Service .................................................................................................................................... 40 Crash Data ............................................................................................................................................. 41 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 42 Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program Conclusions .......................................................... 45 Holland Area Traffic Simulation, 2012 ............................................................................................................. 45 Alternative A: DVRPC Improvements............................................................................................. 46 Alternative B: Improvements to the Buck Road/Old Bristol Road Intersection ..................... 47 Alternative C: Roundabout at the Buck Road/Old Bristol Road Intersection ......................... 49 Alternative D: One-way Operation on Buck Road, north of the Holland Road Intersection ........................................................................................................... 49 Alternative E: Holland Road Realignment ....................................................................................... 49 | Table of Contents i Chapter 2 Transportation (continued) Conclusions of Traffic Modeling Simulation .................................................................................. 50 Buck Road Bridge ................................................................................................................................................. 50 DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program ............................................................................................ 54 Public Transportation .......................................................................................................................................... 55 Pedestrians and Bicyclists .................................................................................................................................... 56 Chapter 3 Integrating Land Use and Transportation ...............................................................................59 Alternative Road and Intersection Layout and Improvements .................................................................... 60 Planning Area 1: Buck Road/Holland Road Intersection Realignment ..................................... 60 Planning Area 2: Buck Road/Holland Road Intersection Realignment Enhancement ................................................................................................................. 64 Access Management ............................................................................................................................................. 67 Planning Area 2: Mill Race Inn Parking Lot .................................................................................... 68 Traffic Calming...................................................................................................................................................... 70 Planning Area 1: Rocksville and Holland Road Closures
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