Sedalia Hookerton Saluda TOWNTOWN OFOF HOOKERTONHOOKERTON BICYCLEBICYCLE ANDAND PEDESTRIANPEDESTRIAN PLANPLAN North Carolina Department of Transportation | December 2015 Acknowledgements Thank you to the Steering Committee and local residents of the Town of Hookerton for their invovlement and support in this planning process and committeement to bicycle and pedestrian planning. This plan was funded through the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative. Key Partners The Town of Hookerton Greene County Eastern Carolina Rural Planning Organization The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning (DBPT) Town of Hookerton Mayor and Council Robert Taylor, Mayor Catherine Carraway, Commissioner Doris Jones, Commissioner Arthur Robinson, Commissioner Herb Stocks, Commissioner Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee April Baker Lemmie Smith Doris Jones Bille Albriton Lou Ann Shackelford Timothy Chare Megan Ham Sandra Stocks NCDOT John Vine-Hodge, NCDOT Project Manager Consultant Team AECOM Tehnical Services of North Carolina Page i Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ v Brief History and Overview of the Community........................................................................................................ v Past Planning Efforts ..................................................................................................................................................... v Purpose, Goals, and Objectives of the Plan ............................................................................................................. vi Key Findings and Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ vi Key Action Steps .......................................................................................................................................................... vii 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Brief History and Overview of the Community .......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Community Vision ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Goals, Objectives, and Strategies ................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Purpose and Scope of the Plan ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Benefits of Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning ................................................................................................ 6 2.0 Existing Conditions Evaluation ........................................................................................................................ 13 2.1 Demographics ................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.2 Community Features ...................................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Land Use and Development ......................................................................................................................... 26 2.5 Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Vehicular Traffic Counts and Crash Data ....................................................... 27 2.6 Existing Facilities and Activity Trends ........................................................................................................ 28 2.7 Opportunities and Constraints ..................................................................................................................... 31 2.8 Existing Plans and Programmed Projects................................................................................................... 32 Page ii 3.0 Public Input and Data Collection ..................................................................................................................... 37 3.1 Steering Committee ........................................................................................................................................ 37 3.2 Public Open House ........................................................................................................................................ 38 4.0 Recommendations............................................................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Facility Types ................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Recommended Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 42 4.3 Signature Projects ........................................................................................................................................... 61 4.4 Policies .............................................................................................................................................................. 71 4.5 Programs .......................................................................................................................................................... 76 5.0 Implementation Strategy .................................................................................................................................... 85 5.1 Key Action Steps ............................................................................................................................................ 85 5.2 Project Development Strategies ................................................................................................................... 89 5.3 Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................................. 90 5.4 Performance and Evaluation Measures for Plan Implementation ......................................................... 93 References .......................................................................................................................................................................... 97 Tables Table 2-1: Community Features ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 2-2: Hookerton Road Inventory .......................................................................................................................... 23 Table 2-3: Utilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Table 2-4: Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Counts ........................................................................................ 27 Table 3-1: Steering Committee ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Table 4-1: Prioritization Criteria ..................................................................................................................................... 48 Table 4-2: Proposed Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Shared Use Path Linear Facilities ................................................... 50 Table 4-3: Proposed Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Shared Use Path Spot Facilities ...................................................... 52 Page iii Table 4-4: Main Street Linear Projects .......................................................................................................................... 62 Table 4-5: Main Street Spot Improvements ................................................................................................................. 63 Table 5-1: Key Action Steps ........................................................................................................................................... 85 Table 5-2: Performance and Evaluation Measures for Plan Implementation ......................................................... 94 Exhibits Exhibit ES-1: Town of Hookerton ................................................................................................................................. ix Exhibit 2-1: Community Resources ............................................................................................................................... 19 Exhibit 2-2: Existing Facilities ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Exhibit 4-1: Proposed Bicycle Projects ......................................................................................................................... 55 Exhibit 4-2: Proposed Pedestrian Projects ..................................................................................................................