MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER Transportation Plan for the City of Burlington Appendix 1: Technical Appendix Prepared for: The City of Burlington Prepared by: Smart Mobility, Inc. Oman Analytics ORW Landscape Architects and Planners Third Sector Associates TranSystems January, 2010 City of Burlington Transportation Plan Appendix 1 i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Burlington’s Transportation Vision.......................................................................................................1 Burlington’s Citizens, Businesses and Institutions are Calling for Action to Support the Vision 2 Three Primary Themes: ............................................................................................................................5 Strong and Healthy City...........................................................................................................................5 Transportation Choices............................................................................................................................5 Great Streets ..............................................................................................................................................5 2) Transportation in Burlington Today .....................................................................................................6 Transportation Serves Residents, Businesses, Institutions, and the Region.....................................6 Demographic Conditions and Trends ...................................................................................................6 Downtown/Waterfront Market Study...................................................................................................7 Other Development Areas ......................................................................................................................8 Neighborhoods .........................................................................................................................................9 Schools .......................................................................................................................................................9 Transportation Elements Today ...........................................................................................................11 Travel Networks/Data ...........................................................................................................................11 Pedestrians ...............................................................................................................................................11 Bikes..........................................................................................................................................................14 Transit.......................................................................................................................................................15 Cars ...........................................................................................................................................................19 Parking ......................................................................................................................................................22 Transportation Demand Management ................................................................................................24 Trucks.......................................................................................................................................................27 Burlington International Airport..........................................................................................................28 Rail ............................................................................................................................................................28 Current Transportation Initiatives........................................................................................................29 Waterfront Improvements ....................................................................................................................29 Marketplace District Improvements....................................................................................................29 Downtown Transit Center ....................................................................................................................30 South End Neighborhood Transit Center ..........................................................................................30 Champlain Parkway (Southern Connector) ........................................................................................30 Route 2 Study ..........................................................................................................................................31 Route 15 Study ........................................................................................................................................32 Current Fiscal Overview.........................................................................................................................32 Public Involvement ....................................................................................................................................32 Other processes .......................................................................................................................................32 Legacy Project .........................................................................................................................................33 Burlington Livable Community Project ..............................................................................................33 page i City of Burlington Transportation Plan Appendix 1 ii Walking Work Group.............................................................................................................................33 Burlington Bike Council ........................................................................................................................33 Local Motion ...........................................................................................................................................33 Burlington Business Association ..........................................................................................................34 3) Transportation in Burlington in the Future .......................................................................................35 Street Types and Street Network ..........................................................................................................36 Street Design Guidelines........................................................................................................................39 The Complete Street...............................................................................................................................39 The Transit Street ...................................................................................................................................41 The Bicycle Street ...................................................................................................................................42 The Slow Street .......................................................................................................................................43 Neighborhood Streets............................................................................................................................43 Future Transportation Elements...........................................................................................................43 Pedestrians ...............................................................................................................................................43 Bicyclists...................................................................................................................................................45 Transit .......................................................................................................................................................46 Cars and Trucks.......................................................................................................................................49 Trucks & Freight .....................................................................................................................................56 Passenger Rail ..........................................................................................................................................56 Schools......................................................................................................................................................56 Intelligent Transportation Systems.......................................................................................................56 Wayfinding ...............................................................................................................................................57 4) Implementation ......................................................................................................................................63 Moving Forward .....................................................................................................................................63 Transportation Services..........................................................................................................................64 Progress Indicators.................................................................................................................................64