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Chittenden County Park and Ride and Intercept Plan Public Meeting

Chittenden County Park and Ride and Intercept Plan Public Meeting. February 17, 2010. AGENDA. Introductions Project Overview & Purpose of Meeting Existing Conditions – Preliminary Findings Next Steps – Example Goals Questions and Comments. Plan Purpose and Major Steps.

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Chittenden County Park and Ride and Intercept Plan Public Meeting

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  1. Chittenden County Park and Ride and Intercept PlanPublic Meeting February 17, 2010

  2. AGENDA • Introductions • Project Overview & Purpose of Meeting • Existing Conditions – Preliminary Findings • Next Steps – Example Goals • Questions and Comments

  3. Plan Purpose and Major Steps • Build off Previous Plans • 2004 and 1999 Chittenden County Park and Ride Prioritization • 1993 Colchester-Essex-Burlington P&R Studies • Develop Plan Guided by Overall Program Goals and Objectives • Include P&Rs in Chittenden County Commuter Shed • Identify Upgrades to Existing Facilities and Locations for New Facilities • Update Prioritization Methodology • Develop Implementation Plan

  4. How the Plan Fits In • Document Existing Conditions • Inventory of Existing Facilities • Analysis of Travel Demand Characteristics • Develop Goals and Objectives • Identify and Prioritize Projects • Develop Implementation Plan • Final and Draft Plan PLAN PRIORITIZE PROJECT DEFINITION ENGINEERING, PERMITS, ROW BUILD OPERATE

  5. Plan Management and Public Involvement • Park and Ride Advisory Committee • CCMPO • VTrans • CCTA • CATMA • Local Motion • Municipal Staff/Officials • Survey & Employer Interviews • Public Meetings • Initial to Gather Issues • Location Specific Meetings TBD • Review and Comment on Draft Plan • CCMPO Board Review and Adoption

  6. Planning Framework – Service Areas • Core • South • Southeast • East • Northeast • North

  7. Facility Type PARK & RIDE INTERCEPT

  8. Park and Ride Facility Inventory • Physical Characteristics • Number of spaces • Type of Facility • Surface, striping and lighting • Shelter, bike rack, transit service • Ownership • General Performance Assessment • Accessibility • Safety • Congestion • Multi-Modal Access

  9. Capacity and Ownership VTrans Municipal Private

  10. Other Park and Ride Facilities • CATMA Intercept Facilities (Car to Shuttle) • Gilbane (included in inventory) • North Avenue (included in inventory) • Winooski Garage • Fanny Allen • CCTA Park and Ride (Car to Express Transit) • St. Albans Link Express • Highgate Commons • Collins-Perley Sports Center – St. Albans Link • Middlebury Link Express • Charlotte CITGO Station • Exchange Street Storage • Montpelier Link Express • VT Department of Employment & Training • Milton Commuter (Starting Soon) • Milton Town Offices

  11. Performance Issues • General Accessibility • Gilbane and North Avenue • Waterbury/Exit 10 • Bristol • Safety • Seven of Nineteen facilities located near High Crash Locations • Congestion Issues • Waterbury/Exit 10 • Richmond/Exit 11 • St. Albans/Exit 19 • Berlin/Exit 9

  12. Performance: Multi-Modal Access

  13. Travel Characteristics: Worker Flows IN-BOUND OUT-BOUND

  14. Commuter Flows by Corridor - Verification

  15. Travel Characteristics: Mode Share • Transit’s mode share has probably increased • Transit accounts for about 30% of Park and Ride demand Source: 2000 Census Transportation Planning Package

  16. CATMA Mode Shares – A Target for Chittenden County

  17. Demand versus Supply

  18. Inventory & Performance Limited intercept facilities Good visibility except: Exit 10/Waterbury, Bristol, Gilbane, North Ave Safety (7 of 19 are near HCLs) Minimal congestion except: Exit 10/Waterbury, Richmond, Exit 19/St. Albans, Exit 7/Berlin Good multi-modal access Location with high occupancies and minimal room for expansion Exit 11/Richmond, Exit 19/St. Albans, Exit18 Georgia Travel Characteristics Overall – 64% of Chittenden County employees live in the County Significant in-bound commuter flows Transit riders are an important user of park-and-rides (30%) Higher car-pool mode shares than rest of state North Corridor houses the largest number of employees & has the highest percentage of car-poolers Biggest gap between car-poolers and spaces occurs in the North Park and ride facilities need to be better located to better serve demand Preliminary Observations

  19. NEXT STEP: Goals and Objectives • EXAMPLES…. • Locate facilities to meet demand • Locate and design facilities consistent with local land use plans • Serve multiple uses • Address safety and congestion issues at existing locations • Design and locate facilities to provide seamless transitions between all modes • Incorporate technology (traveler information) • Incorporate landscaping and public art • Minimize capital and operating costs • Seek public and private funding

  20. Questions and Comments • Do you have any issues and concerns about existing facilities? • What types of services or amenities are important? • Do we need more park and ride facilities? If yes, do you have a location in mind? • What goals should be included into the plan?

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