A Transportation Plan for the Greenleaf Terrace Neighborhood

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Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................... 1 Existing Conditions......................................................................................... 3 General Neighborhood Characteristics........................................................................... 3 Neighborhood Demographic Data .................................................................................. 4 Existing Road Infrastructure........................................................................................... 7 Existing Signalization and Signage .............................................................................. 10 Existing Bicycle & Pedestrian Infrastructure ............................................................... 12 Existing Public Transportation Routes ......................................................................... 14 Current Vehicular Traffic Statistics.............................................................................. 16 Greenleaf Terrace in Existing Transportation Plans..................................................... 23 Existing Conditions: Conclusions................................................................................. 26 Neighborhood Assets & Liabilities .............................................................. 27 Vision, Goals and Objectives........................................................................ 28 Vision Statement........................................................................................................... 28 Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................... 28 Transportation Plan....................................................................................... 30 Goal 1............................................................................................................................ 30 Goal 2............................................................................................................................ 38 Goal 3............................................................................................................................ 42 Goal 4............................................................................................................................ 47 Implementation Matrix ................................................................................. 50 Appendices.................................................................................................... 52
Introduction The following document is a plan proposal developed to fulfill the spring 2008 Studio II requirement for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. The plan was developed with the assistance of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia for the Greenleaf Terrace neighborhood in Charlottesville. The Studio II panel for the plan was composed of the following persons: Panel Chair: Dr. Xueming “Jimmy” Chen, Associate Professor, Wilder School Studio II Instructor: Dr. Morton Gulak, Associate Professor, Wilder School Plan Client: Robert Winstead, President of Greenleaf Terrace Neighborhood Association City of Charlottesville Representative: Jeanie Alexander, Traffic Engineer In the fall of 2007, Nick Rogers, a neighborhood planner for the City of Charlottesville, contacted the students in the MURP program at VCU with an opportunity to pose a comprehensive solution to the transportation-related problems being experienced by the Greenleaf Terrace neighborhood. Neighborhood residents were complaining of elevated levels of cut-through traffic accompanied by high vehicle speeds, and pedestrian safety was of major concern. The challenge of creating a transportation plan for the neighborhood was accepted and the plan process was initiated. An initial meeting with residents was held and existing conditions data was collected including traffic volumes, existing pedestrian and bicycle amenities and existing traffic control devices. A brief survey was also conducted among a small group of neighborhood residents to determine transportation mode usage. Existing conditions data was then analyzed and significant transportation issues within the neighborhood were identified. A vision for the future of Greenleaf Terrace was formed, along with a set of goals and objectives designed to reach the envisioned future state. The goals and objectives were circulated among neighborhood residents for feedback; this feedback was taken into account while developing the final set of goals and objectives and creating the body of the plan.
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Page 13 and 14: Map 4: Bicycle &Pedestrian Accommod
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Page 17 and 18: Map 6: Average Daily Traffic Volume
Page 19 and 20: A close examination of directional
Page 21 and 22: Traffic Speeds All roads within the
Page 23 and 24: Accident Statistics Traffic acciden
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Page 37 and 38: Objective Implementation: The City
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Appendix A Traffic Count Data Sheet
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Nu-Metrics Traffic Analyzer Study C
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Appendix B Traffic Calming Analysis
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