A Transportation Plan for the Greenleaf Terrace Neighborhood

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landscaping at each corner. A more complex alternative would utilize stone or brick columns at each corner attached to a low wall to which would be affixed the neighborhood name. The final design should reflect the input and character of the neighborhood and its residents.
Goal 4: Public transit is a convenient and efficient transportation alternative for neighborhood residents and is linked to pedestrian and bicycle routes. Public transportation is an important component of urban life; just like walking and biking, it provides an alternative means of transportation to the automobile, especially for those that either do not have access to or are unable to utilize other modes. While survey results indicate that a small percentage of Greenleaf Terrace residents currently take advantage of the Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) bus route that serves the neighborhood, many surveyed residents indicated that they might use the service more frequently if it were made more convenient. The same residents also cited the current lack of service to the University of Virginia campus as a major disincentive toward bus usage. Because of the nature of public mass transit, the bus can not reasonably visit every street in the neighborhood as it circulates on its route. The current route through the neighborhood serves most residents well, although the majority of them may have to walk 1 to 2 city blocks to reach a bus stop. This is not a issue as long as the walk or bike ride to the bus stop is made safely on sidewalks and with safe street crossings. Many of the improvements under Goal 1 are therefore strongly tied to making public transit service more accessible to Greenleaf Terrace residents. Objective 4.1: Modify current route 3B to include service to UVA campus The 2007 alteration to CTS route 3B that resulted in the drop of direct service to the UVA campus is consistently cited as a reason for discontinuing bus patronage by Greenleaf Terrace residents. UVA is a major employer in Charlottesville as well as attracting many thousands of students a year to its campus. Resuming direct service to the UVA campus can only increase the use of this currently underutilized community service. Therefore it is recommended that service to the UVA campus be added to the existing route 3B to enable more residents in the neighborhood to use mass transit as a means to travel to work or school. Objective Implementation: The City of Charlottesville, through the Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) should implement the creation of Route 9 as proposed for the 2009 city budget. This new route would replace the existing route 3B and would resume service to the UVA campus while also extending service north of the neighborhood to Grove Road. Objective 4.2: Increase frequency of bus route navigation from every one to every onehalf hour during peak travel times Relatively frequent bus service is an important factor in the ability for riders to conveniently utilize a mass transit system. Many areas in Charlottesville do not have the levels of ridership to support 15 minute or even half-hour. Unfortunately, the need to
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Page 3 and 4: Introduction The following document
Page 5 and 6: Existing Conditions General Neighbo
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Page 9 and 10: Existing Road Infrastructure Map 2,
Page 11 and 12: Map 3: Traffic Signals and Signs 25
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Page 17 and 18: Map 6: Average Daily Traffic Volume
Page 19 and 20: A close examination of directional
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Page 23 and 24: Accident Statistics Traffic acciden
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Page 57 and 58: Nu-Metrics Traffic Analyzer Study C
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