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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................ 2
1.0 I
ntroduction
. .......................................................................................... 5
1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Transportation Plan Format................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Relationship to Other Town Planning Documents............................................................. 5
1.4 Transportation Plan Review and Update Process........................................................... 5
2.0 B
ackground
. ........................................................................................... 7
2.1 Regional Context................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Brief History of Land Use and Transportation in Morrisville........................................ 7
2.3 Demographics........................................................................................................................ 9
2.4 Development Constraints...................................................................................................11
3.0 E
xisting
C
onditions
................................................................................ 13
3.1 Roadways.............................................................................................................................13
3.2 Public Transportation..........................................................................................................16
3.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Network......................................................................................19
4.0 P
olicy
D
irection
. ................................................................................... 20
4.1 Vision.....................................................................................................................................20
4.2 Goals and Policies..............................................................................................................20
5.0 R
ecommendations
................................................................................... 22
5.1 Land Use and Transportation Relationships...................................................................22
5.2 Roadways.............................................................................................................................23
5.3 Public Transportation..........................................................................................................29
5.4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Network......................................................................................32
5.5 Connection to Town Center Plan Recommendations......................................................37
6.0 D
esign
G
uidance
.................................................................................... 38
6.1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Design Guidance.......................................................................38
6.2 Transit Design Guidance....................................................................................................43
6.3 Roadway Design Guidance..............................................................................................44
6.4 Intersection Design Guidance...........................................................................................48
7.0 A
ction
I
tems
.......................................................................................... 49
Con t en t s
A
ppendices
A. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms.....................................................................................A-1
B. References and Resources.................................................................................................. B-1
C. How These Plans Were Created......................................................................................C-1
D. Summary of Policy Framework and Policy Audit..........................................................D-1
E. Roadway Inventory...............................................................................................................E-1
F. Intersection Studies................................................................................................................F-1
G. Crabtree Crossing Parkway Extension........................................................................... G-1
H. Fixed Route Transit Case Study........................................................................................H-1
Enclosed: Bicycle/Pedestrian Pocket Map