DRAFT Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update: 06/06/2018 version

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Culture & Environment Enhance the Town’s quality of life by preserving and promoting its valued places and natural assets. Growth & Development Make travel more efficient by coordinating transportation investments with land use decisions. Safety & Security Promote a safe and secure transportation system by reducing crashes and improving emergency response. Economic Vitality Support the local economy by making it easier to move people and freight around and through the Town. Mobility & Accessibility Provide a balanced transportation system that makes it easier to walk, ride a bike, and take transit. System Preservation Improve the transportation system’s longevity by emphasizing maintenance and operational efficiency.

Table 5-4: Existing Policies or Programs

TRAVEL MODE

EXISTING POLICIES OR PROGRAMS

GUIDING PRINCIPLES ADDRESSED

Bicycle & Pedestrian Bicycle safety campaigns are conducted annually as a collaborative effort between Town departments such as Fire, Police, and Planning. These bike rodeos take children through a course that teaches them about bicycle safety. This program should continue to be a Town priority. Integration with related Town planning efforts should be promoted during each event. As stipulated in sections 5.8.7 and 5.8.8, the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) specifies the provision of facilities such as bike lanes and sidewalks within new developments and connecting to adjacent facilities. The Town’s UDO allows for the provision of off-street neighborhood connectors in section 5.8.8.C.2. These cut-throughs benefit all non-motorized travelers. The 2009 Comprehensive Transportation Plan is used as a tool to communicate desired roadway connectivity as development projects are proposed. The plan notes preferred locations for these connections as well as potential multimodal enhancements. This approach is supported by section 5.8.4 of the Town’s UDO. Roadway As stipulated in section 5.8.5 of the Town’s UDO, new developments are required to reserve right-of-way for and construct future collector streets. The Town has identified a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) as a unique district within its UDO (section 5.2.2), and has provided details for multimodal accommodation that will support future transit implementation and appropriate site layout and design. Bicycle & Pedestrian Bicycle & Pedestrian Roadway Transit

The Town of Morrisville currently has several supportive policies or programs under development that will further enhance the transportation network and its connection the growth and quality of life of the Town. Table 5-5 lists these policies and programs along with their related travel modes and applicable guiding principles.

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