DRAFT Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update: 2/23/2018 version

INTRODUCTION

THE PLANNING PROCESS

WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE

The Town of Morrisville Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update represents a collaborative

TRANSPORTATION PLAN?

effort to establish a vision for the Town’s transportation network and identify a coordinated set of

A Comprehensive

multimodal projects to achieve it. The plan addresses existing issues and anticipated concerns for

Transportation Plan, or CTP,

congestion, safety, access, and connectivity for all modes of transportation. The process began with an

serves as a roadmap to guide

explanation of socioeconomic conditions, a review of plans and policies, and an assessment of the current

multiple modes of

transportation network. A set of guiding statements were developed ahead of creating a coordinated set

transportation development in

of multimodal recommendations. Once the full set of recommendations were developed, a prioritization

Morrisville.

process was created as a tool to help guide decision makers as they advocate for future funding. The

Town of Morrisville Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update serves as the Town’s

WHAT WILL BE EXAMINED?

transportation vision, characterizes current and future transportation needs, and documents multi-modal

This effort will examine the

transportation strategies to address needs through the year 2040. The graphic below outlines the planning

many changes that have

process for the Town of Morrisville Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update .

occurred in the Town’s

Figure 1-1: Planning Process

population, employment, land

use and development since the

adoption of the 2009

Transportation Plan. It will

focus on all modes of

transportation including

roadway, bicycle, pedestrian,

and transit.

WHY IS AN UPDATE NEEDED?

The last CTP was adopted in

2009 and much has changed in

Morrisville since that time.

There have been shifts in

population and employment,

new developments built, and

some changes to

transportation policies. In

addition, many transportation

improvements identified in the

previous plan have already

been advanced to funding and

implementation.

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