Morrisville Town Center Plan - 2007

Table of Contents Threads of the Morrisville Story............................................................. 4 Executive Summary............................................................................ 5 Introduction...................................................................................... 6 Chapter 1: Existing Conditions.............................................................. 9 Chapter 2: Planning Process & Concept Design....................................... 16 Chapter 3: Detailed Design.................................................................. 23 Chapter 4: Implementation ................................................................ 41 Appendix 1: Summaries of Background Meetings.................................... 45 Appendix 2: Guide to Historic Morrisville................................................ 53 Appendix 3: Summary of Field Trip to Other Town Centers in Triangle........ 73 Appendix 4: Market Review and Strategic Recommentations Report.......... 75 Appendix 5: Assessment of One-Way Pair Road Alignment for NC 54......... 91 Appendix 6: Design Workshop Survey Form........................................... 92 Appendix 7: Summary of Design Workshop Survey Responses.................. 94 Appendix 8: Sample Newspaper and Television Coverage......................... 99 Appendix 9: Summary of Implementation Background Meeting................. 102 Appendix 10: Handouts from Implementation Background Meeting........... 104 Appendix 11: Civic & Cultural Area Trip Generation Study........................ 110 Appendix 12: Civic & Cultural Area Parking Study................................... 116 Appendix 13: Resolution of Adoption for the Town Center Plan.................. 122

List of Figures

Map 1: Morrisville & Environs............................................................... 8 Map 2: Town Center Area.................................................................... 12 Map 3: Concept Design........................................................................ 19 Map 4: Historic Crossroads Area........................................................... 25 Map 5: Detail of Pedestrian Network...................................................... 26 Map 6: Civic/Cultural/Commercial District.............................................. 28 Map 7: Physical Design........................................................................ 35 Map 8: Land Use Design...................................................................... 37 Map 9: Transportation Design............................................................... 39

Table 1: Implementation Strategies....................................................... 42

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January 2007