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Comprehensive Transit Plan for the Virgin Islands - Technical Report
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1989-01-01
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Abstract:This report contains a description of the elements and recommendations of a transportation study of the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Island archipelago. An extensive data collection effort, including traffic volume counts, turning movement counts, a cordon count (Charlotte Amalie), speed and delay runs, transit and taxivan ridership counts, and transit schedule adherence checks, was undertaken to provide the base data for the study. In addition, interviews with Government officials and private citizens concerned with transportation and environmental matters were conducted. St. Thomas transit recommendations included the purchase of new buses, the construction of new maintenance facilities, a substantial increase in service levels, and an open competition for management and operation of the service. For St. Croix, a subsidized taxivan service was recommended on a trial basis on three routes. Highway recommendations included an increase in roadway capacity along the Charlotte Amalie waterfront, reconstruction of critical intersections, traffic engineering improvements, and the implementation of a paid on-street parking program for St. Thomas. Reconstruction of major intersections, several turning movement enhancements, construction of the long-proposed Christiansted bypass, the expansion of off-street parking lots in Christiansted, and on-street parking management changes were recommended for St. Croix. The study endorsed current Department of Public Works plans to rehabilitate sections of major roadways on St. John. Of an institutional nature, it was recommended that a new governmental instrumentality be created to oversee mass transportation (including ferries), parking, and taxi services. Several possible sources of added revenue were discussed as potential means of providing the funding for the needed improvements.
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