When main street is a highway : addressing conflicts between land use and transportation.

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• Creators:
  Ohlms, Peter B. ; Roy, Kayleigh M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Virginia. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Access Management Arterial Development Highway Planning Highways Land Use Land Use Planning Main Street Mobility Roads Streets Thoroughfare Transportation Planning

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/VTRC 17-R13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  Major at-grade regional thoroughfares in Virginia are a source of conflict for planners because of the corridors’ dual, often
  
  competing, roles. For many Virginians, these routes are critical highways for cross-state travel, commuting, and movement of
  
  freight, with an emphasis on mobility and expectations of high travel speeds and limited stopping. For local residents in both
  
  long-established and developing communities, these corridors sometimes function as the community’s “main street,” providing
  
  access to homes and businesses, often at the cost of regional mobility.
  
  The purpose of this study was to identify solutions to this main street / highway conflict through a review of relevant
  
  regulations, identification of planning solutions that could be implemented by localities and the Virginia Department of
  
  Transportation (VDOT), and the highlighting of resources that could help with the process of identifying and implementing
  
  solutions. In addition, case studies were selected to serve as examples of how the conflict between local access and through
  
  mobility has been managed by public agencies in various contexts.
  
  The main street / highway conflict is fundamentally an issue of transportation and land use coordination. No individual
  
  solution can fully address the conflict. Because VDOT has limited influence over land use and development along state
  
  highways, a practice of strong interagency coordination, cooperation, and public participation is necessary. As VDOT develops
  
  roadway projects, it must respond to concerns of local stakeholders, in part by demonstrating how engineering solutions can lead
  
  to locally desired outcomes.
  
  The study recommends that VDOT consider the previously mentioned issues in refining an existing planning process for
  
  arterial highways that may reflect the main street / highway conflict. It also recommends that VDOT ensure that its planners
  
  working on major regional thoroughfares are familiar with (1) relevant design manuals, treatments, and concepts, such as contextsensitive
  
  urban thoroughfare design and unconventional intersection designs; and (2) methods to facilitate interagency
  
  coordination and public participation.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  106421
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a05ed7dc51eb09ec38f953e2788f73eb8d52faefa434d14dce5e6578477bdc04
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31686/dot_31686_DS1.pdf
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