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Regional Highway Corridor Benefit Research Study: Proof of Concept
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2019-10-01
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Abstract:The Remaking Cities Institute (RCI), Quaker Valley Council of Governments (QV-COG), and the Beaver County Council of Governments (BC-COG) are collectively working to answer how the integration of multi-municipal and multimodal policies of regional corridors will impact small towns and boroughs differently from urban and suburban corridors and whether there are political options for strengthening their impact. Additionally, Aurora Innovations, Inc., a private industry partner and developer of autonomous vehicle (AV) software, is assisting RCI with AV’s (automobiles and multi-axel trucks) impact on highway design for safer operations. The research is intended to develop recommendations and guidelines for multi-municipal cooperation, multimodal functionality, and safe rural highway design for future corridor improvement projects. This report documents Phase 1 of the proposed four-phased research study. This phase focused on data collection, literature research, and issues inherent with real-time operations of autonomous vehicles for general corridor planning and design and a detailed physical documentation of the case study location. The 20-mile PA Route 65 case study site crosses twenty of the independent municipalities represented by the two COGs, which represents a diverse collection of municipalities with an assortment of physical, economic, land use, and demographic conditions seen throughout Pennsylvania. Route 65 is a heavily trafficked and fast-moving auto and truck route corridor that connects Pittsburgh and Beaver City and located in section of Southwestern Pennsylvania which is about to undergo significant industrial development due to its gas extraction and processing resources. Most of the Phase 1 material concentrates on the Route 65 information as the foundation for state-wide application. The Phase 1 report is documented in four main Sections: Multi-Municipality Decision-Making, Transportation Planning, Economic Impact, and Community / Urban Design Strategies that complement the same four sections anticipated for the full research study. The report is a combination of information documentation and some analysis pertinent to the respective topics; however, the majority of information is electronically stored in a GIS database and in an electronic compendium of public documents, plans and published articles. These databases are identified in the Reference section at the end of the report. An Appendix contains municipality profiles with community census information and the initial documentation of a companion Route 65 civic engagement case study focused on multi-municipality cooperation funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).
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