Transportation Council Projects

United We Ride Western Corridor Study

Final Report of Rutland County's Western Corridor, specifically the corridor extending west from Rutland City to Castleton, Fair Haven and Poultney, along Routes US 4, VT4A and VT30. This report documents the analysis and key findings associated with the first five tasks of the project: inventorying existing services; processing data and preparing maps; assessing existing services; evaluating potential service options and recommending new service alternatives.

Safe Routes to Schools Program

We now know the status of students' travel to and from Barstow School in Chittenden and Fair Haven Grade School, the two Safe Routes to Schools Program recipients. Work is complete on the initial phase of the program, which included traffic counts and speed of vehicular traffic as well as surveys in the classrooms and parents' attitudes and behavior toward walking and bicycling to school.

Today children get driven for various reasons. Information has been obtained on the form of transportation children use, how far they live from school, what factors affect the travel decision and theoretically, how changes in the factors would affect the travel mode. The traffic report is now being presented to local officials, specifically the Road Foreman/Commissioner and Selectboards.

In order to create an environment where children can walk and bike safely to school, addressing the identified physical and cultural barriers is among the first order of business. Local officials, given this information, will be solicited for input in developing travel plans for the schools. School travel plans include an assessment of current conditions and a plan to overcome these barriers.

Safe Routes to Schools is a community program that will benefit all - not just children. It's health, safety and welfare.

For more information, please contact Susan Schreibman at (802) 775-0871 or susan@rutlandrpc.org.

Route 30 Byways

The designation of the Stone Valley Scenic Byway has been in the works for 3 years. With an ultimate goal of will promoting community development, by balancing economic development and tourism with stewardship of some of Vermont's outstanding intrinsic resources. Vermont's Byway Program has been expanding to include corridors throughout the state.

The application for Route 30 from Poultney south through Wells, Pawlet, Rupert, Dorset and Manchester will be submitted to the Scenery Preservation Council (SPC). It includes letters of support from local Selectboards and Planning Commissions, the VTrans' District Transportation Administrator, local businesses and organizations. The Corridor Management Plan along with the application is reviewed by the SPC who will then hold a public hearing in the Region to assess community support. Ultimately the Transportation Board makes the designation, enabling the potential funding of projects.

For access to the report and maps please click on the appropriate link below:

Route 30 The Stone Valley Vermont Byway Designation (full report)

Section III: Intrensic Resources Inventory & Assessment
D. Route 30 Corridor Resource Locations:

APPENDIX A - CORRIDOR
APPENDIX B - TOWN PLAN EXCERPTS (Contained within full report, pages 43-47)
APPENDIX C - RECREATIONAL RESOURCES MAPS Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
APPENDIX D - HISTORICAL/CULTURAL/ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES MAPS Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
APPENDIX E - SCENIC RESOURCES MAPS Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
APPENDIX F - NATURAL RESOURCES MAPS Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6

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