Let’s shape a street the City can love!
PINE STREET COALITION PROPOSAL:
NEW STREET
…An economically viable, environmentally sound alternative to the
“Champlain Parkway/Southern Connector"
NEW STREET is the forward-thinking transportation alternative to the stalled, obsolete Champlain Parkway/Southern Connector project. NEW STREET incorporates many elements of the plan, so can proceed to construction with minimal additional state and federal review.
NEW STREET eliminates previous safety, environmental and social justice roadblocks, addressing much community opposition which has until now stymied the Champlain Parkway.
NEW STREET protects the safety of travelers (vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists) and vulnerable adjacent populations. It bolsters long-term sustainability and development of Burlington's South End. We anticipate that NEW STREET should cost millions less to build than the proposed Champlain Parkway project. The New Street design cuts 1.5 lane-miles of roadway construction, maintenance, and storm-water infrastructure.
NEW STREET incorporates the most recent Environmental Justice initiatives from the Federal Highway Administration, thus avoiding disproportionate impact to Burlington's predominant minority and low-income neighborhoods. NEW STREET responds to the Climate Emergency resolution adopted by the Burlington City Council on 9/23/19 and signed by the Mayor on 9/25/19. New Street reduces pavement, promotes bike and pedestrian travel, and protects the Englesby Brook natural wildlife corridor.
NEW STREET OUTLINE: SECTION by SECTION
- RESTORE and REFURBISH as a two-way, two-lane road the EXISTING PORTION of the never-completed SOUTHERN CONNECTOR. This runs from I-189 at Route 7 to Home Avenue.
A roundabout intersection at south end of Pine Street retains connection between I-189, Queen City Park Road and South Burlington. LARGE TRUCK traffic, is REROUTED to the restored CONNECTOR roadway. Automobiles, light trucks, and bikes may travel this route or travel NORTH on PINE, and WEST or EAST on QUEEN CITY PARK ROAD.
From the Pine Street roundabout to Flynn Avenue the road will be posted as “TRUCK ROUTE.” The restored road ends at HOME AVENUE.
A sidewalk and separate bikeway is built on the west side of the restored connector from Pine Street to Home Avenue.
2. NEW STREET FROM HOME AVE TO FLYNN AVE
Beginning on NEW STREET, at the intersection of restored CONNECTOR and HOME AVENUE, light trucks, cars and bicycles may travel NORTH or SOUTH on NEW STREET, or EAST or WEST on HOME AVENUE. LARGE TRUCKS continue SOUTH ON NEW STREET which ends at FLYNN AVENUE.
A new intersection on NEW STREET serves as entrance to CITY MARKET and PETRA CLIFFS businesses.
Between HOME AVENUE AND FLYNN AVENUE the sidewalk and separate bikeway continue on the West (City Market) side of NEW STREET as well a sidewalk on the East side.
NEW STREET replaces BRIGGS STREET and a small section of BATCHELDER STREET in the new design remains as in the current design on the east side for residences access to the adjacent Addition road network.
From NEW STREET intersection with Flynn Avenue cars and light trucks will be routed WEST and EAST on Flynn and SOUTH on NEW STREET. LARGE TRUCKS are REROUTED West on FLYNN.
3. NEW STREET ENDS AT FLYNN AVENUE—SIDEWALK AND SEPARATE BIKEWAY CONTINUE TO MAIN STREET
The Westside sidewalk and separate bikeway continue NORTH to ENGLESBY BROOK—the sidewalk and separate bikeway crossing the Brook will likely feature an historic iron bridge of the VTrans program of historic preservation. The sidewalk and separate bikeway continue to Sears Lane and through to Lakeside Avenue. At Lakeside Avenue the sidewalk and bikeway turn East one block to Pine Street, then North toward downtown on the Westside of Pine to Kilburn Street-Curtis Lumber. From Kilburn Street to Main Street the sidewalk continues and bicyclists use a protected bike lanes on Pine Street. No traffic signals would be installed at either Pine Street/Maple Street or Pine Street/King Street intersections.
May 16, 2020 Pine Street Coalition L3C Rev. 1
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