Planning – DuBois & King, Inc.

Commercial District Plan

DuBois & King worked with the Town, local businesses, and the public to amend Jericho’s Commercial District Zoning Regulations. Using a variety of public engagement techniques, hands-on evaluation of existing conditions, and coordination with stakeholders, the team collected input to aid in developing regulations that the Town can rely on.

D&K worked closely with a diverse group of stakeholders to identify a unified vision for the District. The District’s regulations will shape the look, feel, and function of the Town’s commercial district while reflecting the contemporary land use standards and desires specific to the community.

East-West Activity Center Master Planning

DuBois & King developed a master plan with the Town of Danville, Northeastern Vermont Development Association, area businesses, and the public. The plan’s objective is to capture the momentum of the recently completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, US 2 reconstruction, and a surge in new local merchants and arts venues to make Danville and West Danville accessible to a greater variety of visitors and residents. Focusing specifically on wayfinding improvements to new human-powered transportation and recreational amenities and redevelopment of the Danville Train Station building, the project was a community-focused effort to encourage trail users and others to linger longer and enjoy the scenic area, recreate, and engage local businesses while promoting nearby points of interest. D&K engaged stakeholders through public meetings and activities; project websites; booths and community events; inventory, evaluation, and mapping of recreational amenities, landmarks, and infrastructure within the East-West Danville corridor; and preparation of a master plan, along with steps to accomplish the plan’s objectives.

Main Street Action Plan

Hyde Park maintains the classic look, feel, and land use context of a small Vermont town. DuBois & King assisted the Village with development of a plan to highlight Hyde Park as a passive and active recreational destination. The Village of Hyde Park is located on the recently reconstructed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail within 10 miles of Vermont’s Long Trail, and is home to the 653-acre Green River Reservoir. The Village is interested in encouraging more visitors to frequent the area and evaluating opportunities to improve Main Street’s hardscape amenities, wayfinding, multimodal facilities, and utilities. The plan evaluated ease of use for alternate forms of transportation throughout the Town, local points of interest, aesthetics, streetscape improvements, landscape architecture, and socioeconomic data, including land use context and property values to inform the Village’s action plan.

Click the link to visit the project website: https://www.connecthydeparkvt.org/

VT Route 100 Village Bicycle and Pedestrian Study

D&K completed a Village Bicycle and Pedestrian and Safety Study for the village area of Lowell and Westfield on Route 100. Both of the communities have safety concerns for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, due to high travel speeds and lack of traffic calming features. A variety of traffic calming and pedestrian safety improvements were evaluated and recommended including road striping, colored surfaces on the roadway shoulders, radar feedback signs, and effective crosswalk markings. The study included both short-term measures for the towns to undertake and longer-term improvements that could be conducted by the State of Vermont during projects for resurfacing or rehabilitating the road.

VT 62/Fisher Road/Airport Road Intersection Study

D&K conducted a Scoping Study to identify alternatives to improve safety and enhance traffic capacity at this busy intersection. D&K transportation engineers developed existing and future traffic volumes, evaluated traffic data and crash history, consulted with VTrans Sections for relevant issues, compiled current and planned development information, and investigated local and regional concerns. Developed several alternatives including the addition of turn lanes, a jughandle, reconstruction of the intersection as a roundabout, and retiming of the traffic signal.

D&K developed preliminary alternatives for presentation and discussion at review meetings, developed a conceptual sketch of each alternative suggested for the intersection, developed alternative cost estimates, conducted natural and cultural resource investigations, and identified permitting requirements. DuBois & King prepared an evaluation matrix with a concise summary of the different alternatives that were developed and completed a final report.