Near Mt. Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, a 1.5-mile section of VT 108 traverses a mountain pass at 2,165 ft and provides trailhead access for the Long Trail, local crags, and other day-use areas. Increased use of the area led to on-street and off-street informal parking that, in turn, led to environmental, drainage, and safety issues….
The Town of Richmond hosts a range of attractive walking and biking networks that require connectivity enhancements, such as the need for potential changes to signing, striping, and improved bicycle and pedestrian links between popular trails and roads. D&K prepared the second phase of the Richmond Bike Walk Trails Plan, which was unanimously endorsed by…
Newfane wished to address pedestrian sidewalks and crossings in the village. D&K assisted the town by developing an implementable plan to enhance connectivity and safety for pedestrians and cyclists traveling along VT 30. Engaging the community in the process and through a formal Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) scoping process, D&K worked collaboratively with Newfane,…
The Guilford Central Village offers an extensive set of amenities within walking distance of one another but the only connection is a 22-ft-wide roadway that must accommodate all travelers, including cars, buses, trucks, bicycles, parents, and children. D&K worked with the town to develop a scoping study to create a safe walking route along Guilford…
Travel speeds in the village were a concern for the wide variety of modes and users in the area, including commuters, logging vehicles, maple sugaring equipment/vehicles, visitors, pedestrians, and bicyclists. D&K visited the village to understand existing conditions while considering potential constraints and opportunities for traffic calming measures and crosswalks. Our project team reviewed on-street…
To manage the development of ancillary highway and safety projects in scoping, design, and construction phases, the Vermont Agency of Transportation engages on-call consultants to provide engineering evaluation, design, permitting, and appurtenant professional services. D&K provides services under a statewide contract developing projects that enhance traffic control and signing, intersections, slopes, rail crossings, park-and-rides, rest…
The City of Burlington and Burlington School District required an assessment of regional, neighborhood, and individual school campuses’ travel patterns and access constraints. A school travel plan was needed for ten campuses, including elementary, middle, and high schools, to make recommendations for small- and large-scale products to increase equitable access to public school for all….
The City of Montpelier sought to improve ease of use, safety, and connectivity at a congested intersection and along reaches of two streets in the city’s urban core. Siboinebi Path, a dedicated multiuse trail that serves as part of the Cross Vermont Trail, crosses Main Street/US 2 Business/VT 12 at this location. D&K worked with the…
The Town of Pittsford and the RRPC required an assessment of needs and options for the construction of sidewalks linking key areas around Pittsford’s village center to improve pedestrian connectivity and safety, linking existing sidewalks along the US 7 corridor, Arch Street, Pleasant Street, Furnace Road, and Elm Street. D&K provided a scoping study and…