Title: Transportation And Land Use Corridor Study In Knightdale, North Carolina
Abstract: Like many metropolitan planning organizations, local and state governments, the Capital Area MPO (2000 Census Population: 627,000 in twelve towns/cities and one county) is faced with increasing federal regulatory demands that require ever-greater resources devoted to “core” issues such as long-range transportation plan development, air quality conformity, public involvement, and travel demand modeling. When CAMPO asked its membership three years ago what priorities it wanted to address in terms of support, or “secondary,” services, one of the responses was to develop the Corridor Improvement Program. These studies utilize resources from both the MPO and local staff to provide very cost-effective planning that probably would not take place otherwise. Each study is designed to cost less than $35,000 and take no longer than six-to-nine months to complete. Now in its third generation, this program seeks to define the problems in a travel corridor and offer solutions that are based on sound principles of transportation planning that are in accordance with the long-range transportation plan for the area. This is a template that other MPOs can use to help bolster their relationships with their smaller member agencies and promote long-term solutions that are complimentary to the broader long-range transportation plan’s goals and objectives. This submittal primarily discusses the most recent iteration of the Corridor Improvement Program performed in collaboration with the small town of Knightdale, located just east of North Carolina’s capital city, Raleigh. Partially funded with planning monies received from CAMPO, this study considered important land use, transportation, aesthetic, and safety issues surrounding the development of the US 64 Bypass project, a proposed six-lane freeway that will be located just south of Knightdale. Problems and recommendations were identified with the assistance of a Steering Committee, private consulting firm, and several public workshops. A final report was produced and submitted to the town in July of 2001 that included recommendations, microsimulation of two key interchange areas, and the result that smart, up-front planning can be a great asset in planning for the economic and transportation development of interchange areas for a new freeway facility.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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