Addison County Regional Planning Commission

An Essential Component of the Vitality of the Region

ACRPC’s Regional Plans have historically recognized that bicycling is “economically and environmentally fitting” and walking as “an essential component of the vitality of the Region’s population centers”. The Transportation Plan has had goals to promote non-motorized modes of transportation and the development of an “integrated, diversified and efficient transportation system”, which accommodates bicycle and pedestrian travel.

The Transportation Plan indicates that bicycle and pedestrian transportation should be enhanced in several ways, including:

• Creating safe and easy ways for people to cycle or walk to their destinations;
• Creating incentives for people to cycle and walk, specifically for short trips;
• Recognizing and promoting bicycle and pedestrian travel as an integral part of the intermodal transportation system; and
• Promoting shared use of rights of way by motorized vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

The Addison County Regional Transportation Plan seeks to “address the deficiencies, opportunities and projects identified by the 2002 Addison County Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan“, which presents a list of possible solutions and a range of implementation strategies and guidelines to meet the demands of this mode of transportation.

Following the deaths of four cyclists in Addison, Chittenden and Rutland County in 2015, Local Motion was approached by concerned citizens in Addison County on how local efforts could bring positive change for those wanting to safely walk and cycle in Vermont. In the Summer of 2016, through a partnership between ACRPC and Local Motion, a citizen-led advisory council was formed  to mobilize citizen interest and ideas and channel them into local, regional and state projects: the Addison County Walk-Bike Council.  The Council includes residents and representatives from supporting organizations from across the county who wish to support safe walking and biking in their community.

ACRPC serves as fiscal agent for the council and will act as staff liaison between the council, towns and the regional Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) when necessary.

If you want to keep up on Council activity please sign up for the middbikeped listerve.

If you have further questions please contact: Adam Franco, Walk-Bike Council Chair | adamfranco@gmail.com | (802) 458-0622

The links below list the studies and reports undertaken by ACRPC to improve the region’s bike/ped infrastructure. For additional information, please visit the VTrans Bicycle & Pedestrian Program website.

Local Bike & Pedestrian Related Resources

• Walk-Bike Council of Addison County
• Addison County Bike Club (ACBC)
• Middlebury Bike/Ped List serve
• Vermont Walk/Bike Community Safety Resources
• Lake Champlain Bikeways
• Local Motion
• Vermont Mountain Bike Association
• VTrans Bicycle & Pedestrian Program

Programs & Initiatives

• North Country Trail (Addison County from Crown Point, NY)
• Safe Routes To School
• Way To Go ~ Commuter Challenge
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
• National Bicycle & Pedestrian Documentation Project

2019-20 Triangle Bike Loop

2015-16 Vergennes Downtown-Basin Master Plan

2014

• Towns of Middlebury & Weybridge: Pulp Mill Bridge Area Sidewalk Scoping Study (Final)
  • Appendices ~ Pulp Mill Bridge Area Sidewalk Scoping Study

2012

• City of Vergennes
  • Cultivating Community through Sustainable Transportation: Proposed Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements in Vergennes, VT
• Town of Middlebury: Exchange Street Pedestrian Feasibility Study
  • Final Report  (11.2 mB)
    • Conceptual Drawing
    • Index Map of Corridor  (35.0 mB – zipfile)
    • Section 1 Map of Corridor  (43.2 mB – zipfile)
    • Section 2 Map of Corridor  (54.5 mB – zipfile)
    • Section 3 Map of Corridor  (58.8 mB – zipfile)
    • Section 4 Map of Corridor  (64.0 mB – zipfile)
  • Map of ATR Installations & Traffic Data for Exchange Street Middlebury  (7 mB)

2011

• Bristol to Rockydale Bicycle & Pedestrian Feasibility Study
  • Final Document ~ 21 Dec 2011
  • Attachments   (11.8 mB)
  • Attachment F: Preferred Alternative
  • Preliminary Alternative Alignments Evaluation Matrix
• Town of Lincoln: Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning & Feasibility Study
  • Final Document ~ 18 Jun 2011   (13.5 mB)

2006

• Town of Cornwall: Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning & Feasibility Study
  • Final Document ~ 18 Apr 2006
  • Supplemental Study ~ 6 Aug 2007
    • Supplemental Study ~ Section Drawing 1  (19.1 mB)
    • Supplemental Study ~ Section Drawing 2  (19.4 mB)
• City of Vergennes & Town of Ferrisburgh: Multi-use Path & Sidewalk Planning & Feasibility Study
  • Final Report ~ Mar 2006
    • Figure 1 : Study Area
    • Figure 2 : Typical Cross Section
    • Figure 3 : Preferred Alignment
    • Figure 4 : Existing Conditions Environmental
    • Figure 5 : Existing Conditions Infrastructure
    • Figure 6 : Existing Conditions Issues
    • Figure 7 : Alternatives
    • Figure 8 : Phasing
    • Figure 9 : Study Area Recent Aerial Photo

2004

• Town of Weybridge: Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning & Feasibility Study
  • Final Document
  • Appendices  (8.8 mB)

2002

• Addison County RPC ~ Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
  • Final Document  (3.0 mB)

1995

• Town of Middlebury: Conceptual Alignment Analysis for the Transportation Path
  • Final Document  (9.3 mB)