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The Connected Roads Plan was adopted by Town Council on June 14th to be adopted as an amendment to the Town's Comprehensive Plan, Chapel Hill 2020. The Connected Roads Plan can be downloaded in the links below:
Appendices
Summary of Focus Group Listening Sessions
Summary of Interactive Map Comments
Table of Recommended Connections - Spring 2023
Interactive Map of Connections
This Connected Roads Plan and Policy is a living document. Recommendations from the Plan are intended to change over time as new information is obtained, development site plans are submitted for review, or Town capital projects for maintenance or enhancements are implemented.
Plan Input
Please contact jmayo@townofchapelhill.org if you have any questions.
Information from the second round of public engagement is available for review, including the recording of the meeting, questions and answers from the virtual meeting, the presentation slides and the list of proposed connections.
The Town is pursuing a Connected Roads Plan to implement a consistent approach to local street connections that uses planning best practices of connecting communities and dispersing traffic. By focusing on connecting streets as a part of new development, the Town aims to improve connectivity and local trips in a safe manner.
The goal of the Connected Roads Plan and Policy is to make roadway connections primarily as part of new development; we do not anticipate the Town constructing new road connections outside of redevelopment projects. We will identify potential connections and then evaluate their feasibility based on a number of criteria (natural barriers, easements, existing development, equity, etc.). We will use data, context, feedback, and the Complete Community goals and framework to develop our plan and policy.
The plan will account for road safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, accessibility, and convenience, and mitigating strategies to reduce resident concerns about increased local traffic.
The first and second rounds of public feedback have ended, with over 100 responses to the survey and 75 points of interest. The survey results and the mapped points of interest from the first round of public feedback are now available for review.
Q&A for Virtual Public Meeting: Review the questions from the virtual public meeting and staff's answers to them.