Ontario County Access Management, Complete Streets, and Resiliency Project - Existing Conditions
Ontario County Access Management, Complete Streets, and Resiliency Project - Existing Conditions
Access Management
What It Is
Access management is the practice of planning how driveways, side streets, and entrances connect to major roads. It organizes where and how vehicles enter and exit a corridor to reduce conflicts and keep traffic moving safely, while maintaining reasonable property access.
Why It Is Important
Too many closely spaced access points and turning movements increase crash risk and slow traffic. Coordinated access improves safety, supports smoother traffic flow, and helps major corridors continue to function well as development grows.
How This Planning Study Will Address It
The study will review current access patterns and identify opportunities to improve spacing, alignment, and shared access. It will provide corridor guidance and example applications that show how to focus full turning movements at key intersections, encourage shared and cross-access, and use context-sensitive access treatments.
Complete Streets
What It Is
Complete Streets is an approach to roadway design that considers the needs of all users, including people walking, biking, using mobility devices, riding transit, driving, and operating farm or specialty vehicles, with designs tailored to the surrounding context.
Why It Is Important
Roads serve different users in different settings. Rural roads, hamlets, and other highly developed areas each require different design tools to support safety and access. Context-sensitive Complete Streets features help reduce conflicts, improve comfort, and make transportation networks more usable for everyone.
How This Planning Study Will Address It
The study will provide a flexible design toolbox matched to roadway context and traffic conditions. It will highlight practical treatments such as shoulders, crossings, sidewalks, and roadway and edge features that discourage speeding or self-enforcing engineering measures that encourage responsible driving and show how they can be scaled and maintained by local jurisdictions.
Resiliency
What It Is
Resiliency in transportation means designing and managing roads and related infrastructure so they can better withstand flooding, drainage problems, and other disruptions and recover more quickly when issues occur. It looks at how well the network continues to function during storms, washouts, or closures.
Why It Is Important
Drainage limits, undersized culverts, and constrained rights-of-way can increase the risk of road damage and closures. When one link fails, entire areas can lose reliable access. Planning ahead for drainage needs, maintenance access, and alternative routes helps protect safety, reduce long-term costs, and maintain network connectivity. Early planning also helps avoid situations where future solutions are blocked by lack of space or access rights.
How This Planning Study Will Address It
This study will identify drainage and flooding risk areas, review culvert and corridor constraints, and evaluate where additional right-of-way or maintenance easements may be needed in the future. It will also look at tradeoffs between green infrastructure, open drainage, and other roadway needs within limited space. The plan may include mapping of future drainage or maintenance access corridors to preserve options paired with early, transparent engagement with affected landowners and recognition that any future acquisitions would follow normal project approval processes.
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