STARS Vine Street Study Alternatives
STARS Vine Street Study Alternatives
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in collaboration with the City of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, and the Harrisonburg Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) is conducting a transportation study along the 1.4-mile segment of Vine Street between US 33 and US 11 to evaluate safety and operational needs for all users of the corridor. The primary objective of this STARS (Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions) study is to develop improvement recommendations to address the identified needs, improve non-motorized access along the corridor, and to consider an overall future vision of the corridor in terms of purpose and typical section.
This survey is intended to present the improvement alternatives developed by the study team to address identified corridor needs for public review and comment. Public feedback will be used to help identify the preferred alternative to be recommended by the study. Final study recommendations will be considered by the city for advancement through state transportation funding programs.
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This survey focuses on improvement alternatives identified for the study intersections. Corridor wide improvements include a continuous sidewalk (generally along the west side of Vine Street) and multiple roundabouts designed to make the corridor safer and more pedestrian-friendly for nearby neighborhoods. Improvement alternatives are not proposed at study intersections #2 and #3. Adjustments to the typical section of Vine Street are intended to promote appropriate speeds and improve non-motorized travel along the corridor.
The existing typical section of Vine Street generally has wider travel lanes and 5’ wide bicycle lanes that drop at intersection approaches where left turn lanes are present. Existing sections of sidewalk along the corridor are located immediately behind the existing curb. The proposed typical section of Vine Street utilizes narrower travel lanes and adds bicycle lane buffers (pavement markings) where there is adequate pavement width. New sidewalks will have buffer space (grass) between the existing curb. At approaches to roundabouts, the proposed typical section will utilize pavement markings to direct entering and exiting vehicles. Wider sidewalks will be provided around the roundabouts to accommodate pedestrians, and cyclists that prefer to navigate the roundabout outside of the vehicular travel lanes.
