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Access Management

Access management describes a set of strategies that can be applied by municipalities to prevent congestion and improve safety as development occurs along road corridors. The Vermont Agency of Transportation has developed Access Management Program Guidelines, which include recommended policies, regulations and road design standards.

This chapter summarize the basic access management strategies described in that publication with illustrations and sample regulatory language that municipalities can use as a model for local policies and standards including:

  • Driveway width, curve radius, spacing and sight distance
  • Shared access
  • Service roads and parking lots
  • Interconnected street network
       

Resources

Project Documents Downloads & Links
Access Management chapter from the Northwest Project final report. (840 kb)

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

(www.ccrpcvt.org)

  • Access Management PowerPoint presentation. (8.4 mb PowerPoint / 1.4 mb PDF)
or

Addison County Regional Planning Commission

(www.acrpc.org)

  • Route 7 access management recommendations for Ferrisburgh, Waltham and New Haven. (268 kb)
  • Access management recommendations for Bristol. (156 kb)
  • Access management recommendations for Monkton. (168 kb)
  • Access management recommendations for Starksboro. (188 kb)
Other Resources Downloads & Links

Vermont Agency of Transportation Access Management Program

(www.vtaccessmanagement.info)

  • Access Management Primer - A web-based overview of the basic principles of access management.
  • Definitions and Examples - Downloadable dictionary of terms, case studies illustrating access management projects in Vermont communities, and hands-on exercises.
  • Techniques and Sample Regulations - Downloadable descriptions of specific access management techniques and examples of access management regulations from communities around Vermont.
  • Access Management Guidebook - 1996 publication describing land use strategies and techniques to improve access management.
  
  • Access Management for Roads and Streets: Handbook for Community and Transportation Planners.
  

Vermont Planning Information Collaborative

(www.vpic.info)

  • Vermont Land Use Planning Implementation Manual. Topic Paper #17: Official Map. (330 kb)
or
  • Vermont Land Use Planning Implementation Manual. Topic Paper #25: Roads and Highways. (250 kb)
or
  • Links to VTrans publications and data sources and a variety of transportation planning resources available online.

Vermont Local Roads Program

(http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/vermontlocalroads/)

  • Developing a Highway Access Policy: Guidelines and a Model Ordinance - Recommended minimum standards for the design, construction and maintenance of residential driveways and development roads which enter onto public roads.

Better Backroads Program

(www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/rc&d/bbcoverpage.html)

  • Driveway Access Guide