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What is a Comprehensive Transportation Plan? Purpose
Document Overview Transportation has long been the driving force behind economic and population growth in the Fuquay-Varina area. Today more than ever, citizens, elected officials, staff, and community stakeholders must work together to plan a transportation system that guides growth in a way that empowers the local economy and enhances quality of life. The Fuquay-Varina 2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan blends the community’s vision for transportation and a review of existing conditions with a list of policies and projects to achieve this objective. The document provides a brief overview of existing conditions and describes a coordinated set of recommendations over the course of three (3) chapters – Roadway Element, Bicycle and Pedestrian Element, and Freight, Rail & Transit Element. The final chapter describes implementation strategies for the plan. The modal elements and implementation strategies were created concurrently and in coordination with each other to ensure individual projects lead to an integrated transportation system that effectively serves the Fuquay-Varina area both now and in the years to come. Since completion of the 2035 CTP, the Town has made significant strides to improve transportation. In 2021 Fuquay- Varina residents voted in support of a $20 million transportation bond. There are currently more than a dozen projects in design including sidewalks, greenways, intersection enhancements, and new location roadways. The Town has also completed a number of projects that were recommended in the prior CTP, such as NW Judd Parkway and a critical link of the Park Depot Greenway. In addition to projects getting built or designed, the Town has continued to actively plan for a more walkable and accessible transportation system through updates to the Land Use Plan and the creation of the Fuquay-Varina Pedestrian Plan. The 2040 CTP seeks to maintain the momentum and continue to position the Town to reach the vision established within the CTP.
A Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) identifies transportation needs for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit, and freight. Beyond these multimodal elements, this CTP seeks to establish the desired vision of the community and identifies the incremental steps to achieve it. The Fuquay-Varina 2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan serves as a living document — one that the community can revisit as goals and projects are implemented. Planning Process → Visioning – Based on community input, a vision and set of goals was created to provide direction on the development of the plan. → Existing Conditions – The process began with a comprehensive assessment of the community, including demographic trends, natural and built environment, and transportation conditions. → Needs Assessment – Based on community input and the existing conditions phase, existing and future multimodal needs were identified. → Final Recommendations – Using the goals identified during the existing conditions and visioning phase, recommendations were prioritized and folded into Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6, where strategies were identified to support the implementation of the Town’s transportation vision.
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Town of Fuquay-Varina
2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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