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From page 60... ... 60 This chapter presents six case examples of effective access management practices. The examples illustrate intergovernmental collaboration in managing access to state highways, as well as methods used by local governments to implement roadway access management. Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... Case Examples 61 is performed, and KDOT reimburses the local agency for eligible expenses. KDOT will participate in funding the construction phase of selected projects at 100 percent, up to a maximum of $2 million. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... 62 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances the City" (City of Hays, 2016, Sec. Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... Source: Plat of North Hays Addition to Ellis County, Kansas. Figure 13. Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... 64 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances access at 35th Street and the Interstate 70 ramp intersections (City of Hays, 2018) Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... Case Examples 65 to preserve the capacity and safety of the state arterial network without wide-scale roadway widenings. Appendix B2 of VDOT's Road Design Manual was developed to provide local agencies a mechanism to implement the methodology from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... Source: Goochland County, 2015. Figure 15. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... Case Examples 67 maps has helped to ensure that developers are aware of planned streets and of where access is to be permitted early in the planning process (Hunter, 2019) Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... 68 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances In addition to developing the arterial management and interstate access plan in coordination with VDOT, Goochland County enacted an ordinance to manage access to the broader arterial network. Article 10 of the Goochland County Code of Ordinances establishes an access classification system consisting of seven access categories and associated standards (Table 25) Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... Case Examples 69 assigned an access category must meet or exceed the associated minimum connection spacing requirements (Goochland County, n.d.) Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... 70 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania Franklin Township is a small, rural township in southcentral Pennsylvania with a population of under 5,000. In 2009, mounting growth pressures and leadership from a local commissioner led Franklin Township to adopt a subdivision and land development ordinance (Franklin Township, 2012) Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... Case Examples 71 Spacing criteria for corner clearance (Section 4.104-H) mirror those in Table 26. Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... 72 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances driveway. Existing driveway access to farm or field is permitted to continue as long as the roads continue to be used exclusively for agricultural uses (Franklin Township, 2012) Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... Case Examples 73 Because of significant safety and mobility issues on MN-65, MnDOT staff worked collaboratively with the City of East Bethel, City of Ham Lake, FHWA, the Metropolitan Council, and Anoka County to develop an access management plan. The plan proposed safety improvements, such as reduced conflict intersections, frontage roads, and turn lane extensions. Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... 74 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances Private Access • New private access to MN-65 is discouraged. Access to private property should be provided by the existing local road network whenever possible. Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... Case Examples 75 NHDOT also coordinates with local governments through the use of access management MOUs. The separation of control over land use and driveway connections, and difficulties in coordinating driveway permitting and development approvals, led to the development of MOUs between NHDOT and communities around the state (Rockingham Planning Commission et al., 2011a) Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... 76 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances based on updated assumptions about growth, and one that takes local concerns and needs into account in the design" (Rockingham Planning Commission et al., 2011a) Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... Case Examples 77 The US 1 Corridor Plan includes the components of a basic access management plan for the purposes of establishing an MOU between the communities and NHDOT. The intent was that the corridor plan could form a basis for further access management planning by the communities, which could tailor the regulations and design to fit their particular setting and needs (Rockingham Planning Commission et al., 2011a) Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... 78 Incorporating Roadway Access Management into Local Ordinances 4. Requiring that driveway access is only permitted in accordance with adopted access management standards and applicable site-specific access plans. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... Case Examples 79 which also includes countywide access management standards in Section 7100 (Citrus County, 2012) Read the entire page →

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... 60 This chapter presents six case examples of effective access management practices. The examples illustrate intergovernmental collaboration in managing access to state highways, as well as methods used by local governments to implement roadway access management.