Study Overview
- Stakeholders discuss goals and objectives at project kickoff meeting November 15, 2005
The Western Montgomery County Transportation and Land Use Study was recommended as an outgrowth of the Austin Pike Area Transportation Study - Major Investment Study (MIS). The MIS stated a need for the “performance of a comprehensive needs analysis of the western Montgomery County local roadway system as input into MVRPC’s Long Range Transportation Plan update”. Realizing the need for a coordinated land use – transportation effort within the multi-jurisdictional study area (
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Recommendations of the Study
Extensive data collection, technical analysis and public outreach efforts were conducted as part of this rigorous and inclusive planning process that culminated in the following:
- Identification of shared principles for development and redevelopment
- Formation of a Conceptual Development Plan
- Identification of a set of prioritized transportation projects for further investigation/study and inclusion in MVRPC's Long Range Transportation Plan
- Development of an implementation framework for local action that has regional benefit and regional action that has local benefit
Final Reports
- An inventory of current conditions and technical analysis for the Study is documented in the Existing Conditons Report (:4 MB).
- The final findings and recommendations of the Study are documented in the Strategic Plan.
The recommendations of the study were endorsed by the MVRPC Board of Directors on August 2, 2007.
For comments or more information, please contact Ami Parikh, aparikh@mvrpc.org.