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Title 19 : Highways
Chapter 024 : Complete Streets
(Cite as: 19 V.S.A. § 2403)-
§ 2403. Projects not incorporating complete streets principles
(a) State projects. A State-managed project shall incorporate complete streets principles unless the project manager makes a written determination, supported by documentation, that one or more of the following circumstances exist:
(1) Use of the transportation facility by pedestrians, bicyclists, or other users is prohibited by law.
(2) The cost of incorporating complete streets principles is disproportionate to the need or probable use as determined by factors including land use, current and projected user volumes, population density, crash data, historic and natural resource constraints, and maintenance requirements. The Agency shall consult local and regional plans, as appropriate, in assessing these and any other relevant factors. If the project manager bases the written determination required under this subsection in whole or in part on this subdivision then the project manager shall provide a supplemental written determination with specific details on costs, needs, and probable uses, as applicable. The supplemental written determination shall also address any design elements that were desired by the municipality or specifically identified in the regional plan pursuant to subdivision 2402(b)(4) of this chapter but were not incorporated.
(3) Incorporating complete streets principles is outside the limited scope of a project as defined in the latest version of the Agency’s Complete Streets Guidance.
(b) Municipal projects. A municipally managed project shall incorporate complete streets principles unless the municipality managing the project makes a written determination, supported by documentation, that one or more of the following circumstances exist:
(1) Use of the transportation facility by pedestrians, bicyclists, or other users is prohibited by law.
(2) The cost of incorporating complete streets principles is disproportionate to the need or probable use as determined by factors such as land use, current and projected user volumes, population density, crash data, historic and natural resource constraints, and maintenance requirements. The municipality shall consult local and regional plans, as appropriate, in assessing these and any other relevant factors. If the municipality managing the project bases the written determination required under this subsection in whole or in part on this subdivision then the project manager shall provide a supplemental written determination with specific details on costs, needs, and probable uses, as applicable. The supplemental written determination shall also address any design elements that were desired by the municipality or specifically identified in the regional plan pursuant to subdivision 2402(b)(4) of this chapter but were not incorporated.
(3) Incorporating complete streets principles is outside the limited scope of a project as defined in the latest version of the Agency’s Complete Streets Guidance.
(c) Finality of determinations. The written determinations required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal or further review.
(d) Posting and availability of determinations. The written determinations required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be posted to a web page on the Agency of Transportation’s website dedicated to complete streets, in the case of a State-managed project, and made available for public inspection at the office of the municipal clerk, in the case of a municipally managed project. (Added 2023, No. 62, § 35, eff. July 1, 2023; amended 2023, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. July 1, 2024.)
