AGENDA DATE: 5/28/2025
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AC44 - Draft Transportation Chapter
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Staff will present and seek feedback on the draft Transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan document.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Hersh-Ballering, Karina-Plun, Kanellopoulos, Benish, Holt
PRESENTER (S): Kevin McDermott, Deputy Director of Planning, Tonya Swartzendruber, Planning Manager
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County is updating the Comprehensive Plan through the Albemarle County 2044 (AC44) project. The project is in Phase 3: drafting language for the four-part Comprehensive Plan document and developing Plan actions.? ?
The draft language for the Part III - Transportation chapter in Attachment B is built upon community input and reflects the Planning Commission's and Board's feedback. Multimodal transportation planning in Albemarle County aims to create safe, accessible, and efficient travel options to support the movement of people and goods. Effective transportation planning is critical to maintaining quality of life and affordability in the county, as housing and transportation costs are highly linked; combined housing and transportation costs accounted for nearly half of household expenses in Albemarle in 2024. Effective transportation planning is also critical for the achievement of County commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; the transportation sector accounted for over 40% of total county greenhouse gas emissions in 2022. Further, effective transportation planning improves safety and accessibility for road users of all ages and abilities.
Creating a robust multimodal network requires overcoming challenges created by historical trends in transportation and land use planning, such as an emphasis on moving cars quickly at the expense of other transportation modes and the ne...
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