Studies

The Route 29 Corridor Study will take a comprehensive look at the transportation needs for the entire Route 29 Corridor as it travels through Virginia, from the North Carolina state line to Interstate 66 in Prince William County.
 
The goal is to create a Route 29 corridor blueprint that includes a short-term action plan, intermediate recommendations and a vision plan that identifies long-range goals, policies and recommendations.

The Route 29 corridor is a vital link in Virginia’s transportation network and ensuring its long-term viability is essential to the future development of the state’s economic potential.

Along with identifying the numerous local needs along this regional corridor the study will also develop a vision for the future for how to best meet those needs.

The corridor study will consider a range of mobility options and needs along the corridor, including personal and commercial vehicles, rail and public transit as well as other modes of transportation.

The results of the study will be used to help establish local, regional and statewide goals for a long-range transportation blueprint that will form the basis for future projects along the Route 29 corridor.

Route 29 Corridor Study – 'Working Draft' Final Report, Nov. 17, 2009

If you would like to submit comments on the “Working Draft” for the study team’s consideration,  contact Joe Springer with Parsons Transportation Group at Joseph.S.Springer@parsons.com or 202-775-3493. All comments are due by 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2009.

PDFs

• Cover and table of contents (1.8 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 1 - Executive summary (1 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 2 – Study background and approach (3.5 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 3 – Vision for the Route 29 Corridor (2.2 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 4 – Getting to the vision (6 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 5 – Applying the vision (15 MB)
  
  
• Chapter 6 – Next steps and implementation (737 KB)
  
  
• Appendix A – Land use planning tools (179 KB)
  
  
• Appendix B – Transportation-efficient land use planning (624 KB)
  
  
• Appendix C – Land use planning for enhanced rail service (1.6 MB)
  
  
• Appendix D – Corridor-wide planning concepts (1 MB)
  
  
• Appendix E – Public involvement efforts (272 KB)

Project Documents

PDFs

• Route 29 corridor blueprint FAQs (32 KB) 
• More FAQs  (34 KB)
• Timeline (382 KB)
• Presentation (723 KB)
• Meeting display boards (7 MB)
• Meeting handout (2 MB)
• Public meetings (790 KB)
• Studio sessions (107 KB)
• Invitation for participation by elected officials in the Route 29 Corridor Study, April 16, 2009 (58 KB)
• Citizen information meetings (9 KB)
• Route 29 Corridor Study presentation to Charlottesville MPO (1 MB)
• Lynchburg area draft recommendations (3 MB)
• Update to Blueprint draft recommendations (10 KB)

Route 29 Transportation Studies

• Route 29 Corridor Study Phases II and III

Local comprehensive plans and other documents for localities within the study area can be found at:

• Greene County multimodal study
• West Piedmont Planning District Commission 
• Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
• Rappahannock/Rapidan Regional Commission 
• Northern Virginia Regional Commission 
• Region 2000 Partnership
• Danville Metropolitan Planning Organization 
•  Central Virginia Metropolitan Planning Organization
• National Capital Region Transportation Board
• Town of Amherst 
• Places 29 Master Plan
• Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
• Ambriar Area Traffic Impact Overlay Plan (PDF, 2 MB)

• Route 29 Citizen Information Meeting Materials (Sept. 22 - Oct 6, 2009) 
   
  
• Displays from citizen information meetings (ZIP, 13 MB)
• Route 29 Corridor Blueprint brochure, Fall 2009 (PDF, 2 MB)
• Public comment sheet, Fall 2009 (PDF, 42 KB)
• Map displays (ZIP, 18 MB)
• South Lynchburg map (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Meeting presentation (PDF, 375 KB)

Contacts