Thoroughfare plan for the town of Mount Olive

118 Pages·1994·9.9 MB·English

by  North Carolina. Division of Highways. Small Urban Planning Unit

North Carolina Department of Transportation
Statewide Planning Branch
Small Urban Planning Unit
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THOROUGHFARE PLAN
FOR THE
TOWN OF MOUNT OLIVE
Prepared by the:
Statewide Planning Branch
Division of Highways
North Carolina Department of Transportation
In Cooperation with:
The Town of Mount Olive
The Federal Highway Administration
U. S. Department of Transportation
April, 1994
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Persons responsible for this report:
Project Engineer: S. W. Walston, E.I.T.
Small Urban Planning Unit Head: W. 0. Stafford, P.E.
Manager Statewide Planning Branch: M. R. Poole, Ph.D., P
Engineering Technician: J. P. Galloway, E.I.T
100 copies of this document were printed at a cost of $379.00, or
$3.79 per copy (GS. 143-170.1).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
1 . INTRODUCTION 1-1
2. RECOMMENDED THOROUGHFARE PLAN II-l
Updated Thoroughfare Plan Recommendations II-l
Major Thoroughfare System II-2
Bypass System II-2
Crosstown System II-3
Radial Streets II-4
Minor Thoroughfare System II-4
Traffic Operations II-5
3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN I II-l
State-Municipal Adoption of the Thoroughfare
Plan I II-l
Subdivision Controls III-l
Land Use Controls III-l
Development Reviews III-2
Funding Sources III-2
Capital Improvements Program III-2
Transportation Improvement Program III-2
Industrial Access Funds III-3
Small Urban Funds III-3
The North Carolina Highway Trust Fund Law III-3
Construction Priorities and Cost Estimates III-5
4. TRAVEL DEFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SYSTEM.... IV-1
Existing Travel Patterns IV-1
Traffic Accidents IV-5
1992 Traffic Capacity Analysis IV-6
No Build Alternative IV-6
5 . POPULATION, LAND USE, AND TRAFFIC V-l
Factors Affecting Transportation V-l
Population V-l
Economy and Employment V-2
Land Use V-3
6 . ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS VI-1
Wetlands VI-1
Threatened and Endangered Species VI-5
Historic Sites VI-5

TRAFFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT VII-1
Study Area VII-1
Base Year Network VII-1
Data Requirements VII-5
Commercial Vehicles VII-6
Trip Generation VII-6
Internal Trip Distribution VII-7
Model Calibration VII-8
Accuracy Checks VII-8
Data Projections to the Design Year VII-9
Peculiarities of the Mount Olive Model VII-10
Secondary Non-Homed Based Trip Development VII-17
THOROUGHFARE PLANNING PRINCIPLES VTII-1
Benefits of Thoroughfare Planning VIII-1
Thoroughfare Classification Systems VIII-1
Idealized Major Thoroughfare System VIII-2
Objectives of Thoroughfare Planning VIII-3
Operational Efficiency VIII-4
System Efficiency VIII-5
APPENDIX A Street Tabulation A-l
APPENDIX B Typical Cross Sections B-l
APPENDIX C Recommended Subdivision Ordinances C-l
APPENDIX D Planning Area Housing and Employment Data D-l
APPENDIX E 1983 Thoroughfare Plan E-l