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Goal: Transportation needs are addressed, traffic congestion reduced,
access in and around downtown improved, and greater use of alternate modes of
transportation promoted.
Five-Year Focus:
- Support the development of the Downtown Transit Center.
- Support the development of the South End Transit Center.
- Institutionalize and expand the Downtown PARC shuttle system, which
provides downtown workers an affordable parking option.
- Support commuter rail and increased bus service.
- Support completion of the Southern Connector and Riverside Avenue
projects.
- Support the development of a Downtown Transportation Management
Association.
- Support the expansion of the Burlington Airport terminal and Airport
Industrial Park.
The City will fund the following projects and programs with CDBG funds in program year 2007 to further the priority
of transportation:
| Project Title |
Relation to Consolidated Plan |
CDBG Funds Budgeted |
Other Funds Budgeted |
Projected Accomplishments |
| Brownfields Redevelopment Initiatives |
Redevelop unused/underutilized sites stigmatized by real or
perceived environmental contamination |
$37,000 |
$95,000 |
Predevelopment
borings for South End Transit
Center |
| Burlington Sustainable Economic Development Strategies |
General financial and technical assistance to small and large
businesses; targeted assistance to employers with livable wage jobs
and to businesses playing a key role to downtown vitality;
development of affordable space for small and micro businesses;
waterfront development; and redevelopment of vacant or abandoned
property |
$100,000 |
$34,185,000 |
Assist in Airport facilities and
tech program expansion |
| Neighborhood
Revitalization |
Remove blight and
encourage reinvestment in the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Area by rebuilding the physical, social and economic infrastructure.
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$22,000 |
$589,850 |
Apply for and manage Downtown
Transportation Grant projects |
| Plan, develop and manage
transportation infrastructure projects |
Page last updated
April 30, 2007
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