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Yorkshire Multimodal Corridor Study

Background:

  
As Yorkshire’s main roadway, Virginia Route 28 plays a vital role as a county gateway and is a major transportation route through the center of the community. The 2023 Comprehensive Plan identifies Yorkshire as an Activity Center, or multimodal center.  One of the primary characteristics of a multimodal center is maintaining a mixture of land uses consisting of localized centers of activity and density, including population, employment, or activities (retail, civic, or other activity-generating uses). The Comprehensive Plan targets future growth and the County anticipates multimodal centers will play a major role in achieving the goals set forth in the plan.

Route 28 is considered a Principal Arterial according to the PWC Design and Construction Manual (DCSM). A Principal Arterial is designed to accommodate through traffic, intra- and inter-county movement, as well as local traffic.  Principal arterials are planned to include a sidewalk, and a shared use path for non-motorized traffic. Generally, traffic volume exceeds fifteen thousand (15,000) vehicles per day (vpd) and may carry bus routes.  The challenge of the TLC grant will be to accommodate the traffic demands by offering alternative transportation modes such as transit, pedestrian or bicycle.

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Yorkshire streetscape

 

Transportation Land Use Connection Program:  

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The  Transportation Land-use Connection Program (TLC) Program was established by the Washington Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board  (WashCOG- TPB) in 2007 to provide short-term consultant services to local jurisdictions for small planning projects that promote mixed-use, walkable communities and support transportation alternatives. The program offers consultant assistance of $30,000 to $80,000 for planning projects or design projects, and up to $80,000 for design or preliminary engineering projects.

The final Yorkshire Transportation Land-use Connection Report is available. 

 

Yorkshire Multimodal Corridor Planning Study:

In 2023, the WashCOG TPB awarded a planning study to evaluate and recommend cost-effective improvement alternatives for multimodal travel, including bus pull off areas and shelters, as well as pedestrian and bicycle facilities and amenities that are compatible with the proposed roadway improvements.

 

Technical Assistance Funding Amount:  $80,000
Grant Ending:  July 31, 2024

 

Route 28: Yorkshire TLC Study - Project Schedule

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  • Task 1: Project Management
  • Task 2: Research/Literature Review
  • Task 3: Gap Analysis and Prioritized Improvements
  • Task 4: Final Report

Related Transportation and Planning Studies

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  • Route 28 Bypass Project (Under Design Phase)
  • Prince William County 2040 Comprehensive Plan
  • Route 28 (Centreville Road) STARS Corridor Study: VDOT

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