Richmond Western Gateway Scoping Study

The Richmond Western Gateway Scoping Study is a one-year project to investigate possible bicycle and pedestrian connections between Richmond Village center, elementary/middle school campus, Riverview Commons mobile home park and the exit 11 Park and Ride.

This is part of a multi-year Town effort to improve infrastructure (water, sewer, highways, and safe alternatives for bicycles and pedestrians) within the western gateway area, and to support areas already developed as well as those planned for growth by expanding bike and pedestrian infrastructure and improving transit access.

A survey is now available for the public to share your ideas and comments until April 30th. There are many types of active transportation, such as biking, walking, using a wheelchair, using a scooter, skateboarding, etc. The goal of this project is to design a path that is safe and easy to use for all ages and abilities. No matter how you travel between Richmond Village to the Exit 11 Park and Ride and Route 117 (River Road), we want to hear from you. The survey is available online at https://forms.gle/v3Qko2EWPsE1Y5Jk6 or stop by the Richmond Free Library or Town Offices for a paper version.

Whether you live in or travel through that corridor and would like to see a safe path for all users (and thereby make safer roads for motorists), your views are important!

A public meeting was held April 10 to share information about the project, discuss the existing conditions in the study area, and hear from residents about their experiences walking and biking and ideas for improvements. Click here to see the consultant presentation at the April 10th meeting.​​​​​​​  We will host another public meeting this summer to review different walk/bike options and get public feedback. The date and time for the second meeting will be announced shortly.

The project steering committee urges residents, businesses, and the traveling public to get involved to help shape the future for a new pathway that will make it safer to walk and bike between Riverview Commons, the Park and Ride, and Richmond Village. 
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​​​​​​​This project is an update to the 2014 Route 2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Scoping Report and will incorporate recommendations from the Town of Richmond Bike, Walk, and Trails Plan.

For further information:
Bryan Davis, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
bdavis@ ccrpcvt.org​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​(802) 861-0129