State College NextGen Plan Survey

Hello! Thank you for sharing your vision for traveling around the Borough of State College! Your responses will inform the development of the Borough’s comprehensive mobility plan, NextGen, which will promote active transportation, prioritize safety, provide expanded travel options for all travelers, and encourage sustainable development.

This survey is intended to help us better understand your preferences and priorities for implementing draft transportation projects and multimodal facilities in the Borough. It should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

NextGen Multimodal Toolkit

Questions 1 through 8 ask you to provide feedback on a multimodal toolkit of treatments that has been identified for State College. The full toolkit of treatments with detailed descriptions of each tool is available HERE.

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* 1. Vertical deflection traffic calming treatments create a change in the height of the roadway that forces a motorist to slow down. Which of these vertical traffic calming treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Speed Hump

2) Speed Cushion

3) Raised Crosswalk

4) Raised Intersection

Other Vertical Deflection Traffic Calming Treatments. Please explain:

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* 2. Horizontal deflection traffic calming treatments visually or physically narrow or shift the roadway to cause motorists to slow down. Which of these horizontal traffic calming treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Curb Extension

2) Chicane

3) Raised Median

4) Pedestrian Refuge Island

5) Mini Roundabout

6) Diverter

7) Daylighting

8) Slow Turn Wedge

9) Hardened Centerline

Other Horizontal Deflection Traffic Calming Treatments. Please explain:

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* 3. Other traffic calming treatments include lane and signal or signage modifications that limit or control vehicle movements and slow speeds. Which of these lane and signal traffic calming treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Lane Modifications (such as reducing lane width or converting one-way streets to two-way)

2) Signal / Sign Modifications (including reducing speed limits)

3) Automated Enforcement (speed cameras, red-light cameras, etc.)

Other Lane / Signal Traffic Calming Treatments. Please explain:

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* 4. Curbside space is a limited resource. Curbside treatments help designate space for various functional and placemaking activities. Which of these curbside treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Designated Loading Zones

2) Designated Rideshare Dropoff Zones

3) Bus-Only Lanes or Zones

4) Street Furniture (such as benches, kiosks, wayfinding, trashcans)

5) Electric Vehicle Charging

6) Green Stormwater Infrastructure

7) Curb Placemaking (such as sidewalk dining, public art, commercial space)

Other Curbside Treatments. Please explain:

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* 5. Pedestrian treatments delineate space for pedestrians to safely navigate the transportation network. Which of these pedestrian treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) High-Visibility Marked Crosswalk

2) Raised Crosswalk

3) Raised Intersection

4) Crosswalk Visibility (markings and signs leading up to crosswalks)

5) Pedestrian Refuge Island

6) Fill Sidewalk Gaps / Widen Sidewalk

7) Accessible Curb Ramps

8) Countdown Pedestrian Signal

9) Leading Pedestrian Interval (giving pedestrians a head start to enter the intersection before vehicles)

10) RRFB (flashing pedestrian beacon at crossings)

11) All Walk Signal Phase (aka pedestrian scramble)

Other Pedestrian Treatments. Please explain:

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* 6. Bicycle treatments include types of bicycle facilities, pavement markings, and signs that dedicate space for bicyclists in the right-of-way. Which of these bicyclist treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Bicycle Boulevards (bicycles share space with low speed/low volume traffic)

2) Climbing Bike Lane (bike lane for uphill direction)

3) One-Way Bike Lane Pairs

4) Separated Bike Lane

5) Shared Use Path

6) Shared Street or Woonerf (street that prioritizes pedestrian and bicycle movements)

7) Bicycle Box

8) Bicycle Conflict Markings

9) Bicycle Signal

10) Protected Intersection

11) Bicycle Wayfinding

12) Bicycle Parking

Other Bicycle Treatments. Please explain:

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* 7. Effective transit service depends on safe access for all users. Treatments that improve access to transit include physical and digital infrastructure that connects, informs, and services riders. Which of these transit access treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

1) Transit Shelters

2) Transit Amenities (such as kiosks, charging, wayfinding)

3) Improved Crossings at Transit

4) Sidewalk Access to Transit

5) Bus Stop Bulb Outs

6) Bus Stop Lighting

7) Shared Bus / Bike Lane

Other Transit Access Treatments. Please explain:

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* 8. Transportation / Parking Demand Management treatments focus on shifting, sharing, and managing parking demand without simply adding more parking. Which of these treatments do you think are most applicable in the Borough?

Performance / Dynamic Parking (increasing prices where there is greater demand)

Incentivizing and Celebrating Other Modes (such as making buses and bikeshare free on Game Days, Car Free days, Bike to Work/School Days)

Automated Parking Enforcement

Development Code Modifications (to require or encourage investment in other modes, increase bike parking, share parking etc.)

ADA Parking

Investment in CarShare (such as ZipCar)

Other Transportation / Parking Demand Management Treatments. Please explain:

NextGen Priority Multimodal Network

Questions 9 through 13 ask for your perspective on the Priority Multimodal Network, as shown below and available in an interactive map HERE. This map designates modal priorities along key corridors in the Borough according to bicycle priority, transit priority, and the off-road shared use path network. Pedestrian safety and access are intended to be prioritized along all corridors in the Priority Multimodal Network. These priority corridors are a mix of existing and proposed facilities.

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* 9. How well does the Priority Multimodal Network meet the needs of bicyclists?

Very well

Somewhat well

Somewhat poorly

Not at all

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* 10. How well does the Priority Multimodal Network meet the needs of pedestrians?

Very well

Somewhat well

Somewhat poorly

Not at all

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* 11. How well does the Priority Multimodal Network meet the needs of transit riders?

Very well

Somewhat well

Somewhat poorly

Not at all

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* 12. Are there any corridors missing from the Priority Multimodal Network? If yes, please explain.

Unsure

Yes, Please Explain:

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* 13. Do you have any other suggestions for improving the Priority Multimodal Network? Please explain.

NextGen Project Prioritization

Questions 14 through 19 ask you to provide feedback on how to prioritize projects.

Projects are considered for implementation priority based on the following factors. How would you weigh these priorities? Slide the scale closer to 1 for factors that should weigh less. Slide the scale closer to 5 for factors that should weigh more. Provide the same number if all priorities should be weighed equally.