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US 51, McFarland-DeForest - Needs Assessment

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Executive Summary

1. Introduction
   1. Goals and objectives of study
   2. Why Stoughton Rd. is being studied
   3. Study area
   4. Stoughton Rd. function
   5. Study process and schedule
   6. Data collection
      • Exhibit 4 - Intersection inventory sheets
2. Existing conditions
   1. Construction history
   2. Land uses

      • Exhibit 5 - Dane County zoning

   3. Traffic analysis
      1. Historic volumes
      2. Existing traffic volumes
      3. Existing traffic speeds
   4. Environmental resources
      1. Hazardous materials
         • Exhibit 7 - Hazardous materials sites
      2. Wetlands
         • Exhibit 8 - Wetland map
      3. Archaeological
      4. Architectural history
3. Future conditions (440 KB)
   1. Population and employment growth

      • Exhibit 9 - Development in study area

   2. Future planned roadway network
   3. Future transit network
4. Public involvement
   1. Committees
   2. Focus group workshops
   3. Business interviews
   4. Public opinion survey
   5. Public information meetings
   6. Project video
5. Corridor needs (1 MB)
   1. Crash analysis
      1. Number of crashes
      2. Crash types and causes
         • Exhibit 17 - Crash maps
      3. Crash rates
   2. Traffic analysis
      1. Traffic overview
      2. Roadway segments
      3. Analysis methodologies
      4. Analysis results
         • Exhibit 20 - Intersections operating poorly
         • Exhibit 24 - Daily roadway congestion
   3. Geometric deficiencies
      1. Signalized intersections
      2. Interchanges
      3. Non-signalized intersections
   4. Structures and pavement analysis
      1. Structures
      2. Pavement
   5. Bicycle/pedestrian needs
      1. Bicycle needs
         • Exhibit 26 - Dane County bicycle map
      2. Existing bicycle facilities
         • Exhibit 28 - Existing bicycle facilities
      3. Assessment of existing bicycle facilities
      4. Pedestrian needs
      5. Existing pedestrian facilities
   6. Transit
      1. Service
         • Exhibit 34 - Metro service map
      2. Park and ride lots
   7. Socio-economic impacts to the east side of Madison
      1. Needs of businesses
      2. Needs of neighborhoods
   8. Aesthetics
6. Conclusions
   1. Needs prioritization
      1. Immediate needs
      2. Future needs
   2. Planned and potential improvements
   3. Long-term improvement needs

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Last modified: March 29, 2013