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Go to Community Vision |
Transportation
Element
of
the Community Development Plan - Four Steps
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STEP 1.
Working with your regional planning agency
| Cape Cod Commission Transportation programs | |
| Go Cape Cod Cape Cod Commission transportation information | |
| Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority | |
| Cape Cod Transit Task Force - including its 5-Year Plan for Public Transportation on Cape Cod | |
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STEP 2:
Examination of Existing Conditions
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arrive by car -
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Provincetown Traffic Counts 2002 Report |
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by car -
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Municipal Parking Lot Revenues
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by bus -
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Plymouth
& Brockton Bus - service to/from
Hyannis, Logan Airport; connections in Hyannis
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by boat -
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Bay
State Cruise Co - high speed ferry
service to/from Boston, May to October
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by boat -
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Boston
Harbor Cruises - high speed ferry
service to/from Boston, May to October
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by air -
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Cape
Air - year-round service to/from
Boston; summer service to/from Nantucket
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Ø STEP 3: Problem Identification - review the Cape Cod Transit Task Force Summit's goals and objectives:
| Goal 1. Reduce auto dependency | |
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Identify existing public transportation services and determine un-met
needs of year-round and seasonal residents · Recommend new or improved public transportation services · Recommend strategies for restricting auto or Single Occupancy Vehicle use in certain, or all, areas of the Cape |
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| Goal 2. Mitigate seasonal traffic | |
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Consider demand management strategies, in conjunction with Cape Cod National
Seashore strategies and Steamship Authority strategies · Coordinate on-Cape and Cape/mainland public transportation services |
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| Goal 3. Meet the needs of the year-round population | |
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Determine origin and destination needs for the transit dependent · Create an appropriate and coordinated mix of public and private transportation services |
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| Goal 4. Develop coordination, communication, and cooperation | |
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Develop a continuing forum for regional public transportation problem
identification and solutions · Establish cooperative marketing of public transportation services |
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| Goal 5. Incorporate smart growth and land use planning | |
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Identify critical growth and development patterns · Develop public transportation services that address growth. Translating broad statements of goals and objectives into specific policies, investments, and services is a challenging process. |
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STEP 4:
Recommendations for improvement
| From John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center | Year-round shuttle service between Provincetown and Orleans | Expanding seasonal shuttle service |
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| Community Development Plan - Four elements: | Affordable Housing |
| Open Space/Resource Protection | |
| Transportation | |
| Economic Development |
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Cape Cod Commission Transportation programs |
| Community Development Plan Building Vibrant Communities Guidebook | |
| Mass EOEA Community Development Plan |