Route
38 Smart Growth Planning
Initiative
Burlington
County
Background
Route 38 is a regional highway
providing access to adjacent land
development through the Burlington
County municipalities of Maple Shade,
Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Hainesport,
Lumberton, Mount Holly, Southampton
and Easthampton.
Project
description
The purpose of the Route 38 Smart Growth
Planning Initiative was to address concerns
related to increasing traffic and congestion
along the corridor through a supporting
smart growth land use vision for each
of the towns and recommended transportation
system improvements. This study examined
future land use potential through a
review of current municipal zoning ordinances
and planned developments. An alternative
future land use vision based upon smart
growth planning
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Eliminating inefficient
sprawl development
is one of the goals
of the Route 38 Smart
Growth Planning Initiative. |
principles was developed
in close coordination with corridor residents,
local representatives and county staff.
A number of supporting transportation
recommendations were identified to improve
travel and economic development activities
along the corridor. These potential transportation
improvements include signal timing and
coordination, intersection design upgrades,
installation of sidewalks, improvement
of public transit amenities and access
improvements such as parallel frontage
roads.
Project
status
A final report containing both land use
and transportation recommendations was
completed in 2009.
NJFITness
goals advanced by the Route
38 Smart Growth Planning
Initiative are rated on
a scale of one to three
stars, with three stars
indicating the most strongly
pursued:
The
NJFIT tools that are
most applicable to this
project are starred:
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