REGIONAL PLANNING OVERVIEW
Our transportation network, with its vast amount of roads, rail lines, bus routes, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes, is the backbone of our region. Coordinated planning of that system is critical to the continued growth of our local and regional economies. Planning is also important to ensure that the transportation network grows systematically alongside our region's economic growth and development.
The Danville Area MPO is the federally-designated transportation planning agency responsible for identifying future transportation needs and then developing and evaluating proposed solutions to maximize the effectiveness of system investments throughout our Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). Through the Danville Area MPO, local partners develop and manage the region's 25-year Long Range Transportation Plan and 4-year Transportation Improvement Program to prioritize transportation needs for federal and state funding.
The Danville Area MPO is the federally-designated transportation planning agency responsible for identifying future transportation needs and then developing and evaluating proposed solutions to maximize the effectiveness of system investments throughout our Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). Through the Danville Area MPO, local partners develop and manage the region's 25-year Long Range Transportation Plan and 4-year Transportation Improvement Program to prioritize transportation needs for federal and state funding.
RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES
Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP)
The purpose of the Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP) is to identify roadway safety concerns and prioritize actions and safety investments through a combined approach of data-driven analysis and community engagement. This project was initiated by the Danville Area Transportation Study (DATS), the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Danville, Illinois urbanized area. DATS and its member agencies, including City of Danville, Vermilion County, Danville Mass Transit, and CRIS Rural Mass Transit District, lend support and are committed to the successful implementation of this plan. The plan aims at an ambitious, but necessary, goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2050.
Reducing and eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries is a bold goal and one that reflects the values of the communities of Vermilion county. Traffic deaths are preventable and local leaders understand the commitment required to save lives.
Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP) - 2024 Update
Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP)
VCSAP Appendix
VCSAP Online StoryMap
The purpose of the Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP) is to identify roadway safety concerns and prioritize actions and safety investments through a combined approach of data-driven analysis and community engagement. This project was initiated by the Danville Area Transportation Study (DATS), the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Danville, Illinois urbanized area. DATS and its member agencies, including City of Danville, Vermilion County, Danville Mass Transit, and CRIS Rural Mass Transit District, lend support and are committed to the successful implementation of this plan. The plan aims at an ambitious, but necessary, goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2050.
Reducing and eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries is a bold goal and one that reflects the values of the communities of Vermilion county. Traffic deaths are preventable and local leaders understand the commitment required to save lives.
Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP) - 2024 Update
Vermilion County Safety Action Plan (VCSAP)
VCSAP Appendix
VCSAP Online StoryMap
Wayfinding and Signage Study
Wayfinding is a means by which people can identify where they are relative to other sites, districts or facilities. It is a system of easily recognizable identifiers that connect people to their surroundings and integrates different geographic areas by letting people know where they are, where the path(s) ahead will lead them, and how they can get there. This system will be designed to project a consistent image (the city's brand), guide visitors, and be sustainable as well as expandable.
Wayfinding Kickoff Presentation
Phase I- Wayfinding Initial Analysis
Wayfinding and Signage Flyer
Wayfinding Master Plan
Wayfinding is a means by which people can identify where they are relative to other sites, districts or facilities. It is a system of easily recognizable identifiers that connect people to their surroundings and integrates different geographic areas by letting people know where they are, where the path(s) ahead will lead them, and how they can get there. This system will be designed to project a consistent image (the city's brand), guide visitors, and be sustainable as well as expandable.
Wayfinding Kickoff Presentation
Phase I- Wayfinding Initial Analysis
Wayfinding and Signage Flyer
Wayfinding Master Plan
East Main Street Corridor Plan
Rethinking the East Main Street Corridor: By capitalizing on the existing assets and future potential of the Main Street Campus District, we are working to ensure the resilience of an integral institutional thoroughfare. Techniques such as design standards and pedestrian-oriented development will be employed to enhance the overall physical character and economic vitality of the Campus District.
East Main Campus District Flyer
Rethinking the East Main Street Corridor: By capitalizing on the existing assets and future potential of the Main Street Campus District, we are working to ensure the resilience of an integral institutional thoroughfare. Techniques such as design standards and pedestrian-oriented development will be employed to enhance the overall physical character and economic vitality of the Campus District.
East Main Campus District Flyer
At-Grade Railroad Crossing Study
This study was prepared to evaluate eight mainline at-grade crossings along the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and CSX Railroad through the City of Danville and Village of Catlin. The purpose of the evaluation was to identify the highest priority safety improvements among the studied at-grade crossings. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) has a railway component that targets crossings to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries at public highway- railway crossings through the elimination of hazards and/or the installation of protective devices at crossings.
This study was prepared to evaluate eight mainline at-grade crossings along the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and CSX Railroad through the City of Danville and Village of Catlin. The purpose of the evaluation was to identify the highest priority safety improvements among the studied at-grade crossings. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) has a railway component that targets crossings to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries at public highway- railway crossings through the elimination of hazards and/or the installation of protective devices at crossings.
Quiet Zone Feasibility Study
The DATS Metropolitan Planning Organization has many at-grade mainline railroad crossings with both the CSX Transportation as well as Norfolk Southern railroads. The project will be conducted to develop a strategy to implement a Quiet Zone, along the mainline routes, at certain at-grade rail crossings in the City of Danville and the Village of Catlin.
Below are the Technical Memorandum's from the consultant, URS.
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 2
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 3
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 4
The DATS Metropolitan Planning Organization has many at-grade mainline railroad crossings with both the CSX Transportation as well as Norfolk Southern railroads. The project will be conducted to develop a strategy to implement a Quiet Zone, along the mainline routes, at certain at-grade rail crossings in the City of Danville and the Village of Catlin.
Below are the Technical Memorandum's from the consultant, URS.
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 2
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 3
DATS Quiet Zone Technical Memo 4