INTRODUCTION
The following series of maps illustrate the methodology being utilized to understand the travel patterns of the existing Cornell commuting population. The maps will be supplemented, and if appropriate, adjusted with information obtained in two separate web-based surveys regarding commuting patterns of faculty, staff and students; actual traffic counts; public input received at one bike/pedestrian workshop and two neighborhood workshops; and other sources, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the Cornell commuting population. The existing conditions provide a baseline for assessing the potential transportation impacts of future hypothetical population growth on the Cornell campus.

HOME LOCATIONS – Faculty, Staff & Graduate Students
The Home Locations map illustrates actual home locations of faculty and staff and graduate and professional students who have registered for transit passes or parking permits. As such, it presents a fairly accurate picture of where the Cornell commuters live and the direction of approach.

TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS
The Transportation Corridors map illustrates the primary commuter routes used to travel to the Cornell University campus. A transportation corridor analysis will be conducted for these primary commuter routes as described in the Final Scope for the t-GEIS. The purpose of the transportation corridor analysis is to estimate the order of magnitude increases in traffic that might result from a range of hypothetical Cornell population growth scenarios, primarily to determine the need for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) but also to assess any impacts on travel conditions. The transportation corridor analysis will include:

• road classification
• number of lanes
• presence of curbs or shoulders
• medians
• turn lanes
• on-street parking
• signal spacing
• access control
• sidewalks/paths
• pedestrian crossings
• bike facilities
• bus routes and stops
• grades/curves/safety hazards
• designated truck/construction traffic routes
• daily traffic and volume-to-capacity ratio

TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS AND LIVABILITY
Many of the transportation corridors identified as primary commuter routes travel through residential areas. Travel through a residential area presents additional concerns from the neighborhood perspective. Those sections of the commuter routes that pass through a residential area are noted on this diagram, and are outlined in green. A neighborhood livability analysis will be conducted for those routes outlined in green. The purpose of this analysis is to assess potential impacts of additional Cornell generated traffic on the safety and amenity of residents along major access routes to and from the Cornell campus. The neighborhood analysis will include consideration of:

• land uses and density
• street widths
• building setbacks
• streetscape aesthetics
• known historic and archaeological resources where relevant
• problematic sections of road
• roadway shoulderssidewalks and bicycle routes and facilities
• vehicular travel
• parking
• vehicular speed (where data available)
• safety
• bus routes and facilities
• service, delivery and construction routes

ADDITIONAL STREETS FOR LIVABILITY ANALYSIS
In addition to the primary commuter routes, residential streets have been identified that are the routes at the neighborhood level that may be utilized by some commuters. These additional routes through neighborhoods are shown in green and will also be evaluated for livability and character as described in the previous section.

STREETS TO BE ANALYZED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY
This diagram illustrates only those streets to be considered from a neighborhood livability standpoint. All streets to be analyzed for neighborhood livability are shown on this diagram.

 

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