Plans and Reports
Below is a compilation of plans and reports, organized by fiscal year, completed through SCRCOG. Please click on a year to view the relevant reports. A report can be downloaded by clicking on its title.
This manual focuses on unified response to highway incidents on limited-access highways in the State of Connecticut. It serves as a reminder of the available resources and interagency collaboration considerations. It is intended to reduce confusion, reduce potential conflicts, and facilitate communication among agencies responding to incidents.
This manual focuses on unified response to highway incidents on limited-access highways in the State of Connecticut. It serves as a reminder of the available resources and interagency collaboration considerations. It is intended to reduce confusion, reduce potential conflicts, and facilitate communication among agencies responding to incidents.
The focus of the study was on the area bounded by Quinnipiac Avenue to the east, State Street to the west, Middletown Avenue / Foxon Boulevard (Route 80) to the north and US Route 1 (US1) (Water Street / Forbes Avenue) to the south. The executive summary is available here.
The Route 22 Corridor Planning Study was initiated by the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) to identify and address existing transportation needs and deficiencies in the Route 22 study area in response to increasing traffic demands and growing safety concerns along State and local roadways.
The primary purpose of this study is to analyze and quantify the shortcomings of the spot improvements implemented over the years, and initiate a comprehensive corridor-wide improvement program aimed at enhancing traffic capacity and safety while promoting alternative modes of transportation along the U.S. Route 5 corridor and to address the existing and projected needs of the communities in this vital corridor.
Desman Associates with Clough Harbour Associates were selected by the Milford Transit District to conduct a Parking Site Feasibility Study for a 500 space parking structure to serve the Milford Railroad Station.
This study examines how the existing network of transit services in the South Central Region currently works and to develop strategies to improve transit and address the Region’s future transit needs.
The Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was prepared by Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc., in association with Clough Harbour & Associates, LLP, for the South Central Regional Council of Governments. The purpose of the Plan was to provide a conceptual framework for increasing the desirability and effectiveness of bicycle and pedestrian facilities as a viable mode of transportation within the region.
The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) in cooperation with the City of New Haven has undertaken the New Haven Truck Route Study in an effort to develop a strategy for directing truck traffic to use appropriate routes while traveling through or within the city. The study’s purpose was to define existing truck route conditions within the City of New Haven and develop a truck routing program to manage and limit the impact of general commercial and non-local truck traffic through the city’s residential streets.
A Traffic Operations Center (TOC) to be operated by the New Haven Department of Traffic and Parking is recommended to facilitate corridor operations in the New Haven area. While management of traffic in connection with the Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program is an initial function, the TOC will serve to manage operations after construction is complete.
Traffic signal timing plans were developed for 39 intersections that were identified by SCRCOG, the City of New Haven and the Consultant as listed in Table 1 and shown in Figure 1. Four timing plans were developed for 35 of the intersections. A single emergency timing plan was developed for four of the intersections. The timing plans for 21 of the intersections were input to the central traffic control computer located in the City of New Haven, and observed and monitored in the field.
The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) has prepared this Traffic Calming Resource Guide to assist its member communities. The goal of this guide is to be a “go to†resource for each municipality as they plan and implement traffic calming. The guide is presented in a three-ring binder format that can be easily modified as necessary to support the individual municipal traffic calming programs and initiatives.
The purpose of this study was to work with the SCRCOG, City of New Haven, and stakeholder groups in the Downtown and Wooster Square neighborhoods to determine the transportation benefits of re-opening Fair Street between Union Street and Olive Street. Due to the closure of Fair Street, motorists do not have a direct connection from Downtown to the Wooster Square neighborhood.
This planning study was initiated by a recent Town-wide Transportation Study that recommended that Route 146 (Main Street) from U.S. Route 1 (West Main Street) to the Branford Town Green be improved to reduce traffic speeds, provide a safer and more comfortable environment, and provide a more welcoming gateway into Branford.
The South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) on behalf of the City of New Haven and Town of Hamden commissioned the Route 10 Corridor Study to develop a set of recommendations for the corridor that will address existing corridor needs and deficiencies, and help support each municipalities’ long-term vision for transportation and land use in the corridor. This study includes a detailed assessment of the existing transportation system and land use conditions; a future traffic conditions assessment; and a comprehensive recommendations plan that the participating municipalities and SCRCOG can utilize as a guide to prioritize and program future improvement projects.
The purpose of this Access Management Plan is to propose strategies for the use of access management tools to help preserve and enhance the capacity and safety of travel in the North Main Street corridor in Branford, Connecticut. The corridor includes North Main Street from its intersection with Main Street (Route 146), West Main Street, and the Branford Connector to its eastern merge with East Main Street.
The South Central Regional Plan of Conservation and Development is a general guide for land use conservation and development for the 15 town region comprised of Bethany, Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. This report was amended on July 21,2009. A version without maps is available here for quicker downloads.