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 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.
This project was developed as part of the Implementation of the Regional Transit Study. An assessment of the potential for a new electric streetcar system was conducted for the city of New Haven. This report examined possible routes and costs for the development of an electric streetcar.
The Regional Transit Study was completed by the South Central Region COG in April 2005. Its purpose was to examine existing transit services and develop strategies for improvements. The study proposed 10 specific strategies and categorized the recommended strategies into high, medium, and low priority groups. This implementation project was established to develop specific implementable applications of four high priority strategies: 1) route simplification, 2) establish a hub system, 3) consolidate/coordinate downtown New Haven shuttles, and 4) establish new flex route services.
This study serves as a next step in the planning process for Guilford Town Center South (TCS) – an area around the Guilford train station that the Town has designated for a future, mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhood. This study builds upon the previous work of the TCS Planning Committee by evaluating and addressing the potential future traffic impacts associated with the planned TCS developments and increased ridership from the Guilford train station.
This report highlights the major activities of the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) during the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
The purpose of this study was to develop a traffic calming plan for East Brown Street to address residents’ concerns related to cut-through traffic and high speeds. This study was conducted as a follow up to the Regional Traffic Calming Study completed by SCRCOG in 2008.
This report reviewed bicycle and pedestrian circulation in the downtown, as defined by the historic Nine Squares. The objective of this project was to develop a short, medium, and long term plan to make bicycling and walking safer, easier, and more accessible as a transportation alternative in downtown New Haven.
Completed in cooperation with CDOT, this study evaluated safety deficiencies and improvement opportunities for interchanges within the Region between Milford and Meriden. This includes a needs assessment study report, which utilized and built upon previous SCRCOG and CDOT studies. Additionally, there is an analysis of existing conditions, future no-build conditions, and viable conceptual safety and operational improvement alternatives for future implementation and construction. The Region’s TransCAD model was updated as part of this study. Please note that this is a large file (about 80 MB) and may take an extended time to download.
On August 13, 2008 R.S Lynch & Company, Inc was engaged by the South Central Regional Council of Governments to Identify and evaluate future solid waste management options for SCRCOG’s 15 member towns.
This 2010 Congestion Management Process (CMP) report represents a continuation of the South Central Regional Council of Governments’ (SCRCOG) effort to better understand the transportation system in the South Central Connecticut region.