460 Business Bike/Pedestrian/Transit Study
UPDATED 9/3/24: This page provides an overview of the 460 Business Bike/Pedestrian/Transit Study. Effective November 2023, this Task Order with RK&K was for a corridor study along approximately 2.5 miles of Route 460 Business (North Franklin Street/South Main Street) from Route 114/Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg to Industrial Park Road in Blacksburg. The need for this corridor study was identified due to the growing need for bicycle infrastructure and pedestrian accommodations along this route, with a lack of sidewalks, bike lanes, or other accommodations in this corridor.
Development along this corridor has accelerated in recent years and will likely continue with planning for the New River Valley Passenger Rail station planned in Christiansburg, as well as other residential, retail, and healthcare industry growth. The goal of the study was to identify a multimodal approach, focused on bicycle, pedestrian, and transit users, to improving the transportation network along Route 460 Business and connections to adjacent transportation facilities, including the Huckleberry Trail, the pedestrian bridge over the 460 Bypass, bicycle infrastructure, and various pedestrian facilities connecting to downtown Blacksburg and Christiansburg. This scope assumed the Study effort took approximately one year to complete.
A public Input session was held Thursday, April 25, 4-6 pm at the New River Community College, Christiansburg Site located at 782 New River Road NW, Suite 400, Room 149. Follow these links to see the public meeting materials, including the corridor map, 8 section maps (A: Uptown, B: Marketplace, C: Corning, D: Merrimac, E: Jennelle, F: Hospital, G: Interchange, H: VT-CRC), and a comment sheet - PDF version, a comment sheet - Word version, which are also available for review at the offices the New River Valley MPO. The ability to provide written comments was provided at the meeting, via USPS to the NRV MPO’s office, located at 755 Roanoke St. Ste. 2I, Christiansburg, VA 24073, or via e-mail, 460study@rkk.com, with reference “460 Study PH Comments” in the subject line. Comments for this study were received until 5:00 PM, May 9, 2024.
Updated 10/14/24: 2nd MEETING: The 2nd public meeting was held Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 4-6 pm at the Joseph W. Meredith Training & Event Center located 1691 Innovation Drive, Suite 1025. More details are in the News section here: https://www.nrvmpo.com/news/460-business-bike-pedestrian-study-ex28n; meeting materials are at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0d368d555bec4f33bf690f37a6195061
Written comments were accepted at the meeting, via USPS to the NRV MPO’s office, located at 755 Roanoke St. Ste. 2I, Christiansburg, VA 24073, or via e-mail, 460study@rkk.com, with reference “460 Study PH Comments” in the subject line. Comments for this study were to be received until 5:00 PM, Sept 21, 2024.
UPDATED 12/13/24: A draft October 2024 Draft Summary Memo was created.
12/17/24: The latest files are on RK&K page - Final Study with compressed versions of the memo and individual appendices available as well.
The next step is for the TAC to review and then forward their recommendation to the Policy Board for approval.
Route 460 Business Corridor Study ad, 9/24
9/5/24 public meeting participants