Project Description

Sustainable State College is leading the development of a comprehensive mobility plan that will set the framework for active transportation infrastructure and policy improvements within the Borough of State College. Next Generation Safety & Mobility Plan will guide the Borough and relevant stakeholder through the process of developing a safe, reliable, efficient, integrated, and connected multimodal transportation system that best enables access, mobility, sustainability, economic development, and health and well-being for people of all ages and abilities throughout the Borough.

Safety and Mobility Plan Objectives

• Developing a safe, reliable, efficienct, integrated, and connected multimodal transportation system.
• Understanding existing transportation network challenges and opportunities.
• Integrating existing community plans, ordinances, and policies that are relevant to the plan topic areas.
• Identifying and implementing capital improvement projects to support future development.

Topics to Be Addresses

• Traffic Calming
• Curb Management & Parking Strategy
• Micromobility Expansion
• Access to Public Transit
• Capital Projects that Support Multimodal Activity

Public Engagement Opportunities

Developing this Plan will involve engaging with local stakeholders, elected officials, and all residents, workers, students, and travelers in the Borough. We look forward to your involvement in this process. Please contact Jasmine Fields (jfields@statecollegepa.us) with any questions or to get more connected!

The Borough will be hosting five in-person engagement sessions for State College Borough residents this month to gather feedback about the proposed transportation infrastructure improvements and solutions being developed for the Borough. View the upcoming Open Engagament Sessions Flyer.

Neighborhood Association Meetings: The NextGen project management team will hold a series of meetings with the State College Borough Neighborhood Associations to gather feedback on initial ideas for the NextGen plan. Please contact your neighborhood association leader and/or Jasmine Fields (jfields@statecollegepa.us) for more information.

• Monday, 10/23 @5:30-7:00PM, State College Municipal Building, Council Chambers
• Tuesday, 10/24 @12:00-2:00PM, Eric J Barron Innovation Hub, Room 612
• Tuesday, 10/24 @4:00-5:30PM, State College Area High School
• Wednesday, 10/25 @6:30-8:00PM, State College Municipal Building, Council Chambers

View the presentation for the Neighborhood Association Meetings.

Penn State Pop-Up: Stop by the intersection of College and Allen to find out more about the NextGen Plan and chat with members of the project team!

• Wednesday, 10/25 @12:00-2:00PM, Allen Street Gates# Plan Development Phases

Open House Event: The Open House is meant to present all of the feedback the Borough has received and present this information to the community. View the upcoming open house flyer.

• Tuesday, 11/14 @4:30-6:30PM, State College Municipal Building, Council Chambers

Project Phases

Phase 1: Existing Conditions Analysis
Goal: Understanding the Borough's existing transportation network challenges and opportunities for improvement.

• Community Plan and Policy Review
• Multimodal Inventory & Assessment
• Data Collection
• Developing Areas of Concern

Phase 1 Summary: Stakeholder Engagement Session Recording

Phase 2: Recommendations and Implementation
Goal: Identifying strategies and developing concept plans that meet the Borough's transportation goals and objectives.

• Develop Solutions and Recommendations
• Prioritize Projects
• Develop Engineering Toolbox

Phase 3: Final Plan Development
Goal: Compilation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 findings into the comprehensive Next Gen plan.

• Develop Implementation Plan
• Develop Design Concepts
• Comprehensive Mobility Plan adoption