Burlington County Route 38 Corridor - Land Use Management Plan
Group Melvin Design was hired to create a Land Use Management Plan for the Route 38 corridor, as part of a larger, multi-disciplinary team. This plan is based upon work that identified issues and problems, opportunity areas, and potential “smart growth” alternatives, particularly mixed-use centers. The plan proposes a Transect classification system, which classifies all land by its suitability for different types and levels of development.
Within Burlington County, Route 38 runs for about 15 miles between Maple Shade and Southampton. Much of the development in the corridor has been in the form of low-density commercial strip development, characterized by proximity to the roadway, multiple driveways, and inadequate street connectivity and alternative travel routes. Burlington County would like to maintain and increase economic development in the corridor, but it is concerned about the impacts of additional commercial strip development.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and Burlington County began the Route 38 Smart Growth Planning Initiative, in order to prepare a comprehensive and coordinated approach to land use and transportation planning in the corridor. The basic objective was to prepare a plan that would accommodate future development potential while addressing and mitigating the negative impacts of development upon Route 38 and the surrounding transportation network.
Within Burlington County, Route 38 runs for about 15 miles between Maple Shade and Southampton. Much of the development in the corridor has been in the form of low-density commercial strip development, characterized by proximity to the roadway, multiple driveways, and inadequate street connectivity and alternative travel routes. Burlington County would like to maintain and increase economic development in the corridor, but it is concerned about the impacts of additional commercial strip development.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and Burlington County began the Route 38 Smart Growth Planning Initiative, in order to prepare a comprehensive and coordinated approach to land use and transportation planning in the corridor. The basic objective was to prepare a plan that would accommodate future development potential while addressing and mitigating the negative impacts of development upon Route 38 and the surrounding transportation network.