Chapter 4: A Place Built to Last

Policy 4.1: Increase and Connect All Modes of Transportation.

Strategy 4.1a: Increase the resiliency of Groton’s transportation infrastructure to reduce vulnerability to flooding and climate-related impacts by conducting an inventory of flood-prone transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and culverts, using local knowledge, past event data, and modeling tools to identify at-risk roadway infrastructure.

Strategy 4.1b: Integrate resilience considerations into all roadway and trail infrastructure improvement planning and development review processes, especially for infrastructure located within FEMA flood zones or coastal high hazard areas.

Strategy 4.1c: Construct appropriate road and trail connections and consolidate access points as development occurs.

Strategy 4.1d: Develop an access management plan for key corridors, such as Routes 1 and 12—developing recommendations, such as consolidating driveways, limiting curb cuts, controlling left-turn access, and exploring the potential for roundabouts—to reduce conflict points and improve safety.

Strategy 4.1e: Advocate for the Shore Line East (SLE) extension to Groton and work with state and regional stakeholders to build on the Eastern CT Corridor Rail and Transit Feasibility Study.

Policy 4.2: Ease Traffic Congestion and Expand Multimodal Transportation and Parking Options in the Mystic Area to Support Tourism, Economic Development, and Quality of Life

Strategy 4.2a: Work with Stonington on creative solutions to facilitate the movement of tourists and residents between destinations on both sides of the Mystic River and to reduce vehicle congestion. This could include a bike share program, trolley service, water taxi, or coordinated signage systems, for example.

Strategy 4.2b: To fund multi-modal improvements, establish a Parking & Transportation Fund, as recommended in the Mystic Parking Study, to reinvest revenues from parking meters, permits, fines, and in-lieu fees into the ongoing maintenance of parking infrastructure and the development of multimodal improvements.

Policy 4.3: Foster Sustainable, Resilient, and Adaptable Infrastructure that Ensures Uninterrupted Access to Essential Services, such as Water, Sewer, Electricity, Broadband, etc.

Strategy 4.3a: Develop a comprehensive study and plan to improve the resiliency of local utilities and other infrastructure. Invest in increased resilience of wastewater and stormwater collection and treatment systems, including through flood proofing. Consider options for a more resilient electrical system, such as burying these utilities whenever possible and establishing more microgrids.

Strategy 4.3b: Conduct a baseline energy audit for all major Town buildings, facilities and vehicles and track changes over time. Invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy for Town buildings, facilities, and vehicles and factor in the longer-term benefits of such investments versus any short-term savings of investing in less efficient and renewable alternatives.

Strategy 4.3c: The Town will serve as a clearinghouse of information on local, state, and federal resources to help individual homeowners and business owners invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits on their properties.

Strategy 4.3d: Work with local broadband providers to ensure high speed internet access for the approximately 6% of Groton households currently lacking it.

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