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The Village of Pittsford Comprehensive Planning Committee hosted a charrette to gather public input regarding pertinent issues within the Village. After the charrette, the Comprehensive Planning Committee reviewed the findings and summarized them into several documents. Many of the ideas and recommendations relate to parking and transportation within the Village of Pittsford. The Comprehensive Plan is a plan for the Village and the residents and should incorporate the visions and issues that are determined by Village residents. They have been compiled below and reference particular areas of the preceding chapter to show how the charrette ideas were incorporated into this document.

Table 8-13 Comprehensive Planning Committee Summary - Infrastructure
Village of Pittsford

Issue	Recommendation	ChapterReference
Schoen Place Redevelopment	Study Relocation, one way traffic, parking, sidewalks, signage, gateways, traffic signals at both ends, zoning, vacant building development, bikeways	8.4.2
Village lacks an identity and is not currently considered a "destination" to those traveling through it	Banners with different themes should be hung from light poles, signifying events, etc.	8.4.2
Congestion discourages participation in Village events and activities and existing public transportation is commuter oriented	A public transportation system within the Village should link major institutions with all other areas of the Village	8.4.1.3
The setbacks of buildings along the street in the Commercial District vary, creating unappealing and inconsistent aesthetic conditions	Require future expansions and renovations to adhere to set backs furnished by the Village	8.4.2
No connecting pedestrian bridge across the canal.	Construct a bridge over the canal.	8.4.1.8
Existing vehicular bridges over the Erie Canal have five-foot sidewalks which create hazardous conditions for pedestrians	Construct new walkways on bridges, abandon existing walkways	8.4.1.8
Residential streets are used as "shortcuts", increasing traffic and noise	Construct rumble-strips and erect signage at each intersection of all residential streets	8.4.1.2
Access to the Canal Towpath Trail is difficult from Monroe Avenue due to heavy traffic	Provide access from the Towpath in the form of circular ramps	8.4.1.2
Parking capacity may be expanded by changing to diagonal parking scheme	Adopt diagonal parking at specific sites within the Village	8.3.4
Private parking lots are underutilized	Adopt a "Model Parking Agreement" w/ voluntary involvement	8.3.4
People choose to avoid Village businesses due to parking difficulties; determine supply and demand for parking in Village CBD; adopt alternative parking plans	Determine supply and demand for parking and adopt parking plan; consider parking garage in CBD	8.3.4
There is currently a lack of data on supply and demand of parking in the Village	Conduct a study to determine parking need for both current and future conditions	8.3.4
Parking requirements in private lots discourage use; no fees create disincentive to turn over spaces	Ensure parking ordinance is sensible; establish meters	8.3.1
Private business owners park in prime locations, creating congestion and inhibiting access	Private businesses should agree on designated parking areas for staff	8.3.1
Lack of sufficient street furniture makes Village less attractive to visitors and residents	Approve new curbing, tree planting and purchase street furniture	8.4.2
Street lighting in the Village is inadequate in some areas, creating an appearance of an unsafe environment	Extend Village Street Lighting System to all public areas	8.4.2
Crosswalks are not adequately marked and additional crosswalks are needed in some areas	Upgrade existing crosswalks and install new crosswalks	8.4.1.8
There is a lack of defined limits or boundaries to and from the Village; there are no Village Gateways	Determine features that should be improved to better represent Village	8.4.2
Increase safety measures at the Four Corners Pedestrian Crossing	Remove right turn lanes and create four way stop during business hours at the Four Corners	8.4.1.8
Existing Village streets are over congested because people are unaware of faster alternative routes around Village	Educate motorists of faster alternate routes and/or designate alternate thru truck route around the Village	8.4.1.8
The intersection of Golf Avenue and Washington Road is unsafe because it does not meet at a right angle, but is gently angled	Reconstruct the intersection so the streets meet at a "near" right angle to form a "T"	8.4.2
Traffic speeds through the Village create unsafe conditions for vehicular traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists	Introduce and implement traffic calming devices - planting, signage, curbs, striping, lighting, etc.	8.4.2
Dangerous condition on West Jefferson Road to the retirement home	Paint left turn lane; decrease speed limit to 30 MPH in areas; narrow lanes on Jefferson; stripe parking along athletic fields; add "children at play" signs	8.4.2
Additional new traffic stoplights are needed at specific intersections within the Village	Consider adding stoplights at designated intersections	8.4.2

Source: Village Charrette Summary and Recommendations - Comprehensive Planning Committee