Village of Geneseo Circulation, Accessibility, and Parking Study

Village of Geneseo
Alternatives to Improve Circulation, Parking, Safety and Aesthetics
Route 39 / North Street / Court Street Corridor
The promotional efforts of LATS and SUNY Geneseo Student and Campus Life Office have been
effective. Since 2003, bus ridership has grown dramatically from 40,410 riders to 161,510 in 2009 as
summarized in Table 8. During that period, the number of student residential parking permits has
decreased from 2,292 to 1,006.
Table 8. Livingston Area Transit Service (LATS) Bus Service Ridership in Geneseo
Year
Local Daily
Weekends
to Rochester
Total
2003‐2004 36,590 3,820 40,410
2004‐2005 61,829 4,378 66,207
2005‐2006 82,320 5,613 87,933
2006‐2007 104,899 7,155 112,054
2007‐2008 133,337 6,726 140,063
2008‐2009 152,732 8,778 161,510
Source: Livingston Area Transit Service (LATS)
Placement and design of new bus shelter facilities within the corridor would need to be
consistent with the historic or residential character of the corridor. LATS has recently installed a bus
shelter on Court Street within the corridor.
It should also be noted that the Geneseo Central School District operates school buses in the
corridor. North, Court, Lima and Main Street are all on the school system’s bus routes.
Bicycle
There were no counts taken of bicycles in the corridor, nor did traffic counters notice any
bicycle circulation patterns in the study area. However, an assessment of bike facilities was
completed.
Currently, there is one bike rack on Main Street with four spaces next to Key Bank. In order to
promote biking for recreation and transportation to work and school, additional bike racks would
be necessary.
The Bicycle Coalition of Massachusetts provides data on bicycle parking requirements for
various communities throughout the United States. Most communities cited by the Coalition
provide a minimum number of bicycle spaces equal to between 5 and 10 percent of the amount of
parking supplied at new commercial developments.
Geneseo is a historic center that is already developed. However, using the same ratios,
Geneseo’s Main Street area would need between 27 and 54 bicycle rack “parking” spaces to satisfy
bicycle parking requirements in other communities.
There was one bicycle safety issue in the corridor noted by the steering committee. The widths
of sewer grate openings on Court Street were wider than standard bike tire.
22 Existing Conditions, Plans and Public Input