The Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), in partnership with the City of Lexington's Division of Planning, is seeking proposals from qualified professional planning firms to complete a coordinated corridor land use plan and transportation study for US 27 / Nicholasville Rd from downtown Lexington to the southern Fayette County line.

The primary purpose of the study is to identify how incremental densification of the corridor relates to phased mass transit improvements with the ultimate goal of bus rapid transit (BRT) viability. Consulting firms or teams must also include qualified engineering support.

The selected consultant will:

• Identify opportunities for intensifying residential and mixed land uses along the corridor.
• Identify potential impacts and solutions for transit, non-motorized and vehicular travel that will result from more intensive land uses.
• Estimate the costs and recommend phasing of needed transportation improvements and their relationship to densification thresholds.
• Prepare a detailed regulatory framework for implementing the plan including site specific land use recommendations and corridor-based design guidelines and/or standards.
• Facilitate public and stakeholder engagement.

Submittal deadline: July 23, 2019

Full LFUCG RFP filing requirements: https://lexingtonky.ionwave.net/CurrentSourcingEvents.aspx.

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