VT H0834

Municipalities may adopt speed limits below 25 mph in designated downtown centers, village centers, and "thickly settled districts" (areas at least one-fifth mile long with structures averaging 200 feet or less apart).

Parking is prohibited within 20 feet of crosswalks (15 feet where curb extensions exist), though municipalities may establish different distances by ordinance, permit commercial vehicle loading/unloading, or allow bicycle/scooter parking near crosswalks.

Center turn lanes may no longer be used for overtaking and passing other vehicles traveling in the same direction; use is restricted to preparing for left turns or when officially designated for same-direction traffic.

The Agency of Transportation must adopt a Vermont State supplement to the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) through administrative rulemaking, with a report due January 15, 2027 on collaboration with municipalities and regional planning commissions.

A Class 1 Town Highway Task Force is created to study opportunities for reclassifying State highways in downtown and village centers as class 1 town highways, with a report due January 15, 2027; a separate study on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure barriers is due December 31, 2027.