Multimodal Transportation Master Plan

What is the Multimodal Transportation Master Plan?

The Multimodal Norfolk Transportation Master Plan is a plan to expand travel choices for Norfolk’s residents, businesses, and visitors. It's a plan to ensure the city’s transportation investments support its land use and economic development strategies. The plan supports Norfolk’s vision for a safe and prosperous city with a 21st century economy and workforce.

The final Multimodal Transportation Master Plan includes:graphical text box stating "Norfolk’s Multimodal Transportation Master Plan will tie together all the ways we travel – by foot, bus, bike, scooter or car – into a single plan to make sure they all work together more safely and comfortably."

  • A citywide Multimodal System Plan
  • A new Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan that builds on the 2015 Strategic Bike Plan
  • A new framework for designing projects on multimodal corridors
  • A new process for evaluating projects to reflect the Multimodal Norfolk goals
  • A new framework for managing curb space
  • Recommendations for evaluating new technology solutions
  • A multimodal needs assessment
  • A program of projects and resource allocation plan for implementationMultimodal text box 3 Opens in new window

Read the Final Multimodal Transportation Master Plan

The final Multimodal Transportation Master Plan is available under the Project Resources & Documents page. Take a look! Questions or comments? Email the Multimodal Norfolk project team at norfolktransit@norfolk.gov.

What is a Multimodal System Plan?

The first step in the Multimodal Norfolk process was to develop a Multimodal System Plan - a layering of the transportation networks and land uses to understand how they work together as a system. The following videos explain the concepts in a Multimodal System Plan and how the maps for Norfolk’s Multimodal System Plan were developed.  

What is a Multimodal System Plan?  Part 1: Multimodal Districts and Multimodal Centers (5:49) – Learn the basic concepts of a Multimodal System Plan and how Norfolk’s Multimodal Districts and Multimodal Centers were identified.

What is a Multimodal System Plan?  Part 2: Multimodal Corridors (5:06) – Learn about the different types of Multimodal Corridors and how they serve different roles in the transportation system.


What is a Multimodal System Plan?  Part 3: Modal Emphasis (7:50) – Learn about Modal Emphasis and its role in corridor design.

View the Final Multimodal System Maps

The final multimodal system maps are available in Appendix A in the final Multimodal Transportation Master Plan under the Project Resources & Documents page.