2040 Long Range Transportation Plan

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1 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Presented by Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments October 22, 23, and 24, 2013 Liaison for federal transportation funding that goes to local cities and counties Oversees transportation planning and programming to ensure that existing and future expenditures on transportation projects are based on a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process The Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG) has been designated by the State of Iowa as the MPO for the Black Hawk County Metropolitan Area MPO Structure Policy Board, Technical Committee, Enhancement/TAP Committee and Focus Groups 1

2 Voting members of the Policy Board include: Cedar Falls Elk Run Heights Evansdale Gilbertville Hudson Raymond Waterloo Black Hawk County Waterloo Airport Commission MET Transit 2

3 The creation of a Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a product of the transportation planning process The Long Range Transportation Plan serves as a mechanism for the MPO to examine its current transportation networks and assess their adequacy for the existing and future population and economy Includes all types of transportation roads & highway, transit, air, rail, and non-motorized modes This document provides a framework upon which local jurisdictions can base transportation project selection during the annual Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) process Provide for adequate, safe movement of persons and goods Accommodate changing demographics and travel patterns Consider all transportation modes as interacting elements Alleviate potential traffic congestion Address safety issues Facilitate economic growth 3

4 LRTP is updated every five years the last plan was the 2035 LRTP, completed in 2008 Areas of emphasis for the 2040 LRTP: Maintain the existing system very few new construction projects are identified Complete streets design projects to accommodate all modes of transportation For non-motorized accommodations, shift focus from trails/multi-use paths to on-road bicycle accommodations How important are the following planning areas for this document? Not Important Somewhat Important Moderately Important Very Important Adding capacity to roads 17.2% 37.7% 35.3% 9.8% Ongoing maintenance and preservation of 0.3% 5.0% 25.1% 69.6% streets and highways Safety improvements 0.6% 15.2% 35.5% 48.7% Traffic flow improvements 2.7% 15.1% 41.8% 40.4% Improving pedestrian facilities 4.8% 21.4% 37.2% 36.6% Improving on-road bicycle facilities 12.9% 21.9% 29.3% 35.9% Improving off-road bicycle facilities 11.2% 29.7% 33.0% 26.1% Improving local bus service 13.9% 32.8% 32.2% 21.1% Improving intercity bus service 19.8% 33.5% 27.4% 19.2% Improving commercial air service 16.6% 30.5% 29.0% 23.9% Adding passenger rail service 31.4% 26.6% 23.0% 19.0% Improving freight transportation facilities 20.6% 37.5% 33.7% 8.3% 4

5 If you had $100, how would you divide it among these categories? Category April Survey June Meetings Improving roadway surface condition 38.7% 37.6% Sidewalk/Crosswalk construction and maintenance 8.7% 14.0% Multi-use trail construction and maintenance 8.1% 12.4% Improving road corridor aesthetics 5.1% 9.6% Improving traffic flow/decreasing travel time 11.5% 9.2% On-road bicycle accommodation and maintenance 10.4% 6.0% Improving public transportation service or accommodations 11.2% 5.6% Building new major streets or highways 6.2% 5.6% Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 MPO Overview Chapter 3 Roads & Highways Chapter 4 Public Transit Chapter 5 Non-motorized Chapter 6 Intermodal System Chapter 7 Safety and Security Chapter 8 Environmental Analysis Chapter 9 Financial Feasibility Chapter 10 Public Involvement 5

6 The LRTP includes three goals and over 20 objectives for maintaining and improving the transportation system Goals: To provide a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation network for the movement of persons and goods within and through the MPO To promote cost-effective means of meeting transportation needs To promote and enhance economic development and quality of life within the MPO Current and projected socioeconomic data is used to understand the existing and future needs of the transportation system Population projected to grow 0.845% per year between 2010 and 2040 Employment projected to grow 0.972% per year between 2010 and

7 Population Control Totals by Jurisdiction, Actual 2020 Forecast 2030 Forecast 2040 Forecast Cedar Falls 39,260 43,563 48,405 53,857 Elk Run Heights 1,117 1,125 1,130 1,134 Evansdale 4,751 4,806 4,869 4,938 Gilbertville Hudson 2,282 2,551 2,856 3,201 Raymond ,098 Waterloo 68,406 72,212 76,601 81,633 Black Hawk (in MPO) 4,258 4,277 4,299 4,319 MPO Total 121, , , ,056 Data source: Black Hawk County MPO, based on U.S. Census Data and Woods & Poole projections Employment Control Totals by Jurisdiction, Actual 2020 Forecast 2030 Forecast 2040 Forecast Cedar Falls 21,746 23,955 26,387 29,067 Elk Run Heights Evansdale 932 1,027 1,131 1,246 Gilbertville Hudson 1,016 1,119 1,233 1,358 Raymond Waterloo 47,287 52,090 57,380 63,208 Black Hawk (in MPO) MPO Total 72,148 79,476 87,547 96,439 Data source: Infogroup data and local sources 7

8 Estimates and distributes an area s trips across its street and highway network The number of trips is based largely on the area s population and employment activities, which are broken into 902 traffic analysis zones (TAZ) Replicates existing traffic in 2010, then forecasts traffic for interim years of 2020 and 2030 and the Plan horizon of 2040 Enables visualization of which corridors may be likely to have congestion issues in the future Used as an element of project selection and prioritization Projects in the 2040 LRTP are those anticipated to receive federal funding during the life of the Plan Roadway projects must be on federally functionally classified routes (generally major streets and highways) Most are reconstruction, with a few capacity improvements Highway projects are fiscally constrained based on how much funding is anticipated to be available 8

9 The following areas are major considerations in the selection of projects for the 2040 LRTP (this list is not prioritized): Traffic Volume Federal Classification Safety Congestion (existing and future) Connectivity Accessibility Economic Development 9

10 Fiscally constrained plan Includes current Transportation Improvement Program and projects projected to be funded during life of plan (map on previous slide) Illustrative projects Projects that there is not currently enough funding projected to be available for Includes Northeast Industrial Access (study will be underway in FY 2015) Iowa DOT projects Only identified for the next five years Local projects Projects expected to be built by local jurisdictions and/or developers as development occurs for example, Prairie Parkway in Cedar Falls Fixed route ridership increased 22% from 2007 to

11 Public Input Survey What elements of the transit system should be improved? Non-motorized section contains three levels of planned bicycle accommodations Trails (separated from roadway; multi-use) On-road accommodations (such as bike lanes) Shared lane accommodations (such as sharrows or signage) Pedestrian projects are not specifically identified; a detailed Pedestrian Master Plan for the MPO will be underway soon and will likely become an addendum to the LRTP 11

12 Chapter reviews infrastructure and operations of the highway network with regard to freight, as well as rail, pipeline, and air Ensuring adequate infrastructure is in place is important as freight is anticipated to increase, particularly truck and rail Planning Areas Truck: Support continued improvements to the primary highway system such as I-380 and U.S. 63 reconstruction projects Rail: Crossing safety; rail line capacity; explore potential for passenger rail service Pipeline: Security; preparedness for incidents Air: Increasing jet service; Midport America Development 12

13 MPO Intersections Included on the Iowa DOT Top 200 Safety Improvement Candidate Locations List, Crash Data Statewide Ranking City Intersection 13 Cedar Falls IA 58 & Viking Rd. 50 Waterloo University Ave. & Ansborough Ave. 76 Waterloo U.S. 218 & Williston Ave. & W. 18 th St. 96 Cedar Falls IA 58 & Greenhill Rd. 97 Waterloo U.S. 218 & W. 11 th St. 113 Waterloo U.S. 218 & W. 9 th St. 116 Waterloo U.S. 63 & W. Ridgeway Ave. 117 Waterloo Martin Rd. & Ansborough Ave. 131 Waterloo University Ave. & Progress Ave. 155 Waterloo Flammang Dr. & E. San Marnan Dr. Frontage Road 156 Waterloo E. San Marnan Dr. & La Porte Rd. 158 Waterloo Downing Ave. & Ansborough Ave. 186 Waterloo San Marnan Dr. & Kimball Ave. 196 Waterloo U.S. 218 & Shaulis Rd. 200 Waterloo I-380/U.S. 218 & Mitchell Ave. Multi-Disciplinary Safety Team Consists of local and state planning, engineering, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel Discusses safety issues, particular crash locations, legislative priorities, etc. Conducted Incident Management Planning effort for I-380 reconstruction Ranked safety planning issues at 2010 Workshop: Rank Issue 1 Automated Enforcement Red Light Running & Speeding 2 More multi-disciplinary cooperation 3 How to do more with less 4 At-grade expressway intersections 5 Distracted driving 6 Driver, motorcycle continuing education 7 Media interaction and involvement 8 Public officials awareness of traffic safety 9 Impaired drivers 10 Local incident management plan 10 (tie) Low cost improvements utilizing 3R program 13

14 Plan includes high level review of project locations in relation to environmental resources Encourages mitigation of potential impacts by: Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action Compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments Plan includes revenue projections for local and federal funding Projects included in fiscally constrained portion of the plan cannot exceed projected revenues The MPO has programming authority for Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding Total funding projected to be available from : STP: $110,980,813 TAP: $8,648,767 14

15 Focus Groups and Existing Committees Public Input Survey April, 2013 Public Input Meetings June, 2013 October, 2013 INRCOG website Monthly MPO meetings Public Input Meetings October 22, 23, and 24 Formal Comment Period from October 25- November 13 Comments received by November 13 will be provided to the MPO Policy Board Public Hearing to consider adoption of the 2040 LRTP will be at the MPO s November 14 meeting 10:00 a.m. at INRCOG, 229 E. Park Ave., Waterloo 15

16 Questions? The full draft of the 2040 LRTP is available at Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments 229 E. Park Ave. Waterloo, IA Phone (319) Fax (319) Andrea White, Director of Transportation Kyle Durant, Transportation Planner 16