REGIONAL ARTERIALS PLAN. Process WE ARE HERE

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1 Process WE ARE HERE

2 Vision and Goals Vision: Goals: To facilitate a framework for the realization of a broad set of mobility choices that are safe, convenient, reliable, resilient, and efficient and that promote equitable prosperity, region-wide connectivity, economic development, and healthy communities. Safety. Improve safety for arterial road users. Mobility Improve network connectivity to reduce travel times and distance as well as evacuation and emergency response. Economy, Equity, and Health Foster a system that promotes prosperity and vitality for our communities. Growth Manage future growth more effectively. Environment As part of CAMPO s Platinum Planning Program, the locally driven approach to longrange planning, recommendations from this plan can be used in the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan. Protect and preserve the environment Multimodal Design multimodally to provide more transportation choices to move people and goods. Objectives for the Regional Arterials Plan can be found in the project brochure.

3 Introduction Purpose: To build on local planning efforts and take a regional focus on roadways that serve as major corridors, identifying concepts and improvements for roadways that play a vital role in connecting people and places and supporting freight and evacuation traffic What is an arterial? Roadway that connects to freeways, local streets, and destinations Smaller than a major freeway, such as IH 35, or tollway, such as US 183A, but larger than a local neighborhood street Why are they important? Arterials serve large cities and small communities Can provide for short trips in more urban areas and longer distance travel in more urban areas Existing Arterial Network Parmer Lane SH 21 FM 969

4 Population and Employment Estimated Total Population Additional People in 2045 Estimated Total Jobs Additional Jobs in 2045

5 Regional Case Studies CAMPO studied the arterial networks in several other regions around the country to determine best practices for network development. Regions were chosen for case studies based on similarities to our current or projected CAMPO Region Las Vegas Region conditions and needs. Case study regions include: Phoenix Metro Oklahoma City Metro Las Vegas Metro San Jose Metro When selecting case study regions CAMPO considered: Current and future population Types of employment/ workforce Types and amounts of transportation modes Southwest region Auto-centric development patterns Environmental and manmade barriers Population: 2,162,631 Population: 2,204,079 San Jose Region Oklahoma City Region Population: 1,998,463 Population: 1,373,211 Phoenix Region Population: 4,737,270

6 Case Study Corridors In addition to studying arterial networks in peer regions, CAMPO is examining several individual arterials to identify how they function independently and within their respective regions Case Study Corridors: Camelback Road, Phoenix* Wurzbach Parkway, San Antonio Euclid Avenue, Cleveland* Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas CA 111, Coachella Valley* Sea-to-Sky Highway, BC* San Tomas Expressway, San Jose* North 1st St, San Jose Keystone Parkway, Indianapolis US 60, Grand Ave, Phoenix Metrics Analyzed: Lane configuration and suitability for plan area Roadway function within local context Average Daily Traffic (ADT) for corridors Users of the corridors Safety features Built form & land use Connections with other regions Supporting network * Cross-section shown below Sea-to-Sky Highway

7 Case Studies Key Takeaways CAMPO Region Findings The CAMPO region has several environmental and man-made barriers to mobility, including: Railroad and river crossings Highway infrastructure Varied topography Our region lacks sufficient arterials, which increases reliance on limited access roadways (freeways, tollways) River Crossings: Briarcliff, TX to Lago Vista, TX (Burnet and Travis Counties) (Source: Google Maps) National Findings How do we compare? Like peer regions, we lack connectivity in several areas Our region has a similar balance of transportation modes to peer regions, including rates of transit and active transportation use The CAMPO region has lower density than most peer regions, except for Oklahoma City All regions studied are moving toward more regional distribution of employment Our network lacks support for long-distance trips compared to other networks

8 Context Zones and Design Types Recommendations for design and improvements vary based on the context surrounding a roadway. Many arterials in our region pass through several context zones. Downtown Austin, TX Downtown Taylor, TX The Domain, Austin, TX South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX Main Street, Downtown Bastrop, TX Parmer Lane (from N Lamar Blvd to MoPac Expy), Austin, TX Burnet Road (from Koenig to US 183), Austin, TX RM 1431 (from IH-35 to A.W. FM 1660 (from FM 973 to SH 95) Grimes Blvd (FM 1460)) SH 95 (from Taylor to Coupland) SH 21 (from FM 969 to the Colorado River) Williams Drive (IH-35 to Serenada Drive), Georgetown, TX Undivided arterials are two-way roads not separated by physical barriers. They are rarely more than five lanes across. RR 12 is an example of an undivided arterial. Divided arterials are two-way roads that are separated by physical barriers such as raised medians and safety barricades. Parmer Lane is an example of a divided arterial. One-way arterials are roads that enable vehicles to move in only one direction. These arterials sometimes include one-way pairs where opposing traffic flows exist as two independent and parallel roads. Guadalupe and Lavaca Street in downtown Austin are examples of a one-way pair. One-way roads can also be found surrounding court houses in some rural areas. Boulevard arterials are roads with through-lanes in the center of the road and local lanes on the outer edge of the road. The through-lanes can be separated by a physical barrier. Local lanes are always physically separated from through-lanes and provide access to local destinations.

9 Test Case Corridors Test case corridors were chosen considering the following elements: Transportation modes Roadway cross-sections Adjacent network Traffic volumes Safety and operations Access management methods Environmental considerations and barriers CAMPO-defined context zones Intersection design Economic development and place IH 35 to US 290 Llano County Line to IH 35 US 290 to SH 80 US 290 to FM 1431

10 2045 Population with Gaps

11 Arterial Network with Gaps After analyzing the existing roadway network in the region through technical data and input from local governments and the community, CAMPO identified gaps, or areas in need of additional connectivity. Environmental / Protected Area

12 Next Steps Plan Development WE ARE HERE DISCOVER EARLY 2018 RECOMMEND LATE 2018 REPORT EARLY 2019 Gather community input and technical data on existing conditions Continue to use community input and technical data to develop recommendations that address local needs Use feedback collected on recommendations to finalize and report Implementation All recommendations from the study may be implemented by one project sponsor or through partnership between TxDOT and local governments.