Birmingham 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

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1 Birmingham 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) The Long Range Transportation Plan for the Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Area Prepared by the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham Staff to the MPO st Avenue North, Suite 200 Birmingham, Alabama Phone: (205) Fax (205) April 2010

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3 Summary Information Public Involvement Meeting, April 21, 2010 For 2035 Birmingham Regional Transportation Plan, Rebalanced FY Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Determination 2035 Birmingham Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) As a condition to the receipt of federal transportation project funds, each metropolitan area, under the auspices of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) must prepare a transportation plan addressing no less than a 20-year planning horizon. The transportation plan must include both long-range and short-range strategies and actions that lead to the development of an integrated multimodal transportation system to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in addressing current and future transportation demand. A current 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan was adopted by the Birmingham MPO in August 2005, with amendments in March 2006 and November A 2035 Birmingham Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), February 2010, has been developed to include the following Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. State of the Region 3. Goals and Objectives 4. Transportation System Needs Assessment 5. Transportation Investment Strategy 6. Financial Plan 7. Environmental Considerations 8. Plan Implementation The document is located at Upcoming Events and summarized in the accompanying enclosures. FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) The Transportation Improvement Program is a short-range plan that applies funding to projects drawn from the Regional Transportation Plan. A FY Transportation Improvement Program was adopted in September 2007 and has been rebalanced yearly for each upcoming fiscal year. Revisions to the FY Birmingham TIP are being proposed in order to ensure the amount of funding for programmed projects does not exceed expected revenues. SAFETEA-LU requires that the cost of projects not exceed levels of funding committed or reasonably expected to 1

4 be available. The rebalancing is done by the ALDOT for state funded projects and by the MPO for Surface Transportation Program (STPBH) and Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program (CMAQ) projects. Projects included in the STPBH and CMAQ programs advance the MPO s goals of improving travel conditions for all modes of transportation. Funding is included for transit, paratransit, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, multiuse trails and roadway improvements. Funding is also included for continued CommuteSmart activities, Air Quality activities and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects. A proposed rebalanced FY2010 Transportation Improvement Program for FY TIP is located at Upcoming Events and summarized in the accompanying enclosures. Transportation Air Quality Conformity Transportation conformity determination is an analytical process required of MPOs pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Under the metropolitan planning requirements, projects cannot be approved, funded or advanced through the planning process or implemented unless those projects are in a fiscally constrained and conforming Regional Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program. The Clean Air Act requires the State to develop a State Implementation Plan that addresses each pollutant for which the State fails to meet the air quality standards. The State Implementation Plan indicates how the State intends to meet the standards on schedules prescribed in the Clean Air Act. In the Birmingham area, Jefferson and Shelby counties are in attainment for the eight-hour ozone standard but are in non-attainment for the Particle Pollution (PM2.5) standard. Transportation officials are responsible for finding ways to reduce emissions from on-road mobile sources, such as card and trucks linked to highway and transportation infrastructure. An emissions reduction target for mobile (transportation) sources, approved by the Environmental Projection Agency, is referred to as a motor vehicle emissions budget. This budget represents the highest level or ceiling of emissions allowed from all highway projects included in the Long-Range Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program. The charts depicted in the accompanying enclosures show that emissions from transportation projects included in the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan fall well within the emissions budget. A 2009 Air Quality Conformity Determination Report is located at Upcoming Events. 2

5 Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Orgnization (MPO) An agreement, executed in February 1982 and amended in December 1991 and May 1995, exists for the purpose of administering the urban transportation planning process in the Birmingham Urbanized Area under Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and Environmental Protection Agency Programs. The agreement is among: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) 3

6 Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) MPO Subcommittee The purpose of the MPO Subcommittee is to provide recommendations to the MPO related to the MPO responsibilities. The MPO Subcommittee shall conduct activities that result in an action by the MPO concerning any of these legal responsibilities. It may also at times confer with the RPC Board of Directors. Transportation Technical Committee This committee makes recommendations to the MPO regarding the documents and materials necessary for the MPO endorsements and recommendations to the MPO regarding the elements of the metropolitan planning process necessary to meet the requirements for certification. It assists the RPCGB, where possible, in the development of specific program solutions to area wide needs as identified through community research and public meetings. Transportation Citizens Committee This committee makes recommendations to the MPO regarding the documents and materials necessary for the MPO annual endorsement. They make recommendations to the MPO regarding the elements of the urban transportation planning process necessary to meet the requirements for certification. They assist the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, where possible, in the development of specific program solutions to area wide needs as identified through community research and public meetings. They coordinate transportation planning activities related to public transit with the Transit Advisory Committee of Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority. 4

7 Plan Contents Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - Presents the introduction to the RTP. Chapter 2: STATE OF THE REGION - Presents the State of the Region in terms of growth and development trends, and how these changes have and continue to influence transportation demands in the Birmingham metropolitan planning area. Additionally, Chapter 2 describes existing transportation systems, including all surface transportation travel modes for people and freight. Chapter 3: RTP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - Presents the RTP goals and objectives. Chapter 4: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEEDS ASSESSMENT - Presents an assessment of transportation needs and demands within in the metropolitan planning area over the twenty-five (25) years from various directions including the travel demand model, freight needs and intermodal considerations, community input, and other factors (including Environmental Justice and NEPA). Chapter 5: TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT STRATEGY - Presents the actual transportation plan, identifying transportation strategies and proposed programs and projects. This would include strategies to improve system operations and expand capacity. It also cuts across multiple travel modes and addresses issues related to non-motorized travel, incident and emergency response, public transit services, and human service transportation. Chapter 6: FINANCIAL PLAN - Presents transportation analysis of the existing financial environment for transportation system development, the expected future conditions to include a gap analysis, and a financial plan showing expected and potential sources of funding, their appropriateness for use in the Birmingham metropolitan planning area, and their likely availability. Chapter 6 concludes with a financially constrained project plan and an illustrative list of important transportation projects that cannot be accommodated within the anticipated cost constraints of the Birmingham MPO. Chapter 7: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS - Addresses environmental issues, and specifically identifies the Birmingham metropolitan planning area s approach to federal requirements for consultation and mitigation. It also begins a regional conversation on climate change and the role that the transportation planning process might play in addressing it. Chapter 8: PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING - Looks at implementation strategies for the RTP. 5

8 Justification/Methodology and Goals Goal 1: Transportation System Sustainability Manage, maintain, and enhance the transportation system to ensure efficient, safe, convenient, and economical movement of people and goods. Goal 2: Transportation System Integration and Connectivity Develop and maintain a regional transportation system that integrates land use and transportation, improving the traveler s ability to move around the region and provide access to services and opportunities. Goal 3: Community Driven Transportation Planning Process Develop an open and transparent transportation planning process that is based on involving the community in the transportation decision making process, and is built upon locally developed and adopted plans. 6

9 Demographics: Population Changes Planning District Descriptions JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICTS 1 CENTRAL AREA 2 FIVE POINTS SOUTH 3 SOUTHSIDE/AVONDALE/CRESTWOOD 4 EASTLAKE/WOODLAWN 5 TARRANT/AIRPORT 6 NORTH BIRMINGHAM 7 PRATT CITY/ENSLEY 8 WESTEND/ENSLEY 9 HOMEWOOD 10 MOUNTAIN BROOK/LIBERTY PARK 11 IRONDALE/LEEDS 12 CENTER POINT/ROEBUCK 13 GARDENDALE/FULTONDALE 14 ADAMSVILLE/GRAYSVILLE 15 PLEASANT GROVE/HUEYTOWN 16 FAIRFIELD 17 BESSEMER/BRIGHTON 18 SOUTH BESSEMER/OXMOOR 19 HOOVER/VESTAVIA HILLS 20 TRUSSVILLE 21 WARRIOR/SAYRE 22 MULBERRY FORKS/NORTH JOHNS -35% - 0% 1% - 10% 11% - 50% 51% - 100% 101% - 175% SHELBY COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICTS S1 NORTHWEST SHELBY S2 HOOVER S3 NORTHERN SHELBY S4 PELHAM/ALABASTER/HELENA S5 MONTEVALLO S6 MIDDLE SHELBY S7 HARPERSVILLE/WILSONVILLE S8 SOUTHERN SHELBY Population Change Jefferson 659, ,306 Shelby 170, ,341 Total 830, ,647 7

10 Demographics: Employment Changes Planning District Descriptions JEFFERSON COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICTS 1 CENTRAL AREA 2 FIVE POINTS SOUTH 3 SOUTHSIDE/AVONDALE/CRESTWOOD 4 EASTLAKE/WOODLAWN 5 TARRANT/AIRPORT 6 NORTH BIRMINGHAM 7 PRATT CITY/ENSLEY 8 WESTEND/ENSLEY 9 HOMEWOOD 10 MOUNTAIN BROOK/LIBERTY PARK 11 IRONDALE/LEEDS 12 CENTER POINT/ROEBUCK 13 GARDENDALE/FULTONDALE 14 ADAMSVILLE/GRAYSVILLE 15 PLEASANT GROVE/HUEYTOWN 16 FAIRFIELD 17 BESSEMER/BRIGHTON 18 SOUTH BESSEMER/OXMOOR 19 HOOVER/VESTAVIA HILLS 20 TRUSSVILLE 21 WARRIOR/SAYRE 22 MULBERRY FORKS/NORTH JOHNS -11% - 0% 1% - 10% 11% - 50% 51% - 100% 101% - 254% SHELBY COUNTY PLANNING DISTRICTS S1 NORTHWEST SHELBY S2 HOOVER S3 NORTHERN SHELBY S4 PELHAM/ALABASTER/HELENA S5 MONTEVALLO S6 MIDDLE SHELBY S7 HARPERSVILLE/WILSONVILLE S8 SOUTHERN SHELBY Employment Change Jefferson 331, ,710 Shelby 67, ,965 Total 830, ,647 8

11 Public Transportation Bus Alternate Types of Service Local Bus Service Service Location Existing Bus Routes and Proposed Service Changes Total Cost Capital Operating/Year Implementation Time frame (years) Prority $2,352,796 $20,347, High Express/Enhanced Bus Services Community Bus Services Sub-Total $2,352,796 $20,347,784 Bus Rapid Transit ITP 0-5 High US 280 $214,775,008 $3,514, Medium Bessemer BRT - US11 Express Bus Services 15+ Medium $9,950,000 $3,294, High Enhanced Bus $25,638,600 $11,572, Medium Sub - Total $250,363,608 $18,381,000 Cross Town Connections $18,087,650 $13,192, Medium Circulator Services $12,540,000 $8,919, Low Sub-Total $30,627,650 $22,111,925 Total $283,344,054 $60,840,709 Regional Transit Map Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Public Transportation is $84 million 9

12 Non-Motorized Travel M ap ID Project Name th St Streetscape 222 Oxmoor Valley Greenway 230 Bessemer Rail-Trail 231 Irondale Shades Creek Greenway 254 Alabaster Buck Creek Greenway 255 Trussville Greenway and Walkway 256 Irondale Old Leeds Road Bike Route 257 Helena Buck Creek Greenway 258 7th Avenue South Bikeway 307 Homewood-Shades Creek Greenway 310 Village Creek Greenway, Phase Village Creek Greenway, Phase Village Creek Greenway, Phase Valley Creek Greenway 330 Railroad Reservation Park 346 Cahaba River East Greenway 368 Mountain Brook Walkway System 523 Tarrant Five Mile Creek Greenway 561 Hazelwood Rd Sidewalks 562 Birmingham Safe Routes to Schools 563 Downtown Pedestrian Accessibility 566 Broadway Sidewalk 567 Bluff Park Sidewalks, Phase Bluff Park Sidewalks, Phase Irondale Sidewalks 570 Pinson Valley Parkway (SR-75) Sidewalks 578 Parkway Drive/Chalkville Rd Sidewalks & Ped Xing 579 Vestavia Hills Sidewalk System 608 High Line Rail-Trail 609 Oak Mountain Community Greenway 615 US 31 Pedestrian Bridge 2000 CSX Cane Creek Branch Rail-Trail 2001 Reed Harvey Greenway 2002 Fultondale Five Mile Creek Greenway 2003 Brookside Five Mile Creek Greenway 2004 Shades Creek Pkwy (SR-149) Sidewalks 2005 Hackberry Lane Sidewalk Extension: 2006 Inverness Community Greenway Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Non-Motorized Travel is $28 million 10

13 System Management and Operations Program: Safety Regional Safety Strategies Crash Rate Comparison - Fatalities (Year 2005 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled) Emphasis Area 1: Improve the Quality, Availability, and Usability of Crash Related Data Emphasis Area 2: Address Congestion Related Crashes Emphasis Area 3: Support Multi-Agency/Multi-Jurisdictional Cooperation Emphasis Area 4: Improve the Ability of First Responders Birmingham, AL Charolette, NC Jacksonville, FL Alabama Tennessee North Carolina Florida United States Crash Rate Comparison - All Crashes (Year 2005 total crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled) Safety Action Plan Birmingham, AL Charolette, NC Jacksonville, FL Alabama Tennessee North Carolina Florida Support the Alabama Department of Transportation s Highway Safety Plan recommendations Provide high-quality crash data Improve communication between law enforcement, medical professionals, and crash data users Address unsafe locations and behaviors, as well as at-risk transportation users, through engineering, enforcement, and education Support multi-agency and inter-jurisdictional collaboration to share information and reduce redundant efforts Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Systems Management and Operations is $39 million 11

14 System Management and Operations Program: Security Transportation System Security Strategies Strategy 1: Work to promote and strengthen local emergency preparedness efforts in the Birmingham metropolitan transportation planning area by acting as a convener, coordinator, communicator, and advocate for training, planning, partnering, and funding opportunities from local, state, federal, or private resources. Strategy 2: Promote the improvement and maintenance of the transportation network to address issues related to homeland security and emergency preparedness. Strategy 3: Promote and encourage prioritization of projects and policies that incorporate emergency and security aspects. Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Systems Management and Operations is $39 million 12

15 System Management and Operations Program: Corridor Management Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Systems Management and Operations is $39 million 13

16 Freight Table 4.3 Birmingham Intermodal Freight Facilities Intermodal Freight Facility Name Intermodal Freight Facility Type 1. Birmingham International Airport Air Cargo 2, Colonial Pipeline Birmingham Delivery Facility Pipeline Terminal 3. Liquid Natural Gas Facility City of Trussville Pipeline Terminal 4. Port Birmingham aka Birmingport Inland Port 5. Thomas Yard Burlington Northern Railroad 6. Dixie Hub at Thomas Yard Burlington Northern Railroad 7. Irondale Intermodal Terminal Norfolk Southern Railroad 8. Boyles Yard CSX Railroad 9. * Yellow Freight System Trucking 10 * Consolidated Freightways Trucking 11.* Roadway Express Trucking 12.* TCW-Tennessee Express Cartage Trucking 13.* Overnight Transportation Trucking 14.* Diamond Express Trucking 15.* Deaton, Inc. Trucking 16. Norfolk Southern Intermodal Facility Railroad *The seven trucking facilities shown in the inventory above are shown primarily because of their intermodal business emphasis and total volume. Data Collection and Outreach Needs - A critical first step for the Bimingham MPO to begin its freight movement planning program is to first determine what data is available and what data is needed in order to identify information gaps. Freight Specific Capacity/Geometric Needs - The historic development of Birmingham as an industrial city nestled within a rural environment coupled with the chronic underfunding of its transportation system has resulted in the development of industrial and/or manufacturing facilities located along roadways having rural characteristics. Freight Network Redundancy - Many of the primary interstate and interregional freight travel corridors within the Birmingham metropolitan planning area s transportation system have parallel corridors that provide redundancy that allows for diversion in the event of an emergency. Intermodal Facility Needs - The Birmingham Intermodal Management System identified deficiencies in the freight transportation infrastructure network. 14

17 Roadway Capacity Projects - Fiscally Constrained Map ID Project Name Project Cost Total (Year of Expenditure) 7 SR 79 North Jefferson County $38,088,317 9 SR-70 Central Shelby County $6,268, I-65 Central/South Shelby County $104,469, State Route Cahaba Valley $60,619, US 78 - Birmingham $24,432, I-20/59 - Birmingham/Ensley $25,333, Helena Bypass $21,752, Valleydale Road $6,764, Finley Boulevard Extension $20,355, Caldwell Mill Road $2,077, Morgan Road/CR 52 $11,809, Patton Chapel Road $1,462, Hoover TOPICS Phase 3 $2,709, Lakeshore Parkway Extension $30,934, Shelby County Road -11 $7,710, Gardendale Main Street $2,390, East Lake Blvd. (Phase 2) $883, Tarrant-Huffman Road $7,892, Jefferson County TOPICS Phase 9 $4,614, State Route Hoover/Pelham $27,128, Corridor X $301,043, I-65 - South Shelby County $37,169, Corridor X-1 (Northern Beltline) $2,192,148, State Route Ross Bridge $18,630, Calera Northern Bypass $6,582, Valleydale Road (CR 17) Inverness $16,009, Coalburg Road $13,966, th Street Interchange $10,084, Lakeshore Parkway at Wildwood $4,524, Daniel Payne Drive $2,672, Cherry Avenue/Blossburg Road $4,200, Chapel Lane Extension $6,218, US-11 - Clay/Chalkville $3,614, Rex Lake Road $4,780, Morgan Road/CR 52 $17,776, I-65 - Central Jefferson County $9,860, I-65 S. Jefferson/N. Shelby County $74,410, CR-17 - Helena $45,429, CR-26 (Kent Dairy Rd) $5,244, CR-11 - Shelby County (Phase 1) $28,972, CR-11 - Shelby County (Phase 2) $27,599, CR-52 - Helena $18,443, CR-26 - Shelby County $45,056, CR-87 $2,540, CR-22 Montevallo $22,028, US 280 Access Mgmt $24,997, Gurley Creek Bridge Replacement $1,779, I-65 Auxiliary Lane - N. Jefferson $27,535, Galleria Boulevard Extension $4,000, I-65 Auxiliary Lanes Hoover $6,883, I-65 Auxiliary Lanes Hoover/ $14,861,653 Homewood 659 I-65 Auxiliary Lanes Homewood $14,102, I-65 Auxiliary Lanes Birmingham $6,740, I-65 Auxiliary Lanes City Center $10,621,380 Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Road and Bridges is $461 million 15

18 Roadway Capacity Projects - Visionary Plan Map ID Project Name Total Cost current $ State Route 145 Extension $16,105, State Route 119 Improvement $7,313, I-59 - Birmingham/Center Point $35,910, Finley Avenue Extension $35,716, Parkwood Road Improvements $797, US Leeds/Moody $1,292, I-65 South Shelby County - Bridge Expansion $9,699, US 31 - Hoover $26,122, Corridor X-1 (Northern Beltline) $733,898, I-20/59 - Southwest Jefferson $57,586, th Street North $951, Hillcrest Road Additional Lanes $17,523, US 31 Alabaster/Calera $29,897, US 31 - Calera $42,270, US 31 - South Shelby County $54,081, Springville Road $20,247, I-59 - Northeast Jefferson County $26,520, US 31 - North Shelby County $39,174, State Route 269 $52,024, I Southwest Jefferson County $36,558, Allison-Bonnet Memorial Drive $28,571, I-20 East Birmingham/Jefferson County $74,522, I-59 - Birmingham $10,967, I-59 Northeast Jefferson County $29,246, I-20/59 Eastern Birmingham $21,934, US 78 - Birmingham/Fultondale $43,869, US 78 Fultondale/Graysville $74,241, Stadium Trace Parkway $24,574, Academy Drive - Bessemer/Jefferson $34,195, Old Rocky Ridge Road Widening $35,039, SR 79/Tallapoosa Street $78,459, State Route 269 $82,508, Lakeshore Parkway - Wildwood $4,780, Lakeshore Parkway - Oxmoor Valley $7,592, Brooklane Drive (CR-51) $1,349, US 78 - Birmingham $88,414, Valleydale Road (CR 17)Interchange Mod. $22,587, Smokey Road (CR 12) $6,593, CR-47 $70,340, State Route 119 Alabaster $7,592, US-11 - Trussville $5,905, South Shades Crest Road Interchange $40,000, Ross Bridge Parkway Extension $29,580, I-65 Additional Lanes $31,214, I-20/59 Reconstruction $725,000, US 280 Corridor Improvements (West Segment) $710,000, US Limited Access Road (East Segment) $35,233, US 280 Frontage Roads (Eastbound) $35,233, US 280 Frontage Roads (Westbound) $35,233, Grants Mill Road $6,000,000 16

19 Environmental Considerations Environmental justice population areas specified in Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Presidential Executive Order of February 11, 1994 ( Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations ). Protected lands including parks, nature preserves greenways, conservation easements, recreational areas, and other property potentially subject to regulatory provisions under Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of Impaired streams designated and listed by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and USEPA under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act of Wetlands identified in the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) developed by the the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and potentially subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Environmental and Air Quality is $6 million 17

20 Environmental Considerations Floodplains for both 1% (100 year) and 0.2% (500 year) annual chance of flooding. These areas are identified in Q3 Flood Data produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and provide flood risk information associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Critical habitat designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species Act of All critical habitat in the Birmingham planning area is associated with designated stream segments for endangered fish and muscle species. Prime farmland designated by USDA s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in accordance with the regulations and programs created as a result of the Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981 (FPPA). Historical sites identified in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Environmental and Air Quality is $6 million 18

21 Air Quality Particulate Emissions 18,000.0 NOx for PM2.5 Standard* Total Particulate Matter (PM)* Emissions (Tons/year) 16, , , , , , , , NOx Emissions Allowed** Projected NOx Emissions 16, , , , , ,644.1 NOx Emissions Allowed 16, , , , , ,070.2 *: Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Emissions for Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) Standard for the whole year **: NOx Emissions for PM 2.5 standard in 2005 as base year emissions Emissions (Tons/year) PM Emissions Allowed** Projected PM Emissions PM Emissions Allowed *: Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) Standard for the whole year, Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Area **: PM Emissions in 2005 as base year emissions Ground Level Ozone Emissions Emissions (Tons/day) Projected VOC Emissions* Standard VOC Emissions Allowed Projected NOx Emissions** Standard NOx Emissions Allowed *: VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. **: NOx stands for Oxides of Nitrogen. VOC and NOx react in the presence of heat and sunlight to produce ground level ozone, a main ingredient of urban/suburban smog. Dollars programmed in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Environmental and Air Quality is $6 million 19

22 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Fiscal Years The TIP is a short term list of federally funded transportation projects scheduled to be undertaken from year 2008 to The TIP is prepared by the Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which serves Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Federal transportation legislation, know as SAFETEA-LU (Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for Users), requires that the TIP include a four year list of projects and that each year is balanced to show fiscal constraint. The TIP includes a wide range of transportation projects which programs about $726 million over the four year period. The chart illustrates funding levels by project type. Birmingham MPO FY Transportation Improvement Program Total Dollars by Category (in millions) Roads and Bridges $461 63% Maintenance $109 15% Public Transportation $84 12% Systems Management and Operations $39 5% Non-Motorized Travel $28 4% Environmental and Air Quality $6 1% Freight $0 0% Total $726 Birmingham MPO - FY TIP - Total Dollars by Category (in millions) Systems Management and Operations, $39 Non-Motorized Travel, $28 Environmental and Air Quality, $6 Freight, $0 Public Transportation, $84 Maintenance, $109 Roads and Bridges, $461 K:\09.0-Long_Range_Plan_2035\09.0-Long_Range_Plan_2035\Reports\TIP Dollars by Category Summary 2008 to 2011.xls 3/1/