REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL 1:00 PM July 27, 2017 KIPDA Small Conference Room AGENDA

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1 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL 1:00 PM July 27, 2017 Small Conference Room Kentucky Member Counties AGENDA Bullitt Henry Jefferson Oldham Shelby Spencer Trimble Indiana Member Counties 1. Call to Order 2. Review and approve minutes from May 25, 2017 (See Attached) 3. Open for public comments 4. County Transportation Updates in the ADD region 5. Kentuckians for Better Transportation Update 6. ADD Boost Projects for the KYTC prioritization process 7. Summary on the Regional ITS Architecture 8. In other business Next Regional Transportation Council meeting September 28 Clark Floyd Auxiliary aids/services are available when requested 3 business days in advance. Equal Opportunity Employer Metropolitan Planning Organization Commonwealth Drive Louisville, KY Fax: KY TDD Kentucky Designated Area on Agency on Aging

2 MINUTES KENTUCKIANA REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL BURKE ROOM COMMONWEALTH DRIVE LOUISVILLE, KY THURSDAY, May 25, :00 P.M. MEMBERS ATTENDING Honorable Jerry Powell Honorable John Riley Honorable Dan Ison Mayor Tom Hardesty Craig Myatt OTHERS ATTENDING Mr. Randall Embry Mr. Jarrett Haley Ms. Rachael Miller Ms. Lori Kelsey Mr. Jack Couch Ms. Stacie Rockaway Mr. Steve Miller Ms. Judi Hickerson Ms. Tonya Higdon Ms. Maridely Loyselle Mr. Rob Rothenburger REPRESENTING Trimble County Judge Executive Spencer County Judge Executive Shelby County Judge Executive Shelbyville Mayor Shelby County Road Supervisor REPRESENTING Executive Director Congressman Massie Congressman Brett Guthrie Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Kentucky Transportation Cabinet State Representative, 58 th District MINUTES Honorable Jerry Powell moved to approve the minutes from the March 23, 2017 RTC meeting. Mayor Tom Hardesty seconded. Motion carried unanimously on a voice vote.

3 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. COUNTY TRANSPORTATION UPDATES IN THE ADD REGION Trimble County Honorable Jerry Powell stated that there has been ongoing cleanup throughout the county due to recent thunderstorms. Removal of fallen tree limbs and road repairs are taking place. There has also been work to catch up on roadside ditch digging. Shelby County Honorable Tom Hardesty relayed that storm cleanup is taking place throughout the county. Crews are cleaning up fallen limbs, removing dead trees, trimming trees, and mowing. Roadside ditch digging is being worked on to improve water drainage. Spencer Honorable John Riley reported that work is being done on Delta Road due to a road slide problem due to recent storms. Spencer County received some emergency funds in order to help make those road repairs. KENTUCKIANS FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION UPDATE Mr. Embry gave an update on Kentuckians for Better Transportation. Fifty-two Kentuckians for Better Transportation members traveled to Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2017 to speak with Congressman McConnell, Congressman Rogers, and Congressman Comer on the Kentucky Delegation. They discussed healthcare, tax reform, and infrastructure. Every mode of transportation depends upon federal programs. The Kentucky Transit Program depends on federal funding from the Federal Motor Fuels Tax. Our airports depend on funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. River ports, waterways, and dredging services depend on funding from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Railway repairs and maintenance are funded through the Federal Tax Credit. Federal Programs are very meaningful and important for transportation. Kentuckians for Better Transportation will hold a mid-year review on June 2, 2017 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel. House Republican Jonathan Shell will be speaking at the event.

4 KENTUCKY FREIGHT PLAN PRESENTATION Mr. Casey Wells, Freight Coordinator with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, gave a presentation on the Kentucky Freight Plan. He is the coordinator for highway, rail, and waterways freight. The state wide Freight Plan was conducted from 2015 to 2016 based on recommendations from The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century Act (MAP-21). Minor updates to the Freight Plan are needed due to the passing of the Fixing America s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). A list of freight projects will be added to the plan throughout this summer in order to make the Freight Plan FAST Act compliant. It will then be sent out for review by the Federal Highway Administration. The three main additions to the Freight Plan will be inventory of freight mobility issues, congestion and bottleneck analysis, and operational information from river ports, railroads, and airports. The National Highway Freight Program provides funding based on the Freight Plan and $104,000,000 was allotted for Kentucky for the five years of the FAST Act. There is a semi-truck parking shortage that has been identified. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is working with the University of Kentucky to determine all of the truck parking and rest area locations on the interstates and parkways, both public and private locations. An inventory of the parking spaces and use of those spaces was conducted in order to verify the level of demand. Information is collected from the highway districts regarding concerns about a rest stop or truck parking issue. Truck parking expansion projects will be completed for locations with the highest need for additional parking. National Highway Freight Program funds can be spent on truck parking projects. A Freight Investment Plan is required in order to be FAST Act compliant. This plan is a list of all the projects that can be completed using the National Highway Program funds. The current six year plan will be used to complete the list and local scoring will help determine each project s priority. $20,000,000 a year in funding is available for highway freight projects. A 10% Modal Option allows for 10% of the freight funding to be used on modes other than highway, such as inside a river port or inside a rail terminal. The State Freight Advisory Committee has an inter-modal advisory panel as required by the FAST Act. This advisory panel helps determine the most important information that should be included in the freight plan. A Kentucky Freight Network was also developed with the Freight Plan. It contains information on truck counts and connectivity to freight generators throughout the state and is used to create a map that displays the major connectivity points and freight generation points. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet uses tools to identify freight project needs throughout the state. This service was created to look at projects and determine how

5 much of a freight impact a project will have. Identifying a Freight project s impact factors allows for comparison between different proposed projects. The oversize, overweight, over dimension group in the motor carrier section of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet conducts a route survey. If a trucking company is denied a permit on a route, they are allowed to drive the route with a different vehicle and take a survey. This survey, completed by a trucking company, will list any issues along the route such as low limbs, low powerlines, narrow shoulders, or narrow lanes. The route survey is then turned in for review and can help determine bottleneck areas and the need for freight projects. A River Port Planning Toolkit was created using existing public river ports. This toolkit contains information about facilities, services, barge storage capacity, and freight mobility issues. Although this information is based on public river ports, it can also be used for private terminals. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has partnered with the Economic Development Cabinet to figure out what issues companies call and ask about regarding river ports. This valuable information is compiled into one location and can be shared. Railroad companies submit annual reports to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet which detail their operations. It also gives the option for the companies to disclose any issues they may be experiencing. The state of Kentucky contains many important modes of transportation freight such as air, road, river, and rail. It is very well positioned in the freight community. Many main interstates run through the state. Two railway companies, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, have rail lines that run north and south in the state. Kentucky has a large amount of port authorities and over 150 private terminals. Kentucky consistently rates in the top 10 in air freight in the nation. The National Highway Freight Network was created by the US Department of Transportation. All of the interstates are designated as either a primary highway freight system or rural interstates. Kentucky has 150 miles throughout the state designated as critical freight routes, 150 miles designated for rural freight routes, and 75 miles state designated as urban freight routes. The National Highway Freight Program funding can then be used to repair and improve those freight corridors. UPDATE ON THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES INVENTORY Mr. Embry provided an update on the bicycle and pedestrian facilities inventory. Inventories have been completed in all cities in the rural counties. All 15 Area Development Districts started data collection on bicycle and pedestrian transportation modes in Maps have been created and are available containing all of the collected data.

6 NEXT MEETING DATE The next Regional Transportation Council meeting will be in June or July depending upon the completion of the prioritization process by the Kentucky Transportation Department. ADJOURNMENT Honorable Jerry Powell moved to adjourn the meeting. Mayor Tom Hardesty seconded. Motion carried unanimously on a voice vote.