Post on 15-Apr-2017
Atlanta’s Transportation Plan:The Access Strategy for Atlanta City Design
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #1January 19, 2017
Today’s Agenda• Plan Purpose• Process and Schedule• Project Evaluation• Major Project
Outcomes• Next Steps
Project Context• Build on Atlanta City Design Project
• Rapid Growth in Atlanta’s Population and Housing Units
• Update 2008 Connect Atlanta Plan
• Leverage New Transportation Funding LandscapeGeorgia Transportation Funding Act, MARTA expansion, Renew Atlanta Bond, TSPLOST
• Support Atlanta BeltLine Implementation
• Leverage Changing Behavior and Technology
• Relieve Congestion
Nature• Green Infrastructure
Access• Transportation Priority• City Structure• Growth Patterns• Transportation Operations and Maintenance• Citywide orientation and wayfinding
Ambition• The Arts• Public Life
Progress• Social Engagement
Equity• Civic Participation
Project Goals
Fixed LocationMeetings
Mobile/ Team Arranged
Mobile/ Community
Events
Online
Winter ‘16 Q1 ‘17 Q2 ‘17 Q3 ‘17
Committee
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
DatabaseDevelopment
StakeholderInterviews
Report of Accomplishme
nts
Winter ‘16 Q1 ‘17 Q2 ‘17 Q3 ‘17
Catalog TSPLOST
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
Vision/ Goals Draft
Future Demographics
Gaps and Needs Analysis
Winter ‘16 Q1 ‘17 Q2 ‘17 Q3 ‘17
EvaluationMethods and
Criteria
Safety/ Equity Analysis
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
Local Control Projects
Partner Agency Projects
Policy Initiatives
Winter ‘16 Q1 ‘17 Q2 ‘17 Q3 ‘17Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
Local Control Projects
Partner Agency Projects
Policy Initiatives
Detailed Local Project
Definitions
Multi-ModalSystem Plans
Signature Streets Plan
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendation
Documentation
Local Control Projects
Partner Agency Projects
Policy Initiatives
MARTA Operations
MARTA Capital
GDOT Facilities
Recommendations CIDs and Atlanta
BeltLine Inc
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
Local Control Projects
Partner Agency Projects
Policy Initiatives
Safety/Vision Zero
Comprehensive TDM
Future Funding
Mobility Technology
Strategy
Future Funding
Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
Winter ‘16 Q1 ‘17 Q2 ‘17 Q3 ‘17Project Management
CommunityEngagement
Inventory
Vision, Goals,Needs
Recommendations
Documentation
“Metro areas that invested heavily in road capacity expansion fared no better in easing congestion than metro areas that did not. Trends in congestion show that areas that exhibited greater growth in lane capacity spent roughly $22 billion more on road construction than those that didn’t, yet ended up with slightly higher congestion costs per person, wasted fuel, and travel delay.”
Surface Transportation Policy Project, Washington, DC
Atlanta’s Mode Share Compared to Peers
Atlanta Washington, DC Seattle ChicagoDrive Alone 68.7% 33.7% 50.1% 49.7%Carpool 7.3% 5.7% 8.2% 8.5%Walk/Bike 5.4% 16.9% 13.4% 8.2%Transit 9.8% 37.4% 20.1% 27.6%Others 8.7% 6.2% 8.1% 5.9%
What do they have?
Major jobs concentration in core, extensive regional transit
Strong state commute
management laws
Legacy rail system
Measure Travel Happiness• Quality of Service• Quality of Design (Vehicle and Environment)
And how these influence:
• Overall Well-Being
TDM: Reduces existing/future demand• Santa Clara ECO Pass-19% reduction in parking demand• UCLA BruinGO! Program - 1,300 fewer motorists• University of Washington U-PASS - Avoided construction of 3,600 new
spaces, saving $100 million• Cal State Long Beach
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TAC Kickoff
Pop Up
January
Public Meetings (2)
Stakeholder Interviews
Pop Ups
February
Stakeholder Interviews
Pop Ups
March
Future Mobility Public Meeting
Pop Ups
April
Project Open Houses
SAC Meeting
TAC Meeting
June/July
Schedule
Report on Accomplishments
Existing Conditions Recommendations