5-County Regional Transportation Study

Freight Movement - Working Group Meeting

April 3, 2009

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Geographic Region

Counties

Douglas

Johnson

Leavenworth

Miami

Wyandotte

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• Sponsors

• Advisory Panel

• Working Groups

• Stakeholders

• Public

Kansas DOTMid-America Regional Council

(MARC)Lawrence-DG Co. MPO

Advisory Panel

Working Groups

Parsons BrinckerhoffOlsson Associates

Shockey Consulting

• Mobility/ Accessibility/ Connectivity

• Land Use/ Economic Development

• Freight Movement

• Environment & Social EquityPublicStakeholders

5-County Study Structure

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• Focus on the growing and changing transportation needs.

• Lay the foundation for projects that are of regional and statewide importance.

• Apply an integrated approach for transportation planning.

Long-Term Transportation StudyBNSF

Kansas Speedway & Village West

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• Needs are great, but resources are limited.

• We need to work together!

• Priorities must be:

– Technically feasible

– Politically acceptable

– Financially realistic, and

– Regionally based

87TH Street & I-35

What Does This All Mean?

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• Discuss strategies & major concerns

• Clarify values & beliefs

• Decide what the region’s transportation system should be...

I-35 North at 151st St.

Set a Clear Vision for the Region

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• Examine Future of Freight Transportation

• Examine Current Issues

• Provide Input on Criteria to Prioritize Projects

Freight Movement Working Group

April 3, 2009 75-County Regional Transportation Study

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• Freight-related comments from stakeholders

• Freight Issues

• Data/Information

Outline

April 3, 2009 85-County Regional Transportation Study

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Leavenworth County

• Need new road

– connect BNSF Facility to I-70 & Leavenworth

• Widen US-24/40

• Truck Volumes in Leavenworth

Stakeholder Comments

April 3, 2009 95-County Regional Transportation Study

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Douglas County

• Rail service to future regional landfill

• Complete the SLT

• Improve US-56

Stakeholder Comments

April 3, 2009 105-County Regional Transportation Study

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Johnson County

• I-35 capacity improvements

• Rail grade separations in Olathe, Gardner, Edgerton

• Travel impacted by truck volumes

Stakeholder Comments

April 3, 2009 115-County Regional Transportation Study

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Miami County

• Shoulder widening needed on K-68

Stakeholder Comments

April 3, 2009 125-County Regional Transportation Study

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Wyandotte County

• No freight-related comments

Stakeholder Comments

April 3, 2009 135-County Regional Transportation Study

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• Impacts of growing truck & train volumes

• Impacts of roadway congestion

• Truck impacts on road conditions

Freight Issues

April 3, 2009 145-County Regional Transportation Study

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• Impacts on the environment

• Need for truck-only lanes

• Safety

– Truck-car conflicts

– Rail-Highway grade crossings

Freight Issues

April 3, 2009 155-County Regional Transportation Study

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Other:

Freight Issues

April 3, 2009 165-County Regional Transportation Study

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KDOT Freight Study Data

KDOT Freight Summit Results

Maps of Rail and Roadway Systems

Land use Maps

Data/Information

April 3, 2009 175-County Regional Transportation Study

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Thank you for your help!

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