Metro 2030 Transportation Planand

2035 Transportation Plan Review

Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization

August 23, 2013Joint TAC/CAC Meeting

History of Transportation Planning

• 60 years of transportation planning• 4 County-wide Transportation Plans– 1964, 1991– Metropolitan Transportation Plans• 2030 (2005), 2035 (2010), 2040 (2015)

Review of Metropolitan Plans

• Metro 2030 Transportation Plan– Adopted, September 2005– Amended, December 2007• $181,685,000 in 35 projects

• 2035 Transportation Plan– Adopted, September 2010– Cost Update, July 2011; September 2013• $415,212,107 in 47 projects

Why do a Review?

• Learn from where we came from• What worked, what didn’t• Performance Measures– Evaluate projects, policies, programs to be sure

the assumptions were correct• Implement new ideas and change old ones

Metro 2030 Transportation Plan

• March 2013, Report of Accomplishments

• Evaluation of Socioeconomic data

• Evaluation of Goals and Objectives

Metro 2030 SE Data

• Aggressive Growth Forecasted– 137,000 Population– 50,000 Households, smaller persons/household– Income fell $4K, from $32,000 median by 2010– 82,868 forecasted; in 2010: at 47,000 – should

have been 65,000

Metro 2030 Goals

• Goal 1 – Economic Vitality– Intersection Improvements– Traffic Management Center– Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled– New LDR and ULDC

Vehicle Miles Traveled

Metro 2013 Goals

• Goal 2: Regionalism and Tourism– Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan– Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plans– Freight Movement Study and Report Series– Access Management coordination– Transportation Investment Act - TSPLOST

Metro 2030 Goals

• Goal 3: Accessibility and Mobility– Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plans– More bicycle information on safety and awareness– Coordinated Public Transportation

• Goal 4: Funding Mechanisms– Preservation and Maintenance First– Project Selection Process– Public Private Partnerships (transit, GDOT)

Metro 2030 Goals

• Goal 5: Land Use Compatibility– Staff level coordination of proposed developments

and other programs• Goal 6: Environmental Protection– Public Participation Policy, Title VI Plan, LEP Plan– Procurement and DBE Policies– Promote Alternative Fuels and Gateways

Metro 2030 Goals

• Goal 7: Public Involvement– Public Participation Policy, Title VI Plan, LEP Plan– Procurement and DBE Policies– New websites and social media

• Goal 8: System Management– Preservation and Maintenance First– Traffic Management Center– Annual Crash Report

Metro 2030 Goals

• Goal 9: Traffic Safety and Emergency Management– Preservation and Maintenance First– Annual Crash Report– Promote Safety

Metro 2030 Projects

• 35 Projects– 5 Complete– 3 Under Construction– 1 in Right-of-Way– 3 in Engineering/Design– 2 Projects Terminated– 21 No Activity

2035 Transportation Plan

• March 2013, Report of Activities

• Evaluation of Socioeconomic data

• Evaluation of Goals and Objectives

• INVEST Analysis

2035 TP SE Data2003 Base 2006 Base 2010 Census 2030 TP 2035 TP

Population 95,024 103,796 109,233 132,150 134,697

Employment 47,300 55,664 45,440 82,868 72,051

Households 35,503 38,935 43,921 50,600 53,397

Enrollment 33,517 32,932 34,974 42,932 66,655

Income $32,132 $33,597 $38,535 $32,000 (2003$) $46,599

2035 TP Goals

• Priority 1: Develop a sustainable and safe regional transportation system that includes all modes for the transport of people and goods that promotes economic development.– Level of Service Improvements– Job growth in Freight Sectors– Transit Implementation Plan– Staff coordination of land use changes/development– Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure Investment– Job growth near transportation projects

• Priority 2: Encourage the MPO, SGRC and their member communities to cooperatively consider land use decisions by encouraging public participation and involvement in the transportation planning process.– Public Participation Plan– Annual Crash Report– Project Selection Criteria– Public Private Partnerships (transit, GDOT)– Land use, development outside of Urban Service Area– Multi-jurisdictional projects

• Priority 3: Promote an aesthetically pleasing, sustainable, transportation system that respects the needs of, and mitigates and/or enhances the impacts on disadvantaged populations and the context of the nearby built and natural environments. – Environmental impact mitigation– Alternative Fuel Usage– Gateways

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool

• Help transportation agencies integrate social, economic and environmental best practices into transportation projects, policies, programs, etc.

• Included in 2035 TP Report of Activities

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Economic Development/Land Use– Evaluate land use and transportation

development, evaluate zoning changes and sprawl impacts on transportation system

• Natural Environment– Engage resource and regulatory agencies in

planning process. Include evaluation of plans as part of transportation plan update

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Social– Evaluate goals/objectives and performance

measures to be inclusive of all parties– Ensure that community vision is shared and

transportation plan is economically, environmentally and socially resilient

– Consider performance measures in Public Participation Plan, UPWP, TIP, other MPO documents

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Accessibility and Affordability– Physical, equitable, affordable access to

transportation resources– Include evaluation of other plans as part of

transportation plan update• Safety Planning– Use resources to project crash rates and consider

other GIS tools for better crash analysis

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Multimodal Transportation and Public Health– Include public health as a stakeholder/resource

agency– Consider conducting a Health Impact Assessment

before completion of next transportation plan– Include health impacts in goals and objectives

• Freight and Goods Movement– Consider performance measures for freight mobility– Review updated National Highway System

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Travel Demand Management– Consider TDM strategies that are best practices in

small cities• Air Quality– Consider multi-modal strategies, operations

improvements, renewable resources, alternative fuels

• Energy and Fuels– Quantifiably consider impact of less fuel usage

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Financial Sustainability– Use project specific cost estimates rather than

formula based• Analysis Methods– Consider developing a strategic plan for data

analysis, not just in the UPWP• Transportation Systems Management & Ops– Implement management and operations

performance measures

2035 TP INVEST Analysis

• Asset Management and Planning– Consider asset management techniques and

performance measures– Develop a benefit/cost analysis technique

• Infrastructure Resiliency– Consider hazard mitigation plans measures

• Linking Planning and NEPA– Consider best practices to link environmental review to

the planning level to streamline coordination and consultation to improve project delivery

2035 TP Projects

• 47 Projects– 4 Complete– 3 Under Construction– 1 in Right-of-Way– 6 in Engineering/Design– 33 No Activity

2040 Transportation Plan

• Timeline– Vision/Goals/Objectives• Common Community Vision

– Socioeconomic Data• Performance Measures