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Orange County Business Council Infrastructure Committee
December 14, 2010
Draft Long-Range Transportation PlanDestination 2035
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Background
LRTP = Long-Range Transportation Plan, RTP = Regional Transportation Plan, FTIP = Federal Transportation Improvement Program, SCS = Sustainable Communities Strategy
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Goals
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Challenges
Population will grow by 453,000 persons (14.5 percent) by 2035, the equivalent of 6 cities the size of Tustin.
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Challenges
Employment will grow by 172,000 jobs (10.6 percent) by 2035, the equivalent of adding about 680 major businesses to the Orange County economy.
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Challenges
2035: Peak period freeway speeds will fall by approximately 40 percent without capacity improvements.
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Challenges
1.5 million daily hours lost to congestion in 2035. Productivity loss = 187,500 jobs (equivalent)
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Plan Scenarios
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Solutions: Major Plan Elements
Increase Metrolink service up to 30-minute headways
Add approximately 400,000 revenue vehicle hours of bus service (a 25 percent increase) including “Go Local” rubber-tired service
Support efforts for fixed-guideway transit systems
Add about 300 vanpools, doubling existing levels
Expand bikeways network by 750 miles, or 75 percent
Study express bus routes for longer-distance travel
Support connections to the CA High Speed Rail System
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Solutions: Elements, cont.
Test bike sharing programs at key Metrolink stations
Add 414 lane miles, or about 25 percent to the freeway and HOV network including new toll pricing projects
Implement continuous access on HOV facilities1
Fund about 800 additional lane miles to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (a 13 percent increase)
Construct key road/rail grade separations
Add signal synchronization to a 750-mile network
Implement M2 environmental strategies
1 Continuous HOV access on all HOV lanes except where barrier separation is required for safety purposes.
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Freeways
Freeway expansion/
management will address future congestion on Orange County freeways.
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Bus
Frequent and faster bus services will improve transit effectiveness.
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Rail-Bus
Guideway and rubber-tired rail feeder projects will support increased Metrolink service.
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Express Bus
Express bus service is a key component for expanding transportation choices for longer distance commuters.
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HOV
HOV continuous access expansion will improve safety and operations.
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Streets
Future street projects are critical to keep local traffic moving.
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Signals
Signal synchronization will maximize the use of available capacity.
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Bikeways
Bikeways expansion will offer new commuting opportunities. “Bike stations” will increase accessibility to bikes and offer increased flexibility.
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Vanpools
Vanpool program expansion is possible with marketing and promotion to new areas and businesses.
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LRTP Draft Results
Note: Including CAHSR ridership would increase transit ridership by 20 percent.
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Financial Forecast
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Next Steps
Public review period(November 2010 – January 2011)
Prepare final Draft (January - February 2011)
LRTP adoption by the OCTA Board of Directors (March 2011)
Incorporate Final LRTP into:
OC Sustainable Communities Strategy
Regional Transportation Plan