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Presentation from our 2nd Leadership Symposium for the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan, held at the Chattanoogan on March 13, 2013
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Chattanooga-Hamilton County/N. GA Transportation Planning Organization
2040 Regional Transportation Plan
Leadership SymposiumMarch 13, 2013
TPO Structure & Plan Requirement
Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
-29 member regional policy board (19 governments)
- staffed by the Regional Planning Agency
- new plan every four years with 20+ year horizon
- federally funded planning and implementation
- legislative requirements including air quality standards
TPO Planning Area
Public Outreach
26 events/activities:
89 @ 1st Leadership Symposium
113 @ committee meetings
25 @ stakeholder discussion groups
76 @ topic-based workshops (climate change, transit, and call for projects)
58 @ public workshops
+ 451 @ questionnaire
812 interactions
In just six months…
Information Gathering/Synthesis Define Goals, Objectives, and
Performance Criteria
Public and Stakeholder Input
Economic and Business Considerations
Identify Needs
Current and Projected Transportation Deficiencies•Congestion•Multimodal Connections•Safety•Environmental•Access to Community Resources•System Maintenance
Identify Solutions
Call for Projects (Local and State)
Multimodal Gap Analysis
Additional Road and Transit Capacity
Public and Stakeholder Input
neighborhood traffic safety
traffic flow
road conditionbuildroads
bikeways
sidewalks
25% Over CapacitySlightly Over Capacity
2010
Transit Gaps
Plan Goals
Adopted 2040 Goals: A Scaled & Balanced Approach
Within Community Community to Region
Region to Region
Investment NeedsThat Support
•Local, multimodal connections and access
to community resources
•Advance livability and quality of life principles
Investment NeedsThat Support
•Strategic, multimodal
connections between communities and Regional activity/ economic centers to support economic development
Investment NeedsThat Support
• Mobility and intermodal improvements to ensure region is well connected within the state and the nation
• Support economic competitiveness and advance overall economic development potential
GAAL
KY
GoalBUILD AND MAINTAIN SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Objectives• Support walkable and bicycle-friendly communities that
promote safe connections to community resources• Provide incentives for complete streets project design• Encourage investments anchored in integrated transportation and land use planning
that support desired community character• Improve safety through improved system operations, preventative maintenance,
and ADA compliance• Prioritize investments in areas where local land use and development regulations support
healthy, safe communities• Prioritize investment that improves multimodal access to existing or planned transit hubs or
that fills gaps in existing multimodal system• Encourage connected street network
Within CommunityWithin Community
6
GoalCONNECT COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING MULTIMODAL TRAVEL OPTIONS TO ACTIVITY AND ECONOMIC CENTERS
Objectives• Preserve, maintain, and improve existing
infrastructure before adding new capacity• Provide incentives for complete streets project design• Encourage corridor improvements anchored in integrated transportation and land use
planning that support desired community character• Improve mobility and support economic development by providing expanded set of travel
options, with emphasis on public transit• Improve travel time reliability through improved system operations• Incentive corridor protection plans
Community to RegionCommunity to Region
KY
7
Region to Region
GoalGROW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN CRITICAL REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Objectives• Preserve, maintain, and improve existing
infrastructure before adding new capacity• Support continued economic growth of the region by improving intermodal connections that
reduce delay for both people and goods• Reduce delay on critical regional thoroughfares with minimal impact to community, historic
and environmental resources• Improve the efficiency and reliability of freight, cargo, and goods movement by reducing
delay on corridors critical to freight movement• Improve travel time reliability through improved system operations
Region to Region
GAAL
KY
8
Performance Evaluation
9
Question #1 (test)
a. Extremely happy, can’t think of anything you’d rather be doing
b. Pleased to be here but concerned about how long it will last
c. Are here because you were told you had to be but don’t mind participating
d. Are only attending to ensure that the planners don’t screw anything up
e. Would rather be at the dentist getting a root canal…
How pleased are you to be here today?
OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS2040 RTP Leadership Symposium
Steps of Plan Development Process
12
Define Goals, Objectives, and
Performance Criteria
Public and Stakeholder
Input
Economic and Business
Considerations
Identify Needs
Current and Projected Transportation Deficiencies• Congestion• Multimodal
Connections• Safety/
Security• Access to
Community Resources
• Maintenance• Operations
Identify Solutions
Call for Projects (Local and
State)
Multimodal Gap Analysis
Additional Road and
Transit Capacity
Public and Stakeholder
Input
Package Solutions and
Evaluate Alternative Scenarios
Bypasses and Connectors
Big Transit
Blend of the Best
Constrain and Draft Regional Transportation
Plan
Project Evaluation/
Rankings
Available Revenue
Project Costs – Capital and
O&M
Project Phasing
Evaluate and Document
MAP-21 Performance
Demonstration
Conformity Determination
Report
Public Involvement Process and
Report
Maintaining the System
• Bridge, current conditions assessment– 2012 National Bridge
Inventory (NBI) Database
– Structural deficiency status based on bridge condition
– Functional obsolete status based on geometrics, e.g., number and width of lanes
– All bridges in region greater than 20-foot length
13
78%
19%
3% Not Deficient
Functionally Obsolete
Structurally Deficient
Summary Bridge Conditions in Chattanooga Region
Maintaining the System (continued)
14
Average bridge health index – 92%
Maintaining the System (continued)
15
• Pavement, current conditions assessment– 2008 Highway
Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) database
– Percent of lanes miles in good/fair/poor condition based on roughness
– Thresholds defined by Federal Highway Administration
– Sample data
51%
32%
17%% Good
% Fair
% Poor
Summary Pavement Conditions in Chattanooga Region
Reducing Congestion
• Base-year congestion analysis– Worst congestion along
I-24 and I-75– Severe congestion at
junction of I-24/I-75– U.S. 27 north of river– Hamilton Place Mall – Northgate Mall
• Downtown relatively uncongested
16
Reducing Congestion (continued)
• Future-year congestion analysis– U.S. 27 congestion relieved
(widening project underway)
• Outward expansion and general increase in severity of general congestion due to population and employment growthover time
17
Reducing Congestion (continued)
• Mobility corridor analysis– More detailed assessment of
13 mobility corridors– Geographic sample of
corridors with high volume auto and truck traffic (“scale 3”)
– Corridors evaluatedand scored• Congestion Management
Process (CMP) route• 2040 congestion levels• Key freight route• Supports high-volume external
to external (through) trip movement
18
Pedacylists/Bicyclists*Work Zone**
Pedestrian*Heavy Trucks
Older Drivers (65+)Alcohol Impaired
Motorcycles*Young Drivers (15-24)
Seat Belt UseIntersectionAggressive
Roadway Departure
0.0%5.0%
10.0%15.0%
20.0%25.0%
30.0%35.0%
40.0%
0.2%0.5%1.3%
3.0%8.7%
12.3%12.5%
19.1%25.2%
32.6%33.3%33.4%
Improving Safety
• Systemwide safety analysis– Traffic crashes leading cause
of death 5-34 years old– 55 deaths; 330 injuries
annually in region– $1,700 per person
• RTP Emphasis areas– Roadway departure– Aggressive driving– Intersection crashes
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
404 386 366 319 261 252 332
47
58 56
71
4449
62
Serious Injuries Fatalities
19
Improving Security
• Climate adaptation analysis– Critical transportation
assets defined• Chickamauga Lock and Dam• Chattanooga Airport
and SR 153 access• Interchange of I-75/I-24• Enterprise South road
and rail access• Downtown bridges• Sequoyah nuclear plant
– Redundant facilities and evacuation routes identified
20
Providing Access
• Accessibility analysis to measure proximity of people and homes to– Active transportation facilities
• Bicycle facilities (B-LOS of B or better)
• Parks and Open Space • Trails• CARTA Transit Stops
– Health-related destinations• Healthcare Facilities• Grocery Stores and Supermarkets• Farmers Markets /Community
Gardens/ Mobile Markets• Public and Private Schools
21
Bicycle Street
Parks and Open Space
Transit Stop
Trails
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
78%
76%
36%
21%
26%
29%
18%
4%
Environmental Sustainability NeedsWalk and Bicycle Access:
Percentage of Homes with Access to Active Transportation Facilities
1/4 Mile Walk Access 1 Mile Bicycle Access
Providing Access (continued)
22
Connecting the System
• Transit Gap Analysis– Locations of highest transit
demand• Population and household density• Land use mix• Intersection density• Distance to nearest transit stop• Jobs within one mile
– Mapped against existing and planned infrastructure
– Low income, minority and elderly population as overlay
23
Connecting the System (continued)
• Bicycle Gap Analysis– Locations of highest bike
demand• Population and household density• Intersection density• Jobs within one mile• Distance to nearest transit stop• Distance to commercial store• Public/private schools within one
mile• Parks and recreation facilities
within one mile
– Mapped against existing and planned infrastructure
– Low income, minority and elderly population as overlay
24
Connecting the System (continued)
• Pedestrian Gap Analysis– Locations of highest pedestrian
demand• Population and household density• Intersection density• Jobs within one mile• Distance to nearest transit stop• Distance to commercial store• Public/private schools within one
mile• Parks and recreation facilities
within one mile
– Mapped against existing and planned infrastructure
– Low income, minority and elderly population as overlay
25
Improving Livability and the Environment
• Livability corridor analysis– More detailed assessment of
24 livability corridors– Geographic sample of
corridors with potential for broad multimodal enhancements and VMT reduction (“scale 2”)
– Corridors evaluated and scored in terms of:• Potential complete streets
corridor, 2035 Plan• Lack of bike/pedestrian/ transit
infrastructure• Population and employment
density• Congestion levels
Operating the System
• Operations assessment– Extensive ITS coverage on
freeways; opportunity to extend into north Georgia
– Downtown Chattanooga has extensive communication network for managing key arterials in real time; opportunity to extend to more corridors with centralized management center
– Opportunity for transit signal priority for key corridors
27
Question # 2
a. Freeways (e.g. I-24, I-75, US-27)
b. Major Arterials (e.g. Amnicola Highway, Lee Highway)
c. Minor Arterials (e.g. Bonny Oaks, E. Brainerd Road)
d. Collectors & Locals (e.g. Snow Hill Rd, Mack Smith Rd.)
Which of the following types of roadways should be the highest priority for improvements:
Question # 3
a. Trips around town for shopping or recreation
b. Trips to and from work
c. Trips that enhance access to social services
d. There are no important trips
What’s the most important transit trip for the region?
Question # 4
a) Connecting to places within your town (parks, schools, libraries, etc.)
b) Connecting to regional destinations (other towns and regional parks, etc.)
c) Both
What’s more important to bicycle and pedestrian travel?
Question # 5
a. Extremely important, we must have it no matter what
b. Important, but only in the city limits
c. Somewhat important, but primarily in transit corridors and downtowns
d. Nice to have, but not necessarily needed for the area to be a future success
e. Unimportant
How important is walkability to the future of the study area?
FUNDING OUR NEEDS2040 RTP Leadership Symposium
Funding Needs
• Level of investment needed to:– Maintain existing infrastructure– Strategically expand and operate
• Define needs in context of projected revenue over life of 2040 transportation plan
• Define gap/unmet needs• Scenario discussion to support best use of available
funds given needs identified
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0
25
50
75
100
125
$96.6
$7.3$1.3
Maintain, Rehabilitate, and Repair
Widening
Replacement
Needs (Millions of 2012 Dollars)
Current Bridge Maintenance Funding Needs
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Total current needs = $105M
Long Term Bridge Maintenance Funding Needs
Projected Bridge Conditions in 2040 Given Funding Level
0 5 10 15 20 250%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Annual Budget (Millions of 2012 Dollars)
Average Health Index
Baseline condition = 92%Baseline condition = 92%
Flag for replacement (75 avg)
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Total needs over life of plan = $322M
Current Pavement Maintenance Funding Needs
0
100
200
300
400
500
$348
$81
ReconstructionResurfacing
Total current needs = $429M
Needs (Dollars in Millions)
36
Long Term Pavement Maintenance Funding Needs
Projected Conditions in 2040 Given Funding Level
0 20 40 60 800
20
40
60
80
100
Annual Budget (Dollars in Millions)
Percent of Lane Miles in Good or Fair Condition
Baseline condition = 83%
37
Total needs over life of plan = $1.38B
Total System Maintenance Needs
How much will it cost to maintain existing transportation system, in current conditions, over life of long-range plan?
$1.7 billionMore than doubling current spending levels from 2035 Plan
38
New Investment Needs
How much will it cost to build, operate, and maintain all additional identified needs in the region?
39
$7.0 billion
Total Investment Needs
Existing System Maintenance$1.7 billion
Total Needs$8.7 billion
Additional Identified Needs$7.0 billion
40
Revenue Availability
And how much funding is actually available between now and 2040?
$5.7 billion
41
Spending the Money
$1.7B(MAINTAIN)
$7.0B(EXPAND)
42
Spending the Money (continued)
$5.7B(AVAILABLE)
43
Spending the Money (continued)
$5.7B(AVAILABLE)
$1.7B $4.0B $3.0B
UNFUNDEDFUNDED
44
Spending the Money (continued)
$5.7B(AVAILABLE)
$1.3B$1.7B $5.7B
FUNDEDUNFUNDED
45
Spending the Money (continued)
$5.7B(AVAILABLE)
$0.5B $2.5B$1.2B $4.5B
UN
FUN
DED
FUNDEDUN
FUN
DED
46
Spending the Money (continued)
$4.5B(AVAILABLE)
$0.5B $2.5B$1.2B $4.5B
Road CapacityTran
sit
Capa
city
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$5.3B(AVAILABLE)
Question # 6
a) “Fix it first,” fully maintain what we have before adding to the transportation system
b) Forego some maintenance to allow for more capacity projects
Which approach do you believe is most important when considering the management of our transportation system?
Question # 7
With the understanding that there won’t likely be sufficient funds for all identified needs, I’d be willing to defer some transportation maintenance needs for other transportation improvements.
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neither
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
Question # 8
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neither
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
When considering the fact that we won’t likely have funding sufficient to build all of our priority projects within the desired timeframe; how likely are you to support the idea of generating local revenues to assist with the finance of high priority strategic projects?
INTERMISSION2040 RTP Leadership Symposium
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS2040 RTP Leadership Symposium
Alternatives Analysis
• Two “bookend” scenarios to illustrate benefits of road investments and transit investments
• Includes road and transit capacity investments – Includes “call for projects”– Public involvement– Technical analysis
• Approximately equal cost• Want to use these to produce the “Blend of the Best”
Remember This?
BYPASSES & CONNECTORS SCENARIOPrimary investments in expanding highway accessibility and improving existing road corridors.
Bypasses and Connectors Scenario27 miles of New Roadways
• Includes 16 mile Northern Hamilton County connection between US 27 and I-75 with new TN River Bridge
•230 miles of Roadway Widening
• Includes almost all of I-24 and I-75
• Includes portions of US-27 and SR-153
• Includes SR 321/SR 151 as Eastern Bypass (4 lane arterial) between Collegedale, TN and Ringgold, GA
23 miles of Safety/Preventative Maintenance
15 miles of complementary local bus routes
Bypasses & Connectors
Key Growth Drivers:
• Existing zoning & ordinances
• Proximity to major roads
• Interchanges & major Intersections
• Large water & sewer service area
• General preference for greenfield development patterns
Growth Characteristics• Low-density, decentralized growth
• Greater maintenance cost
• Expanding road network allows for increased distance between new neighborhoods and existing centers
• New commercial development follows along widened corridors (linear development pattern)
• Greater amount of land lost to new development.
BIG TRANSIT SCENARIOPlacing a greater emphasis on alternate travel modes
Big Transit Scenario•“Chattanooga Way”
o 15 mile long new light rail line
o Connects Downtown, Airport, Enterprise South
•SR 153/US 27 “Bus Plus”
o 19 mile long new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line
o Connects Hamilton Place, Airport, Northgate, Soddy Daisy
• “Premium Bus” Express Service on Interstates
o 24 miles of new routes/extension of Route 4
o Connects Ringgold/Lookout Valley/Collegedale to Downtown
Big Transit Scenario• Expanded Local Bus Routes
o 76 miles of new/extended routes
o Expands service area to include:
Red Bank, East Ridge, Collegedale in Tennessee
Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe, Ringgold in North Georgia
• Improved Frequency of Existing CARTA Routes
• Free Circulator Shuttles
o Builds on success of downtown electric shuttle
o East-west downtown shuttle (Aquarium, Erlanger Hospital)
o New Hamilton Place Mall area shuttle
o Complementary Roadway Projects (85 miles)
Big Transit Scenario
Key Growth Drivers:• Premium transit service
(bus rapid transit & light rail)
• Station areas & existing centers
• Existing water & sewer service area
• General preference for infill development & redevelopment
• Protect environmentally-sensitive areas & agriculture
Growth Characteristics• New: compact, higher-density growth attracted
premium transit station areas (1-mile radius)• Significant number of local farms protected from
new development• Maintain small town feel to outlying areas• Average household transportation costs reduced• More efficient development pattern reduces
overall infrastructure cost
Comparison of Alternatives
Bypasses and Connectors Measure of Effectiveness Big Transit
16,035,000 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 14,943,000
521,000 Vehicle Hours Traveled (VHT) 533,500
2,670 Delay (Hours) 3,060
3,573,00 Total Number of Trips 3,573,00
6,400 Transit Trips 12,000
28.7 Vehicle Miles Traveled / Capita 26.8
0.1%-0.3% Percent of trips by transit 0.5%-1.5%
Question # 9
a. Very attractive
b. Attractive
c. Somewhat attractive
d. Neutral
e. Not very attractive at all
Overall, how attractive is the “Bypasses and Connectors” Investment Scenario?
Question # 10
a) Very attractive
b) Attractive
c) Somewhat attractive
d) Neutral
e) Not very attractive at all
Overall, how attractive is the “Big Transit” Investment Scenario?
Question # 11
a. Highways and Corridors
b. Big Transit
c. Combined approach
d. Neither
Which scenario best supports quality of life?
Question # 12
a) Existing corridors
b) New corridors
c) Existing centers
d) New centers
e) Outlying areas
f) Grow anywhere we can
Where should transportation investments seek to encourage future growth?
CONSIDERING THE TRADEOFFSLightening Round
Question # 13
a) Widen existing roads
b) Build new roads
c) Expand transit service
d) Create more quality walking and biking choices
What will provide the biggest bang for the region’s bucks?
Question # 14
a) Light Rail (Chattanooga Way) between downtown, airport, and Enterprise South
b) SR-153/US-27 BRT route between Hamilton Place, Airport, Northgate, and Soddy-Daisy
c) Express bus on I-75/I-24 to the suburbs (Collegedale, Ringgold, Lookout Valley)
d) Free Circulator Shuttles (Downtown East/West, Hamilton Place)
What’s the most important regional transit corridor?
Question # 15
a. Expand local bus service to areas not currently served (Red Bank, East Ridge, Collegedale, North Georgia)
b. Frequency of service
c. Length of weekday service
d. Weekend service
e. Low fare
f. Type of transit vehicle
Regarding transit…Rank the following from most important to least important.
Question # 16
a. Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport passenger and/or freight improvements and expansion
b. Chickamauga Dam and Locks Reconstruction
c. Development of a freight intermodal (rail/truck/waterway) center/facility within Chattanooga
d. Atlanta-Chattanooga High Speed Rail
Which intermodal facility should be the top priority area for coordination and collaboration?
Question # 17
a. Less congestion
b. Increased choice (travel modes)
c. Increased accessibility
d. Attractive streets
e. Complete streets
What do you believe best supports business recruitment and retention?
Question # 18
a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. Neither
d. Disagree
e. Strongly disagree
It’s important to begin building a rapid transit network in our region in the near future.
Question # 19
a. Within community (Service within the cities and towns
b. Community to region (Express bus from the small towns to the large employment centers)
c. Region to region (Service connecting between the cities and towns)
Priority transit investments in the region should include:
Question # 20
a) Safe streets
b) Greenways
c) More signed routes
d) Better intersection design
e) All of the above
What would it take to make your community bicycle friendly?
Question # 21
a) Widen existing roads
b) Build new bypasses
c) Add rapid transit
d) Quality housing choices within close proximity to employment centers
What would help my daily commute most?
Question # 22
a) Large/expensive transportation improvements
b) Smaller/less expensive local transportation improvements
c) System maintenance and operation enhancements (traffic control enhancements & use of technology) with remaining funds used for system expansion
Considering that our financial resources are fixed; how would you prioritize the following funding scenarios?
Question # 23
a) Regional congestions solutions
b) Project specifically intended to spur economic development
c) Projects that improve the quality of life for local residents
d) Other
Considering that our financial resources are fixed; how would you prioritize the following funding scenarios?
Question # 24
a) Neighborhood traffic safety & calming
b) Sidewalk construction and repairs
c) Bikeway construction on roads and greenways
d) Widening and building roads
e) Improving condition of roadways
f) Improving traffic flow
g) Public transportation
h) Other
If you had control over the transportation budget, how would you rank the following in importance?
Question # 25
a) Higher gas tax
b) Higher sales tax
c) Higher property tax
d) Toll roads
e) Development impact fees
f) Transportation bonds (borrowing)
g) Other
h) Do not support additional funding
If additional funding for transportation improvements is needed, would you support any of the following sources?
Question # 26
a) Does the project open up new land for development
b) Does the project reduce congestion
c) Does the project result in travel time savings
Which of the following is most important when considering which projects to fund?
CLOSING THOUGHTS AND REMARKSQuestions & Comments
Next Steps
• Draft Needs Plan• Project Evaluation / Costing• Policy Board Review and Endorsement of
Financial Constrained Project List• Public Review and Comments• Draft Final Plan