Atlanta Regional CommissionTom Weyandt, Department Director

Comprehensive PlanningMay 2008

Program Summary

• The purpose of the RideSmart program is to reduce:– The number of single occupant vehicles– Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)– Congestion mitigation– Emissions that are precursors to the formation of ozone

• CMAQ funding allocated through GDOT

Regional TDM Funding 2007

RideSmart Services

• Regional carpool and vanpool partner matching

– Assisted nearly 31,000 commuters actively seeking carpool/vanpool partners in 2007

• Regional Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program– More than 2,700 alternative mode commuters

were provided a GRH in 2007

RideSmart Services

• New! Bike Buddy Program– Matching bike-to-work partners– Pilot in Emory area– In coordination with CCTMA, Bike Emory and

Atlanta Bicycle Campaign

• New! SchoolPool Program– Matching parents of school-aged children– Public School pilot in Alpharetta

RideSmart Services

• MyRideSmart.com– The MyRideSmart.com website serviced

approximately 35,067 unique visitors in 2007– Park & Ride comprehensive map using Google

Earth

• Regional management with eleven employer service organizations (ESOs)

Livable Centers Initiative

• $10 million over 10 years for studies

• $500 million for transportation funding

• 86 Studies– - 74 funded by ARC

– - 12 grandfathered

• 33 supplemental studies

• $7.1 million in study funding

• $1.5 million in supplemental funding

• $132 million in transportation funding

• $140+ million in total funding

Study Funding

Atlanta – 14

Cherokee – 4

Clayton – 5

Cobb – 11

DeKalb – 15

Douglas – 2

Fayette - 2

Fulton – 14

Gwinnett – 11

Henry – 2

Rockdale – 1

Outside – 5

Total – 86

Completed LCI Studies

The LCI developments result in:

• Over 62,000 residential units

• 9,492 hotel units

• Over 12 million sq ft of commercial retail space

• Over 40.2 million sq ft of office space

Development Numbers• LCI communities reported 722 developments:

• 363 are complete

• 176 are planned

• 150 under construction

LCI Implementation Report to be updated in 2008

• FY03 first year transportation funds available

• $132 million programmed between FY 2003-2011 for design, right-of-way and construction projects

• Funds distributed to 83 projects in 50 LCI communities

• 28 projects are under construction or have been constructed to date

• 33 projects are advancing

• 10 projects are “of concern”

LCI Transportation Funding

• Pedestrian Facilities – 58%

• Multi-Use Trail – 6%

• Bike/Ped Facility – 14%

• Roadway Operations – 9%

• Roadway Capacity – 3%

• Transit Facilities – 9%

LCI Transportation Funding

INDEX Modeling• Computer modeling to measure impact of land use

changes identified in LCI plans

• Measures existing development vs. LCI plan build-out

• INDEX software used with indicators focusing on 4 Ds: – Density = percent change in pop/emp per sq mile– Diversity = how diverse the study area is

compared to the region– Design = how complete the sidewalks and density

of the street network– Destinations = how accessible the study area is to

the region

Cumberland LCI Plan

Cumberland Build-Out Modeling

INDICATOR Base LCI

Population 578 15,104

Employment 12,087 14,254

Population Density 0.57 14.97

Employment Density 46.69 31.22

Street Route Directness 2.4 1.08

Use Mix 0.03 0.61

Use Balance 0.8 0.78

Jobs to Housing Balance 41.2 1.89

Single Family Share 0 0

Multi Family Share 100 100

Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions 3,409 2,045

Home Based Vehicle Miles Traveled 4.3 2.6

MacFarland LCI Plan

MacFarland Build-Out Modeling

INDICATOR Base LCI

Population 635 21,261

Employment 2,822 6,096

Population Density 0.3 9.91

Employment Density 6.48 11.02

Street Route Directness 1.77 2.64

Use Mix 0.02 0.41

Use Balance 0.68 0.69

Jobs to Housing Balance 10.78 0.66

Single Family Share 100 33.1

Multi Family Share 0 66.9

Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions 4,739 3,146

Home Based Vehicle Miles Traveled 8.1 5.4

lbs/capita/year

lbs/capita/year

lbs/capita/year

Transit Planning Board (TPB)

Regional Transit Vision

“The TPB will develop a regional transit plan including a comprehensive financial plan”

Regional Travel Demand

•Travel demand:–Varies by

corridor–Varies within

corridors

•Demand signals appropriate service levels and transit modes for corridors

• Activity center focused

• Expanded rail network to provide reliable travel times

• Extensive BRT, express and intercity bus network

• Cross region connectivity

• Expanded local bus and activity center circulators

• Truly multi-modal

Concept 3

Cost of Transit(2030 Order of Magnitude Estimates)*

• Cost to Build = $16 billion – $1.20 - $1.30 per household/day**

• Costs to Operate & Maintain = $12 billion– $0.90 - $1.00 per household/day**

• Cost to Operate & Maintain existing system = $26 billion– $1.95 - $2.10 per household/day**

• Total to Build, Operate & Maintain = $54 billion – $4.05 - $4.40 per household/day**

* Range is whether counting 10 county or 13 county region**Assumes 2010 ARC estimated household, decreases as number of households increases

For more information or to make comments contact:

Cheryl KingTransit Planning Board Director

404-463-0311CKing@TPB.ga.gov

www.tpb.ga.gov

Questions?

Contact Us

Tom Weyandt

www.atlantaregional.com