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Pizza with Planners
Transportation Planning Process – February 19, 2009
Agenda
• Why should I care about TransportationPlanning?• What is the MPO?• Transportation Planning Documents• Project Implementation• Concepts included in the LRTP• Citizens’ Perspective
So What?
The system we plan…is the system you use.
Trans Planners Love AcronymsETC Memphis MPO Engineering and Technical CommitteeFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFTA Federal Transit AdministrationFY Fiscal YearITS Intelligent Transportation SystemsMATA Memphis Area Transit AuthorityMDOT Mississippi Department of TransportationMPO Metropolitan Planning OrganizationSAFETEA-LU Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for UsersSTIP Statewide Transportation Improvement ProgramTDOT Tennessee Department of TransportationMDOT Mississippi Department of TransportationTIP Transportation Improvement ProgramTitle VI Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amendedTPB Memphis MPO Transportation Policy Board
SAFETEA-LU Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act:A Legacy for Users
What is the MPO?
• Metropolitan PlanningOrganization– Purpose– Federal Requirements–Member Jurisdictions /
Boundaries– Committees of the MPO
MATA
MSCPC
MSCAA
Agencies
W MemphisMPO
Federal State Local
FHWA
FTA
EPA
TDOT
TDEC
Tennessee
MDOT
MDEQ
Mississippi Jurisdictions
Germantown
Collierville
Barden
Lakeland
Arlington
Memphis
Bartlett
Millington
Gallaway
Piperton
Horn Lake
Hernando
Walls
Desoto Co
Olive Branch
Southaven
Fayette Co
Shelby Co
MSCHD
Memphis Urban Area MPO TPB
Memphis Urban Area MPO Staff
Memphis Urban Area MPO Committees
CAC Air Quality Freight Safety BPAC
ETC
Our Documents
• LRTP• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan• TIP• UPWP• PPP• Title VI Report• Annual Listing• Prospectus• And Much Much More!
What is the MPO?
• Metropolitan PlanningOrganization– Purpose– Federal Requirements–Member Jurisdictions /
Boundaries– Committees of the MPO
Transportation Planning Documents
• Major Road Plan• Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)• Transportation Planning Report (TPR)
Major Road Plan• Establishes the build-out
transportation system• Preserves transportation
corridors• Identifies ultimate cross section
(right-of-way, laneage, mediantype, etc.)• Not constrained financially or by
time
Long Range Transportation Plan• Requirement of the Federal Government to use
transportation funds• Establishes the transportation system for interim
years and a horizon year (2030 for the MemphisMPO LRTP)• Identifies funding
sources for eachproject (is financiallyconstrained)
Long Range Transportation Plan• A True Multi-Modal Plan that includes:– Roadways• Arterials and Collectors• Complete Streets
– Bicycle and Pedestrian– Public Transportation– Freight Transportation• Waterways• Rail• Highway• Air Transportation
Transportation ImprovementProgram
• Subset of the LRTP, requiredby the Federal Government• Contains all Federally funded
projects and projects of regionalsignificance• Allocates funding to individual
projects• Four year plan
Transportation Planning Report• Identifies project alignment, construction cost,
impacts to adjacent properties,• First step to initiate design
Transportation Planning Documents
Major Road Plan
Long RangeTransportation Plan
Engineering
Construction
None
TransportationImprovement Program
SourceIdentified
Allocated
Appropriated
Expended
20 Years
4 Years
2-4 Years
TodayTime
FundingStatus
Project Implementation
• Funding Sources• State and Federal Involvement• Funds Flow from State to Local Agencies• Relationships with the Local Agencies is the key
LRTP Project Overview
• Purpose of the Plan– Guide the decision
making process• Scope– Develop plan for an
integrated multi-modaltransportation system forsafe and efficientmovement of people andgoods
Planning ContextStudy Area
Horizon Year 2030
Rural to SuburbanContext
Multi-jurisdictionalApproach
Over 1,000,000 Pop
Cyclical relationship
Highlight demand factorsfor an efficienttransportation system
IntergovernmentalcoordinationSAFETEA-LU compliantDemand-side solutions
Why Plan Land Use &Transportation Together?
Scenario Planning• Identify candidate areas– Urban Core, General Urban,
Suburban, Rural• Inventory existing conditions• Review local land use controls• Scenario planning exercise• Recommend design guidelines
& policy toolbox• Portable Recommendations• Coordination
• Urban Core• Suburban• Greenfield
Transition• Rural
Land Use Focus Areas
Urban Core Downtown Memphis
Suburban Raleigh Area
Greenfield Transition Lakeland
Rural Desoto County
“Multimodal” System Components
Highway system:- arterials- collectors- Complete Streets
Bicycle / Pedestrian
Transit
Freight
Aviation
“Complete Streets”
Connections provide route choice
Connectivity should increase as land useintensity increases
Logical access points
Connectivity
Low Intensity Medium Intensity High Intensity
Connectivity
Access Management
• Identified Five Corridors with AccessManagement Issues• Field reviewed• Developed conceptual plans for
improvement
Get Involved
• Sign up for our email alerts• Follow us online• Come to our board and committee meetings• Join a committee• Provide public comments on plans and
amendments
Contact Us
Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization1075 Mullins Station Rd, Suite w122Memphis TN, 38107
Phone: 901-379-7840Website: www.dpdgov.com
Questions & Comments