Who received the 10/13 email? Our 8 member counties: Boone, Butler, Campbell, Clermont, Dearborn, Hamilton, Kenton, and Warren Our 6 major cities: Cincinnati, Covington, Fairfield, Hamilton, Middletown, and Newport PLEASE NOTE that any governmental jurisdiction may submit projects, however for smaller cities, we ask that they work through their county (just as townships do). Our 3 DOTs – ODOT, KYTC and INDOT and the TIDs – Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren And last, but not least, our 7 public transit agencies: Butler County Regional Transit Authority, Dearborn County Catch-A-Ride, Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC), Middletown Transit System, Warren County Transit, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), and Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) By Monday, November 14, YOU need to email the spreadsheet back to OKI having provided as much information as you can provide (again, I’ll go over what information we’re looking for from you in a moment – it’s all tied to the spreadsheet) This timeline will enable OKI Staff to take YOUR data and project needs and analyze the responses received from throughout our region. We will put EVERY project need through our OKI Project Prioritization Process so that on January 31, 2012 you will receive a FIRST DRAFT, FISCALLY-CONSTRAINED 2040 Plan Needs List in your monthly meeting mailout packet.
Call For Projects:
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The spreadsheet contains: ALL projects currently in the 2030 OKI Regional Transportation Plan (both fiscally-constrained needs and non-fiscally-constrained needs = ALL NEEDS from last update). ALL new projects that have been identified as recommended needs in studies/plans completed since June 2008 – the last Plan Update (such as recommendations from our Regional Freight Plan, I-471 Plan, etc.) The spreadsheet is multi-modal and arranged by state and county and alphabetical order by facility/project name I want to stress that the list is in NO ORDER OF PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AT THIS TIME – that is NOT the goal. The goal is for YOU to provide to US, OKI staff, as much information and as up-to-date data on each and every project located in under your jurisdiction. I ask that you review the list and please provide us with the following: Revisions which may include changes to the estimated cost or scope of an existing project. Additions of information to fill in missing cells (study name, project purpose, whether the project is included in an existing plan or study, etc.) Additions of any new projects that address goals of the 2040 Plan. Please include a FULL project description (location, length, improvement and cost). Consider any new projects which may improve traffic flow and/or reduce vehicle emissions and/or address safety, etc – REMEMBER the PLAN’S GOALS. Priority. Please rate the most important, top one-third, of projects as “HI,” the next one-third of projects as “MED,” and the bottom one-third as “LOW.” (for example, if you have 30 projects = 10 should be noted as “HI,” 10 as “MED,” and 10 as “LOW” OKI will use your information along with existing conditions and travel demand forecasts in developing the Plan Update. Please return your completed list to our office no later than Monday, November 14. We appreciate your participation. If you have any questions, feel free to call me or Robyn Bancroft.
TIMELINE
10/13 email
Monday Nov 14
Deadline
1/31 1st Draft Fiscally-Constrained 2040
Needs List
Call For Projects:
Monday Nov 14
Deadline
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Who received the 10/13 email? Our 8 member counties: Boone, Butler, Campbell, Clermont, Dearborn, Hamilton, Kenton, and Warren Our 6 major cities: Cincinnati, Covington, Fairfield, Hamilton, Middletown, and Newport PLEASE NOTE that any governmental jurisdiction may submit projects, however for smaller cities, we ask that they work through their county (just as townships do). Our 3 DOTs – ODOT, KYTC and INDOT and the TIDs – Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren And last, but not least, our 7 public transit agencies: Butler County Regional Transit Authority, Dearborn County Catch-A-Ride, Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC), Middletown Transit System, Warren County Transit, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), and Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) By Monday, November 14, YOU need to email the spreadsheet back to OKI having provided as much information as you can provide (again, I’ll go over what information we’re looking for from you in a moment – it’s all tied to the spreadsheet) This timeline will enable OKI Staff to take YOUR data and project needs and analyze the responses received from throughout our region. We will put EVERY project need through our OKI Project Prioritization Process so that on January 31, 2012 you will receive a FIRST DRAFT, FISCALLY-CONSTRAINED 2040 Plan Needs List in your monthly meeting mailout packet.
New Challenges…Older Drivers
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I worked with Mary Luebbers on this topic and rather than discuss transportation safety issues in general, we thought we’d focus on two specific concerns…both of which were highlighted in our 2040 Public Open Houses this past September. Older drivers… A major shift in the composition of the traveling population is occuring: With the Baby Boomers entering their senior years, the number of persons 65 and older in the OKI region will increase 80% by 2040 CLICK: Boomers, like the rest of us, are accustomed to driving and expect to continue to do so as long as they can. This presents a whole new challenge for us as transportation planners who are faced with keeping a multitude of older drivers safe and providing mobility options for older non-drivers. What can you expect? First, older drivers often restrict their auto travel to daytime, so we can expect heavier traffic on local roads during the daytime.
Elderly Drivers
All
Drivers Drivers
65+ Intersection Crashes 30% 40%
Angle Crashes 14% 23%
Daylight 69% 83%
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Secondly, expect an increase in crashes and more severe crashes again during the daytime hours. Nationally and locally, crash data analysis indicates that the older driver is over-represented in right angle crashes and in crashes at intersections compared to the general motoring population. These crashes are related to physical changes which negatively impact driving skills, most notably decline in vision, reaction time and hearing. In addition, older persons, particularly those over 80, are at a greater risk of a more severe crash due to physical frailty. To help safeguard the driving public, improvements to driving conditions that need to be considered include: enhanced signage, more and better lighting and Increased lane widths, particularly on local roads where the elderly will more likely travel. Consideration also must be given to supporting a smoother transition from driving to other alternatives…which leads to….
Elderly Non- Drivers
Few alternatives Social isolation
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The topic of Elderly non-drivers. Especially those who reside in suburban locations, currently have few alternatives to driving. The lack of alternatives: creates a loss of independence and decreased opportunity for shopping, social, recreational and medical trips. This, in turn, leads to greater isolation. As a result, over the planning period, transportation planners will be challenged to: create practical alternatives for those who no longer drive. Such as: continuing to identify and respond to transit service gaps for elderly riders and supporting greater coordination of transit service with elderly service providers to extend funding as far as possible.
Railroad Safety
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Then, I wanted to touch upon another transportation safety issues – this one was a recent hot topic during the development of our OKI Regional Freight Plan… Railroad Grade Crossing Safety. Railroad Crossing Collision Probability is show in the map where: A Red dot = greater than 10% probability that a collision will occur annually An Orange dot = 5-10% probability that a collision will occur annually The Source for this information is the Federal Railroad Administration’s Web Accident Prediction System. Of the 5 crossings with 10% probability that a collision will occur annually: All 5 crossings are located in Ohio 3 of the 5 are located in Butler County All 5 crossings have experienced one or two collisions between 2005 and 2008 This issue was included in the OKI Regional Freight Plan as the At-Grade Crossing Safety Study recommendation and will be rolled into the 2040 Plan Progress is already being made!!! - The Waneta Street crossing is currently planned for improvement under an agreement between the Ohio Rail Development Commission, city of Middletown and Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Congestion Management Process (CMP)
• Required in metro with 200,000+ population
• The CMP results in performance measures and strategies that can be reflected in the Plan and TIP.
OKI’s Performance Measures • Peak Period Travel Time • Travel Speed • Travel Time “Tax” • Level-of-Service • Intersection Delay • Truck Percentage • Total Vehicle Delay • Travel Time between Major Destinations • % of Jobs near Transit • Incident Clearance Time • Crash Rates • Miles of Preferred Bike Routes
AM Bottlenecks • KY I-71/75 NB from I-275 to 5th St.
• 15-24 mph, travel time tax up to 313% • OH I-75 NB from Hopple to Paddock • OH I-71 SB from Fields Ertel to Red Bank • KY I-471 NB from I-275 to Ohio River
PM Bottlenecks • OH I-71 NB, Smith to I-275
• 22-50 mph, travel time tax up to 267% • OH I-75 NB, Hopple to I-275 • OH I-71 SB, Fields Ertel to Cross-County
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SR 32 Mt. carmel tobaso to old SR 74
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Demonstrates extent of congestion Total vehicle delay = delay per vehicle x volume
Most Total Delay - Daily Freeways • I-75 NB, I-74 to Mitchell –
Delay in OKI Region • Daily person hours of delay 2004-2007 = 50,629 hours 2007-2010 = 54,309 hours Cost ≈ $1.4 million
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Total vehicle hours x AVO
Faster Sections County Facility Section Cycle 2
PM Speed Cycle 3 PM Speed
Comment
Clermont SR 28 WB Branch Hill Guinea to Buckwheat
9 24 TIP Project Complete 2006
Clermont SR 28 WB Buckwheat to SR28 Bus
19 25 TIP Project Complete 2006
Hamilton US 22 NB I-275 to Kemper
19 28 TIP Project Complete 2007
Hamilton US 27 NB Galbraith to SR 126
15 23
Hamilton US 27 NB SR 126 to Compton
17 24
PM Peak Period Observed Travel Times between Major Destinations: 2008-2011 (minutes)
From To
CVG Airport
Downtown Cincinnati
Eastgate Northern KY Univ.
Kings Island
Sharonville
CVG Airport X 13 22 16 50 31
Downtown Cincinnati
11 X 15 8 32 21
Eastgate 22
17 X 15 19 22
Northern KY Univ.
16 8 13 X 40 28
Kings Island 39 29 18 33 X 14
Sharonville 29 19 19 33 12 X
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Accessibility - Little change in these time since last cycle
On-Road Bicycle Facilities
Signed Bike Lanes
Shared Roads Side Paths Signed Routes Wide Curb Lane/Shoulder
23.0 miles 115.1 miles 37.1 miles 16.9 miles 13.9 miles
OKI Bike Route Guide identifies an additional 2968 road miles as “preferred routes”
Performance Objectives • Specific
• Measurable
• Agreed
• Realistic
• Timebound
Evaluation of Performance Objectives Performance Measure Cycle 2
Value Cycle 3 Value
Objective Objective met?
Percent of Congested CMN miles
21% 23% Limit increase to no more than
3%
Average PM peak period travel time between major destinations
22 minutes 22 minutes Limit increase to no more than
20%
Average incident clearance time
Not measured
56 minutes No more than 60 minutes
Share of regional jobs within ¼ mile of transit
Not measured
59% Increase by at least 1%
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Miles of congested high truck volume roadways
58 miles 64 miles Limit increase to no more than
3% Miles of preferred bike routes Not
measured 3,184 miles
Increase by at least 1%
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Evaluation of CMP Strategies • Evaluation matrix: Appropriate
congestion management strategies identified for each congested location
• Strategies grouped by 4 categories. – Travel demand management – Traffic operational improvements – Public transportation – New road capacity
1) Travel Demand Management
2) Traffic Operational Improvements
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The second category is traffic operational improvements: Access management, improved traffic signals, center turn lanes, turn lanes at intersections, and geometric improvements such as continuous flow intersections.
3) Public Transportation
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Public Transportation Expanding bus transit, adding rail transit, expanding/adding park-n-ride lots, bus-on-shoulder programs, expanding/adding transit centers.
4) New Road Capacity
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And finally, adding new road capacity.
CMP Integration into Plan Process • Congestion maps assist project evaluation • Evaluation matrix of CMP strategies
screens alternatives • Observed speeds help calibrate OKI
Travel Model • Full Report at www.oki.org • next report Fall 2015
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Congestion maps – identify problem areas CMP strategy matrix – used for screening Update cycle – changing from 3 to 4 years to match Transportation Plan schedule.
