HEPMPO Kick-off Meeting Long Range Transportation Plan Update Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning May 22, 2013
HEPMPO Kick-off Meeting
Long Range Transportation Plan Update
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning
May 22, 2013
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Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Project Staff and Roles
3. Focus of LRTP Update
4. Public/Stakeholder Outreach
5. Overview of Scope of Work
6. Discussion on Direction 2035 Projects
7. Schedule – Next Steps
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Project Staff and Roles
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Project Staff and Roles
Jim Frazier, PMP
Project Manager
Dan Szekeres
Travel Demand Modeling/
Conformity
Lorna Parkins, AICP
Project Prioritization /
Financial Constraint
Lora Byala (4SQ), AICP
Transit & Bike/Pedestrian
Robert Gordon
HEPMPO Director
Colleen Turner
Public Involvement
Interstate Council (ISC)
Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC)
Air Quality Advisory
Committee (AQAC)
Matt Mullenax
HEPMPO GIS Support
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Focus of LRTP Update
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Focus of LRTP Update
• Continue prioritization process
• Integrate new performance measures Address MAP-21
• Satisfy requirements
• Integrate web-based methods Enhance Public
Involvement
• New studies
• CENSUS 2010 /Accident data / GPS Integrate Recent Plans and
Transportation Data
• 20 year planning horizon for duration of plan
• Extend to 2040 Extend Horizon Year
• Assess 2010 LRTP modeling
• Modify based on new planning assumptions
Revisit Transportation Needs and Current Projects
• New projects / Projects to be removed
• Update revenue forecasts Revised Project List /
Priorities / Costs
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Phases for LRTP Update
Phase I
• Stakeholder Outreach
• Revisit Goals and Objectives
• Data Collection
• Existing Conditions
Phase II
• Future Conditions
• Multimodal Plan Elements
• Transit
• Bike/Ped
• Freight
• Safety
Phase III
• Fiscal Constraint
• Project Prioritization
• Conformity
• Public Meetings
• Implementation Plan
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Public / Stakeholder Outreach
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Public/Stakeholder Involvement
ISC and TAC Meetings
2-Meetings + 3-5 Webinar/Conf. Call
Communication Protocols
Stakeholder/Public Outreach
Digital Outreach
Draft List of Stakeholders
MetroQuest – feedback on needs, priorities, projects
Public Meetings
Combined effort of Project Team/MPO/Jurisdictions
3-County Meetings Open-House style
Website Support
LRTP website maintained by Wash. Co.
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Stakeholder Outreach from Direction 2035
HEPMPO TAC The Gateway Region / Region IX
Transportation Coordination Plan
Local Jurisdictions The Martinsburg Rotary Club
Transportation Committees of Berkeley,
Jefferson and Washington County
Chamber of Commerce + Greater
Hagerstown Committee, Berkeley
County Development Authority
The Antietam National Battlefield,
Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park,
and C & O Canal National Historical
Park units of the National Parks Service,
US Department of the Interior,
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Charlestown Races and Slots Local Universities – Mountain State,
Shepherd
Eastern Panhandle Regional Office of
the Division of Rehabilitation
Freight Companies – Norfolk Southern,
CSX, Bowman Inc.
West Virginia Department of Education
and the Arts
Washington County Economic
Development Commission
Convention and Visitors Centers Franklin County MPO
Homebuilders Associations Others?
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Project Website
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MetroQuest (What is it?)
Recent Usage:
US340 East Gateway Plan
RIC LRTP (2 Phases)
MDOT Statewide LRTP
http://charlestonp1.metroquest.com/
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MetroQuest (Key Issues)
Content of Site
Evaluate current “Goals and Objectives”
Evaluate current projects / scenarios of improvements
Identify transportation needs
Survey questions
Methods to Increase Responses
Email chains
Social Media
Newspaper articles
Active Time
Typically 30 days is sufficient
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Overview of Scope of Work
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Key Work Tasks
1. Revisit Goals and Objectives
2. Review Recent Plans
3. Data collection
4. Evaluation/Revisions to Congestion Analyses
5. Evaluate Direction 2035 Project list
6. Multimodal Elements (Transit, Bike/Ped, Freight)
7. Safety and Security
8. Project Prioritization / Financial Constraint
9. Documentation
10. Transportation Conformity
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Direction 2035 LRTP Goals
Goal 1: Improve the existing transportation network through the use of comprehensive planning efforts that address a multimodal system
Goal 2: Increase and promote an effective and efficient transportation network that is modally integrated
Goal 3: Promote and fund a transportation network that will have a positive economic and social impact on the HEPMPO region
Goal 4: Continue to minimize cost and continue to seek alternative funding sources for an effective transportation network and increase the use of smart growth practices
Goal 5: Minimize undesirable impacts of the transportation network on the environment
Goal 6: Coordinate transportation efforts into a unified transportation network that will efficiently serve the region and support emergency preparedness and evacuation planning
Goal 7: Promote a safe and secure public transportation network in the HEPMPO region
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Goals and Objectives
Evaluate if Goals/Objectives should remain
unchanged
Prioritize Goals
Input from public involvement (MetroQuest)
Stakeholder/TAC input
Integrate Results into Project Selection /
Prioritization
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Review Recent Plans
MDOT Statewide LRTP (Ongoing)
MDOT Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan (Ongoing)
WVDOT Statewide Prioritization
Process
WVDOT Corridor Management Handbook
WVDOT Statewide Bike Plan (Ongoing)
WV Region 9 Coordinated Public
Transit-Human Services Plan
WV Rail Authority Statewide Rail Plan
MARC Growth and Investment Plan
(Ongoing)
US 340 East Gateway Plan
US 340 Bottleneck Operations Study
(Ongoing)
Ranson/Charles Town Development
Fee Study
Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan (Ongoing)
Berkley County Comprehensive Plan (Starting)
North Martinsburg Area Pedestrian
Plan Other?
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Data Collection
New Traffic and Transportation Data WVDOH GIS Traffic Data
MD SHA Traffic Data
TomTom 2010-2012 GPS Speed Data
WVDOH Accident Data
New Demographic Information (Population, Households, Employment)
CENSUS 2010
Recent City and County Planning Efforts
Stakeholder input
Listing of special generators in region / recent developments
Environmental Data (streams, wetland, floodplains, parks, historic resources) Studies
New state data sources
Address MAP21
Performance Measures
Assess Validity of
Past Forecasts
Supplement Past Data
And Analyses
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Assessing Direction 2035 Needs
CENSUS 2010 / Stakeholder Input on Recent/Future
Development
Evaluate Past TDM Forecasts
Possible TDM Model Revisions/ Extend Horizon
Year
Forecast Congested Locations /
Transportation Needs
Summarize TomTom GPS
Data
(Travel Time Ratio)
Assess Recent (2011) DOT Traffic and Accident Data
Stakeholder / Public Input
Existing Congested Locations /
Transportation Needs
Existing Conditions
Forecast Horizon Year Conditions
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Example GPS Data Summary
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Analyses of DOT Data
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Highway Element
Review Current Project Lists
Unconstrained
Financial Constraint
Changes to Project List
Public/Stakeholder Input
Recent Plans
Updated Congestion Analyses
Map Year of Expenditure Cost
ID (x1,000)
12A US 11 - Pennsylvania Avenue Burhans Blvd to Maugans Ave (4 .0) $33,763
104B MD 65 - S Potomac Street Oak Ridge Dr to Wilson Blvd (1.3) $23,341
76 Eastern Blvd Antietam Dr. to MD 60 to Northern Ave (2.3) $13,874
77 Edgewood Drive Entire segment Inside Corporate Limits (0.67) $34,321
8 Halfway Blvd Ext. Newgate Blvd to MD 63 (0.8) $10,887
81 Longmeadow Road US 11 to Marsh Pike (1.3) $13,666
82 Marsh Pike MD 60 to Longmeadow Rd (0.82) $8,424
84 Newgate Blvd Halfway Blvd to US 40 (1.1) $9,563
59 Paul Smith Blvd US 40 Alt to US 40 (2.1) $6,139
87A Professional Court Ext (PH I) Eastern Blvd to Antietam Creek Bridge $8,131
87B Professional Court Ext (PH II) Antietam Creek Bridge to Yale Drive (0.87) $8,715
88 Professional Court (PH III) Yale Drive to Varsity Lane (1.1.5) $9,707
89 Professional Court (PH IV) Varsity Lane to Hag. Community College $8,351
60B Robinwood Drive Hagerstown CC to MD 64 (1.16) $11,645
91 Wesel Blvd. Burhans Blvd. to existing 4-Lane Segment (1.7) $5,070
107 Maugans Avenue (PH II) I-81 to Main St in Village of Maugansville (0.62 mi) $7,875
$213,472
12B US 11 - Pennsylvania Ave Maugans Ave to Terminal Drive (4.0) $41,246
18 US 40 - Dual Highway I-70 to Eastern Blvd (4.8) $106,042
19 US 40 - National Pike MD 63 to MD 144 (1.2) $29,402
20 US 40 - National Pike MD 63 to MD 57 $4,099
64 US 340 Interchange MD 67 and Keep Tryst Rd $68,419
52 Southern Blvd (PH II) Alternate US 40 to Edgewood Dr (0.67) $19,673
108 Maugans Avenue (PH III) Main St (Maugansville) to Garden View Rd (0.84) $12,412
$281,295
$494,767
Maryland 2026-2035 Totals
Maryland Totals
Road Project Location
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Maryland 2015-2025 Totals
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35
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Multimodal Elements / Safety - Security
Transit Element
Washington County
PanTran
Bicycle and Pedestrian Element
Freight Element
Safety and Security Elements
Significant updates to LRTP not anticipated
Integrate recent studies
Review latest transit issues / impacts on past
recommendations
Funding Forecasts - Project Prioritization
Use Latest DOT Forecasts
for Available Funding
Review Prioritization
Measures and Weighting
New Measures?
Revised weighting based on
priorities?
Rating of Projects
Fiscally Constrained Project
Lists
Performance Measures
Efficiency – VMT impact
Reduction in Delay
Level of Service Improvement
Goods Movement
Freight improvements
Support of Transit service
Bicycle/Pedestrian Mobility
Safety
Economic Development
Growth Management
Cost Effectiveness
Existing Deficiency
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Documentation
Same format as
Direction 2035
Integrate new data,
analyses, projects
and graphics
Integrate
TAC/Stakeholder
Comments
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Transportation Conformity
Interagency Participation
Latest Planning Assumptions
Regionally Significant
Projects
Interim Year Travel Modeling
Emission Process using Post
Processor (consistent with
recent SIP)
MOVES2010 emissions model
Public Comment
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Discussion:
Direction 2035 Projects/Maps Financially Constrained Projects
Have projects moved to TIP?
Are these still regional priority projects?
Any recent issues that affect project need?
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Financially Constrained Projects
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Maryland LRTP Projects
Map Year of Expenditure Cost
ID (x1,000)
12A US 11 - Pennsylvania Avenue Burhans Blvd to Maugans Ave (4 .0) $33,763
104B MD 65 - S Potomac Street Oak Ridge Dr to Wilson Blvd (1.3) $23,341
76 Eastern Blvd Antietam Dr. to MD 60 to Northern Ave (2.3) $13,874
77 Edgewood Drive Entire segment Inside Corporate Limits (0.67) $34,321
8 Halfway Blvd Ext. Newgate Blvd to MD 63 (0.8) $10,887
81 Longmeadow Road US 11 to Marsh Pike (1.3) $13,666
82 Marsh Pike MD 60 to Longmeadow Rd (0.82) $8,424
84 Newgate Blvd Halfway Blvd to US 40 (1.1) $9,563
59 Paul Smith Blvd US 40 Alt to US 40 (2.1) $6,139
87A Professional Court Ext (PH I) Eastern Blvd to Antietam Creek Bridge $8,131
87B Professional Court Ext (PH II) Antietam Creek Bridge to Yale Drive (0.87) $8,715
88 Professional Court (PH III) Yale Drive to Varsity Lane (1.1.5) $9,707
89 Professional Court (PH IV) Varsity Lane to Hag. Community College $8,351
60B Robinwood Drive Hagerstown CC to MD 64 (1.16) $11,645
91 Wesel Blvd. Burhans Blvd. to existing 4-Lane Segment (1.7) $5,070
107 Maugans Avenue (PH II) I-81 to Main St in Village of Maugansville (0.62 mi) $7,875
$213,472
12B US 11 - Pennsylvania Ave Maugans Ave to Terminal Drive (4.0) $41,246
18 US 40 - Dual Highway I-70 to Eastern Blvd (4.8) $106,042
19 US 40 - National Pike MD 63 to MD 144 (1.2) $29,402
20 US 40 - National Pike MD 63 to MD 57 $4,099
64 US 340 Interchange MD 67 and Keep Tryst Rd $68,419
52 Southern Blvd (PH II) Alternate US 40 to Edgewood Dr (0.67) $19,673
108 Maugans Avenue (PH III) Main St (Maugansville) to Garden View Rd (0.84) $12,412
$281,295
$494,767
Maryland 2026-2035 Totals
Maryland Totals
Road Project Location
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Maryland 2015-2025 Totals
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West Virginia LRTP Projects
Map Year of Expenditure Cost
ID (x1,000)
15 Raleigh Street Ext Phase II W. Race Rd to Tavern Rd (Rt 10/1) (0.68) $22,468
37 WV 9 Industrial Park to I-81 (1.3) $15,829
41 WV 45 US 11 to WV 9 (1.4) $1,332
45 WV 51 I-81 to US11 (0.56) $16,965
46 WV 51 US11 to Tarico Heights (2.9) $15,829
62 CR 9/55 Lutz Avenue Existing Lutz Ave. to Raleigh St. (0.88) $18,580
23 US 340 Charles Town Bypass to Country Club Road (Interchange) $41,826
96 CR 115 (Mildred St) Intersection of Leetown Rd and 16th Ave $6,774
$139,603
13 US 11 Berkeley CL to Tabler Station Rd (8.2) $28,905
14 US 11 Tabler Station Rd to WV 45/9 (3.5) $69,343
38 WV 9 CR 1 to Industrial Park (0.5) $27,100
40 WV 45 I-81 to WV 9 (Queen St) (1.15) $38,690
43 WV 51 Gerrardstown to I-81 (2.9) $12,633
58 CR 15 King Street I-81 to US 11 (1.2) $7,699
47B WV 51 Intersection with W. Washington St and Summit Point Rd $11,144
49 WV 480 CR 4 to Shepherdstown (1.9) $4,343
106 Old WV 9 US 340 to Mission Rd (4.2) $1,560
$201,416
$341,019
West Virginia 2026-2035 Totals
West Virginia Totals
Road Project Location
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West Virginia 2014-2025 Totals
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35
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Schedule / Next Steps
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LRTP Task Schedule
April May June July August September October November December January February March April May
Project Management &
Coordination
1Kick-Off Meeting and
Goals and Objectives
2 Public Involvement
3 Data Collection
4Socioeconomic Forecasting and
Analysis
5Highway Congestion and Safety
Analysis
6 Highway Element
7 Transit Element
8 Bicycle and Pedestrian Element
9 Freight Element
10 Safety and Security Element
11Financial Contraint and Innovative
Financing
12Project Prioritization and Fiscally
Constrained Project List
13 Transportation Conformity Analysis
14 Draft and Final LRTP Document
2013 2014
TA
SK
Kick-Off Meeting
Webinar / Conference Call
HEPMPO ReviewFinal Report
Finalize Key Decision/Task
Staff Coordination
Draft Report
TAC / AQAC Meeting Final Report
ISC Meeting
Public Meeting
Stakeholder Outreach
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Action Items and Coordinating Efforts
Activate Website
Data collection efforts
County/MPO coordination
Key contacts
Next Steps
Compile data
Stakeholder outreach
Questions?
Action Items and Next Steps
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Contacts
Matt Mullenax, HEP Project Manager
304-267-5118
Jim Frazier, Baker Project Manager
410-689-3464
Dan Szekeres, Baker Deputy PM
717-221-2019