Summary of Recommended Enhancements 13_Project Prioritization... · •Safety and Security •Modal Enhancements : Project Utility : 100 points •Travel Time and Delay Impacts •Labor

HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS AND SCORING WEIGHTS Summary of Recommended Enhancements

PROJECT PRIORITIZATION

HRTPO PROJECT PRIORITIZATION

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The HRTPO Project Prioritization Tool has been used in the past 2 LRTP cycles as well as in the identification and prioritization of the Regional Priority Projects

Designed to be a dynamic tool that can be updated to reflect current regional priorities, new data sources, etc.


LRTP PROJECT EVALUATION PROCESS

Candidate Projects

Candidate Projects

Candidate Projects

TOP PROJECTS INCLUDED IN LRTP

Revenue Forecast Score with

Prioritization Tool

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REGIONALLY-SIGNIFICANT CANDIDATE PROJECTS


SUMMARY OF SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS Suggested Modifications Received from Stakeholders

Alignment with Federal Performance Measures • Include Federal Performance Measures

Alignment with SMART SCALE

• Include measures from SMART SCALE • Align data where possible • Establish a Filter/Factor (to gauge how projects might score/rank in SMART

SCALE)

Environmental Considerations

• Climate Change/SLR/Storm Surge/Resiliency • Environmental considerations

Transit

• Refine transit criteria based on findings of Transit Benchmarking and/or future Transit Vision Plan

• Smaller scope transit projects (bus routes, bus replacement) • Passenger Rail

Active Transportation • Refine current Bike/Ped criteria based on findings of Regional Active

Transportation Plan and Gaps Analysis • Add Economic Vitality

RSTP/CMAQ Coordination

• Refine Systems Mgmt/TDM/OpImp criteria to allow more RSTP/CMAQ projects to be scored using Tool

• Separate rehabilitation/replacement projects from capacity improvements • Add Economic Vitality

Economic Vitality • Refine Economic Vitality criteria/scoring

Social Equity • Incorporate Environmental Justice/Title VI measures • Access: housing, essential services, higher education/tech centers

Balance Components • Balance scoring components (Economic Vitality and Project Viability were not originally developed to be equally weighted with Project Utility)

Technology • Include criteria to award points for projects that incorporate technology (i.e. smart roads)

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Action Items April 5, 2017

• LRTP Subcommittee unanimously voted on a motion to recommend HRTPO staff initiate the process of updating the Project Prioritization Tool

• Project Prioritization Working Group formed


RESEARCH AND COORDINATION Research

• Federal Performance Measures • SMART SCALE •DRPT Prioritization Process •National Best Practice scan •Consultation with subject matter experts

LRTP Subcommittee

Project Prioritization Working Group and Task Force

Active Transportation Subcommittee (ATS)

Transit Stakeholders

Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC)

Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

Transportation Programming Subcommittee (TPS)

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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ENHANCEMENTS

Balance Three Components (Project Utility, Economic Vitality, Project Viability)

•More robust Economic Vitality and Project Viability measures

Add Economic Vitality to Active Transportation and ”Other” (smaller scope) projects

Improved alignment with Federal Performance Measures

Improved alignment with SMART SCALE Measures (congestion, safety, environmental considerations)

Incorporated Resiliency

Enhanced Accessibility and Social Equity considerations throughout categories

Improved Intermodal/Freight, Transit, and Active Transportation Measures

Improved “Other” category to use in RSTP scoring process (projects not evaluated as part of the LRTP)

Modified calculation of Cost Effectiveness

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• These enhancements have been vetted through LRTP Subcommittee, Project Prioritization Working, and other relevant committees/stakeholder groups (between 2018-2019)


PROJECT PRIORITIZATION COMPONENTS

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• Congestion • System Continuity and

Connectivity • Safety and Security • Cost Effectiveness • Regional Significance

Project Utility

100 points

• Total Reduction in Travel Time • Address the Needs of Basic

Sector Industries

• Labor Market Access • Increase Opportunity • Impact on Truck Movement

Economic Vitality 100 points

• % Funding Committed • % Design Complete • Prior Planning Commitment • NEPA Documents/Decisions

Project Viability 100 points

• Congestion • Travel Time Reliability • System Continuity and

Connectivity • Safety and Security • Modal Enhancements

Project Utility

100 points

• Travel Time and Delay Impacts • Labor Market Access • Address the Needs of Basic

Sector Industries • Increased Opportunity • Impact on Truck Movement • Economic Distress Factors

Economic Vitality 100 points

• Project Readiness • Land Use/Future Development

Compatibility • Environmental Considerations • Cost Effectiveness

Project Viability 100 points

Current Tool Components Modified Tool Components


CURRENT PROJECT SCORING – MAX POINTS

Project Category Project Utility

Economic Vitality

Project Viability

Grand Total Score

Highway, Interchange/Intersection, Bridge/Tunnel, Intermodal, Transit

100 Points 100 Points 100 Points 300 Points

Active Transportation 100 Points N/A 100 Points 200 Points

“Other” (Systems Management/ Operations/Etc.)

100 Points N/A 100 Points 200 Points

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MODIFIED PROJECT SCORING – MAX POINTS

Project Category Project Utility

Economic Vitality

Project Viability

Grand Total Score

Highway, Interchange/Intersection, Bridge/Tunnel, Intermodal, Transit


Active Transportation 100 Points 100 Points 100 Points 300 Points

“Other” (Systems Management/ Operations/Etc.)


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SOLICITED FEEDBACK ON SCORING WEIGHTS

Input received from: • TTAC • Community Advisory Committee

(Roadways, Transit, and Active Transportation)

• Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (Intermodal)

• LRTP Subcommittee/Prioritization Working Group & Task Force

• Active Transportation Subcommittee (Active Transportation)

• Transportation Programming Subcommittee

TTAC Responses: • Newport News • Norfolk • Virginia Beach • Williamsburg • Windsor • Franklin • Southampton County • Gloucester County • HRT • WATA

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• With incorporation of enhancements and Tool modifications, scoring weights required adjusting


FEEDBACK ON WEIGHTS

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Averaged Feedback on Weights Based on feedback

received, recommend: • Reducing Project Readiness

to 50 points - Suggest removing “Additional

Environmental Permits Obtained” measure

• Increasing Cost Effectiveness to 20 points

Highway Projects


TEST PROJECTS Purpose: ensure new measures and the redistribution

of measures/weights are reasonable and cohesive

Category Number of Projects

Highway 17

Interchange 3

Bridge/Tunnel 3

Intermodal 5

Transit (Fixed Guideway) 2

Active Transportation 5

Selected projects from 2040 LRTP Prioritization • Retained data previously submitted • Used readily available data for some

measures • Staff best estimate on other

measures (measures that would be provided by locality/VDOT or with updated data)

• Test scores DO NOT represent draft 2045 LRTP prioritization scores 12


CONCLUSIONS

Highway Projects Project Utility Economic

Vitality Project

Viability Total Score

Original Average 66 44 21 130

Average with Enhancements 55 47 52 153

Able to incorporate most recommendations More balanced components Higher Project Viability scores (fewer MOEs with zeros) Average change in Project Score: +23 Reminder: Tool is intended to be DYNAMIC. We can still adjust

as necessary as we evaluate 2045 candidate projects

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WEIGHTING FACTORS

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30.0010.0010.0010.00

25.00

Safety and Security: 15.00Crash Ratio 8.00Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes 7.00

Cost Effectiveness (Cost/VMT) 15.00Total Cost ($)/VMT

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility 10.00Project Compatible with Existing Land Use Patterns and Future Plans/Development

Modal Enhancements: 5.00Enhances Other Categories 3.00Improve Access to Freight Distribution Facilities, Ports, Major Industrial Clients, or Major Employment and Population Centers 2.00

PROJECT UTILITY TOTAL 100.00

Total Reduction in Travel Time 30.00

Labor Market Access 20.00Increase Travel Time Reliability 10.00Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 10.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries 30.00Increases Access for Port Facilities 10.00Increases Access to Tourist Destinations 10.00Increases Access for Defense Installations 6.00Facility part of STRAHNET 4.00Facility part of "Roadways Serving the Military" 3.00

Increased Opportunity 20.00Provides New or Increased Access 10.00Supports Plans for Future Growth 10.00

100.00

Percent of Additional Funding (sliding scale 0-50) 50.00

Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP?) 10.00Percentage of Project Design Complete (sliding scale 1-10) 10.00Environmental Documents Complete 15.00Environmental Decisions Obtained 5.00ROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated 5.00

5.00

100.00

System Continuity and ConnectivityDegree of Regional Impact

Highway Projects Weighting Factors

PROJECT UTILITY

Impact to Nearby Roadways

Weighting

ECONOMIC VITALITY TOTAL

Additional Environmental Permits Obtained

PROJECT VIABILITY TOTAL

CURRENT

PROJECT VIABILITY

% Reduction in Existing and Future V/C Ratios (Daily Delay)

Criteria and Sub-criteria

Congestion Level:

Existing Peak Period Congestion/Level of Service

ECONOMIC VITALITY

40.0010.0010.00

Person Throughput 5.00Person Hours of Delay 5.00

10.00

25.00Degree of Regional Impact 15.00

3.00Resiliency 5.00Addresses a gap 2.00

Safety and Security: 15.00Reduction of EPDO of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 5.00Reduction of EPDO Rate of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 5.00

5.00

N/A

N/A

5.003.002.00

Improves Vehicular Access (moved to System Continuity and Connectivity)

15.00Level of Travel Time Reliablity (LOTTR) 10.00Truck Travel Time Reliablity (TTTR) 5.00

100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYTravel Time and Delay Impacts 30.00

Total Reduction in Regional Travel Time 15.00Improved Delay (Cost of congestion) 15.00

Labor Market Access* 10.00Increase Travel Time Reliability (move to Project Utility)Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries* 30.00Increases Access for Port Facilities 5.00

5.0010.006.00

4.00/3.00

Increased Opportunity* 20.00Provides New or Increased Access 5.00Supports Plans for Future Growth 5.00Access to Institutions of Higher Education (includes work force development sites) 5.00Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 5.00

Economic Distress Factors* 10.00Provides access to low income areas 5.00Provides access to areas with high unemployment 5.00

100.00*In terms of Economic Vitality, these measures are dependent on improved congestion and/or travel time

with cost effectiveness incorporated into Project Viability

50.00

Percent of Additional Fundin g (sliding scale 0-15) 15.0010.00

Project alignment status (5 pts)Percentage of Project Design Complete (sliding scale 1-5)

5.005.005.005.00

20.00Environmental: 10.00

Environmental MOEs/Basic Environmental Review 3.00Acres of Natural and Cultural Resources 3.00

2.00

2.00

Cost Effectiveness (Estimated Cost/(Project Utility + Economic Vitality scores)20.00

100.00

10.00

System Continuity and Connectivity:

Improves Access to Major Employment and Population Centers

Cost Effectiveness (moved to Project Viablity)

PROJECT VIABILITY

Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP)

Travel Time Reliability:

Modal Enhancements:

Access to Multimodal Choices

PROJECT UTILITY TOTAL

Enhances Other Categories

Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes


Highway Projects Weighting Factors


PROJECT UTILITYCongestion Level:


Project Readiness


Project Design

Environmental Documents CompleteEnvironmental Decisions ObtainedROW Obtained/Utilities CoordinatedAdditional Environmental Permits Obtained

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility

Project reduces traffic delay at a congested intersection, interchange, or other bottleneck with high percentage of truck traffic

Project bottlenect has high percentage of truck traffic

RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS

Improved Access to Truck ZonesIncreases Access to Tourist DestinationsIncreases Access for Defense InstallationsFacility part of STRAHNET or "Roadways Serving the Military"

Weighting



Land Use/Future Development Compatibility (moved to Project Viability)

30.0010.0010.0010.00

25.00 Degree of Regional Impact

15.008.007.00



Modal Enhancements: 5.00Enhances Other Categories 3.00

2.00



Labor Market Access 20.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability 10.00 Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 10.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries 30.00 Increases Access for Port Facilities 10.00 Increases Access to Tourist Destinations 10.00 Increases Access for Defense Installations 6.00 Facility part of STRAHNET 4.00 Facility part of "Roadways Serving the Military" 3.00

Increased Opportunity 20.00 Provides New or Increased Access 10.00 Supports Plans for Future Growth 10.00

100.00

50.00

10.0010.0015.005.005.005.00

100.00


System Continuity and Connectivity


PROJECT UTILITY

Number of Movements Added or Improved


ECONOMIC VITALITY

Percent of Additional Funding (sliding scale 0-50)Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP?)Percentage of Project Design Complete (sliding scale 1-10)

Environmental Decisions ObtainedROW Obtained/Utilities CoordinatedAdditional Environmental Permits Obtained

PROJECT VIABILITY

Environmental Documents Complete

CURRENT

Improve Access to Freight Distribution Facilities, Ports, Major Industrial Clients, or Major Employment and Population Centers

Safety and Security: Crash Ratio Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes

Queue Improvements: Number of Approaches Improved

Congestion Level: Existing Queue Conditions: Number of Approaches with Queues

Interchange Projects Weighting FactorsWeighting

40.0010.0010.00

Person Throughput 5.00Person Hours of Delay 5.00

10.00



Safety and Security: 15.00Reduction of EPDO of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 5.00Reduction of EPDO Rate of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 5.00Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes 5.00

N/A

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility (moved to Project Viability) N/A

5.003.002.00

Travel Time Reliability: 15.00Level of Travel Time Reliablity (LOTTR) 10.00Truck Travel Time Reliablity (TTTR) 5.00

100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYTravel Time and Delay Impacts 30.00 Total Reduction in Regional Travel Time 15.00 Improved Delay (Cost of congestion) 15.00

Labor Market Access* 10.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability (move to Project Utility) Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 10.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries* 30.00Increases Access for Port Facilities 5.00Improved Access to Truck Zones 5.00Increases Access to Tourist Destinations 10.00Increases Access for Defense Installations 6.00

4.00/3.00

Increased Opportunity* 20.00 Provides New or Increased Access 5.00 Supports Plans for Future Growth 5.00 Access to Institutions of Higher Education (includes work force development sites) 5.00 Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 5.00

Economic Distress Factors* 10.00 Provides access to low income areas 5.00 Provides access to areaswith high unemployment 5.00


with cost effectiveness incorporated into Project ViabilityPROJECT VIABILITY

Project Readiness 50.00

Percent of Additional Fundin g (sliding scale 0-15) 15.00Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP) 10.00Project Design 10.00


Environmental Documents Complete 5.00Environmental Decisions Obtained 5.00ROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated 5.00Additional Environmental Permits Obtained 5.00

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility 20.00Environmental: 10.00


2.002.00

Cost Effectiveness (Estimated Cost/(Project Utility + Economic Vitality scores) 20.00

PROJECT VIABILITY TOTAL 100.00

Project reduces traffic delay at a congested intersection, interchange, or other bottleneck with high percentage of truck trafficProject bottlenect has high percentage of truck traffic




PROJECT UTILITYCongestion Level: Existing Queue Conditions


Interchange Projects Weighting FactorsWeighting

Facility part of STRAHNET or "Roadways Serving the Military"

Improves Vehicular Access (moved to System Continuity and Connectivity)

Number of Movements Added or Improved



Modal Enhancements:Enhances Other CategoriesAccess to Multimodal Choices

Queue Improvements


30.0010.0010.0010.00

20.00Bridges:

20.00Tunnels:

6.50Last Major Repair of Tunnel 6.75Costs for Necessary Repairs/Upgrades 6.75

10.00Degree of Regional Impact

Safety and Security: 10.00 Crash Ratio 4.50 Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes 3.00 Failure Impact (Impact of Detour to Alternate Crossing) 2.50



Modal Enhancements: 5.00Enhances Other Categories 2.00Provides Continuous Maritime Crossing 1.50

1.50



Labor Market Access 20.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability 10.00 Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 10.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries 30.00 Increases Access for Port Facilities 10.00 Increases Access to Tourist Destinations 10.00 Increases Access for Defense Installations 6.00 Facility part of STRAHNET 4.00 Facility part of "Roadways Serving the Military" 3.00


100.00

PROJECT VIABILITY


Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP?) 10.00Percentage of Project Design Complete (sliding scale 1-10) 10.00Environmental Documents Complete 15.00Environmental Decisions Obtained 5.00ROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated 5.00Additional Environmental Permits Obtained 5.00

100.00

CURRENT



ECONOMIC VITALITY

Age of Tunnel


Infrastructure Condition (Bridge Sufficiency, Tunnel Condition, Obsolescence)





Bridge & Tunnel Projects Weighting Factors

Improve Access to Freight Distribution Facilities, Ports, Major Industrial Clients, or Major Employment and Population Centers

Weighting


Bridge Sufficiency Rating

40.0010.0010.00

Person Throughput 5.00 Person Hours of Delay 5.00

10.00

15.00Bridges:

5.50Condition Factor 4.50Design Redundancy Factor 3.00Structure Capacity 2.00

Tunnels:5.00

Last Major Repair of Tunnel 5.00Costs for Necessary Repairs/Upgrades 5.00



10.00Reduction of EPDO of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 2.50Reduction of EPDO Rate of Fatal and Serious Injury crashes 2.50

3.002.00

N/A

N/A

Modal Enhancements: 5.00Enhances Other Categories 2.00Provides Continuous Maritime Crossing 1.00

2.00Improves Vehicular Access (moved to System Continuity and Connectivity)


100.00

Travel Time and Delay Impacts 30.0015.0015.00

Labor Market Access* 10.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability (move to Project Utility) Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries* 30.005.00

Improved Access to Truck Zones 5.00Increases Access to Tourist Destinations 10.00Increases Access for Defense Installations 6.00

4.00/3.00

Increased Opportunity* 20.00 Provides New or Increased Access 5.00 Supports Plans for Future Growth 5.00 Access to Institutions of Higher Education (includes work force development sites) 5.00 Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 5.00

Economic Distress Factors* 10.00 Provides access to low income areas 5.00 Provides access to areaswith high unemployment 5.00


with cost effectiveness incorporated into Project Viability

50.00

Percent of Additional Fundin g (sliding scale 0-15) 15.0010.00


5.005.005.005.00

20.00Environmental: 10.00


2.002.00


100.00


Project reduces traffic delay at a congested intersection, interchange, or other bottleneck with high percentage of truck trafficProject bottlenect has high percentage of truck traffic


Land Use/Future Development Compatibility



Total Reduction in Regional Travel Time Improved Delay (Cost of congestion)

Increases Access for Port Facilities

Access to Multimodal Choices



Age of Tunnel



Facility part of STRAHNET or "Roadways Serving the Military"

Environmental Decisions ObtainedROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated

Bridge & Tunnel Projects Weighting Factors

PROJECT VIABILITY


Failure Impact (Impact of Detour to Alternate Crossing)


Infrastructure Condition

Weighting

Project Design

Project Readiness

Prior Commitment (project included in the currently adopted LRTP)


Improvement to Incident Management or Evacuation Routes

ECONOMIC VITALITY

10.00



% Reduction in Existing and Future V/C Ratios (Daily Delay) Existing Peak Period Congestion/Level of Service


Importance Factor

Safety and Security:

30.00

30.00


15.00

100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYTotal Reduction in Travel Time 20.00 Total Reduction in Regional Travel Time

Labor Market Access 35.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability 15.00 Impact on Truck Movement 15.00 Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 5.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries 15.00 Increases Access for Port Facilities 5.00 Improves Flow of Rail 5.00 Increases Access to Air 5.00


100.00

PROJECT VIABILITY



100.00

Intermodal Weighting FactorsWeighting





CURRENT

Better Accommodates Intermodal MovementsDegree of Conflict for Intermodal Movements

Improves Access to Freight Distribution Facilities, Ports, Major Industrial Clients, or Major Employment and Population CentersImproves Rail/Vehicular Access


PROJECT UTILITY

30.00

30.00

15.00Degree of Regional Impact 10.00Resiliency 3.00Address a Gap 2.00

N/A

10.006.004.00


100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYTravel Time and Delay Impacts 30.00 Total Reduction in Regional Travel Time 15.00 Improved Delay (Cost of congestion) 15.00

Labor Market Access* 20.00 Increase Travel Time Reliability (move to Project Utility) Impact on Truck Movement 15.00 Increased Access for High Density Employment Areas 5.00

Improves Interaction Between Modes of Travel (Basic Sector) (20 Points)* 20.00Increases Access for Port Facilities 5.00

5.00Increases Access to Air/Sea Ports 5.00Improves Access to Truck Zones 5.00

Increased Opportunity* 30.00 Provides New or Increased Access 15.00 Supports Plans for Future Growth 10.00 Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 5.00



Project Readiness 50.00



Environmental Documents Complete 5.00Environmental Decisions Obtained 5.00ROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated 5.00

5.00Land Use/Future Development Compatibility 20.00Environmental: 10.00


3.00


PROJECT VIABILITY TOTAL 100.00

Project reduces traffic delay at a congested intersection, interchange, or other bottleneck with high percentage of truck traffic

Intermodal Weighting Factors



Enhances Other Categories Access to Multimodal Choices

Modal Enhancements



Improves Flow of Rail



Weighting


Better Accommodates Intermodal MovementsDegree of Conflict for Intermodal Movements

Improves Rail or Vehicular AccessImproves Access to Airports, Seaports, Major Employment and Population Centers, or Rail Stations/Terminals


PROJECT UTILITY

20.00

System Continuity and Connectivity: 20.00 Regional Significance 9.00 Improves access to employment and population centers 11.00

User Benefit (Annual Travel Time Savings per Rider) 15.00 Annual Travel Time Savings per Rider 10.00 Is the project new? 5.00


Cost Effectiveness 15.00Annualized Capital Costs + Annualized Operating Costs)/Annual Riders

Air Quality/Emissions Reduction (Tons of emissions (HC and NOx) reduced per year) 10.00

Enhances Other Categories 5.00


Labor Market Access 45.00 Increases Access for Major Employment Centers 20.00 Increases Travel Time Reliability 10.00 Increases Frequency of Service 10.00 Provides Access to Institutions of Higher Education 5.00

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries 20.00 Provides or Improves Access for Defense Installations 10.00 Provides/Improves Access for Tourist Destinations 10.00

Increased Opportunity - Provides New Access to the Network 20.00 Provides New Access to the Network 5.00 Supported by Plans for Increased Density and Economic Activity 15.00

Economic Distress Factors 15.00 Provides Access to Areas with High Unemployment 5.00 Provides Access to Low Income Areas 10.00ECONOMIC VITALITY TOTAL 100.00

50.00

10.0010.0015.005.005.005.00

100.00

Transit Projects Weighting FactorsWeighting

Existing Usage and/or Prospective Ridership, Coverage Area/ Population Served

ECONOMIC VITALITY


Environmental Decisions ObtainedROW Obtained/Utilities Coordinated

Percentage of Project Design Complete (sliding scale 1-10)


PROJECT VIABILITY

Percent of Additional Funding (sliding scale 0-50)Prior Commitment (project included in currently adopted LRTP or documented by Transit Agency?)


CURRENT


PROJECT UTILITY

10.00Percent of trips removed from highways

20.00

25.009.009.00

Resiliency 5.00 Addresses a gap 2.00

User Benefit 35.00 Annual Travel Time Savings per Rider 10.00 Is the project new? 5.00

Operating Efficiency 5.00Travel Time Reliability 5.00Accessibility (including ADA) and/or Customer Experience 5.00Safety and Security 5.00

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility (moved to Project Viability) N/AProject Compatible with Existing Land Use Patterns and Future Plans/Development

N/AAnnualized Capital Costs + Annualized Operating Costs)/Annual Riders

Air Quality/Emissions Reduction (moved to Project Viability) N/A

Modal Enhancements 10.006.004.00

100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYLabor Market Access* 30.00

Increases Access for Major Employment Centers 20.00Increases Travel Time Reliability (move to Project Utility)Increases Frequency of Service 10.00Provides Access to Institutions of Higher Education (moved to Increased Opportunity below)

Addresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries* 20.00 Provides or Improves Access for Defense Installations 10.00 Provides/Improves Access for Tourist Destinations 10.00

Increased Opportunity - Provides New Access to the Network* 30.00 Provides New Access to the Network 5.00 Supported by Plans for Increased Density and Economic Activity 15.00 Access to Institutions of Higher Education (includes work force development sites) 5.00 Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 5.00

Economic Distress Factors* 20.00 Provides Access to Areas with High Unemployment 10.00 Provides Access to Low Income Areas 10.00



Project Readiness50.00






3.00

Cost Effectiveness (Estimated Cost/(Project Utility + Economic Vitality scores)20.00

100.00


Air Quality/Emissions Reduction (Tons of emissions (HC and NOx) reduced per year)


Transit Projects Weighting Factors


PROJECT UTILITY TOTAL Access to Multimodal Choices



Existing Usage and/or Prospective Ridership, Coverage Area/ Population Served


Congestion (Percent of trips removed from roadways)

Regional Significance Improves access to major employment and population centers



PROJECT UTILITY

Weighting

30.00 Access to Transit, Local, or Regional Destinations 11.00 Connections to Existing Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities 8.00 Elimination of Barriers to Major Destinations 7.00 Regional Significance 4.00

Safety 30.00 Crash History 15.00 Safety Improvement 15.00

Cost Effectiveness 20.00 Cost/Population Served in 1.5 Mile Radius

Enhances Other Categories 10.00

Land Use/Future Development Compatibility 10.00100.00

PROJECT VIABILITY

Percent of Additional Funding (sliding scale 0-50)50.00


100.00PROJECT VIABILITY TOTAL

CURRENT


PROJECT UTILITY


Active TransportationWeighting


20.00

30.00Access to Transit or Local/ Regional Destinations Activity Centers 10.00Connections to Existing Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities 5.00Elimination of Barriers to Major Destinations/Addresses a Gap 5.00Regional Significance 5.00Resiliency 5.00

30.00 Crash History 15.00

Safety ImprovementLevel of Separation/ Network Quality 10.00Associated with Safe Routes to School 5.00

N/A

20.00 Enhances Other Categories 10.00

4.006.00

N/A100.00

ECONOMIC VITALITYLabor Market Access* 20.00 Increases Access for Major Employment CentersAddresses the Needs of Basic Sector Industries* 20.00 Provides or Improves Access for Defense Installations 10.00 Provides/Improves Access for Tourist Destinations 10.00Increased Opportunity - Provides New Access to the Network* 40.00 Provides New Access to the Network 10.00 Supports Plans for Future Growth 10.00 Access to Institutions of Higher Education (includes work force development sites) 10.00 Urban Development Areas/ Governor's Opportunity Zones 10.00Economic Distress Factors* 20.00 Provides Access to Areas with High Unemployment 10.00 Provides Access to Low Income Areas 10.00ECONOMIC VITALITY TOTAL 100.00*In terms of Economic Vitality, these measures are dependent on improved congestion and/or travel time


Project Readiness50.00





Acres of Natural and Cultural Resources (measures access to as a positive impact) 6.004.00


100.00

Air Quality/Emissions Reduction (Tons of emissions (HC and NOx) reduced per year)




Weighting



PROJECT UTILITY

Active Transportation


Safety


Existing Usage and/or User Demand

Access to Multimodal Choices (SMART SCALE)

Modal Enhancements

First Mile/ Last Mile
