Vision Statement Our vision is to provide a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system that supports the economic vitality of the area, protects.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to provide a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system that supports

the economic vitality of the area, protects the environment, promotes efficient system

management and operation, and emphasizes the preservation of the existing transportation

system.

LRTP Plan Survey

2014 Survey

18-24

26-39

40-60

61 +

Current Age

36%

64%

Female Male

Gender

2% 4%

94%

1%

Mode of TransportationWalking Biking Car Bus or other transit

Accessibility

Availability

Reliability

Location

Cost

What best determines the Mode of Transportation you use

If you only had a $100 to spend on funding transportation improvements, where would you spend it?

Public tra

nsporta

tion

Constructi

on of sidewalk

s, bike

lanes a

nd greenway

s

Maintai

ning exis

ting faci

lities

Increase

d coord

ination of t

ransp

ortation an

d land use

Use of t

echnology

to re

duce co

ngesti

on and delay

s

Building n

ew stre

ets an

d road

ways

Widening e

xisting r

oadway

s

Making s

afety

impro

vements

on existing s

treets

Impro

vements

in stre

et appeara

nce

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Support for additional funding for transportation

Increase

d gas t

ax

Increase

d sales t

ax fo

r tran

sporta

tion projects

Increase

d property

tax

Development im

pact fe

es

Govern

ment bonds

Private

funds

I would not s

uggest

any o

f the ab

ove

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

What to consider when selecting projects

Conserva

tion of the envir

onment

Reduction of a

ir pollu

tion

Supporti

ng the deve

lopment of e

xisting a

reas

in the cit

y (infill)

Cost vs.

benefits of t

he projects

(getti

ng more

for le

ss)

Minimize

d impact

s on exis

ting neigh

borhoods

Reduced energy

consu

mption

Impro

ved fr

eight m

ovement in

and out o

f the cit

y

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Roads and Streets

Public Transportation

Sidewalks, multi-use paths and pedestrian signals

Bicycle paths on roads, multi-use paths, designated routes, bike racks

Signs and signals (traffic lights, directional signs, etc)

Interstate highways

Current Quality of each of the Modes of Transportation

In your opinion what will be the three (3) MOST significant transportation challenges in our region in the next 25 years?

1. Lack of choices in destinations served 2. Aging and deteriorating infrastructure3. Reliability of our public transportation system4. Rising transportation costs 5. Increasing distance we have to travel 6. Increasing truck traffic on our highways7. Development patterns8. Travel needs for the elderly and disabled9. Safety10. Lack of parking 11. Increased traffic/congestion/delay

-Increased traffic/congestion/delay-Development patterns

-Aging and deteriorating infrastructure

Addressing Challenges with Transportation and Land Use Strategies

Build m

ore bicy

cle an

d pedest

rian path

ways a

nd facili

ties

Enco

urage r

edev

elopmen

t/rev

italiza

tion of downtowns/m

ain st

reets

Expan

d our public

transit

syste

m

Enco

urage fl

extime a

nd telec

ommuting for t

he local

workf

orce

Enco

urage i

ncrease

d carp

ooling/v

anpoolin

g

Enco

urage l

ess su

burban

develo

pment/g

rowth

Impro

ve tr

affic fl

ow thro

ugh m

ore tra

ffic sign

al timing

Add more

lanes

to existi

ng road

ways

Build fr

eight-o

nly dist

ribution ce

nters

Increase

capaci

ty with

new st

reets

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Name any specific areas you avoid due to concerns with traffic congestion.

• 17th Street & Hitt Rd• Woodruff & 17th Street• Hitt Rd-Target/Albertsons• Hitt Rd & Lincoln Rd• Ammon Rd & 1st Street• South Boulevard• I-15 & Broadway• Yellowstone Hwy• 17th Street

• 1st Street• Roundabouts• Lincoln Rd & Ammon Rd• Downtown• Broadway• I-15 near Loves Truck Stop

• 1st Street & Holmes Ave• Sunnyside Rd & Hitt Rd• 1st Street• Hitt Rd & 1st Street

What did we learn?• 94% of our participant’s mode of transportation is a Car• The main reason they chose it is because of location• They would spend their dollars on Use of technology to reduce congestion and

delays and Making safety improvements on existing streets• We should get the dollars to support additional transportation from

development impact fees and increased gas tax• We should use Cost vs Benefits and opportunity for infill when selecting future

projects• Interstate Highways, Roads and Streets, and Directional Signs and Traffic

Signals have the best quality for transportation in our region• Increased traffic/congestion/delay, Development patterns, and Aging and

deteriorating infrastructure are the top three areas of significant transportation challenges in our region in the next 25 years

• When growth is taking place we should improve traffic flow through more traffic signal timing and building freight-only distribution centers