Cha%anooga-­‐Hamilton  County/N.  GA  Transporta:on  Planning  Organiza:on  

The  Community  to  Region  Planning  Framework:    

A  story  about  increasing  funding  for      

 Pro  Walk  Pro  Bike  Pro  Place  

September  10,  2014    

Jenny  Park,  MPA  •  Senior  Planner,  Strategic  Long  Range  Planning  ChaFanooga-­‐Hamilton  County  Regional  Planning  Agency  In  ConjuncKon  with  Cambridge  SystemaKcs  Inc.  

 With  Kimley  Horn  &  Associates    Gresham  Smith  and  Partners  

RPM  TransportaKon  Consultants  

Results  

21%

51%

28%

2035 LRTP

28%

30%

42%

2040 RTP

Alternate  Modes    

Roadway  Capacity    

Roadway  System  Preserva9on,  Opera9ons,  and  Safety  

•  Doubling of bike/ped funding

•  System preservation at 39% of plan

•  Transit at 23% of plan

•  Reduced roadway capacity funding from 51% to 30% of plan

Cha>anooga  Region  

Cha>anooga  Region  

•  443,000  people  with  26%  growth  over  plan  horizon  

•  216,000  jobs  with  39%  growth  over  plan  horizon  

•  19  jurisdic9ons  (four  coun9es  and  15  municipali9es)  

•  2,110  lane-­‐miles  

GePng  Real  

The  Old  Approach  

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Performance-­‐Based  Planning  

Goals  and  ObjecKves  

Performance  Measures  

Target  SeYng  

Allocate  Resources  

Measure  and  Report  Results  

Quality  Data  

Define  Goals  and  Objec9ves  

Based  on  extensive  outreach  efforts  conducted  early  in  plan  development  

–  CAC  and  CTT  mee9ngs  –  First  regional  leadership  symposium  

–  Transit  visioning  workshop  –  Public  open  house  and  public  ques9onnaires  

–  Stakeholder  interviews    

Safety  

ADA  Compliance  

Health  

Improved  Access  

High  Speed  Rail  

ChaFanooga  Bypass  

Intermodal  Investment  

CongesKon  ReducKon  

MulKmodal  ConnecKons  

Community  Character  

Public  Transit  

Complete  Streets  

Tourism  

We heard about many needs and frustrations. Defining tailored solutions that address the many,

often-competing needs was the challenge.

ProtecKng  ChaFanooga’s  Environmental  Resources  

The  Community  to  Region  Framework  

WITHIN  COMMUNITY    

COMMUNITY  TO  REGION    

REGION  TO  REGION    

Selin,  T.,  and  Taylor,  M.D.  Cha>anooga  2040  RTP  Performance-­‐Framework:    Balancing  Regional  and  Community  Needs.  Presented  (with  pending  full  ar9cle  for  publica9on)  at  14th  Na9onal  Tools  of  the  Trade  Conference,  Commi>ee  ADA  30:  Transporta9on  Planning  for  Small  and  Medium-­‐Sized  Communi9es,  Burlington,  Vermont,  2014.    

New  Approach  

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Goal  Scale  1  

Performance  Measures  Weighted  to  reflect  relaKve  level  of  importance    

within  each  scale  

Allocate  Resources  

Measure  and  Report  Results  

Quality  Data  

Goal  Scale  2  

Goal  Scale  3  

ObjecKves  Scale  1  

ObjecKves  Scale  2  

ObjecKves  Scale  3  

Goal  BUILD  AND  MAINTAIN  SAFE    AND  HEALTHY  COMMUNITIES    

Deep  Dive  Within  Community  

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Goal  CONNECT  COMMUNITIES  IN  THE  REGION  BY    PROVIDING  MULTIMODAL  TRAVEL  OPTIONS  TO    ACTIVITY  AND  ECONOMIC  CENTERS      

Deep  Dive  

Community  to  Region  

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Deep  Dive  

Goal  GROW  ECONOMIC  OPPORTUNITY    THROUGH  STRATEGIC  INVESTMENT  IN    CRITICAL  REGIONAL  INFRASTRUCTURE      

Region  to  Region  

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Intent  of  Revised  Approach  

•  Enable  balanced  considera9on  of  investment  needs  across  three  geographic  scales  

•  Infuse  context  into  the  project  evalua9on  process  to  be>er  match  solu9ons  to  needs  

•  Provide  flexible  approach  to  project  evalua9on  to  support  livability  considera9ons  at  community  level  without  impeding  mobility  and  economic  considera9ons  at  regional  level  

Within  Community  Community  to  Region  

Region  to  Region  

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Project  Evalua9on  PM  Categories*   Project  Level  Measures   Systems    Level  Measures  

System  Maintenance   1.  Project  addresses  pavement,  bridge  deficiency  

1.  Percent  pavement  in  good  condi9on  2.  Percent  bridge  in  good  condi9on  

Conges9on  Reduc9on  2.  Project  reduces  delay  (VHD)  

•  Interstate  •  Corridor  to/within  key  center  

3.  Average  commute  trip  9me,  auto    and  transit  

Safety  and  Security  3.  Project  reduces  fatal  or  serious  crashes  4.  Addresses  security  or  emergency  response  

need,  provides  network  redundancy  4.  Level  of  dedicated  safety  funding  

Economic  Growth/  Freight  Movement  

5.  Project  reduces  delay  (VHD)  •  Intermodal  connec9on  •  Freight  corridor/area  

5.  Annual  conges9on  costs,  trucks  and  autos  

Environmental  Sustainability  

6.  Project  reduces  VMT  7.  Promotes  safe,  nonmotorized  access;  

integrates  complete  streets  8.  In  keeping  with  community  character  

6.  VMT  per  capita  

System  Reliability  9.  Adopted  corridor  protec9on  plan  10. Project  fills  gap  in  exis9ng  system  11. Improves  efficiency  through  ITS  

7.  Level  of  funding  for  system  opera9ons  

Project  Delivery   12. Supported  by  TDOT  and  local  jurisdic9ons   8.  Percent  projects  completed  or  advanced  from  previous  plan  

*Align  with  MAP-­‐21  Na9onal  Goal  Area  

PM  Categories   Project  Level  Measures  Within  

Community  Community  to  Region  

Region  to  Region  

System  Maintenance   1.  Project  addresses  pavement,  bridge  deficiency  

15   15   15  

Conges9on  Reduc9on   2.  Project  reduces  delay  •  Interstate  •  Corridor  to/within  key  center  

10   15   20  

Safety  and  Security   3.  Project  reduces  fatal  or  serious  crashes  4.  Addresses  security  or  emergency  response  

need,  provides  network  redundancy  

15   15   15  

Economic  Growth/  Freight  Movement  

5.  Project  reduces  delay  •  Intermodal  connec9on  •  Freight  corridor/area  

5   10   20  

Environmental  Sustainability  

6.  Project  reduces  VMT  7.  Promotes  safe,  nonmotorized  access;  

integrates  complete  streets  8.  In  keeping  with  community  character  

30   20   10  

System  Reliability   9.  Adopted  corridor  protec9on  plan  10. Project  fills  gap  in  exis9ng  system  11. Improves  efficiency  through  ITS  

15   15   10  

Project  Delivery   12. Supported  by  TDOT  and  local  jurisdic9ons   10   10   10  

Project  Evalua9on  

Scoring  and  Ranking  Outcomes  

•  Process  yielded  three  ranked  lists;  one  for  each  scale  •  Projects  were  combined  into  one  rank  based  on  scores  •  Projects  were  grouped  into  four  9ers  (“Rank  1,  Rank  2,  etc.)  

based  on  groupings  of  scores  •  Process  produced:  

–  Blend  of  high  ranking  projects  (by  project  type  and  across  geographic  scales)  for  the  fiscally  constrained  2040  RTP  

–  Objec9ve  support  for  variety  of  investments  given  the  mode-­‐neutral  performance  evalua9on  

–  Focus  on  performance  and  priori9es  –  Priori9es  established  before  funding  source  entered  discussion  

–  All  projects  Rank  1  and  2  were  ‌funded  in  the  2040  RTP  

Scale  3-­‐Example  Projects  Region  to  Region   I-­‐75/I-­‐24  Capacity  

Enterprise  Parkway  Extension  

Analyses  

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•  Bicycle,  pedestrian,  transit  service  gap  analyses  

•  Health  impact  assessment  measures  

•  Bike/ped  crash  rates  in  disadvantaged  areas  

•  Accessibility  in  areas  with  high  senior,  minority,  and  low-­‐income  popula9ons  

•  Housing  +  transporta9on  costs  

Key  2040  RTP  Outcomes  

•  Doubling  of  system  preserva9on  funding  levels    -­‐  fully  funded  long-­‐term  needs  

•  Doubling  of  funding  for  bicycle  and  pedestrian  improvements.  

•  Strategic  roadway  and  transit  capacity  expansion  improvements  

•  Iden9fica9on  of  two,  new  major  transit  capital  projects    

•  Iden9fica9on  of  targeted  safety  and  system  opera9ons  funding  set-­‐asides  

•  Process  carried  forward  in  TIP  

5%

30%

32%

17%

6%

2% 8%

Bike/Ped

Roadway Capacity

Roadway Maintenance

Transit Capacity

Transit Operations and Maintenance

System Operations/ITS

Safety

Addi9onal  Applica9ons  

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Lessons  Learned  

Image  by  Juan  Pablo  Bravo  

Ques9ons/Comments  

Thank  you!        www.chcrpa.org/2040RTP.htm  h>p://trbperformance.org/node/696      

QUESTIONS:  Melissa  Taylor                  Jenny  Park  Director  of  Strategic  Long  Range  Planning          Senior  MulKmodal  Planner  taylor_melissa@chaFanooga.gov            park_jenny@chaFanooga.gov  423.643.5944                423.643.5900