CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN 2040 ENVISION VB 2040 COMMITTEE PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 MARK SCHNAUFER PLANNING AND SGA OFFICES

EXISTING CITY TRANSPORTATION PLANS • Master Transportation Plan (2009) • Bikeways and Trails Plan (2011) • HRT Buses and Paratransit • Regional Transit

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MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN • Chapter of City Comprehensive Plan • Updated 2009. Next update 2014 • Historically road focused

• Ultimate ROW and/or lanes identified • Bike facilities mentioned • Minor transit • No major changes since SE Parkway mid ‘80s • No major modeling verification since ‘80s

• 2014 update to model with and w/o SE Parkway and new population projections

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BIKEWAYS AND TRAILS PLAN

• Original adoption 2004

• Updated April 2011

• Ultimate buildout plan

• Rec and Transportation

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TRANSIT PLANNING-LOCAL • Coordination with HRT year by year • City determines/pays for service • HRT Developing 6-year Transit Development Plan • 2011 Efficiency Study • 2012-Two new routes under study

• Express Route-Oceanfront to Newtown LRT • Mall-Bases-General Booth (37 replacement)

• Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study (2013 Completion)

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HRT EXISTING ROUTE MAP

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PARATRANSIT • Service matches HRT routes and

schedules • ¾ mile radius from existing routes • Must be a certified passenger

through HRT • Caregivers are also eligible • ADA required • Contracted service through HRT

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REGIONAL TRANSIT • HR Regional Transit Vision Plan: 2011

• Long-range Plan-3 phases

• 2025 • 2035 • After 2035

• LRT, BRT, Streetcar, Ferry, Express Bus, Circulator Bus

• Endorsed by HRT, WATA, DRPT, HRTPO

• www.drpt.virginia.gov/activities/hrrtvp.aspx or

Google “Hampton Roads Regional Transit Vision Plan”

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REGIONAL TRANSIT PLAN

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• RT to Oceanfront (2025) • Enhanced bus Little Crk, PA, L.H., NAS,

Corporate Landing (2025) • LRT to ODU/Navy (2025) • LRT Harbor Park-Greenbriar (2035) • LRT Military-Airport-Navy (after 2035)

CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FUTURE USERS

LIFESTYLES NEEDS

OPTIONS/MODES FACILITIES

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TRANSPORTATION USERS

Working Adults

Students

Kids

Parents

Caregivers

Seniors / Disabled

Emergency Service

Military

Tourists

Delivery and

Service Providers

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Lifes

tyles

• Urbanites • “Traditional Families” • Beach Cottage • Beach Apartment • Military • Seasonal • Adult Student

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Medical Access Recreation Education

Employment Long Distance Transportation Entertainment

Shopping / Dining Deliveries

User Needs

BALA

NCIN

G O

PTIO

NS A

ND

MOD

ES

Vehicular Off-Road

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2040 Transportation Infrastructure Development

Vision

Users

Needs

Modes and Facilities

Lifestyles and Development

Patterns

Balancing of Options,

Alternatives, and Modes

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YOUR CHALLENGE