2040 Long Range Transportation Plan for River to Sea TPO
Alternative Population & Employment Forecast
February 2015
Analyzing Alternatives
Constrained Trend Socioeconomic Data
Similar to the approach of previous
LRTP updatesUp to date and
consistent with Comp Plans
Committees supply a check for local
accuracy
Land Use Alternative
Builds on the Trend Forecast
Optimizes land use efficiency
Collaborative process to test opportunities
High Level Goals of Alternative
• Same Control Totals as the Trend scenario
• Highlight areas where compact, walkable development has the most impact
• Support multiple modes (transit, walking)
• Reduce reliance on regional highway system for everyday trips
Land Use FrameworkThe Land Use Subcommittee helped to identify characterization areas.
Results
Results
Goal Alt.
Reduce Congestion ✓
Improve Air Quality ✓
Reduce Energy Dependency ✓
Improve Safety ✓Improve Accessibility/Reduce Vehicle Dependency
✓
Improve System Operating Efficiency ✓
Next Step: Traffic Model Run
Typical results from previous studies
Questions?