Missoula Planning Missoula Planning Summit MilestoneSummit Milestone

14 August, 200814 August, 2008

Missoula, Montana Missoula, Montana

Today’s PresentationToday’s Presentation• Where we are in the planning process

• Key Plan Ingredients– Envision Missoula Scenarios– UFDA and Missoula’s Future– Summit & Surveys– Agency Input

• Plan Goals and Objectives

• Costs, Revenues and Constraints

Missoula’s 2008 LRTP UpdateMissoula’s 2008 LRTP Update

Planning for 2035Planning for 2035

• 3 Scenarios for Visioning Workshops were used in Missoula’s Urban Fringe Development Area Study (UFDA)

• UFDA Defines future development assumptions and affects accruing transportation needs– Programmatic (Modal) Allocations– Nominated Projects (Needs Vs. Wants)

UFDA: Three scenarios based UFDA: Three scenarios based on Envision Missoulaon Envision Missoula

UFDA: Where to place 13,000 Housing Units

Scenario A: Business As Usual– Extend today’s housing trends into

the future

Scenario B: Suburban Satellites– Growth happens in accessible

mixed use town centers

Scenario C – Focus Inward– Compact growth occurs

contiguously and compactly near central Missoula

– Downtown intensifies by building on parking lots and low value commercial sites

UFDA Considered Where Land UFDA Considered Where Land Was Suitable for DevelopmentWas Suitable for Development

Considerations for UFDA 2035 Considerations for UFDA 2035 Planning ScenarioPlanning Scenario

• Open House Comments• Agency Comments• Community Goals based on the Growth Policy• Existing Zoning• Constrained Lands• Entitled Lots• Infrastructure investment• Suitability Analysis

Development Areas Under UFDADevelopment Areas Under UFDA

Where the Where the Trips Will BeTrips Will Be

High Concentrations of New High Concentrations of New Trips DowntownTrips Downtown

In Selected Centers In Selected Centers Consistent with Envision Consistent with Envision MissoulaMissoula

These patterns do not change These patterns do not change todays’ needs or “Backlog”todays’ needs or “Backlog”

Location of Future Trips Location of Future Trips Frames Assessment of Frames Assessment of Potential Accruing LRTP Potential Accruing LRTP ProjectsProjects

Even with UFDA, Many Roads Exceed Capacity if Even with UFDA, Many Roads Exceed Capacity if Expansion is Limited to Today’s Committed ProjectsExpansion is Limited to Today’s Committed Projects

Public and Agency Input Public and Agency Input About Transportation About Transportation Programs and GoalsPrograms and Goals

• Planning Summit

• Public Survey

• Goals and Objectives

Planning SummitPlanning SummitFebruary & March 2008February & March 2008

• Vision Scenarios Presented

• Public Input Taken About key LRTP and UFDA Issues Including:– Development Choices– Modal Balance– Transportation Investments

Development ChoicesDevelopment Choices

• Strong desire for the development of town centers• Support for inward growth of the type described in the

Envision Missoula Report• Desire for development and infrastructure to focus on

existing neighborhoods• Desire for a denser and larger downtown in Missoula• Desire for a greater incidence of attached and multi-unit

homes• A desire for policies to encourage development near

public transportation

Modal BalanceModal Balance• Public Shows a Balance of Support

roadway and non-roadway projects

• Majority use a non-auto mode at least once a week

• Preference for short wait times and frequent service as most desired transit features

Transportation InvestmentTransportation Investment

• Desire to expand modal options on existing infrastructure

• Desire for increased investment in transit

• Desire to improve safety for all modes and address congestion on existing corridors less desire to develop new major corridors.

Public Survey SummaryPublic Survey Summary

Summit ParticipationSummit Participation

Points of Consistency Points of Consistency Among the PublicAmong the Public• Summit

– 27 % Favor Expanding Roadway Capacity

– 23 % Favor Modernizing Existing Infrastructure (intersection/safety/ITS type improvements)

• Survey– 28.6 % Favor

Expanding Roadway Capacity

– 21.2 % favor improvements aimed at Safety (auto, bike, pedestrian)

Agency InputAgency Input

• Montana Department of Transportation (MDT)

• City and County of Missoula

• Mountain Line Transit

• Safety Agencies

• Resource Agencies

• Security Agencies

Plan Goal AreasPlan Goal Areas

• Safety– Higher Rank at High Crash Location– Higher Rank for “Vulnerable Connections (transit,

bicycle, pedestrian)

• Multi-Modalism– Complete Streets– Expanded Options (trails, new routes)– Increased Transit Funding– Increased Enhancements and Bicycle/Pedestrian

Funding

Plan Goal Areas (Contd)Plan Goal Areas (Contd)

• System Preservation– Limit Roadway Expansion Investment, Manage Maintenance

Costs

• Demand Management– Utilize UFDA to manage number and length of trips/demands on

the system– Do not use roadway expansion to open new land for

development– Expand modal options on existing infrastructure

• Transit Accessibility– Develop housing and employment near public transportation

<<MIKE, CHANGE OR ADD DETAIL AS NEEDED>>

Supporting PoliciesSupporting Policies

• MDT Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan• Urban Fringe Development Area Project • Missoula Growth Policy• Missoula Downtown Master Plan• City Code Rewrite• Master Parks and Recreation Plan for the

Greater Missoula Area • Neighborhood plans• Recent and on-going transportation studies

From Goals to InvestmentsFrom Goals to Investments

• Project Ideas are Unlimited but Funds Are Limited – $1.1 Billion in projects have been suggested by state and local

transportation agencies– $383 Million in projected revenues are available

• UFDA, Visioning, Modeling and Geographic Development Pattern will define geographically “Needs” vs. Wants

• Survey Results LRTP Goals and Ranking Criteria will help determine which needs are to be funded

See if Tom Has Anything to Add…See if Tom Has Anything to Add…

• What accounts for the 1.1 Billion?

• What % is Backlog, What is Accruing,

• What % is Highway, what % is Other Modes

• Among Highway what % is Preservation/Maintenance, what % is Modernization, what % is Expansion – a few good slides would help here