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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 - Transportation Board - Annual ReportCITY OF FORT COLLINS TRANSPORTATION BOARD 2006 ANNUAL REPORT The following represents a summary of board discussions and actions for the year 2006. The Board received information updates and discussed the following: ➢ US-287 Environmental Assessment (North) ➢ US-287 Environmental Overview Study (South) ➢ I-25 Environmental Impact Statement ➢ SH-392 (Carpenter Road) Environmental Overview Study ➢ 2006 Cone Zone Report from Engineering ➢ Bike Plan Update/Introduction ➢ Transportation Maintenance Fee (TMF) ➢ Transportation Demand Management Program - Concerns ➢ SH-14 Truck Route Relocation Phase 11 Non -Route Based Strategies ➢ 2006 Work Plan Revisions ➢ Kechter/Ziegler Roundabout ➢ Transfort Strategic Operating Plan Overview ➢ Mobility Management Best Practices ➢ Downtown River District Project ➢ Rick Price Bicycle Issues ➢ Guest Dale Adamy spoke to the board about "How to Protect Pedestrians" ➢ Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport Master Plan ➢ Bike Week Update & Recap ➢ North College Sub -Area Plan ➢ Transportation Finance & Budget Updates ➢ Bike Safety with guest Officer S. Anthony of CSU Police Dept ➢ North Front Range MPO Regional Transportation Plan 2035 ➢ Northwest Sub -Area Plan ➢ Safe Routes to School ➢ Colorado State University Transit Center ➢ Laurel Street Bike Lanes ➢ Mason Transportation Corridor ➢ SB-1 Transit Grant Awards ➢ Regional Transportation Authority with guests Kurt Kastein and Cliff Davidson ➢ Engineering Project Updates i.e., Timberline Road & E. Prospect Road Projects ➢ Windsor -Fort Collins Interchange Improvement Project ➢ Horsetooth/Ziegler Roundabout ➢ Dial -A -Ride ➢ Development of the Board's 2007 Work Plan TRANSPORTATION BOARD 2006 Annual Report Page 2 The Board sent the following recommendations to Council and/or staff: ➢ To cease the Non -Route based Strategies (of the SH-14 Truck Route Relocation Phase II). ➢ To ask Transportation Planning staff to redirect their study (of the SH-14 Truck Route Relocation Phase II) and propose that City Council remand this initiative and the funds to the voters with a proposed alternative use of those funds. ➢ To send a memo to Council stating: The Transportation Board has followed the progress of the SH-392 EOS throughout the past year. Two potential future street alignments around Duck Lake should be given consideration by City Council. Alternative C, which skirts along the southern edge of the lake, is feasible and would work well from a mobility perspective but also impacts some wetlands areas. If Alternative C is chosen by CDOT, the Transportation Board recommends that the old existing alignment be re -structured so that it allows for a minimal roadway footprint for local access to natural areas and businesses in the area. Alternative A, which stays on the existing alignment, could work if the existing curves are smoothed out for capacity and safety purposes. There would still be some impacts to the surrounding area as a result of capacity and safety improvements, but cost savings and mitigation appear to be possible along this route. ➢ To recommend approval of the Airport Master Plan to City Council. ➢ To recommend that City Council adopt the Northwest Sub -Area Plan. ➢ To send a memo to City Council that says: - The Board recommends that City Council adopt the Dial -A -Ride budget and service reductions, combined with the addition of fixed route service as presented, in its entirety. The Board supports the one-time reduction of $700,000 to the Pavement Management Program, if it is done in conjunction with the scheduled 2007 Pavement Management Program Efficiency Study, and if the results of the study are used to restore the program to appropriate full funding levels in 2008 or as soon as practically possible. The Board urges Council to consider the tremendous monetary and time savings presented to the Community by fully funding Pavement Management. Spend one dollar now to save four dollars down the road. - The Board recognizes that the one-time fund sources we have relied upon in the past to fund the Pavement Management Program will disappear as of 2007. The Transportation Maintenance Fee (TMF) must therefore be TRANSPORTATION BOARD 2006 Annual Report Page 3 included in the budget equation so that the Pavement Management Program can be fully funded in the future in a stable, consistent manner. ➢ The Board endorses the continued progress and movement of the Downtown River District Plan as presented and the letter from the Transportation Board will ditto the DBA letter plus continue to explore transit alternatives/opportunities. ➢ The Board strongly endorses the report that recommends a roundabout at Horsetooth and Ziegler with an addendum note that the Board recommends the City acquire as much right-of-way as possible for future expansion. In addition, the following took place in 2006: ➢ Brent Thordarson was elected Chair and Gary Thomas was elected Vice Chair in February. ➢ In April, the board held a joint meeting with the Air Quality Advisory Board. Todd Litman of Victoria Transportation Policy Institute updated both boards on his findings related to the review of possible mobility management strategies for encouraging more efficient transport patterns in the City of Fort Collins. The boards also discussed topics of mutual interest. ➢ In May, the board held their meeting at the Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport in order to tour the facility and more fully understand the discussion related to the Airport Master Plan. ➢ In July, the board enjoyed a trolley ride prior to their meeting, compliments of Vice Chair Thomas. ➢ The board held their annual retreat on a Saturday in October to work on their 2007 Work Plan. ➢ Adoption of the Board's 2007 Work Plan. ➢ The board requested that future action items be submitted to them in the form of a one -page Agenda Item Summary. ➢ Sadly, terms expired in December for long time Board Members Thordarson and Johnson.