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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 - Transportation Board - Annual ReportOlga Duvall, Chair Garry Steen, Vice Chair Transportation Board 2014 Annual Report The goal of the Transportation Board is to promote the implementation of a balanced transportation system that is consistent with the City sustainability goals and provides choice, mobility, access, congestion mitigation and safety for all people while achieving: 1) Efficient and Effective movement of people and goods throughout the community; 2) A reduction in the rate of Vehicle Miles Traveled growth to equal the rate of population growth; and 3) Enhanced mobility through emphasis of modal shifts. The Transportation Board met for 10 of 12 scheduled monthly meetings during 2014. One meeting was cancelled due to weather related events and one for lack of a quorum. The following topics were addressed: Bicycle Safety: A panel discussion was convened and televised on bicycle safety. The panel was comprised of representatives from the City’s Traffic Operations, FC Bikes, and Police Departments, as well as a trauma surgeon for University of Colorado-Health, and representatives from the Bicycle Advisory Committee and Bike Fort Collins. The panel discussion can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sjhqoBsMnk&list=UU9yI7q_1fhS4KpfQp74mokQ MAX and Transfort: Regular updates on progression of the MAX project, along with a tour of the new bus rapid transit vehicles and Transfort facility, and impact of integration with Transfort was heard by the Board. The impact on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of MAX and Transfort is already evident to the City even though the MAX service begins in May, 2014. Citizen input already is impatient for implementation of Phase 3 of the Transfort Strategic Plan, calling for expanded service and routes, and frequency. The challenge to the community and to Council is a sustainable funding source for transit. A League of Women Voter’s Cross Currents panel, televised in December also addressed the MAX project. Transportation Funding: Identifying sustainable adequate revenue sources for all aspects of transportation is still a crucial issue for City Council. Current funding relies substantially on sales tax income, with two of those quarter cent taxes expiring in 2015. It is imperative that current revenue sources become sustainable; with an additional quarter cent dedicated to bring transit to the level the city residents desire and needs. Additional Special Events: Beyond those mentioned above, participation with a State Transportation Legislative Review Panel, and a bicycle and pedestrian trail counts project, and participation in the 5 Board Review of the City Climate Action Goals. Additional Key Plans and Projects, adopted, implemented, constructed, or under construction besides MAX:  North College Project, Phase 2  Midtown Corridor Urban Design Plan  Harmony Road Enhanced Travel Corridor (ETC) Plan  Three amendments to the Master Street Plan  Neighborhood Parking Permit Plan Additional Board Topics:  North Front Range (NFR) Transit Vision Regional Feasibility Study by the NFR MPO  Paved Trails Update  Lincoln Corridor Project  Regional Transit Element Study & MPO Overview  CSU 2020 Transportation Plan  City of Fort Collins Social Sustainability  Midtown Plan – Economic Health  Harmony ETC Final Plan  Presentation & Tour of the city’s Traffic Operations facility  Lincoln Corridor Plan  Paved Trails Master Plan  NFR Transit Element Study Update by the MPO  Building on Basics sales tax presentation & update  Residential Parking Permit Program  Proposed Transfort Route Changes  Sustainability Services Overview  Greenhouse Gas Goals & Energy Policy  North College Project, Phase 3  Bicycle Advisory Committee’s review of Stop As Yield Law  Transfort Marketing Exercise The Transportation Board acknowledges and commends the excellent presentations by Planning, Development, and Transportation departments including Engineering, FC Moves, Traffic Operations, Transfort, and Parking Services. Also other City departments: Parks Planning, FC Utilities, and Sustainability Services, and presentations from Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State University, and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization.