HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/22/2004 - NORTH FRONT RANGE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIDATE: June 22, 2004
STAFF: North Front Range MPO
STUDY SESSION ITEM
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization and the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan.
GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
The North Front Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) will present an overview of the
upcoming 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (2030 RTP). This Plan will be the guiding document
for the next three years in facilitating transportation system development for this region. The 2030
RTP will be incorporated into CDOT’s statewide plan. This presentation is the kick-off to the
second part of the public outreach effort. An initial presentation was made to Council last fall.
The presentation will cover several key areas:
1. The purpose of the 2030 RTP.
2. Revenues sources for transportation improvements in the North Front Range.
3. Overview of the DRAFT 2030 RTP.
4. The timeline to complete the 2030 RTP.
The 2030 Regional Transportation Plan is a comprehensive one-stop shop for transportation
planning in this region. The NFRMPO has been working closely with local communities, residents
and CDOT to develop a plan that includes both long-range and short-range strategies and projects
that lead to a multi-modal transportation system. The financially constrained portion of the Plan
contains a list of projects that could be built over the next 25 years, if the anticipated revenue is
realized.
Council Action Recommended
The purpose of this presentation is to inform the City Council and give Councilmembers an
opportunity to ask questions and provide input on the DRAFT 2030 Regional Transportation Plan.
One process question to answer is: How would Council like to provide input on the draft Plan?
Should comments be combined and included in a resolution, or should the comments be submitted
individually to the MPO?
Envisioning Our Future Transportation in
Colorado’s North Front Range
The North Front Range
2030 2030 2030
Regional Transportation
Plan
Grand Junction
North Front Range
Denver
Pikes Peak
Pueblo
5 MPO’s in Colorado
Denver, Colorado Springs, North Front Range,
Pueblo and Grand Junction.
NFR
MPO Responsibilities
• Long-range Transportation Plans
• Transportation Improvement Programs
• Conformity Determinations
• Grassroots Input
2030 Regional Transportation Plan
Update
• Our Region today
Over 144,000 Households
350,000 Residents and
growing
Almost 10 million miles
driven daily
147 Bridges
177 miles of rail for 3
freight carriers
3 Airports
5,500 Lane miles of road
on state highways
• The Region Tomorrow--2030
326,700 employees
269,000 households
812,500 trips per day
625,000 residents
Purpose of Regional Transportation Plan
– Create an inclusive & comprehensive
transportation plan for the region
– A one-stop plan that captures all the federal and state
transportation dollars projected to be spent within the
NFRMPO
– Implement a systematic, regional process to create a
prioritized & coordinated project list for the state plan
– Follow Federal procedures to update on a 3-year cycle
– Ensure a local voice
Colorado’s
Transportation Planning Process
Public Participation
PREFERRED PLAN
FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED PLAN
Regional Transportation
Plan
Statewide Transportation
Plan
PREFERRED PLAN
FINACIALLY CONSTRAINED PLAN
• 2025 Regional
Transportation Plan
– Listed over 400
projects
– Over $4 Billion in total
projects
55
20
5
3
7
6 4
Higway/HOV
Transit
Rail-Passenger
Rail-Safety
Bike/Pedestrian
• Examples of RTP-Funded Projects
• 1st and Parish in Johnstown—In progress
• SH 14 & 1-25 Interchange—Partially Completed
• US34 Widening from SH257 to 71st
—In progress
(EA phase)
• SH 287 and 1st
Street Intersection—Completed
• Sheep Draw Multi-Use Trail—In progress
• US 287-Berthoud By-pass—In progress
• NFRMPO’s Responsibilities for the RTP
– Creates a unified plan
• Facilitate a process to allow for more local input
• Coordinate the planning process (local, region and
CDOT, USDOT)
• Identify transportation needs
• Identify Air Quality impacts
• Give Colorado Transportation Commission the
priorities for NFR region
• Update on a 3-year timeframe (Federal Requirement)
General RTP Steps
• Visions, Goals & Key Strategies
• Inventory of Existing Transportation System
• Socio-Economic & Demographic Profile
• 2030 Travel Demand Modeling & Mobility Demand
Analysis (Based on 2000 based year; projections for 2010, 2020
and 2030)
• Corridor Visioning
• Project Identification
• Preferred Plan
–Project List
• Draft Plan
• Public Input
• Final Plan
• Key Strategies
1. Benefit Regionally Significant Corridors
- All corridors are multi modal
- Based on Connection, Facilitation, and movement
2. Land Use/ Transportation Connection
- Requirement for APFR and Impact Fees
3. Corridor Visioning
-Corridor Visioning for the NFRMPO is based on the
Regionally Significant Corridors.
• Corridor Visioning
– Develop overall vision, goals and strategies
for each corridor in the region and state
– Integrate community values with multi-modal
transportation needs
– Link investment decisions to transportation
needs
– Based on NFRMPO’s Regionally Significant
Corridors
• Project Selection Process
– Eligibility Criteria
• Benefit Regionally Significant
Corridor
• Impact Fees allocated toward project
• Consistent with corridor vision
Transit
Passenger
& Freight
Rails
Bike/
Pedestrian
Travel
Demand
Management
Transportation
Systems
Management
Highway
/HOV
6 Project Categories
• Six Evaluation Criteria
– System Continuity
– Congestion Mitigation
– Safety Enhancement
– Multi-Modal Enhancement
– Timely Implementation
– Land Use Compatibility
• Revenue Sources:
– Surface Transportation (STP Metro)—limited restrictions
– Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality—Only Fort Collins
– 5307 Transit—Urbanized areas over 50,000 pop. (Greeley, Evans/LaSalle & Ft.
Collins/Loveland/Berthoud)
– 5311 Transit—Rural transit programs, outside of urbanized areas (less than
50,000 pop.)
– Enhancements—Must complement existing systems (not highway
construction)
– Regional Priority Program—On state highway systems
– Congestion Relief—State highways with volume to capacity ratio greater
than 0.85
– Local dollars—various restriction
–7th Pot—State Strategic Projects (e.g. I-25)
• DRAFT Preferred Plan
– Transit: 114 projects = $1.15 Billion
– Highway/HOV: 149 projects = $1.41 Billion
– Bicycle/Pedestrian: 35 projects = $46 Million
– Transportation Demand Management: 10 projects = $24.3 Million
– Transportation Support Systems: 32 projects = $38.2 Million
– Passenger/Freight Rail: 4 projects = $1.82 Billion
– TOTAL NEEDS = $4.6 Billion
• How does this Planning Process Help
Your Community?
– In order to receive state or federal funding for
transportation projects, they must be included
in the state plan. The state plan refers to the
NFRMPO 2030 Regional Transportation Plan.
– If your community is in the MPO boundary,
and you are receiving state or federal dollars,
your project has to be in the NFRMPO’s
Regional Transportation Plan.
• Timeline
Oct-
Nov-Upfront
Public Input
Nov—Travel
Demand
Model &
Mobility
Analysis
Dec—Call for
Projects Feb-March—
Project
Prioritization
September--Final Plan to CDOT
April—Draft
Plan May-June—
Public
Input August—
Plan
Finalized
and 30-day
Public
comment
• Comments & Suggestions