HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-021-02/07/1995-CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLAN DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REPORTING PROGRAM SYSTEM MONITORING TRANSPORTAT RESOLUTION 95-21
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A "TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM"
AND A "TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM"
TO BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AREA
WHEREAS, during the past year,the City staff, working with a citizens' focus group and a
private consultant, as well as the community at large, has developed a proposed "Congestion
Management Plan" for the purpose of developing actions that will enable the City to better address
its transportation needs and goals in the future; and
WHEREAS, the Congestion Management Plan that has been developed contains
recommendations that the City establish a"Transportation Demand Program" and a"Transportation
System Monitoring and Reporting Program" which programs shall be administered within the
Transportation Services Area; and
WHEREAS, the North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council has
committed to develop and fund transportation demand management programs and transportation
system monitoring programs in the north Front Range regions; and
WHEREAS, the Goals and Objectives of the City establish as a priority that the City
establish a Transportation Demand Management Program that increases the awareness and use of
alternative modes; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the
City that said Transportation Demand Management Program and Transportation System Monitoring
and Reporting Program be established.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fort Collins that there
be and hereby are established the following programs, as said programs are described below, and
more particularly described in Chapter 8 of the Fort Collins Congestion Management Plan:
A. A Transportation Demand Management Program designed to stabilize travel
behavior trends so that daily vehicular trip making and vehicle miles traveled(VMT)
per capita do not continue to increase. The Transportation Demand Management
Program should initially focus on commute trips and should rely on cooperative
efforts with employers. Program emphasis should be on:
- parking reduction strategies for employers outside residential
neighborhoods;
- bicycle programs for employers in the core city;
- a coordinated ridesharing program for all employers;
- transit ridership incentives including an enhanced pass program;
- marketing,training and technical assistance for all employers.
The Transportation Demand Management Program should also focus on developing
more aggressive community-wide vehicle trip reduction measures including
incentives/disincentives programs, pricing strategies and measures targeted at all
categories of trips. The program should subsequently focus upon trips other than
commute trips.
B. A Transportation System Monitoring and Reporting Program should be
established and any existing systems should be integrated into a single such
monitoring and reporting program to include the following:
- biennial intersection/turning movements analysis;
- computer model used to estimate VMT;
- computer model used to estimate motor vehicle emissions; and
- ambient air quality readings
The Monitoring and Reporting Program should include biennial performance
monitoring and diagnostic reporting that tracks progress in the objectives of air
quality, travel behavior and traffic congestions; and should also monitor the
underlying trends affecting travel behavior.
The Transportation System Monitoring and Reporting Program should include the
development of necessary standards for determining the City's economic health,
which standards are directly related to the Transportation System and said program
should include a biennial travel diary survey of City residents (and possibly local
employees)to establish a routine reporting mechanism for travel behavior trends in
order to provide diagnostic support for the Congestion Management System. The
Transportation System Monitoring and Reporting Program shall also call for the
reinstatement of continuous corridor traffic counts within the City if funds are
appropriated thereforby the Council.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of February, A.D. 1995.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk