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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-105-11/06/1979-APPROVING AN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE FORT COLLINS PORTION OF THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN C a� 3� 4 Staygered work flours Description the objective of this strategy is to lower peak CO concentrations by spreading them over a broad period of time this is done by staggering work hours which has the effect of spreading out tt,e peak period of traffic flow Obviously , for greatest impact , this strateyy is applied before or after the times of normal peak period traffic volumes duriny the five day work week Stayjered work hours have the. effect of lowering one-Dour values for CO concentrations However , fixed , staggered work hours itay have a negative impact on CO concentrations by decreasing carpool or public tran.,it opportunities Flexible , staggered work hours ( flexitime) may support reductions in CO concentrations by increasing carpooling and public transit opportunities Both fixed and flexible staggered work hours nave a favorable impact on traffic tlow conditions which can also help to lower CO con- centrations Operation fhe City has initiated staggered work hours in all of its depart- ments Approximately all of the City s 650 employees are affect- ed by staggered worK hours No legal authority is required to implement this control measure as it is an internal modification of City personnel procedures Listed below are departments teat have instituted staggered work hours 1 Light and Power A Construction and llaintenance Crews 7 00 a W to 5 0(i p m this is a 4-day week--10 hour day pilot projram Y RESOLUTION 79-105 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE FORT COLLINS PORTION OF THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CONCERNING AIR QUALITY WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Fort Collins did submit its selection of control measures with which to bring about compliance with national ambient air quality standards, and WHEREAS, at the request of the Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Fort Collins has been requested to clarify the implementation schedule for the selected control measures, and WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Larimer-Weld Reqional Council of Governments, the City has prepared a revised implementation schedule NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that that certain revised implementation schedule, a true copy of which is attached hereto, be and it hereby is, approved Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this 6th day of November 9 i 4 Cayo , T Ci Cler i FORT COLLINS IMPLEMENTATIOd SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTED AIR QUALITY COUPROL MCASURES OCTOBER, 1979 i FORf COLLINS IMPLh14LNiAT1ON SCHEDULE COR ADOPTED AIR QUALIFY C0NTR0L MEASURES Section Page 1 0 Introduction 1 2 0 Fort Collins Air Quality P-fobleii An Overview 3 3 0 Descriptions of Adopted Control Measures 4 3 1 Traffic Elow Improvements 4 3 2 Carpool Program 12 3 3 Improved Public Transit 15 3 4 Staggered work Hours 19 3 5 Bicycle Lanes 23 4 0 Milestones for Implementation of the City s Control strategy 27 5 0 References 28 Append, A - Resolutions of the Eort Collies City Council Adoptin3 A Control Strategy and Schodule for it-:; Implementation to Attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide Appendix B - A Guide to Street-Side Carbon Monoxide Concentration Analysis at High Altitudes and Measurement of the Fffects that modification of the Transportation System Have On It 1 � ACKNONLKDGMLNT T this docuitient was prepared by staff of the City of Eort Collins in cooperation with the Transportation Plannin3 Section of the Larimer- 1,eld Regional Council of Governments Reports "D1 " , "D3" and "D4" of the Colorado Revised State In plementation Plan for Air duality which were prepared by the Larimer-weld Regional Council of Governnents in cooperation with the Air Pollution Control Division of the State Departiient of Healtn and its consultant , PEDCo Lnvironmental Inc , of Kansas City, Missouri were freely used in preparing this Implementa- tion Schedule 1 U INiRODUCIIJN fhe purpose of this implementation Schedule is to describe , in detail , measures that nave been adopted by City Council for the control of mobile sources of carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in the Nort Collins area Each control measure to be implemented by the City is yenerally descrioed according to the following format recommended by the -Li S Environmental Protection Agency Description o Objective of control measure o Means by which measure accomplishes that objective o Application of strategy, where and when ( e g time of day) o lechnical support including critical assumptions o Relationship to otLrer strategies and overall effort in region to achieve CO standard Operation o Actions that must be completed to implement and begin opera- tion of control rieasure o Schedule (month/year ) for initiation and completion of each action and for any major milestones that mark progress towards completed action o Agencies responsible for actions that are required for imple - mentaLion and operation of the control measure o Describe legal authorities , interagency agreements , and enforcement mechanisms that support measure in plementation and operation l 1 Funding Level and Source (s) - Federal , State , Local-Split rEffect on CO Concentrations 0 Reason for emission reduction such as increased Lraffic flow, reducea WIP throu,jo im- [ ease intransit ridership or vehicle occupancy 0 Expected contribution toward reasonable further progress (RFP) in meeting air quality sLanc,Qrd OLhei Impacts - Social , Economy, Eneryy and Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation Activities and Other follow-Up Efforts Related to Control Measure o Description and purpose of such activities o How the results will bu used PoLential effects of certain control neasure� on CO concentrations were initially computed by the Department of Health s consultant, PED(,o Lnvironmental , Inc , and may be found in Report " D4" of the State s Implementation Plan Many of these projections have been updated as the result of new information ine regional air quality control strategy , which includes the locally aa0pted control measures , is hinged upon state implementation of an inspection and maintenance program Reasonable further progress in attaining federal air quality standards is predicated on implementing a,i inspection and maintenance program similar to that described in the coloiado Revised State Implementation Plan for Air Quality the basis of this program , as approved by the State Legislature in 1977 , is Senate Bill 231 Changes in the inspection and maintenance program currently bein3 considered by the State Legislature will affect reason- able further progress in attaining the Iederal standards However , 6 Lne impact of these changes are beyond the scone of this aocument , F which must base itself on analysis for the 1979 Revised State Liplementation Plan already completed ConsideraLion of changes to the inspection and maintenance program will be made in the regional air quality Ulan revision which will begin this year 2 0 EOR1 COLLINS AIR QUALITY PROBLEM AN OVERVIEW Eott Collins mayor air pollution problem is Carbon rlonoxide (CO) In 1975 CO monitors located at 2(jO WesL OaK Street and 1534 S College Avenue showea several violations or the federal eight-hour standard for CO During the summer of 1978 , PEUCo Environmental , Inc , using an advanced computer model , determined that in 1977 there were sites in violation of the federal eight-hour CO standard of 9ppm These were Colorado Highway 14 at Riverside Avenue , South College Avenue at Prospect , and South Colleye Avenue at 11orsctooth These latter two sites were determined to have ueen in violation of the federal one-hour standard of 35 ppm also PEUCo additionally made prediction of air quality conditions in Port Collins for the years 1982 and 1981 It predicted that the two South College sites would continue to have violations of the eight-hour standard in 1982 with the site at Prospect continuing to record violations in 1987 kiguie 2 0-A shows the sides of non-attainment for the years 1917 , 1982 and 1987 7 C0 u ntry Club Road Wi I lox L ne L=7 0 o: _ Z We \line Drive East D r- Ave Oa S V —Mu�b 8 St. (Highwa_y__14) kIGUIIL 2 U-A SiLeS predicted to be in Violation of the Nadeiai Standard for Liyht hour Averaye and One Hour o } CO Concentration. Prospqct r1 Q Rd LFGLND 8 1 One hour Violation 8 hiyht-hour Violation �] I1onlLor 0 77 Violation o. 82 violation d Drake R 87 Violation O M Q Q O 0 r{ ct N — O V HorsqtQpth R 8 2 .cp � o 0 V -Harm.Qny Rd City of Ft Collins fhe PLDCo analysis showed an overall decline in the severity of the Eort �Collins CO problem resulting from implementation of federally man- dated reduCLions in automobile emissions But to achieve Clean Air Standards by 1987 , the latest year permitted by 1987 , the latest year permitted by tnc Clean Air Act , state and local control stratejies must also be developed 3 H DESCRIPffONS OF ADOPTED CONTROL riLASURES 3 1 Traffic Flow Improvement Description Air quality can have direct relation to traffic flow improvements Eort Collins i .� currently iu the process of developing a coitiprehensive transportation network for the City This system will more evenly distribute the traffic loads and improve the overall travel speeds wiLhin r.he City Pith the improvement of travel speeds and the reduction of conjestion , greater engine efficiency will be accoiliplished These factors will reduce the CO emitted per vehicular mile of travel wiLhin our incorporated limits 1ue com puLerized master control system proposed for College Avenue and two adjacent collector streets will have a favorable impact on CO hot spots identified alony College Avenue (State Highway Route 237) in PLDCo s air quality reports The scheduled opening of the Lemay Avenue extension should also receive the College Avenue corridor Lraffic congestion a pperation the City presently has Lhe following locations programmed for r i improvement in the 1979-80-81 budget IM PLEMLNIATION COOPLEIION LOCATION DAPS, DATL AGLNCY FUNDING AMOUNI Lemay Avenue from General Riverside to Lincoln 1-79 12-79 City Fund $1 8 Million ilulberry Street from C I P * Crestiaore to City 6-79 6-80 City & Assmt $324 ,900 Limits Lemay Avenue is a major nortn/south arterial street ptoject that was buageted from the General Eund in the amount of $1 8 million and is scheduled for completion in December , 1979 Phis street improvement will assist in reducing traffic delays presently being eyperienced in the northeast quadrant of the City It also will assist in a better distribution of the north/south traffic loadiny throuyn Fort Collins Mulbetry Street improveireats will increase the number of traveled lanes from two to four 1he following intersections have been programmed in the 1980-81 budget for irrprovaments IMPLE.MLNIATION COMPLCIION LOCAT°lON DATE. DAIS AGENCY FUNDING AMOUNI Drake Road & Shileds Street Intersection 4-8U 6-80 City C I P $ 173 , 1 )0 (Mulberry & Shields Street Intersection 4-81 6-81 City C I P $ 159 , 000 lin berlina Road and Prospect SL Intersection 4-81 6-82 City C I P $1 , 409 , 400 * Capital Improve,nent Program lc fhese intersections will be recon�trucLed to NLovide for additional ? traffic lanes and better traffic channelization Tully actuated traffic signals will be installed to reduce the overall traffic delay The city of lort Collins has designed a computerized traffic signal control syscen which was advertised for State bidding on August 30 , 1979 This system , upon completion , will control and synchronize 3Q traffic signals within the City of Fort Collins and be expandable to 120 signal locations These 34 locations are College at horsetooth College at Laurel Howes at Olive College at Monroe Colleye at mulberry Ito wes at Oak Culleye at Foothills Pl'wy College at fiagno11a Howes at Mountain College at Swallow �,olleyc at Olive Howes at LaPorte College at Drake College at Oak tlason at Mountain College at Columbia College at fountain Mason at Muloerry College at Rutgers College at LaPorte Remington at Mulberry Colleye at Spring Creel. College at Maple- Remington at Laurel College at Stuart Jefferson Reiiinyton at Elizabeth College at Prospect College at Vide Remington at Pitkin Colleye at Pitkin howe� at Laurel Remington at Probpe( t College at Elizabeth Howes at Mulberry Federal Aid to Urban Systems Funds will provide $ 485 , 462 toward this project 1he City has spent �?23,000 on the design work , and has $117 , 155 budgeted to cover costs above state contributions Lve received 100'6 in available Urban Systems Funding for this project flee folloi;in<g intersections have been budgeted to oe modernized and added to Lhc computerized traffic signal control system in 1980-81 Pinon and Culleye Hickory and College 1930 vvillox and College Jefferson & Linden Jefferson and Mountain Riverside and Mulberry Mulberry and Whedbee for a total of $42 , 300 Snield-� and Prospect � Shillds and Mulberry 1981 Shields and Elizabeth Shileds and Mountain S,iields and North Drive Shields and LaPorte Shields and Laurelfor a total of $43 , 500 New signals to be insLalled in 1980-81 are ' fteadowlark and Duke Taft Hill and Orchard Pl Riverside and Prospect r]ason and Drake Prospect and Lemay Lincoln and Lemay for a total of $159 ,976 lne total street and traffic improvements are designed to tatse the level of safety and facilitate the movement of traffic , thus decreas- ing the overall traffic delay and pollution concentrations f and ing ine total funding for all these iirprovenents is *41737 , 793 hffec.Ls on CO Concentrations Sone of the above listed traffic flow inprovements will improve air quality conditions at the three identified CO non-attainment sites in tort Collins , while all of them will generally reduce CO levels throulnout the mettopolitan area Improvements that will nave site specific impact include completion of the Le,iay extension and syncnronization of traffic signals on College Avenue and at Colorado Highway 14 at Riverside the Lerray extension from Riversid(- to Lincoln will draw Lraftic volume away from College Avenue while most diversions will occur on Vorth Colle.je , a smaller number of diversions are also predicted at the CO 1,oLSpots on SOULh College Using procedures developed for Lne lraiispottation Research Board , it was estimated that 1, 200 vehicles could daily be diverted from College and Prospect while less than half this number could bc. diverted from College at Horsetooth 1 Con puterized signal ync.hronization along College Avenue and at Colorado Highway 14 at Riverside will affect CO concentrations periiittiny traffic to travel at increased speeds at the sites of violation In LOLL Collins , APCD � consultant estii,iated that �yncuronization of ,e traffic signal system c result in improvement , in travel speeds by 15 percent or higher 2 It has generally been found , however , that when a street facility is iioploved , by making it quicker or easier to use , that travel demand on it also increases This situation is expected along College Avenue and Mulberry Streets, CO concentration reductions achieved through increased travel speeds will be sopiewhat offset by increases in traffic volumes SomE. of the increased volume on College may be froin what was originally predicted to be diverted to Lenay fo estimate CO concentration reductions that will occur at Colorado Highway 14 at Riverside , College at Prospect , and College at dorsetooth several factors had to be taken into account These are 1) how traffic improvenue-ts will affect travel speeds 2) how they will — also affect traffic volumes and 3) reductions iii rates of CO emissions that will result from federally mandated vehicle fleet controls and a State inspection and maintenance program Zhe procedure used to estimate CO concentrations that tal,as into account high altitudes is described in Appendix B Colorado dighway 14 at Riverside Iwo way daily traffic volumes were tslimated to be 22, 500 oii Colorado Highway 14 and 15,600 on Riverside in 1977 It is expected that these volumes will increase in 1932 to approximately 26 ,800 and 18 ,600 respectively This increase in traffic volume was calculated to more tLian offset any initial gain in travel speed that would result from signal synchronization However , due to decrease vehiCIL emission rates and , perhaps , a lowering in areawide CO concentrations , a reduction in CO levels at this site is expected which will be sufficient to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by 1982 13 Sduth College AyenuC at Last Horsetooth Road 'Iwo way daily traffic f voluiaes on College Avenue were estimated to 33, 300 in 1977 Horbetooth volumes were estimated at 61400 These are respectively predicted to increase in 1982 to 36,200 and 7 ,000 The increase in volume on College is so aller by about 1% than would be expected without the Lemay extension Signal synchronization should alloy increased , 1982 traffic volumes , on College Avenue to move at about the same rate as they did in 1977 A 20% reduction in CO concentrations is predicted in 1982 4his reduc- tion would not be as large without the Lemay extension or Signal synchronization of College Avenue Further reductions will be achieved in later years as a result of Federally mandated vehicle fleet controls and a State inspection/maintenance program These additional reauctionz� should bring this site to attainment of the NAAQS prior to 1986 Souch College Avenue at Last Prospect Road If only Federally mandated vehicle fleet controls and a State inspection/maintenance program are implemented , it has been predicted that this site will remain in violation of the NAAQS for CO till past December , 1987, the latest possible date permitted by EPA to achieve the Cederal Clean Air standards Ine Lemay Lxtension and signal synchronization may improve traffic flow sufficiently to reduce c0 levels to below the NAAQS At this intersection , the Lemay extension may result in 3 to 4% decrease in expected 19d7 traffic volutes Signal synchronization should permit tiatfic to flow by as much as S miles per hour faster than otherwise expected in 1987 Combined , these two traffic flow improvements should reduce CO concentrations at College and Prospect by 8% , and bring thib site to attainment of the 14AAQS before December 1987 Areawide Keductior In addition to the site pecific impacts the Leway extension and signal synchronization on College Avenue will ha✓e these traffic flow improvements will contribute to CO reductions throughout the City area the annual production of CO for the City should be reduced by about 1, 200 tons , or 3% when these improvements are fully implemented Other Impacts The installation of the computerized traffic signal control system will provide the City witn the folloding capabilities which it pre- sently does not have 1 Continuous measuring of traffic flow and the development of timing plans to give immediate resuonse to traffic requirements 2. Automatically generate optimum Lining and programs based on real-time traffic flow 3 Provide emeiyency vehicle response routes 4 Increase average speed on the arterial streets within tie system rnis project will reouce the consunption of gasoline on an overall system basis Where traffic control systems have been installed , a 250 rtouction in delays , and an average increase of 7-180 in travel speeds , occurred , resultinj in fuel sa✓ings in excess of $750,000 A more efficient movement of traffic is also a siynific.ant factor in the reduction of the overall ac(, ident rate Monitoring and Evaluation Ac.Livities It is anticipated that the Colorado Department of Highways will complete a con prehensive tort Collins travel study by April of 1980 Data obtained in this - Luny will be used to cnecK speed estimates /3 Lound in this docui t and to ,nodify emission duction csLinates as appropriate Future couaprehcnsive speed studies dill be performed every four years at minimu,n On an annual basis , speed and volume data will be collected and used to riake updated estimates of reasonaole further projress in meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standard 16 3 2 Carpool Program Description ltie objective of the carpool program is to increase vehicle occu- pancy for trip., between work and home , and tnereby decrease traffic volumes during peak period3 Tnis decrease in traffic volumes during peak periods can be effective in reducing levels of peak hour concentrations of CO, but is less effective in reducing 8 hour levels of CO concentrations Vehicle occupancy will be increased by several ,neans , the basis of which is a carpool matching file 'this file contains the names, origins and destinations , and other pertinent information of people desiring to carpool To promote use of this file ano create carpool matches a promotional campaign will be launched , which will focus on (1 ) Lhe general public and (2) najor en ployers By means of brochures and public service advertisinj the general public will be informed of the availability of the carpool matching service Major employees will be encouraged to induce their employees to carpool or vanpool , if fedsiole Cdrpooling maf also have a favorable impact by relieving traffic congestion on major arterials , peimitLinj freer flooring traffic conditions whi.,h in turn makes for less CO emitted per VMr i7 Operation Working Lhrough Larimer County Department of Health and the Larimer-Weld Regional Council of Governments , the City will assist major employers and the commuting public in analyzing and setting up carpool programs '!he City and County Health Department will set up pilot programs and inhouse incentives to carpool the County has 'alreddy distributed leaflets throughout the area , informing the general public about the availability of this service fne City has provided the County Health Department with names and addresses of 650 City employees to be matched for carpools The program will begin as soon as the matching is completed llie City is preparing a "no-drive" program draft It is an incentive program , designed as an example which other larger employers in the area could adopt the program will be finalized and refined for implementation in budget year 1930 N u nd i ng much of the City s investment in the program has already taken place more than ld0 hours went into the development of the inhou�e tuel conservation programs including the outline for the no-drive/carpool programs Larimer County s eAisting program for carpool assignment will be utilized by the City to hold costs down aransfort, The City of Fort Collins bus service , will include car- pool promotions in its marketing activities whenever cost effective Tne 7ransforc marketing budget is limited to $3 , 000 for 1980 , so much of the pronotion work will be through media willinrj to donate puhlic service space or airtrne I� Effect on cA Concentrations Areawide Carpool Ptogram Response to date has been very limited and few carpoolerb have been matched If the promotional activities for areawide carpooling continue at current levels , it is expected that its impact will renain small additionally , there seems to be few natural inducements to carpooling such as high commuting or parkin;. costs fhis factor too mitigates against any significant impact of areawide carpooling in the future Anf reduction in Vill resulting from this fora of carpooling would be spread over a large area and would be of insufficient mayni- tude to affect concentrations in isoldted corridors of violation of the 14AAQS E.mpioyer-Based Carpool Program Generally, employer- focused pri- grans suca as the one propose.l for City employees , are more effec- tive in creating carpool matches than deceiitralized , aredwide oro- grdiis Experience in other parts of the country indicates that employer-based programs can produce a 5 to 20 percent response from the work force 3 With 650 City employees affected by the program , it would be reasonable to expect Eron 33 to 130 carpool w atcheb to be created fhib number is not sufficient to have a significant impact on air quality conditions However , viewed from the perspective of beiny a pilot program , these numbers do Tow tnat employer-based carpooling may be one of the pore potent I� strategies to educe CO levels A carpool program geared to major employers in the vicinity of South College , Colorado 14 and the Central Business District , could potentially contribuLe to major reductions of CO levels in the Fort Collins ait pollution corridors Currently, these three areas account for 1 ,500 jobs with this number expected to increase to 10 , 800 by 1982 Other Impacts As with transit development , this program has a much broader impact than air quality It results in the better use of scarce gasoline supplin for the community and saves money for oeople who participate In addition , carpooling can help traffic con- yestion during paak travel periods It is the savings for par- ticipants that make the proyraln so attractive and yive it a (joed chance of makiny a contribution to imptoved air quality ionitoring and Evaluation lntough the Council of Governments or the Countp , sone list of participants will be available But the largest part of the carpooling proyran will grow fron awareness building efforts and the formation of self-set up carpools , which will follow fhe,e cannot be measured except by a con,uunity-wide representative sample annually , so participation inay be estimated 3 3 Iiiproved Public iransport Description In march of 1979 , korL Collin coo pleted the first step in upyrad- ing its bus service the implementation of aea routes , new schedules , and a new information distribution proyraii Public response was good , ridership increased 45a Commuter traffic showed the largest spate of the increase , 220 • If that ridership yrowtn can be sustained , transit will oe a')le to make its contribution to iirproved air quality and reduced car- bon monoxide concentrations , through reduced wif (Vehicle Miles fraveled) lne means by which transit development can bting about further reduction in the total vehicle miles traveled will be e/plored a,, part of the transit Development Plan ( 1DP) Operations Further bus service ir,c, tcases will not be implemented until the City s five-year Transit Development Plan is completed and formally adopted , probably someone is late 1979 the drafL of the Iort Collins segment of the combined two county PDP document is scheduled for completion in August of this year Lhe draft will go through public heariny proceas and review oy the City Council before autnorlxation to begin implementation is given In tnr � naLter , the Fort Collins City Council has final autnority F undiny Fort Collins increased its budjet curs-nitmer,t fot transit by 30 . in L979 , concurrent wiLh the service upyradin3 Further eypan- sion will not come betore the 1DP is adopted by the City Council Even then service expansions will not be po3sible without federaL assistance for trre purchase of additional eyuipPienL and mainte- nance facility expansion full implementation will probably cooL well over 2 million dollars ai Ltfect on CO ConcenLraLions the department of Health s consultant working with information supplied to it from the Colorado Department of Highways and Iransfort estimated that transit improvements will result in reduction of automobile VMr of 708 ,000 for the year 1932 This in turn would reduce ateawide CO emissions by 0 1 percent 1he consultant also analyzed the impact transit improvements would have on specific corridors of air quality violation It determined that eyistinj transit routes would have no impact in the Colorado 14 corridor and reduce emissions in the College Avenue area of violation by 0 5 percent 'these estimates were based upon the fransfort route structure of November , 1978 ,vnen the Regional transit Development Program is completed , revised projections will be made of reductions in auto caused VMi due to reco,nnend transit improvements Areawiae and local emission reductions will be projected when this data is available Other impacts Nor tnosc who usa thr- bus service , unproved air quality is a pleasant by-product of improved transit American families are spending almost 25 . of their net incomes on transportation these days It transit can jet them wuere they need to go in a timely nannet , then theit transportation costs will almost surely be reduced inc coimiuniLy as a whole benefits from reduced traffic and better use of scarce petroleum supplies Ovei the long run , an efficient , well-funded transit service can etfect the desijn of a city , especially in these energy conscious times new growth will be more compact and in-filling can be expected in both residEntial and commercial areas Such growth patterns , in turn , make it easier to provide transit services With strong transit , tort Collins nay be able to look forward =o the designed-around-people layout which makes European cities so livable Monitoring and Evaluation In the fall of 1978 , immediately prior to the first phase of the service upgrading , an on-board survey of the transit passengers was conducted the survey generated baseline demographic and attitude data so the impact of subsequent service improvements could be monitored by repeatiny the rider sampling the seconi survey has gust peen completed and will help planners refine the service offerinys and target expansion taken annually, these on- board surveys will present a good indication of the bus service in terms of its ability to att -act people fron private cars Ridership data is monitored monthly and will be made available to LvgkI_OG and the State Air Pollution Control Division On-board survey and ridership data will be used to estimate the contribu- tion, of transit improvements to reasonable furtner progress towards attainment of the NAAQS d`I B Lnlin lily--Office Staff Employee start tiai(-.. are stagyered within this tide period 2 lroater and Sewer A maintenance and Construction Crews 7 00 a in to 5 00 p in 4-day--10 hour per day program d hngineerinj--Equipment Maintenance 7 30 a ,n to 4 00 d o C Office - 7 00 d in to 5 00 p in 5-day schedule Employee stdygers hours within this tliic frame 3 Parks and Recreation A Parks--NoresLry 7 00 a in to 3 30 a m B Recreation Schedules vary according to programs 4 Public lvorVs A Office--Engineerng 8 00 a in to 4 30 o f B Streets-- iraftic 7 30 a in to 4 00 o in C Building maintenance Crews--4 30 ,-) m to 1 00 a in 5 rinan�_e A ULility Billiny (1 ) Monday-Wednesday-Friday--8 00 a in to 4 30 p ri (2 ) Tuesday-rhursday--8 00 a in to 5 00 p in Employees stayyered 5 City Hall 8 00 a in to 4 30 p in 7 Library Employee schedules are staggered among hours library is open A Monday- Thursday--9 30 a m to 9 00 .3 in ti rriday and Saturday--9 30 a n to 5 00 p m C Sunday--1 00 -) i,i - to 5 00 p in 8 fransfort Schedule varies 9 Manayerient Information Systems A Day Crew 7 30 a m to 4 30 p in Lmployees stayyered B Lveniny 4 00 p in to midnight A ,.unuiiary of these sc.liedules shows the work force to be fairly well spread between tree hours of 7 00 to 3 30 a m for starting times aria tro,a 3 0 ) p in to 5 00 p m oa yuiLtinj time The success of the su,nmer pilot programs ✓ill determine how many more changLs can be male lundrny No local , State or Federal funding is required for implementation of Lhis control measure E€feet on CO Conce, Lations As indicated above , staggered work Hours will be applied on a limited basis , affecting the City employees only If this control measure is to have any impact , it will be on one-hour values of CO concentra- tions the Ph DC,o non-attainment analysis for Eort Collins shows no future violation of the federal one-hour standard for CO with or without staggered worK hours ' Othcr Inpacts Stayyered work hours could have a social impact in that it provides employees wiLn hours that could be used more for their own purposes , such as a LhreL-day weekend with a four-day work week Vie four day, work week aspect of staygerini worK hours may also have an energy Impact Many employees may consume less gasoline because they will be required to make fewer Home-worK trips during the week Of course , this savings iiay offset if employees increase auto usage for reLrea- tion or other purposes ilunitoring and Evaluation Activities As part o€ the regional l.royran to track reasonal,le further progress co attainment of the NAAQS, the Fort Collins Employee Development Director will determine Lite number of employees affected by staggered work hours fnis information will be conveyed ro LWRCOG which will Alen estinate resulting CO concentration reductions r �l 3, b bicycle Lancs UescripLion Me objective of the bicycle program is to provide for the safe and efficient movement of people within the City of port Collins and for our c.ontiyoua neighbors Hirjh piiority is placed on pro- viding an alternative transportation faciliLy for that segment of the population which most regularly uses the bicycle as a node of travel bike lanes reduce Lhe nixture of vehicular/bicycle travel on the exi6Liny streeL system 4his facilitates the flow of both vehic- ular and bicycle traffic bike lane fdcilities and siyning can help to improve automobile travel speeds while providiny an incen- tive to people to use a nonpolluting mode of Lransportation Operation liie City of port Collins is prEsently developing a bikeway plan for the total city Tniz. plan will allow better and snore intense utilization of the bicycle as an alternate means of transporta- tion this overall plan is scheduled to be completed in November , 1979 lne City of Tort Collins is presently constLucting , or is corv- mitted to construct , many bikeways The following information provides the location , implementation and completion dates , i responsible agency , and funding source and anount of these bike- ways Miere bikeways are part of an overall street pioject , specific amounts navf- not been broken out in detail This is because the shoulder area can serve as both a bicycle lane and a vehicle breakdown lane On arterial streets in residr.rrtial areas , the City has removed the parking to accommodate bikeways , and these areas have been assigned a related cost tigure r alKuWAYS IMPLEMEN1AfION COMPLE. fION LOCAf1ON DATE DAiE AGENCY kUNDING A,]JUN1 ;aft Hill LaPorte Avenue to Drake toad Striping and Parking General removal 8-79 9-79 City Fund $14 , 100 Mulberry Street Capital Crestmore Place to 377 Improve Nest of lyler 6-79 '- 6-80 City Fund & $18 , 500 Lemay Avenue General ttiverside to Lincoln 1-79 12-79 City Fund Not Includec auckinjham Street third Street to Ninth St 10-79 11-79 City Cormunity $30 , W0© .enay-duc.kinjham to Vine Development vine-Leiiay west 400 Linden-8uckingtian to Willow )rake Road ahields to Power Substation 9-79 4-80 City C I P Not Includec C S U Snepardson School I-ecndy Avenue to Shepardson 4-79 8-79 City C I P $26, 000 Sennett School - Shields Orospect to Bennett 1-79 6-80 City C I P & $45, 600 Orchard Place Ponaerosa to raft dill 9-79 10-79 (,1ty C I P $17rOOO Poudte Trail Jverland ! rail by Town if Laporte to L Prospect 6-79 12-80 City C I P $637 ,0tJ0 Spring Creek frail �prinj Canyon Dam to cast Prospect Punding fhe total funding for all these improvements is $738 , 200 c Effect on CO Concentrations Bike lanes have not been demonstrated to significantly affect CO con- centrations in other cities in which they have been implemented 4 diie lanes pay contribute somewhat to air quality improvement in Fort Collins by improving traffic capacity on the CollegL Avenue corridor However , this contribution may be negligible due to the fact that the peak season for CO concentrations is the winter time when bicycle usdye is the lowest When information is available on bicycle lane usage in Fort Collins , a reassessment will be performed to quantifi- ably determine if bicycle lanes are contributing to reduction of CO concentrations Otlier Impacts Included in these projects is the City of Fort Collins Open Space and Recreation 1cai1 System Ifie Poudre River trail will provide bikeways in the area along Lhe river from Overland rrdil dear the town of Laporte across the northern section of the City of Fort Collins to Gast Prospect at the confluence of Spring Creek and Poudre River Pile bpriny Creak hail will provide a bikeway/trarlway system across the southern section of the City from Spring Canyon Dahl to the same poinL on East Prospect 1he development of Lhis system has obvious effects on Llie consumption of our natural energy resources file recreation trails encourage the utilization of bicycles as an alternate means of travel systen , we are able to faiarliarize more of the general public with the bikeway system , and Lhus promote a higher usage of the bicycle as a commuting vehicle Monitoring and Evaluation Activities the City is considering etapluyment of students during the summer iionLus to count bike lane users No wintertime countinj is currently planneu J' i 4 p Milestones for implementation of the City' s Control Strategy Resolution 79-SS of the Council of the City of Fort Collins identifies lilestones for the implementation of the City s control strategy riiis resolution may be found in Appendix A 3v 510 References 1 Comsis Corporation Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation fechniyues ano fransferable Parameters National Research l.ouncil , Washington D C , 1978 , pps 138-142 2 PEDCo Environmental , Inc tort Collies Carbon_ Monoxide Non- Attainment Analysis-Evaluation of Proposed Transportation Control measures , Colorado Air ['ollution Control Division , Denver , Colorado p 18 3 R H Pratt & Associates , Inc traveler Response Lo transportation System Change , U S Department of transportation , Federal riighway Administration , Washington , D C February 1977 , p 84 4 JHK Associates The Effect of 1Sil Actions on transportation Related Variables Within the Institu Dial rramework U S W-partment of transportation , Urban Mass Transportation Administration , Washington , D C 1977 RESOLUTION NO 78-96 INDICATING INTENT TO JOIN WITH OTHER GENERAL PURPOSE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE LARIMER-WELD REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AREA TO DEVELOP AND IhPLEIIENT A PLAN RESULTING IN A COORDINATED AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ThE AREA WHEREAS, pursuant to Section, 174 of the Clean Air Act, as amended August 1977, P L 88-206 (hereinafter called "the Act"), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has by regulation published guidelines for the identification of regions in which the national primary ambient air quality standard for carbon monoxide or photochemical oxidants will not be attained by July 1 , 1979, and WHEREAS, the Larimer-Weld Regional Council of Governments Area (here- inafter called "the Area") , has been designated under the criteria contained in the Act and guidelines, and WHEREAS, Section 174 of the guidelines requires, among other things, that the affected general purpose units of local government within the problem area must shoe their intent, through formally adopted resolutions, to Join together in the planning process to develop and implement a plan which will result in a coordinated air quality management system for the area, and IM EREAS, such a planning process and air quality management system is a necessary and significant measure to control present air pollution, prevent, abate, and solve potential air quality problems, and to guide and regulate future development and growth in the area which may affect air quality NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO The City Council Of tilt' Clty Of Fort L'ol i iris, Colorado, intends to ,loin with other affected general Purpose units nf tnral nnwornrprif voithin the boundaries of the area to develop and impir^iant an Pir wiality imcle- rrentation plan to include the control measures as outlined in the analysis prepared by PEOCo Environmental , Inc , the consulting firm to the State of Colorado under Contract No 68-02-2603, Task Order No 32, more specifi- cally described as the following control measures 1 Improved Public Transit, 2 Bicycle Lanes, 3 Staggered Work Hours, 4 Car Pool Program, and 5 Traffic Flow Improvement The City Council intends to continue implementation of on-going reasonably available control measures in support of the air quality pro- gram The goal is to attain and maintain the air quality under the stan- dards established in the area, but the City Council specifically retains the right to delete or substitute other control measures at a later time as deemed necessary to implement this goal The control measures that are being implemented by the City Council are based upon the PEDCo analysis, the validity of the control measures were established by such analysis Passed and adopted at regular meeting of the City Council held this 5th day of December, A D 1978 CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO By ATTEST tayor 11SSiSTFr r C r pia t,aZ t�C ity. Clerk -2-