COMMUNITIES IN MOTION UPDATE

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COMMUNITIES IN MOTION UPDATE

• Presentation to (group) on (date)

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Who is compass?
Metropolitan Planning Organization for Ada and
Canyon Counties

• Cities - 11
• Highway districts 3
• Ada and Canyon Counties
• School districts 2
• Valley Regional Transit
• Idaho Dept of Environmental Quality

• Idaho Transportation Department
• Boise State University
• Capital City Development Corp
• Board of 34 Elected/Senior Officials

An MPO is required for areas gt 50,000 population
in order to use federal funds
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What does compass do?

• Long-range transportation planning
• Short-range funding priorities
• Transportation-related air quality planning
• Mobility planning transit, walking, biking
• Transportation legislative services
• Demographic monitoring and projection
• Travel demand modeling

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Communities in motion background

• Last plan started in 2004 and was adopted in
  August 2006
• 2,000 people participated in a variety of
  workshops, open house meetings and small group
  meetings
• Implementation of various elements of CIM is
  underway

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Growth
2000 2030
Ada and Canyon Counties 432,345 825,000

Boise 6,670 28,900
Elmore 29,100 53,700
Gem 15,220 32,400
Payette 20,630 38,300

Regional Total 503,965 978,300
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Growth pattern

• Workshops in Nov 2004 and Feb 2005
• Nearly 1,000 people participated
• Developed many scenarios about how region could
  grow
• Two were continued Trend and Community Choices

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Trend Growth
Areas of Impact as shown may have been amended
since map was prepared
Primary character of future growth is low density
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Community Choices Growth
Areas of Impact as shown may have been amended
since map was prepared
Primary character of future growth is mixed
density and uses
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2005 Population by TAZ
526,000 Population Base
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2030 Population by TAZ
825,000 Population Base Community Choices Scenario
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choices in transportation
Trend Community Choices
125,400 acres 42,200 acres
72 single family 55 single family
20 new homes at transit density 52 new homes at transit density
20.7 Million Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel 19.6 Million Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel
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Growth on Existing roads
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Growth on cim roads
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Over Capacity Today
Based on population of 560,000 14,000 hours of
delay
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Over Capacity 2030 Improvements
Based on population of 825,000 140,000 hours of
delay per day
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Over Capacity Beyond 2030
Based on population of 1.5 million 1.8 million
hours of delay per day
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Major corridors
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current transit
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Cim planned Transit
Estimated Capital and Operating Cost 1.1
billion in 2005
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Transit Changes
Current CIM Plan
Bus local fixed-route 19 69 69
Express bus routes 2 3 3
Miles of bus rapid transit routes 0 10 10
Miles of other fixed guideway routes 0 38 38
Hours of service/ weekday lt400 4,450 4,450
Peak hour frequency 30 min 15 min 15 min
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Plan cost through 2030
22 of Total
Costs in Millions Total is 8.3 Billion
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Funds Needed
Roadway Capital Roadway Capital
Unfunded 628,600,000
Annual Unfunded 25,144,000
Annual share/household 71
Transit Total Transit Total
Unfunded 1,098,890,000
Annual Unfunded 43,955,600
Annual share/household 125
Total Plan Total Plan
Unfunded 1,727,490,000
Annual Unfunded (25 year period) 69,099,600
Annual share/household (2030 base) 196
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Update ISSUES

• Adopted in August 2006. Next update needed no
  later than August 2010
• Refinementnot a start from scratch
• Funding will be the major challenge
• A "preservation" scenario based on comprehensive
  plans
• Projects prioritized into five-year periods

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General schedule (2009)
Develop Forecast and Allocation Scenarios Spring
Financial Forecast Spring
Create Transportation System Alternatives Spring/Summer
Review Functional Classification System Spring/Summer
Outreach to Public via Group Presentations Spring/Summer
Public Workshops (Funding Game) June
Evaluate Costs Summer
Conduct Air Quality Conformity Fall
Public Open House Meetings (Growth Transportation Scenarios) Fall
Prioritization (Projects into Funded or Illustrative) Fall
Approve Preferred Growth Transportation Scenario December
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General schedule (2010)
Write Draft Plan Winter/Spring
Initiate Air Quality Conformity Process January
Review and Approval of Draft Spring
Public Comment Session on Draft Plan Late Spring
Review of Comments and Revision of Draft Summer
Plan Adoption August 2010
Start Next Update 2012
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Public involvement

• Outreach via organizations - service clubs,
  neighborhood groups, professional groups.
  Continuous
• Workshops addressing financing June 2009
• Public open house meetings Fall 2009
• Public comment events Spring 2010
• Major reliance on internet

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refinements for the update

• Financial Work Started by Consultant
• Growth Forecast and Allocation
• Transit System New Chapter
• Management and Operational New Chapter
• Efficiency
• Maintenance
• Safety/Security

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MORE REFINEMENTS

• Roadways Five Year Increments, Typologies and
  Complete Streets
• Pathways New Chapter
• Environmental Mitigation New Chapter
• Freight New Chapter

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financial

• Refine prioritization process to focus on
  regional needs and desired outcomes
• Seek additional funding
• Local option taxes
• Increased registration fees and fuel taxes
• Expanded impact fee base
• Congestion Pricing tolls?
• Issues
• As gas prices go up, consumption and gas tax
  revenue go down
• Massive increases in construction costs since
  2003

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INFLATION 1996-2007
Source Transportation Financial Report October
2008
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Growth Forecast Ada Canyon
825
432
Estimated and Forecasted
Actual
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Transit System

• Transit ridership goes up with frequency of
  service
• No longer an 8-5 economy but current services
  shut down at 630pm
• Community design is also key compact, mixed-use
  areas well connected with sidewalks and bike
  lanes
• Need for better information services

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Transit productivity service level
Ada/Canyon Transit
Source Transportation Financial Report October
2008
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Implementations Guidebook - Detail
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Roadways

• Road deficit higher than 2006 Plan
• Need to remove some corridors from funded list
• New design typologies under consideration
• Design - complete streets concept
• Adequate public facilities
• Corridor preservation

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Management and Operational

• Federal rules - more consideration of making
  efficient use of existing system
• Preservation of current system is higher priority
• Safety and security of system is also critical

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Benefits of Backage/Cross Access
½ Mile
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Poor Site Design Capacity
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es/Feb205.ppt281,24,Level of Service Measures
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Roadway expenditures
Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways Regional Expenditure Patterns for Local Roadways
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Routine Maintenance 21 24 23 26 21 22 21 20
Construction 21 16 11 7 4 5 7 4
Reconstruction 26 24 27 26 37 31 27 37
Administration 19 22 23 24 25 26 22 26
ROW/Engineering 13 14 16 17 13 16 22 14
Source Transportation Financial Report October
2008
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Pavement condition
A 2008 Idaho study concluded that of roads in
poor-fair shape could triple by 2025
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Arterial town center
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Arterial - industrial
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Corridor preservation in process - Kuna Mora
Corridor Study
A 2008 survey found that lt5 of external traffic
is through trips
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Kuna Mora Designs
1.1 million per mile
5-7 million per mile
14 million per mile
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Air quality

• Conformity Finding Transportation based
  emissions cannot exceed budget
• New rules allow testing of only projects in the
  funded list
• Challenge of meeting the new ozone standards
  may see area in non-attainment by 2011
• Expanding growth numbers could be an issue

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Gas Prices what do they portend for future
travel?
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questions