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HAMPTON ROADS MILITARY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS STUDY MILITARY COMMUTER SURVEY P RESENTED BY: R OBERT B. CASE, PE, PRINCIPAL T RANSPORTATION E NGINEER C ITIZEN T RANSPORTATION A DVISORY C OMMITTEE M EETING S EPTEMBER 6, 2012 Hampton Roads Military Transportation Needs Study Part 1: Highway Network Analysis Report (FY 2011) Approved by HRTPO Board – September 2011. Part 2: Military Commuter Survey (FY 2012) To determine transportation challenges facing local military personnel during their daily commutes in Hampton Roads. 2/ 14 Military Commuter Survey Developed by HRTPO staff in coordination with local U.S. Armed Forces, local government, the Port of Virginia, HRT, and VDOT. Web-based survey collected on HRTPO website (www.hrtpo.org) Survey collection period (November 8, 2011 – February 24, 2012) 10,994 survey responses were received! 3/ 14 Military Site Responses Share Norfolk – Naval Station Norfolk (NAVSTA Norfolk) 4,746 43.2% Portsmouth – Naval Medical Center (NMC) Portsmouth 1,145 10.4% Primary Work Norfolk – Naval Support Activity Norfolk (NSA) 1,026 9.3% Virginia Beach – Naval Air Station Oceana 827 7.5% Location Hampton – NASA Langley Research Center 693 6.3% Virginia Beach/Norfolk – Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort 647 5.9% Story (West) (formerly "Little Creek") Virginia Beach – NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex 527 4.8% Portsmouth – Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NSY) 337 3.1% York County – Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown 141 1.3% Norfolk – Lafayette River Annex - Naval Support Activity Norfolk 131 1.2% Virginia Beach – Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story (East) 105 1.0% (formerly "Fort Story") Portsmouth – US Coast Guard - Base Portsmouth 94 0.9% Portsmouth – US Coast Guard - Atlantic Area and Fifth District 94 0.9% (Portsmouth Federal Building) Newport News – Newport News Shipyard (Huntington Ingalls Industries) 65 0.6% Hampton – Langley Air Force Base 60 0.5% York County – Naval Supply Center Cheatham Annex 56 0.5% Norfolk – US Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District 52 0.5% Suffolk – Joint Coalition Warfighting (JCW) 49 0.4% Chesapeake – St. Julien's Creek Annex - Norfolk Naval Shipyard 29 0.3% Newport News – Fort Eustis 26 0.2% Chesapeake – Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex 24 0.2% York County – US Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown 12 0.1% York County – Yorktown Fuel Depot - Naval Weapons Station Yorktown 5 0.0% Chesapeake – Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress 2 0.0% York County – Camp Peary 1 0.0% Norfolk – Saint Helena Annex - Norfolk Naval Shipyard 1 0.0% Virginia Beach – Camp Pendleton 1 0.0% Other Military-Related Site 98 0.9% TOTAL 10,994 100% 4/ 14 Home Residences Responses Top 5 Zip Codes: - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 23464 (VB) Virginia Beach 37% 23456 (VB) Chesapeake 18% 23322 (CHES) Norfolk 16% 23462 (VB) Suffolk 6% 23454 (VB) Portsmouth 5% Hampton 4% Only 2% of James City/York/Williamsburg 4% respondents live Newport News 4% on base. Northeastern NC 2% Isle of Wight County 2% Other* 1% Gloucester County 1% Poquoson 1% 5/ 14 Home Residences by Zip Code – Naval Station Norfolk Respondents (n) = 4,746 Legend Each dot represents the home location of 4 survey respondents Work Location Zip Code Boundary *Dots within zip codes are distributed randomly. 6/ 14 Travel Time Mean Travel Time to Work Minutes Military Commuter Survey (all responses) 37.9 Hampton Roads (2010 US Census) 23.7 Mean Travel Time to Home Minutes Military Commuter Survey (all responses) 41.7 7/ 14 Primary Mode of Transportation Respondents (n) = 10,994 Primary Mode Responses Share Drive Alone 9,937 90.4% Carpool 418 3.8% Public Transportation 185 1.7% (Bus/Ferry/Light Rail Transit) Motorcycle 137 1.2% Vanpool 89 0.8% Other or combination of modes 58 0.5% Dropped Off 49 0.4% Walk 44 0.4% Bicycle 40 0.4% Taxi 4 0.0% Blanks 33 0.3% TOTAL 10,994 100.0% 8/ 14 Transportation Problems to/from Work 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Traffic congestion 79% Traffic backups at military gates 67% Poor roadway maintenance (i.e. potholes) 42% Long delays at traffic signal(s) 35% Difficulty merging into traffic 34% Roadways prone to flooding 22% Public transportation not available 18% Short turn lanes or the lack of turn lanes 14% Safety issues 14% Parking 12% Other 10% Lack of bike lanes or safe biking areas 10% Lack of proper signing for roadways 3% None 3% Respondents (n) = 10,634 9/ 14 Top Congested Locations during Commute On Public Roadways to/from Work Military Gates and between Military Sites • Downtown Tunnel (I-264) • Naval Station Norfolk – • I-564 Gates 3/3A, 4, 5, and 22 • I-64 & I-564 • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth – “Main” Gate • Midtown Tunnel (Rte 58) • JEB Little Creek-Fort Story • Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (I-64) (formerly “Little Creek”) – • I-64 & I-264 Gates 1, 5, and 3 • Hampton Blvd • Naval Support Activity Norfolk (NSA) – • I-64 (I-564/Wards Corner to I-264/ Gate 5 Va Beach Interchange) • NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex – • I-64 & Indian River Rd “Main” Gate (Dam Neck Rd/Vanguard St) • I-64 & Northampton Blvd • NAS Oceana – • Little Creek Rd “Main” Gate (Tomcat Blvd) • Shore Dr • Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth) – Gate 10 and 15 • Dam Neck Rd 10 / 14 Interest in High-Speed Passenger Rail 63% (1,835 out of 3,679) of all respondents required to travel outside of Hampton Roads currently drive to Washington DC/ Northern VA Respondents (n) = 3,679 (depends on time, frequency, costs) 11 / 14 Top 10 Comments/Suggestions Rank Comment or Suggestion Responses Share 1 Expand Light Rail Transit (LRT) 729 20% Make changes to HOV lanes (i.e. convert to HOT, open to 2 252 7% military, convert to transit) Improve military gate operations (i.e. more personnel, 3 251 7% travel lanes, gates, id scanning) 4 Interested in more public transit 214 6% Better maintenance of roads/bridges (i.e. potholes, rough 5 148 4% joints) 6 Not in favor of tolls for transportation funding 139 4% Encourage/allow alternative work schedules 7 137 4% (i.e. staggered work hours, telework) 8 Additional bike lanes/paths 105 3% 9 Construct/expand regional roadways, bridges and tunnels 103 3% 10 Expand public transit hours of operation 69 2% Remaining comments/suggestions 1,566 42% TOTAL 3,713 100% 12 / 14 Recommendations Top Reported Congested Locations on Public Roadways • Address congestion via the mitigation strategies contained in Hampton Roads Congestion Management Process (CMP) • Downtown Tunnel (I-264) • I-64 (I-564/Wards Corner to I-264/ • I-564 Va Beach Interchange) • I-64 & I-564 • I-64 & Indian River Rd • Midtown Tunnel (Rte 58) • I-64 & Northampton Blvd • Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (I-64) • Little Creek Rd • I-64 & I-264 • Shore Dr •Hampton Blvd •Dam Neck Rd Public Transportation • Extend light rail to Naval Station Norfolk and Virginia Beach (Town Center and/or Oceanfront) • Increase speed/frequency of intercity passenger rail service to Petersburg (Fort Lee), Richmond, Washington DC and beyond 13 / 14 Recommendations Military Bases • Improve operations at congested military gates Some suggestions by military commuters include: • Providing additional personnel at gates • Additional travel lanes or gates • ID scanning technologies at gates • HOV gate lanes to encourage carpooling • Provide shuttle/transit circulator service within major bases and to/from other locations (i.e. exchange, medical facilities, other military sites) • Provide designated vehicles (vehicle pool) to military personnel who commute via public transit for mid-day errands and/or meetings Transportation Demand Management (TDM) • Encourage additional military participation in TDM programs offered by HRT/TRAFFIX (i.e. ridesharing, transit usage, working off-peak hours, telecommuting) 14 / 14.
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