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)

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