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Blueprint 2040 Regional Transportation Plan March 2017 Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization Blueprint 2040 Regional Transportation Plan March 2017 DRAFT This page intentionally blank DRAFT Dear Flagstaff Region Residents: We, the members of the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO), are pleased to present Blueprint 2040: Flagstaff Regional Transportation Plan. This important document provides strong recommendations on the transportation projects we need over the course of the next 20-25 years. The plan offers a balance of transportation projects that are in keeping with our adopted land use policies, economic aspirations and fiscal realities. It supports travel by all modes: walking, biking, automobile, bus and truck. As the FMPO, we work to fulfill our mandate to guide and authorize the spending of federal transportation dollars and our mission of delivering the finest transportation system for a community our size. Ultimately, the transportation projects built depend on decisions made by FMPO member agencies: The City of Flagstaff, Arizona Department of Transportation, Coconino County and NAIPTA, our regional transit agency. It also depends on future decisions made by our voters regarding sales taxes and other revenues supporting transportation investment. We believe the information in Blueprint 2040 is valuable in guiding those choices and fulfilling our purpose. As your representatives to the FMPO, we commit to continue the dialogue with you about the projects under the control of our respective agencies. Some of the “lines on the map” represent transportation solutions that may impact some neighborhoods and businesses. As those decisions arise, we will engage with you in project level decisions to protect the integrity of our neighborhoods. We are thankful for the involvement of our citizens and visitors in the planning process and encourage you to read Blueprint 2040. It holds out the prospect for exciting partnerships, new and safer ways to travel the region, and intriguing thoughts about our needs for the next 20-years and beyond. Respectfully submitted, Art Babbott, Chair Jeff Meilbeck, Vice-Chair Jerry Nabours District 1 Supervisor General Manager & CEO City of Flagstaff Coconino County NAIPTA Mayor Arlando Teller Coral Evans Matt Ryan Jeff Oravits Az. State Transportation Bd. City of Flagstaff District 3 Supervisor City of Flagstaff Navajo Dept. of Transportation Councilmember Coconino County Councilmember DRAFT “PARTNERS IN TRANSPORTATION ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITY” Dear Residents and Visitors to the Flagstaff Region, Welcome to Blueprint 2040, the update to the FMPO Regional Transportation Plan. FLAGSTAFF Thank you for your participation and interest in the well-being of our region. Exciting opportunities emerged from the process and I am confident that the next 20-25 years METROPOLITAN will bring many positive developments for moving around the region. PLANNING That you expressed strong support for all modes of travel Is no surprise, so in Blueprint ORGANIZATION 2040 we work hard to advance all modes in an effective and responsible way. As a CITY OF FLAGSTAFF region, we value the environment, our active life-style and vibrant and comfortable COCONINO COUNTY places to live, work and play. The ability to walk and bike in safe, well-connected and ARIZONA DOT attractive settings is key to achieving that quality of life. Closing gaps in the sidewalk NAIPTA and bike lane systems along and across major roadways is recommended. Transit Office: 211 West Aspen Avenue extends those walking and biking trips, allows residents more discretion in their Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 housing and transportation budgets, and shows effectiveness in addressing congestion www.flagstaffmpo.org in key corridors. High frequency transit between the Airport and the Mall is prominently featured and holds promise to re-organize the system to better meet the Phone: (928) 213-2651 needs of today and the future. New and expanded roadways are planned and programmed, too. These will be complete streets – they will accommodate all modes – EXECUTIVE BOARD and so improve mobility for all. Improvements recommended for Lone Tree Road and Coral Evans, Chair J.W. Powell Boulevard offer much need alternative routes. Milton Road and W. Route Councilmember City of Flagstaff 66 offer great opportunities for partnering with ADOT. Art Babbott, Vice-Chair Supervisor District 1 Planning and public discussion never end and a very important discussion will start Coconino County soon. The City’s transportation sales taxes will expire in 2020 – with the important Jerry Nabours exception of the transit tax which was renewed in 2016. I hope Blueprint 2040 Mayor provides a firm foundation for the community to discuss the renewal of that vital City of Flagstaff funding source and what it is to be used for. Blueprint 2040 recommends projects that Matt Ryan Supervisor District 3 assume tax levels stay the same. As they say, trend is not destiny, and as community Coconino County we are free to consider alternatives. Jeff Oravits Councilmember Other conversations important to defining projects are underway and I encourage City of Flagstaff your participation. NAIPTA is updating its 5-Year Transit plan and will shortly start Audra Merrick design of the cross-town, high frequency transit route. The FMPO is working closely Designee Arizona State with the City to produce an Active Transportation Master Plan (walking and biking). Transportation Board The City will soon launch a Roads & Streets Master Plan. ADOT will evaluate US 180 to Jeff Meilbeck identify more solutions to winter congestion. Collectively, these plans bring a higher CEO & General Manager NAIPTA level of definition and commitment to the systems and projects in Blueprint 2040. Please feel free to contact me and my staff with any questions you have about current STAFF or future transportation concerns. I look forward to the conversation. David Wessel FMPO Manager Sincerely, Martin Ince Multi-Modal Planner Dusty Rhoton Administrative Specialist David Wessel, Manager DRAFT RTP STEERING COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY May 18, 2016 To our fellow community members, the FMPO Executive Board and David Wessel, FMPO Manager: Transportation congestion is a problem. It clogs our streets, slows us down, detracts from our quality of life and pollutes our environment. In the City of Flagstaff 2013 Citizen Survey when asked to write in their own words the one thing the City could do to improve their quality of life the most, one-quarter of residents mentioned better traffic flow, roads and mass transit. This scored 27% and the next highest was 10%. Although busy streets, sidewalks, bikeways and buses are a result of a thriving community, there is a difference between gridlock and the “Great Streets” described in Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030: Place Matters (hereto referred to as Regional Plan 2030). As our community grows in population and popularity, so must our systems for moving people who reside and visit here. The document before you, Blueprint 2040, is a first step in addressing this critical community challenge and moves forward the vision crystalized in Regional Plan 2030 that was adopted by residents. As the Steering Committee for Blueprint 2040: Regional Transportation Plan, our mission has been “To identify priority transportation projects, related costs and viable revenue sources for turning ideas into reality.” We are a diverse group representing environmental, business, government, education, economic development and citizen interests. Our focus over seven months was to work together to meet our mission in a manner that each of us could agree upon. In the words of management guru Peter Drucker, “plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” This Steering Committee and the staff of the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization have done hard work and we hope that others will pick up where we left off. Our mission was identification. In many ways, that is the easy part. Our intent is to point the community in the right direction so that planning can be refined, funding can be secured and projects can be built. Keeping sustainability, fiscal viability, and this place we love in mind, we prioritized projects that have great impact on congestion mitigation and create resiliency through connectivity and mode choice. These projects also align with the vision and values of Regional Plan 2030. Projects come down to money and money is expanded with partnerships. By working together we will leverage public and private funding sources. For example, dedicating public funds to the Lone Tree corridor and the Lone Tree railroad overpass may allow private sector landowners to develop property and support transportation infrastructure in a manner that is financially viable and consistent with Regional Plan 2030. Similarly, by dedicating local funds to transit construction projects, we may be able to leverage federal grants and build more than we could build on our own. Many of the projects recommended are on state facilities. Through these recommendations, the City will be an able partner with the State to improve these highways. As citizens of the region and state, we strongly urge the State and City to join together as financial and construction partners. The guiding philosophy is that working together on common projects toward a vision shared by all funding partners, the constituents and customers we serve will benefit. Recognizing that much more work on revenue analysis is needed, the Steering Committee’s initial environmental
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