Blair County 2015-2040 Long Range Transportation Plan

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2015-2040 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan

Prepared by the

Blair County Planning Commission

With assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation & Altoona Metro Transit

Adopted by the

Metropolitan Planning Organization for Blair County (Altoona MSA)

February 10, 2016

Amended May 9, 2019

“The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 [or Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104 (f)] of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation.”

Table of Contents

(1) A Policy Document:

Regional Plan Overview p. 2 Factors One through Eight below

1.) Support the economic vitality of the metro area.… p. 5 2.) Increase the safety of the transportation system…... p. 8

3.) Increase the accessibility and mobility options…... p. 10 4.) Protect the environment, promote energy…………. p. 12

5.) Enhance the integration and connectivity…………p. 14 6.) Promote efficient system management……………. p. 17

7.) Emphasize the preservation of the existing……….p. 19 8.) Increase the security of the transportation system…. p. 20

Financial Plan p. 21

(2) The Selection of Projects that Comprise the Regional Long Range Plan:

- Highways & Bridges - Table 1.. p. 22

- Bridge Portion – Table 2………p. 27

- Interstate Portion – Table 3……p. 30

- Summary of Public Comments Provided to the State Transportation Commission for the Blair County 12 Year Transportation Program Update p. 31

- Long Range Transportation Plan Public Transit by Altoona Metro Transit

(3) Environmental Justice Activity Summary

Regional Plan Overview

The 2015-2040 Regional Transportation Plan serves as a guide that helps elected officials implement transportation projects that move people and goods safely and efficiently, that preserve the current transportation system, and that improve the quality of life to retain and attract people and businesses to Blair County.

 Purpose – State’s and MPO’s are required to  Document the status of the existing transportation system, have long range transportation plans prior to identify long-term needs, and projects to meet those receiving federal transportation funding. needs.  Use the latest population, land use, travel,  Preparing long range transportation plans is valuable employment, congestion, safety and economic because transportation issues and solutions are typically data regional in nature. Considering transportation trends,  Provide a minimum 20 year planning horizon challenges, goals, and projects on a regional basis results  Update the plan every 5 years in a more effective use of limited transportation funding.  Provide for capacity increases where needed  Assess environmental impacts  Projects are constrained by limited funding  Provide public participation

Blair County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

The MPO is a transportation policy making board that was formed in 1965 to carry out the federal transportation planning process that needs to occur before the County can receive federal funds for highways, bridges, and public transit. The MPO board is comprised of elected and appointed officials who consider comments on the transportation system from its member municipalities, state and federal legislators, the State Transportation Commission, the Blair County Planning Commission, the public, and other organizations.

The regional transportation plan includes comments from the parties described above, as well as information from recent transportation studies and municipal plans, such as the Blair County Planning Commission’s 2007 Areawide Comprehensive Plan that was adopted by and Blair County Commissioners and includes the following goals for transportation:

 Improve the coordination of land use, infrastructure, and transportation planning throughout the County.  Provide safe facilities for people who walk and bicycle to and from work, school, community centers, downtowns, and other destinations. 2

 Participate in local planning to improve the design and the visual impact of high profile gateways and corridors.  Encourage connectivity between existing and future amenities to facilitate bicycling and walking.

 Pursue state and local funding for implementing the Blair County Greenways Plan, which integrates key destinations into a countywide greenway and trail network.

In addition, the following planning documents have transportation goals that are consistent with those of the Blair County Areawide Comprehensive Plan:

- The City of Altoona’s Comprehensive Plan “Positively Altoona”;

- The Township of Allegheny and the Township of Logan’s Comprehensive Plans;

- The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation’s “2010 Campaign for Active Transportation”;

- The Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s “Resolution for the Plank Road Pedestrian Access Study”;

- The Metropolitan Planning Organization’s “Plank Road Pedestrian Access Study”;

- “PA’s Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan”;

- The Southern Alleghenies Regional Planning & Development Commission’s “2015-2019 Southern Alleghenies Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy”. This economic development strategy includes the following goals:

 support innovative entrepreneurial initiatives that are designed to attract young creative-class professionals to downtown areas;  improve the appearance, livability and economic viability of downtowns by supporting the development of multi-unit residential projects, encourage mixed-use commercial and residential development where walking is an option.

Population  County: 127,089  1 % of Total PA Population of 12.7 million  Urbanized Area: approximately 80,000  City of Altoona: 46,320

Land Use  Area Total 526 Square Miles; 26 Municipalities;  Forest/Game Lands - 64.7%  Agricultural – 20%  Residential – 8.4%  Transportation/Utilities – 3%  Source: 2010 US Census & Blair County 2007 Comprehensive Plan

Population and Employment Impacts on the Transportation System

One task of planning is to monitor changes in population and employment for their impacts on the transportation system. The 2015 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Southern Alleghenies Region shows that Blair County lost 7% of its population between 1980 and 2013 (136,621 to 126,940). The study also estimates that the six county region, which includes Blair County, will lose between -1.5% and -11.6% through year 2040. The 2007 Areawide Comprehensive Plan expects a decrease in Blair’s population by year 2020 to 121,200. As of July 1, 2014, the US Census Bureau estimates Blair County’s population to be 125,955 or a loss of 1,134 persons or 0.9% since year 2010.

In contrast to the slow decline in population, the economic development plan points out the fast growth in the number of people over age 65 and the decline in the number of people of working age. For example, the CEDS report states that from 2000-2013 the six county region lost 13% or 25,000 people of working age while it gained 22,400 people over age 65 for an increase of 33%, which is 4% above the state’s increase of 29%. One result of the increase of people over age 65 will likely be a greater need for transportation for people with disabilities.

Along with population decline, US Census Bureau figures show that from 2000-2010 the average persons per household in Blair County declined from 2.43 to 2.37, but the total number of households increased by 641 from 51,518 to 52,159. What’s more encouraging in light of the slight population decline, is that Blair County’s the civilian labor force (this includes those employed and unemployed), has remained fairly stable from 60,700 in 2002 to 60,300 in 2013 according to the PA Department of Labor and Industry.

Federal Transportation Planning Legislation

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141), was signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012, to fund surface transportation programs at over $105 billion for fiscal years (FY) 2013 and 2014. The act’s goals are to create a streamlined and performance-based funding program that builds on many of the highway, transit, bike, and pedestrian policies established by prior transportation acts.

23 U.S. Code Section 134 (h) (1) states that the metropolitan planning process will consider projects and strategies that will address eight planning factors. These planning factors are consistent with the goals of The 2007 Areawide Comprehensive Plan and consistent with the goals of PA’s Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan: 1.) system preservation 2.) safety 3.) personal and freight mobility 4.) stewardship. This plan addresses the eight federal planning factors as follows:

(1) Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;

The economic vitality of Blair County is supported by Interstate Highway 99 and US Route 22 that link the county to larger metropolitan areas like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Midwestern cities, State College and I-80 and to the PA Turnpike.

The Blair County MPO Network

 1,236 Total Linear Roadway Miles  767 miles local & 463 miles state  I-99 Highest ADT is 34,000  2.7 Million Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (DVMT) in 2013 : 0.3 million on local roads and 2.4 million on state/other roads  13% decline in DVMT since 2007 Source: PennDOT Pub 600 (9-14)

The 2015 Southern Alleghenies Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy shows that employment in Blair County is concentrated in the following four sectors: Health and Social Services (19.1%), Government (15.4%), Retail Trade (13%), and Manufacturing (10.9%) for a total employment of 58% compared to the state at 51.6% and the US at 46%. The report shows that the highest total job increase or 5,662 from 2003 to 2013 occurred in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector and the highest percent increase (a gain of 2,403 jobs, or 37.8% increase over 2003) occurred in the Transportation and Warehousing sector. The sector’s state increase was 13.5%.

In addition, the Norfolk Southern Corporation Class I Railroad provides interstate rail freight service and employees over 1,000 people in its facilities. The Class III Railroads that operate rail lines in Blair County are the Everett Railroad Company and the Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad. These railroads serve many businesses and six transload facilities. Two of those businesses with

transload facilities provide trucking, warehousing and distribution services: the McCabe Group, Inc. in Greenfield Township and Smith Transport, Inc., in Taylor Township.

Regional tourism is also a large part of Blair County’s economy. Since the 1980s, the National Park Service has worked to preserve and promote the region’s cultural heritage of the iron, steel, coal, and transportation industries. For the task, the U.S. Department of the Interior established the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, whose efforts resulted in the Path of Progress Heritage Route that has more than twenty-eight attractions and nine of those sites are located in Blair County as follows:

 Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site & Incline 6-10 Trail, (Juniata and Allegheny Townships);  Baker Manson and Allegheny Furnace, (City of Altoona);  Canal Era Gateway at Hollidaysburg Canal Basin Park;  Canoe Creek State Park and Blair Limestone Co. Kilns, (Frankstown Township);  Fort Roberdeau, (Tyrone Township);  Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, (Logan Township to Tunnelhill Borough);  Leap the Dips National Historic Landmark, (Logan Township);  Mount Etna Furnace, (Catharine Township);  Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, (City of Altoona).

Since 1992, Blair County has been a part of the Allegheny Ridge State Heritage Area in the statewide Heritage Parks Program. The Allegheny Ridge Corporation manages the natural and cultural resources, i.e.: historic sites within the heritage area, including the Heritage Discovery Center located in the City of Altoona.

Other Blair County attractions include the County Ballpark and Convention Center, Lakemont Park and DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, major retailers, festivals, state game lands, hiking, biking, and water trails, Cycle PA & Cycle the Southern Alleghenies Routes, Carmike 12, theaters, museums, Canoe Creek State Park and the Lower and the Bells Gap Rail Trails.

The region has improved its economic vitality by providing arterial access to public recreation areas in neighbor counties like Prince Gallitzin State Park in Cambria County, Raystown Lake located Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, as well as Blue Knob State Park in Bedford County.

Special Congressional funds have also been used to supported economic vitality by the funding of four lane roadways that improve access to Lakemont Park and the County Ballpark in Logan Township, and to the Blair County Convention Center in Allegheny Township.

The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation supports economic vitality by providing corporate financing, marketing, business expansion programs to help create and retain jobs in Blair County and manages the following: 7

- Eight business and industrial parks; - The Devorris Center for Business Development, a multi-tenant business center - The City of Altoona/Logan Township Enterprise Zone; - A State Enterprise Zone Revolving Loan Program that supports development in the City of Altoona, Hollidaysburg & Duncansville Boroughs, and portions of Blair & Allegheny Townships; as well as Antis Township, Snyder Township and Tyrone Borough. - Four active Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ). - Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zones (KOEZ) impacting the DeGol Industrial Center in Frankstown Township, the I-99 Enterprise Campus in Antis Township, the 764 Associates site in Blair Township, the Bald Eagle Land Company property in Snyder Township, and other former KOZ’s that maintain current designations through 2020.

The 2015 Southern Alleghenies Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy states that some of the region’s greatest challenges are the need for high quality broadband service, unavailability of international flights, and that Amtrak passenger rail service is limited to one eastbound and one westbound train each day.

(2) Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

One of the four goal areas of PA’s Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan is to improve safety for all transportation modes and all users. The Pennsylvania Strategic Highway Safety Plan of 2012 and the PA Highway Safety Plan of 2014 both have goals to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2030.

The PA Strategic Highway Safety Plan states that 79% of the total annual highway fatalities in Pennsylvania are being addressed with seven safety focus areas:

- reduce impaired driving; - increase seatbelt usage; - infrastructure improvements (to reduce head-on and cross-median crashes, to improve intersection safety, reduce run-off road crashes, reduce fixed object crashes); - reduce speeding/aggressive driving; - reduce distracted driving; - mature driver safety; - motorcycle safety.

The strategic highway safety plan also states that whether building or restoring roadways, plans should consider people who walk as equal users. The 2014 PA Highway Safety Plan states that the crash types most likely to result in a fatality are either vehicle head-on crashes or vehicle and pedestrian crashes.

To improve the safety and mobility for people who walk and bicycle along urban commercial corridors like Plank Road, the City of Altoona has adopted sidewalk and street tree ordinances and Logan Township has adopted a subdivision and land development ordinance that includes sections on sidewalks and street trees that are required for land developments.

Also to improve safety, the Blair County Chamber of Commerce requested a study of the ease of people to walk and use public transit along the Plank Road and Pleasant Valley/Valley View Boulevard corridor. The study, which was completed in 2012, showed that of the crashes between vehicles and people walking or bicycling in the 8 mile study corridor, 5 of the 9 that were fatal or had serious injury occurred on the mile and a half stretch of Pleasant Valley and Valley View Boulevards between 17th and 2nd Streets in the City of Altoona.

Also to increase safety for people who drive, walk or bicycle, PennDOT District 9-0 prepared a Bicycle Strategic Plan (1999) and PennDOT provided the MPO with funding to hire a consultant to prepare a Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (2000). PennDOT and the County of Blair also provided funding for The Penn State Altoona Campus and Vicinity Traffic Impact Study (2007) that resulted in sidewalks funded by Transportation Enhancement Program and a shared use path along Juniata Gap Road from Chestnut Avenue to 25th Avenue funded by the PA Community Transportation Initiative Program. A signed bicycle route on city streets now links the Penn State facilities on 12th Avenue and the Penn State Altoona Campus, and a shared use path was constructed adjacent to the Blair County Ballpark and the Lakemont Amusement Park in Logan Township as part of the four lane Park Avenue widening project.

Safety recommendations by the Southern Alleghenies Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture Plan have resulted in PennDOT installing dynamic message signs to inform motorists of hazardous road conditions due to weather or accidents at the following locations:

- Interstate Highway 99 – between Duncansville and 17th St.; - US Route 22 – between Cambria County & the Duncansville Intersection; - PA Route 764 – between US Route 22 & Veeder-Root Company; - Old US Route 220 – Inlows to the Duncansville Intersection; - I-99 at the Pinecroft Interchange.

Also to improve safety, the 2013 Blair County Hazard Mitigation Plan recommended that the MPO conduct a study at the intersection of Burns Avenue and PA Route 764 for trucks and examine the safety of trucks transporting hazardous materials from Burns Avenue to US Route 22.

(3) Increase the accessibility and mobility options available to people and for freight;

Blair County has greatly increased its accessibility and mobility for freight transport by building Interstate 99 to connect with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford County and Interstate 80 in Centre County, and to rebuild U.S. Route 22 to connect with U.S. Route 219 in Cambria County.

The roadway projects that have improved vehicle access to I-99 as follows:

 Widened PA Route 764 to four lanes from the Borough of Duncansville to the interchange with U.S. Route 22 near the Village of Cross Keys in Allegheny Township, complete;  Widened PA Route 36 to three lanes from the Borough of Roaring Spring to the Leamersville Interchange of Interstate 99 in Freedom Township, complete;  Widened Chestnut Avenue to four lanes from 4th Street to N. 4th Street on 4th Avenue in Juniata, complete;  Widened Plank Road to include two additional lanes and a center left turning lane from Wye Switches in Blair Township to the Plank Road Commons Shopping Plaza in Allegheny Township, complete;  Realigned PA Route 865 from the Borough of Bellwood to the Bellwood Interchange of I-99 in Antis Township, complete;  Park Avenue Improvements widened Park Avenue to four lanes in Logan Township from Logan Blvd. to the I-99 Interchange at Frankstown Road, completed in 2010.  Plank Road Interchange added a lane on Plank Road from Ramp A in Allegheny Township to Goods Lane and added a left turn lane on Plank Road at the Goods Lane intersection in Logan Township, completed in 2016.

To improve accessibility and mobility options for people who walk, bicycle and use public transit, PennDOT has installed sidewalks on bridge decks, such as the 7th Street Bridge in the City of Altoona, the bridge between Williamsburg Borough and Catharine Township and plans to install a walkway and 5 feet wide bicycle lane on the bridge to be constructed on US Rte. 22 at Canoe Creek State Park.

To improve accessibility and mobility options for people who commute to work, park-and-ride lots have been installed at the interchanges of I-99 at the Village of Pinecroft (2000), at PA Rt. 865 (2007) and at Borough of Tyrone (2007). The BCPC & PennDOT helped the Township of Antis and the Borough of Tyrone to identify the sites, the MPO approved use of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds and PennDOT District 9-0 designed and paved the lots and installed the lighting.

Amtran buses improve the mobility and accessibility options within the City of Altoona, parts of Logan and Allegheny Townships and the Borough of Hollidaysburg Monday through Saturday. Amtran operates 28 accessible buses to provide approximately 1,000 transit trips per day with about 25% of those trips taken for work. Amtran also coordinates nine tripper routes for students of the Altoona Area School District and local parochial schools. To improve mobility options for people who bike, Amtran has installed bicycle racks on its buses.

Amtran has also prepared a Transit Development Plan that studied the potential for the improved coordination of public transit, school student and social service transportation.

A private bus company, the Greyhound Bus Lines, provides daily transportation from the City of Altoona to the Borough of State College and the Cities of Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.

Blair Senior Services, Inc., also improves mobility by providing transportation for seniors and people with disabilities for Amtran, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Altoona Area School District during weekdays. Amtran provides transportation for people with disabilities on Saturdays.

The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation (ABCD Corp.) provides staff services to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development’s City of Altoona/Logan Township Enterprise Zone Committee. ABCD Corp. may use the Enterprise Zone Competitive Grant Fund or other State Infrastructure Development funds to improve accessibility and mobility by constructing access roads to support private investment as recently exemplified by the construction of access improvements to support the construction of Convention Center Commons and more recently access improvements along SR 36 in Allegheny Township to support the planned Logan Medical Center project. ABCD is currently developing plans in cooperation with Snyder Township and the SAPDC to secure local access improvement funding from ARC to improve access to the Tyrone Industrial Park. ABCD Corp. also assists the Altoona Parking Authority with managing the Altoona Transportation Center’s parking garage and parking lots in the central business district in the City of Altoona.

Public parking increases the mobility options for people who drive and/or walk. Because it is shared parking, it reduces the total space needed for parking and thus allows more space for the businesses, residences, shade trees and parks, etc. that draw people to a place.

The reconstruction of Chestnut Avenue from 4th Street to North 4th Street in the City of Altoona and the construction of I-99 has improved mobility and accessibility for transporting people and freight to the Immigration and Naturalization Service & U.S. Border Patrol Training Center and Weapons Facility, the Army Reserve Center in the City of Altoona.

(4) Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve quality of life and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns;

With the vision of improving the quality of peoples’ lives, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Blair adopted the 2007 Areawide Comprehensive Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA). Some of the goals in the plan for transportation, the environment and natural resources are as follows:

 Improve the coordination of land use, infrastructure, and transportation planning throughout the County.  Provide for a healthy and stable natural environment through resource protection and preservation.  Create a viable green infrastructure system that includes protected open space, trails, and areas of natural beauty.  Provide safe facilities for people who walk and bike that promote walking and biking to and from work, school, community centers, downtowns, and other destinations.  Participate in local planning to support the implementation design standards to improve the visual impact of high profile gateways and corridors. Design standards should address setbacks, building height and orientation, parking to the side or rear of buildings, sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, signage, and street layout, width, and design that encourages connectivity and walkability, such as ordinances that allow for higher-density, mixed use development in urban areas.  Inventory corridors to identify priority improvements and communicate findings to municipal officials.

The BCPC uses the areawide plan to review and comment on proposed changes in land use and how they may impact the transportation system. The plan recommends that development occur within close proximity to developed areas to reduce the costs of public infrastructure (roads, water/sewer, and utilities) and conserve areas for recreation, tourism, agriculture and conservation.

To improve the quality of life for people in their communities other Blair County municipalities have prepared and adopted comprehensive plans are as follows: City of Altoona (2013); Borough of Hollidaysburg (1982), Borough of Martinsburg & N. Woodbury Township (2014), Borough of Roaring Spring (1968), Borough of Tyrone (2007), Borough of Williamsburg (1974), Township of

Allegheny (2003), Township of Antis (2014), Township of Blair (1980), Township of Catharine (1974), Township of Logan (2012), Township of Snyder (2007), and the Township of Woodbury (1974).

Of the twenty-five municipal governments in Blair County, seven governing bodies have adopted zoning and subdivision and land development ordinances (the City of Altoona, the boroughs of Duncansville, Hollidaysburg, Roaring Spring, Tyrone; Townships of Frankstown and Logan) and two have adopted zoning ordinances (boroughs of Williamsburg and Martinsburg). Twelve municipalities have adopted subdivision and land development ordinances only (Townships Allegheny, Antis, Blair, Catharine, Freedom, Greenfield, Huston, North Woodbury, Snyder, Taylor, Tyrone and Woodbury). Four municipalities have neither subdivision and land development nor a zoning ordinance (Boroughs of Bellwood, Newry and Tunnelhill and the Township of Juniata). In addition, the City of Altoona and the boroughs of Bellwood, Duncansville, Hollidaysburg, Roaring Spring and Tyrone each have some form of sidewalk ordinance, and Logan Township included sidewalks in its subdivision ordinance.

During the National Environmental Planning Act process, proposed projects are reviewed for impacts on environmental resources and the information is presented to the environmental agencies for their comments before including the projects in the long range plan. PennDOT has also implemented wetlands projects in Frankstown and Antis Townships in Blair County and near the intersection of U.S. Route 22 and PA Route 26 in Huntingdon County to help mitigate loss of wetlands from projects like I-99.

Federal transportation enhancement funds have been used to improve the quality of life for people who walk and bicycle. The MPO has used these funds to construct a six mile extension of the Lower Trail and re-deck two of the trails bridges, construct the Bells Gap Rail Trail, build streetscapes and sidewalk projects in the City of Altoona and in Hollidaysburg and Tyrone Boroughs and improve The Railroaders Memorial Museum. In 2015, the Transportation Alternative Program funded a sidewalk from Wopsononock Avenue in the City to the Penn State Altoona Campus entrance in Logan Township.

In addition BCPC partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Practice to receive grant funding to bring the PA Walk Works Program to Blair County. The PA Walk Works mission is to increase opportunities for physical activity, to create a network of fun, fact-filled, community-based walking routes, and walking groups.

This initiative identifies and promotes safe walking routes, offers social support through guided, community-based walking groups, helps schools develop opportunities for physical activity, and addresses local policies to increase safe walking routes.

(5) Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;

Connectivity is measure of directness and ability to travel by bicycle, on foot, and by motor vehicle, air or rail to a destination. An example of enhancing the connectivity of the transportation system would be improving access to the Altoona Transportation Center because it is a transfer point for Amtran buses and a station for Amtrak’s intercity passenger rail, which had 26,978 boardings and alightings there in 2012 – a 6.1% increase from 2008. Amtrak’s other Blair County station in Tyrone Borough had 3,108 boardings and alightings in 2012. The Altoona Mirror also reported that the Transportation Center’s Grey Hound Bus Terminal had 24,708 boardings and lightings in 2011.

The City of Altoona, with assistance from the MPO’s allocation of Transportation Enhancement Program funds, has improved the connectivity for people who walk with streetscape improvements along 11th and 12th Avenues and has used special Congressional funds to constructed a walkway crossover of the Norfolk Southern Corporation’s

railway at Tenth Avenue and Thirteenth Street that connects the Altoona Transportation Center to the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum and the Station Medical Center. The Station Medical Center has used Secretary discretionary Transportation Enhancement funds to construct a Health Walkway.

Transload facilities also improve connectivity for moving freight by way of railcar to truck, truck to truck, pipeline to truck and pipeline to railcar. An example of a pipeline to truck and rail facility is the Petroleum Products Corporation (PPC) terminal on Burns Avenue in Allegheny Township. By generating over 250 truck trips per day in each direction on the principal connecting route, it is a major intermodal facility. To enhance the connectivity of freight, the portion of PA Route 764 that connects the facility with U.S. Route 22 has been designated a National Highway System (NHS) route.

The connectivity for rail freight is supported by funds for the maintenance of railroad crossings from the transportation improvement program and funds for rail sidings from the Rail Freight Assistance Grant Program.

To enhance the connectivity for people who walk and bike, the Allegheny Ridge Corporation works to fund the construction of trails between historical, cultural, and natural resources to help implement the Blair County Greenways Plan. Rails-to-Trails, Inc., has assisted in this effort by completing a feasibility study to extend the Lower Trail from the Hollidaysburg Canal Basin Park to both the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and to the Lower Trail trailhead near Canoe Creek State Park.

To enhance the connectivity for air passengers and air freight for the Altoona-Blair County Airport, in 1997, the MPO funded the project to widen the travel lanes and add a center turn lane on PA Route 36 from Interstate Highway 99 to Roaring Spring Borough. The MPO also sought funding from PennDOT and completed The Morrisons Cove and Blair County Airport Access Study.

The Centre Area Transportation Authority improves connectivity, conserves energy and reduces traffic congestion for people who commute between Blair County and the Centre County region by organizing 28 carpools and 16 vanpools of which 206 people participate. A vanpool group usually has between seven and 15 people. The Blair County MPO has aided this effort by installing three park-and-ride lots along I-99 as mentioned.

It is important to note that between years 2000 and 2010, the increase in people commuting out of Blair County to other counties and states is estimated to have increased from 6,142 to 7,495 or 1,353, whereas the number of

people commuting into Blair County also increased from 11,471 to 12,985 or 1,514. And it is estimated that the numbers of people commuting from Centre County to Blair is 810 and the number commuting from Blair to Centre is 1,794 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies Work Destination Analysis from 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey Commuting Flows). These numbers from the US Census Bureau for year 2000 were 616 and 1,624 people respectively.

(6) Promote efficient system management and operation;

One of the goals of PA’s Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan is “stewardship”, which is to “increase efficiency through modernization of assets and streamlining of processes.” One performance measure for stewardship is “annual savings through PennDOT Next Generation” techniques. Performance measures from the PA’s Long Range Plan for “system preservation” are as follows:

- Percent of pavements in excellent, good, fair and poor conditions as measured by the International Roughness Index standard for measuring pavement smoothness based on the inches in movement of a laser in a van that is driven on the roadway.; - Overall Pavement Index (OPI), which was created by PennDOT,

uses the existing performance of the pavement based on IRI and pavement distresses like cracking, edge deterioration, rutting and are collected as part of PA’s video logging process and are used to calculate a score.; - Percent of structurally deficient bridges by deck area; - Number of “weak bridges” and load- restricted bridges; - Average life of bus fleet (as a % of design life)

The Blair County Planning Commission also collects roadway data for the Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Performance Monitoring System, which is used by Congress to evaluate the nation’s highway system.

To improve roadway system management and operations, the MPO has adopted the Southern Alleghenies Regional Operations Plan that improves the operational efficiency of the existing highway system with communication technologies, such as its Intelligent Transportation System described in factor 8.

(7) Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.

The PA Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan emphasizes system preservation as one of its four goal areas, and PennDOT’s 2015 Transportation Program General and Procedural Guidance recommends “that a minimum of 90% of the MPO’s program be dedicated to system preservation”

The 2014 PennDOT Performance Measures Annual Report for Blair County shows a decline in the total number of structurally deficient bridges since 2010 (includes both state and local bridges 20 feet in length or greater) from 91 to 58 or 13.4% of bridges being structurally deficient. PennDOT’s report also shows that the number of structurally deficient local bridges of 20 feet or more in length also decreased from 49 or 43% down to 39 or 35%.

In the same time period, the 2014 PennDOT Performance Measures Annual Report also shows an increase in excellent or good pavement miles measured by the International Roughness Index from 408 to 420 miles or 83.3% of the County’s 540 miles of federal aid roadways. Blair County has an additional 762 miles of locally owned roadways plus the alleys of the boroughs and the City of Altoona.

To help preserve existing local roadways and bridges, the BCPC inventoried the alleys of the boroughs and portions of municipal roadways that currently do not receive liquid fuels funds and the municipal bridges between 8 and 20 ft. in length and provided those results to PennDOT and to the municipalities.

To help preserve existing road capacity and reduce congestion, municipal subdivision and land development ordinances should limit the number of vehicle access points on roadways of the arterial class by using shared parking and shared driveways for developments where possible. In addition to reducing congestion, shared access and parking allows more space for sidewalks, landscaping and businesses and reduces the number of vehicle movement conflicts between people who walk and bicycle.

Amtran will continue to operate and maintain its existing offices, buses and garage on 5th Avenue and will work with the Altoona Redevelopment Authority to preserve the Altoona Transportation Center at 12th Street and 11th Avenue in the City of Altoona.

The Blair County Airport Authority maintains the Altoona-Blair County Airport, and the authority has reconstructed the terminal building, improved the airport entrance road connecting to PA Route 866 and has extended runway 2-20.

Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. has maintained the abandoned Petersburg Branch of the Penn Central Railroad as a recreational multi-use trail with assistance from former federal Transportation Enhancements Program funds awarded through the MPO (the six mile extension of the trail and the re-decking of two bridges at Mt. Etna), grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, business sponsors, members, and special Congressional funds.

The governing bodies of the municipalities of Blair County may consider the adoption of an official map to preserve right-of-way for construction of future transportation projects as provided under Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. If road, bridge or sidewalk projects are eligible, Community Development Block Grants can also be used.

(8) Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

PennDOT has increased the security of the transportation system with its use of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that includes closed circuit television cameras to help monitor crashes and movement of traffic on the following sections of highways:

 Interstate Highway 99 - from US Route 22 to 17th Street;  Plank Road - from the Meadows Intersection north;  17th Street – bridge over 10th Avenue to I-99;  Chestnut Avenue – Juniata Gap Road to 8th Street Bridge;  7th Street Bridge – City of Altoona.

To improve security, Amtran has used a federal grant for $ 700,000 with a project total of $ 1.3 million to implement an Intelligent Transportation System/Smart Bus Project, which was fully implemented in April 2009 and includes the following:

- on-board surveillance systems on all fixed route buses; (Includes 5 interior and 3 exterior cameras per bus by the end of 2015.) - silent alarm for driver to alert dispatcher in the event of a safety/security problem; - covert microphone in the driver’s area so that the dispatcher can monitor a problem on-board; - digital video surveillance systems for its operations and maintenance facility.

Amtran has also had significant capital investment in peripheral security systems. These investments draw upon Amtran’s FTA discretionary grant for Intelligent Transportation Systems under the FHWA’s Rural Deployment program. Some of these investments include Automatic Vehicle Location, monitoring systems for Amtran’s mainline fleet, new fare collection systems, video surveillance systems for all Amtran buses, and communications.

The Blair County Airport Authority has taken measures to increase the security of air transportation as follows:

- enclosed 90% of its grounds with security fencing; - added close circuit television cameras to record the property perimeter, runway ramps, parking, and terminal frontage; - created a badging system for employers and contractors; - checks of all passengers, baggage, and cargo as required by the Transportation Security Administration.

Financial Plan for the Highways & Bridges Portion of the Long Range Plan

The revenue for the highways and bridges portion of the plan is comprised of the revenue in the current Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for fiscal years (FY) 2015-2018 (October 1, 2014- September 30, 2018) plus the revenue in the second and third four years of the 12 Year Transportation Program 2019-26. The plan revenue for years 2027-2040 is obtained by projecting year 2018 funds at an annual growth rate of 3%. The dollar amounts and projects included in the plan are shown in the following tables.

Table 1

Highway Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040

Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) various Install raised pavement markers Safety $ 23 - - $ 23 - various Install yield signs at grade crossings Everett Railroad 6 - - 6 - various Highway reserve line item 479 13,101 137,808 126,986 253,373

Snyder Township Tyrone Hospital Access Imprvmt mill, overlay & con. 423 - - 423 Hospital Dr. -

Allegh., Blair, Dunc., US 22, Duncans to Turkey Vlly Resurfacing - 2,906 - 2,906 Hollidaysburg, Frankstown -

Frankstowns Twp US 22 at Canoe Creek Village, Left turn lanes, bridge, 5,343 4,712 - 10,055 Beaverdam Rd & Weller Road culvert, - construct trail Frankstown Twp US 22 Frankstown Intersections Realign Reservoir & 9,805 - - 9,805 Frankstown Rds. -

Allegheny Twp US 22 - Brower Lee Drive Mill & overlay from Old 21 1,145 - 1,166 Rt. 22 to Veeder Rt. -

Frankstown Twp US 22 Degol entrance Add turn lane & signals 978 - - 978 Sunset Dr. To Reservoir - Rd. Duncanville Boro US 22 Safety Parking Restrictions to improve sight distance 50 100 - 150 - Hollidaysburg Boro US 22/N. Juniata Street Intersection improvement 1,057 3,977 - 5,034 - Hollidaysburg Boro US 22/PA Rt. 36 Intersection improvement 250 1,200 - 1,450 - City of Altoona PA 36- Union Ave. to 24th St. Resurfacing 135 - 135 - Allegheny Twp PA 36- Logan Med Center Imp Add signal light & turn 192 - - 192 lanes - Logan Twp Plank Rd Interchange - Ramp A to Add left turn lanes and 6,790 - - 6,790 Goods Lane widening -

Highway Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040

Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) - - - Allegheny Twp Plank Rd - US Rt. 22 to Sheraton Dr Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Allegheny & Logan Twps Plank Rd - Sheraton Dr to I-99 Resurfacing 873 - - 873 - Hollidaysburg & Frankstwn Sylvan Dr. - Edgar St to Frankstwn Rd Resurfacing 25 - - 25 -

Frankstown & Logan Twps Franktwn Rd - Scotch Vly Rd to Park Resurface & Intersectn. 524 - - 524 Ave Upgrade - Frankstown Twp Quarry Rd - Canoe Cr To US Rt. 22 Resurfacing 500 - 500 -

Juniata Twp SR 164 Cambria Co Ln to Knob Rn Rd Resurfacing 745 - 745 - Freedom & Taylor Twps SR 3013 Dunnings Hwy to PA Rt. 36 Resurfacing 1,250 1,250 Duncanville Boro US 22 & 7th Street Intersection imprvmt 1,335 - - 1,335 - various I-99 & US 22 Install cable median barrier 3,030 - - 3,030 - various I-99 Exit ramp improvements to address wrong way entry 134 - - 134 - Snyder & Tyrone Twps PA 453 Birmingham & Janesville Pikes Rockfall stabilization 296 5,723 - 6,019 - Logan & Antis Twps PA 764 Pl Vly Blvd to Sabbeth Rest Rd Resurfacing 1,100 - 1,100 - City of Altoona 7th Street at 6th & Chestnut Avenues Intersection imprvmts 3,413 - 3,413 - Allegheny, City Altoona, Sugar Run to 17th St to Pleas Vly Bvld Resurfacing 500 - - Logan - Allegheny Twp Carson Valley ITS Improvement Signal at Carson Vly Rd/Rt 349 - - 349 764 - Woodbury & Huston Twps PA 866 Sportsmans Rd to Lock Mt Rd Resurfacing 1,000 - 1,000 - Woodbury Twp & PA 866 Lock Mt. Road to Union St. Resurfacing 1,700 - 1,700 Williamsbg -

Highway Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040

Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) Frankstown Twp Quarry Rd - Canoe Cr. To US 22 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Tyrone Twp Sinking Vly Rd - Golf Course Rd to Resurfacing 1348 - 453 - City of Altoona & Tyrone Kettle St. - Pleas. Vly. Blvd to Golf Resurfacing 2,600 - 2,600 Twp Course Rd. - Tyrone Twp Golf Course Rd- Kettle Rd to Hileman Resurfacing 500 - 500 Rd - Frankstown Twp T Valley Rd - US Rt. 22 to Quarry Rd Resurfacing 473 - 473 - Frankstown Twp Reservoir Rd - W. Loop Rd to US 22 Resurfacing 700 - 700 - Taylor Twp Plum Creek Rd - PA 36 to PA 164 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Hollidaysburg & Frankstown SR 2014 - Bedford St. to Reservoir Rd Resurfacing 600 - 600 - Williamsburg Boro & Cath SR 2015 - PA 866 to Fox Run Rd Resurfacing 275 - 275 Twp -

Blair Twp SR 2016 - PA 36 to W. Loop Rd Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Catharine Twp 2017 - Yellow Springs Dr to US 22 Resurfacing 30 - 30 - Frankstwn, Huston, Lock Mt. Rd - Reservoir to Piney Crk Resurfacing 500 - 500 Woodbury Rd - Frankstown Twp Juniata Valley Rd - Gestwn to Canoe Resurfacing 500 - 500 Cr - Greenfield Twp Sproul Mt Rd-W Penn Rd to I-99 Ramp Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Greenfield & Juniata Twp Knob Rd - Blue Knob Rd to PA 164 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Greenfield & Juniata Twp Knob Rd - Diamond Ln to PA 164 Resurfacing 800 - 800 - Juniata & Freedom Twp SR 3003 - Moyer Rd to T- 611 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Greenfield Twp Buttermilk Hlw Rd - Locust H. to Ski Resurfacing 825 - 825 Gap -

Highway Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040

Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) Greenfield Twp Cottontown Rd - Quarry R. to Ski Gap Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Greenfield Twp Quarry Rd - Bedfd Co Line to Dun Resurfacing 400 - 400 High - Greenfield Twp Schellsburg Rd- Bed Co to Cottontwn Resurfacing 400 - 400 - Greenfield & Freedom Twp Polecat H. Rd - PA 164 to Bedford St Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Juniata Twp Vly Forge Rd - Poplar R. Rd to Old 22 Resurfacing 925 - 925 - Juniata Twp Poplar Rn Rd - Sleigh Hlw Rd to Resurfacing 600 - 600 Puzzletwn - Allegheny Twp Old US 22 - Mule Shoe Tunnel to PA Resurfacing 500 - 500 764 - Greenfield Twp William Penn Rd - Bed Co to T-405 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Greenfield & Freedom Twp William Penn Rd - Polecat Run to 164 Resurfacing 725 - 725 - Allegheny Twp Sugar Run Rd -Tunnelhill St to PA 164 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - City of Altoona 31st St - Broad Ave to NFS RR Resurfacing 1200 - 1,200 - City of Altoona & Logan SR 4008 - Cambria Co to W Chestnt Resurfacing 1,623 - 1,623 Twp - City of Altoona & Logan 17th St - Pleas Vly Blvd to Osgood D Restoration 2,500 - 2,500 Twp - City of Altoona & Logan 17th St - 5th Ave to Pleas Vly Blvd Resurfacing 1,650 - 1,650 Twp -

City of Altoona & Logan 17th St - Pleas Vly & Vly View Blvds Intersection improvements 3,229 - - 3,229 Twp - City of Altoona & Logan Juniata Gap Rd - Wopso Ave to PSU Construct Walkway & 650 - - 650 Twp Signals - Antis Twp Bell Tip Rd- PA 865 to Tipton Rd Resurfacing 1,000 - 1,000 - Antis Twp Tipton Rd - Bell Tip Rd to Grazierville Resurfacing 500 - 500 -

Highway Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040

Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) Antis Twp Tipton Rd - Grazierville Rd to Resurfacing 500 - 500 Clearfield Co - City of Altoona Broad Ave - PA 36 to 31st Resurfacing 275 - 275 - Snyder Twp SR 4027 - PA Rt 350 to Centre Co Ln Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Snyder Twp SR 4027 - Tyrone Boro Ln to PA 350 Resurfacing 500 - 500 - Tyrone Borough SR 4027 - Washingtn Ave to Herald ST Resurfacing 125 - 125 - Tyrone Borough & Snyder Clay Ave - Engelman Dr to PA 453 Stormwater & Pavemt 131 - - 131 Twp Restorat -

P - Preliminary Engineering Highway Cost $ 36,494 $ 71,281 $137,808 $126,986 $372,569 F - Final Design Highway 36,494 71,281 126,986 372,569 Revenue 137,808 U - Utilities Balance 0 (0) 0 0 0 C - Construction Bridge Revenue 26,531 38,092 36,027 139,748 39,098 Interstate Revenue 870 0 0 62,870 62,000 Total Revenue $63,895 $109,373 $238,906 $163,013 $575,187 Source: PennDOT and Blair County Planning Commission Note: Years 2027-2040 are projected amounts.

Table 2

Bridge Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040 Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2019-26 2027- 2035- 2015-40 2015-18 2034 2040 Municipality Project Description Phase ($000s) Phase ($000s) Phase ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) various Local Bridge Line Item C $ 29 C - - - $ 29.00 various Bridge reserve line item Line Item C 713 C 16,181 39,098 36,027 92,020 Catharine Twp US 22 Yellow Spring Replacement C $1,794 $0 - - 1,794 Bridge Hollidaysburg US 22 Brush Run Bridge Replacement FURC 450 1900 - - 2,350 Borough Logan Twp PA 36 Brush Run Bridge Replacement PFURC 4,795 C 115 - - 4,910 City of Altoona Union Ave over Mill Run Replacement URC 3,700 - - - 3,700 Bridge City of Altoona PA 36 Mill Run Bridge Replacement - P 250 - - 250 City of Altoona Union Ave over Trib Mill Replacement URC 361 - - - 361 Run Br Martinsburg Borough PA 164 March Run Culvert Replacement - PFURC 1750 - - 1,750 Synder Twp SR 4027 Big Fill Run Replacement - P 250 - - 250 Bridge Tyrone Borough PA 453 Sink Run Culvert Replacement - P 250 - - 250 Tyrone Borough PA 453 Sink Run Culvert 2 Replacement - P 300 - - 300 City of Altoona PA 764 Culvert Replacement - URC 950 - - 950 Logan Twp PA 764 Greenwood Sandy Replacement C 2,180 - - - 2,180 Run Antis Twp PA 865 N. Bellwood Replacement - RC 1025 - - 1,025 Reservoir Roaring Spring PA 867 over Cabbage Creek Replacement - PFURC 1780 - - 1,780 Borough Logan Twp SR 1001 over Trib of Mill Replacement - PFURC 2500 - - 2,500 Run Antis Twp Little Juniata Rv Bridge # 1 Replacement Complete 150 - - - 150 Logan Twp SR 1001 Kettle Crk Replacement C 430 - - - 430 Superstruct Frankstown Twp Blairmont CC Brush Rn Br Replacement - URC 1200 - - 1,200 Tyrone Borough SR 1012 E. 10th St. Bridge Rehabilitate URC 1,004 C 296 - - 1,300

Bridge Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040 Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 26 Yrs. 2019-26 2027- 2035- 2015-40 2015-18 2034 2040 Municipality Project Description Phase ($000s) Phase ($000s) Phase ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Bridge # 1 Replacement URC 406 C 593 - - 999 Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Bridge # 3 Replacement URC 406 C 884 - - 1,290 Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Bridge # 5 Replacement URC 406 C 884 - - 1,290 Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Culvert # 1 Replacement URC 815 - - - 815 Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Culvert # 2 Replacement URC 565 - - - 565 Tyrone Twp Sinking Run Culvert # 3 Replacement URC 565 - - - 565 Taylor Twp SR 2008 Plum Creek Bridge Rehabilitate C 252 - - - 252 Blair and Frankstown SR 2014 Loop Road Bridge Replacement Complete 144 - - - 144 Twp Catharine Twp Yellow Springs Run Culvert Replacement - URC 775 - - 775 Catharine Twp SR 2017 Fox Run Culvert Replacement - RC 725 - - 725 Catharine Twp Bridge over Fox Run Superstr Rep U 10 - - - 10 Greenfield Twp Sproul Spring Run Culvert Replacement - URC 900 - - 900 Allegheny Twp Blair Gap Run Bridge Replacement - P 250 - - 250 Allegheny Twp SR 3013 Dry Run Bridge Rehabilitate - R 25 - - 25 Blair Twp Newry Bridge ovr Poplar Replacement PFURC 1,800 - - - 1,800 Run Allegheny Twp Sugar Run Bridge Replacement Complete 201 - - - 201 Allegheny Twp California Ave Br ovr Replacement - R 25 - - 25 Burgoon Rn City of Altoona 58th St Mill Run Bridge Replacement - R 50 - - 50 Logan Twp N. Juniata Homers Gap Replacement - URC 96 - - 96 Bridge City of Altoona Wopsononock Ave Bridge Replacement - R 25 - - 25 Antis Twp SR 4015 Riggles Gap Run Replacement - U 25 - - 25 Antis Twp Sandy Run Bridge SR 4018 Replacement C 115 - - - 115 Snyder Twp 3 Springs Run Bridge SR Replacement - RC 750 - - 750 4023 Snyder Twp California Run Br SR 4027 Replacement - P 250 - - 250

P - Preliminary Engineering Bridge Cost $26,531 $38,092 $39,098 $36,027 $139,748 F - Final Design Bridge Revenue 26,531 38,092 39,098 36,027 139,748 U - Utilities Balance (0) 0 0 0 0 R - Right of Way Highway Revenue 36,494 71,281 137,808 126,986 372,569 C - Construction Interstate Cost 870 0 62,000 0 62,870 Total Projected Revenue $63,895 $109,373 $238,906 $163,013 $575,187 Source: PennDOT and Blair County Planning Commission Note: Years 2027-2040 are projected amounts.

Table 3

Interstate Projects of the Regional Transportation/Long Range Plan for Blair County (Altoona MSA) 2015-2040 Short Range Mid-Range Long Range Total 4 Yrs 8 Yrs 8 Yrs 6 Yrs 25 Yrs 2015-18 2019-26 2027-34 2035-40 2015-40 Municipality Projects Description Phas ($000s) Phase ($000s) Phase ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) e various I-99 Replace right of way Bedford Co to PA C $150 - $ 150 fencing 350 - - Allegheny Township I-99 Interchange lighting C 720 - 720 - Allegheny, Blair, I-99 Newry Pulloff - Mill and Overlay - - C 16,000 Freedom, Logan Twp. Plank Rd 16,000 -

Logan Township I-99 Plank Road - 17th St Mill and Overlay - - C 7,500 7,500 - Logan & Antis Twp. I-99 17th St - Grazierville CPR and Overlay - - C 21,000 21,000 - Antis & Snyder Twp. I-99 Grazierville - Bald Mill and Overlay - - C 13,500 Eagle 13,500 - Logan Township I-99 Frankstown Interchange Bridge - - C 4,000 Rehabilitate bridge and raise its height over I-99 4,000 -

P - Preliminary Engineering Interstate Cost $870 $0 $62,000 $0 $62,870 F - Final Design Interstate Revenue 870 0 0 62,870 62,000 U - Utilities Balance 0 0 0 0 0 C - Construction Bridge Revenue 26,531 38,092 139,748 39,098 36,027 Highway Revenue 36,494 71,281 372,569 137,808 126,986 Total Revenue $63,895 $109,373 $238,906 $163,013 $575,187 Source: PennDOT and Blair County Planning Commission

Summary of public comments provided to the State Transportation Commission for the Blair County 12 Year Transportation Program Update and the Regional Transportation Plan during its Online Public Meeting of April 16 and Online Survey (April 16 through May 29, 2015). These comments and a look at how survey respondents ranked transportation funding priorities are available at www.TAlkPATransportation.com.

Air - Provide air service to multiple flight destinations - Have direct service from the City to the Airport Freight - Improve PA Rte. 764 from US Rte. 22 to Burns Avenue to better accommodate trucks to the pipeline facilities in Allegheny Township - Prohibit movement of hazardous loads of freight through populated areas - Ad a signal for rail traffic at the intersection of US 22 & GBW Railcar Services, LLC Passenger Rail - Build Amtrak spur to State College - Rail Platform needs to be on both sides of track in Tyrone Borough - Increase Amtrak availability in Tyrone Borough - More trips for passenger rail and direct service to Chicago - Have a train that gets to Pittsburgh by 7 a.m. - Build elevated passenger rail between cities - Improve passenger rail service - Dedicate line for passenger rail Highway & Bridge - Fix the intersection at Allegheny St. and US Rte. 22 in Hollidaysburg (study on the TIP) - Bridges on US Rte. 22 in Village of Canoe Creek need repaired in Frankstown Twp. (on TIP) - Angle of side roads is difficult at US Rte. 22 and Beaver Dam, Flowing Springs and Weller Roads Limited sight distance looking west at intersection of US Rte. 22 and Turkey Valley Road near Park in Frankstown Township (on TIP) - Reduce the number of intersections at US Rte. 22 and Allegheny St. in Hollidaysburg Borough (study on TIP) - Add extra lane to I-99 at Plank Road Interchange - Improve signal timing at Goods Lane and Plank Road in Logan Township - Improve timing of red lights on Plank Road by Mall in Logan Township

- Possible signal light needed at Cross Cove Road and Route 36 in Taylor Township - Frequent speeding on Reservoir Road/SR 2007 and repair needed in Blair Township - Install Park & Ride lot at Gallitzin Interchange of US Rte. 22 to accommodate existing commuters in Allegheny Township - Duncansville and Hollidaysburg bypass needed to US Rte. 22 (2 requests) - Complete US Rte. 22 east - PA Rte. 866 intersection with Royer Road, north bound lane throws drivers and sight limitations on Royer Road in Woodbury Township - Frequent crashes into ditch for south bound vehicles on High Street south of Williamsburg due to curve - Difficult for First Street traffic to cross High Street in Williamsburg - 55 mph is too fast a speed limit on Short Mt. in Frankstown and Catharine Township - Install park and ride at intersection of Rte. 866 and Rte. 22 in Frankstown Township - Rocks falling onto road at Weller Rd. and PA Rte. 866 in Frankstown Township - Signal light needed at Clay Avenue and W 15th St. (PA Rte. 453) in Tyrone Borough due to accidents - Accidents also at Columbia Avenue and W. 15th St. (PA Rte. 453) in Tyrone Borough - Reconstruct N. bound exit ramp of I-99 at Tyrone Borough for direct access to PA Rte. 453 - Park and Ride Lot in Tyrone Borough needs expanded - Expand Park and Ride lots in Tyrone Borough and two in Antis Township - Direct traffic off I-99 to 11th St. instead 10th St. in Tyrone Borough - Make Frankstown Road four lanes to ease congestion - Add signal light on Park Avenue between Lake Avenue and Imler Street in Logan Township - Better connect Park Avenue with Amelia Avenue in Logan Twp. - There is traffic congestion during Lakemont Park and Ballpark events and holidays on Frankstown Road - Add an extra lane on Plank Road between Goods Lane and Union Avenue in Logan Twp. & the City of Altoona - Repave 31st Street between 6th and Union Avenues in the City - Add a lane on 17th Street from Logan Town Centre in Logan Twp. to 9th Ave. in the City of Altoona - Make 12th and Chestnut Avenues two way between 7th and 18th Streets to improve downtown access in the City - Add signal light at 4th St. and 22nd Avenue in the City of Altoona - Need another lane or more signal lights on 6th and 7th Avenues between 17th St. and 7th St. in the City Transit - Amtran to provide bus service to airport for scheduled flights - Restore bus service to Duncansville Borough (2 requests) - Make a transit center on the diamond in Hollidaysburg Borough 32

- More bus routes needed - Extend Amtran service from 6 am to 6 pm to accommodate commuter traffic Walking - Need sidewalks and crosswalks at Wal-Mart in Allegheny Township - Place crosswalk across Plank Road between Logan Blvd. and Union Avenue in the City of Altoona - Pedestrians frequently cross at the intersections of Pleasant Valley and Valley View Boulevards on 17th St. and no safe crosswalks in the City of Altoona and Logan Township - People crossing Pleasant Valley Blvd. near 7th St. in the City of Altoona - Need crosswalk signs at 7th Avenue and 17th Street in the City of Altoona - 12th St. crossover and sidewalk is in need of repairs in the City of Altoona - Sidewalks missing or need repair on 6th and 7th Avenues in vicinity of 8th St. and bike lane needed in the City of Altoona - Connect multiuse trail along Park Avenue in Logan Township to the City of Altoona - Add sidewalk and bike lane to connect Park Avenue sidewalks in Logan Twp. to the City - Add signal light at 25th Avenue and 2nd St. to make it easier for walkers to cross, City of Altoona - Repair walkway over the railroad track in Bellwood Borough - Two crossings of Incline 6-10 Trail over US Rte. 22 need better marked in Allegheny Twp. - Repair pedestrian bridge in Tyrone Borough and remove rail bridge to prevent flooding Bicycling - Extend Lower Trail to Canoe Creek State Park in Frankstown Township (on TIP, but needs more funds) - Improve US Rte. 22 to accommodate bicycles between Frankstown and Gesseytown in Frankstown Township - Extend Lower Trail in Frankstown Township to Hollidaysburg and to the Incline 6-10 Trail in Juniata and Allegheny Townships - Connect Lower Trail to Hollidaysburg (2 requests) - Trail needed to connect Lower Trail and Ghost Town Trail - Add bike lane or repair and widen shoulder on PA Rte. 350 in vicinity of Blair/Centre County Border in Snyder Township - Bike lane needed in the vicinity of S. 3rd Street in the City of Altoona - Bike/walk issue at 6th Ave. and 11th St. in the City (specifics not given) - Add biking lane and sidewalks to connect shopping areas along Plank Road - Incline 6-10 Trail crossing is dangerous on SR 3009/Valley Forge Road due to speeding around curve in Juniata Township

Comments Received during the Public Review Period (December 23, 2015 to February 9, 2016)

Karl King states that existing pedestrian facilities and bridges should be preserved. 33