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Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 PEORIA-PEKIN URBANIZED AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (PPUATS) Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 2020-2045 CONTENTS Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Public Involvement ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Existing Conditions............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 System Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Public Health ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Environment ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Mobility and Connectivity ................................................................................................................................................................................ 87 Economy ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Freight ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 120 Funding Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 144 Travel Demand Modeling .............................................................................................................................................................................. 165 Appendix A: Transportation Performance Management............................................................................................................................ 170 Appendix B: INAI Sites and Endangered Species ....................................................................................................................................... 182 Appendix C: Freight Maps and Tables ......................................................................................................................................................... 189 Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................................. 194 PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 2 PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This plan was prepared by Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC) staff on behalf of the Peoria-Pekin Urbanized Area Transportation Study (PPUATS) in collaboration with its member agencies, partnership organizations, and local stakeholders. PPUATS Policy Committee PPUATS Technical Committee TCRPC Staff James Ardis, City of Peoria Bill Lewis, City of Peoria Eric Miller, Executive Director Patrick Urich, City of Peoria Nicholas Stoffer, City of Peoria Ray Lees, Planning Program Manager Rick Powers, City of Peoria Jane Gerdes, City of Peoria Ryan Harms, Planner III Thomas O’Neill, Peoria County Amy Benecke-McLaren, Peoria County Hannah Martin, Planner III Phil Salzer, Peoria County Jeff Gilles, Peoria County Reema Abi-Akar, Planner II Michael Harris, Tazewell County Craig Fink, Tazewell County Michael Bruner, Planner II Greg Sinn, Tazewell County Dar Parr, Tazewell County Andrew Hendon, GIS Specialist III Barry Logan, Woodford County – Chair Conrad Moore, Woodford County Britney West, GIS Specialist I Leon Ricca, Village of Bartonville Patrick Meyer, Village of Bartonville Debbie Ulrich, Office Manager Donald White, City of Chillicothe Ken Coulter, City of Chillicothe Debbie Stratton, Accountant Sharon McBride, CityLink Doug Roelfs, CityLink Fred Lang, Village of Creve Coeur Courtney Allyn, Village of Creve Coeur John Kahl, City of East Peoria Ric Semonski, City of East Peoria – Chair Mike Hinrichsen, Village. of Germantown Rich Brecklin, Village of Germantown Hills Hills Terrisa Worsfold, Illinois Dept. of Approved by the PPUATS Policy Karen Dvorsky, Illinois Dept. of Transportation Committee June 3, 2020. Transportation Craig Loudermilk, Village of Morton Jeff Kaufman, Village of Morton Josie Esker, City of Pekin Mark Luft, City of Pekin Michael Casey, Village of Peoria Heights Dustin Sutton, Village of Peoria Heights Dennis Carr, City of Washington Gary Manier, City of Washington Henry Strube, Jr, City of West Peoria James Dillon, Village of West Peoria Gene Olson, Greater Peoria Airport Eric Miller, TCRPC PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 3 PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 3 Executive Summary Transportation is an essential part of the Greater Peoria Area. It connects us to jobs, our families, entertainment, and necessary goods and services. The system also serves as the backbone to the region’s commerce, quality of life, and economic prosperity, all of which depend on the efficient mobility of people and freight. Planning for future development and maintenance of our transportation network is therefore vital for creating a healthy, happy, and sustainable region. PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Planning for 2045 The Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a federally required planning document. The LRTP addresses automobile, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight infrastructure improvements in our region over the next 25 years. The LRTP covers the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The MPA includes the Peoria-Pekin Urbanized Area as well as land beyond the urbanized area that may become urbanized by the year 2045 (see Map ES-1). The Peoria-Pekin Urbanized Area Transportation Study (PPUATS) and its staff are responsible for updating the LRTP every five years, with guidance from the LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee. PPUATS has this responsibility because it is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for our region. The MPO is a federally required transportation planning agency for all regions with populations over 50,000. PPUATS is a member-based organization of municipalities, counties, and transportation agencies in our region. The LRTP covers a broad range of issues as they relate to transportation, including the environment, land use, public health, the economy, safety, security, and connectivity. The LRTP also identifies regionally significant transportation projects. Projects included in the plan can be implemented with federal, state, and local dollars expected to be available through 2045. Map ES-1 Peoria-Pekin MPA (US Census Bureau, PPUATS) PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Regional Vision PPUATS staff began development of the LRTP 2045 update in July 2019. The plan was adopted in June 2020. Throughout the process, PPUATS staff used data and input from local agencies, area experts, and the public to develop our region’s transportation vision for 2045. This vision can be achieved through five long-term goals, which are public health, mobility and connectivity, economy, freight, and environment. These goals were not developed in secret—they are based on a combination of Federal and State transportation goals, feedback from area experts, local planning efforts, and input from the public. Action items and performance measures help us ensure that the actions we take in the short term are helping achieve our goals for 2045. LRTP 2045 Goal The Greater Peoria Area will have a safe, balanced, regional, and multi-modal transportation system that creates an attainable and economically sustainable solution to connect communities to Areas of Opportunity, increase access, maintain infrastructure, and enhance environmental justice for current residents and future generations. Mobility & Public Health Connectivity Economy Freight Environment Promote active, Enable people, goods, Maintain a Provide strategic Support the healthy living in our and information to transportation system direction for freight preservation of natural region by striving for travel efficiently that builds prosperity movements to, from, resources, build safety, security, and throughout, to, and throughout and within our region’s environmental accessibility in our from our region. our region. transportation system resiliency, and transportation system. improve quality of life through our transportation decisions. PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PPUATS Membership and LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee Representatives from the following communities, agencies, and organizations helped guide the LRTP 2045 planning process: PPUATS Policy Committee PPUATS Technical Committee LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee • City of Peoria • City of Peoria • City of Peoria • Peoria County • Peoria County • Peoria County • Tazewell County • Tazewell
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