Hampton Roads 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan
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HAMPTON ROADS 2030 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN T07-10 December 2007 HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION CHESAPEAKE POQUOSON REBECCA C.W. ADAMS * CHARLES W. BURGESS, JR. AMAR DWARKANATH GORDON C. HELSEL, JR. * CLIFTON E. HAYES, JR. WILLIAM E. HARRELL PORTSMOUTH ELLA P. WARD KENNETH L. CHANDLER * DOUGLAS L. SMITH FRANKLIN JOSEPH J. SCISLOWICZ SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY * ROWLAND L. TAYLOR ANITA T. FELTS * MICHAEL W. JOHNSON GLOUCESTER COUNTY JOHN J. ADAMS, SR. SUFFOLK * WILLIAM H. WHITLEY LINDA T. JOHNSON * JAMES G. VACALIS HAMPTON * RANDALL A. GILLILAND SURRY COUNTY ROSS A. KEARNEY, II * TYRONE W. FRANKLIN JESSE T. WALLACE, JR. JUDY S. LYTTLE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY VIRGINIA BEACH W. DOUGLAS CASKEY HARRY E. DIEZEL * STAN D. CLARK ROBERT M. DYER BARBARA M. HENLEY JAMES CITY COUNTY * LOUIS R. JONES * BRUCE C. GOODSON MEYERA E. OBERNDORF SANFORD B. WANNER JAMES K. SPORE . JOHN E. UHRIN NEWPORT NEWS CHARLES C. ALLEN WILLIAMSBURG * JOE S. FRANK * JACKSON C. TUTTLE, II RANDY W. HILDEBRANDT JEANNE ZEIDLER NORFOLK YORK COUNTY ANTHONY L. BURFOOT * JAMES O. McREYNOLDS * PAUL D. FRAIM THOMAS G. SHEPPERD, JR. DR. THERESA W. WHIBLEY REGINA V.K. WILLIAMS BARCLAY C. WINN *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER PROJECT STAFF ARTHUR L. COLLINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY DWIGHT L. FARMER DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION ROBERT B. CASE PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER ANDREW C. PICKARD SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER DALE M. STITH TRANSPORTATION PLANNER FRANCES D. HUGHEY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ROBERT C. JACOBS DIRECTOR OF GRAPHIC & PRINTING SERVICES MICHAEL R. LONG GRAPHIC ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR TECHNICIAN II BRIAN MILLER GRAPHIC TECHNICIAN II RACHAEL V. PATCHETT REPROGRAPHIC SUPERVISOR HAMPTON ROADS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION CHESAPEAKE POQUOSON * CLIFTON E. HAYES, JR. * CHARLES W. BURGESS, JR. GLOUCESTER COUNTY PORTSMOUTH * WILLIAM H. WHITLEY * DOUGLAS L. SMITH HAMPTON SUFFOLK * RANDALL A. GILLILAND * JAMES G. VACALIS ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY VIRGINIA BEACH * STAN D. CLARK * LOUIS R. JONES JAMES CITY COUNTY WILLIAMSBURG * BRUCE C. GOODSON * JACKSON C. TUTTLE, II NEWPORT NEWS YORK COUNTY * JOE S. FRANK * JAMES O. McREYNOLDS NORFOLK * PAUL D. FRAIM HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION * ARTHUR L. COLLINS, Executive Director/Secretary TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADS * MICHAEL S. TOWNES, President/Chief Executive Officer WILLIAMSBURG AREA TRANSPORT * MARK D. RICKARDS, Executive Director VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION * DENNIS W. HEUER, District Administrator – Hampton Roads District FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ROBERTO FONSECA-MARTINEZ, Division Administrator, Virginia Division FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION LETITIA A. THOMPSON, Regional Administrator, Region 3 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TERRY PAGE, Manager, Washington Airports District Office VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION RANDALL P BURDETTE, Director VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY JERRY A. BRIDGES, Executive Director * VOTING MEMBER HAMPTON ROADS 2030 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN This report was included in the Work Program for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, which was approved by the Commission and the Metropolitan Planning Organization at their meetings of March 21, 2007 PREPARED BY HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION DECEMBER 2007 T07-10 REPORT DOCUMENTATION TITLE REPORT DATE 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan December 2007 GRANT/SPONSORING AGENCY FHWA / VDOT / LOCAL FUNDS AUTHORS ORGANIZATION NAME, ADDRESS Robert B. Case, P.E. AND TELEPHONE Andrew Pickard, P.E. Hampton Roads Planning District Dale M. Stith Commission 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 (757) 420-8300 ABSTRACT This document identifies the transportation projects planned to be in place in the year 2030 in Hampton Roads and records the process through which the Plan was developed. The purpose of the project identification lists is to serve as a reservoir from which projects are moved to implementation, and to inform persons in both the public and private sectors of planned transportation investments. The purpose of the planning process record is: • To allow the reader to weigh the assumptions, analyses, and procedures used during plan development and thereby to judge the validity of the Plan, and • To serve as a guide for the next planning cycle. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The contents of this report reflect the views of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FHWA, VDOT, or HRPDC. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. FHWA or VDOT acceptance of this report as evidence of fulfillment of the objectives of this planning study does not constitute endorsement/approval of the need for any recommended improvements nor does it constitute approval of their location and design or a commitment to fund any such improvements. Additional project level environmental impact assessments and/or studies of alternatives may be necessary. i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of the Plan.................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of this Documentation ................................................................................ 3 2030 PLANNING PROCESS .......................................................................................... 4 Persons Developing the 2030 Plan.......................................................................... 4 Overview of the Planning Process ........................................................................... 4 Setting Parameters: Vision, Goals, and Project Selection Criteria ........................... 5 SAFETEA Requirements and Compliance............................................................... 8 Focusing Transportation Dollars on Construction .................................................. 14 Developing Socio-economic Data for Planning ...................................................... 16 Testing the Long-Range Transportation Planning Process.................................... 25 Developing List of Projects Considered Candidates for 2030 Plan ........................ 26 Developing MPO Package of Toll Projects ............................................................ 28 Congestion Management Process (CMP).............................................................. 34 Measuring the Effectiveness of Candidate Projects............................................... 35 Complying with Environmental Justice Requirements............................................ 39 Achieving Public Participation in the Development of the Plan .............................. 40 Consulting with Other Agencies Re: SAFETEA ..................................................... 54 Determining Ways to Improve Non-Driver Mobility................................................. 56 Updating Cost Estimates for HRTA Projects.......................................................... 64 Applying Financial Constraint................................................................................. 66 Selecting Projects .................................................................................................. 79 Analyzing Air Quality Impacts ................................................................................ 81 PLANNING BY OTHERS RELATED TO THE 2030 PLAN .......................................... 82 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan ......................... 82 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).................................................................. 83 Public Transit Planning .......................................................................................... 84 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning............................................................................ 85 Security Enhancement ........................................................................................... 88 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ................................................................ 89 Virginia Hurricane Emergency Response Plan ...................................................... 91 2030 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN........................................................ 92 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................... 98 Potential Environmental Mitigation Activities.......................................................... 98 FORECASTS OF FUTURE TRAVEL AND NEEDS ................................................... 102 Freight Forecast................................................................................................... 102 2030 Plan Vehicle Volumes and Level of Congestion Forecasts ......................... 103 2030 Needs Analysis ........................................................................................... 104 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON DRAFT PLAN DOCUMENT ............................................. 106 ii APPENDICES BOUND SEPARATELY APPENDIX A- INFORMATION SECURITY APPENDIX B- CANDIDATE PROJECTS & MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS APPENDIX C- 2030 PLAN VOLUME AND CONGESTION FORECAST APPENDIX D- DEVELOPMENT OF 2030