MADISON in MOTION Transportation Plan Background Document
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20 17 MADISON IN MOTION Transportation Plan Background Document Transportation Plan Background Document 1 2 Madison in Motion Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . ES-1 Demographic Conditions . 1-1 EXISTING CONDITIONS & TRENDS . 1-1 Current Road System . 1-16 Current Transit System . 1-19 Current Bicycle System . 1-21 Current Sidewalk System . .1-28 Current Parking System . .1-32 Transportation Demand Management. 1-37 Aviation, Freight, and Rail . .1-39 Previous Planning Efforts & Ongoing Planning . 2-1 PLANNING PROCESS . 2-1 Outreach Processes . 2-6 Plan Approval Process .. 2-9 Project Mission Statement . 3-1 MADISON IN MOTION MISSION AND GOALS . 3-1 Project Goals . 3-2 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION SCENARIO ASSESSMENT . 4-5 Land Use Vision Development Process .. 4-5 Land Use Vision . 4-5 Land Use Scenarios . 4-6 Evaluation of Scenarios . 4-8 Scenario Evaluation. 4-11 CASE STUDIES . 5-1 MADISON’S TRANSPORTATION FUTURE. 6-1 Implementation of Recommendations . 7-1 PROJECT AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION . 7-1 Pipeline Projects . 7-2 Funding Mechanisms . 7-8 Transportation Plan Background Document 3 4 Madison in Motion Figures Figure 1 Population Density (2014) . 1-3 Figure 2 Population Change (2000-2014) . 1-4 Figure 3 Median Income (2014) .. 1-6 Figure 4 Housing and Transportation Cost as a percentage of Income . 1-7 Figure 5 Job Density (2013) . 1-9 Figure 6 Bicycle Travel Mode Split (2014) . 1-12 Figure 7 Walk Travel Mode Split Density (2014) . 1-13 Figure 8 Zero Vehicle Households (2014) . 1-15 Figure 9 Roadway Congestion .. 1-17 Figure 10 Metro System and Ridership (2016) . 1-20 Figure 11 Bicycle Level of Service and Bicycle Involved Collisions . 1-22 Figure 12 Bicycle Demand Heat Map . 1-23 Figure 13 Madison Beltline as a Barrier . 1-26 Figure 14 Mineral Point Road as a Barrier . 1-27 Figure 15 Miles and percent of streets in Madison with sidewalks . 1-28 Figure 16 Sidewalk Conditions . 1-28 Figure 17 Pedestrian Demand Heat Map . 1-31 Figure 18 Publicly Managed Parking . 1-33 Figure 19 Select Parking Occupancy Statistics . 1-36 Figure 20 Parking Structure Characteristics . 1-37 Figure 21 Land Use Scenario Alternatives .. 4-7 Figure 22 Scenario Evaluation . 4-9 Figure 23 Bicycle and Pedestrian TIP Projects . 7-3 Figure 24 Pedestrian Improvement Projects . 7-4 Figure 25 Complete Arterial Projects . 7-6 Figure 26 Gap Bridging Projects . 7-8 Transportation Plan Background Document 5 6 Madison in Motion May 17, 2017 I am pleased to present Madison in Motion, the City’s to leverage technology wherever possible, from real- sustainable transportation master plan . This plan goes time transit information to improved traffic signal timing beyond roads, busses and bikes; it recognizes the link resulting from connected vehicles of the future . Building between Madison’s future land use and economic goal and equity into transportation decisions was a recurring theme recommends steps for the transportation system required in the plan, including focusing new affordable housing to achieve it . It builds on the successes we have witnessed in areas with high level of transit service and pursuing in recent years, such as record ridership on Metro busses improved transit options for existing low-income areas . and achieving Platinum status as for biking, and continues progress toward making Madison a more walkable, bikeable On behalf of our residents and visitors, I want to thank those who participated in the Madison in Motion process, and transit-oriented city . including the residents who provided comments and As we grow, the transportation system must provide feedback, various City committees that reviewed and mobility options for more residents, employees and oversaw plan development, and staff who worked diligently visitors, but must do so in a way that supports our vision to bring this plan to fruition . Your efforts will help keep for Madison: a thriving downtown, vibrant main streets and moving Madison forward . strong neighborhoods, supported by a robust economy providing opportunities for all residents . Madison in Motion contains a series of recommendations for transit, bike, pedestrian and street infrastructure to improve the safety, efficiency, comfort and experience of mobility in Madison . These include major efforts such Paul R . Soglin as Bus Rapid Transit and enhanced on-street bike ways, Mayor to those less noticeable such as preventative street City of Madison maintenance and traffic calming efforts . The plan aims Transportation Plan Background Document 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAYOR Tim Gruber CONTRIBUTING Zach Wood COMMITTEES Paul Soglin MADISON IN MOTION Pedestrian-Bicycle-Motor Vehicle COMMON COUNCIL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Commission Transit and Parking Commission Amanda Hall Gary Poulson, Chair Long Range Transportation Planning Barbara Harrington-McKinney Amanda Hall Committee David Ahrens Matthew Phair Plan Commission Denise DeMarb Maurice Cheeks Madison Area Transportation Planning Larry Palm Tim Gruber Board (MPO) Ledell Zellers Denise DeMarb (past member) Mark Clear Craig Stanley Marsha Rummel Jay Ferm MADISON IN MOTION Matthew Phair Ken Golden STAFF Maurice Cheeks Lynn Hobbie Department of Planning and Michael Verveer Michael Rewey Community and Economic Paul Skidmore Rob Kennedy Development Rebecca Kemble Natalie Erdman – Director Samba Baldeh Sara Eskrich Planning Division Sheri Carter David Trowbridge – Project Manager Shiva Bidar-Sielaff Dan McAuliffe Steve King Urvashi Martin 8 Madison in Motion Ben Zellers Engineering Madison Metro Evan Moorman (intern) Rob Phillips Chuck Kamp Jay Wendt Chris Petykowski Drew Beck Brian Grady Christy Bachmann Tim Sobota Anthony Fernandez Kate Christopherson Economic Development Division Matt Mikolajewski Streets Madison Area Transportation Dan Kennelly Chris Kelley Planning Board (MPO) George Dreckmann Bill Schaefer Community Development Steve Schultz Mike Cechvala Authority Brian Hutchinson Matt Wachter CONSULTANTS Forestry Nelson\Nygaard Traffic Engineering Marla Eddy Toole Design Group David Dryer Vandewalle & Associates Scott Langer Fire Department Kimley-Horn Yang Tao Bill Sullivan Arthur Ross Mayor’s Office Parking Utility Anne Monks Sabrina Tolley Katie Crawley Transportation Plan Background Document 9 10 Madison in Motion EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Coordinated transportation investment can create a better, brighter future for Madison . Madison in Motion, the City of A CITY IN FLUX Madison’s Sustainable Transportation Master Plan, provides Like all cities, Madison is ever changing . Growth over the next a framework for future transportation decisions in the 40 years is expected to bring 100,000 new residents and City, ensuring a future with improved walkability, bikability, 70,000 jobs to the city . In addition, Dane County is expected transit availability . It envisions a compact city of walkable to have more jobs than workers, leading to an increase in community nodes . This framework builds on previously commuter trips from surrounding counties . As a result, adopted transportation and land use plans to improve agency the transportation system will need to meet the increased coordination, connectivity, and transportation choices, demands that accompany growth . while providing guidance to strengthen neighborhoods with appropriate future development . The Plan evaluate the current In recent years, transit ridership has significantly increased, transportation system and identifies what the City and its with only minimal increases in service, suggesting that transit partners must do in order to achieve the goal of becoming a investments may provide one opportunity at increasing more multi-modal City . the transportation systems capacity . In addition, more and more people are biking for commuting and recreation trips, Despite its excellent transportation improving connectivity within the City . As demographics investments so far, Madison will not change, so do transportation preferences and needs . Current global trends presented in this document paint a bright future achieve its overall goal of a compact city for a multi-modal Madison . comprised of walkable notes without further Madison is a city well prepared for the future . The existing coordinated, significant policy intervention . transportation system is relatively robust, and exhibits high proportions of people walking, biking, and taking transit when compared to other similar sized cities . In addition, demand for Transportation Plan Background Document ES-1 bus service is high, which leaves little doubt that sustainable region, is physically constrained by the isthmus, limiting transportation modes are viable in Madison . opportunities for expanding transportation capacity . With the guidance of this Plan, Madison has the opportunity These challenges require a holistic approach to improving the to make a reality from its vision for the future . A vision transportation system . The Madison in Motion plan provides a characterized with responsible development patterns, highly package of recommendations to ensure these challenges are connected neighborhoods, excellent transportation choices for met, while improving transportation options in the city . citizens, and a quality of life and sense of place that continue to attract residents and businesses over time . DEVELOPING A PLAN GROWING PAINS The Madison in Motion Plan was developed over a three year period, with technical steps interwoven with public Despite a strong sense of vision, as Madison grows, the involvement . From its beginning, the process prioritized the transportation challenges that accompany will become more involvement of the greater Madison community to ensure complex, requiring the city’s approach to evolve as well . A the recommendations developed by the plan reflected the livable, sustainable city is built over the course of decades,.