Safety and Operations Council Members

NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Safety and Operations Council Members

Joseph Cattell, P.E., P.S., Geauga County Engineer Andrew Conrad, P.E., P.S., County Engineer, Medina County Andrew Cross, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Engineer, City of Cleveland Michael Dever, Director of Public Works, Cuyahoga County Leslie Farley, P.E., District 3, ODOT Derek Feuerstein, Safety Service Director, City of Elyria Kathryn Garvey, President, Safe Routes Chagrin Terry Grice, Sheriff, Medina County Gordon Holmes, Lieutenant, Cleveland Division of Police Jacqueline Jenkins, PhD, P.E., Associate Professor, Washkewicz College of Engineering, CSU Robert C. Klaiber, Jr., P.E., P.S., Deputy Engineer, Lorain County Daniel Knecht, Service Director, City of Euclid Shawn Leininger, Director of Planning & Development, City of Lakewood Allen Pennington, Civil Engineer – Traffic, City of Mentor Michael Schipper, Deputy General Manager, Engineering & Project Management Carmen Stemen, Environmental and Planning Specialist, FHWA William Vajdich, Lieutenant, Solon Police Department Jacob VanSickle, Executive Director, Bike Cleveland Keri Welch, Traffic Planning Engineer, District 12 Eric Zamft, Planning Director, City of Cleveland Heights

FROM: Jacqueline Jenkins, Vice Chair

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: Safety and Operations Council Friday, August 20, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

NOACA Offices 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

I look forward to seeing you on Friday, August 20th, 2021 at NOACA.

NOACA Safety & Operations Council Friday, August 20, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 1299 Superior Ave.; Cleveland, Ohio 44114

AGENDA Page

1. Approval of Minutes of SOC Meetings held on May 21, 2021 1-1

2. Public Comments on Current Agenda Items Oral

3. Chair’s/Executive Director’s Report Oral

4. Action Items

5. Presentation / Discussion Items

a. Future Action/Discussion i. Project Planning Reviews (PPRs)/ Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC); 2nd Quarter State Fiscal Year 2022 5-1

b. Information/Discussion i. Arterial Prioritization for STOP - Update 5-15 ii. NOACA Interactive TIP Tool 5-17 iii. Safety Performance Target Setting for Calendar Year 2022 5-19 iv. Safety Funding Update 5-21

6. Old Business

7. New Business

8. Adjournment

NEXT MEETING: Friday, November 19th, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Agenda Item No. 1

MINUTES

NOACA Safety & Operations Council Meeting May 21, 2021 Zoom Video Conferencing

Present: Please see the attendance record.

Captain Michael Warner, Chair of the Safety & Operations Council (SOC), convened the meeting at 1:02 p.m.

Meeting Minutes A motion was made by Mr. A.J. Stoll to approve the meeting minutes of February 19, 2021. The motion was seconded by Mr. Allen Pennington. The motion passed by voice vote.

Public Comments No public comments were made at this meeting.

Chair’s/Executive Director’s Report No report was given at this meeting.

Action Items No action items were presented at this meeting.

Presentation/Discussion Items

Project Planning Reviews (PPRs)/Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC); 1st Quarter State Fiscal Year 2022 Mr. Ed May provided background on PPR and descriptions of the following projects:

• Rehabilitation along Superior Road in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights

o This project is on Superior Road, from Lee Road to the Cleveland Heights WCL. Cleveland Heights is the project sponsor of this roadway rehabilitation project, which is programmed in the TIP with $642,893.

o This project is on Superior Road, from Euclid Avenue to Mayfield Road, in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works (CCDPW) is the project sponsor of this roadway rehabilitation project that has a total cost of $3.3 million. This project is not programmed in the TIP.

The City of Cleveland Heights and CCDPW have agreed to combine their respective projects into a single project to be administered by the CCDPW, which will reduce the cost and minimize disruptions and delays. The change in length, from 0.85 mile to 1.70 miles, and the associated change in cost, from $642,893 to $3.3 million, require that the project be processed through project planning review. The revised project is as

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This project is on Superior Road, from Euclid Avenue to Lee Road, in East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. CCDPW is the project sponsor of this rehabilitation project that has a total cost of $3.6 million. The work will include pavement resurfacing with spot curb replacement, base repairs, ADA accessible curb ramps, and drainage structure and manhole adjustments. STBG and Cuyahoga County funds will be used.

Mr. May reviewed staff’s comments on the above-referenced project and reviewed the following transit projects:

• Transit Vehicle Replacements

o CUY GCRTA 2020 DERG BUSES: PID No. 112317 - The project sponsor is GCRTA. This project will replace six (6) model year 2005 diesel powered transit buses with six (6) new CNG powered transit buses. The cost of this project is $3.2 million. CMAQ and GCRTA funds will be used for this project.

o LAK LAKETRAN 2020 DERG BUS: PID No. 114555 - The project sponsor is Laketran. This project will replace nine (9) model year 2015 diesel powered transit buses with nine (9) new propane powered transit buses. The cost of this project is $1.2 million. CMAQ and Laketran funds will be used for this project.

o LOR LCT 2020 BUS: PID No. 113356 - The project sponsor is Lorain County Transit. This project will replace four (4) 25’ buses. The total cost of this project is $300,000. Section 5339 and Transit Development Credit (TDC) will be used for this project.

Mr. May stated that staff will forward this council’s comments to the respective project sponsor and coordinate accordingly.

Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP): eNEO2050 - Draft Plan Dr. Ali Makarachi encouraged members to go to eNEO2050.com and provide comments on the Long Range Plan. Dr. Makarachi covered the following items in his presentation:

• LRTP Process Flow Chart • Timeline & Objectives o Moving Cars & Trucks to Moving People & Goods (1990-2050) o Goal Pyramid o Scenario Planning - 2020-2050 . Present Trend . Present Trend & Risk Analysis . Scenario Planning • Scenario Development - Scenarios 1-4 • Performance Measure Summary - Scenarios 1-4 • Project Category Cost Comparison • MOE & Cost Comparison • eNEO2050 Scenario o Scenario Development . Scenario Projects: Roadway

1 - 2 . Scenario Projects: Transit . Scenario Projects: Workforce Accessibility & Mobility . Scenario Projects: Non-Motorized Facility . Scenario Projects: Emerging Technology in Transportation o Scenario Costs • Performance Measures o Performance Measure Categories o Performance Measure - 2020 Base, Scenario 1, eNEO2050 Scenario • Measure of Effectiveness & Cost o MOE & Cost Comparison • eNEO2050 Projects o Roadway Category - Interchanges . Influence Area, NOACA Region, Seven-County Region . Analysis Area/Influence Area - VMT & Delay, Estimated Daily Costs • Granger Road Interchange . Transportation Planning Criteria Evaluation - Cost/Benefit Analysis • Granger Road, Miller Road, Jackson Road, Harper Road, Boston Road, White Road, SR 57 (or 162) . Roadway Category - Congestion Management Plan . Roadway Category - Ramp Metering . Roadway Category - Principal Arterial Network • STOP Priority Corridor • Transit Priority Corridors . Roadway Category - Freight Routes o Safety o Roadway Category - Pavement Preservation . Pavement Performance Curves . Network Performance (Average PCR- Lane Length Weighted) NOACA Region - Maintain PCR = 75 o Roadway Category - Bridge Rehabilitation . Current Bridge Statistics . Bridge Prioritization Methodology . Required Budget o Transit Category o Non-Motorized Facility Category . The usage of Non-Motorized Modes of Travel o Non-Motorized Category . Bike Facility Projects . Pedestrian Projects o Emerging Technology Category . Possible Extra EV Charging Locations o Fiscally Unconstrained Projects

Dr. Makarachi stated that staff will present the eNEO2050 Plan to other committees and gather all the feedback prior to presenting the plan to the NOACA Board in June. Dr. Makarachi encouraged SOC members to provide feedback that will help staff improve the plan.

ODOT Safety Updates Ms. Kathryn Wade, ODOT District 3, presented updates on the following safety items:

1 - 3 • Medina and Wayne County S.R. 301 Buggy Lane o Location o Purpose - District 3 High Priority Routes . MED-301 (Wayne Co line to US 224) - Score 7.20 . WAY-301 (US 42 to Medina Co line) - Score 7.10 o Project Summary . Buggy Lane project proposed from West Salem Road to US 224  3.5-mile section with 2 high priority segments o Existing 11’ lanes with 1’ paved shoulder  Highest buggy volume along the SR 301 corridor  County line produce auction is located within the project limits o Crash Summary . 12 crashes (2017- 2019)  5 crashes involving buggies; 4 resulted in injury (80%) and all buggies were struck by vehicles traveling 50-60 mph . Recommendation - 8’ paved shoulder/buggy lane o Scoring - Total score was 19 o Funding and Schedule . PE-environmental in 2023, PE-detailed design - 2024, right of way / utilities - 2025, and construction - 2026

• Distracted Driving Bill o Proposed Legislation - House Bill 283 will be introduced in the Ohio House to make Ohio a hands-free state. The law would make using any handheld device while driving a primary offense, with the exception of emergency calls.

• Proposed Formal Safety Application Criteria & Scoring Revisions (Projects over $500,000) o Crash / Severity Threshold o Scoring Criteria o Benefit Cost Analysis o Local Match Requirement

NOACA Long Range Plan (eNEO2050): Proactive Safety Program Dr. Makarachi presented information on the following:

• Performance Measure Categories o Performance Measures o Safety Programs o Systemic Safety Management o Predicted Models - Data Input . Urban & Suburban Arterial Roadway Segments – Data Inputs o Predicted Models . Multiple-Vehicle Nondriveway Collisions . Single Vehicle Nondriveway Collisions . Multiple-Vehicle Driveway Related Collisions . Predicted Average Crash Frequency . Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions . Vehicle-Bicycle Collisions . Average Crashes Per Year

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Dr. Makarachi stated that staff will continue developing the Systemic Safety Management Program and produce the Safety Community Reports.

NOACA Long Range Plan (eNEO2050): Arterial Prioritization for STOP Mr. Derek Taylor presented information on the following:

• Principal Arterial Network • Prioritization Data and Methodology • Potential Prioritization Data and Methodology • Potential Top 10 STOP Priority Corridors • STOP Priority Corridors based on Operational Criteria

Mr. Taylor stated that input from this advisory council will be used to further guide the evaluation of STOP corridors. He noted that the emissions reduction evaluation methodology will be updated and presented to the Air Quality Subcommittee for input.

Mr. Andy Cross said he did not understand why signal density was the highest rated factor and he did not know if it should be a criterion, it should get maybe 5 points. He noted that the point of the STOP program is to reduce delay. He said he would think that the delay and the volume/ADT would be the two highest rated criteria for this program. For example, if this region had a corridor with a really high signal density that actually operates fairly well, with good progression and low delay, the way the scores are weighted now, it would still say that particular corridor needs this program or it really does not need it at all.

Dr. Makarachi said the whole point of the STOP program is to coordinate within the signals, so if there are so many signals in one corridor, there would be a saving in terms of the immediate reduction in delay and a saving in terms of travel time, more signals would be better for coordination. Dr. Makarachi provided an example to support his explanation. He noted that the number of signals is important for this specific STOP program.

Mr. Cross said he believed he knew what Dr. Makarachi was saying, but he did not know if the scoring list would give staff the result that they want. He said the overall delay along the corridor and the ADT should be the two highest ones and density should be a tiebreaker or maybe the third out of the five. Mr. Cross said he believed that the results would be skewed and suggested that staff reevaluate the list and change some of the weighting factors.

Mr. Cross said he did not remember the STOP program running this way in the previous years, but it could have and he just did not realize it. He said some of the programmed streets are in Cleveland. He noted that East 9th Street was rated very highly, but would not rate very highly for Cleveland, because the progression is pretty good and it would be difficult to improve the timing on that corridor right now, so Cleveland would not touch that one, unless some other city streets were done. He said he believed that Part B would be coordination with the local agency, because the maintaining agency may know more about that particular corridor and why it should or should not be studied right away.

Dr. Makarachi stated that the information presented by staff is based on office work, model work and planning. He said staff has to look at the corridors, talk to people on the committees and get feedback from people who know more about the signals in their community, and then

1 - 5 make changes. He noted that the information presented at this meeting is not final, staff is looking for input.

Ms. Keri Welch stated that she knows NOACA is going to embark on some new TLCI studies in the future and is focusing on equity and mobility for all users. She noted that some of the TLCI studies in the past have had recommendations for high visibility crosswalks that include stamped and colored concrete sections. She stated that there is a potential safety concern with the stamped concrete crosswalks that are being put in across roadways that could pose an issue for people with mobility challenges, particularly users with walkers. The stamped beveled sections make it a lot more challenging for people with walkers or people using a cane. The intent and goal of the high visibility crosswalks is safety for all and for pedestrians to cross the street quickly, safely and efficiently. She said she feels a potential roadblock is being installed for people who have some mobility challenges and she hopes that NOACA will think about that concern. She said she liked the colored section to bring attention to the crosswalks, but suggested that NOACA reconsiders the relief pattern.

Dr. Makarachi agreed with Ms. Welch. He said there are two issues, beautification and safety. He noted that safety comes before all of the beautification. Beautification makes the local cities and communities more pleasing to the eye. He said safety must come first, so safe people can enjoy the environment.

Mr. Tony Toth referred to the following comment entered in the Zoom chat by Mr. Allen Pennington:

“It appears that this will focus the STOP program on highly urbanized areas. I'm a bit concerned that this evaluation method will eliminate the outer ring suburbs from participating.”

Mr. Toth stated that suburbs are being left out when talking about the density of the arterials. Mr. Toth mentioned that he is the TSMO Coordinator for ODOT, which has the Traffic Operations Assessment Systems Tool (TOAST) list of arterials. Mr. Toth suggested that he and Mr. Taylor talk to each other so the two of them do not overlap their efforts. He stated that he and Mr. Brian Blayney agreed that NOACA should look at non-state routes and non-US routes that ODOT cannot do much about, such as Cedar Road, Rockside Road and Bagley Road. Mr. Taylor agreed to talk with Mr. Toth.

NOACA Long Range Plan (eNEO2050): Congestion Management Plan (CMP) Dr. Makarachi presented information on the following:

• Source of Congestion (National Summary) o Bottleneck, 40% o Bad Weather, 15% o Work Zones, 10% o Traffic Incidents, 25% o Poor Signal Timing, 5% o Special Events/Other, 5% • Congestion Mitigation Strategies • Impacts & Effectiveness o Geographical Impacts: Regional and Local o Level of Effectiveness: High (H), Moderate (M), and Weak (W)

1 - 6 • Process • Congestion Management Plan • Adding More Capacity • Operating Existing Capacity More Efficiently • Travel Demand Management (TDM) • Solution Ranking • Volume Over Capacity • Freeway Segment - LOS A - F • Travel Speed for Through Traffic • Intersection LOS • Congestion Management Plan Objectives

Dr. Makarachi stated that NOACA staff will continue reviewing and updating the CMP in the third year and sixth year of the plan in every decade. He encouraged council members to provide staff with feedback so it can be used to improve the CMP.

Old Business No old business was discussed at this meeting.

New Business Captain Warner announced that he would be retiring at the end of July. Ms. Sarli asked Captain Warner if this was his last SOC meeting. Captain Warner said yes.

Adjournment A motion was made by Mr. Cross to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. A.J. Stoll. The motion passed by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 2:27 p.m.

The next SOC meeting will be on August 20, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

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Attendance Record

02/19/21 05/21/21 08/20/21 11/19/21 Meeting Dates

Cuyahoga County

Michael Dever, Director of Public Works A A Cuyahoga County AJ Stoll, Alternate

Daniel Knecht, Service Director, City of Euclid A Nick Finotti, Alternate

Shawn Leininger, Director of Planning & A X Development, City of Lakewood Mark Papke, Alternate

Eric Zamft, Planning & Development Director X X City of Cleveland Heights

Geauga County

Joseph Cattell, P.E., P.S., County Engineer A Nicholas Gorris, Alternate

Lake County

Allen Pennington, Civil Engineer – Traffic X X City of Mentor Tracy Salkiewicz, Alternate

Lorain County

Derek Feuerstein, Safety Service Director, City of Elyria

Robert C. Klaiber, Jr., P.E., P.S., Deputy Engineer A A Lorain County Shaun Duffala, Alternate Medina County Andrew Conrad, P.E., P.S., County Engineer

Josh Wolf, P.E., Alternate

City of Cleveland

Andrew Cross, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Engineer X X Esha Hand, Alternate 1 - 8

02/19/21 05/21/21 08/20/21 11/19/21 Meeting Dates

Gordon Holmes, Lieutenant, Cleveland Division of X Police Michael Butler, Alternate

Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)

Leslie Farley, P.E., Planning Engineer, District 3 X A Julie Cichello, P.E., Alternate Kat Wade, Alternate on 5/21/21 Keri Welch, Traffic Planning Engineer, District 12 X/A X/A Tony Toth, Alternate

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Michael Schipper, Deputy General Manager, Engineering & Project Management Michael Lively, Alternate

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Carmen Stemen, Environmental/Planning Specialist X X

Local Law Enforcement

Terry Grice, Sherriff X Medina County

X X Bill Vajdich, Lieutenant, Solon Police Department

Michael Warner, Central Communications Division X X Commander, Lake County Sherriff’s Office

Community Representatives

Kathryn Garvey, President X Safe Routes Chagrin

Jacqueline Jenkins, PhD, PEng, Associate X Professor, Washkewicz College of Engineering Cleveland State University

Jacob VanSickle, Executive Director X Bike Cleveland

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Agenda Item No. 2

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Agenda Item No. 3

CHAIR’S/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Agenda Item No. 4

ACTION ITEMS

NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY

MEMORANDUM

TO: NOACA Safety Operations Council

FROM: Kathleen Sarli, Associate Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: Project Planning Reviews (PPRs)/ Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC): 2nd Quarter State Fiscal Year 2022

ACTION REQUESTED No action is requested at this time. This item is included for information and presentation.

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION Attached are PPR summary documents for the proposed projects to be presented to the NOACA Transportation Subcommittee, Planning and Programming Committee and Executive Committee for review and recommendation.

NOACA’s Board approved Regional Transportation Investment Policy requires that all proposed federal-aid transportation projects be processed through PPR in order to meet NOACA’s adopted goals and federal requirements.

PPR consists of four levels of review: NOACA staff; Board, including committees, subcommittees, and Councils; intergovernmental review and consultation (IGRC); and public involvement. The end product of PPR is a Board resolution that certifies that the project has had thorough review, allowing the project to proceed to the programming stages of the planning process.

As part of the PPR process, a detailed summary of the proposed improvement and staff and committee assessment of the project are posted on NOACA’s website, www.NOACA.org. A link to the PPRs is included on the home page by clicking the ‘Comment on Projects’ button. Staff adds comments obtained from the public, governmental organizations and NOACA committees as they are received. Proposed projects are posted on the website for three months, allowing adequate time for review and comment.

FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact.

CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Pending Board approval, the project sponsor will be notified that their project has completed PPR. NOACA staff will work with the project sponsor to address any planning issues identified during PPR.

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Attachments: Project Summaries

5 - 2 Realignment of Park Avenue at the Wilson Mills Road Intersection in Chardon

Project Name: GEA PARK AVE Sponsor: City of Chardon Estimated Total Cost: $2,093,200 Proposed Source of Federal Funds: FY 2010 Appropriation Earmark (OH 405)

History/Background: The City of Chardon received a fiscal year (FY) 2010 appropriations earmark (OH 405).

Proposed Project: The proposed project involves realignment of Park Avenue at the Wilson Mills Road intersection in the City of Chardon (location map).

The proposed improvements include: • Widening to three (3) lanes and realignment of Park Avenue from Wilson Mills Road to approximately 260 feet east of Wilson Mills Road; • Installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Park Avenue and Wilson Mills Road; • Minor re-profiling of Wilson Mills Road, from approximately 500 feet south of Park Avenue to 500 feet north of Park Avenue to reduce intersection sight distance issues; and • Widening Wilson Mills Road to three (3) lanes at the Park Avenue intersection

The project’s estimated construction cost, provided by the sponsor, is $2,093,200, using the $135,977 FY 2010 appropriation earmark funds and $1,957,223 in local funds.

Staff Comment (Summary): • This project is located in the Beaver Creek-Chagrin River watershed. According to Ohio EPA's 2020 Integrated Report, this watershed is in nonattainment of its Aquatic Useful Life. The causes of nonattainment include: Temperature, Flow Regime Modification, Habitat Alterations, Nutrient/Eutrophication biological indicators, ammonia and organic enrichment. The sources of attainment are unknown. This subwatershed is a upstream tributary to Chagrin River. Any increases in impervious surfaces or stormwater runoff should be managed onsite. Additionally, the use of nutrients should be prohibited/severely limited.

Committee Review:

Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC):

Public Involvement:

5 - 3 GEA-PARK AVE. PID 88178 LOCATION MAP

FUTURE GEA-PARK AVE. MEADOWLANDS DR. CONNECTION PID 88178

Civil & Consulting Engineers 5 - 4Land Surveyors 700 Beta Drive, Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44143-2384 [phone] 440.449.4005 [fax] 440.449.0883 www.cwcourtney.com Title: GCRTA FFY 2022 Grant Program and Revisions to the FFY 2021 Grant Program Sponsor: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Estimated Total Cost: $53,729,532 Proposed Source of Federal Funds: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

History/Background: GCRTA‘s capital program is included in the NOACA SFY 2021 - 2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The majority of the program is as originally proposed in the TIP. GCRTA has been utilizing preventive maintenance funding to bolster its operating budget. However, as a result of federal stimulus funding that GCRTA received, GCRTA’s need to use preventive maintenance funding to support operations has been reduced.

GCRTA is redistributing some of its preventive maintenance funding to projects currently programmed in the TIP and seven projects being advanced from GCRTA’s 10‐year strategic plan to its FY 2021 - 2024 capital program and the TIP. GCRTA is also revising its’ FFY 2021 Capital Formula and State of Good Repair grant programs.

Proposed Project: GCRTA is applying for various sources of funds including Section 5307 Capital Formula, Section 5337 State of Good Repair Formula and Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula for FFY 2022, as described below:

• The Section 5307 Capital Formula projects include Bus Replacement Program Vehicles and Spare Parts, Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program, Rail State of Good Repair Projects, Preventive Maintenance - Bus, Enhanced ADA (Americans with Disabilities) Access - Rail, NOACA Unserved Area Projects, Pavement Improvement Program, Roof Replacement Program, Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark Road, Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Program, Rail Car Replacement Program - Vehicles, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) System Improvement Program, Hayden Bus Lift Replacements, Hayden Bus Wash Replacements, Waterfront Line Track Bridge Rehabilitation, (new) East 79th Street Light Rail Station ADA Reconstruction, (new) Light Rail Guard and Retaining Wall Rehabilitation, (new) Fare Collection Equipment Replacement, (new) Rail Work Equipment Replacement.

• Section 5337 Rail Formula projects include Light Rail Track Rehabilitation, Rail Spare Parts, Rail State of Good Repair Projects, Preventive Maintenance Rail, Rail Infrastructure Program, On-Call Rail Engineering Services, Rail Car Replacement Program - Infrastructure, Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark Road, Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Program, Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Ambler Street and Signal System Upgrade Program.

• Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula projects include Bus Replacement Program Vehicles and Spare Parts.

GCRTA is revising two existing grants to redistribute preventive maintenance (PM) funding to support currently programmed projects and seven (7) projects advanced from GCRTA’s 10-year strategic plan to its capital program as described below:

• 2021 Section 5307 Capital Formula Grant – The grant is being revised to account for the redistribution of funding from Preventive Maintenance - Bus to Roof Replacement Program Construction, Rail Car Replacement Program, (new) Metrohealth Line BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Design and Project Administration, (new) Origin and Destination Survey and Project Administration and Fare Collection Equipment - (Vehicles and Stations).

5 - 5 • 2021 Section 5337 State of Good Repair Formula Grant - The grant is being revised to account for the redistribution from funding for Preventive Maintenance - Rail to Rail Car Replacement Program Vehicles, Platform Design and Rail Shop Design and Waterfront Line Bridge Rehabilitation Construction.

Descriptions of the projects programmed in the TIP in FY 2022 (project descriptions), seven new projects (7 new project descriptions) and the list of projects and their associated costs by ALI (activity line item) are available in pdf.

Staff Comment (Summary):

Committee Review:

Intergovernmental Review and Consultation (IGRC):

Public Involvement:

5 - 6 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FFY 2022 GRANT PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Section 5307 Capital Formula (1237-2022-XXXX)

Bus Replacement Program - Vehicles - This project is part of a three-year program to replace a total of 105 vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the vehicle purchases.

Bus Replacement Program – Spare Parts - This project is part of a three-year program to replace a total of 105 vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 for spare parts purchases.

Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program – This program is a multi-year program to reconstruct the Light Rail Tracks. The track bed, rail, ties, and drainage are in need of rehabilitation. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

Rail State of Good Repair Projects - This program funds the acquisition of equipment and materials and construction required to upgrade the rail line infrastructure on RTA’s 34 miles of rail track. It will assist RTA in providing safer, faster rail service along the Red, Blue, and Green rail lines. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support this program.

Preventative Maintenance Bus – Preventive maintenance activities for 2022 will include the purchase of inventory materials and supplies, equipment, as well as capitalized maintenance expenses (including mechanic labor) for bus operations.

Enhanced ADA Access - Rail - This program will utilize enhancement funds to fund the enhancement eligible items included in our various ADA Station Reconstruction and Rehabilitation projects. It represents a majority of GCRTA’s annual enhancement projects. For 2022 it is focused improving rail station areas and includes purchase and installation of shelters and other amenities at our rail stations.

NOACA Unserved Area Projects – This program is for a small portion of the Urbanized Areas funds to be distributed by NOACA to the transit agencies within the region for projects that are competitively selected. The funds are carried in the TIP under GCRTA and non-GCRTA projects are then funded through sub-recipient agreements.

Pavement Improvement Program – This program is a multi-year program to reconstruct/rehabilitate pavement at a number of facilities to maintain a State of Good Repair at these facilities. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

Roof Replacement Program – This program is a multi-year program to replace/rehabilitate roofs at a number of facilities that have exceeded their useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the construction, third party construction management, and force account costs.

5 - 7 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FFY 2022 GRANT PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark – This project is to rehabilitate the Red Line track bridge over Brookpark Road. The bridge superstructure and deck are in need of rehabilitation. Funds are programmed in 2022 in support of the construction costs.

Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Program – This program is the third year of a multi- year program to repair, replace, and upgrade catenary structures and overhead lines and appurtenances in order to achieve a state of good repair. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

Rail Car Replacement Program - Vehicles - This project is part of a ten-year program to replace a total of 74 rail vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. The first phase of the program will be the heavy rail vehicles (HRV). Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the vehicle purchases and force account costs.

HVAC System Improvement Program – This program is a multi-year program to reconstruct/rehabilitate our HVAC systems at a number of facilities to upgrade monitoring, controls and equipment that have exceeded their useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the purchase of replacement equipment and controls, and force account costs.

Hayden Bus Lift Replacements – This project is to replace 60 ft bus lift equipment that has exceeded it useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 to purchase and install the new equipment.

Hayden Bus Wash Replacement – This project is to replace the bus wash equipment that has exceeded it useful life and replace it with a more energy and water efficient bus wash system. Funds are programmed in 2022 to purchase and install the new equipment.

Waterfront Line Track Bridge Rehabilitation – This project is to rehabilitate the Waterfront Line track bridge over Front Street and the Norfolk Southern tracks in the east bank of the Flats. The first and last spans of the segmental concrete bridge are in need of rehabilitation. Funds are programmed in 2022 in support of the construction costs.

East 79th Street Light Rail Station ADA Reconstruction – This program is a multi-year program to reconstruct the East 79th Street Light Rail station. It will include new platforms, shelters, stairway and ADA compliant ramps. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the design and project administration costs.

Light Rail Guard and Retaining Wall Rehabilitation – This program is a two year program to rehabilitate the remaining section of guard and retaining walls along the Blue Line in the median of Van Aken between Ashby and Avalon. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the design and project administration costs.

Fare Collection System Replacement – This project is to replace fare collection technology and on-board and off-board fare collection equipment that has exceeded it useful. Funds are programmed in 2022 to purchase and install the new equipment.

5 - 8 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FFY 2022 GRANT PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Rail Work Equipment Replacement – This project is to replace various rail work equipment that has exceeded its useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 for the acquisition new rail work equipment.

Section 5337 State of Good Repair Formula (1237-2022-XXXX)

Rail Spare Parts - This project is to replace major rail car and equipment components that require replacement during the 30 year life of a rail car such as pantographs, trucks, systems and rail maintenance equipment. Funds are programmed in 2022 for spare parts purchases.

Preventative Maintenance Rail – Preventive maintenance activities will include the purchase of inventory materials and supplies, equipment, as well as capitalized maintenance expenses and maintenance of the rail track right-of-way. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support this program.

Rail Infrastructure Program - This project funds the acquisition of equipment and materials and construction required to upgrade the rail line infrastructure on RTA’s 34 miles of rail track. It will assist RTA in providing safer, faster rail service along the Red, Blue, and Green rail lines. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support this program.

On-Call Rail Engineering Services - This project funds design services to support the GCRTA engineering department. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support this program.

Rail Car Replacement Program - Infrastructure – This project funds the rehabilitation of the Red Line platforms, and Central Rail and Brookpark rail facilities to accommodate the new rail cars. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the construction and equipment acquisition costs.

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Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Ambler – This project is to rehabilitate the Light Rail track bridge over Ambler. The bridge superstructure and deck are in need of rehabilitation. Funds are programmed in 2022 in support of the design and project administration costs.

Signal System Upgrade Program – This program is a multi-year program to repair, replace, and upgrade signal equipment, hardware, software, controls, bonds and appurtenances in order to achieve a state of good repair. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the construction and force account costs.

Section 5339 Bus Facility Grant (1237-2022-XXXX)

Bus Replacement Program - This project is part of a three-year program to replace a total of 105 vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Funds are programmed in 2022 to support the vehicle purchases.

5 - 10 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY SFY 2021-24 TIP AMENDMENT ADDITION OF SEVEN NEW PROJECTS PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Seven New Project Descriptions

PID No. 115318 GCRTA Metrohealth Line BRT - This project is a multi-year program to convert the existing Route 51 Metrohealth Line into a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor from Detroit Avenue to Broadview Road. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022 and 2024 to support the design and project administration cost, and initial construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

PID No. 115319 GCRTA East 79th Street Light Rail Station ADA Reconstruction – This program is a multi-year program to reconstruct the East 79th Street Light Rail station. It will include new platforms, shelters, stairway and ADA compliant ramps. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the design and project administration costs, and construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

PID No. 115320 GCRTA Light Rail Guard and Retaining Wall Rehabilitation Phase 3 – This program is a two year program to rehabilitate the remaining section of guard and retaining walls along the Blue Line in the median of Van Aken between Ashby and Avalon. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022 and 2023, to support the design and project administration costs, and construction, third party construction management and force account costs.

PID No. 115321 GCRTA Triskett Garage Bus Wash Replacement – This project is to replace the bus wash equipment that has exceeded it useful life and replace it with a more energy and water efficient bus wash system. Funds are programmed in SFY 2023 to purchase and install the new equipment.

PID No. 115325 GCRTA On-Board Origin and Destination Surveys – This project is to perform and extensive origin and destination survey of our riders that will be correlated to the results of the 2020 census to improve our route and service planning. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022 for the survey and project administration costs.

PID No. 115326 GCRTA Fare Collection System Replacement – This project is to replace fare collection technology and on-board and off-board fare collection equipment that has exceeded it useful. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022 to purchase and install the new equipment.

PID No. 115327 GCRTA Rail Work Equipment Replacement – This project is to replace various rail work equipment that has exceeded its useful life. Funds are programmed in SFY 2022 and 2024 to purchase the new rail work equipment.

5 - 11 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FFY 2022 GRANT PROGRAM AND REVISIONS TO THE FFY 2021 GRANT PROGRAM

ALI # PROJECT & TASK DESCRIPTION PID # BUDGET FEDERAL LOCAL Section 5307 FFY 2022 Capital Formula (1237-2022-XXX) 11.12.01 Bus Replacement Program Vehicles 104528 $2,000,000 $1,600,000 $400,000 11.12.40 Bus Replacement Program Spare Parts 104528 $193,750 $155,000 $38,750 12.24.03 Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program Construction 104553 $600,000 $480,000 $120,000 12.71.04 Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program 3rd Party Const Mgmt 104553 $150,000 $120,000 $30,000 12.72.08 Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program Force Account 104553 $750,000 $600,000 $150,000 12.7A.00 Rail State of Good Repair Projects 104559 $400,000 $320,000 $80,000 11.7A.00 Preventative Mainenance - Bus 104564 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 * 12.93.09 Enhanced ADA Access - Rail 104570 $300,000 $240,000 $60,000 11.7A.00 NOACA Unserved Area Projects 104575 $543,750 $435,000 $108,750 11.44.03 Pavement Improvement Program Construction 112087 $1,000,000 $800,000 $200,000 11.71.04 Pavement Improvement Program 3rd Party Const. Mgmt. 112087 $50,000 $40,000 $10,000 11.72.08 Pavement Improvement Program Force Account 112087 $50,000 $40,000 $10,000 11.44.03 Roof Replacement Program Construction 112088 $1,500,000 $1,200,000 $300,000 11.71.04 Roof Replacement Program 3rd Party Const. Mgmt. 112088 $75,000 $60,000 $15,000 11.72.08 Roof Replacement Program Force Account 112088 $50,000 $40,000 $10,000 12.24.05 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark Construction 112106 $200,000 $160,000 $40,000 12.54.01 OCS Rehabilitation Program Construction 112107 $1,700,000 $1,360,000 $340,000 12.71.04 OCS Rehabilitation Program 3rd Party Const. Mgmt. 112107 $100,000 $80,000 $20,000 12.72.08 OCS Rehabilitation Program Construction Force Account 112107 $200,000 $160,000 $40,000 12.12.21 Rail Car Replacement Program Vehicles 112109 $3,962,500 $3,170,000 $792,500 12.72.08 Rail Car Replacement Program Force Account 112109 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 11.42.20 HVAC System Improvement Program Equipment 112112 $1,250,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 11.44.03 HVAC System Improvement Program Equipment 112112 $750,000 $600,000 $150,000 11.71.04 HVAC System Improvement Program Equipment 112112 $125,000 $100,000 $25,000 11.72.08 HVAC System Improvement Program Force Account 112112 $125,000 $100,000 $25,000 11.42.20 Hayden Bus Lift Replacements Equipment 112203 $1,700,000 $1,360,000 $340,000 11.72.08 Hayden Bus Lift Replacements Force Account 112203 $50,000 $40,000 $10,000 11.42.20 Hayden Bus Wash Replacement Equipment 112204 $1,200,000 $960,000 $240,000 11.72.08 Hayden Bus Wash Replacement Force Account 112204 $75,000 $60,000 $15,000 12.24.05 Waterfront Line Track Bridge Rehabilitation Construction 113060 $2,000,000 $1,600,000 $400,000 * 12.31.02 East 79th Street Light Rail Station ADA Reconstruction Design 115319 $450,000 $360,000 $90,000 * 12.79.00 East 79th Street Light Rail Station ADA Reconst. Project Admin. 115319 $50,000 $40,000 $10,000 * 12.21.03 Light Rail Guard and Retaining Wall Rehab. Design 115320 $175,000 $140,000 $35,000 * 12.79.00 Light Rail Guard and Retaining Wall Rehab. Project Admin. 115320 $25,000 $20,000 $5,000 * 11.42.10 Fare Collection System Equipment - Vehicles 115326 $1,500,000 $1,200,000 $300,000 * 12.32.06 Fare Collection System Equipment - Stations 115326 $1,500,000 $1,200,000 $300,000 * 12.42.20 Rail Work Equipment Acquisition 115327 $3,800,000 $3,040,000 $760,000 * Total $29,600,000 $23,680,000 $5,920,000

Section 5337 FFY 2022 State of Good Repair Formula (1237-2022-XXX) 12.21.03 Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program Design 104553 $200,000 $160,000 $40,000 12.24.03 Light Rail Track Rehabilitation Program Construction 104553 $4,750,000 $3,800,000 $950,000 12.12.40 Rail Spare Parts Program 104556 $750,000 $600,000 $150,000 12.7A.00 Rail State of Good Repair Projects 104559 $550,000 $440,000 $110,000 12.7A.00 Preventative Maintenance - Rail 104566 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 * 12.7A.00 Rail Infrastructure Program 104568 $1,000,000 $800,000 $200,000 12.71.11 On Call Rail Engineering Services 104571 $200,000 $160,000 $40,000 12.24.05 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark Construction 112106 $3,200,000 $2,560,000 $640,000 12.71.04 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark 3rd Party CM 112106 $80,000 $64,000 $16,000 12.72.08 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Brookpark Force Account 112106 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 12.54.01 OCS Rehabilitation Program Construction 112107 $2,000,000 $1,600,000 $400,000 12.34.02 Rail Car Replacement Program Platform Construction 112109 $3,000,000 $2,400,000 $600,000 * 12.42.06 Rail Car Replacement Program Rail Shop Equipment 112109 $3,000,000 $2,400,000 $600,000 * 5 - 12 FFY 2022 Grant Funding for Projects - 052821 GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FFY 2022 GRANT PROGRAM AND REVISIONS TO THE FFY 2021 GRANT PROGRAM

ALI # PROJECT & TASK DESCRIPTION PID # BUDGET FEDERAL LOCAL 12.21.05 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Ambler Design 112205 $260,000 $208,000 $52,000 12.79.00 Track Bridge Rehabilitation over Ambler Project Admin. 112205 $40,000 $32,000 $8,000 * 12.62.01 Signal System Upgrade Program Construction 112213 $1,182,500 $946,000 $236,500 12.72.08 Signal System Upgrade Program Force Account 112213 $100,000 $80,000 $20,000 Total $21,312,500 $17,050,000 $4,262,500

Section 5339 FFY 2022 Bus Facilities Grant (1237-2022-XXX) 11.12.01 Bus Replacement Program Vehicles 104528 $2,744,032 $2,195,226 $548,806 11.12.40 Bus Replacement Program Spare Parts 104528 $73,000 $58,400 $14,600 Total $2,817,032 $2,253,626 $563,406

Section 5307 FFY 2021 Capital Formula (1237-2021-XXX) Revisions 11.7A.00 Preventative Mainenance - Bus 104564 -$9,500,000 -$7,600,000 -$1,900,000 11.44.03 Roof Replacement Program Construction 112088 $2,300,000 $1,840,000 $460,000 * 12.12.21 Rail Car Replacement Program Vehicles 112109 $1,000,000 $800,000 $200,000 * 11.21.01 Metrohealth Line BRT Design 115318 $1,900,000 $1,520,000 $380,000 * 11.79.00 Metrohealth Line BRT Project Administration 115318 $100,000 $80,000 $20,000 * 11.71.11 Origin and Destination Survey 115325 $1,100,000 $880,000 $220,000 * 11.79.00 Origin and Destination Survey Project Administration 115325 $100,000 $80,000 $20,000 * 11.42.10 Fare Collection system Equipment - Vehicles 115326 $1,500,000 $1,200,000 $300,000 * 12.32.06 Fare Collection System Equipment - Stations 115326 $1,500,000 $1,200,000 $300,000 * Total $0 $0 $0

Section 5337 FFY 2021 State of Good Repair Formula (1237-2021-XXX) 12.7A.00 Preventative Maintenance - Rail 104566 -$6,000,000 -$4,800,000 -$1,200,000 * 12.12.21 Rail Car Replacement Program Vehicles 112109 $3,000,000 $2,400,000 $600,000 * 12.31.02 Rail Car Replacement Program Platform Design 112109 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 * 12.41.06 Rail Car Replacement Program Rail Shop Design 112109 $500,000 $400,000 $100,000 * 12.24.05 Waterfront Line Track Bridge Rehabilitation Construction 113060 $2,000,000 $1,600,000 $400,000 * Total $0 $0 $0

Grand Total $53,729,532 $42,983,625 $10,745,907 * TIP Amendment Required

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MEMORANDUM

TO: NOACA Safety and Operations Council

FROM: Kathleen Sarli, Associate Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: Arterial Prioritization for the Signal Timing Optimization Program (STOP) - Update

ACTION REQUESTED This item is included for information and input from the Safety and Operation Council members.

BACKGROUND With the update of the NOACA’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), NOACA staff established a need to identify a principal arterial network so that future planning and programming work could prioritize these regionally significant roadways. The principal arterial network was identified by referencing and evaluating corridors from other established networks, such as the functional class network, ODOT’s pavement database, the National Highway System (NHS), NOACA’s freight network, and major transit routes.

The principal arterial network was then segmented into 3 to 5 mile sections as a way to create more manageable corridors to evaluate and eventually implement program recommendations from a practical planning perspective. Data from the NOACA travel forecasting model and ODOT’s crash database was collected, analyzed and summarized for all principal arterial sections. For consideration into STOP, the segments in the principal arterial network were evaluated and ranked into a priority list. During the prioritization process, the operational attributes of the corridors were weighted, normalized, and then added together for one composite corridor value. The initial methodology, criteria weights and resulting priority lists were previously presented to the Safety and Operations Council and the Transportation Subcommittee and their feedback has been incorporated into this update.

The top 15 corridors that scored the highest in this initial operational analysis then underwent an air quality emissions reduction analysis using FHWA’s CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit. Using road characteristics and operational data for each corridor, this toolkit estimates the emissions reductions of many pollutants for each corridor, such as PM2.5, NOX and VOC. In order to weight these pollutants to create one overall emissions reduction score that could be incorporated into overall weighting analysis, societal costs for each pollutant were sourced from the EPA’s COBRA tool.

For the updated STOP priority list, all user delay, person-miles traveled, signal density, and emissions reduction were given the highest weighting factors so that corridors with very high incidences of these four data points would rise to the top of the list. The rest of the attributes were given lower weighting values based on their level of importance to STOP; with all weighting values totaling to 100.

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The criteria weighting factors can be seen in Table 1:

Table 1: STOP Criteria Weighting Factors Person-Miles Freight- All User Signal Emissions Crash Bus-Miles Traveled by Miles Total Delay Density Reduction Density Traveled All Modes Traveled 25 20 20 15 10 5 5 100

The resulting Top 15 list of priority corridors for STOP can be see in Table 2:

Table 2: Top 15 list of priority corridors for STOP Rank Street Name From To 1 East 9th St State Route 2 Ontario St 2 Superior Ave (US-6) W 9th St E 55th St 3 Medina Rd (SR-18) Foote Rd Windfall Rd 4 Medina Rd (SR-18) Windfall Rd Medina County Line 5 Ontario St/Orange Ave/Woodland Ave (US-422) Euclid Ave E 55th St 6 Royalton Rd (SR-82) Pearl Rd Abbey Rd 7 Rockside Rd Crossview Rd Brecksville Rd 8 Mayfield Rd (US-322) Brainard Rd West Hill Dr 9 Chagrin Blvd (US-422) Commerce Park Belmont Rd 10 Chillicothe Rd/Broadmoor Rd (SR-306) Joseph St Essex Dr 11 Pearl Rd (US-42) Valley Parkway Bagley Rd 12 Center Rd (SR-303) Pearl Rd West 130th St 13 Colorado Ave (SR-611) Interstate 90 Abbe Rd 14 Pearl Rd/West 25th St (US-42) Broadview Rd Interstate 90 15 West 25th St (US-42) Interstate 90 Detroit Ave

FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact.

CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS NOACA staff will use advisory council input to further guide the evaluation of STOP corridors. NOACA staff will also present this update to the Transportation Subcommittee and the Air Quality Subcommittee for input.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: NOACA Safety and Operations Council

FROM: Kathleen Sarli, Associate Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: NOACA Interactive TIP Tool

ACTION REQUESTED No action is requested at this time. This item is included for information and presentation only.

BACKGROUND NOACA’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) has been imported to a software application, developed by Tierra Plan, LLC. The NOACA Interactive TIP Tool is a web-based GIS and data management system that provides searchable access to project details and funding status of transportation projects programmed in the TIP.

The NOACA Interactive TIP Tool allows the user to select a project, funding type, project type, project phase, and includes an interactive map allowing the user to search for projects geospatially through a map and view project information.

The TIP Tool also includes a comment feature, which allows the public to submit comments on proposed transportation projects that are undergoing review for consideration of amendment to NOACA’s Long-range Transportation plan or TIP.

NOACA staff will present an overview of the tool at the August 20, 2021 Safety and Operations Council meeting.

FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact.

CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS The NOACA Interactive TIP tool will be announced to the public and external stakeholders.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: NOACA Safety and Operations Council

FROM: Kathleen Sarli, Associate Director of Operations

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: Safety Performance Target Setting for CY 2022

ACTION REQUESTED No action is requested at this time. This item is for information and presentation only. BACKGROUND Safety Performance Management (Safety PM) is part of the overall Transportation Performance Management (TPM) program, which FHWA defines as a strategic approach that uses system information to make investment and policy decision to achieve national performance goals. It establishes safety performance measure requirements for the purpose of carrying out the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) and to assess fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The federal Safety PM Final Rule established five performance measures as the five-year rolling averages to include: 1. Number of Fatalities 2. Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 3. Number of Serious Injuries 4. Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT 5. Number of Non-motorized Fatalities and Non-motorized Serious Injuries The Safety PM Final Rule also establishes the process for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to establish and report their safety targets. State DOT’s are required to adopted targets annually. MPOs are required to establish targets within of 180 days and shall represent the anticipated outcomes for the same calendar year as the State DOT target (23 U.S.C. 134(h)(2)). MPO targets can be established through one of two options: 1. Agree to plan and program projects so that they contribute toward the accomplishment of the State DOT safety target for a safety performance measure, or 2. Commit to a quantifiable target for a safety performance measure for the metropolitan planning area.

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The Board of Directors adopted a target of a 2% reduction for each of the five performance measures consistent with the first option above for calendar year 2021 through resolution 2020-052. NOACA must establish targets again for calendar year 2022. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 crash data was different from previous years, but a presentation based on the statistical method of rolling average a five year rolling average will be provided at the meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Pending Board approval, the Long Range Transportation Plan and 2021-2024 TIP will be amended to reflect the 2022 adopted safety targets. Staff will support these targets by working to implement the recommendations and strategies outlined in eNEO2050 safety section.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: NOACA Safety and Operations Council

FROM: Kathleen Sarli, Associate Director of Operations

DATE: August 13, 2021

RE: Safety Funding Update

ACTION REQUESTED No action is requested at this time. This item is for information and presentation only.

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION The Ohio Department of Transportation dedicates about $102 million annually for engineering improvements at high-crash and severe-crash locations – one of the largest state investments in the nation. This funding is available to ODOT staff and local governments, and it can be used to make improvements on any public roadway. ODOT accepts applications twice a year, with deadlines of April 30 and September 30. Applications must be reviewed by the local District Office before they are submitted to Central Office. The department encourages project sponsors to coordinate with the local District Office at least 12 weeks in advance of these deadlines – though more time will likely be necessary for complex projects (e.g. interchange modification, corridor, TWLTL), which require additional reviews. Early coordination with the local District Office is essential to developing a realistic timeline for submitting an application. Applications are reviewed by multi-disciplinary committees in the District and Central Office. The committees have expertise in safety analysis, roadway design, traffic engineering and highway maintenance. These committees evaluate investments based on factors such as crash analysis; statewide, regional or local priority; matching funds; and cost/benefit analysis. The committee reviews about 70 applications per year requesting more than $150 million. Project sponsors are encouraged to examine a full range of options starting with low-cost strategies, such as new signs, pavement markings and guardrail to mid-cost strategies such as new traffic signals, turn lanes and road realignments. Higher-cost projects, such as corridor improvements to arterial roads and interchange reconfigurations, may be considered up to $10 million. Funding can be paired with other sources. At the August 2021 SOC meeting, one safety funding application will be presented by ODOT District 12 to the Council for discussion and input.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

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There is no financial impact.

CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Potential projects sponsors within the NOACA region are encouraged apply for Safety funds that are administered by ODOT. NOACA encourages local sponsors to pursue safety improvements at the region’s top safety priority locations. Staff are able to assist project sponsors with the application process for state and federal safety funding.

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Attachment 1: Safety Application Summary; CUY-271-8.36

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SAFETY APPLICATION SUMMARY Project Funding p CUY-271-8.36 Local & Express Lanes PROJECT PHASE ODOT FY NEW SAFETY DISTRICT ALLOCATION TOTAL & Cedar Road/Brainard Road Interchange IMS / IOS: N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 District 12 Env. / Prelim. Eng.: 2022 $0.00 $470,000.00 $470,000.00 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Detailed Design: 2023 $0.00 $234,000.00 $234,000.00

August 2021 ROW / Utilities: 2024 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Construction: 2026 $2,300,000.00 $1,589,640.00 $3,889,640.00 Total: $2,300,000.00 $2,293,640.00 $4,593,640.00

Priority Ranking ODOT District 12 has been interested in implementing these improvements for over 5 years, as evidenced by the approved IMS from June 22nd, 2015. ODOT District 12 is requesting construction funding only for this improvement and will use district allocation to The following rankings were found on the 2018 Safety Priority List: cover the approximately $1.5 million in funds not requested from the safety committee. Study Area - Urban Freeway Segment #12, #62, #350, #458, #833 & #1173 - Urban Ramp Segments #98 & #359 Crash diagram near the I-271 NB / Brainard Road / Cedar Road interchange

Crash Data CATEGORY DATA SCORE Ratio of Fatal and Serious to Total 0.02 4 / 30

% Potential for Safety Improvement 11.12% 8 / 20

Relative Severity Index $33,528.28 12 / 20

Equivalent Property Only Index 2.70 8 / 20

Location Equity Measure 6.90% 0 / 10

Total Project Score 32 / 100

Proposed Countermeasures . Widen and lengthen the exit ramp for NB I-271 traffic to Cedar Road / Brainard Road to prevent exiting traffic Crash diagram south of the Cedar Road from queuing onto the I-271 mainline. overpass. o The new ramp would provide 5,600 feet of storage which is quadruple the distance provided today. . Reverse the I-271 NB Local to Express Ramps that are located south of the Cedar Road / Brainard Road interchange. o This reversal provides traffic an additional 3,000 feet to make the 3 lane changes necessary to go from the Express Lanes to the Cedar Road / Brainard Road exit ramp.

Safety Study and Application Prepared By:

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Agenda Item No. 5

PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION ITEMS

Agenda Item No. 6

OLD BUSINESS

Agenda Item No. 7

NEW BUSINESS

Agenda Item No. 8

ADJOURN