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The City of Ann Arbor Transportation Master Plan Update The City of Ann Arbor Transportation Master Plan Update May 2009 Prepared for: The City of Ann Arbor 100 N. Fifth Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 www.a2gov.org With the following Cooperating Agencies: • University of Michigan • Ann Arbor Transit Authority (AATA) • Washtenaw Area Transportation Study (WATS) Project Consultants: LSL Planning, Inc. • Parsons Brinckerhoff Michigan, Inc. • LSL Planning, Inc. 2009 Transportation Plan Update Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................1-1 PLAN GOALS ............................................................................................................................................1-1 PREVIOUS AND EXISTING PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................1-2 RECOMMENDATIONS BY TIME FRAME.........................................................................................................1-2 Short-term (<5 Years) Recommendations .........................................................................................1-3 Mid-Term (5-10 Years) Recommendations........................................................................................1-3 Long Term (>10 Years) Recommendations.......................................................................................1-4 COST ESTIMATION ....................................................................................................................................1-8 FUNDING..................................................................................................................................................1-8 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................................1-9 CHAPTER 2: VISION, GOALS, AND STRATEGIES .................................................2-1 A VISION FOR ANN ARBOR’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ............................................................................2-1 SUPPORTING THE VISION AND GOALS: ANN ARBOR STRATEGIES ................................................................2-2 Traveler Choices and Options (Transportation Demand Management or TDM)...............................2-2 Transit Enhancements .......................................................................................................................2-3 Active Transportation (Non-Motorized Transportation Systems).......................................................2-4 Access Management..........................................................................................................................2-5 Access Management Principles.........................................................................................................2-6 Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) ....................................................................................................2-6 Green Transportation.........................................................................................................................2-7 Transportation Impact Analysis and Trip Reduction Factors .............................................................2-8 Conclusion of Ann Arbor’s Support for the Vision and Goals ............................................................2-8 CHAPTER 3: ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................3-1 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANN ARBOR .......................................................................................................3-1 Corridor Prioritization .........................................................................................................................3-1 RECOMMENDATIONS BY TIME FRAME.........................................................................................................3-2 Short-term (<5 Years) Recommendations .........................................................................................3-3 Mid-Term (5-10 Years) Recommendations......................................................................................3-13 Long Term (>10 Years) Recommendations.....................................................................................3-20 COST ESTIMATION ..................................................................................................................................3-25 Transit Cost Estimate.......................................................................................................................3-25 Intersection/Corridor Improvement Cost Estimate...........................................................................3-27 Cost Estimate Conclusions ..............................................................................................................3-28 FUNDING................................................................................................................................................3-29 Transit Funding ................................................................................................................................3-29 CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................3-31 CHAPTER 4: BASIS FOR THE PLAN........................................................................4-1 PREVIOUS AND EXISTING PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................4-1 City of Ann Arbor 1990 Transportation Plan ......................................................................................4-1 City of Ann Arbor Non-Motorized Plan...............................................................................................4-1 Page i City of Ann Arbor 2009 Transportation Plan Update Ann Arbor Transit System Development Report................................................................................4-2 City of Ann Arbor Northeast Area Transportation Plan......................................................................4-2 City of Ann Arbor Parks & Recreation Open Space Plan ..................................................................4-2 City of Ann Arbor’s Model for Mobility................................................................................................4-3 DDA Downtown Parking Study ..........................................................................................................4-3 WATS Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)...........................................................................4-3 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan for Washtenaw County ........................................................4-4 Transit Plan for Washtenaw County ..................................................................................................4-4 Non-Motorized Plan for Washtenaw County......................................................................................4-4 Detroit to Ann Arbor Rapid Transit Study...........................................................................................4-4 Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) .........................4-5 Michigan Department of Transportation Long Range Transportation Plan .......................................4-5 Other Plans ........................................................................................................................................4-5 EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................................4-7 Roadways...........................................................................................................................................4-7 Roadway Network Capacity...............................................................................................................4-7 Intersection Operations ......................................................................................................................4-8 Crash Analysis .................................................................................................................................4-11 Crash Analysis .................................................................................................................................4-12 State Street Corridor Analysis..........................................................................................................4-12 TRANSIT SERVICES.................................................................................................................................4-14 AATA ................................................................................................................................................4-14 University of Michigan ......................................................................................................................4-16 Non-Motorized Facilities...................................................................................................................4-19 Non-Motorized Facilities...................................................................................................................4-20 Parking .............................................................................................................................................4-22 Parking .............................................................................................................................................4-23 Rail Facilities ....................................................................................................................................4-23
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