Transportation

4 | TRANSPORTATION Transportation Policies POLICY 1: Provide a full range of mobility choices. A. Anticipate and benefit from potential commuter rail. B. Plan development that is ‘transit-ready’ around Lancaster’s desired stations. C. Minimize impacts of potential high-speed rail. POLICY 2: Take advantage of Lancaster’s location within regional mobility systems (highways, public transportation, freight, air, etc). POLICY 3: Use Transportation improvements to strengthen key destinations within Lancaster. Introduction The purpose of a city’s transportation system is to provide the safe and efficient movement of people and goods within a comprehensive network of streets that complement the surrounding land uses. In addition to handling current and future congestion, a city’s transportation systems should be both livable and equitable. Creating a livable transportation environment means providing a system that serves people instead of just vehicles. Creating an equitable transportation system refers to ensuring that our transportation decision benefit people at all socio-economic levels. To ensure that Lancaster’s transportation system meets these livability and equitable ideals as the system is expanded, a number of challenges must be addressed. The City will continue to attract residents and businesses and the cities in the surrounding area will continue to grow, which will increase the volume of traffic that regularly travels to and through Lancaster. All of these challenges point to the need for a system that is less focused on the automobile and more attuned to developing and promoting alternative modes of transportation as viable options for mobility. The Preferred Future Land Use Scenario and the growth it is expected to create establish the foundation for the Transportation Strategy. This section evaluates existing transportation conditions, establishing the basis for re-evaluating the City’s transportation investments. 30 October 2016 Transportation | 4 Existing Transportation System Lancaster is a well-connected city that is located south of Dallas between Interstates 35E and 45 and south of Interstate 20. The City of Lancaster has excellent freeway and arterial access as it is bounded by these three Inter- state facilities. In addition, the majority of the Lancaster residents live within a 15 minute drive of the Ledbetter Station on DART’s Blue Line and a bus route with 30 minute peak headways that connects from Cedar Valley College to the Ledbetter Station. Lancaster is enhanced by excellent connectivity, and due to its location in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex does not experience the same congestion levels seen in other similar cities. This is a result of the level of capacity of the roadways within and around the City of Lancaster. Roadway and Highway System Interstate 35E, which forms the western boundary of the City, is a highly traveled interstate with typical volume levels of just over 100,000 daily trips at the southern portion of Lancaster and over 150,000 at the north part of Lancaster (source: TxDOT Statewide Planning Map, 2013 AADT). Many of the commercial businesses of Lancaster are located along 35E due to these high volumes, which are conducive to retail and fast food businesses. Nearby Interstates FigureSANER 4.01 - Nearby InterstatesILLINOIS 34 ¨¦§45 2 12 175 342 ¦¨§ §67 KIEST KIEST ¨¦ CITY The current development conditions along Legend MURDOCK OF 12 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS Lancaster ETJ FIRESIDE Interstate 20 and 45 are focused more on 35E City Limit AUGUSTINE ST MARSALIS NORTH TEXAS Local Roads AT DALLAS 20 PRAIRIE CREEK Railroad logistics and freight business due to its Creeks Parks proximity to the highway network and the Primary Highway Feet location of rail in the more eastern portions 0750 1,500 3,000 4,500 N LAURELAND LAURELAND ¨¦§45 of Lancaster. RED BIRD SIMPSON STUART CAMP WISDOM 342 DOWDY FERRY Within the City of Lancaster there are a ¨¦§45 § ¨¦45 number of major arterials that help to MM K K TT RAILRAODRAILRAOD ¨¦§20 CEDAR VALLEY 35E HILLS UNIVERSITY ¨¦§ ¨¦§20 COLLEGE WHEATLAND move traffic throughout the City and to PALESTINE ¨¦§20 POST OAK surrounding jurisdictions. Houston School Road, Highway 342 (Dallas Ave), Jefferson DANIELDALE BONNIE VIEW WINTERGREEN TELEPHONE FULGHUM MAIN Street/Bonnie View Road and Lancaster ¨¦§35E LANCASTER HUTCHINS PLEASANT RUN Hutchins Road are the major north/south POLK WINTERGREEN CITY CITY OF OF MILLER FERRY arterials. Major East/West arterials include DESOTO § WILMER ¨¦45 Danieldale Road, Wintergreen Road, PLEASANT RUN ¨¦§45 BELT LINE Pleasant Run Road, Belt Line Road and Bear SUMMERS Creek Road. Several east/west arterials are BELT LINE not fully connected, such as Wintergreen Road/Telephone Road and Bear Creek Road. ¨¦§35E PARKERVILLE The connection/extension of these arterials could alleviate some pressure from other BEARCITY CREEK arterials, while opening up new areas of the OF GLENN HEIGHTS City for development. ¨¦§45 75 75 ¨¦§35 ¨¦§35 SCHOOL HOUSTON 35E WOOD CITY 342 OF 8TH FM 660 RED OAK OVILLA FM 664 July 2015 LANCASTER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Lancaster, Texas Lancaster October 2016 31 LANCASTER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Lancaster Signalized Intersections Figure 4.02 - Signalized Intersections CITY 45 SIMPSON STUART OF DALLAS CAMP WISDOM Legend 342 UNIVERSITY OF Lancaster ETJ Proposed / Existing Interstate City Limit Freeways 35E NORTH TEXAS Intersections Major Arterial Type A (6 AT DALLAS Local Roads Major Arterial Type B (4 Lanes) UNIVERSITY HILLS UNIVERSITY Airport Proposed Major Arterial (4 DOWDY FERRY Railroad Lanes) DANIELDALE WHEATLAND WHEATLAND Lakes Minor Arterial (4 Lanes) CITY Trails PALESTINEProposed Minor Arterial (4 OF WHEATLAND Creeks Lanes) CORPORATE HUTCHINS INTERSTATE 20 Parks Rural Minor Arterial (2 Lanes) Collector (2 Lanes) DALLAS Proposed Collector (2 Lanes) CEDARDALE SPRINGFIELD Proposed Frontage Roads TELEPHONE DANIELDALE SCHOOL HOUSTON DANIELDALE CEDARDALE DANIELDALE BONNIE VIEW Feet 0750 1,500 3,000 4,500 N CEDAR VALLEY BOARDWALK «¬342 DIZZY DEAN SERVICE LONGHORN MAIN AMES WEST WINTERGREEN TELEPHONE MM KK TT RAILRAODRAILRAOD LANCASTER HUTCHINS AMES CEDAR VALLEY FULGHUM MCKENZIE CONLIN COLLEGE WINTERGREEN WINTERGREEN WINTERGREEN WINTERGREEN BALKIN ARCADY CEDARWOOD MILLER FERRY COLGATE LONGHORN SUNNY MEADOW SUNNY CHAPMAN DONLEE DALLAS AVE DONLEE DONLEE ALBA JEFFERSON LOTUS CORNELL ROGERS GREEN CHAPMAN IRENE DEWBERRY LANCASTER HUTCHINS HALL HOUSTON SCHOOL HOUSTON PLEASANT RUN PLEASANT RUN IDLEWILD ELM WESTRIDGE ASH ELM EIGHTH EIGHTH BLUEGROVE ALBA ROLLING HILLS ROLLING OAKBLUFF CORNELL SIXTH PINTO ROLLING FIFTH FIFTH GREENE CITY HANA THIRD GREENE CITY GREENE FIRST GREENE OF OF HANA BELT LINE MAIN BELT LINE MELROSE WILMER DESOTO REDBUD BRANCHWOOD SUNRISE STATE INE DALLAS BELT L BELT LINE STEWART MAIN BELT LINE FERRIS BLUEGROVE NOKOMIS BLUEGROVE BREEZEWOOD PARKERVILLE PARKERVILLE MORELAND TEN MILE KIRKLAND DELLE VAN RED OAK MORELAND FERRIS MEADOWLARK HOUSTON SCHOOL HOUSTON CARSEN BEAR CREEK BEAR CREEK BEAR CREEK HASH HWY 342 INTERSTATE 35E INTERSTATE REINDEER CITY REINDEER LAKE TRAIL HOUSTON SCHOOL HOUSTON OF WESTERN HILLS REINDEER GLENN GREEN ACRES GREEN WADE HEIGHTS POE STAINBACK 342 RAINTREE ON SCHOOL ON HOUST Signalized35E IntersectionsCITY OF Currently there are 24RED intersectionsOAK within Lancaster that are signalized. The majority of these signals areFM 664 located at intersections of Interstates/Freeways, Major Arterials, and Minor Arterials. There are no signalized intersections east of Hwy 342 or south of Belt Line within the City limits. Currently there are 24 intersections within LancasterOctober 2013 are signalized. TheLANCASTER majority of these signalsCOMPREHENSIVE are located at intersections PLAN of Interstates/Freeways, Major Arterials, and Minor Arterials. There are no signalized intersections east of Hwy 342 or south of Belt Line withinLancaster, the City Texas limits. Lancaster 32 October 2016 Transportation | 4 Master Thoroughfare Plan - Update Figure 4.03 - Master Thoroughfare Plan SIMSN SUART CI CAMP WISOM egend 342 OF Proposed isting Interstate reeways IRSI DALLAS Major Arterial Type A Lanes 35E RH AS Major Arterial Type B Lanes) A DALLAS 20 Proposed Major Arterial Lanes UNIVERSITY HILLS UNIVERSITY Minor Arterial Lanes) DOWDY FERRY Proposed Minor Arterial Lanes AIA WHEATLAND Rural Minor Arterial Lanes Collector PALSINE Lanes CRRATE Proposed Collector Lanes Lancaster J City Limit IEW Local Roads E Railroad WINTERGREEN AIA SCH HS CARA TELEPHONE BONNI Creeks lood Plain ARAK I A Airport eet 0 750 1,500 3,000 4,500AIN N AS MM KK RAILRADRAILRAD CDAR ALL LANCASTER HUTCHINS CLL FULGHUM AKI ARCA M ILL COLGATE R FERRY CHAA DONLEE A AA AS AVE R RRY HS SCH HS PLEASANT RUN ELM EIHH R GR CI C CI GREENE OF OF IRST HAA DS BEL I BELT I NE WILMR AAS BELT LINE D BELT LINE RRIS PARKRVILLE HS SCH HS AR CRK H 42 R CI OF L HIHS 342 HOUSTON SCHOOL HOUSTON Master Thoroughfare35E Plan CI OF The Master ThoroughfareRD AK Plan (MTP) is the guiding document on the location and design of major roadway facili- OVILLA ties within Lancaster. The MTP dictates the number of lanes for a roadway facility by itsFM 664 thoroughfare classification system. Each classification outlines design features of the roadway. The current MTP was developed in JulyJune 2014 of 2012. Typically, MTP’sACASR are updated every CRHSI 5 years. However, with the potentialA changes to the future vision of Lancaster due to the comprehensive plan update, it is necessary to also update the MTP in the process. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster Also identified on the

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