I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study 481Final Report December 2004
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I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study 481Final Report December 2004 in conjunction with I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study Final Report December 2004 in conjunction with NOTE: This document was prepared with financial assistance from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation through the New York State Department of Transportation. The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council is solely responsible for its contents. I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS ES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................. ES-1 ES.1 Existing Conditions .......................................................................... ES-1 ES.2 20-Year Build-out Analysis .............................................................. ES-2 ES.3 Multimodal Assessment................................................................... ES-2 ES.4 Land Use and Transportation Issues.............................................. ES-3 ES.5 Preliminary Alternative Solutions ................................................... ES-3 ES.6 Recommendations............................................................................ ES-4 ES.7 Preliminary Implementation Plan .................................................... ES-4 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Statement of Purpose............................................................................. 1 1.2 Report Format......................................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Background.................................................................................. 1 1.3.1 Setting ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3.2 Previous Reports and Studies .............................................................. 2 1.4 Study Area............................................................................................... 2 1.5 Goals and Objectives ............................................................................. 3 1.6 Public Involvement Plan ........................................................................ 5 1.6.1 Study Advisory Committee.................................................................... 5 1.6.2 Project Stakeholders.............................................................................. 6 1.6.3 Opportunities for Public Comment....................................................... 6 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ................................................................................... 9 2.1 Land Use Characteristics and Regulations.......................................... 9 2.1.1 Existing Land Use Patterns ................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Development Regulations, Plans, and Policies................................. 13 2.1.3 Planned Development.......................................................................... 17 2.2 Transportation Network ....................................................................... 18 2.2.1 Roadways.............................................................................................. 18 2.2.2 Public Transit........................................................................................ 23 2.2.3 Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities ............................................................... 24 2.2.4 DeWitt Rail Yard.................................................................................... 25 2.2.5 Syracuse Hancock International Airport ............................................ 28 i I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study Final Report 3 20-YEAR BUILD-OUT ANALYSIS...................................................................31 3.1 Build-out Scenarios ..............................................................................31 3.1.1 Maximum Build-out .............................................................................. 31 3.1.2 Probable Build-out ............................................................................... 32 3.1.3 Traffic Volume Projections.................................................................. 34 3.1.4 Intersection Operations ....................................................................... 34 4 MULTIMODAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................37 4.1 Vehicular Access ..................................................................................37 4.1.1 Automobile Access .............................................................................. 37 4.1.2 Truck Access ........................................................................................ 38 4.1.3 School Bus Access .............................................................................. 39 4.2 Commercial/General Aviation Airports Access..................................39 4.3 Freight/Rail Access...............................................................................39 4.4 Transit Access.......................................................................................39 4.5 Pedestrian Access ................................................................................40 4.6 Bicycle Access......................................................................................41 5 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES ..............................................45 5.1 Land Use Issues....................................................................................45 5.2 Vehicular Travel Issues ........................................................................46 5.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Issues .................................................48 5.4 Transit Issues........................................................................................48 5.5 DeWitt Rail Yard Issues ........................................................................49 5.6 Other Issues ..........................................................................................51 6 PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS .................................................53 6.1 Performance Criteria.............................................................................53 6.2 Preliminary Alternatives .......................................................................53 6.2.1 Land Use and Access Management ................................................... 54 6.2.2 Vehicular Travel.................................................................................... 55 6.2.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel ............................................................ 56 6.2.4 Transit ................................................................................................... 58 6.2.5 DeWitt Rail Yard ................................................................................... 58 ii I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study Final Report 7 RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................... 65 7.1 Corridor-Wide Recommendations....................................................... 65 7.1.1 Procedural and Analysis Recommendations .................................... 65 7.1.2 Land Use & Access Management Recommendations ...................... 66 7.1.3 Capital Improvement Recommendations........................................... 72 7.2 Site Specific Recommendations ......................................................... 74 7.2.1 DeWitt Rail Yard Future Access Improvements ................................ 74 7.2.2 Intersection Improvements.................................................................. 76 8 PRELIMINARY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN..................................................... 77 APPENDICES Appendix A: Public Involvement Materials Appendix B: Intersection Geometrics Appendix C: Traffic Counts Appendix D: Land Use Distributions Appendix E: Year 2020 Projected Traffic Volumes Appendix F: I-481 Access to DeWitt Rail Yard Order of Magnitude Cost Estimate Appendix G: Potential Funding Sources iii I-481 Industrial Corridor Transportation Study Final Report LIST OF FIGURES Figure Follows Page Figure ES-1: Study Area ...............................................................................................ES-2 Figure 1.4-1: Study Area .....................................................................................................2 Figure 2.1-1: Existing Land Use ........................................................................................10 Figure 2.1-2: Vacant Land Zoned Industrial and High-tech................................................12 Figure 2.1-3: NYSDEC Wetlands in Relation to Vacant Land............................................12 Figure 2.1-4: Existing Zoning ............................................................................................14 Figure 2.1-5: New York State Empire Zones .....................................................................16 Figure 2.1-6: Industrial/Office Parks..................................................................................18 Figure 2.2-1: Functional Classification of Roadways .........................................................18 Figure 2.2-2: Average Daily Traffic Counts........................................................................20 Figure 2.2-3: Existing Intersection Level of Service...........................................................20