Oahu Regional Transportation Plan 2040
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Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization Oahu Regional Transportation Plan 2040 DRAFT 2/17/2016 This report was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The views and opinions of the agency expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U. S. Department of Transportation. Executive Summary The Oahu Regional Transportation Plan . Chapter 2 discusses the island’s The vision statement in this ORTP reinforces (ORTP) serves as the long-range vision existing transportation system, its the previous vision for Oahu that its document for the improvement of the demographics, and the challenges communities should be served by a future transportation system for the island of Oahu and opportunities facing Oahu; transportation system in the year 2040 that through the year 2040. Mandated by Federal is efficient, well-maintained, safe, secure, law, this plan has been jointly developed by . Chapter 3 identifies the overall and convenient while offering appropriate the OahuMPO and implementing agencies, vision and goals for the and economical choices. To achieve this including the City and County of Honolulu, transportation system based on the vision while facing future fiscal uncertainties the Honolulu Authority of Rapid Transit, and public input described in Chapter 4; and environmental challenges, the ORTP the Hawaii Department of Transportation. In proposes a balanced transportation addition, this plan incorporates the . Chapter 5 describes how the investment strategy consisting of nearly $17 collective input from other Federal, State, projects in the ORTP were selected billion in congestion mitigation, and local agencies as well as the general while Chapter 6 summarizes the modernization, system preservation, and public and other key stakeholders. projects, their anticipated transit projects. timeframes, and their estimated To tell the ‘story’ of how the future vision of costs and probable funding sources; transportation on Oahu will be and accomplished, this ORTP is organized into the following eight chapters: . Chapter 7 describes the recommended methods for . Chapter 1 provides an overview of evaluating the progress of plan the ORTP’s purpose, its Federal implementation while Chapter 8 requirements, and how it was lists the other plans and studies that developed; were taken into consideration while developing this ORTP. OahuMPO Oahu Regional Transportation Plan 2040 DRAFT 2/17/2016 Table of Contents Chapter 1 – What is the ORTP? ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Plan Purpose and Process .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 About the OahuMPO .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Federal Requirements ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Why is ORTP 2040 Important? ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Geographic Coverage ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 2 – Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Existing Transportation Facilities and Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Demographics and Congestion .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Challenges and Opportunities Facing Oahu ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 3 Vision and Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 ORTP 2040 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Goals and Priorities ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Chapter 4 Public Input ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Early Community Outreach ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Chapter 5 Making Choices ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Paying for the Plan .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 6 Plan ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Capital Projects ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Mid- and Long-Range Plans ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Plan Performance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Chapter 7 Implementation and Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Implementation Activity .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 Recommended Evaluation Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Chapter 8 References 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