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National Capital Region of the National Park Service US Department of the Interior National Capital Region of the National Park Service US Department of the Interior National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan Final — December 2018 National Capital Region of the National Park Service US Department of the Interior National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan Final — July 2018 Cover Photos (clockwise from top left): Arlington Memorial Bridge; Washington Monument; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath; Lyndon B Johnson Memorial Grove; Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Back Cover Photo: Park ranger interacting with visitors on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath Page intentionally left blank National Capital Region ii Long Range Transportation Plan This first National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan was prepared as a collaborative effort between the Washington Support Office Facilities Planning Branch, National Capital Regional Office, Denver Service Center, and the Federal Highway Administration’s Eastern Federal Lands Highway Divisions and John A Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. Following a 30-day stakeholder review period, the final version of the National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan is hereby accepted by the National Capital Regional Director as of the date shown below. ACCEPTED Date Robert A. Vogel, Regional Director, National Capital Region NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Page intentionally left blank National Capital Region ii Long Range Transportation Plan Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary x Background . x Purpose of the Plan . xi National Capital Region LRTP Vision . xii. Summary of Findings. xiii . Chapter 1 Planning Framework 1 Transportation in the National Capital Region . 2 Transportation Assets . 3 . The Project Process . 3. Goals and Objectives . 5 . Strategies . 8 Measuring System Performance . 12 Alignment with Planning Requirements and Existing Plans . .12 . Putting the Plan Into Action . 13 Chapter 2 National Capital Region Investment Strategy 15 Investment Strategy Principles . 16 NCR Transportation Investment Strategy . 17 . Six-Year Expected Outcomes. .18 . Strategy Development . .19 . Implementation . 20 Chapter 3 Asset Management 23 Introduction . 24 Baseline Conditions and Trends. 26 . Regional Issues and Opportunities . 37 Measuring System Performance . 39 Chapter 4 Transportation Finance 43 Introduction . 44 Baseline Conditions and Trends. 45 . Regional Issues and Opportunities . 56 Measuring System Performance . 57 Chapter 5 Resource Protection 59 Introduction . 60 Baseline Conditions and Trends. 61 . Regional Issues and Opportunities . 73 Measuring System Performance . 75 National Park Service iii Table of Contents Chapter 6 Visitor Experience 79 Introduction . 80 Baseline Conditions and Trends. 81 . Regional Issues and Opportunities . 91 Measuring System Performance . .102 Chapter 7 Safety and Security 105 Introduction . .106 Baseline Conditions and Trends . 107 . Regional Issues and Opportunities . .116 Measuring System Performance . .118 Conclusion 121 Acknowledgments 124 References 127 Appendices 131 Appendix A: Summary of Goals, Objectives, and Performance Measures . 132. Appendix B: NCR Park Unit List . 141 . Appendix C: National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan Superintendents’ Survey Report . .144 Appendix D: National Capital Region Asset Types . .155 . Appendix E: Summary of Congestion in the National Capital Region . .159 . iv National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan George Washington Memorial Parkway National Park Service v Acronyms Acronyms ATS Alternative Transportation FLTP Federal Lands Transportation Systems Program ABA Architectural Barriers Act FMSS Facility Management Software API Asset Priority Index System BAWA Baltimore-Washington Parkway FRP Federal Real Property BHI Bridge Health Index FTA Federal Transit Administration BIP Bridge Inspection Program FBMS Financial and Business Management System CIS Capital Investment Strategy FY Fiscal Year CO Carbon Monoxide FAST Act Fixing America’s Surface CHOH Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Transportation Act National Historic Park FC Functional Classification CCRP Climate Change Response Program GSA General Service Administration CFP Climate Friendly Parks GWMP George Washington Memorial Parkway CR Component Renewal GHG Greenhouse Gas CSAP Comprehensive Survey of the American Public GHGFY Greenhouse Gas Fiscal Year CMS Congestion Management System HEPMPO Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Organization Quality HPMA Highway Pavement Management CV/AV Connected and Autonomous Application Vehicles IMARS Incident Management and CLRP Constrained Long Range Reporting System Transportation Plan IDIQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite CHART Coordinated Highways Action Quantity Response Team INSTEP Innovative Sustainable CMF Crash Modification Factor Transportation Evaluation Process CRV Current Replacement Value ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems DM Deferred Maintenance IPCC International Panel on Climate DSC Denver Service Center Change DOE Department of Energy LRTP Long Range Transportation Plan DOI Department of the Interior MDOT Maryland Department of DOT Department of Transportation Transportation DDOT District of Columbia Department MSHA Maryland State Highway of Transportation Administration EFLHD Eastern Federal Lands Highway MTCO2E Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Division, FHWA Equivalent FCI Facility Condition Index MPO Metropolitan Planning FO Facility Operations Organization FEMA Federal Emergency Management MWCOG Metropolitan Washington Council Agency of Governments FHWA Federal Highway Administration MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act FLMA Federal Land Management Agency NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards FLAP Federal Lands Access Program NACE National Capital Parks – East vi National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan Acronyms NCR National Capital Region RM Recurring Maintenance NFHL National Flood Hazard Layer RIP Road Inventory Program NHL National Historic Landmark ROCR Rock Creek Park NAMA National Mall and Memorial Parks SOCC Sustainable Operations and NOAA National Oceanic and Climate Change Atmospheric Administration TCFO Total Cost of Facility Ownership NPS National Park Service TNC Transportation Network Company NRL National Register Listed TPB Transportation Planning Board OMB Office of Management and USACE United States Army Corps of Budget Engineers O&M Operations and Maintenance EPA United States Environmental OB Optimizer Band Protection Agency OECD Organization for Economic USPP United States Park Police Cooperation and Development VHT Vehicle Hours Traveled PFMD Park Facility Management Division VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled TRIP Paul S Sarbanes Transit in Parks VDOT Virginia Department of Program Transportation PCR Pavement Condition Rating V/C Volume/Capacity PM Preventive Maintenance WASO Washington Support Office National Park Service vii Map of NPS National Capital Region Park Units Map of NPS National Capital Region Park Units 40 Catoctin 83 Cumberland 40 Mountain Park Hagerstown 70 140 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park 15 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail 522 Antietam National 81 Battlefield Maryland 40 West Frederick National Park Service US Department of the Interior 9 Virginia Monocacy National 340 Battlefield 70 695 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Baltimore 50 270 15 340 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 95 7 National Historical Park Leesburg Rockville 7 Baltimore-Washington Parkway Clara Barton NHS 50 Greenbelt Park Wolf Trap National Park for Glen Echo Park 50 the Performing Arts 495 15 George Washington DC 95 Memorial Parkway Manassas National 66 Battlefield Park Suitland Parkway Oxon Run Park Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Manassas 301 Fort 211 1 Washington Park Piscataway 28 95 Park 4 Prince William Forest park 17 P o Virginia t o 522 m a c R i v e r National Capital Region viii National Capital Region Long Range Transportation Plan Map of NPS National Capital Region Park Units Map of NPS National Capital Region Park Units 40 Number Park Unit Catoctin 83 Cumberland 40 Mountain Park Hagerstown 1 Anacostia Park 70 140 Arlington House, The Robert E Lee Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 2 National Historical Park 15 Memorial Carter G Woodson Home National Historic 3 Potomac Heritage Site (NHS) National Scenic Trail 522 Antietam National 4 Constitution Gardens 81 Battlefield Maryland 40 5 Ford’s Theatre NHS West Frederick 6 Fort Dupont National Park Service US Department of the Interior 9 Virginia Monocacy National 7 Fort Stevens 340 Battlefield 70 695 8 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Baltimore 9 Frederick Douglass NHS 50 10 Georgetown Waterfront Park 270 11 Glover-Archbold Park 15 340 12 Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 95 13 Korean War Veterans Memorial 7 National Historical Park 14 Lady Bird Johnson Park Leesburg Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on Rockville 15 7 Baltimore-Washington the Potomac Parkway 16 Lincoln Memorial Clara Barton NHS 17 Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS 50 Greenbelt Park Wolf Trap National Park for Glen Echo Park 50 the Performing Arts 495 18 National Mall 15 19 Old Stone House George Washington DC 95 Memorial Parkway 20 Palisades Park Manassas National 66 Battlefield Park Suitland Parkway 21 Peirce Mill 22 Pennsylvania Avenue NHS Oxon Run Park Dyke Marsh 23 Rock Creek Park Wildlife Preserve Manassas 301 Fort 24 Theodore Roosevelt Island 211 1 Washington Park 25 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Piscataway 26 Vietnam
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