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2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) Approved by the CATSO Coordinating Committee February 27, 2014 Disclaimer: This plan was adopted by the Coordinating Committee of the Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) on February 27, 2014. The plan docu- ment was prepared for CATSO by the City of Columbia, Department of Community Development, and was financed in part through the use of Combined Planning Grant (CPG) funds from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administra- tion, under the provisions of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the federal surface transportation act passed in 2012. The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, the Federal Highway Administration or the Federal Transit Administration. CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan CATSO 2040 LRTP Acknowledgments Page STAFF: Tim Teddy – Community Development Department Director Mitch Skov – Senior Planner Rachel Bacon – Planner John Fleck – GIS Analyst Tyler Avis – Planning Technician CATSO COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mike Matthes, City Manager, City of Columbia (Chair) Robert McDavid, Mayor, City of Columbia Dan Atwill, Presiding Boone County Commissioner (Vice Chair) David Silvester, MoDOT Central District Engineer John Glascock, Public Works Director, City of Columbia Tim Teddy, Community Development Director, City of Columbia Mike Henderson, Transportation Planning Specialist, MoDOT (previously Angie Hoecker, Senior Transportation Planner, MoDOT) Michelle Teel, Director, MoDOT Multi-Modal Operations Derin Campbell, Chief Engineer, Boone County Public Works EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Brad McMahon, Federal Highway Administration Jeremiah Shuler, Federal Transit Administration (previously Mark Bechtel) OTHERS: Edward Siegmund, Executive Director, Mid-MO Regional Planning Commission Dwayne Carey, Boone County Sheriff CATSO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Tim Teddy, Director, Community Development (Chair), City of Columbia David Nichols, Assistant Director, Department of Public Works, City of Columbia Mitch Skov, Senior Planner, City of Columbia Derin Campbell, Chief Engineer, Boone County Thad Yonke, Senior Planner, Boone County Mike Schupp, Area Engineer, MoDOT Central District Steve Engelbrecht, Planning Manager, MoDOT Central District Page | 1 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan Mike Henderson, Transportation Planning Specialist, MoDOT (previously Angie Hoecker, Senior Transportation Planner, MoDOT) Bill Robinett, Senior Multimodal Operations Specialist, MoDOT Scott Bitterman, Engineering Supervisor, Traffic, City of Columbia Drew Brooks, Multi-Modal Manager, City of Columbia Nick Boren, Assistant Superintendent, Columbia Public Schools EX-OFFICIO Ken Burton, Police Chief, City of Columbia Police Department James Joy, Manager, Parking Operations, University of Missouri-Columbia Brad McMahon, Federal Highway Administration Jeremiah Shuler, Federal Transit Administration (previously Mark Bechtel) Dwayne Carey, Boone County Sheriff Page | 2 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 CATSO LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN APPROVED BY CATSO COORDINATING COMMITTEE- FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Table of Contents SECTION ONE CATSO Transportation Systems and Planning Issues Chapter 1- Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Guiding Principles for the CATSO 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan 1.3 Study Organization 1.4 Study Area Map 1 – Columbia Transportation Study Organization Metro Planning Area Boundary 1.5 Travel Demand Model Chapter 2 – Population & Employment 2040 2.1 Population Forecast 2040 Table 1: Population Projections 2010-2040 2.2 Employment Forecast 2040 Table 2 – Employment Projections 2010-2040 Table 3 – Projected Metro Area Population & Employment Growth to 2040 by Type 2.3 Metro 2040 Land Use Forecast Map 2 – Columbia Imagined Future Land Use Map Map 3 – Planned Sewer Utility Service in Next 5 Years in Metro Area 2.4 Future Efforts Chapter 3 – Existing Transportation Facilities and Service 3.1 Streets, Roads, and Highways Table 4 – Major Street Mileage by Jurisdiction 3.2 Public Parking A. City of Columbia and Boone County B. University of Missouri-Columbia 3.3 Transit A. Columbia Transit Map 4 - Transit Service Areas for Columbia Metro Area Table 5 - Columbia Transit Service Data and Cost Allocation Table 6 - Columbia Transit Vehicle Inventory Figure 1 – 2010 Boone County Travel to Work Mode Split Map 5 – Proposed CoMO Connect Routes Table 7 - Columbia Transit Ridership 1998-2012 Table 8 – City of Columbia Paratransit Ridership 1998-2012 Page | 3 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan B. School Bus C. Private Transit Providers 3.4 Bicycle Facilities Table 9 - Miles of Existing Dedicated Bicycle Routes in the Metro Area 3.5 Pedestrian Facilities 3.6 Interregional Transportation 3.7 Railways 3.8 Inter-regional Passenger Rail Service 3.9 Pipelines 3.10 Interstate Freight 3.11 Airports 3.12 Regional Bus Lines Chapter 4 – Land Use & Transportation Facilities Relationship 4.1 Land Use & Access 4.2 Transportation System Connectivity Table 10 – Roadway Function by Facility Type 4.3 Street Standards 4.4 Multi-modalism 4.5 Livability Chapter 5 – Transportation System Management 5.1 Congestion and Congestion Management 5.2 Access Management 5.3 Right-of-way and Corridor Preservation 5.4 Energy Conservation A. Economic Incentives B. Public Investment C. Regulatory Incentives 5.5 Transportation Demand Management 5.6 Transportation System Management 5.7 Signalized Intersections SECTION TWO CATSO Transportation Planning Projects, Programs, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Chapter 6 – Development of Priorities, Needs, Goals and Objectives 6.1 Introduction Figure 2 – Development of Goals, Objectives, Priorities and Needs for the CATSO Metro Area 6.2 Applicable Land Use and Transportation Plans 6.3 Public Input Figure 3 – Goals, Objectives, Priorities and Needs Key Word Frequency Infographic 6.4 Planning Partners and Local, State and Federal Initiatives 6.5 Goals and Objectives for Transportation Planning in the Columbia Metro Area Page | 4 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan 6.6 Transportation System Strategies and Needs Chapter 7 – Future Project Plan 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Forecasting Travel Demand 7.3 Capacity Constraints & Recommendations 7.4 Future Roadway Projects A. Business Loop 70 B. Broadway (Routes TT & WW) C. Providence Road Extension D. Circumferential Roadway System E. Stadium Boulevard (Route 740) F. Gans Road G. Providence Road (Route 163) 7.5 Other Roadway Improvements and Plan Amendments A. Other Improvements B. Major Roadway Plan Amendments 7.6 Pedestrian & Bicycle Projects A. Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Plan B. Sidewalks C. Programs and Policies 7.7 Transit Projects 7.8 Environmental Impact Statements A. Interstate 70 B. MO 740 – Eastern Extension Chapter 8 – Financing Transportation Improvements 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Funding for Transportation Projects 8.3 Boone County 8.4 City of Columbia A City of Columbia Special Districts 8.5 State Funding for Transportation Projects 8.6 Federal Funding for Transportation Projects Chapter 9 – 2040 Transportation Plan Projects & Costs 9.1 Introduction – Financially Constrained Improvements 9.2 Cost Estimates for Improvements Table 11: Estimated 2013 Roadway Costs Per Linear Foot for New Construction. 9.3 Maintenance and Operating Costs Table 12: Maintenance and Transit Operating Costs 9.4 Construction and Capital Costs Table 13: CATSO Transportation Project Needs (Year 2013$) 9.5 Total Revenues Table 14 – Highway and Transit Revenues by Mode-Type: 2013-2039 (Year 2013 $) 9.6 The Twenty-Five Year Plan Page | 5 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan A. MoDOT Long-Range Projects B. City of Columbia Long-Range Projects C. Boone County Long-Range Projects 9.7 Conclusions Table 15: CATSO 2040 Plan Projects & Revenues Summary Table A. MoDOT B. Boone County C. City of Columbia Chapter 10 – Plan Implementation & Preliminary Recommendations 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Effects & Impacts of the Plan A. Social Impacts, Quality of Life and Livability B. Economic Impacts – Direct & Indirect C. Energy D. Environmental Impacts 10.3 Environmental Justice A. Demographic Profile Table 16 – Target Populations & Thresholds Data Set 2010 Total for Metro Area Threshold B. Identifying Transportation Needs Map 6 – Greatest Transit Needs C. Public Involvement 10.4 Specialized Transportation 10.5 Additional Regulatory Changes and Recommendations A. Scenic Roadways B. Local Scenic Roadways C. Access Management D. Right-of-way Preservation E. Alternative Land Use – Mixed Use Zoning Districts Table 17 – Trip Reduction Strategies & Effects 10.6 Local Monitoring and Coordinated Planning 10.7 Safety 10.8 Security 10.9 Recommendations 10.10 Performance Measures Table 18 – 2040 LRTP Performance Measures 10.11 Project Prioritization Page | 6 CATSO 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan SECTION ONE CATSO Transportation Systems and Planning Issues CHAPTER ONE: 2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN “Columbia and central Missouri, a growing urban community, will have a modern transportation system, which allows its citizens to move about freely within the region using whatever means are desired – automobile, bus, bicycle, walking – and to do so safely, within a reasonable time frame, and without encountering needless congestion.” --- Vision Statement, Transportation Citizen Topic Group, Imagine Columbia’s Future (2007) 1.1 Introduction