Regional Transportation Plan 2015 DRAFT
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DRAFT Regional Transportation Plan 2015 DRAFT November 2015 DRAFT Table of Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 Study Organization ................................................................................................................................... 4 Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) ......................................................................................... 4 Study Area ................................................................................................................................................ 5 MoDOT Planning Framework .................................................................................................................. 7 MoDOT’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) ............................................................................. 10 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) in Mid-Missouri .............................................................. 11 Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Area (CAMPO) ......................................................................... 12 Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) ........................................................... 13 Planning Process and Schedule ............................................................................................................... 14 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 16 Chapter 2: Regional Overview ................................................................................................................... 17 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Transportation Network .................................................................................................................... 19 Demographics .................................................................................................................................... 20 Low Income, Elderly, and Disabled Populations .................................................................................... 25 Environmental Justice ......................................................................................................................... 25 Low-Income (Poverty) ........................................................................................................................ 26 Elderly ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Disabled .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Missouri’s Population Forecast ........................................................................................................... 36 Economic Development .......................................................................................................................... 37 Major Employers ................................................................................................................................ 37 Employment Forecasts: Mid-Missouri’s Labor Force ........................................................................ 41 Employment Forecasts: Commuting to Work..................................................................................... 43 Table 2.5: Mid-Missouri Commuter Patterns, 2000 (Percent) ................................................................ 44 Mid-MO RPC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) ........................................ 46 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................. 47 Urban and Rural Land Use.................................................................................................................. 49 Agricultural Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 52 Public Land ......................................................................................................................................... 54 DRAFT Smart Growth & FHWA ..................................................................................................................... 56 FHWA Environmental Programs ........................................................................................................ 56 Ecosystem and habitat conservation ....................................................................................................... 57 Hazard Mitigation Planning and Transportation ........................................................................ 58 Participating Jurisdictions ................................................................................................................... 58 FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs ..................................................................................................... 59 Chapter 3: Roads and Bridges .......................................................................................................... 60 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 61 Roads ...................................................................................................................................................... 63 Traffic Volume .................................................................................................................................... 65 Functional Classification..................................................................................................................... 67 Bridges .................................................................................................................................................... 70 Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program ..................................................................................... 70 Condition Ratings ............................................................................................................................... 72 Weight Limited Bridges ...................................................................................................................... 74 Critical Condition Bridges in the Mid-MO RPC Region .................................................................... 75 One Lane Bridges ............................................................................................................................... 78 Transportation Management Systems (TMS) ......................................................................................... 80 Chapter 4: Pedestrian & Non-Motorized ........................................................................................ 81 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 82 Sidewalks ............................................................................................................................................. 82 Sidewalk Inventories ..................................................................................................................... 82 Recreational Trails.............................................................................................................................. 84 MoDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program .................................................................................... 85 Chapter 5: Transit ....................................................................................................................................... 87 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 88 Transit Providers ..................................................................................................................................... 89 COMO Connect .................................................................................................................................. 90 JeffTran ............................................................................................................................................... 91 OATS, Inc. ............................................................................................................................................. 92 Serve, Inc. ........................................................................................................................................... 93 Amtrak – Missouri River Runner ........................................................................................................ 94 Human Service Providers that provide transportation ............................................................................ 95 DRAFT Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan ....................................................... 101 Mobility Management ......................................................................................................................