2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Summary Document
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2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Summary Document Approved January 21, 2015 Amended June 21, 2017 Administrative Modification April 27, 2018 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan for Genesee County 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan for Genesee County GeneSEE the Future: Mobility 2040 Special thanks to Marian Michalik (Chairperson), Ken Johnson (Vice-Chairperson), Kay Muhammad, Ed Benning, Mary Ann Ketels, Jennifer Skutt, David Arceo, Fred Peivandi, Robert Johnson, John Barsalou, Lynn Markland, Robert Cole, Linda Burchell, Brad Sharlow, Joshua Grab, Erik Tamlyn, Brandon Wilcox, Jay Reithel, Jackie Pethers, Jim Koenig, Pamela Boyd, Annett Shelton and Lamonica Harris for their participation in the development of this plan through the Long Range Transportation Plan Steering Committee, your input was greatly appreciated! 1 Genesee County Metropolitan Members Alliance Ellen Ellenburg Vaughn Smith Diane Hyrman Robert Johnson, Chairperson William Kovl Eric Wiederhold Patricia Witte Robert Cole, Vice-Chairperson Duane Mosher Joan Snyder Marian Michalik Marian Michalik, Treasurer Patricia Lockwood Les Bland Scott Bennett Dayne Walling Megan Hunter Dennis Chinonis Kay Muhammad Kevin Keane Tom Tithof Trustees Bill Bain Dennis Bow Matt Telliga Jerry Deloney Patricia Witte Esther Galuszka Susan Soderstrom Robert Johnson John Gilbert Ray Culbert Paul Zelenak Brian Baxter William Kovl Colleen Brown Paul Wixson Kay Doerr Dennis Heidenfeldt Dennis Heidenfeldt Dan Davis Deidre Zettel Gerry Masters Mark Middleton John Gilbert Bill Morey Ronald Schultz Robert Cole, Jr. Gerry Masters Shirley Kautman-Jones Paulette Johnson David Cain Tere Onica Chris Gehringer Randy Taylor Robert Widigan Rick Caruso Doug McAbee Matthew Karr Robert Cotrell Joan Skias Vince Lorraine Andy Marko Sam Stiff Robert Krug Karyn Miller Dave Lobdell David Arceo Tracey Tucker Kathy Volkening Rian Birchmeier Bill Bain Andrea Dewey Shirley Gage Mary Ann Price Jeff Wright Burt Banks Mark Martin Ed Benning Chuck Timmons Ken Draper Jay Reithel Pamela Boyd Derek Bradshaw Genesee County Board of Genesee County Metropolitan Commissioners Planning Commission Jamie W. Curtis, Chairperson 1101 Beach Street, Room 223 Ted Henry, Vice-Chairperson Flint, Michigan 48502 Telephone: (810) 257-3010 Omar Sims Fax: (810) 257-3185 Brenda Clack John Northrup Mark Young Board Members Tony Brown Archie H. Bailey Alan Himelhoch, Chairperson Pegge Adams Alexander Issac, Vice-Chairperson Gloria Nealy, Secretary Cheryl Sclater Michael Lynch Jamie Curtis John Mandelaris Mark Young Janice Karcher Ted Henry Carl Arthur III The Genesee County Metropolitan Alliance is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Genesee County. The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission serves as staff for the MPO and provided the staff resources for the development of this plan. The preparation of this document has been financed through the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, The Michigan Department of Transportation, and Genesee County under provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission Staff Derek Bradshaw, Director-Coordinator Christine Durgan, Assistant Director Jason Nordberg, Principal Planner Sheila Taylor, Principal Planner Anna Pinter, Planner III Sharon Gregory, Planner III Carl Thompson, Planner III Claire Wilke, Planner I Shane Kelley, Planner I Damon Fortney, Planner I Jacob Maurer, Planner I Christine Pobocik, GIS Specialist Kim Stowell, Rehabilitation Intake Coordinator Andy Trudeau, Housing Rehabilitation Inspector Greg Mitchell, Housing Rehabilitation Inspector Julie Zinger, Accounting Supervisor Nicole Lewis, Accountant Alberta Gunsell, Secretary Nichole Odette, Secretary Table of Contents 1 Introduction 6 List of Projects 16 Illustrative List of Projects 17 Socioeconomic Projections 20 Transportation Survey 22 Land Use 28 Pavement 35 Bridge 38 Air Quality Analysis 39 Safety 42 Non-Motorized 44 Complete Streets 47 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 49 Coordinated Plan 52 Transportation Model 53 Congestion Management & Projects 54 -2040 Capacity Deficiencies 55 Transit 60 Intermodal Freight 66 Financial Plan 68 Environmental Mitigation & Consultation 71 Environmental Justice 73 Public Participation 75 MAP-21 Planning Factors & Performance Measures 78 Goals, Objectives and Action Steps Introduction The Genesee County 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) “GeneSEE the Future: Mobility 2040” has been developed to help address real world issues that we are faced with in the County: How do we ensure that our kids can safely walk to school? How do we provide low income residents transportation to work or to hospitals if they do not have a car? What resources do we need to improve the condition of our roads? How can we help to improve the local economy? The LRTP addresses issues such as these out to the year 2040 by providing policies, projects, and recommendations for Genesee County. LRTP’s must have a 20 year horizon and the Genesee County plan is required to be updated every 5 years. The success of any plan depends on the participation of a diverse group of people from the general public, business owners, road and transit agencies, and organizations that provide community services to name a few. This effort was developed over a two year period with participation from a wide variety of people from the general public, and from public and private agencies and organizations. The result of this effort is a comprehensive transportation plan that will help to guide Genesee County to a better future. 1 Introduction The LRTP was developed as a summary document that is easy to read and provides an overview of the various issues related to transportation planning. The summary document is supported by 20 technical reports that provide a detailed analysis of each of the LRTP topics discussed. This allows the reader the opportunity to review the summary information to get a comprehensive overview of the issues or to dive into the technical details. A copy of the technical reports have been distributed with this report in a PDF format and are also available at our website www.gcmpc.org. to to in, page technical technical . are each what each they of information identify corner section to further right representing what for and top to the picture at refer identify a document, that should reader the displayed note is they the Please report help navigate report 2 2040 LRTP Technical Reports Introduction Environmental Transit Public Transportation MAP-21 Planning Factors & Mitigation & Consultation Participation Model Performance Measures Financial Congestion Non-Motorized Transportation Socioeconomic Plan Management & Projects Survey Projections Safety Pavement Land Use ITS Intermodal Freight Air Quality Bridge Complete Coordinated Environmental Analysis Streets Plan Justice 3 Goals Actions Introduction Develop a plan that is compliant with federal Develop a checklist to ensure federal regulations. regulations are being met. Develop a plan that will address the needs of Identify needs and recommendations for each the community. transportation issue facing Genesee County. Develop a plan through an open process with Follow the procedures outlined in the Public input from diverse participants. Participation Plan. Use newspapers, television, and direct mailing to request input and actively go out into the public to seek input. Use innovative techniques such as incentives for filling out surveys and/or a website. Write a plan that is friendly to the public but is Develop the plan as a summary document detailed enough to be used by transportation with detailed technical reports to support the related agencies. summary document. Develop a plan that is within budget. Make sure that the projects identified in the plan are within budget by developing reasonable factors to predict future costs and revenues. Identify any unmet needs not able to be Develop estimates for unmet needs, how addressed due to a limited budget. much funding is needed to address the unmet needs, and recommendation on how to best address funding shortfall. Develop a plan that will conform to air quality Analyze the projects to make sure that regulations. Genesee County will continue to conform to air quality regulations. 4 Introduction The main finding of the 2040 LRTP is that the needs of the transportation system in Genesee County outweigh the resources available to address the identified needs. Transit ridership is growing, 39% of the local federal-aid road system is in poor condition, and 90% of the bridges will need to be replaced by 2040. The funding available for these improvements is only projected to increase by 2.39% a year and in some cases is decreasing while the cost of projects are projected to increase by 4% a year. The projects listed starting on P.6 were developed to address deficiencies identified by the plan and are limited by estimated future revenues. Estimates of future revenue fall short of the actual needs of the transportation system. There needs to be fundamental changes at the local, state, and federal levels of government to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure that we depend on for the movement of goods and services and to get to jobs, schools, stores, and hospitals. 5 Genesee County 2040 LRTP List of Projects (Page 1 of 10) Estimated Fiscal Agency Project Project Description Limits Cost Year Free Computerized Carpool and Genesee and Lapeer GCMPC Rideshare Program $78,500 2015 Vanpool