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MONO COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Amended December 2013 Bridgeport Main St road diet YARTS bus stop Mono County Local Transportation Commission Mono County Local Transportation Commission Commissioners - 2013 Larry Johnston, Chair, Board of Supervisors Jo Bacon, Town Council Tim Fesko, Board of Supervisors Sandy Hogan, Town Public Member Matthew Lehman, Town Council Fred Stump, Board of Supervisors Staff Scott Burns, LTC Executive Director Peter Bernasconi, Town Acting Public Works Director Garrett Higerd, County Engineer Gerry Le Francois, County Principal Planner Megan Mahaffey, County Fiscal Analyst CD Ritter, LTC Secretary Wendy Sugimura, County Fiscal Analyst Jeff Walter, County Director of Road and Fleet Services Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 1 TRANSPORTATION DIRECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 1 SUMMARY OF NEEDS AND ISSUES......................................................................................................... 1 SUMMARY OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 2 SUMMARY OF SYSTEM OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES ...................................................................... 3 COMPLIANCE WITH AIR QUALITY PLAN ............................................................................................. 4 SUMMARY OF FUNDING PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 5 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN RTP UPDATE ................................................................... 6 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ............................................................................................ 7 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ................................................................ 9 CHAPTER 1 PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................................. 10 LEGAL AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE OF THE PLAN ............................................................................ 10 COORDINATION WITH APPLICABLE PLANS AND PROGRAMS ....................................................... 11 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ........................................................................................................................ 12 PLANNING ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................... 14 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................................................. 14 RTP MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 2 ACTION ELEMENT: NEEDS ASSESSMENT .......................................................... 16 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 16 ASSUMPTIONS USED TO DETERMINE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ................................................. 16 Demographic Projections....................................................................................................................... 16 Land Use Forecasts ................................................................................................................................ 18 Air Quality Attainment Status ............................................................................................................. 22 Performance Conditions (LOS) ............................................................................................................. 24 Capital Operations and Maintenance Costs .......................................................................................... 24 Cost of Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 24 Timeframes ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Environmental Resources of Concern ................................................................................................... 25 ISSUES AND NEEDS ................................................................................................................................ 27 Safety & Operational Issues, Including Emergency Preparedness ........................................................ 27 Existing Regional/Interregional Transportation System ...................................................................... 28 Interregional Travel Demand & Corridor Needs................................................................................... 30 Capacity Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Specialized Needs................................................................................................................................... 33 Goods Movement ................................................................................................................................... 34 Local Corridor Needs ............................................................................................................................. 34 Maintenance of the Existing Regional/Interregional Transportation System ....................................... 36 Traffic Demand, Mono County ............................................................................................................. 36 Demand Management Strategies .......................................................................................................... 37 Parking Management ............................................................................................................................ 38 Environmental & Energy Impacts ........................................................................................................ 38 Community Needs & Issues .................................................................................................................. 39 Regional Intelligent Transportation System Architecture .................................................................... 45 Resource Sharing & Partnership Opportunities ................................................................................... 46 Coordination with Caltrans Systems Planning ..................................................................................... 48 Mono County RTP Cross-Jurisdictional Communications Network Needs ........................................................................ 48 Scenic Routes/Scenic Highway Designation ........................................................................................ 49 Town of Mammoth Lakes Transportation System................................................................................ 52 Travel Demand, Town of Mammoth Lakes........................................................................................... 59 Transit .................................................................................................................................................. 63 Non-Motorized Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 66 Aviation ................................................................................................................................................ 69 CHAPTER 3 REGIONAL POLICY ELEMENT ................................................................................ 78 LAND USE ISSUES .................................................................................................................................. 78 ECONOMIC FACTORS ............................................................................................................................ 81 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES .................................................................................................................... 82 LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ....................................................................................................................... 85 OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 87 NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................. 89 TRANSIT .................................................................................................................................................. 90 PARKING ................................................................................................................................................. 92 AVIATION ............................................................................................................................................... 93 PLAN CONSISTENCY ............................................................................................................................. 94 COMMUNITY & INDUSTRY CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT—PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN ..... 96 CHAPTER 4 COMMUNITY POLICY ELEMENT ........................................................................... 98 OVERVIEW 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