Lake of the Ozarks Regional Transportation Plan
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2014 Lake of the Ozarks Regional Transportation Plan 0 Table of Contents Page Chapter 1: Introduction Study Organization 1 Study Area 1 Relation of This Study to MoDOT Planning Framework 2 Relationship of This Plan to Missouri's Longe Range Transportation Plan 2 Planning Process Used To Develop Plan 3 Goals and Objectives 3 Chapter 2: Population and Employment Population 5 Population Growth and Change 6 Population Forecast 7 Age Distribution 10 Populaiton Density 12 Racial Composition 15 Employment Wages, Forecast, Commuting to work, and Unemployment 15 Employment Forecast 16 Commuting and Worker Flows 19 Land Use 21 Market Value of Products Sold 21 Zoning 22 Regional Growth Centers 22 Educational Attainment 23 Poverty 26 Medicaid 27 Disabiltiy 27 Title VI, Enviornmental Justice 28 Minority Population 29 Zero car household 30 Chapter 3: Existing Transportation Facilities State Highways 32 Nationwide Connections 32 Statewide Connections 32 Pavement Conditions 33 Present Servieability Rating 33 Traffic Volume 34 Vehicle and Truck Volume 34 Bridge Conditions 34 State Highways and Bridges 35 State Bridges 36 One Lane Bridges 37 Highway Connections 38 Functional Classifications 39 System Pavement Conditions 41 Airports, Heliports, and Waterways 42 Rialways 44 Transit Providers 46 Camden County Hearts 46 Laclede County Public Administrator's Office 46 Miller County Ambulance District (MCAD) 46 Medical Transportation Management, Inc. (MTM) 46 Oats Inc. 46 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) 47 Truck Volume 48 Chapter 4: Existing Transportation Management Congestion and Congestion Management Programs 49 Access Management 50 Right-Of-Way Corridor Preservation 51 Engergy Conservation 51 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) 51 Transportation System Management (TSM) 52 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 52 Where We Are Today 53 Highway and Street Standards 53 Signalized Intersections 53 Chapter 5: Needs Identification Camden County Transportation Priority List 55 Laclede County Transportation Priority List 56 Miller County Transportation Priority List 56 Morgan County Transportation Priority List 56 Prioritization and Voting Process 58 Public Transit 59 Airports 60 Chapter 6: Future Project Plan for 10 Years Periodic Review and Priorities 61 Safety 62 Taking Care of the System 62 Regional and Emerging Needs 63 Major Projects 63 Multi-Modal Projects 63 Identified Needs 64 Scoping and Design Projects 64 Continuation of Improvements and Updates 68 Countywide Project Sidewalk Assessment 70 Phase 1 70 Phase 2 70 Chapter 7: Financing Federal Funding Sources 71 Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) 72 Federal Aviation Administration Airport and Railway Trust Fund 73 State Funding Sources 73 State Motor Fuel Tax 74 Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Taxes 74 Motor Vehicle and Driver's Licensing Fees 75 Interest Earned on Invested Fund and Other Miscelaeneous Collections 75 Funding for Alternative Modes of Transportation 75 Funding Tools for the Local or Regional Level 76 Economic Development Administration 76 USDA Rural Development 77 Community Development Block Grants 78 Sales Tax 79 Use Tax 79 Local Option Economic Development Sales Tax 79 Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act 79 Neighborhood Improvement District 80 Tax Increment Financing 80 Transportation Improvement Districts 80 Transportation Development Corporations 80 Transportation Development District 81 Partnership Debt- Fiancing Programs 81 Federal Aviation Administration - Airport Improvement Program 81 Recreational Trails Program - Department of Natural Resources 82 Transportation Enhancement Program 83 Missouri Safe Routes to School Program 83 TIGER 83 Replacement of Costs 83 Toll Roads 84 Cost Estimates for Transportation Improvements 84 Major highways' conditon 84 Minor highways' conditon 84 Bridges on major highways' 84 Bridges on minor highways' 84 Major Bridges 84 Interstate 70 and 44 85 Transit 85 Aviation 85 Ports and Waterways 86 Freight Rail 86 Passenger Rail 87 Bicycle and Pedestrian 87 Funding Distribution 88 Funding Distribution Overview 88 Chapter 8: MoDOT's On the Move Introduction 91 On the Move Engagement in the Central District 91 Camden County 92 Laclede County 92 Miller County 92 Morgan County 92 What matters most to the Central District 92 Important Projects for the Central District 93 Bike Pedestiran 93 Highways 93 Port 94 Rail 94 Aviation 95 Transit 95 Staying Connected 95 Chapter 9: Plan Implementation Implementation 96 Conclusion 96 Chapter Tables Table 2-1 Regional Population Change from 1990-2012 5 Table 2-2 Population Projections by Age 2000-2030 Camden County 8 Table 2-3 Population Projections by Age 2000-2030 Laclede County 8 Table 2-4 Population Projections by Age 2000-2030 Miller County 9 Table 2-5 Population Projections by Age 2000-2030 Morgan County 9 Table 2-6 2010 Population by Race for LOCLG Region 15 Table 2-7 Average Weekly Wage 2005-2012 16 Table 2-8 Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth 17 Table 2-9 Industry Employment Projections for Central Region 2008-2018 18 Table 2-10 Agriculture Uses and Percent Change 2002-2007 21 Table 2-11 Market Value of Products Sold 2002-2007 21 Table 2-12 MO Healthnet Eligibles: Residents of Selected Counties/Cities 27 Table 2-13 Number of Disabilities by Age 2009-2011 27 Table 2-14 LOCLG Minority Population Data 2010 29 Table 2-15 LOCLG Hispanic Population 2010 30 Table 2-16 LOCLG Means of Transportatio by Vechilces Available 2008-2010 30 Table 3-1 Present Serviceability Rating 33 Table 3-2 Description of Condition Ratings for Bridges 34 Table 3-3 Roadway Classification System 39 Table 3-4 Public Airports in LOCLG Region 42 Table 3-5 Private Airports in LOCLG Region 42 Table 3-6 Heliports in the LOCLG Region 42 Table 4-1 Level of Service (LOS) Description 50 Table 5-1 LOCLG TAC priority list July 2013 57 Table 6-1 Laclede County Scoping and Design Projects 64 Table 6-2 Miller County Scoping and Design Projects 64 Table 6-3 Morgan County Scoping and Design Projects 65 Table 6-4 Camden County Future Projects 65 Table 6-5 Laclede County Future Projects 66 Table 6-6 Miller County Future Projects 67 Table 6-7 Morgan County Future Projects 67 Chapter Figures Figure 1-1 MPO and LOCLG Boundaries 2 Figure 2-1 Lake of the Ozark's Regional Population Growth 1900-2010 6 Figure 2-2 Percent Population Change 2000-2010 7 Figure 2-3 Age Distribution Change from 1990 to 2012 10 Figure 2-4 Population Density 12 Figure 2-5 Missouri Population per square mile, 2010 by County 12 Figure 2-6 LOCLG Unemployment Rate by County vs. National Average 2007-2011 19 Figure 2-7 Commuting Modes and Mean Travel Time to Work 2010 20 Figure 2-8 Cohort Graduation Rate for LOCLG Region 25 Figure 2-9 Percentage of Population in Poverty and Famalies in Poverty between 2006-2010 26 Figure 7-1 Breakdown of both Fiscal Year Revenues and Expenditures for 2013 71 Figure 8-1 Transportation Issues in the Central District 92 Figure 8-2 Maintain or Expand the Transportation System 93 Chapter Maps Map 2-1 LOCLG Population 62 and Over 2010 11 Map 2-2 LOCLG Region Population Density 2010 13 Map 2-3 Missouri County Population Change 2000 to 2010 Percent Change 14 Map 2-4 Camden County Lake Area Planning & Zoning District 22 Map 2-5 LOCLG Regional Growth Areas 23 Map 2-6 LOCLG Region of High School Diplomas 25 Map 2-7 LOCLG Region Percent Who Have No Vehicle Available 31 Map 3-1 LOCLG Region State Highway and Bridges 35 Map 3-2 LOCLG Region Bridge Conditions 36 Map 3-3 LOCLG Region Location of One Lane Bridges 37 Map 3-4 LOCLG Region Highway Connections 38 Map 3-5 LOCLG Region Functional Classification 40 Map 3-6 LOCLG Region Pavement Conditions 41 Map 3-7 LOCLG Airport Locations 43 Map 3-8 LOCLG Railroad Locations 45 Map 3-9 LOCLG Annual Average Daily Traffic 47 Map 3-10 LOCLG Region Commercial Truck Volumes 48 Map 4-1 LOCLG Region Signalized Intersections 54 Map 6-1 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2013-2017 69 Appendix A Board of Directors and Transportation Advisory Committee Members B Sidewalk Assesment C Central District Listing of Project Improvements Chapter 1 Introduction Study Organization This study has been produced by the staff of Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments (LOCLG) with the advice and approval of the LOCLG Board of Directors and the LOCLG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments was formed in 1969 by an Executive Order of Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes. Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments serves a four- county region of Camden, Laclede, Miller and Morgan Counties. In transportation- related matters, LOCLG has appointed the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) a committee of members appointed by the commissioners of each county from around the region who have particular expertise and interest in local transportation issues. The members of the LOCLG Board of Directors and TAC are listed in Appendix A. Study Area As noted above, the Lake of the Ozarks region includes the counties of Camden, Laclede, Miller and Morgan. The region is composed of 1,898 square miles and had a 2010 population of 124,886. Camden County is comprised of 641 square miles and has seven functioning municipalities1 (Camdenton, Climax Springs, Lake Ozark, Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach and Village of Four Seasons). Camden County’s population in the 2010 Census was 44,002. The county had an assessed valuation in 2012 of $1,565,402,198. The county seat is Camdenton. Laclede County is comprised of 770 square miles and has three functioning municipalities (Conway, Lebanon and Phillipsburg). The county had a 2010 population of 35,571. The county property valuation for 2012 was $379,773,263. The county seat is Lebanon. Miller County is comprised of 593 square miles and has five functioning municipalities (Eldon, Iberia, Lake Ozark, St.