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Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum final report prepared for Cumberland Metropolitan Planning Organization Maryland Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Toole Design Group July 2007 www.camsys.com final report Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum prepared for Cumberland Metropolitan Planning Organization Maryland Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 800 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 with Toole Design Group Date July 2007 Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum Table of Contents About the Plan Addendum ........................................................................................... 1 1.0 Safety.....................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Traffic Safety in Maryland.........................................................................1-3 1.2 Safety Strategies ..........................................................................................1-4 1.3 Public Education and Law Enforcement Efforts ....................................1-5 1.4 Safety Conclusions......................................................................................1-8 2.0 Security .................................................................................................................2-1 2.1 Transportation Security Planning Overview..........................................2-1 2.2 Security Planning in the MPO Study Area .............................................2-3 2.3 Protecting Key Infrastructure ...................................................................2-7 2.4 Security Conclusions..................................................................................2-8 3.0 Environmental Mitigation ................................................................................3-1 3.1 Environmental Considerations.................................................................3-1 4.0 Bicycle and Pedestrian Walkways...................................................................4-1 4.1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning ..............................................................4-3 4.2 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Systems and Resources........4-12 4.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Walkways Conclusions...................................4-21 5.0 Transportation Operations................................................................................5-1 5.1 Transportation Operations-Related Projects...........................................5-1 5.2 Transportation Operations Conclusions .................................................5-4 6.0 Goods Movement................................................................................................6-1 6.1 Transportation Network............................................................................6-3 6.2 Freight Flow Movement ............................................................................6-4 6.3 Commodity Flow Freight Movement ......................................................6-8 6.4 Maryland’s Trading Partners..................................................................6-11 6.5 Spatial Distribution of Freight Intensive Industries ............................6-13 6.6 Allegany County Goods Movement Conclusions ...............................6-16 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i 7384.290 Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum List of Tables Table 1.1 Comparison of Allegany County and Maryland Fatality Rates .........1-3 Table 1.2 Contributing Factors To Vehicular Crashes ..........................................1-3 Table 2.1 Allegany County Freight Tonnage by Direction...................................2-7 Table 3.1 National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Review ..............3-3 Table 3.2 Environmental Safeguards.......................................................................3-3 Table 3.3 Highway Needs Inventory Projects and Areas of Ecological Importance in Their Vicinities .................................................................3-9 Table 6.1 Maryland’s Geographic Trading Partners: U.S. Census Regions ......6-12 Table 6.2 Allegany County Top Trading Partners (Inbound and Outbound Tonnage)................................................................................6-13 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum List of Figures Figure 1.1 Safety-Related Transportation Projects ..................................................1-2 Figure 2.1 Emergency Management in Maryland...................................................2-3 Figure 3.1 Regional Sensitive Land Uses..................................................................3-2 Figure 4.1 Bicycle and Pedestrian Resources ...........................................................4-2 Figure 4.2 Pedestrian Fatalities and Pedestrians Involved ....................................4-4 Figure 4.3 Allegheny Highlands Trail Map ...........................................................4-12 Figure 4.4 Allegany County Water Trails and Green Infrastructure..................4-15 Figure 4.5 West Virginia Trails ................................................................................4-16 Figure 6.1 Cumberland Metropolitan Planning Organization Freight Transportation Network...........................................................................6-2 Figure 6.2 Freight Mode Share in Allegany County ...............................................6-8 Figure 6.3 Freight Mode Share in Allegany County ...............................................6-9 Figure 6.4 Top Commodities Moved by Truck and Rail in Allegany County.......................................................................................................6-10 Figure 6.5 Direction of Goods Movement by Truck and Rail..............................6-10 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. v Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum About the Plan Addendum This addendum to the Cumberland Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is intended to satisfy applicable Federal metropolitan transportation planning requirements in a manner appropriate for the size and complexity of the Cumberland metropolitan area. This addendum supplements the LRTP by addressing additional planning provisions as outlined in the Safe Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Once the addendum is adopted, the comprehensive LRTP will continue to guide surface transportation investment in the MPO area. This document is organized into several sections, with a brief description of each section’s contents listed below: • Section 1.0: Safety – This section focuses on ongoing safety-related trans- portation activities in the Cumberland MPO area. • Section 2.0: Security – This section addresses activities related to transporta- tion security occurring in the Cumberland MPO area. • Section 3.0: Environmental Mitigation – This section provides an assess- ment of environmental mitigation activities and considerations undertaken in the Cumberland MPO area. • Section 4.0: Bicycle and Pedestrian Walkways – This section updates bicycle and pedestrian activities occurring in the Cumberland MPO area. • Section 5.0: Transportation Operations – This section reviews a number of operational strategies to relieve vehicular congestion and improve perform- ance of existing transportation facilities. • Section 6.0: Goods Movement – This section details current and future freight transportation systems in the MPO area. Developing the Cumberland Metropolitan Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum The Cumberland Long-Range Transportation Plan represents a comprehensive and coordinated attempt to consider planning on a regional basis. This docu- ment serves as an addendum to the LRTP for the Cumberland MPO study area. MDOT supported development of this LRTP by providing general oversight and guidance. During the development of this LRTP addendum, information on transportation needs and issues was collected and synthesized from local, state, and Federal sources, including County Comprehensive Plans and other planning documents provided by Maryland State Highway Administration, Allegany County, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 1 Cumberland Area Long-Range Transportation Plan Addendum Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia as well as the Cities of Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland. Finally, this LRTP addendum identifies current and future issues affecting trans- portation and mobility in the Cumberland MPO study area through 2030, including safety, security, environmental considerations, bicycle and pedestrian walkways, transportation operations, and goods movement, and articulates strategies to address these issues. Much of the information on the issues facing the Cumberland MPO study area was collected through existing LRTP materials, but also through interviews with key stakeholders, including state, county, and local agencies. Throughout the development of the LRTP addendum, special emphasis was placed on the planning areas delineated in Federal transportation legislation. Public Involvement Process Input from MDOT and supporting agencies as well as local agency staff who worked on the plans referenced in this document has been considered and incorporated where appropriate. A draft of the MPO’s LRTP will be made avail- able at the Allegany County Department of Community Services,
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