Public Outreach Summary Report (September 16, 2017 – December 18, 2017) Identifying Boone County Transportation Improvements and Priorities

Publish Date: December 20, 2017 Summary Report: Pages 2-14 Appendices A-N: Pages 15-54

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Section 1: Overview

Purpose of this Document Several meetings and coordination activities occurred throughout the development of the Boone County Transportation Plan (Transportation Plan) to inform and obtain input from Boone County officials, stakeholders, public agency representatives and the public. However, two major public outreach campaigns formed the central pillars upon which public involvement was built. This approach was taken to focus finite project resources and to ensure a clear line of communication between the public and staff.

OKI views comprehensive, strategic stakeholder outreach and public involvement essential to the success of the Transportation Plan. As such, this Public Outreach Summary Report has been developed to record public involvement activities undertaken and the input received during the second of two public outreach campaigns of the Transportation Plan process.

This second Public Outreach Campaign can be summarized as identifying Boone County transportation improvements and priorities . The time span covered by this second Public Outreach Campaign is marked by September 16, 2017 (the date immediately following the close of the first Public Outreach Campaign’s online surveys) and December 18, 2017 (the date of the final Project Management Team meeting).

Objectives The Transportation Plan’s overall objectives for public involvement and outreach were to: • Provide multiple opportunities for stakeholders and the public to review Transportation Plan-related information and obtain updates throughout its development • Create many innovative and diverse opportunities for stakeholders and the public to provide input • Update community members who may have participated in previous planning efforts, while identifying and reaching out to new, previously untapped community members and stakeholders • Partner with community agencies, organizations and stakeholders to magnify public outreach efforts efficiently and meaningfully

Public Outreach Campaign Targets Targets for this second Public Outreach Campaign included: • Educating the public about the purpose of and goals for the Boone County Transportation Plan • Sharing draft recommendations created as a result of data and public input collected on transportation needs across the County • Gathering public input regarding the Transportation Plan’s draft recommendations and priorities

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Section 2: Project Management Team

Members A Project Management Team (PMT) was established for the Transportation Plan. The PMT consisted of OKI Board Members from Boone County and other essential stakeholders who represent diverse and well-established, public agencies and/or jurisdictions that are most closely tied to transportation planning, decision-making and implementation in Boone County. Members represent large groups of people with whom they work and correspond regularly and from whom they receive feedback. Each members’ broad reach throughout the County and technical expertise served as invaluable resources to the Transportation Plan’s development. Members served in an advisory capacity without compensation.

Project Management Team Agency Member (Alternate) Title Boone County Fiscal Court Gary W. Moore** Judge/Executive Boone County Fiscal Court Jeff Earlywine* County Administrator Boone County Planning Commission Kevin Costello (Bob Jonas) Executive Director Boone County Engineer Scott Pennington (Daniel Menetrey) Engineer Kentucky State Representative Sal Santoro* State Representative Kentucky State Senator John Schickel State Senator Boone County Board of Commissioners Cathy Flaig* (Charles Kenner) Commissioner City of Florence Eric Hall (Josh Hunt) Public Services Director Boone County Public Schools Eric McArtor Deputy Superintendent/COO Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) Andrew Aiello* (Frank Busofsky) General Manager KCAB Planning & Development, Sr. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Tom Gulyas (Alison Chadwell) Program Manager Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED) Dan Tobergte President & CEO Kentucky Transportation Cabinet John Moore (Tonya Higdon) Planning Director Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Robert Yeager* (Carol Callan-Ramler) District 6, Chief District Engineer Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Mark Policinski (Robert Koehler) CEO *OKI Board Member or Alternate **OKI Board Member/PMT Chair

Responsibilities PMT responsibilities included: attending five working meetings; sharing questions, concerns and feedback with staff; and, providing updates and disseminating information to their members, staff and/or constituents to encourage an open exchange of information throughout the Transportation Plan’s development process.

Meetings During this second Public Outreach Campaign, two PMT meetings were held at the Boone County Administration Building on October 19 and December 18. The PMT approves prior meeting minutes at subsequent meetings. Therefore, meeting minutes for the September 14, October 19 and December 18 PMT meetings are found as Appendix A, B and C, respectfully.

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Staff Working Meetings and Correspondence Staff held individual meetings and/or communicated through email or phone with the PMT members in order to discuss and review the draft recommendations. These meetings assisted staff greatly in making administrative corrections to recommendation locations, descriptions and cost estimates. Information on project status and funding for several draft recommendations help staff in making sure the list only included transportation improvements for which full funding has not been identified. PMT members were also able to share their input on project priorities. These meetings combined with public input received helped staff refine the draft recommendations into a final list that was shared, discussed and ultimately approved by the full committee at their final meeting on December 18.

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Section 3: Public Outreach Activities

This section of the report describes every activity staff conducted within the scope, timeline and budget to ensure broad and diverse public involvement in the Transportation Plan. Section 4 will present all the input staff received from citizens as a result of these outreach activities.

BooneKY.oki.org Throughout this Public Outreach Campaign, members of the public were directed to the visit the Transportation Plan’s dedicated website at BooneKY.oki.org/ for two main purposes – to get information and share input.

1. The website serves as THE SOURCE for information on the Transportation Plan As Transportation Plan information developed, it was posted to the website. Key information posted during this second Public Outreach Campaign included: • Public Outreach Summary Report (Phase 1) • Existing and Future Conditions Report and Appendices • Environmental Constraints Report • Notice (time/date/location/overview) of the November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall • Interactive Draft Recommendations Map • Draft Recommendations Spreadsheets • Flyer on KYTC D6’s November 16 Graves Road Justification Study (IJS) Public Information Meeting

2. The website serves as THE HUB for people to share their input and questions In addition to sharing information on the website that staff collected and created as part of the Transportation Plan’s development, the website was the staff’s primary means of receiving comments from the public. Several methods were used to collect comments and communicate with the public. • An optional “Sign-Up for Email Updates” submittal tool has been on the website since its inception on May 31, 2017 • A general comment box for citizens to anonymously share feedback has also been made available since the website’s inception on May 31, 2017 • An interactive map survey was posted to the website on June 30, 2017 to collect the public’s transportation needs • Three open-ended comment box survey questions were added to the website on October 30, 2017 to understand what draft recommendations the public supported, did not support or transportation needs that may have been missed.

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November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall A Facebook Live Town Hall was held on Thursday, November 2 from Noon to 12:30 pm and was hosted by Boone County Fiscal Court Judge/Executive Gary Moore. Judge Moore was joined by the Transportation Plan’s Project Manager, Robyn Bancroft. Additional staff assisted off-camera by passing questions and comments posted by the public to the Judge and Ms. Bancroft for response.

A brief overview of the Transportation Plan and how public input will help shape its content was shared. Instructions on how to access and review the draft recommendations at BooneKY.oki.org was also provided. However, the focus of the event was to hear from the public and answer questions in an online, live format.

Listeners were able to tune in and out throughout the Facebook Live event. Below is a graph depicting the number of viewers during the live broadcast, with a total of 54 at the peak. The recording of the Facebook Live event was posted to the Transportation Plan’s website immediately following its conclusion so that members of the public who were unable to participate live could watch the event at their convenience. All questions not responded to during the event, were responded to by the Project Manager within 24 hours in the Facebook Live’s comment feeds. As of November 30, the Facebook Live Town Hall had a total of 3,383 views and it reached 8,417 people and a total of 133 people reacted, commented and shared.

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Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) Special Outreach TANK has a captive audience, their transit riders, with whom information about the Transportation Plan was shared and from whom input was collected. OKI staff partnered with TANK to complete the following outreach activities to reach transit riders. • Social Media Messaging – TANK follows OKI on Social Media and shared Boone County Transportation Plan Facebook posts and retweeted Twitter comments. TANK also helped promote the Facebook Live Town Hall and survey questions through text alerts. • TANK Riders Digest – TANK publishes this newsletter tri-annually. TANK shares it via their website and printed copies are placed on-board TANK buses. Appendix D includes the short spotlight article on the Transportation Plan that was included in TANK’s October edition of the Riders Digest. • Bus Information Panel Cards -- Inside TANK buses, located behind the driver is an information panel where signage on important topics can can be displayed (8.5” x 11” in size). This area is just above TANK schedule brochures and is intended for short term, high impact messaging. Staff developed a sign that would drive TANK riders to visit the Transportation Plan website for more information and to participate in project related surveys (Appendix E). 100 copies of the signs were provided to TANK PMT representatives. TANK staff placed them on buses from mid-Oct to mid-Nov. • Transit Center/Hub Ticket Window Posters – TANK permitted staff to post the same sign created for the Bus Information Panel Cards at the Covington Transit Center and Florence TANK Hub where ticket windows. Appendix E shows the poster. • Hub/Park & Ride Windshield Cards -- Staff provided a file containing a set of three postcard-size “cards” designed to drive people to the Transportation Plan’s website. TANK printed the cards and members of their maintenance staff placed them in mid- October on windshields at the seven Park & Rides in Boone County. Appendix F shows the postcard used.

Boone County Public Schools Special Outreach Similar to TANK, Boone County Public Schools has a captive audience that consists of the parents of their estimated 21,000 students and 1,200 teachers (this number does not include food service, custodians, bus drivers and other staff support employees). Staff worked with Boone County Public Schools to develop and implement a means of communication with parents and staff regarding the Transportation Plan as follows: • Social Media Messaging – Staff partnered with the Boone County Public Schools to publish and share Facebook posts and retweet Twitter comments at key Transportation Plan milestones. • Boone County Schools Newsletter – Staff provided informative text to Boone County Public Schools for their consideration and inclusion in online newsletters. Information about the Transportation Plan was posted in the October 31, 2017 edition of the Schools’ online newsletter (Appendix G).

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Joint Meetings with Boone County Comprehensive Plan Update and CVG Master Plan Update Staff The Transportation Plan is being developed at the same time as both the Boone County 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and CVG Master Plan Update . Since the three plans are being developed at the same time, data sharing and public involvement efforts were coordinated wherever and whenever appropriate. To continue to assist in this coordination, staff from the three plans held a joint meeting on October 2, 2017. A larger joint meeting was convened by CVG on November 16 with an Amazon Air Prime representative and members of the consultant team hired by Amazon to conduct a Traffic Impact Study of the proposed development. Key County, City of Florence and OKI representatives were in attendance to receive a comprehensive update on the Traffic Impact Study.

Social Media OKI uses the agency’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/okiregional/) and Twitter account for all Social Media networking activities. During this second Public Outreach Campaign, the Transportation Plan was the subject of three Facebook posts and two Tweets. These messages were shared by numerous staff, PMT members, community organizations and citizens. The Facebook posts appeared on OKI’s page on: November 1, 2 and 14. Tweets appeared on OKI’s account on October 30 and November 14.

Through OKI’s contract with Cityzen (software system for the interactive mapping survey), targeted Facebook advertising was included to reach users beyond OKI’s Facebook followers. OKI staff created the content of these ads and selected the geographic location of the audience. Locations were chosen based on survey responses to ensure that people from throughout Boone County were being reached and had the opportunity to share their transportation needs. The ads appeared as “sponsored” posts in Facebook users’ timelines and directed them to the website’s survey. These ads reached 194 individuals from Boone County.

In addition, staff connected via Social Media to the following Facebook Groups in August during the first Public Outreach Campaign. These online connections were used again in this second public outreach campaign to share information regarding the Transportation Plan. The draft recommendations’ survey questions and the November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall were key topics. • Boone County Neighborhood Group: 13,946 members • Boone County Neighborhood Group Unedited: 2,490 members • Union Ky. News and Views: 8,445 members • Boone County Moderated Group: 2,632 members • Boone County and NKY News and Info Moderated: 2,201 members • Walton KY News of Interest: 3,244 members

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Email Updates Throughout the development of the Transportation Plan, staff emailed progress updates, new information available on the website, and announcements about public input opportunities.

PMT The PMT members received notice of the Facebook Live Town Hall via Constant Contact on October 5. A reminder message was sent on October 30 along with notice of the availability of the survey questions on the website. A message was sent immediately prior to the start of the Facebook Live Town Hall on November 2. In addition, a reminder was send on November 9 regarding the public outreach survey.

Citizens Through the course of the Transportation Plan’s development, a general Constant Contact database comprised of 319 emails has been compiled. This group of public email addresses received messages on: October 5 and 30, and November 2 and 9.

Civic Groups and other Boone County Stakeholders A database of 29 civic groups and 170 freight companies has been compiled who also received Constant Contact updates on: October 5 and 30 and November 2 and 9.

Media Relations Summary

Media Outreach Local print, TV, radio and online media news outlets also received notice of the website, Public Open House and Facebook Live Town Hall via Constant Contact. The notice was sent to 22 unique media-related email addresses on October 30 and November 2. A list of these regional media contacts has been included as Appendix H.

In addition to the above emails, the Project Manager emailed the following four reporters directly due to their interest and communications held with her during the first public outreach campaign. • Vickie Ashwill, WCPO.com Freelance Website Writer • Anna Becker, WCPO Digital Integration Planner for 9 On Your Side • Chris Mayhew, Northern Kentucky Reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer • Melissa Reinert, Reporter with Cincinnati.com/The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Project Manager participated a phone interview with Chris Mayhew with the Enquirer (nky.com) on November 2 in response to his reply to her October 31 email.

Although there were no Transportation Plan related articles by the media during this second public outreach campaign, Appendix I does shows a Cincinnati.com online post that publicized the November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall in advance of the event.

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Project Manager Correspondence In addition to the Facebook Live Town Hall, Social Media Messaging, Constant Contact group email updates and Media outreach, the Project Manager met individually, had phone conversations and sent emails to inform, answer questions, solicit input and engage stakeholders and citizens from across Boone County. These individuals requested this type of communication versus a formal group presentation. Key information shared with the groups and individuals below focused on directing contacts and their members to the Transportation Plan website and draft recommendations, as well as publicizing the November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall. All contacts were added to the Transportation Plan’s email database to keep them informed until the project’s completion.

Meetings • Kenton County Fiscal Court, Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann and Director of External Affairs, John Stanton – November 3 • Attended Graves Road Interchange Justification Study Public Information Meeting – November 16

Phone Messages/Conversations • Dylan Scott, Hebron resident – November 2, 15 (questions regarding the Graves Road IJS) • Patty Montoya, Hebron resident –November 2 (questions regarding the Graves Road IJS) • Mike Bezold, KYTC D-6 Project Development – November 15 • Dan Riccardi, President & CEO, Tri-State Logistics Council – November 17 • Jason Barron, Executive Director, Red Bike – November 17 • Brian Miller, Executive Vice President, Northern Kentucky Building Industry Association – November 21

Email Correspondence • Kelly Fathman, resident – September 18 (Appendix J) • Joe Cassiere, resident – September 20 • Charlie Myer, resident -- email forwarded by Judge/Executive Gary Moore – September 20 (Appendix K) • Emi Randall, Planning and Development Services of Kenton County – October 13, 19, 20 • Sandy Lageman, Hebron resident – October 9 and 23 • Mike Bezold, KYTC D-6 Project Development – October 9 • John Stanton, Director of External Affairs, Kenton County – October 13 and 24 • Mayor Mark Carnahan, City of Walton – November 1 • Patty Montoya, Hebron resident –November 2 (follow-up to 11/2 phone conversation) • George Taylor, Union resident – November 5 • Bill Kinzeler, resident – November 8 • Dan Riccardi, President & CEO, Tri-State Logistics Council – November 14

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• Jason Barron, Executive Director, Red Bike – November 14 • Eric McArtor, Deputy Superintendent, Boone County Public Schools – November 16 • Brian Miller, Executive Vice President, Northern Kentucky Building Industry Association – November 21, 22 and 24 (Appendix L)

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Section 4: Public Comments/Input Received

Website The Transportation Plan’s website at BooneKY.oki.org serves as the main outlet for receiving public input and sharing information. The website witnessed a tremendous volume of activity during the first public outreach effort this spring and summer. • 760 Users (how many individuals visited the website) • 1,005 Sessions (indicates individual users who visited the website more than once) • 1,696 Page Views (the number of visits to all pages within the website)

Online Open Ended Survey Questions Appendix M includes every comment received via the survey’s three open-ended survey questions by the November 26, 2017 deadline. Staff reviewed every comment received and made any necessary edits to finalize the Transportation Plan’s recommendations and priorities before presenting them to the PMT at their final meeting on December 18 along with a summary of all public outreach activities. The most frequent comments expressed for each of the three online survey questions were as follows:

Question 1: What Draft Recommendations do you support? • Widening/reconstruction of Camp Ernst from Pleasant Valley to Boone County Arboretum 4 separate comments were made having a combined 13 “Agrees” • Construction of a new I-275 interchange at Graves Road 2 separate comments were made having a combined 4 “Agrees” • Construction of a new Youell Road Connector 1 comment made having 2 “Agrees” • Support for the Bike/Ped recommendations “separate pathways, away from the roadbed is needed for cyclists and pedestrians to feel safe travelling” 1 comment made having 1 “Agree” • Mall Road Connector to Pleasant Valley 1 comment made having 1 “Agree” • Widening of KY 20 from Graves Road to KY 237 1 comment made having 1 “Agree”

Question 2: What Draft Recommendations do you not support? • Remove KY 237 roundabouts north of I-275 once the Graves Road Interchange is completed. 1 comment made having 1 “Agree” • All sidewalk and bike path related projects “These are legitimate concerns, however traffic congestion issues need to be addressed prior to utilizing funds on sidewalks and bike paths”

Question 3: Is there any transportation need not covered in the draft recommendations? Did we miss anything? • Improve intersections at Tanner and River Rd, North Bend and River Rd, and Petersburg Rd at River

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Rd. These intersections need improved visibility as well as ease of access such as the intersection of Petersburg Rd and River Rd. Connect River Rd in Hebron and Petersburg Rd by I-275 in Petersburg. 1 comment made having 1 “Agree” • BSB and Cut in the Hill 1 comment made having 1 “Agree” • What about interconnecting east bend road and camp ernst road. At some places they're not that far apart. From burlington you could get to union or vice versa in half the time. • Statutory restrictions need to be put in place to stop the City of Florence and the Boone County Planning Commission from continuing to approve developments which our current infrastructure cannot support. NO MORE apartment buildings.

November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall All questions received that were not responded to during the Live event were responded to by the Project Manager, Robyn Bancroft, the afternoon of November 2. Appendix N includes all comments and questions received from the Facebook Live Town Hall and the staff responses provided. Comments and questions covered a broad range of topics. However, the most common questions pertained to the Graves Road Interchange Justification Study (IJS) being managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 6. Judge Moore and Ms. Bancroft explained the differences between this Transportation Plan and the Graves Road IJS. Staff posted additional information following the Facebook Live Event directing people to KYTC for further details on the Graves Road IJS.

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Section 5: Concluding Remarks

Recap OKI staff actively reached out to stakeholders (regional and local civic leaders and elected officials, business and community organization representatives, neighborhood groups, property owners, residents and more) in the second of two public outreach campaigns for the Boone County Transportation Plan to ensure that community members were informed about the Transportation Plan, its goals and had multiple opportunities to exchange information with the Study Team; share their comments, questions and concerns; and provide input. Feedback received will be used to help inform and guide the refinement and prioritization of Transportation Plan’s final recommendations. Each and every comment shared is being considered by staff and assisting with the Transportation Plan’s development.

Next Steps Following PMT approval of the final recommendations at their December 18 meeting, an Executive Summary and final recommendations will be posted to the BooneKY.oki.org website in January 2018. With public and PMT support, OKI will present the final Boone County Transportation Plan for approval by the OKI Board of Directors at their January 11, 2018 meeting. Any remaining elements of the Boone County Transportation Plan not already posted to the website by this time, will be posted by January 31, 2018. OKI staff will turn the website into an archived page at the same address, so that members of the public can access the Transportation Plan for years to come, as needed.

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Appendix A: PMT September 14 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes September 14, 2017 Boone County Public Library

Project Management Team Members and Alternates: Judge Gary W. Moore, Chair, Boone County Fiscal Court Jeff Earlywine, Boone County Fiscal Court Kevin Costello, Boone County Planning Commission Scott Pennington, Boone County Engineer Daniel Menetrey, Boone County Fiscal Court Andrew Aiello, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Frank Busofsky, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Tom Gulyas, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Tonya Higdon, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Bob Koehler, OKI Deputy Executive Director

Guests: Maridely Loyselle, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Project Team: Robyn Bancroft, OKI Project Manager Karen Whitaker, OKI Project Administrator Corrin Gulick, WSP Jim Brannon, GSP Nikki Boden, GSP

Welcome Judge Moore called the meeting to order at 3:06 p.m. and welcomed those in attendance.

Approval of July 20, 2017 PMT Meeting Minutes Corrin Gulick pointed out that an update was included in the minutes regarding the crash rates discussed for Aero Parkway.

Andrew Aiello moved to approve the minutes of the July 20, 2017 meeting. Frank Busofsky seconded the motion; motion carried.

Report on Public Outreach Campaign #1

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Robyn Bancroft provided a report of the phase 1 public outreach campaign. She thanked everyone for helping spread the word. She highlighted the major outreach efforts: • August 29 Public Open House o 100 estimated attendance o Top concerns: 32% want bike/ped to improve safety/connectivity; roads not keeping pace with growth; truck traffic = safety issues • August 31 Facebook Live Town Hall o 300-400 listened in o Key questions related to: I-275 and Graves Road interchange; technology; status of the Weaver and US 42 project; timeline for construction of Mt. Zion and Richwood interchanges o Recap video was posted on Facebook on September 8 • BooneKY.oki.org website o 295 email addresses collected to date o 1,162 responses to date to multiple choice survey questions o Interactive map: 532 comments posted; 194 locations noted; 977 “agrees” o Major transportation needs shared: traffic in Hebron/KY 237; US 42, Camp Ernst, Pleasant Valley, Hopeful Church, Mt. Zion, KY 18; No more subdivision until more roads and mass transit are added; sidewalks • Community-wide Events o August 12 Boone County Farmers Market . 50 people participated . Major concerns: transit; traffic on Mt. Zion Road and US 42 o August 12 Boone County Fair . 50 people participated . Major concerns: transit, traffic on KY 237, US 42, Camp Ernst, Mt Zion, KY 18; and maintenance of roads o August 17 Senior Expo . Over 75 Boone County seniors reached . Major concerns: transit, traffic on US 42, KY 18, KY 237 Mt. Zion, Mall Rd. • Civic Group and Community Presentations: Boone County Public School Board Meeting; Tri-State Trails Alliance Executive Committee Meeting; Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board Meeting; Northern Kentucky Area Development District Executive Director Meeting; Northern Kentucky Industrial Park Association; Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky Monthly Meeting; City of Florence Caucus Meeting; Land Development Council Board of Governors Meeting; Boone County Businessmen Association Monthly Meeting; Union Commission Meeting • • Ms. Bancroft reported that the three major themes have been the support for safe and connected bike and pedestrian facilities, need to address traffic caused by growth, and build upon the great foundation of transit that exists.

Future Conditions and Environmental Data/Key Findings and Discussion Corrin Gulick discussed the methodology for estimating future traffic. A year 2040 planning horizon is being considered using OKI’s travel demand model. She pointed out that the one thing they could not do is incorporate the future traffic for the new Amazon air hub. The traffic impact study is not yet complete, however staff is coordinating with CVG and impacts and needs will be included.

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Ms. Gulick highlighted some key locations showing high traffic growth projections:

Roadway Location Growth (VPD)

US 42 Near New Kroger 55,000 KY 536 Near I -75 32,000 KY 237 KY 18 to Pleasant Valley 21,000 KY 18 I-75 to Downtown Burlington 20,000 KY 338 Near I -75 17,000 KY 3608 I-275 Petersburg Exit 15,000 KY 20 KY 237 to Graves 14,000 KY 1017 Aero Parkway 13,000

Judge Moore pointed out that the Union Kroger is the largest in Kentucky and Cincinnati.

Ms. Gulick explained that traffic volumes of 55,000 would require almost three additional lanes.

Ms. Bancroft shared that both the Existing & Future Conditions and Environmental Constraints reports would be available soon for PMT review and provide full summaries of all the data collection that the consultant team has used in the Transportation Plan’s development.

Recommended Fiscal Constraint

Ms. Gulick explained that based on OKI’s 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, $276,090,000 is available for the transportation plan. The cost estimates will consider a 2.5% annual inflation rate and will be considered in two bundles—10 year (2020-2029) and 20 year (2030-2040).

Judge Moore expressed concern regarding limiting the projects in the final document based on funding since the legislative process has ebbs and flows. Mr. Costello also pointed out that priorities change. Mr. Koehler suggested that fiscal constraint could be addressed in a Discussion Paper.

Ms. Bancroft stated she understood the need for the transportation plan recommendations to focus on addressing key transportation needs like congestion and safety without being hindered by a funding cap. Staff will not be hindered by fiscal constraint in drafting recommendations and will provide a Financial Resources document in the final plan to highlight possible funding sources for projects identified.

Updates on Other Ongoing Studies/Plans An update was provided about other ongoing studies, including the Boone County Comprehensive Plan Update, CVG Master Plan Update, Amazon Traffic Analysis Study, Graves Road Interchange Justification Study, possible Interchange Justification Study at I-75/I-275, and the Cincy Eastern Bypass Study.

Upcoming PMT Meeting Date The next PMT meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 3-5 p.m. at the Boone County Fiscal Court Chambers. The last scheduled meeting for the PMT is scheduled for Thursday, December 18, 3-5 p.m. at the Fiscal Court Chambers.

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Final Questions/Comments Ms. Bancroft passed out information regarding truck parking. She explained that OKI purchased ATRI truck data and that this data is supporting concerns expressed by PMT members and public input. OKI will continue to examine ATRI data to help identify any potential truck parking recommendations.

Adjourn Judge Moore adjourned the meeting at 5:07 p.m.

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Appendix B: PMT October 19 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes October 19, 2017 Boone County Fiscal Court

Project Management Team Members and Alternates: Judge Gary W. Moore, Chair, Boone County Fiscal Court Jeff Earlywine, Boone County Fiscal Court Kevin Costello, Boone County Planning Commission Scott Pennington, Boone County Engineer Daniel Menetrey, Boone County Fiscal Court Eric Hall, City of Florence Andrew Aiello, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Tom Gulyas, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Alison Chadwell, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Tonya Higdon, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet-Central Office Carol Callan-Ramler, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet-District 6 Bob Koehler, OKI Deputy Executive Director

Guests: Chris Courtney, Boone County Fiscal Court Nikki Hill, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Project Team: Robyn Bancroft, OKI Project Manager Karen Whitaker, OKI Project Administrator Corrin Gulick, WSP Jim Brannon, GSP Nikki Boden, GSP

Welcome Judge Moore called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. and welcomed those in attendance. He expressed his excitement at reaching this stage of the plan and expressed his hope to move the draft recommendations to the next level and make them public for their input.

Approval of September 14, 2017 PMT Meeting Minutes

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Bob Koehler moved to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2017 meeting. Jeff Earlywine seconded the motion; motion carried.

Draft Recommendations Robyn Bancroft stated that the draft Existing and Future Conditions Report and Environmental Constraints Report were included in the meeting mailing. She reported not having received any comments or questions from the PMT. Kevin Costello said he was having staff review the draft documents and would share any input as soon as possible. Ms. Bancroft thanked him for the assistance and stated that once received, she would finalize the documents and post them on the project website.

Ms. Bancroft stated that a list of draft recommendations was also included in the mailing. She explained that the study team has been working to refine the cost estimates and descriptions and provided a revised listing of 85 draft recommendations. She explained that they are trying to address all of the transportation needs heard from the PMT, public and identified through the data collection process.

Ms. Bancroft provided an overview of the nine different projects types highlighting several draft recommendation projects as examples: Roadway Widening/Relocation/New Route Roadway Maintenance/Reconstruction Bridge Replacement/Repair Traffic Operations Transit Bike/Ped Freight Policy Study

There was lengthy discussion about the draft recommendations including a number of changes and additions. Ms. Bancroft explained that it was her hope to get the PMT’s approval to post the recommendations to the website and embark on the public outreach campaign, while continuing to work with the PMT members regarding the details of the recommendations.

Ms. Bancroft stated that the next step in the process will be to include projects in the prioritization process. She explained that the project team looked at a simplified view of the goals and color coded the recommendations to see how well they addressed the goals. The list also includes TIP projects that have one or more unfunded phases.

There was discussion about the future traffic impacts associated with the Amazon Prime Air Hub and the need to have a vision as to how to best address those issues especially in regards to the Mineola Pike connection to I-275.

The PMT was in consensus in moving forward with taking the draft recommendations to the public with the proposed revisions. It was agreed that members would share any additional comments with Ms. Bancroft by the end of the day on Monday, October 23, so that the consultant team can make updates and have the map and spreadsheet ready to go live on the website before the end of the month (Halloween).

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Ms. Bancroft informed the PMT that they would be contacted by Ms. Gulick or herself in the coming few weeks to discuss the draft recommendations and gather further insight and feedback.

Public Outreach Campaign #2: Highlights Planned Ms. Bancroft stated that the draft recommendations will be presented to the public through an interactive spreadsheet and map on the project website. The PMT agreed they would prefer open- ended questions rather than a rating system for each individual recommendation since the main objective is to determine whether the plan addresses commuters’ needs, and if not, why. An open- ended question was also suggested to ask the public if they saw any transportation need missing from the draft recommendations. Ms. Bancroft thanked the PMT for this input and that she would format the website as suggested.

Ms. Bancroft also explained that in addition to receiving input from the public via the website, they will have the opportunity to ask questions through a Facebook Live Town Hall on November 2 at noon, hosted by Judge Moore. She encouraged members to tune in and invite others to do so.

Final PMT Meeting The final meeting of the PMT is scheduled for Monday, December 18, 3-5 p.m. at the Boone County Fiscal Court Chambers.

Adjourn Judge Moore adjourned the meeting at 5:30 p.m.

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Appendix C: PMT December 18 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes December 18, 2017 Boone County Fiscal Court

Project Management Team Members and Alternates: Judge Gary W. Moore, Chair, Boone County Fiscal Court Jeff Earlywine, Boone County Fiscal Court Kevin Costello, Boone County Planning Commission Scott Pennington, Boone County Engineer Daniel Menetrey, Boone County Fiscal Court Andrew Aiello, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Frank Busofsky, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Alison Chadwell, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Dan Tobergte, Tri-County Economic Development Corporation Carol Callan-Ramler, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet-District 6 Mark Policinski, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Bob Koehler, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments

Guests: Debbie Conrad, KCAB-CVG Seth Cutter, CVG Nikki Hill, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Project Team: Robyn Bancroft, OKI Project Manager Karen Whitaker, OKI Project Administrator Corrin Gulick, WSP Jim Brannon, GSP Nikki Boden, GSP

Welcome

Judge Moore called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. and welcomed everyone to the final meeting of the PMT. Approval of October 18, 2017 PMT Meeting Minutes

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Kevin Costello moved to approve the minutes of the October 18, 2017 meeting. Andrew Aiello seconded the motion; motion carried.

Report on Public Outreach Campaign #2

Robyn Bancroft stated that a copy of the draft Public Outreach Summary Report was sent to everyone with the meeting notice. She thanked those who listened in on the Facebook Live Town Hall on November 2. She reported that the video has been viewed 3,383 times, reached 8,400 individuals and had a total of 133 reactions, comments or shares.

Ms. Bancroft thanked TANK for including information regarding the Facebook Live and public comment period in windshield flyers and in their newsletter and also Boone County Schools for including information in their e-newsletter.

Ms. Bancroft explained that she received many more phone calls and emails from citizens through this second outreach campaign. She stated that a lot of the questions were regarding the Graves Road Interchange so she passed along KYTC’s contact information to those individuals.

Ms. Bancroft stated that the only remaining item for the summary report is the PMT meeting minutes. Once they are finalized, the report will be posted on the website.

Judge Moore questioned whether the public outreach numbers were higher through this study. Ms. Bancroft explained that OKI has not used social media in this way before, but the response was far greater than has been received in the past. Judge Moore thanked everyone for their help in spreading the word.

Final Recommendations

Ms. Bancroft distributed an updated version of the final recommendations spreadsheet. She pointed out that the list of projects was in alphabetical order. She also explained that there were a few updates to the cost estimates and description language since the information was sent out on December 11 in the PMT meeting reminder email.

The recommendations are prioritized into three categories: • Tier 1: Projects with the highest need and feasibility for implementation in the approximate 2020- 2030 time horizon. • Tier 2: Projects of medium priority and/or dependent upon completion of Tier 1 project(s) with a feasibility for implementation in the approximate 2031-2040 time horizon. • Unscheduled Needs: Projects of a low priority and/or dependent upon completion of Tier 1 or 2 project(s) with a feasibility for implementation beyond the 2040 planning horizon.

She explained that the costs were inflated to a year of expenditure (2025 for Tier 1 projects and 2035 for Tier 2). Base 2017 costs will also be included in the final transportation plan in case the need for project implementation may change due to Boone County’s dynamic growth and conditions unknown at the present time.

Ms. Bancroft explained that she also prepared a summary overview of the recommendations, a copy of

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which was distributed:

Total Recommendations: 84 projects = $1.24 B Tier 1: 45 projects = $622.09 M Tier 2: 20 projects = $262.87 M Unscheduled Needs: 19 projects = $349.76 M

Kevin Costello questioned the process for making updates to the list of recommended projects as priorities change. Ms. Bancroft pointed out that the transportation plan is intended to outline needs as they exist today with the information we have available. She acknowledged however that Boone County receives new information nearly every day that could potentially shift transportation priorities. She stated that she will be sure language is included in the report to make it clear that adjustments can be made. She stressed that the Plan is a tool to help Boone County. She pointed out the OKI’s 2040 Transportation Plan can also be amended as needs change.

Jeff Earlywine commented that while the recommendations list is a planning tool, it is dynamic and not static.

There was discussion about some of the various project details. Ms. Bancroft explained that project sheets are being developed for the Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects which will be included in the final plan.

There was discussion about the need for local road connectivity. Ms. Bancroft pointed out that a specific policy recommendation (Boone County Comprehensive Plan: Update Roadway Network Connectivity Language ) is included in the list to reinforce Boone County’s work to encourage developers to construct local roadway networks with bicycle and pedestrian facilities that provide and enhance connectivity to larger state, county and city roads. Working in partnership with Mr. Costello and his staff, a map will be included in the final transportation plan showing proposed, needed local connector streets throughout the County.

Carol Callan-Ramler raised the question whether the Tier 2 status was appropriate for the KY 842 (Richardson Road) bridge replacement project over the Norfolk Southern Railroad. She stated that she did not know how long the repairs to the timbered-construction bridge will last. PMT members shared that a study had been completed for all Boone County bridges in January 2014 by KZF Consultant Group. It was agreed that Ms. Gulick would contact KZF and reference the study to determine the condition and life expectancy of the KY 842 bridge to determine whether the project should be moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1.

Andrew Aiello moved to approve the Boone County Transportation Plan’s final list of recommendations pending the determination of whether the KY 842 bridge should be a Tier 1 or Tier 2 project. Kevin Costello seconded the motion; motion passed.

**Note: Prior to the completion of the meeting, Jeff Earlywine located a copy of the study that had determined that minor maintenance repairs made by KYTC to the bridge in 2013 would “extend the life of the bridge for another 10 to 15 years,” however, “being a natural material, timber is subject to decay and infestation that can cause the rapid degradation of critical members shortening the anticipated remaining life,” the study recommended replacement of the existing structure as soon as possible. The final list of recommended projects will be revised to reflect the change of the KY 842 (Richardson Road) Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge replacement project from Tier 2 to Tier 1.

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Staff Request: Amendment to the Draft Mission Statement and Goals

Ms. Bancroft stated that with approval of the final recommendations which are arranged in categories of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Unscheduled Needs in order to facilitate implementation based on critical transportation needs to address congestion, safety and quality of life without the hindrance of an indeterminate amount of potential funding availability, staff recommends that (a) the term “fiscally-constrained” be removed from the draft Mission Statement and (b) the draft goal to Ensure Fiscal Responsibility be removed. All other eight goals and their objectives remain unchanged and have been addressed by the 84 diverse, multi-modal final recommendations.

Judge Moore agreed that there are so many unknowns regarding funding, including the possibility of receiving INFRA grants, and how this would impact the Plan.

Andrew Aiello questioned whether a cost/benefit criteria was used to prioritize the projects. Ms. Bancroft explained that the categories for each final recommendation was determined by public input/support, PMT input/support and data which demonstrated the project’s ability to address all of the draft goals with the exception of fiscal constraint. She reminded the PMT of their September meeting where staff presented a draft fiscal constraint amount which was not generally supported by the group due to the many unknowns regarding funding availability.

The PMT was in consensus with changing the draft mission statement and goals as presented by staff. Ms. Bancroft stated she would make these edits and they would be reflected in the final transportation plan documents.

Next Steps/Timeline

Ms. Bancroft discussed the next steps. She explained that the recommendations spreadsheet and interactive map will be finalized and an Executive Summary prepared for presentation of a resolution to the OKI ICC and Board in January. The link will also be sent to the PMT once the information is finalized. Following the OKI January meetings, the final recommendations will be shared with the public.

Kevin Costello reported that the recommendations will be presented to the Boone County Planning Commission for inclusion in the county Comprehensive Plan.

Ms. Bancroft explained that OKI will be amending the OKI 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2040 Plan) in March. This provides an immediate opportunity for OKI to incorporate priority recommendations identified in the Boone County Transportation Plan. She informed the group that OKI staff and Boone County officials have already initiated some discussion of the amendment. She distributed a spreadsheet outlining proposed changes that would be made to the 2040 Plan. She shared that the projects that have been considered for amendment into the 2040 Plan are Tier 1 recommendations that meet 2040 Plan eligibility requirements. She pointed out that the 2040 Plan must meet fiscal- and air quality-constraint. Boone County projects currently in the 2040 Plan total $375 million, so projects amended to the 2040 Plan must not exceed that amount. She reminded the members that a project must be included in the Plan in order to apply for federal funds.

Judge Moore discussed the county’s application for INFRA grants for the Mt. Zion and Richwood

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interchange projects and, if received, the impact to Boone County’s list of projects in the 2040 Plan. Bob Koehler explained that any time a community is able to demonstrate new funds not accounted for, adjustments can be made to the listing.

Daniel Menetrey provided an updated cost estimate for the Graves Road Interchange. Ms. Bancroft will calculate the new cost estimate for the project and re-adjust the projects to be included in the 2040 Plan amendment.

Adjourn

Kevin Costello moved to adjourn the meeting. Daniel Menetrey seconded the motion. Judge Moore adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m.

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Appendix D: TANK October Riders Digest Spotlight Article

Boone is the fastest growing county in the Commonwealth and needs a transportation system that can accommodate increasing demand to help TANK serve YOU even better.

TANK has been partnering with OKI (The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments) this year to create the Boone County Transportation Plan. This Plan is determining the County’s future transportation and infrastructure needs. By prioritizing transportation needs now, Boone County will be well positioned to strategically budget and secure transportation funding to keep people and goods moving safely and efficiently well into the future.

This summer OVER 1,500 of you shared your transportation concerns with us and now we have ideas on how to fix them! Here’s how YOU can view the DRAFT TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS for Boone County and share your feedback to make sure we’ve covered YOUR most pressing transportation needs:

• Visit BooneKY.oki.org where you have 24/7 access to every draft recommendation and the online survey

• Join us on for a FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL Thursday, November 2, 2017 Noon to 12:30 p.m. Facebook.com/okiregional/ Hosted by Boone County Fiscal Court Judge/Executive Gary Moore

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Robyn Bancroft, OKI Strategic Initiatives Manager [email protected] 513-619-7662

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Appendix E: TANK Info Panel Cards and Transit Center/Hub Ticket Window Posters

BooneKY.oki.org

Boone is THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTY in the Commonwealth and needs transportation improvements to remain healthy and vibrant for years to come!

This summer OVER 1,500 of you shared your transportation concerns with us and now we have ideas on how to fix them!

Here’s how YOU can view the DRAFT TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS for Boone County and share your feedback:

• Visit BooneKY.oki.org where you have 24/7 access to every draft recommendation and the online survey

• Join us on for a FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL Thursday, November 2, 2017 Noon to 12:30 p.m. Facebook.com/okiregional/ Hosted by Boone County Fiscal Court Judge/Executive Gary Moore

Your View Counts!

Questions? Robyn Bancroft, Project Manager, at [email protected] or 513-619-7662

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Appendix F: TANK Hub/Park & Ride Windshield Card

www.BooneKY.oki.org

The Boone County Transportation Plan is being created right now! We need to know what YOU think about the RECOMMENDATIONS that have been drafted to address YOUR transportation needs: • Visit BooneKY.oki.org to view the draft recommendations and take the survey • Participate in the Nov 2 nd FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL Noon to 12:30 p.m. at Facebook.com/okiregional/ Hosted by Boone County Fiscal Court Judge/Executive Gary Moore

Appendix G: October 31, 2017 Boone County Schools Newsletter

Appendix H: Media Contacts Name Title Phone Number Email Address PRINT MEDIA Cincinnati Business Courier Staff Reporter & columnist (transportation, Chris Wetterich (513) 337-9437 [email protected] government and regulations) The Cincinnati Enquirer (513) 768-8405 Jason Williams Local politics reporter (transportation & jobs) [email protected] M (513) 257-5420 The Cincinnati Enquirer/Community Press/Boone County Recorder www.cincinnati.com Melissa Reinert NKY reporter - Cincinnati Enquirer [email protected] Nancy Daly Reporter, Community Press [email protected] What’s Happening! In Boone County Publisher (Boone County issue pub dates are 3 Andrea Shepard Mack [email protected] times/year - mid-May, late Aug. and Jan.) The River City News (has FB page) General [email protected] Northern Kentucky Tribune (Online only, has FB page) General [email protected] Judy Clabes Editor and Publisher M (513) 324-4178 [email protected] City of Union,KY [email protected] Melissa Hinkle Communications and Operations Director (859) 384-1511

Name Title Phone Number Email Address BROADCAST MEDIA –TV WCPO/WCPO.com - CBS Lucy May Digital reporter, WCPO.com (513) 490-6084 [email protected] News Desk WCPO – Channel 9 (513) 852-4071 [email protected] WKRC - ABC Dan Hurley Reporter and Host of Newsmakers (513) 382-9263 [email protected] News Desk WKRC – Channel 12 (513) 579-1212 [email protected] WLWT - NBC John London Reporter (513) 240-7055 News Desk WLWT – Channel 5 (513) 412-5055 newsdesk@wlwt.com WXIX - FOX News Desk WXIX – Channel 19 (513) 421-0119 [email protected] BROADCAST MEDIA-RADIO WLW – 700 AM News/Talk Radio Paul Mason Producer for Scott Sloane show (M-F, 9am to noon) (513) 828-7854 [email protected] General (513) 421-6397 [email protected] WNKU – 89.7 FM Adult Contemporary/NPR news General (859) 572-7897 WVXU – 91.7 FM NPR Maryanne Zeleznik News Director (513) 352-9172 [email protected] General (513) 352-9170 WCVX – 1160AM Christian Talk Jim Stevens Community Calendar – 2 weeks advance notice (513) 533-2500 [email protected]

Appendix I: Cincinnati.com online post for November 2 Facebook Live Town Hall

What's Happenin': Boone County takes to Facebook https://www.cincinnati.com/videos/news/2017/10/31/whats-happenin-boone-county-takes-facebook/107211376/

Appendix J: Citizen Email Input

From: Kelly Fathman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 11:56 AM To: Robyn Bancroft Subject: Boone County Transportation Plan Proposal

Good Afternoon. I attached proposals for 2 problem road areas that I deal with. I'm sure I could come up with more, although some issues I face on the road tends to be more of a uneducated/lazy driver problem.... which is whole other issue that could be addressed (ie. Mandatory Drivers Ed courses for all license seekers & retesting of disability sticker seekers, the Elderly, & repeat road law offenders) Anyway, I appreciate you asking for the public's opinion & taking the time to look at mine. Thanks, Kelly

Attachment 1: Mt. Zion and Dixie (copied/pasted from email) Attachment 2: 75 & Rt 18 (copied/pasted from email)

Appendix K: Citizen Email Input

From: Judge Moore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 3:34 PM To: 'Charlie Myer' ; Jeff Earlywine Cc: Noreene Morgan ; Robyn Bancroft Subject: RE: Dangerous area for pedestrians along Old Union Rd near US42

Mr. Myer, Thank you so much for the follow-up. We did add this to the Transportation Plan list of suggestions and my staff has also discussed this since you brought it up. I am supportive of the improvement and I feel that it is a great project. I expect it to be a high priority. I also thank you for the pictures. This helps. Thanks again.

Gary W. Moore, Judge/Executive Boone County 2950 Washington Street P.O. Box 900 Burlington, KY 41005 859-334-2242 [email protected]

From: Charlie Myer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 2:13 PM To: Judge Moore; Jeff Earlywine Cc: Noreene Morgan Subject: Dangerous area for pedestrians along Old Union Rd near US42

Judge Moore and Jeff Earlywine

We spoke to both of you at the recent Boone County Transportation Town Hall Meeting regarding the lack of sidewalks along Old Union Rd near the new Kroger on US 42.

The stoplight at US42 and Old Union Rd has sidewalks on both sides for approximately 200’ . To the West both sidewalks stop leaving only the narrow Old Union Rd and no shoulder. From the end of the two sidewalks it is approximately 400' to where the Orleans multi use trail terminates. Additionally the sidewalk coming out of The Villas of Fowler's Creek sidewalk terminates abruptly close to Old Union Rd, we assume at the easement of the road. Walking on Old Union Rd in these areas is extremely unsafe and therefore not used by many. Additionally, Old Union Rd carries a large amount of traffic at work times.

A multi use paved path follows Orleans Blvd all of the way from Old Union Rd clear up thru Orleans past the intersection with Longbranch Rd and on into the

Orleans on the North side of Long Branch Rd. This also continues down into the Fowlers Creek Valley and up into Farmview eventually connecting with South Fork Trail system, a very extensive trail system with a very large number of homes accessing the trail.

We ask that the county review this area and the surrounding expansion in the area, The new Kroger has added to the traffic congestion and adding a connector for walkers and bikers can help this by connecting these two sidewalks/trail systems.

Villas of Fowler's Creek entrance front, cars turning onto Old Union Rd, multi Looking NE from nearby Orleans Blvd termination to Old Union Rd. Note the use trail terminates behind first car. Note abrupt termination of sidewalk at ditch where pedestrians must walk. Villas of Fowler's Creek

Looking NE 300' from Orleans Blvd termination. Note the two sidewalks These terminate approximately 400' from Orleans multi use trail. coming from the intersection of US42 and Old Union Rd.

Sent from my iPhone

Appendix L: Northern Kentucky Building Industry Association Email Input

From: Brian Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:20 AM To: Robyn Bancroft Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; John Curtin ([email protected]) ; [email protected]; Watson Jones ; [email protected] Subject: Comments re Boone County Transportation Plan Draft Recommendations

Robyn:

We hope this email finds you well. I just left you a voicemail. Please consider the attachment our formal comments regarding the Boone County Transportation Plan Draft Recommendations. What is highlighted in yellow are priority projects for our industry and for overall economic development in the region. A “notes/comments” column was added to the right that may elaborate our positions on the individual project. There is a stack of comments below the projects that highlight additional projects and/or expand on proposed recommendations. We felt this format the best as the website is limiting in what we are able to send you.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft recommendations. If we don’t have a chance to connect prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday we hope yours is a happy one. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact us at your convenience.

Brian Miller Executive Vice President p: 859-331-9500 m: 859-653-4815 f: 859-578-3393 a: 2751 Circleport Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018 w: buildersnky.com e: [email protected]

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Facility/Project Name Location Description BIA Notes/Comments Bullittsville Road Phase 1 KY 20 (Petersburg Road) to Widen Bullittsville Road and construct a multi-use path. 0.5 miles north of Conrad Lane Bullittsville Road Phase 2 (Gateway Gateway Boulevard to Extend Gateway Boulevard to Bullittsville Road. Boulevard) Bullittsville Road Bullittsville Road Phase 3 Conrad Lane to a point 0.5 Widen Bullittsville Road and construct a multi-use path. miles north Camp Ernst Road Longbranch Road Reconstruct the intersection of Camp Ernst Road and Longbranch Need to widen Longbranch to Road and widen Longbranch Road for approximately 1,900 feet. US 42

Camp Ernst Road Phase 1 KY 237 (Pleasant Valley Widen Camp Ernst Road and extend the multi-use path from the KY Road) to the Boone County 237 (Camp Ernst/Pleasant Valley) widening project. Arboretum Camp Ernst Road Phase 2 Boone County Arboretum to Widen Camp Ernst Road and construct a multi-use path. KY 536 (Mount Zion Road)

Central Parkway Scoping Study Central Boone County Perform a scoping study to determine the preferred alignment, estimates, and potential phases of a Central Parkway through Boone County. The route should connect Camp Ernst Road at KY 237 (Pleasant Valley) to Verona. CVG Loop Trail Various Routes Install a multi-use trail to loop around the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport. Graves Road I-275 Construct a new interchange on I-275 at Graves Road and widen Graves Road as recommended in the Interchange Justification Study. Hicks Pike Phase 1 KY 338 to Man O War Reconstruct Hicks Pike and provide a dedicated pedestrian facility. Will this widen Hicks? If not it Boulevard is needed. Hicks Pike Phase 2 Man O War Boulevard to US Reconstruct Hicks Pike and provide a dedicated pedestrian facility. Will this widen Hicks? If not it 42 is needed. I-275 KY 20 (Petersburg Road) Perform an Interchange Justification Study (IJS) to construct a new interchange at KY 20 (Petersburg Road). Construct the interchange as recommended. I-275 KY 212 (Terminal Drive) Reconstruct the I-275 interchange at KY 212 and reconstruct KY 20 (Petersburg Road) near the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport

I-275 KY 3608 (Idlewild Bypass) Perform an Interchange Modification Study (IMS) to improve the ramps at the I-275 exit at Petersburg.

I-275 KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) Perform an Interchange Modification Study (IMS) to reconstruct the interchange at KY 3076 (Mineola Pike). Construct the improvements as recommended. I-71/75 I-275 to KY 717 (Turfway Complete an interchange modification study (IMS) to determine Road) improvements to upgrade the interchange and its system-to-system ramps. Construct the interchange as recommended.

I-71/75 KY 536 (Mount Zion Road) Reconstruct the I-71/75 interchange at KY 536 (Mount Zion Road).

I-71/75 KY 536 (Mount Zion Road) Add auxiliary lanes on I-71/75 from KY 536 (Mount Zion Road) to US to US 42 42 (northbound and southbound) as per the Interchange Justification Study. I-71/75 KY 338 (Richwood Road) Reconstruct the I-71/75 interchange at KY 338 (Richwood Road). This project also includes the widening of US 25 (Dixie Highway) from KY 338 to Winning Colors Drive with grade separation of KY 338 at US 25 and railroad overpass for KY 338.

I-71/75 Traffic Operations I-71/75 Interchange with I- Conduct a study to improve capacity within the existing right-of- Improvement 275 to Brent Spence Bridge way during peak AM/PM travel times for all users. Consider innovative measures such as high-occupancy vehicle lanes, truck only lanes, variable speed limits, ramp metering, bus on shoulder, etc. Implement Recommendations.

KY 14 (Verona Mudlick Road) I-75 to US 42 Reconstruct KY 14 (Verona Mudlick Road) to improve existing geometric deficiencies. KY 18 (Burlington Pike) KY 1017 (Aero Parkway) Improve capacity at the KY 18 (Burlington Pike) intersection with KY 1017 (Aero Parkway). Consider grade separated options as well as non-conventional at grade intersection treatments.

KY 18 (Burlington Pike) Hunters Ridge Road to Widen KY 18 (Burlington Pike) and provide pedestrian facilities. Jefferson Street KY 20 (Petersburg Road) KY 237 (North Bend Road) to Widen KY 20 (Petersburg Road) and construct a multi-use path. Graves Road KY 20 (Petersburg Road) KY 237 (North Bend Road) to Improve KY 20 (Petersburg Road) from approximately milepoint Conner Road 17.8 to KY 237. KY 20 (Petersburg Road) Extension KY 20 (Petersburg Road) Construct a new route to connect KY 20 (Petersburg Road) to KY tunnel under CVG to Coral 237 (North Bend Road) at Coral Lane. Drive

KY 236 (Donaldson Highway) KY 842 (Houston Road) to KY Widen KY 236 (Donaldson Highway) and install pedestrian facilities. 3076 (Mineola Pike) KY 237 (North Bend Road) KY 2846 (Global Way) to Widen KY 237 (North Bend Road) and convert the roundabouts at Graves Road Graves Road and Cardinal Way to two lane roundabouts.

KY 237 (North Bend Road) I-275 to Cardinal Way Construct additional turn lanes at KY 237 (North Bend Road) and Worldwide Boulevard, and add additional through lane capacity through the KY 237 intersection with KY 2846 (Tanner Road).

KY 237 (Pleasant Valley/Camp Ernst) Valley View Drive to Rogers Reconstruct and widen KY 237 (Pleasant Valley/Camp Ernst) from Lane Valley View Drive to Rogers Lane. KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) Dolwick Drive to KY 236 Widen KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) and provide pedestrian facilities. (Donaldson Highway) KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) / KY 717 KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) from Extend KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) to the intersection with South (Turfway Road) Connector Jamike Lane to the South Airfield Drive and Wendell Ford Boulevard. Widen KY 717 (Turfway Airfield Drive intersection Road) and remove the 90 degree curve. with Wendell Ford Boulevard. KY 717 (Turfway Road) from Aero Parkway to KY 236 (Donaldson Highway)

KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) Extension Delta Road to South Airfield Extend KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) approximately 0.5 miles, to provide Phase 1 Drive a direct connection from the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport to I-275. KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) Extension South Airfield Drive to KY Extend KY 3076 (Mineola Pike), south, approximately 1.15 miles to Phase 2 1017 (Aero Parkway) KY 1017 (Aero Parkway). Reconstruct a portion of KY 717 (Turfway Road) to intersect with the new roadway. Litton Lane Existing Litton Lane to Extend Litton Lane to Graves Road (two possible alignment Graves Road concepts shown on map). Provide temporary truck parking along existing and proposed sections of Litton Lane and pedestrian facilities. Longbranch Road Cooper High School to Reconstruct Longbranch Road and install a multi-use path along the Needs to include widening of Orleans Boulevard south side of the roadway. Longbranch Rice Pike US 42 to Crayton Way Widen Rice Pike and install pedestrian facilities to accommodate future development along the corridor.

TANK CVG Transit Station Greater Cincinnati and In conjunction with the CVG Master Plan Update, construct a new Northern Kentucky transit station at CVG Airport to service multiple, future TANK International Airport transit route expansions connecting this vital transportation node with the region. Hub features include a sheltered waiting/transfer area and bus bay with storage capacity for up to three, 40 foot buses. TANK Pilot Shuttle Program Hebron, CVG, Mt Provide operating funds for TANK pilot shuttles or vans that Zion/Richwood Road leverage private contributions and connect industrial parks and employment centers major employers with high volume TANK fixed route and Park & Ride lots. Toebben Drive Loop Extension Toebben Drive to KY 536 Extend Toebben Drive eastward to connect with KY 536 in Kenton County and include pedestrian facilities. US 42 Ryle High School to Hicks Widen from Ryle High School to Hicks Pike and provide pedestrian Pike and bicycle facilities. Youell Road Connector KY 1017 (Aero Parkway) to Construct a new roadway and multi-use path to connect KY 1017 KY 237 (North Bend Road) (Aero Parkway) and KY 237 (North Bend Road), south of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport to assist in accommodating future, planned industrial development on KY 1017.

Needed Propjects not addressed Widen Petersburg Road west of Bullitsville to Idlewild Bypass Widen US 42 from North Drive to Richwood Road Limaburg Road Widening Rice Pike should be widened to new Regarding the roads leading from the northern side of the airport - it appears they are not coordinated well, they are adding short additions and some roads widened but it does not show that a smooth flow of traffic will be possible. An example is the mess of roads then converge at the intersection of Graves Road and Petersburg Road, 2 roads already converge there and now they propose adding 2 more. And that intersection should be changed to match up with Bullittsville Road and lead directly to the airport. Chambers Road needs to become a three lane with center turn lane. Include right turns at key access points (schools, etc). Solve flooding near Richwood Road from sections in 100 year flood plane.

Appendix M: All Comments and “Agrees” Received From Online Open-Ended Survey Questions by November 26 Deadline

Question 1: What Draft Recommendations do you support? The widening/reconstruction of Camp Ernst from Pleasant Valley to Boone County Arboretum should be a top priority. This road is very dangerous as the multiple fatal wrecks in recent years have shown. The bridge/hill across Gunpowder creek is especially dangerous. EVERY TIME it rains there is a wreck there. The road is not designed to handle the volume of traffic, especially with multiple neighborhoods and Cooper High School traffic. This needs to be a top priority of county. 8 Agree 26 days ago

The Graves Rd interchange 3 Agree 25 days ago

Please, please do the widening from pleasant valley road to Boone County Arboretum asap. The buses filled with children and young high schoolers are in severe danger on this road that has no edge to move to if a car is even slightly over. 3 Agree 27 days ago

I have found that with personal observation that the 10% no vehicle stat is probably a little high. Many homeowners on my street alone never register their vehicles in Kentucky. 1/4 of my street the residents are using their former Ohio address and continue to have Ohio plates for years. Better registration enforcement would bring that 10% number way down. The other issue is illegal emigrants that can't get a license, but still drive a vehicle registered to another address or person. The expanded multi-unit growth in the county stuffing new rental units on to any vacant available land to grow population in the county also leads to non- compliance in registration. You can dismiss my allegations, but a simple drive around the county in apartment complexes and neighborhoods will confirm my contentions. Unfortunately, I have confronted law enforcement on this subject for years and they claim to not have the manpower to enforce legislation, yet the state contends the massive loss of tax dollars due to cross state registrations from bordering states. There is a 'Freddie Freeloader' program where the state wants neighbors to 'narc out' their fellow residents, but many are friends and they are not willing to. I have tried this to no avail the offenders just ignore the summons to correct their registration tax status. In conclusion, to spend millions to correct an incorrect percentage of no vehicle households is not a value to the honest taxpayer. 2 Agree 24 days ago

I support the Youell Rd connector because it would cut time and traffic down quite a bit to get to Florence or from Florence to Hebron. 2 Agree 24 days ago

I highly support the Bike/Ped recommendations! Especially the mention, by Judge Moore, of a map showing specifically where both current and proposed bike/ped pathways are located. Boone County

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needs these multi-modal pathways to be connected to each other ASAP. Bike lanes along the sides of various roadways are a nice idea, but in reality send the wrong message to drivers. Cyclists have the right to use the entire roadway, not just a narrow, debris scattered alley, with semi-tractor trailers flying by at 55 mph. A separate pathway, away from the roadbed is needed for cyclists and pedestrians to feel safe travelling. 1 Agree 15 days ago

I support the widening of camp ernst road south to the arboretum to add more lanes, as well as adding a 2 lane roundabout at the pleasant valley road intersection to keep traffic flowing vs stoplights. liking the idea of connecting mall road to pleasant valley as well. adding the new i-275 and graves road interchange is an excellent idea - should alleviate a lot of traffic on north bend road @ i-275 going north into Hebron. 1 Agree 17 days ago

Please finish the widening/reconstruction of Pleasant Valley road. This plan has been on the books for over 13 years now. It includes part of Camp Ernst road at some of it's most congetsed points. It is long overdue and also is very dangerous as the multiple wrecks including fatalities have indicated. Itis sad to be 13 years into a "10 year plan" and still have so much of this still incomplete. 1 Agree 21 days ago

As there are homes in the Hebron Gardens and along W Horizon, Im not comfortable with the proposal of placing temporary truckstops on Litton Lane in Hebron. Trucks idling, hitting their air breaks and open bay doors projecting forklift activity in local warehouses have increased noise around the clock - 24 hours a day here in Hebron. Im concerned that a temp truck stop area will attract over nighters, prostitution and drug trafficking! 0 Agree 12 days ago

What about interconnecting east bend road and camp ernst road? The distance between the two at certain places is really not that far. 0 Agree 25 days ago

Question 2: What Draft Recommendations do you not support? I went to the open house about Graves road, one of the people there said that the plan to widen Ky 20 from Graves to North Bend had been scrapped due to funding. That is a terrible decision that will lead to lots of crashes. That stretch of road is extremely dangerous due to the amount of traffic, size of lanes (no shoulder), and pedestrian traffic along there as well. One way or another that section needs to be widened. It will receive more traffic once Graves is complete and that road can not handle it. The study that was done recommended it be widened as well. If you can find funding for the interchange you can finde it for safety impovements here.

Also the roundabouts on 237 need to be removed once the interchange is complete. With the increase in traffic and the mass amount of people that do not know how to use the roundabouts it ends up

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slowing traffic even worse. 1 Agree 10 days ago

All sidewalk and bike path related projects. These are legitimate concerns, however traffic congestion issues need to be addressed prior to utilizing funds on sidewalks and bike paths. 0 Agree 27 days ago

Question 3: Is there any transportation need not covered in the draft recommendations? Did we miss anything? Can you update the map or spreadsheet to include what the funding status or design status of each line item is? Some of these on the list are funded but residents have no timeline of when work will begin. Some of these are just wishful thinking, which is important to do, but it would be nice to know the difference for each project. 2 Agree 25 days ago

Improve intersections at Tanner and River Rd, North Bend and River Rd, and Petersburg Rd at River Rd. These intersections need improved visibility as well as ease of access such as the intersection of Petersburg Rd and River Rd. Connect River Rd in Hebron and Petersburg Rd by I-275 in Petersburg. 1 Agree 25 days ago

The county as well as municipalities and businesses in the area need to stay on the State of Kentucky about the Brent Spence Bridge and Cut in the Hill interstate problems. No matter how great traffic flow is made in Boone County, the commute across the river will continue to take forever until this choke point is corrected. The State of Ohio is performing major reconstruction of nearly all interstate choke points/heavy congestion areas, and their residents don't have to pay the ridiculous ad-valorem vehicle taxes which Kentucky residents are hit with, yet Ohio is taking active steps to mitigate interstate congestion while Kentucky is doing nothing. Where is our money going? 1 Agree 27 days ago

What about interconnecting east bend road and camp ernst road. At some places they're not that far apart. From burlington you could get to union or vice versa in half the time. 0 Agree 25 days ago

Statutory restrictions need to be put in place to stop the City of Florence and the Boone County Planning Commission from continuing to approve developments which our current infrastructure cannot support. NO MORE apartment buildings. 0 Agree 27 days ago

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Appendix N: Questions Received From the August 31 Facebook Live Town Hall

Robyn Bancroft · Here is information regarding KYTC's Nov 16 Public Information Meeting for the Graves Road Interchange Justification Study (IJS) that Judge Moore mentioned in the FB Live Town Hall. The Graves IJS is a separate project being managed by KYTC. The Boone County Transportation Plan, managed by OKI, has included a draft recommendation for a new Graves Road/I-275 Interchange as a general placeholder since KYTC's IJS has not yet concluded.

Jennifer Standish McBride · What's the rationale for using concrete medians versus an open asphalt, marked median? The former tends to clog the road when accidents occur. November 2 at 12:27pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · Jennifer, Sorry we didn't get to your question during the FB Live. The draft recommendations for the Boone County Transportation Plan will not include that level of design. Rather, they are general, conceptual planning recommendations that serve as the very first step in identifying a future transportation improvement. November 2 at 2:00pm

Dave Kettle · With the increase of business in Hebron and Boone county would there then not be an increase in taxes to therefore offset some of the costs associated with new or updated roads? November 2 at 12:32pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · All of the draft recommendations proposed for the Hebron area will likely be state or federally funded, therefore will not affect county tax rates. November 2 at 4:53pm

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Thomas O'Flynn · Glad to see you are looking at I75 Mary Grubbs, Beaver, Flying J. Heavy traffic from all sides calls for creativity civil engineering not longer lights. November 2 at 10:56pm

Donna Brown · How much of the Boone County Comprehensive plan and approved concept development applications are considered when projecting transportation needs? November 2 at 12:22pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · We have worked very closely with Boone County Planning Commission staff to consider all approved and planned developments, with Boone County Public Schools for future school plans and with NKY Tri-ED to learn of business expansions and new developments to project to the best of our knowledge future transportation needs. November 2 at 4:06pm

Nancy Daly · Any other options besides this Facebook Live for folks to hear what's going on? I just got a call from a Hebron resident who doesn't do Facebook. November 2 at 12:17pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · We've posted the FB Live video to the website (BooneKY.oki.org) on the "Get Involved" page, so anyone who missed it live can watch at their convenience. All the information on the draft recommendations is posted to the website. If anyone has questions, please share them via the website. My office contact info is also available on the website. BOONEKY.OKI.ORG. November 2 at 4:02pm

Jim Carmichael · We have many road projects going on or planned, what is the status of the following; Mt Zion & I75 ramps, Mt Zion and 25 SPUI, Richwood Rd and 25 SPUI, Last are there any plans for Litton Ln in Hebron and Rt20 from 237 to Graves Rd. November 2 at 12:28pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft Every location you listed is included as a draft recommendation project because they still need funding for one or more phases (Design, Right of Way, Utilities, Construction). November 2 at 4:10pm

Dylan Scott · With the current 2 drawings for the Graves Rd project it shows many homeowners having partial land buy outs that would result in living close or next to the ramps. How will these rural homeowners be protected from living very close/next to an on/off ramp ? November 2 at 12:24pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · You are referring to drawings associated with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Graves Road Interchange Justification Study (IJS). Judge Moore shared in the FB Live that KYTC is holding a Public Hearing on the Graves Road IJS on Thursday, November 16 frm 5-7pm at the Boone County Enrichment Center (1955 Burlington Pike). November 2 at 4:13pm

Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky · Thank you for this process. What is the deadline for comments on the draft recommendations? November 2 at 12:14pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft 11/26/17 -- Thanksgiving Weekend. You are very welcome! Thank you! November 2 at 4:14pm

Lena Wheatley · When will Dixie hwy be widen at from industrial rd to mt Zion road. November 2 at 12:17pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · Judge Moore responded to this during the FB Live. November 2 at 4:14pm

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Perry Jones Gary says the Graves road is top of the list, how soon . November 2 at 12:13pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft · Judge Moore responded to this during the FB Live. November 2 at 4:15pm

Dave Kettle I hope something happens because I sat on 275 trying to exit 237 north at around 530 pm and it took 20+ minutes to go the final mile to the exit. 237 north in the evening and south in the morning are nightmares. New construction will only add to the awful traffic construction. November 2 at 12:27pm

Thomas O'Flynn Where can you find current status of a project? November 2 at 11:10pm Reply: Robyn Bancroft Thomas, if you are referring to the current status of the Graves Road Interchange Justification Study (IJS), I would direct you to KYTC D-6. Mike Bezold is the IJS' Project Manager. I've also posted KYTC's Nov 16 Public Information Meeting flyer above in this feed. November 3 at 10:13am

David Alexander · More biking routes yay! November 2 at 12:14pm

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