Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
The RTP reflects plans What is an RTP? prepared by local agencies Sun Corridor MPO Planning Area § 20-year blueprint for transportation § Required by law to be updated every 4 years § Plans how to invest federal funds - fiscally constrained Outcomes of the RTP: § Investment strategy for future funding § Planned performance and safety benefits § Policy guidance § Demonstration of air quality conformity
Sun Corridor MPO Regional Transportation Plan Goals
1 Population and Employment Growth
Population Growth
284,960 236,727 300,000 127,960 200,000
100,000
- 2017 2035 2040
Employment Growth
89,552 100,000 69,913 80,000 32,548 60,000 40,000 20,000 - 2017 2035 2040
2 Sun Corridor MPO Region’s Transportation Systems
3 Roads and Streets
4 Traffic Safety
Crash Types 2015-2017 1,200 55 Programmed Safety Projects: 1,100 50 • Jimmie Kerr Blvd: Dilemma Zone 1,000 45 900 Warning System, Rumble Strips 40 800 35 • Macrae Rd: Rumble Strips 700 30 • Peart Rd: Left Turn Lane, Transverse 600 25 Rumble Strips 500 20 400 • Multiple Roads: Rumble Strips 15 300 • Cottonwood Ln/Kadota Ave: Pedestrian 10 200 Hybrid Beacon (PHB) 100 5 • Multiple intersections: Systemic LED 0 0 stop sign replacement project
Total Crashes Severe Crashes
5 Transit
§ Two public transit systems – CART and the Cotton Express in Coolidge § Casa Grande and Eloy considering transit systems § Several organizations provide transit services for seniors and persons with disabilities § Pinal County Transit Governance Study is studying regional coordination of transit
6 Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Goals: § Increase facilities over time § Include bike and pedestrian facilities in road improvement projects Major project: CAP Recreational Trail/ Nona Road trailhead
7 Aviation
§ Four municipal airports in the SCMPO region: § Casa Grande Municipal Airport § Coolidge Municipal Airport § Eloy Municipal Airport § Pinal Airpark
2017 Airport Operations Number of Air Taxi Total Annual Facility Name Housed or Operations Operations Based Aircraft Casa Grande 92 2,000 119,680 Municipal Coolidge 43 0 4,250 Municipal Eloy Municipal 22 0 30,000 Pinal Airpark 15 0 56,857
8 Best Practices Implementation
Best Practices - Ways the region is providing better, smarter transportation
New dust More visible stop detection system signs at critical on I-10, Sunshine locations Blvd to Picacho Peak Road
Complete streets Improved to serve all road multimodal users, such as crossings, such Eloy Main Street as this beacon project on Florence Blvd.
9 RTP Recommendations - Roadway Implementation Plan
Recommended Investment Strategy (FY 2020-2025) §Already programmed in the Recommended Investment RTP has • 20 - year planning horizon (2040) FY 2016-2025 TIP Strategy (FY 2026-2040) implementation • RTP must be fiscally constrained Recommended Investment plans for • Projects that are funded must be on Strategy (FY 2026-2040) 15% roadway, transit, the TIP to be programmed for §Preservation: maintenance, 35% and aviation construction and reimbursement road resurfacing §Modernization: upgrades to improve efficiency or safety 50% • Surface Transportation Block Grant without adding capacity Roadway Program – approx. $591,000 per year §Expansion: adding new • Highway Safety Improvement Program lanes, new roads Funding Sources funds – for projects that improve Preservation Modernization safety – competitively awarded Should additional funds Expansion become available: §Projects of opportunity have been identified by each jurisdiction
10 RTP Recommendations – Transit Implementation Plan
Key Funding Programs and Transit Providers Section 5310 - Section 5307- Section 5311 - Enhanced Mobility of Urbanized Area Seniors and Individuals Rural Areas Formula Funding with Disabilities
- Funds for - Capital, planning, - Capital, planning, programs to serve and operating and operating the needs of assistance assistance transit-dependent - Urban areas with - Rural areas with populations populations of less populations - Competitive than 50,000 greater than grant program 50,000 - Current funding - Recent grant to CART and - Available to Casa awardees include Cotton Express Grande when/if the Opportunity they implement Tree and Pinal transit service Hispanic Council
11 RTP Recommendations – Airport Implementation Plan Recently funded projects listed below. A complete list of planned projects are contained in the RTP Coolidge Municipal Airport §$9.5M FAA grant to develop a new runway, new lighting, and lighting controls §$450k grant runway/lighting reconstruction and navigation aid Eloy Municipal Airport §$150k FAA grant for taxiway reconstruction
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