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Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 PEORIA-PEKIN URBANIZED AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (PPUATS) Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 CONTENTS Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Public Involvement ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 System Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Public Health ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Environment ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Mobility and Connectivity ................................................................................................................................................................................ 85 Economy .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 109 Freight .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 118 Funding Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 142 Travel Demand Modeling .............................................................................................................................................................................. 163 Appendix A: Transportation Performance Management ............................................................................................................................ 168 Appendix B: INAI Sites and Endangered Species ....................................................................................................................................... 180 Appendix C: Freight Maps and Tables ......................................................................................................................................................... 187 Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................................. 192 PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 2 Executive Summary Transportation is an essential part of the Greater Peoria Area. It connects us to jobs, our families, entertainment, and necessary goods and services. The system also serves as the backbone to the region’s commerce, quality of life and economic prosperity, all of which is dependent on the efficient mobility of people and freight. Planning for the future development and maintenance of our transportation network is therefore vital for creating a healthy, happy, and sustainable region. PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Planning for 2045 The Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a federally required planning document. The LRTP addresses automobile, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight infrastructure improvements in our region over the next 25 years. The LRTP covers the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The MPA includes the Peoria-Pekin Urbanized Area as well as land beyond the urbanized area that may become urbanized by the year 2045 (see Map ES-1). The Peoria-Pekin Urbanized Area Transportation Study (PPUATS) and its staff are responsible for updating the LRTP every 5 years, with guidance from the LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee. PPUATS has this responsibility because it is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for our region. The MPO is a federally required transportation planning agency for all regions with populations over 50,000. PPUATS is a member-based organization of municipalities, counties, and transportation agencies in our region. The LRTP covers a broad range of issues as they relate to transportation, including the environment, land use, public health, the economy, safety, security, and connectivity. The LRTP also identifies regionally significant transportation projects. Projects included in the plan can be implemented with federal, state, and local dollars expected to be available through 2045. Map ES-1 Peoria-Pekin MPA Source: US Census Bureau, PPUATS PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Regional Vision PPUATS staff began development of the LRTP 2045 update in July 2019. The plan was adopted in June 2020. Throughout the process PPUATS staff used data and input from local agencies, area experts, and the public to develop our region’s transportation vision for 2045. This vision can be achieved through five long-term goals, which are public health, mobility and connectivity, economy, freight, and environment. These goals were not developed in secret—they are based on a combination of Federal and State transportation goals, feedback from area experts, local planning efforts, and input from the public. Action items and performance measures help us ensure that the actions we take in the short term are helping achieve our goals for 2045. LRTP 2045 Goal The Greater Peoria Area will have a safe, balanced, regional, and multi-modal transportation system that creates an attainable and economically sustainable solution to connect communities to Areas of Opportunity, increase access, maintain infrastructure, and enhance environmental justice for current residents and future generations Mobility & Public Health Connectivity Economy Freight Environment Promote active, Enable people, goods, Maintain a Provide strategic Support the healthy living in our and information to transportation system direction for our preservation of natural region by strive for travel efficiently that builds prosperity region’s transportation resources, build safety, security, and throughout, to, and throughout system environmental accessibility in our from our region our region resiliency, and transportation system. improve quality of life through our transportation decisions. PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PPUATS Membership and LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee Representatives from the following communities, agencies, and organizations helped guide the LRTP 2045 planning process: PPUATS Policy Committee PPUATS Technical Committee LRTP Blue Ribbon Committee • City of Peoria • City of Peoria • City of Peoria • Peoria County • Peoria County • Peoria County • Tazewell County • Tazewell County • Tazewell County • Woodford County • Woodford County • Woodford County • Village of Bartonville • Village of Bartonville • Village of Bartonville • City of Chillicothe • City of Chillicothe • City of Chillicothe • CityLink • CityLink • CityLink • Village of Creve Coeur • Village of Creve Coeur • Village of Creve Coeur • City of East Peoria • City of East Peoria • City of East Peoria • Village of Germantown Hills • Village of Germantown Hills • Village of Germantown Hills • Village of Morton • Village of Morton • Village of Morton • Village of Peoria Heights • Village of Peoria Heights • Village of Peoria Heights • City of Pekin • City of Pekin • City of Pekin • City of Washington • City of Washington • City of Washington • Village of West Peoria • Village of West Peoria • Village of West Peoria • Illinois Dept of Transportation • Greater Peoria Metropolitan • Greater Peoria Metropolitan Airport District Airport District • Tri-County Regional • Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Planning Commission • Illinois Dept of Transportation • Illinois Dept of Transportation • Federal Highway Administration PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 6 Public Involvement Public participation is an important component of any planning process. A planning process should both communicate information about the process to the general public and enable the general public to provide input into the process. Effective public participation builds trust and buy-in from area residents, resulting a better plan and a plan that is more likely to be embraced by the region. PPUATS Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 7 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Public Participation and COVID-19 The geographic scope of the long range transportation plan is the MPA, an area that consists of portions of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties that encompass the densely developed areas of the region centered on the City of Peoria and land immediately surrounding the densely developed areas. Given the size and large population of this area, engaging residents in meaningful interaction is challenging. Some of the most effective methods of public participation involve in-person, face-to-face encounters. In previous years, staff has utilized open houses
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