TRANSPORTATION FOR PROGRESS 2040 LCATS Long-Range Multi-Modal Transportation Plan Draft– December 2015 Adopted via Resolution T-2016-00, Month day, 2016 Prepared by LCATS (Licking County Area Transportation Study) For Licking County LCATS 20 South Second Street Newark OH 43055 740-670-5190 LCATS Transportation For Progress 2040, Draft December 2015 This document was prepared in cooperation with The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, the State of Ohio’s Department of Transportation, and the local communities (i.e. Licking County, the cities of Newark and Heath, and the Villages of Granville and Hebron) The contents of this report reflect the views of the Licking County Area Transportation Study, which is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official view and policies of the State of Ohio’s Department of Transportation and/or the United States’ Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard specification or regulation. LCATS Transportation For Progress 2040, Draft December 2015 Acknowledgements LCATS Policy Committee and Staff would like to offer special a special ‘Thank You’ to the following for their assistance and cooperation in developing Transportation For Progress 2040: The many citizens and public officials of the community that supplied input, comments, project ideas, information and support in the development of this long range multi modal transportation plan. The LCPC staff for their dedication and patience in helping to compile data, information, editing and review of this document. Your help, support and teamwork are greatly appreciated. The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) for your long meetings to help develop, rank, and review projects and develop draft goals and objectives and performance measures that reflect the needs of the region. The MORPC for their efforts in performing the air quality analysis and network coding for our shared transportation model. We look forward to continued cooperation in the years to come. Greg Giaimo of ODOT for his work to complete the environmental justice analysis for the LCATS study area. Economic Development partners at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce, Heath-Newark Licking County Port Authority, and Job & Family Services Workforce Development for providing insight to the economic prowess of our region. LCATS Transportation For Progress 2040, Draft December 2015 Page 3 of 145 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 6 PURPOSE OF THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN .............................................. 6 ROLE OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ............................................ 6 ORGANIZATION OF LCATS ............................................................................................. 8 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES .............................................. 11 SAFETEA-LU PLANNING FACTORS ............................................................................... 11 LCATS GOALS & OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................... 12 PERFORMANCE MEASURES .......................................................................................... 13 APPLICATION IN ACTION ............................................................................................. 13 COMMUNITY PROFILE ............................................................................................... 15 PEOPLE ........................................................................................................................ 15 TRAVEL PATTERNS ...................................................................................................... 20 LAND USE & HOUSING ..................................................... 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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................... 28 ECONOMICALLY DRIVEN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS .............................................. 29 TRANSPORTATION AS AN ECONOMIC FORCE ............................................................... 30 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN LICKING COUNTY .......................................................... 33 ECONOMIC ASSETS OF LICKING COUNTY .................................................................... 35 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES ...................................................................... 38 SAFETY ...................................................................................................................... 42 SAFETY PLANNING ...................................................................................................... 42 SAFETY EDUCATION .................................................................................................... 44 URBAN vs. RURAL CRASH TRENDS ............................................................................... 46 CRASH REDUCTIONS ........................................................ 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SECURITY................................................................................................................... 47 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROFILE ........................................................................ 49 HIGHWAY .................................................................................................................... 49 TRANSIT AND PEOPLE MOBILITY ................................................................................. 54 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ......................................................................................... 63 RAIL ............................................................................................................................ 69 AIR............................................................................................................................... 73 FREIGHT ...................................................................................................................... 76 CONGESTION & TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 77 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) ARCHITECTURE PLAN .................... 80 PURPOSE OF THE ITS PLAN .......................................................................................... 80 BENEFITS OF AN ITS ..................................................................................................... 81 KEY STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................................... 81 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ................................................................................................. 82 LCATS Transportation For Progress 2040, Draft December 2015 Page 4 of 145 ITS PROJECTS ............................................................................................................... 82 ITS AGREEMENTS AND UPDATES ................................................................................. 87 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................ 88 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS .............................................................................. 88 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS ....................................................................................... 89 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION ................................................................................... 89 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ........................................................................................ 103 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................................. 105 FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS ......................................................................................... 105 AVAILABLE FUNDING RESOURCES .................................. 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PRESERVATION NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM .................................................................... 115 INNOVATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................... 120 FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ................................................................... 123 PROJECT LISTINGS .................................................................................................. 125 LCATS FEDERAL FUNDED PROJECTS .......................................................................... 125 OTHER FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS ..................................................................... 128 REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT UNFUNDED PROJECTS .................................................... 132 Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 140 APPENDIX I-STAKEHOLDER INPUT & PUBLIC COMMENTS ..................................... 143 APPENDIX II - AIR QUALITY ..................................................................................... 144 APPENDIX III - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ............................................................. 145 LCATS Transportation For Progress 2040, Draft December 2015 Page 5 of 145 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN On December 4, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act. The FAST Act authorizes $305 billion over fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for the