NRVMPO 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan APPROVED 5 NOV 2020 Contents Tables .............................................................................................................................................. iii Maps................................................................................................................................................ iv Appendices ....................................................................................................................................... v Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................... vi Background Information ................................................................................................................. 1 How MPOs are established ......................................................................................................... 1 New River Valley MPO Boundary............................................................................................ 2 About the LRTP ........................................................................................................................... 3 2045 Plan Requirements ......................................................................................................... 4 Financially Constrained Plan ....................................................................................................... 5 Funding Forecast ................................................................................................................... 11 Planning Process ....................................................................................................................... 17 Key Milestones ...................................................................................................................... 17 Regional Demographic Information.............................................................................................. 18 Population ................................................................................................................................. 18 Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Daily Commuting ................................................................................................................... 21 Economy and Employment ....................................................................................................... 23 Disadvantaged and Minority Populations ................................................................................ 27 Population and Employment Projections ................................................................................. 29 Existing Transportation Systems ................................................................................................... 30 Roadways .................................................................................................................................. 30 Roadway Classification ......................................................................................................... 30 Roadways within the MPO .................................................................................................... 31 Public Transportation ................................................................................................................ 33 Blacksburg Transit ................................................................................................................. 33 Radford Transit ..................................................................................................................... 34 Pulaski Area Transit ............................................................................................................... 34 Smart Way Commuter Service .............................................................................................. 35 i Virginia Breeze ...................................................................................................................... 35 New River Valley Senior Services .......................................................................................... 35 Community Transit................................................................................................................ 35 Bicycle and Pedestrian .............................................................................................................. 37 Electric Scooters .................................................................................................................... 37 ROAM NRV ............................................................................................................................ 37 Travel Demand Management ................................................................................................... 40 RIDE Solutions ....................................................................................................................... 40 Public Park-and-Ride Lots ..................................................................................................... 40 Freight ....................................................................................................................................... 41 Regional Freight Network ..................................................................................................... 41 The Port of Virginia ............................................................................................................... 43 Airport ....................................................................................................................................... 44 Future Transportation Needs ....................................................................................................... 45 Passenger Rail ........................................................................................................................... 45 Multimodal Systems ................................................................................................................. 45 Maintaining a System of Good Repair ...................................................................................... 46 Safety & Accessibility ................................................................................................................ 46 Economic Development ............................................................................................................ 49 Congestion Mitigation .............................................................................................................. 49 Environmental Quality .............................................................................................................. 49 Public Engagement ....................................................................................................................... 51 Public Meetings ......................................................................................................................... 51 Online Survey ............................................................................................................................ 52 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan ......................................................................................... 55 2045 Planning Goals .................................................................................................................. 55 Performance Measures ................................................................................................................. 57 Performance Measure Targets ................................................................................................. 57 The Connection Between Federal, State, and Regional Plans .................................................. 58 Funding for Safety Projects ....................................................................................................... 59 Performance Targets for Motorized and Non-Motorized Safety ............................................. 60 ii Performance Based Planning and Programming for Transit .................................................... 61 DRPT Role .............................................................................................................................. 62 MPO Role .............................................................................................................................. 63 Public Transportation Program Funding ................................................................................... 66 Tables Table 1: Constrained Long-Range Plan (1 of 5) .........................................................................5 Table 2: Constrained Long-Range Plan (2 of 5) .........................................................................6 Table 3: Constrained Long-Range Plan (3 of 5) .........................................................................7 Table 4: Constrained Long-Range Plan (4 of 5) .........................................................................8 Table 5: Constrained Long-Range Plan (5 of 5) .........................................................................9 Table 6: CLRTP Funding Forecast ............................................................................................ 11 Table 7: Transportation Vision Plan (1 of 5) ........................................................................... 12 Table 8: Transportation Vision