2009-2034 Knoxville Regional Mobility Plan Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization 2009-2034 Knoxville Regional Mobility Plan Adopted by: East Tennessee South Rural Planning Organization on May 12, 2009 TPO Executive Board on May 27, 2009 This report was funded in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The views and opinions of the authors/ Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization expressed herein do not necessarily state or refl ect those of the U. S. Department of Transportation and Tennessee Department of Transportation. This plan was prepared by: Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Suite 403, City County Building 400 Main Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone: 865-215-2500 Fax: 865-215-2068 Email: [email protected] www.knoxtrans.org 1 Acknowledgements Cover images: “Child in Car” © Charles White/Dreamstime.com “Child on Sidewalk” © Dimitrii/Dreamstime.com “Boy Watching Plane” © Wildcat78/Dreamstime.com “Kid with Bicycle” © Nanmoid/Dreamstime.com 2009-2034 Knoxville Regional Mobility Plan Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose of the 2009 Regional Mobility Plan ......................................................................................... 7 Scope of the Plan .................................................................................................................................... 8 Planning Factors, Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 2: We Are Planning With People .................................................................................................... 15 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ................................................................................................................................ 15 Overview of the First Round of Public Meetings ................................................................................ 19 Overview of the Second Round of Public Meetings .........................................................................20 Overview of the Third Round of Public Meetings ...............................................................................24 CHAPTER 3: We Are Planning For People ...................................................................................................... 25 Population .............................................................................................................................................. 25 Households ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Income and Employment..................................................................................................................... 27 Commuting Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 27 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................... 28 CHAPTER 4: Existing System and Conditions ................................................................................................. 33 ROADWAYS ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 33 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 44 GOODS MOVEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 46 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 46 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 49 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................................................... 49 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 51 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 58 PEDESTRIANS and GREENWAYS ................................................................................................................ 61 Sidewalks—Existing Conditions & Policies ........................................................................................... 62 Greenways—Existing Conditions .......................................................................................................... 64 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 70 BICYCLING .................................................................................................................................................. 73 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 74 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 76 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................78 Objectives and Proposed Actions ....................................................................................................... 81 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 81 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS .................................................................................................. 85 SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................................... 91 SECURITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 97 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION ................................................................................................................ 102 CHAPTER 5: Scenario Planning ..................................................................................................................... 109 Scenario 1. Historical Trend .................................................................................................................112 Scenario 2. Sustainable Development .............................................................................................. 112 Scenario 3. Targeted Road Investments ........................................................................................... 114 CHAPTER 6: Planning For Implementation .................................................................................................. 119 Air Quality Conformity ......................................................................................................................... 123 Financing .............................................................................................................................................. 125 Financially Constrained Project List ................................................................................................... 136 Transit Financial Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 155 Non-roadway Project List ....................................................................................................................156 3 2009-2034 Knoxville Regional Mobility Plan APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................................... 151 A. Air Quality Conformity Determination Report............................................................................. 151 B. Accommodation Policy................................................................................................................. 152 C. Congestion Management Process ............................................................................................. 154 D. Public Participation Plan and Supporting Documents ..............................................................165 E. Limited English Profi ciency (LEP) Baseline Report ....................................................................... 167 F. Adoption Letters ..............................................................................................................................169 G. TIP/Mobility Plan Project Application Form .................................................................................. 170 H. Transit Financial Analysis ...............................................................................................................