Final Report Adopted January 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents Purpose of the Long Range Transportation Plan ............................................................. 2 Regional Planning ......................................................................................................................... 2 DUATS History and Structure ........................................................................................................ 3 DUATS Study Area ....................................................................................................................... 4 Governing Legislation ........................................................................................................ 6 LRTP Development Process .............................................................................................. 6 DUATS Work Products.................................................................................................................. 7 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................ 7 2045 LRTP Organization ............................................................................................................... 8 Vision Statement .............................................................................................................. 10 Review of 2040 LRTP Goals and Objectives ................................................................... 10 Roadways ................................................................................................................................... 10 Transit ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Bike / Pedestrian ......................................................................................................................... 11 Aviation ....................................................................................................................................... 11 FAST Act Planning Requirements ................................................................................... 12 DUATS 2045 LRTP Goals and Objectives ....................................................................... 12 Transportation Performance Management ..................................................................... 17 Federal Highway Performance Goals .......................................................................................... 17 DUATS Performance Measures ....................................................................................... 18 Safety ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Pavement and Bridges ................................................................................................................ 22 Travel Time Reliability and Freight Reliability............................................................................... 25 Transit Asset Management.......................................................................................................... 26 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 27 Population ......................................................................................................................... 30 Employment ...................................................................................................................... 34 Education .......................................................................................................................... 40 Peer Region Comparisons ............................................................................................... 41 Roadways.......................................................................................................................... 44 Functional Classification .............................................................................................................. 44 DECATUR URBAN AREA TRANSPROTATION STUDY i 2 0 4 5 L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n Table of Contents Average Daily Traffic ................................................................................................................... 47 Number of Lanes ........................................................................................................................ 47 Designated Truck Routes ............................................................................................................ 52 Truck Volumes ............................................................................................................................ 55 Capacity Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 58 Pavement Condition .................................................................................................................... 61 Bridges and Structural Condition ................................................................................................. 64 System Safety ................................................................................................................... 67 Serious Injuries and Fatalities...................................................................................................... 72 Public Transportation....................................................................................................... 74 Transit System Overview ............................................................................................................ 74 Transit Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 75 Transit Services .......................................................................................................................... 75 Operation Uplift ........................................................................................................................... 79 Fare Structure ............................................................................................................................. 80 Operational Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 81 Areas of Concern ........................................................................................................................ 88 At-Grade Rail Impacts ................................................................................................................. 88 Non-Motorized Facilities .................................................................................................. 91 Multi-Use Trails ........................................................................................................................... 94 Intermodal Connections .............................................................................................................. 95 Accessibility to Community Resources ........................................................................................ 95 Rail Operations ................................................................................................................. 98 System Overview ........................................................................................................................ 98 At-Grade Train Blockages ......................................................................................................... 101 Intermodal Connections ............................................................................................................ 105 Aviation ........................................................................................................................... 108 System Overview ...................................................................................................................... 108 Facilities.................................................................................................................................... 108 Foreign Trade Zone #245 .......................................................................................................... 111 Department of Homeland Security ............................................................................................. 111 Land Use and Accessibility........................................................................................................ 111 Operational Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 111 Enplanements ........................................................................................................................... 113 2045 Population and Employment Projections ............................................................ 116 2045 Population and Employment ............................................................................................. 116 Overview of Future Year Needs ..................................................................................... 123 Stakeholder Surveys ................................................................................................................. 123 Community Survey 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