December 1, 2004 Grand Junction - Mesa County Transportation Planning Region 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents...........................................................................................................................................i Exhibits ........................................................................................................................................................iii I - The Grand Junction - Mesa County Transportation Planning Region .....................................................1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................1 The Regional Planning Commission.........................................................................................................4 II – Public Participation ................................................................................................................................5 III - Regional Vision, Goals & Strategies.....................................................................................................8 2030 Vision for Transportation Services in the Grand Junction - Mesa County TPR..............................8 Goals .........................................................................................................................................................8 Strategies...................................................................................................................................................9 IV - Transportation System Inventory ........................................................................................................10 Highway System .....................................................................................................................................10 Transit System ........................................................................................................................................31 Aviation System......................................................................................................................................36 Rail System .............................................................................................................................................38 Bicycle/Pedestrian...................................................................................................................................41 Major Intermodal Facilities.....................................................................................................................46 Intelligent Transportation System...........................................................................................................46 V - Socioeconomic & Environmental Profile.............................................................................................47 Population ...............................................................................................................................................48 Employment............................................................................................................................................50 Environmental Justice.............................................................................................................................52 Major Employers ....................................................................................................................................55 Agriculture ..............................................................................................................................................55 Historic/Cultural Resources ....................................................................................................................58 Natural Environment...............................................................................................................................59 Air Quality ..............................................................................................................................................61 VI – Mobility Demand Analysis.................................................................................................................67 Mobility Demand Process.......................................................................................................................67 i Mesa County Transportation Planning Region 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Table of Contents Freight.....................................................................................................................................................70 Transit Needs Assessment ......................................................................................................................73 VII – Corridor Visions – Alternatives Analysis..........................................................................................75 Corridor Vision Process..........................................................................................................................75 Corridor Visions......................................................................................................................................79 VIII - Preferred Transportation Plan.........................................................................................................100 Corridor Preferred Plan.........................................................................................................................100 Transit Preferred Plan ...........................................................................................................................102 Aviation Preferred Plan.........................................................................................................................102 IX - Prioritization Process.........................................................................................................................105 Corridor Prioritization Criteria..............................................................................................................105 Planning Level Resource Projections ...................................................................................................106 X - Fiscally Constrained Plan ...................................................................................................................107 Highway Corridors................................................................................................................................107 Transit ...................................................................................................................................................108 Aviation ................................................................................................................................................109 Summary...............................................................................................................................................109 Assessment of Impacts of Plan Implementation ...................................................................................110 ii Mesa County Transportation Planning Region 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Table of Contents EXHIBITS Map1: Study Area........................................................................................................................................2 Figure 1: Transportation Planning Process ...................................................................................................3 Table 1: Transportation Planning Committee Members...............................................................................4 Table 2: Transit Advisory Committee Members ..........................................................................................7 Map 2: Project Area....................................................................................................................................11 Map 3: National Highway System..............................................................................................................12 Map 4: Scenic Byways................................................................................................................................14 Map 5: Functional Classification ................................................................................................................15 Table 3: State Highway Functional Classification......................................................................................16 Table 4: Local Roads Functional Classification .........................................................................................17 Map 6: Average Annual Daily Traffic 2001...............................................................................................18 Map 7: Volume to Capacity Ratio 2001 .....................................................................................................19 Map 8: Urban Area A.M. Peak Hour Level of Service (2000)...................................................................20 Map 9: Urban Area P.M. Peak Hour Level of Service (2000)....................................................................20 Map 9: Urban Area P.M. Peak Hour Level of Service (2000)....................................................................21 Figure 2: State Highway Surface Condition ...............................................................................................22 Table 5: State Highway