The Inyo County Regional Transportation Plan Prepared2019-2039 For the PUBLIC DRAFT NEVADA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Prepared for the Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants County Of Inyo Inyo County Regional Transportation Plan 2019-2039 Prepared for the Inyo County Local Transportation Commission 168 N. Edwards St Independence, CA 93526 760 • 878-0201 Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. 2690 Lake Forest Road Post Office Box 5875 Tahoe City, California 96145 530 • 583-4053 June 12, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction and RTP Overview ................................................................................................ 1 Plan Development and Process ....................................................................................................... 2 Participation and Consultation Process ........................................................................................... 2 Social Equity and Environmental Justice Considerations .............................................................. 15 Coordination with Other Plans and Studies ................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2: Background Conditions ............................................................................................................ 17 Regional Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 17 Public Health and Health Equity .................................................................................................... 24 Transportation Land Use Integration ............................................................................................. 25 Chapter 3: Modal Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 27 Roadway Transportation System Description ............................................................................... 27 Summary of Roadway and Bridge Needs ....................................................................................... 42 Transit Services .............................................................................................................................. 44 Non‐Motorized Facilities ................................................................................................................ 50 Transportation System Operations and Management .................................................................. 66 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................................... 67 Chapter 4: Policy Element .......................................................................................................................... 69 Goals, Policies and Objectives........................................................................................................ 69 Goals and Policies .......................................................................................................................... 70 Chapter 5: Action Element ......................................................................................................................... 79 Plan Assumptions ........................................................................................................................... 79 Transportation Safety .................................................................................................................... 80 Transportation Security/Emergency Preparedness ....................................................................... 81 Transportation System Improvements .......................................................................................... 82 Proposed Projects .......................................................................................................................... 86 Inyo County Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Address Climate Change .... 106 Chapter 6: Financial Element ................................................................................................................... 109 Roadway Improvement Funding .................................................................................................. 109 Transit Improvement Funding ..................................................................................................... 117 Aviation ........................................................................................................................................ 120 Projected Revenues ..................................................................................................................... 121 Appendix A: Public/Stakeholder Involvement Appendix B: US 395 Corridor Crashes Appendix C: A Simplified Overview of Transportation Funding Inyo County Regional Transportation Plan LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page i LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE 1 Participation Process During RTP Development .............................................................................. 4 2 Inyo County Median Household Income ....................................................................................... 15 3 Inyo County 2016 Demographic Estimates .................................................................................... 19 4 Inyo County Population Projections .............................................................................................. 20 5 Inyo County Commute Patterns .................................................................................................... 24 6 Inyo County Annual Average Daily Traffic Volumes on State Highways ........................................ 32 7 Into County Peak Month Average Daily Traffic Volumes on State Highways ................................ 34 8 Traffic Counts in Death Valley National Park ................................................................................. 34 9 Inyo County State Highway Peak Hour Roadway Level of Service ................................................ 35 10 Truck Traffic on Inyo County State Highways ................................................................................ 63 11 RTP Program Level Performance Measures .................................................................................. 83 12 Recently Completed Transportation Improvement Projects in Inyo County ................................ 86 13 Caltrans District 9 Recently Completed SHOPP Transportation Improvement Projects ............... 87 14 Caltrans SHOPP Projects ................................................................................................................ 88 15 Caltrans SHOPP Minor Projects ..................................................................................................... 89 16 Inyo County Top Priority Funded Regional Roadway .................................................................... 90 17 Inyo County Regional Roadway Projects – Long Term Part 1 ........................................................ 93 18 Inyo County Regional Roadway Projects – Long Term Part 2 ........................................................ 94 19 Inyo County Regional Highway Bridge Program Projects .............................................................. 95 20 Inyo County Regional Roadway Projects ....................................................................................... 96 21 Inyo County Regional Public Transit Projects ................................................................................ 97 22 Inyo County Active Transportation Funded Projects ..................................................................... 97 23 Inyo County Unfunded Active Transportation Projects – Part 1/2 ................................................ 99 24 Inyo County Unfunded Active Transportation Projects – Part 2/2 .............................................. 100 25 Inyo County Regional Unfunded Bicycle Facility Projects – Part 1/2 ........................................... 101 26 Inyo County Regional Unfunded Bicycle Facility Projects – Part 2/2 ........................................... 103 27 Inyo County Regional Airport Capital Improvement Projects...................................................... 104 28 Inyo County Regional Airport Capital Improvement Projects ..................................................... 105 29 RTP Forecast Revenue Summary ................................................................................................. 122 30 Regional Roadway/Bridge and STIP Funded Bicycle/Pedestrian Capital Improvement .............. 123 31 Long‐Term Regional Transportation Capital Improvements Projects Revenue to Expenditure Comparions ........................................................................... 124 Inyo County Regional Transportation Plan LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page ii LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 1 Inyo County Site and Location Map ............................................................................................... 18 2 Inyo County Historical Population Trends ..................................................................................... 19 3 Inyo County Population Projections .............................................................................................. 20 4 2016 Traffic Volumes Inyo County ................................................................................................. 33 5 2013 Bishop Area Traffic Volumes ................................................................................................