Long Range Transportation Plan for the Lackawanna-Luzerne Transportation Study Area (2003-2025) Preparedfor: The Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission and The Luzerne County Planning Commission Prgporidhy: Orth-Rodgen & Associates, Ine. 230 South Brood Street Philudelphilo, PA 19102 Wilkes University Center for Geographic Information Systems May 2003 oltA Jeb NO.b00018 ? kl E I dabe oU LConents Pape Numberr ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................... 1 APPENDICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ................................................................................. 1 Appendix A COORDINATING COMMITTEE ......................................... .......................................................... 1 * Acronyms Appendix B TECHNICAL COM MITTEE .............................................................................................................. 2 * TIP - 2003-2025 INTRODUCTINON .................................................................................................................. 3.........3 Appendix C * Minutes TRANSPORTATION HISTORY ....................................................... 5 CANALS& RAILROADS ....................................................................................................................... 5 Fiaures and Tables Page Number ELECTRICRAIL & TROLLEY...................................................................................................................... 5 FIGURE 1 GOALS AND OBECTIVES ................................................................................................................ B TURNPIKES & HIGHWAYS........... .................. ............................................................. 6 FIGURE 2 TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGPROCESS .............................................................................................. 9 GREENWAYS& TRAILS ....................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 3 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 10. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS ..................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 4 RESIDENTIAL HOUSING .................................................. ............................................................ 34 FIGURE 5 EMPLOYMENTSTATISTICS ..................................................................................................... 35 THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ............................................................................. 11 FIGURE 6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ................... z..................................................................................... 35 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 11 EXISTING HIGHWAY SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 11 TABLE 1 LACKAWANNACOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS (INTERSECTIONS) .................................. 15 TRAFFIC VOLUMES ................................................................................................................................. 11 TABLE 2 LACKAWANNACOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS (MiD-BLOCK SEGMENTS) ................ 16 CRASH HOT SPOTS .............................................................................................................................. 12 TABLE 3 LUZERNECOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS (INTERSECTIONS)................................................................... 17 LACKAWANNACOUNTY .......................................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 4 LUZERNECOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS (MID-BLOCK SEGMENTS) .......................................................... 19 LUZERNECOUNTY ................................................................................................................................. 12 TABLE 5 LEVELOF SERVICE ..................................... .................... 22 CONGESTED AREAS........................................................................................................................... 22 TABLE 6 LACKAWANNACOUNTY, AREASOF CONGESTION .............................................................................. 23 PUBLICTRANSIT SYSTEMS..... ................................................................................................................. 25 TABLE 7 LUZERNECOUNTY, AREAS OF CONGESTION ................................................................................... 24 ACTIVE FREIGHT ANDPASSENGER RAIL .................................................................................................. 25 TABLE 8 PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... 33 BIKE ANDPEDESTRIAN TRAILS ................................................................................................................ 29 TABLE 9 POPULATION STATISTICS .................................................................. 34 PARK-AND-RIDE FACILm ES .................... ................................................. 32 TABLE 10 KEYSTONE OPPORTUNITY ZONES ............................................................................................... 38 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENTASSOCIATIONS ................................ ............................................... 33 TABLE 11 EARTHCONSERVANCY ............................................................................................................ 38 AIRPORTS ...... ................................................................................... 33 TABLE 12 SCRANTON PLAN........................................................................................................................ 39 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND ISSUES .................... ......................................... 34 TABLE 13 WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON AIRPORT .......................................................................................... 39 TABLE 14 GREATER PITTSTON AREA........................................................................................................ 40 POPULATION TRENDS ............................................................................................................................ 34 TABLE 15 CAN DO VACANT LAND............................................................................................................ 40 HOUSING TRENDS ........ .............................................................. ................................. 34 TABLE 16 PROJECTS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - LACKAWANNACOUNTY ........................................... ;.............. 45 EMPLOYMENTTRENDS ............................................................................................................................ 35 TABLE 17 PROJECTS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - LUZERNECOUNTY ................. ..... ................... 46 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ............................................................................................. m................ 35 TABLE18 TEA-21 PLANNING FACTORS EVALUATION....................................... m................................................ 47 THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ........................................................................... 41 FISCALASSESSMENT ............................................ .. ............. ........................... ....... 41 AIR QUALITYCONFORMITY DETERMINATION ............................................................................................ 41 PROJECTSOF REGIONALSIGNIFICANCE ...................................................................................................... 42 PLAN EVALUATION ...................................................................................................................... 47 Maps Page Number MAP 1 STUDYAREA .................................................................................................................................. 4 MAP 2 LACKAWANNACOUNTY TRAFFIC VOLUME........................................................................................... 13 MAP 3 LUzERNE COUNTY TRAFFIC VOLUME................................................................................................... 14 MAP 4 LACKAWANNACOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS .............. ................................. 20 MAP5 LUZERNECOUNTY CRASH HOT SPOTS .............................................................. .................................. 21 MAP 6 LACKAWANNACOUNTY PUBLICTRANSPORTATION ........ ...................................................................... 26 MAP 7 LUZERNECOUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................... 27 MAP 8 HAZLETON PUBLICTRANSPORTATION ............... ......... ................................................... 28. MAP 9 LACKAWANNACOUNTY AIRPORTS, PARK& RIDE, RAILAND TRAILS ....................................................... 30 MAP 10 LUZERNE COUNTYAIRPORTS, PARK& RIDE, RAIL ANDTRAnS ................................ 31 MAP 11 LACKAWANNACOUNTY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ...................................................................... 36 MAP 12 LUZERNECOUNTY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ........................... I........................