Franklin County Metropolitan Planning Organization Long Range Transportation Plan 2018 - 2043 Interim Update Franklin County Long-Range Transportation Plan Table of Contents Summary ........................................................................................................................ 4 Background ................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ........................................................................................................................6 What is an MPO? ...............................................................................................................6 Franklin County Rural/Metropolitan Planning Organization ............................................................. 8 What is the LRTP? ........................................................................................................... 10 Franklin County LRTP Planning Process....................................................................................... 13 Public Participation ......................................................................................................... 16 Environmental Justice .................................................................................................................... 17 Tribal Consultation ......................................................................................................................... 18 Plan Goals and Performance Measures .................................................................... 19 LRTP Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................ 19 Coordination with Other Plans ....................................................................................................... 20 Performance Measures ................................................................................................... 22 Bridge and Pavement Performance Measures .............................................................................. 22 MPO and LRTP Performance Measures ....................................................................................... 24 Asset Management .......................................................................................................... 26 System Overview......................................................................................................... 29 Highlights .........................................................................................................................29 Highway and Bridge ........................................................................................................ 32 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 32 Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 54 Freight ..............................................................................................................................61 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 61 Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 62 Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 65 Transit and Ridesharing .................................................................................................. 66 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 66 Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 69 Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 71 Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 70 Non-Motorized .................................................................................................................. 73 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 73 Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 80 Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 77 FINAL 4-2018 2 Franklin County Long-Range Transportation Plan Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 81 Aviation ............................................................................................................................87 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 87 Issues and Opportunities ............................................................................................................... 87 Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 87 Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 88 Environmental Resources ............................................................................................... 90 NEPA.............................................................................................................................................. 91 Potential Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................ 91 Land Use Management .................................................................................................... 93 Security and Evacuation Plan ......................................................................................... 94 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................94 Action Plan .................................................................................................................. 95 Planning Strategies ......................................................................................................... 95 Transportation Improvements ........................................................................................ 96 Highway and Bridge ....................................................................................................................... 96 Freight ............................................................................................................................................ 90 Transit and Ridesharing ............................................................................................................... 107 Non-Motorized .............................................................................................................................. 108 Aviation......................................................................................................................................... 109 Transportation Funding................................................................................................. 111 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 111 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) .................................................................................... 111 Transportation Improvement Program (Years 1-4) ...................................................................... 111 Other Funding Sources ................................................................................................................ 114 Acronyms ................................................................................................................... 116 Appendices Appendix A: 2019 – 2030 Project List FINAL 4-2018 3 Franklin County Interim Long-Range Transportation Plan Summary What is the LRTP and who was involved? Together, the Franklin County LRTP and the county’s comprehensive plan, Franklin County, PA—Forward, establish a regional vision for the future and the necessary action steps to get there. The LRTP serves as the transportation element of the county comprehensive plan, and identifies existing and potential future transportation improvement needs. It includes an inventory of the different modes of travel and identifies issues, opportunities, and trends that