KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (KERN COG) 2014 P RELIMINARY R EGIONAL T RANSPORTATION P LAN (RTP) Prepared for: KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (KERN COG) 1401 19TH STREET, SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 Prepared by: 2729 PROSPECT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 220 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670 DECEMBER 2012 K ERN C OUNCIL OF G OVERNMENTS (KERN COG) 2014 PRELIMINARY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN (RTP) Prepared for: KERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (KERN COG) 1401 19TH STREET, SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301 Prepared by: PMC 2729 PROSPECT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 220 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670 DECEMBER 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Regional Planning Process ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 Federal Surface Transportation Act (SAFETEA-LU and Its Successor) ................................................... 1-2 Overview of State Requirements ............................................................................................................... 1-2 Public Outreach .......................................................................................................................................... 1-3 Transportation Planning in the Kern Region .............................................................................................. 1-4 CHAPTER 2 Transportation Planning Policies ............................................................................................................... 2-1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 2-1 CHAPTER 3 Planning Assumptions ................................................................................................................................ 3-1 Growth Trends ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1 CHAPTER 4 Preliminary Sustainable Communities Strategy 1 I. A Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Kern Region ................................................................ 4-1 II. Local and Regulatory Framework for the Kern Region Sustainable Communities Strategy ............. 4-4 III. Community Engagement ................................................................................................................... 4-9 IV. Sustainable Development Pattern (“Land Use”) ......................................................................... 4-14 Transit Priority Centers ............................................................................................................................ 4-18 V. Moving People and Goods in Kern County: A Sustainable Transportation Network .................. 4-27 VI. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Kern County .............................................................. 4-31 VII. Implementation: Making the Plan a Reality ................................................................................ 4-34 VIII. A Great Start: Sustainable Community Success Stories ............................................................ 4-36 CHAPTER 5 Strategic Investments ................................................................................................................................. 5-1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1 Regional Streets and Highways Action Element ....................................................................................... 5-2 Public Transportation Action Element ...................................................................................................... 5-29 Aviation Action Element ........................................................................................................................... 5-41 Freight Movement Action Element ........................................................................................................... 5-49 Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Element ................................................................................................... 5-55 Transportation Control Measures Action Element ................................................................................... 5-63 Sustainable Land Use Action Element ..................................................................................................... 5-69 Intelligent Transportation Systems Action Element ................................................................................. 5-98 Congestion Management Program Element .......................................................................................... 5-101 Kern County Council of Governments (Kern COG) 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/ December 2012 Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) i 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG is not responsible for any misuse or misinformation contained in the report. TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Action Element ............................................................................................................................ 5-111 Transportation Security .......................................................................................................................... 5-112 CHAPTER 6 Financing Transportation ........................................................................................................................... 6-1 Financial Analysis Process ........................................................................................................................ 6-1 Revenue Projection Assumptions .............................................................................................................. 6-1 Revenue Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 6-5 Baseline Expenditures ............................................................................................................................... 6-7 CHAPTER 7 Future Links ............................................................................................................................................... 7-1 Corridor Preservation ................................................................................................................................. 7-1 High-Speed Rail ......................................................................................................................................... 7-3 Need for Constrained Project Development .............................................................................................. 7-6 Unconstrained Projects/Unmet Transportation Needs .............................................................................. 7-6 Funding Mechanisms ................................................................................................................................. 7-6 Air Quality Contingencies ........................................................................................................................... 7-7 Air Quality–Related Projects for Future Study ........................................................................................... 7-7 Safety Projects for Future Study ................................................................................................................ 7-8 Valleywide Chapter .................................................................................................................................... 7-8 CHAPTER 8 Monitoring Progress ................................................................................................................................... 8-1 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) .............................................................................. 8-1 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) ............................................................................ 8-2 TIP Database Management ....................................................................................................................... 8-2 Air Quality Conformity Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 8-2 California Clean Air Act Transportation Performance Standards .............................................................. 8-3 Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) ................................................................................... 8-3 Congestion Management Program (CMP) ................................................................................................. 8-4 Intergovernmental Review ......................................................................................................................... 8-4 Transportation Planning Studies ................................................................................................................ 8-4 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/ Kern County Council of Governments (Kern COG) Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) December 2012 ii 1401 19th Street, Suite 300 Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG is not responsible for any