CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS – VERSION 5 CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS INTRODUCTION This chapter sets forth plans of action for the region to pursue and meet identified transportation needs and issues. Planned investments are consistent with the goals and policies of the plan, the Sustainable Community Strategy element (see chapter 4) and must be financially constrained. These projects are listed in the Constrained Program of Projects (Table 5-1) and are modeled in the Air Quality Conformity Analysis. The 2014 Regional Transportation Plan promotes Forecast modeling methods in this Regional Transportation a more efficient transportation Plan primarily use the “market-based approach” based on demographic data and economic trends (see chapter 3). The system that calls for fully forecast modeling was used to analyze the strategic funding alternative investments in the combined action elements found in this transportation modes, while chapter.. emphasizing transportation demand and transporation Alternative scenarios are not addressed in this document; they are, however, addressed and analyzed for their system management feasibility and impacts in the Environmental Impact Report approaches for new highway prepared for the 2014 Regional Transportation Plan, as capacity. required by the California Environmental Quality Act (State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15126(f) and 15126.6(a)). From this point, the alternatives have been predetermined and projects that would deliver the most benefit were selected. The 2014 Regional Transportation Plan promotes a more efficient transportation system that calls for fully funding alternative transportation modes, while emphasizing transportation demand and transporation system management approaches for new highway capacity. The Constrained Program of Projects (Table 5-1) includes projects that move the region toward a financially constrained and balanced system. Constrained projects have undergone air quality conformity analyses to ensure that they contribute to the Kern region’s compliance with state and federal air quality rules. The Unconstrained Program of Projects (Table 5-2) incorporates the region’s unbudgeted “vision.” These projects represent alternatives that could be moved to the constrained program if support for an individual project remains strong and if project funding is identified. Status as an unconstrained project does not imply that the project is not needed; rather, it simply cannot be accomplished given the fiscal constraints facing Kern County. The Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) is vigilant in its search for funding to support these projects. No unconstrained projects are included in the air quality conformity analysis. In the future, as the funding picture changes and community values and priorities for transportation projects are honed, unconstrained projects may be moved to the constrained program. Should this occur, the RTP would be amended and a new assessment of the plan’s conformity with state and federal air quality rules and standards would be made. For this Regional Transportation Plan, the Unconstrained Program of Projects reflects the vision for Kern County’s ideal system. Dialogue is ongoing with business, government, social services, and agriculture interests to improve everyone’s understanding of how the transportation system impacts the region’s quality of life. The participation process sheds light on important values such as mobility choice and accessibility, travel time reliability, cost effectiveness, and environmental sensitivity. Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) April 2013 5-1 1401 19th Street, Suite 300, Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG are not responsible for any misuse or misinformation contained in the report. CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS – VERSION 5 The planning process is iterative. System-wide performance measures have been developed and will be used to help policymakers and the community-at-large evaluate tradeoffs among transportation improvement alternatives. Performance measures will also be used to help evaluate how the 2014 RTP contributes to the Kern region’s quality of life. Refer to Chapter 2 for additional information about the performance measures. Each element in this chapter addresses proposed actions to implement the goals and policies of Chapter 2. These actions outline specifically how the goals of the plan will be accomplished. This chapter contains the following action elements: • Freight Movement Action Element • Public Transportation Action Element • Active Transportation Action Element • Transportation Air Emissions Reduction Action Elment • Intelligent Transportation Systems Action Element • Congestion Management Program Action Element • Regional Streets and Highways Action Element • Aviation Action Element • Safety/Security Action Element • Land Use Action Element In the following Constrained Program of Projects, major highway improvements are divided into five chronological groupings to facilitate estimations of project completion. Highway improvements that cannot be constructed within the financial constraint of any one group may be repeated in later groups. If a project is not fully funded within the five-year time frame, it would require phasing over a longer time frame. The entire corridor, however, would be environmentally assessed during the preliminary engineering phase. 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) April 2013 5-2 1401 19th Street, Suite 300, Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG are not responsible for any misuse or misinformation contained in the report. CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS – VERSION 5 FIGURE 5-1 CONSTRAINED PROJECTS MAP (2014–2040) Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) April 2013 5-3 1401 19th Street, Suite 300, Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG are not responsible for any misuse or misinformation contained in the report. CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS – VERSION 5 PROJECT LISTING - TABLE 5-1. CONSTRAINED PROGRAM OF PROJECTS 2014 through 2040 - Transit Project Location Scope Y OE Cos t Vanpool Countyw ide Vanpools - build and maintaine fleet of 500 Vans by 2040 48,000,000 Park and Ride Various Park and Ride Lots (1,500 spaces) 6,000,000 Bus Service Metro Bkd Full size natural gas buses 232,500,000 Full size natural gas buses - 120 replacement buses Full size natural gas buses - Fixed Routes - 130 new buses Full size natural gas buses - Bus Rapid Transit - 24 new buses Full size natural gas buses - Express Service - 36 new buses Bus Service Countywide Full, midsize and mini-van size natural gas buses 34,700,000 Full size natural gas buses - Express Service - 10 new buses Midsize natural gas buses - 120 replacement buses Midsize natural gas buses - 120 new buses Mini van / buses - 45 replacement buses Bus Service Metro Bkd 2 Transit Maintenance Stations 10,000,000 Bus Service Metro Bkfd 3 transfer stations 15,000,000 ITS Countyw ide ITS related improvements / upgrades 3,000,000 Passenger Rail Rosamond Metrolink extension - Palmdale/Lancaster to Rosamond 112,000,000 Passenger Rail Bakersfield Amtrak Station - Phase II 13,000,000 Passenger Rail Bakersfield High Speed Rail Station - Bakersfield 50,000,000 Passenger Rail Region High Speed Rail Alignment and Facilities Fresno to Bakersfield 1,000,000,000 Passenger Rail Shafter/Wasco High Speed Rail Heavy Maintenance Facility 450,000,000 Sub-total $1,974,200,000 2014 through 2040 - Highway Operational Improvements Project Location Scope Y OE Cos t HOV Lanes Bakersfield Various State Routes - HOV lanes 149,000,000 Westside Parkw ay - Heath Road and Stockdale Highw ay to SR 58 at Fairfax State Route 178 - Existing w est freew ay terminus to Osw ell Street HOV Ram ps Bakersfield Install HOV Ramps and metering improvements at various locations 148,000,000 SR 99 Interchange at Snow Road - HOV Ramp Metering 6,434,783 SR 99 Interchange at Olive Drive - HOV Ramp Metering SR 99 Interchange at Rosedale Hw y - HOV Ramp Metering SR 99 Interchange at California Ave - HOV Ramp Metering SR 99 Interchange at Ming Ave- HOV Ramp Metering SR 99 Interchange at White Lane- HOV Ramp Metering 2014 Preliminary Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/ Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) April 2013 5-4 1401 19th Street, Suite 300, Bakersfield, California 93301 The source of specific funding and Kern COG are not responsible for any misuse or misinformation contained in the report. CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS – VERSION 5 PROJECT LISTING - TABLE 5-1. CONSTRAINED PROGRAM OF PROJECTS CONTINUED 2014 through 2040 - Highway Operational Improvements (Continued) Project Location Scope Y OE Cos t SR 99 Interchange at Panama Lane- HOV Ramp Metering SR 99 Interchange at SR 119 - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Oak Street - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at H-Chester Ave - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Union Street - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Cottonw ood Road - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Mount Vernon - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Osw ell Street - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Fairfax Road - HOV Ramp Metering SR 58 Interchange at Weedpatch Hw y - HOV Ramp Metering SR 178 Interchange at SR 204 - HOV Ramp Metering SR 178 Interchange at Beale Avenue - HOV Ramp Metering SR 178 Interchange at