2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Technical Report #2 Existing Conditions DRAFT October 2020 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 Roadways and Bridges ............................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 The Roadway Network ........................................................................................................................ 2 2.3 Traffic and Congestion ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.4 Roadway Reliability ........................................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Pavement Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 14 2.6 Bridge Conditions .............................................................................................................................. 17 2.7 Roadway Safety ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.8 Roadway Security .............................................................................................................................. 37 3.0 Freight .................................................................................................................................................. 42 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 42 3.2 Trucking ............................................................................................................................................. 42 3.3 Railways ............................................................................................................................................ 54 3.4 Air Cargo ............................................................................................................................................ 62 3.5 Waterways and Ports ........................................................................................................................ 65 3.6 Pipelines ............................................................................................................................................ 72 4.0 Bicycle and Pedestrian .......................................................................................................................... 76 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 76 4.2 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities .......................................................................................... 77 4.3 Existing Traffic and Usage Patterns ................................................................................................... 80 4.4 Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Demand ......................................................................................... 86 4.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety ........................................................................................................... 88 4.6 Existing Plans and Initiatives ............................................................................................................. 89 5.0 Public Transit ........................................................................................................................................ 91 5.1 Coast Transit Authority ..................................................................................................................... 92 5.2 Fixed Route Regional Peer Comparison .......................................................................................... 102 5.3 Coordination with Other Transit Providers and Stakeholders ........................................................ 110 5.4 Intercity Public Transit .................................................................................................................... 111 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan i Gulf Regional Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Organization 5.5 Transportation Network Companies ............................................................................................... 111 5.6 Regional Transit Demand Analysis .................................................................................................. 112 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan ii Gulf Regional Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Organization List of Tables Table 2.1: Roadway Model Network Lane Mileage by Functional Class, 2018 .................................. 4 Table 2.2: Roadway System Travel Characteristics, 2018 ................................................................... 7 Table 2.3: Roadway Corridors with Volumes Exceeding Capacity, 2018 .......................................... 11 Table 2.4: Crashes by Collision Type, 2014-2018 .............................................................................. 26 Table 2.5: Top 20 Crash Frequency Segments and Severity, 2014-2018 .......................................... 29 Table 2.6: Top 20 Crash Rate Segments, 2014-2018 ........................................................................ 30 Table 2.7: Top 20 Intersections with High Crash Frequency by Severity, 2014-2018 ...................... 34 Table 2.8: Top 20 Intersections with High Crash Frequency by Collision Type, 2014-2018 ............. 35 Table 2.9: Hancock County Top 10 Crash Frequency Intersections and Crash Rates, 2014-2018 .... 36 Table 2.10: Harrison County Top 10 Crash Frequency Intersections and Crash Rates, 2014-2018.. 36 Table 2.11: Jackson County Top 10 Crash Frequency Intersections and Crash Rates, 2014-2018 ... 37 Table 3.1: Intermodal Connectors, 2018 .......................................................................................... 42 Table 3.2: Intermodal Terminal Facilities for Trucks, 2018 ............................................................... 43 Table 3.3: Commodity Flows by Truck, 2016 .................................................................................... 47 Table 3.4: Intermodal Terminal Facilities for Rail, 2018 ................................................................... 55 Table 3.5: Commodity Flows by Rail, 2016 ....................................................................................... 57 Table 3.6: Derailments, 2014 - 2018 ................................................................................................. 61 Table 3.7: Highway-Railroad Crossings Lacking Active Warning Devices on MFN Railroads ............ 62 Table 3.8: Based Aircraft and Daily Aircraft Operations ................................................................... 63 Table 3.9: Top Ten Commodities at Port of Gulfport, 2017 .............................................................. 68 Table 3.10: Top Ten Commodities at Port of Pascagoula, 2017 ....................................................... 71 Table 4.1: Means of Transportation to Work in Urbanized Areas .................................................... 81 Table 4.2: Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts ......................................................................................... 83 Table 4.3: Latent Bike/Ped Demand Score Criteria........................................................................... 86 Table 5.1: CTA Bus Routes and Frequencies ..................................................................................... 92 Table 5.2: CTA Annual Ridership by Mode, 2014-2018 .................................................................... 95 Table 5.3: CTA Average Daily Ridership by Route/Service, 2018 ...................................................... 95 Table 5.4: CTA Fixed Route Trends, 2014-2018 ................................................................................ 97 Table 5.5: CTA Paratransit Trends, 2014-2018 ................................................................................. 98 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan iii Gulf Regional Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Organization Table 5.6: CTA Vanpool Trends, 2014-2018 ...................................................................................... 99 Table 5.7: CTA Safety and Security Events, 2014-2018 .................................................................. 100 Table 5.8: Safety and Security Events per 100,000 Vehicle Revenue Miles, 2014-2018 ................ 100 Table 5.9: Transit Asset Management Performance Measures ...................................................... 101 Table 5.10: CTA Rolling Stock Inventory and Performance ............................................................ 101 Table 5.11: CTA Equipment Inventory and Performance ............................................................... 102 Table 5.12: CTA Facility Inventory and Performance ...................................................................... 102 Table 5.13: Selected Peer Regions .................................................................................................. 103 Table 5.14: Peer Fixed Route System Trends,