DRAFT SEDA‐COG Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN The Draft Long Range Transportation Plan includes regional overview information and the MPO region’s long range vision for prioritizing transportation investments. This copy of the draft plan is available as part of a 30‐day comment period beginning on May 24, 2021, and ending on June 22, 2021. The public comment period provides the public an opportunity to provide feedback on all facets of the Long Range Transportation Plan before its adoption. The plan can be reviewed online at: http://www.seda‐cog.org/departments/transportation/long‐range‐plan. Written and electronic comments may be submitted via email, SEDA‐COG web portal, fax, or Postal Service by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Email comments may be submitted to lrtp@seda‐cog.org or through the web portal at http://www.seda‐cog.org/departments/transportation/transportation‐comments Comments may be faxed to 570‐524‐9190 Please address all written comments to: Mr. Don Kiel SEDA‐COG MPO 201 Furnace Road Lewisburg, PA 17837 If you would like to provide comments or discuss the draft plan in person, a Virtual Public Meeting will be held during the public comment period as follows: Date: June 3, 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: The content of this Notice is available in alternative formats and other languages upon request by contacting the SEDA‐COG MPO at 570‐524‐4491, or by written correspondence directed to the MPO at 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837, or by email at jsaylor@seda‐cog.org. Persons who plan to review the documents, submit comments, or attend the public meeting and require language interpretation services and/or other special accom‐ modations under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the SEDA‐COG MPO a minimum of five days before the date of the event or activity to allow sufficient time to arrange accommodations. Intentionally blank SEDA-COG MPO Long-Range Transportation Plan, 2021-2045 CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................ vii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................. xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 1 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 5 1.1 SEDA-COG Overview ................................................................................................ 5 1.2 LRTP Purpose and Process ........................................................................................ 8 2. STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS ............................................................................... 9 2.1 LRTP Vision .............................................................................................................. 9 2.2 LRTP Goals ............................................................................................................... 9 2.3 LRTP Themes – Transition and Adaptation ............................................................. 11 Demographics .............................................................................................................. 11 Legislation .................................................................................................................... 11 Performance-Based Planning ...................................................................................... 11 Programming Philosophies .......................................................................................... 11 Economic Conditions ................................................................................................... 12 Changing Tools ............................................................................................................. 14 3. PLANNING CONTEXT .................................................................................. 16 3.1 Recent SEDA-COG MPO Planning Activities ............................................................ 16 Strategic Plan (2019-2023) ........................................................................................... 16 Public Participation Plan (2014) ................................................................................... 18 Limited English Proficiency Plan (2014) ....................................................................... 19 Title VI Policy Update (2015) ........................................................................................ 19 Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan (2019) ................... 19 Middle Susquehanna Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (2019) ........................................... 20 Planning Process Review (2019) .................................................................................. 20 Danville Area Traffic Study (2020) ............................................................................... 21 3.2 Pennsylvania’s Statewide LRTP and Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan ........ 21 3.3 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act ............................................... 22 3.4 Moving Forward Act/INVEST in America Act .......................................................... 22 3.5 Alignment of Goals, Factors, Principles, and Themes ............................................. 25 Adopted [date] page i SEDA-COG MPO Long-Range Transportation Plan, 2021-2045 CONTENTS 3.6 PennDOT Connects ................................................................................................ 28 4. REGIONAL CONTEXT .................................................................................. 30 4.1 Geography and Transportation History .................................................................. 30 4.2 Transportation System ........................................................................................... 32 Transportation Agencies .............................................................................................. 32 Highway System ........................................................................................................... 32 4.2.2.1 National Highway System .............................................................................. 36 4.2.2.2 PennDOT Business Plan Network .................................................................. 37 4.2.2.3 PennDOT Corridor Modernization Network ................................................. 39 4.2.2.4 National Highway Freight Network ............................................................... 39 4.2.2.5 Infrastructure Elements ................................................................................ 40 Public Transportation and Ride-Sharing ...................................................................... 41 4.2.3.1 Types of Services ........................................................................................... 41 4.2.3.1.1 Shared-Ride/Demand-Responsive Service ..................................... 41 4.2.3.1.2 Fixed-Route Services ....................................................................... 42 4.2.3.1.3 Intercity Services ............................................................................ 42 4.2.3.2 Vanpool and Carpool/Ride-share .................................................................. 43 4.2.3.3 Park-and-Ride/Park-and-Pool........................................................................ 43 4.2.3.4 Microtransit ................................................................................................... 44 4.2.3.5 Transit Providers and Profiles ....................................................................... 44 4.2.3.6 Transit Regionalization .................................................................................. 46 4.3 Railroad System ..................................................................................................... 49 Passenger Service ......................................................................................................... 49 Rail Freight ................................................................................................................... 50 Potential Project Areas ................................................................................................ 50 4.4 Airports .................................................................................................................. 58 4.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ............................................................................. 60 Planning Issues ............................................................................................................. 60 Functional System ........................................................................................................ 61 Agencies and Organizations ......................................................................................... 61 4.5.3.1 Federal and State .......................................................................................... 61 4.5.3.2 Regional and Local ......................................................................................... 62 4.6 Recreational Systems ............................................................................................. 70 Land Trails .................................................................................................................... 70 4.7 Regional Demographic Characteristics ..................................................................