Planning Study Report APPENDIX C EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS REPORT Uptown Transportation Study URS Corporation November 2006 Existing and Future Conditions Report Part B: I-71 Access Improvement Study, PID 77628 Prepared For: Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments and the Uptown Implementation Partners Prepared By: URS Corporation July 12, 2006 Uptown Transportation Study i URS Corporation July 2006 Existing and Future Conditions Report Part B: I-71 Access Improvement Study, PID 77628 Implementation Partners (IP): Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) City of Cincinnati Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Ohio Department of Transportation Amos Project Tri-Health Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Health Alliance University of Cincinnati Uptown Transportation Study ii URS Corporation July 2006 Existing and Future Conditions Report Part B: I-71 Access Improvement Study, PID 77628 Table of Contents 1. Introduction............................................................................................................1 1.1. Project Organization..............................................................................................1 1.2. Project History.......................................................................................................2 1.3 Study Area Overview.............................................................................................2 2. Study Area.............................................................................................................4 2.1. Interchange 03850, Gilbert Avenue/Reading Road /Liberty Street .......................5 2.2. Interchange 03860 WH Taft Road /McMillan Street..............................................5 2.3. Interchange 03870, Montgomery Road /Duck Creek Road ..................................5 2.4. Interchange 03880, Dana Avenue.........................................................................6 3. Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................7 3.1. Population .............................................................................................................7 3.2. Employment ..........................................................................................................7 3.3. Land Use...............................................................................................................7 3.4. Environmental Justice ...........................................................................................8 3.5. Economic Development ........................................................................................9 3.6. Regional Travel Patterns.....................................................................................10 4. Environmental Characteristics.............................................................................11 4.1. Natural Environment............................................................................................11 4.2. Cultural Resources..............................................................................................11 4.3. Community Facilities ...........................................................................................11 4.4. Geotechnical Characteristics...............................................................................12 4.5. Highway Traffic Noise .........................................................................................12 4.6. Air Quality............................................................................................................13 4.7. Hazardous Materials ...........................................................................................14 5. Existing Plans and Projects.................................................................................15 5.1. OKI Plans and Projects .......................................................................................15 5.1.1. OKI 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan ....................................................15 5.1.2. OKI Transportation Improvement Plan............................................................16 5.2. ODOT Plans and Projects ...................................................................................17 5.2.1. HAM 75 2.30 Mill Creek Expressway ..............................................................17 5.2.2. HAM 71/75 0.000.22 Brent Spence Bridge ....................................................18 5.2.3. Miscellaneous Maintenance Projects ..............................................................18 5.3. Community Plans and Projects ...........................................................................18 5.3.1. Community Tax Increment Financing Districts................................................18 5.3.2. The Clifton Heights Urban Renewal Plan........................................................18 5.3.3. Evanston 5-Points Urban Renewal Plan .........................................................19 5.3.4. Corryville/University Village Urban Renewal Plan...........................................19 5.3.5. Avondale Vision Plan 2005 .............................................................................19 5.3.6. Burnet Avenue Urban Renewal Plan...............................................................19 5.4. Institutional Plans ................................................................................................20 5.4.1. Uptown Crossings ...........................................................................................20 Uptown Transportation Study iii URS Corporation July 2006 Existing and Future Conditions Report Part B: I-71 Access Improvement Study, PID 77628 5.4.2. Uptown Consortium Strategic Opportunity Plan..............................................20 5.4.3. Uptown Consortium Research Park ................................................................21 5.4.4. University of Cincinnati Campus Masterplan...................................................21 5.4.5. SORTA MetroMoves Plan ...............................................................................21 5.5. Private Plans and Projects ..................................................................................22 5.5.1. Keystone Parke ...............................................................................................22 6. Roadway Network ...............................................................................................23 6.1. I-71 ......................................................................................................................23 6.1.1. Geometric Design Exceptions .........................................................................23 6.1.2. Pavement Condition Ratings...........................................................................26 6.1.3. Bridge Rating Reports .....................................................................................26 6.1.4. Signage ...........................................................................................................28 6.2. US-42 ..................................................................................................................29 6.3. US-22/SR3 ..........................................................................................................29 6.4. Local Roadway Network......................................................................................30 7. Traffic Analysis....................................................................................................31 7.1. Traffic Volume Data.............................................................................................31 7.1.1. Field Counts ....................................................................................................31 7.1.2. Adjustment Methodology.................................................................................33 7.2. 2005 Level of Service (LOS) ...............................................................................35 7.2.1. Basic Freeway Segments................................................................................35 7.2.2. Ramp Junctions...............................................................................................36 7.2.3. Intersections ....................................................................................................37 7.3. 2030 LOS ............................................................................................................38 7.3.1. OKI Regional Travel Demand Model Forecasts..............................................38 7.3.2. Basic Freeway Segments................................................................................39 7.3.3. Ramp Junctions...............................................................................................41 7.3.4. Intersections ....................................................................................................42 8. Accident Analysis ................................................................................................43 8.1.1. ODOT Congestion Rankings...........................................................................43 8.2. I-71 ......................................................................................................................43 8.2.1. ODOT Highway Safety Program (HSP) ..........................................................44 8.2.2. Ohio Department of Public Safety Crash Data................................................45