CITY OF MUSCATINE, IOWA– COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND EXISTING CONDITIONS...... 1 EXISTING LAND USE ......................................................................................................................... 1 DEMOGRAPHIC AND CENSUS DATA ................................................................................................... 7 Population .................................................................................................................................. 7 Population Projections ................................................................................................................ 8 Age Characteristics..................................................................................................................... 9 Male-Female Ratio ................................................................................................................... 11 Racial Characteristics................................................................................................................ 11 Education.................................................................................................................................. 12 Income Characteristics.............................................................................................................. 14 Housing.................................................................................................................................... 14 Employment Characteristics...................................................................................................... 18 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACTORS............................................................................................... 19 Leading Muscatine Businesses.................................................................................................. 20 Local and Regional Markets...................................................................................................... 22 Top 10 Local Employers........................................................................................................... 23 Composition of Muscatine Business Infrastructure.................................................................... 24 Commercial/Industrial Services................................................................................................. 24 Existing Workforces & Employment Factors ............................................................................ 25 Regional Salaries ...................................................................................................................... 28 Tax Incentives for Local Business............................................................................................. 28 Special Districts........................................................................................................................ 29 Floodplain Area/Mississippi River ............................................................................................ 29 Tourism with Iowa State Parks and Natural Resources .............................................................. 30 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACTORS ............................................................................................ 30 Highways.................................................................................................................................. 30 Railroads .................................................................................................................................. 31 Public Transportation................................................................................................................ 31 UTILITY SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................... 31 Electric ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Water System ........................................................................................................................... 32 Natural Gas............................................................................................................................... 32 Sanitary and Storm Sewer System............................................................................................. 32 Telephone................................................................................................................................. 32 ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS .................................................................................. 33 Clean Water Act ....................................................................................................................... 33 Clean Air Act............................................................................................................................ 34 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ................................................................... 34 Superfund Program................................................................................................................... 34 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 34 Flood Plain Insurance ............................................................................................................... 36 Toxic Substance and Control Act .............................................................................................. 36 City of Muscatine Final Report 04-17 i CITY OF MUSCATINE, IOWA – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table of Contents Site Specific Obligations and Restrictive Covenants ........................................................................ 36 LIMITING PHYSICAL & CULTURAL FEATURES.................................................................................. 37 Flood Prone Areas .................................................................................................................... 37 Wetlands................................................................................................................................... 37 Soil Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 38 Geology.................................................................................................................................... 40 Water Features.......................................................................................................................... 41 Archaeologically Significant Sites............................................................................................. 41 Cultural Inventory and Historic Structures................................................................................. 42 MAJOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE FACILITIES ..................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER TWO: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS ...................... 45 FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 45 Freeways/Expressways ............................................................................................................. 45 Arterials.................................................................................................................................... 46 Collectors ................................................................................................................................. 47 Local Streets............................................................................................................................. 47 EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND CAPACITY.................................................................................. 48 Major Trip Generators .............................................................................................................. 49 RAIL TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................................. 50 BARGE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................... 50 AIR TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................................... 51 TRANSIT.......................................................................................................................................... 52 TRAIL SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 53 Parking ..................................................................................................................................... 53 TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................... 53 Access Management........................................................................................................................ 55 Raised Medians......................................................................................................................... 56 Driveway Spacing..................................................................................................................... 56 SUMMARY......................................................................................................................................