Transcript Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization

South Alabama Regional
Planning Commission
Transportation Planning
Who is SARPC?
What is an Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO)
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Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Congestion Management Process (CMP)
CommuteSmart – Rideshare
Transportation Studies currently being conducted
Transportation Planning
Climate Change –Gulf Coast Phase 2
The Wave Transit
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
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Federal Aid Program / State’s Federal Funding
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
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2011 Mobile MPO Certification Review Process
SARPC
Instrument of local
government
Locally Organized
Locally Controlled
30 member governments
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3 Counties
28 Municipalities
Four Departments:
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AAA, Economic Development,
Planning and Transportation
(houses the MPO)
What is an MPO?
The MPO is a Policy Board that votes on all
federal transportation dollars that flow to the
designated study area.
The Federal Surface Transportation Assistance
Act of 1962 required the formation of an MPO for
any urbanized area with a population greater
than 50,000.
Mobile’s MPO Transportation Planning Program:
MATS (UA pop 317, 605)
MPO Policy Board Voting Members
Mayor Sam Jones, City of Mobile (Chairman)
Councilman Reggie Copeland, City of Mobile
Councilman William Carroll, City of Mobile
Commissioner Mike Dean, Mobile County
Mayor Ron Davis, City of Prichard
Councilman Troy Ephriam, City of Prichard
Mayor Byron Pittman, City of Chickasaw
Mayor Howard Rubenstein, City of Saraland
Mayor William Stewart, City of Satsuma
Mayor Don Nelson, Town of Creola
Mayor Stan Wright, City of Bayou La Batre
Mr. Vince Calametti, ALDOT 9th DIV. Engineer
Mr. Joe Ruffer, Mobile County Engineer
Mr. Tyrone Parker, The Wave Transit
Mr. Norman Walton, SARPC
Technical Coordinating Committee/ Citizens
Advisory Committee
Gerald Alfred, WAVE Transit
Nick Amberger, City of Mobile
John Bell, City of Mobile
Betty Donald, City of Saraland
James Foster, Mobile County
Bob Harris, State Docks
Bert Hoffman, City of Mobile
Thomas Hughes, Mobile Airport Auth.
Tywanda Jackson, City of Prichard
James Jacobs, City of Prichard
Bryan Kegley, Mobile County
Mary Mullins, Thyssen Krupp
John Murphy, Mobile County
Steve Perry, The FORUM
Don Powell, ALDOT
Jennifer White, City of Mobile
Margie Wilcox, Private Transit Provider
Hunter Winton, Freight Transportation
Russell J. Wimberly, SARPC
Tom Briand, City of Satsuma
Casi Callaway, Mobile Baykeepers
George Crozier, Mobile County Health
Department
Randy Delchamps, Mobile County
Jennifer Denson, Partners for
Environmental Progress
Sandra Forbus, Mobile United
Lindsay Hutchisson, MARC
Sam Rawls, City of Chickasaw
Ginny Russell, Chamber of Commerce
Troy Wayman, Chamber of Commerce
Donald Watson, City of Mobile
VACANT, City of Prichard
VACANT, City of Bayou La Batre
VACANT, Town of Creola
VACANT, City of Saraland
Mobile Area Transportation
Study Urban Area and
Planning Boundary
What is the life of a Federal road
project?
Where are our Federal Funds coming from
25 year Long Range Transportation Plan
Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)- Short Range Plan
Implementation
Federal Funding Sources
Fines and
penalties
0%
Diesel and
special motor
fuels
25%
Diesel and special
motor fuels
Trucks
Gasoline
Fines and penalties
Gasoline
61%
Trucks
14%
Federal Gasoline Tax
0.1 cent
18.4 cents
L.U.S.T.
Trust Fund
15.44 cents
Highway Account
2.86 cents
Mass Transit Account
Effective October 1, 1997
Federal Diesel Tax
0.1 cent
21.44 cents
Highway Account
24.4 cents
2.86 cents
Mass Transit Account
Effective October 1, 1997
In cents per gallon
ALDOT Funding Sources
ALDOT Funding Sources 1996-2006
Motor Vehicle & Motor
Carrier Taxes, 8%
Other Sources, 5%
Federal-Aid
Fuel Taxes
Motor Vehicle & Motor Carrier Taxes
Fuel Taxes, 33%
Federal-Aid, 55%
Other Sources
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25 Year Long Range
Transportation Plan- LRTP
All major surface transportation projects
requiring federal funding assistance, must be
derived from this plan.
The Long Range Transportation Plan outlines
the transportation projects within the Mobile
MPO study area that need to be completed to
fulfill the projected transportation demands by
the 25 year forecast date.
The projects on the plan are balanced against
projected revenue over the next 25 years. The
plan only includes projects with identified
funding.
Highway Element of LRTP for
Vehicles, is based on Travel
Demand Forecasting
Input: Base year Socio-Economic Data
Output: Validated Model to Traffic Counts
Input: Future year Socio-Economic Data
Output: A future road network with projected
volumes that represents future road conditions,
where some roads will be at or over capacity.
Road Projects are Developed
1990
Households
by Traffic
Zone
2000
Households
by Traffic
Zone
2007
Households
by Traffic
Zone
2035
Estimated
Households
by Traffic
Zone
Employment
Mobile County had 183,000 employees in
year 2007
Mobile County is projected to have
250,000 employees in year 2035
Travel Demand Forecasting Model
Input data for base year by zone:
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Households
Employment by Industry
Vehicle availability
Median Household Income
Base year is validated to traffic counts
Socio-economic data is forecasted 25
years
Model is re-run, resulting in capacity
deficiencies, numerous alternatives
developed
2035 Long
Range Plan
The Outer
Loop
Plan adopted March, 1973
5 Year Short Range Plan:
Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP)
To be on 5 year plan (TIP), project has to be derived from
LRTP
Must be voted on by the TCC/CAC and by the MPO, which
requires public comment period
All Federally Funded transportation projects must be included
in TIP- funds are 80/20 (TIP includes all funding categories)
It is up to the Project Sponsor to request the project be
entered into the TIP
Implementation
Implementation timeline (PE, ROW,UT,CN) is determined by
sponsor / ALDOT (funds available). Numerous public
involvement meetings required.
MPO FUNDS
2010/2011
Airport Blvd, Flave Pierce Ro to Snow Rd (Completed)
Old Shell Rd, Hillcrest Rd to Schillinger Rd (Underway)
Airport Blvd Signal Interconnection from Cody Rd to Williams St. (Underway)
Airport Blvd Intersection Capacity Improvement Study (Underway)
2012
Zeigler Boulevard, Forest Hill Drive to Athey Rd
Schillinger Rd, US 98 to Howells Ferry Rd. (ALDOT Funded Also)
Schillinger Rd, US98 to Lott Rd (ALDOT Funded Also)
McDonald Rd, North of I-10 to Old Pascagoula Rd
STATE FUNDS (numerous resurfacing, bridge and sign replacements)
2010/2011
I-10 ,Carol Plantation to Halls Mill Crk (Underway)
Mobile Street, Springhill Ave to Stanton Rd (Underway)
2012
Industrial Parkway, I-65 to US 43
Industrial Parkway, Schillinger to .5 mile East of Glenwood Rd.
Congestion Management Process
Eligible Intersection
Improvements
Under Congestion
Management Process
(CMP)
American Recovery
and
Reinvestment Act
(ARRA)
$11,006,128
Allocated to Mobile
MPO
A money, gasoline saving, eco-friendly, traffic
reducing program by the
South Alabama Regional
Planning Commission.
What is CommuteSmart?
CommuteSmart is a program that helps
organize carpools through a FREE
ridematching service. CommuteSmart
helps establish carpools for people
residing or employed in Mobile or Baldwin
County.
Goals for the CommuteSmart
Program
Decrease the number of single occupancy
vehicle trips.
Increase the awareness of other viable
commuting options like carpool services,
transit ridership, and bicycle and
pedestrian options.
Improve regional mobility by offering a
wide range of commute options, including
carpooling.
Rideshare Program Components
Carpool
Ridematching and other support services
Employer Services and Outreach
Employer Services
Transportation Events
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Outreach events customized for your worksite.
Information services and hands-on commuter
assistance programs to meet your employees’
individual needs.
Carpool matching and transit information.
Marketing
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Posters, envelope stuffers, email messages provided to your
company to help with promotions.
Surveys
Survey of employees’ transportation needs to
help you understand their needs can be done.
Commuter Services
Carpooling
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Online Ridematching System to locate potential
rideshare partners.
Transit Information
Cost Calculator that allows a commuter to
determine the exact cost of commuting and how
much can be saved.
Emergency Ride Home for commuters who
rideshare at least three days per week.
Incentives offered by
CommuteSmart
FREE Emergency Ride Home
FREE online ride matching
Three ways to sign-up
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Call 706-1CAR and sign-up with a
CommuteSmart Representative.
Call 706-1CAR and request a paper
application from a CommuteSmart
Representative.
Register online at
http://www.commutesmart.org/mobile
Other Current Transportation
Studies
ITS Re-routing Study
Airport Blvd Capacity Improvement Study
Comprehensive Bicycle / Pedestrian Plan
Origin-Destination Study
Climate Change Study: Gulf Coast Study
Phase 2
Kevin A. Harrison P.T.P.
Director, Transportation
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission
www.sarpc.org
www.mobilempo.org
251-433-6541