Transcript 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan & 2008

2040
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Final Approval
GVMC Board
May 7, 2015
2040 MTP Overview
 Federally-mandated document
 Updated every four years
 Transportation investment strategy for next 25 years
 No MTP = No Federal Funds
 MTP must be financially constrained (Revenues = Expenditures)
 Addresses all modes of transportation
 Uses the most recent data to assess needs and priorities
 Population and employment database and projections
 Traffic counts and travel time studies
 Travel demand model
 Pavement inventory
 Safety/Crash data
 Environmental inventory
 Others
MAP-21 - What’s New??
 National Goals
 MAP-21 established seven national performance based goals which
include:
 Safety
 Infrastructure Condition
 Congestion Reduction
 System Reliability
 Freight Movement
 Environmental Sustainability
 Economic Vitality
 Performance Measures
 GVMC will be required to report on how project selection will help
achieve the defined targets
 GVMC will reopen the MTP in 2016 to adhere to performance mandates
Process Participants
 General public – (approx. 400)
 Municipalities in Kent and Eastern Ottawa Counties (24)
 Kent County and Ottawa County Road Commissions
 Grand Rapids Chamber
 Right Place Program
 ITP/The Rapid
 Smaller transit agencies (e.g. Hope Network)
 Michigan Department of Transportation
 Gerald R. Ford International Airport
 Passenger rail and freight rail (e.g. Amtrak and CSX)
 Intercity passenger transit agencies (e.g. Greyhound)
 Federal Highway Administration
 Federal Transit Administration
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 Michigan Department of Natural Resources
 Other private and public groups and interested organizations
GVMC 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Development
Public Outreach & Stakeholder Meetings
41 Meetings – 25% Increase in Public Participation
All Elements of Transportation
(Condition, Capacity, Safety, Transit, Non Motorized, Air, Rail, Freight)
Needs & Financial Analysis
(Estimated $8 Billion in needs through 2040)
Transportation Priorities
(Nearly $5 Billion in projects/programs identified)
Environmental Justice & Consultation
(1,100+ EJ notices sent – 200+ Consulted Agencies)
Final MTP Document
(Meets all Federal Requirements – Completed on Schedule)
MTP Project List
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Nearly $5 Billion
Regionally-significant projects through 2040
Variety of federal funding programs
Implemented through the GVMC TIP
Public Comment Summary
GVMC 2040 MTP Survey Results - Transportation Priorities
100.00%
83.07%
90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
36.05%
33.54%
40.00%
30.41%
26.33%
18.81%
24.76%
17.55%
25.08%
MTP Integration – Next Steps
 GVMC Board Adoption
(Today)
 Transportation Improvement Program
 Performance Measures Integration
 Begin 2045 MTP Development
(Fall 2015)
(Spring 2016)
(Summer 2017)
Thank You.