Transcript Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Presentation Civil Engineering 451/551 Iowa State University December 3, 2008

Des Moines Area Metropolitan
Planning Organization
Presentation
Civil Engineering 451/551
Iowa State University
December 3, 2008
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“An agency created by federal law
to provide local input for urban
transportation planning and allocation
of federal transportation funds to cities
with populations of greater than 50,000.”
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“. . . to encourage and promote the
development of transportation systems
embracing various modes of transportation
in a manner which will efficiently maximize
mobility of people and goods within and
through urbanized areas and minimize
transportation-related fuel consumption and air
pollution . . .“
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“. . . metropolitan planning organizations, in
cooperation with the State, shall develop
transportation plans and programs for
urbanized areas . . .”
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“. . . shall provide for the development of
transportation facilities (including pedestrian
walkways and bicycle transportation facilities)
which will function as an intermodal
transportation system . . .”
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“. . . shall provide for consideration of all
modes of transportation and shall be
continuing, cooperative, and
comprehensive . . .”
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
What Is a Metropolitan Planning
Organization?
“Principal elected officials of general purpose
local governments shall be represented on
the MPO.”
Source: 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.322
Des Moines
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
2000 Census
Central Iowa Regional
Transportation Planning Alliance
(CIRTPA)
Iowa’s Population Growth
2000-2007
State of Iowa
+61,664
8-County Central Iowa Area
+70,695
Des Moines MSA
(Polk, Dallas,Warren, Madison,
And Guthrie Counties)
+65,201
+ 9,031
Iowa’s Population Growth
2000-2007
Des Moines Area MPO
Planning Area
Des Moines Area MPO
Required Document
Des Moines Area MPO
Required Document
Des Moines Area MPO
Required Document
Des Moines Area MPO
Required Document
Long-Range
Transportation Plan
Purpose and Scope
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Mandated by federal legislation
Must address at least twenty year planning
period
Guides the development of the
transportation system
Addresses 11 specific topics
Fourth multi-modal transportation plan for the
Des Moines metropolitan area
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Vision
“. . . to preserve and promote the quality of
life and economic vitality of the greater Des
Moines metropolitan area by providing an
accessible, integrated, efficient, safe, and
environmentally responsible multi-modal
transportation system.”
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Goals, Objectives, and
Performance Measures
Goal 1 - Maintain and Improve the existing regional
transportation system
Goal 2 - Improve the accessibility, connectivity, and mobility
of the transportation system, for people and
freight, to all modes of transportation in and
through the region
Goal 3 - Maintain quality performance of the regional
transportation system through efficient congestion
management and operations techniques
Goal 4 - Improve the safety and security of the regional
transportation system for all users
Goal 5 - Preserve and protect the natural and human
environment
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Socioeconomic Data
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Used to identify future transportation
needs
Collected from:
 U.S. Census
 Iowa Work Force Development
 2001 National Household Travel
Add-on Survey
 Iowa Department of Education
Regional Economic Models, Inc.
Growth Projections
Regional Economic Model, Inc.
Growth Projections – REMI, Inc.
Growth Projections – REMI, Inc.
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Base Year 2005 Data Collection
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Population
Occupied Dwelling Units
Total Employment
Household Size
Auto Occupancy
Household Occupancy
School Enrollment
Base Year Data
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Data Collection Geography
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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Planning Area Boundary
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Urban Spatial Structure
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Growth Study Areas (GSA)
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Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ)
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Year 2035 Growth Scenario
 Establish County Control Totals
 Establish Planning Area Boundary
 Established Planning Area Boundary Control
Totals
 Divide Planning Area Boundary into Subareas
 Estimate Subarea Control Totals from Year 2030
Long-Range Transportation Plan
 Distribute Subarea Control Totals into Traffic
Analysis Zones
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Socioeconomic Data by:
Households
Population
Employment
Base Year:
Horizon Year:
Interim Years:
2005
2035
2010, 2015, 2025
2035 Population Projection
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2005 Population – 440,106
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2035 Population Projection – 661,659
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Population Growth 2005-2035 = 221,553
+50%
2035 Employment Projection
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2005 Employment – 340,137
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2035 Employment Projection – 442,914
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Employment Growth 2005-2035 = 102,777
+30%
2035 Growth Scenario - Population
REGION
2005
Populatio
n
20052010
Growth
2010
Populatio
n
20102015
Growth
2015
Population
20152035
Growth
2035
Population
2005-2035
Growth
%
Dallas County
9
31,127
13,488
44,615
9,725
54,340
18,748
73,088
41,961
100%
Madison County
12
151
13
164
8
172
20
192
41
100%
393,720
24,286
418,006
22,082
440,088
78,578
518,665
124,946
POPULATION
Polk County
Polk County
1
1,089
990
3,523
5,602
4.5%
Polk County
2
86
78
279
443
0.4%
Polk County
3
596
542
1,928
3,065
2.5%
Polk County
4
601
546
1,943
3,090
2.5%
Polk County
5
3,964
3,604
12,825
20,392
16.3%
Polk County
6
8,410
7,647
27,212
43,269
34.6%
Polk County
7
3,938
3,580
12,741
20,259
16.2%
Polk County
10
1,049
954
3,393
5,396
4.3%
Polk County
11
265
241
859
1,366
1.1%
Polk County
13
4,289
3,899
13,875
22,063
17.7%
4,605
100%
Warren County
8
15,108
990
16,098
897
16,994
2,719
19,713
2035 Growth Scenario - Employment
REGIO
N
2005
Employme
nt
20052010
Growth
2010
Employm
ent
20102015
Growth
2015
Employm
ent
2015-2035
Growth
2035
Employmen
t
20052035
Growth
%
Dallas County
9
18,668
3,806
22,474
3,060
25,533
6,753
32,286
13,618
100%
Madison
County
12
68
312
380
159
538
590
1,128
1,060
100%
316,865
21,198
338,064
16,821
354,884
46,391
401,276
84,410
EMPLOYMENT
Polk County
Polk County
1
8,753
6,945
19,155
34,854
41.3%
Polk County
2
1,082
858
2,367
4,307
5.1%
Polk County
3
493
391
1,079
1,964
2.3%
Polk County
4
1,082
859
2,368
4,309
5.1%
Polk County
5
1,983
1,574
4,340
7,897
9.4%
Polk County
6
3,800
3,015
8,315
15,129
17.9%
Polk County
7
1,152
914
2,521
4,587
5.4%
Polk County
10
115
91
251
457
0.5%
Polk County
11
117
93
256
466
0.6%
Polk County
13
2,622
2,080
5,738
10,440
12.4%
3,688
100%
Warren County
8
4,536
935
5,471
609
6,080
2,144
8,224
Des Moines Area MPO Planning Area
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Growth + Utilities
Employment by TAZ - 2005
Employment by TAZ - 2035
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Modal Elements
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Street and Highway
Intelligent
Transportation
Systems
Parking
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities
Skywalks
Transit
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Noise
Taxi
Airports
Goods Movement
Water
Land Use *
Air Quality
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Future Streets and Highways
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Transportation Elements of Local
Governments Comprehensive Plans Map
 Current
 Proposed
Future Street and Highway Map
Travel Demand Modeling
 Projects how traffic will flow in
the future
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Fiscal Capacity
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Projects in the Year 2035 LRTP
must be fiscally constrained
Funding necessary to complete all
of the projects in the LRTP is
projected through Year 2035
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Travel Demand Modeling Results
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Estimates future level of service
Results include all major street
and highway improvements that
will take place, adding capacity
to the existing transportation
network
Separate results for 2010, 2015,
2025, and 2030
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Year 2005
Projects
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Year 2010
Projects
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Year 2020
Projects
Long-Range Transportation Plan
Year 2030
Projects
Public Involvement
Public Input Meetings
Public Input Meetings
Des Moines Area MPO
Required Document
Newsletters
Transit Roundtable
Bus Rapid Transit
Metropolitan Land Use Plans
Transit Roundtable
Transit Roundtable
Transit Roundtable
Transit Roundtable
Future Passenger Rail Corridors
Bicycle-Pedestrian Roundtable
Central Iowa Trails
Bicycle-Pedestrian Roundtable
Central Iowa Trails Signage
Complete Street Concept
Sidewalks
Walkability - Mobility
Pedestrian Movements
Central Iowa Bicycle-Pedestrian
Transportation Plan
Freight Roundtable
Goods Movement Study
North American Inland Port
Network (NAIPN)
Freight Corridors
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Foreign Trade Zone #107
Intermodal Ramp - Newton
Regional Rail
Des Moines International Airport
Air Cargo/Air Freight
Increased Truck Usage
Commercial Vehicle Parking
Des Moines Area MPO Activities
Traffic Management
Advisory Committee
I-235 Reconstruction
Original ITS Involvement
ITS – Highway Helper
I-235 Consultant Selection
I-235 ITS Deployment Plan
ITS – Camera/Sensor Deployment
Iowa DOT TMC Cameras
Four Step/Microsimulation Modeling
MITSIM
TransCAD®
Iowa DOT Governance
Transportation Management
Association
Travel Time
GPS Equipment
Vehicle Occupancy
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Stakeholders Working Group
(Environmental)
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Travel Demand Modeling
TransCAD
 Regional Freeway System Study
 Travel Time Study
 Vehicle Occupancy Study
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Travel Demand Modeling
TransCAD Network
Travel Demand Modeling
TAZ Structure
New (N) or Modified (M)
Freeway Interchanges
Being Considered
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105th Street (Alice’s Road) @ I-80 (N)
Southwest Connector @ I-35 (N)
Meredith Drive @ I-35/80 (N)
IA 141 @ I-35/80 (M)
100th Street @ I-35/80 (N)
NW 26th Street @ I-35/80 (N)
East 1st Street @ I-35 (M)
36th Street @ I-35 (N)
NE Beltway @ I-35 (N)
Elkhart/Polk City @ I-35 (M)
US 65 @ I-80 (M)
NE Beltway @ I-80/US 65 (M)
Grand Avenue @ I-35
Roadway Improvements
Being Considered
1. Northeast Beltway, I-80 north and west to I-35,
west to Polk City, then southwest to Iowa 141
2. Southeast Connector, SW 2nd (DSM) east to US 65
3. Northeast System Interchange (I-35/I-80/I-235)
4. Iowa 141 Corridor, I-35/80 north and west to
Granger
5. Iowa 44 Corridor, Iowa 141 west to US 169
6. Southwest Connector, Iowa 5 southwest to I-35
7. Southwest System Interchange (I-35/I-80/I-235)
8. Western By-Pass, Iowa 141 to I-80 (Dallas County)
to Madison County and east to I-35 (Warren
County)
9. Northwest Transportation Corridor Study
10. I-35, I-235/I-80 south to Iowa 5
11. King Parkway, Euclid Avenue to I-35/I-80
Travel Demand Modeling
Leisch
Study 1988
Travel Demand Modeling
I-235
Environmental
Impact
Statement
Travel Demand Modeling
Iowa DOT Interstate
System
Traffic Study - 2005
Travel Demand Modeling
Iowa DOT Interstate
System
Traffic Study - 2005
Travel Demand Modeling
Regional
Freeway
System
Study
Travel Demand Modeling
Excerpt from
Regional
Freeway
System Study
Des Moines Area MPO Activities
Regional Transportation Corridors
Regional Transportation Corridors
Future Metropolitan
Transportation Corridors
Des Moines’ Southeast Connector
Polk County’s
Northeast Beltway
Grimes, Johnston, Urbandale,
Polk County - Northwest
Transportation Corridor Study
Dallas County Transportation Plan
Warren County’s Southwest
Connector at I-35 Interchange
Study Transportation Corridor Study
Other Des Moines Area
MPO Activities
Access Management
Pavement Management
Iowa DOT’s Statewide Travel Model
TRANSIMS for Small and
Medium MPOs
National Academy of
Sciences – Transportation
Research Board
Georgetown University Press
Who Leads?
“Principal elected officials of general
purpose local governments shall be
represented on the MPO.”
Transportation Policy Committee
2008 Des Moines Area MPO
Executive Committee
Ted Ohmart, Chair - West Des Moines City Council
Chris Coleman, Vice-Chair – Des Moines City Council
Tom Hockensmith, Sec’y-Treasurer – Polk County
Brian Laurenzo, At-Large – Former Johnston Mayor
Scott Cirksena, At-Large – Clive City Council
Bob Mahaffey, At-Large – Des Moines City Council
Angela Connolly, Ex-Officio (Past Chair) – Polk County