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Transportation Planning Process – February 19, 2009

Agenda

• Why should I care about TransportationPlanning?• What is the MPO?• Transportation Planning Documents• Project Implementation• Concepts included in the LRTP• Citizens’ Perspective

So What?

The system we plan…is the system you use.

Trans Planners Love AcronymsETC Memphis MPO Engineering and Technical CommitteeFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFTA Federal Transit AdministrationFY Fiscal YearITS Intelligent Transportation SystemsMATA Memphis Area Transit AuthorityMDOT Mississippi Department of TransportationMPO Metropolitan Planning OrganizationSAFETEA-LU Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act:

A Legacy for UsersSTIP Statewide Transportation Improvement ProgramTDOT Tennessee Department of TransportationMDOT Mississippi Department of TransportationTIP Transportation Improvement ProgramTitle VI Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amendedTPB Memphis MPO Transportation Policy Board

SAFETEA-LU Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act:A Legacy for Users

What is the MPO?

• Metropolitan PlanningOrganization– Purpose– Federal Requirements–Member Jurisdictions /

Boundaries– Committees of the MPO

MATA

MSCPC

MSCAA

Agencies

W MemphisMPO

Federal State Local

FHWA

FTA

EPA

TDOT

TDEC

Tennessee

MDOT

MDEQ

Mississippi Jurisdictions

Germantown

Collierville

Barden

Lakeland

Arlington

Memphis

Bartlett

Millington

Gallaway

Piperton

Horn Lake

Hernando

Walls

Desoto Co

Olive Branch

Southaven

Fayette Co

Shelby Co

MSCHD

Memphis Urban Area MPO TPB

Memphis Urban Area MPO Staff

Memphis Urban Area MPO Committees

CAC Air Quality Freight Safety BPAC

ETC

Our Documents

• LRTP• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan• TIP• UPWP• PPP• Title VI Report• Annual Listing• Prospectus• And Much Much More!

What is the MPO?

• Metropolitan PlanningOrganization– Purpose– Federal Requirements–Member Jurisdictions /

Boundaries– Committees of the MPO

Transportation Planning Documents

• Major Road Plan• Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)• Transportation Planning Report (TPR)

Major Road Plan• Establishes the build-out

transportation system• Preserves transportation

corridors• Identifies ultimate cross section

(right-of-way, laneage, mediantype, etc.)• Not constrained financially or by

time

Long Range Transportation Plan• Requirement of the Federal Government to use

transportation funds• Establishes the transportation system for interim

years and a horizon year (2030 for the MemphisMPO LRTP)• Identifies funding

sources for eachproject (is financiallyconstrained)

Long Range Transportation Plan• A True Multi-Modal Plan that includes:– Roadways• Arterials and Collectors• Complete Streets

– Bicycle and Pedestrian– Public Transportation– Freight Transportation• Waterways• Rail• Highway• Air Transportation

Transportation ImprovementProgram

• Subset of the LRTP, requiredby the Federal Government• Contains all Federally funded

projects and projects of regionalsignificance• Allocates funding to individual

projects• Four year plan

Transportation Planning Report• Identifies project alignment, construction cost,

impacts to adjacent properties,• First step to initiate design

Transportation Planning Documents

Major Road Plan

Long RangeTransportation Plan

Engineering

Construction

None

TransportationImprovement Program

SourceIdentified

Allocated

Appropriated

Expended

20 Years

4 Years

2-4 Years

TodayTime

FundingStatus

Project Implementation

• Funding Sources• State and Federal Involvement• Funds Flow from State to Local Agencies• Relationships with the Local Agencies is the key

LRTP Project Overview

• Purpose of the Plan– Guide the decision

making process• Scope– Develop plan for an

integrated multi-modaltransportation system forsafe and efficientmovement of people andgoods

Planning ContextStudy Area

Horizon Year 2030

Rural to SuburbanContext

Multi-jurisdictionalApproach

Over 1,000,000 Pop

Cyclical relationship

Highlight demand factorsfor an efficienttransportation system

IntergovernmentalcoordinationSAFETEA-LU compliantDemand-side solutions

Why Plan Land Use &Transportation Together?

Scenario Planning• Identify candidate areas– Urban Core, General Urban,

Suburban, Rural• Inventory existing conditions• Review local land use controls• Scenario planning exercise• Recommend design guidelines

& policy toolbox• Portable Recommendations• Coordination

• Urban Core• Suburban• Greenfield

Transition• Rural

Land Use Focus Areas

Urban Core Downtown Memphis

Suburban Raleigh Area

Greenfield Transition Lakeland

Rural Desoto County

“Multimodal” System Components

Highway system:- arterials- collectors- Complete Streets

Bicycle / Pedestrian

Transit

Freight

Aviation

“Complete Streets”

Connections provide route choice

Connectivity should increase as land useintensity increases

Logical access points

Connectivity

Low Intensity Medium Intensity High Intensity

Connectivity

Access Management

• Identified Five Corridors with AccessManagement Issues• Field reviewed• Developed conceptual plans for

improvement

Get Involved

• Sign up for our email alerts• Follow us online• Come to our board and committee meetings• Join a committee• Provide public comments on plans and

amendments

Contact Us

Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization1075 Mullins Station Rd, Suite w122Memphis TN, 38107

Phone: 901-379-7840Website: www.dpdgov.com

Questions & Comments