Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Update NFRMPO Council – August 4, 2011

Tonight’s Briefing 1.Draft Final Plan 2.New since last update 1.Public Involvement 2.Appendices 3.Next steps

Components of the RTP 1.Values, Vision, Goals & Objectives 2.Existing Transportation System 3.Socio-Economic Profile 4.Environmental Profile 5.Transportation Safety and Security 6.Travel Demand Analysis 7.Vision Plan 8.Fiscally Constrained Plan 9.Congestion Management Process 10.Implementation

Public Involvement Summary  Survey  Open Houses  Focus Groups  Small Community Dialogues

Public Involvement Current Transportation System Themes 1.Challenges for commuters 2.Lack of commuting options 3.Challenges for travel dependent 4.Economic downturn and increased cost of commuting 5.Road maintenance and safety concerns

Public Involvement Future Transportation System Themes 1.Rail connections to employment centers 2.Diversification of public transit 3.Funding for road maintenance and expansion projects 4.Bike and pedestrian trail expansion

The resulting distribution of “MPO Bucks” for the three open house meetings and the combined total

Ways to provide feedback  Online feedback form created in Zoomerang to obtain feedback in English and Spanish located at  A dedicated to receive comments:  A dedicated voic box on the NFRMPO number  Mail/Fax feedback forms (English and Spanish) available at the open houses and online  Postage-paid postcards for submitting comments after participating in the open houses

Ways to provide feedback  Online feedback form created in Zoomerang to obtain feedback in English and Spanish located at  A dedicated to receive comments:  A dedicated voic box on the NFRMPO number  Mail/Fax feedback forms (English and Spanish) available at the open houses and online  Postage-paid postcards for submitting comments after participating in the open houses

Appendices  A – Strategic Action Plan  B – Public Involvement, raw data  C – Conformity  D – Project Prioritization Process  E – Year of Expenditure

RTP Update – 2011 Revised Schedule Council Work Sessions every month  Phase 1: (Feb – Mar) Data update  Phase 2: (Apr – May) Resource allocation and fiscal constraint  Phase 3: (Jun – Sept) Draft Plan  June – Draft plan  August – Draft Final Plan  September – Council adoption of revised plan, conformity determination

Questions or comments? Thank you!