2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Public MeetingFernando de Aragón TCPL October 15, 2008Staff Director

Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council MPO for Ithaca Urbanized Area – supervises expenditure of Federal transportation funds provides technical assistance and planning

STAFF ITCTC Structure Final Decision-making Authority PLANNING COMMITTEE STAFF Technical Review & Recommendation Technical Analysis And Support POLICY COMMITTEE

Long Range Transportation Plan TIP UPWP operations studies technical assistance transit safety/mobility highway/bridge ITCTC Transportation Planning

Focus on broad (macro) planning concepts Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) 20-year LRTP – updated every 5 years  Current 2025 LRTP from  Updated 2030 LRTP from  Update due for completion – Dec. 2009

LRTP Structure  Energy and Climate Change Position Statement (Draft) Background and Overview – transportation inventory and County description  Vision Statement – Goals and Objectives (Draft) Component Plan – technical analysis on specific transportation issues Scenario Analysis Recommended or proposed transportation projects Federal Requirements Narrative

LRTP Goals and Objectives G&Os provide vision and direction for ITCTC policies and guide expenditure of Federal transportation funds. Important guiding component of LRTP 2030 LRTP G&Os currently in draft form

2025 LRTP Goals and Objectives Seven Issue Areas 1. Bicycle 2. Environmental 3. Infrastructure 4. Mobility 5. Pedestrian 6. Public Transportation 7. Community Issues and Transportation

NEW Structure 2030 LRTP Goals and Objectives Sustainable Accessibility Proximity Connectivity Mobility Environment Quality of Life Integration

Proximity Land Use Development Patterns  Contain sprawl  Mixed land-use  Density Issues  Nodal development - TOD Relationship to Municipal and County Plans Rural centers – hamlets, villages Corridor planning  Protect functionality – access mgt.  Nodal development – TOD  Transit, park & ride, etc.

Connectivity Networks - Infrastructure  Road & Bridges – highway, traffic lights  Transit – operations facility, stops, stations, park & ride, paratransit, vanpool, car share  Bike – bike boulevards, bike lanes, parking  Pedestrian – sidewalks, crossings, street amenities  Trails – countywide system  Rail  Air Communications Networks  Wireless, Web, Financial Systems

Mobility Travel Modes PedestrianBikeAutomobile RideshareCar ShareVanpool Bus – local, intercity, charter Paratransit – Gadabout, taxi, limousine Freight – Rail, Truck Substitutes to Travel Communications – web based, wireless Potential – Water Freight, PRT, Passenger Rail, Point to Point transit, others???

Quality of Life Street, Neighborhood, City, Regional Maximize Transportation Benefits  Mobility  Connectivity  Design and Form Minimize Transportation Negatives  Noise  Air quality  Water Quality  Safety (Accidents-death and injury)

Environment Minimize Transportation Impacts  Noise  Air quality  Water Quality  Energy intensity  Adaptability – new technologies, macro-changes (climate, energy availability)  Others

Integration Promote Synergies – multimodal/intermodal Coordinate services  single payment  schedule coordination Maximize convenience Maximize security Customer information  Ridewise Transportation Provider Coordination

Providing Your Input After public meeting – contact the ITCTC  Telephone   Write  Visit  Web site  Monthly ITCTC meetings  Future public meetings At this public meeting  Talk to staff  Write your comments

Looking Ahead – LRTP Timeline October ’08 Public Mtg.#1 1 st Quarter ’04 Full LRTP Draft Public Mtg.#2 Spring-Summer ’09 Outreach Incorporate comments Fine tuning of analysis Aug. ’09 Near Final Draft Public Mtg.#3 Sept.-Dec.’09 ITCTC Committee Review Process (open to public) Dec.’09 Final LRTP Approval PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OUTREACH IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC COMMENTS

--“Planning is Visionary: Debate and Decide not Predict and Provide” --Jeff Kenworthy--

Go forth and comment……. Thank you for attending this public meeting.

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