Missoula Long Range Transportation Plan 11 December 2008 Open House

Tomorrow’s roads, transit lines, bike and pedestrian improvements are born here Many millions of dollars will be spent in the next few decades to keep Missoula mobile These investments will follow the Missoula Long Range transportation plan

About the Transportation Plan Federal Government requires a long range transportation plan be conducted by a designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) Missoula's MPO is guided by the Transportation Policy Coordinating Committee

TPCC BILL CAREYBoard of County Commissioners ALEX TAFT Missoula Urban Trans. District (MUTD) JOHN ENGENMayor, City of Missoula STACY RYECity Council LARRY ANDERSONBoard of County Commissioners DOUG MOELLERMontana Department of Transportation (MDT-Missoula) DON MACARTHURMissoula Consolidated Planning Board LLOYD RUEFederal Highway Administration KATHLEEN DRISCOLLRavalli County Commissioner DR. GARON SMITHMissoula City/County Health Board

Tonight’s Presentation Key Plan Ingredients –Envision Missoula Scenarios –UFDA and Missoula’s Future –Summit & Surveys –Agency Input Plan Goals and Objectives Costs, Revenues and Constraints Projects

Gathering Plan Ingredients Transportation Goals Anticipated Costs and Revenues List of Projects Decision

Gathering Plan Ingredients Transportation Goals Anticipated Costs and Revenues List of Projects Decision

Planning for 2035 Envision Missoula 3 Scenarios for Visioning Workshops were used in Missoula’s Urban Fringe Development Area Study (UFDA) UFDA Defines future development assumptions and affects accruing transportation needs –Programmatic (Modal) Allocations –Nominated Projects (Needs Vs. Wants)

Envision Missoula Scenarios Scenario A: Business As Usual –Extend today’s housing trends into the future Scenario B: Suburban Satellites –Growth happens in accessible mixed use town centers Scenario C – Focus Inward –Compact growth occurs contiguously and compactly near central Missoula –Downtown intensifies by building on parking lots and low value commercial sites

Urban Fringe Development Area Study (UFDA) Considerations for UFDA 2035 Planning Scenario Open House Comments Agency Comments Community Goals based on the Growth Policy Existing Zoning Constrained Lands Entitled Lots Infrastructure investment Suitability Analysis

Where the Trips Will Be High Concentrations of New Trips Downtown In Selected Centers Consistent with Envision Missoula These patterns do not change today’s needs or “Backlog” Location of Future Trips Frames Assessment of Potential Accruing LRTP Projects

If County follows UFDA future travel needs are mitigated Even with UFDA, many roads exceed capacity if based on today’s committed projects

Planning Summit February & March 2008 Vision Scenarios Presented Public Input Taken About key LRTP and UFDA Issues Including: –Development Choices –Modal Balance –Transportation Investments

Development Preferences Encourage town centers Focus growth inward Encourage growth downtown Allow more attached and multi-unit homes Encourage development near public transportation

Transportation Mode Preferences Public input supports a balance of roadway and non-roadway projects Majority of people use a non-auto mode at least once a week The most desirable transit features are short wait times and frequent service

Transportation Investment Preferences Desire to add more transportation options on existing infrastructure Desire for increased investment in transit Prefer a network approach (many small streets) rather than just a few large trunk lines.

Public Survey Summary

Summit Participation

Points of Consistency Among the Public Summit –27 Percent Favor Expanding Roadway Capacity –23 Percent Favor Modernizing Existing Infrastructure (intersection/safety/IT S type improvements) Survey –28.6 Percent Favor Expanding Roadwy Capacity –21.2 Pecent favor improvemetns aimed at Safety (auto, bike, pedestrian)

Agency Input Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) City of Missoula Missoula County Mountain Line Transit Safety Agencies Resource Agencies Security Agencies MRTMA

Gathering Plan Ingredients Transportation Goals Anticipated Costs and Revenues List of Projects Decision

Plan Goal Areas Safety –Higher Rank at High Crash Location –Higher Rank for “Vulnerable Connections (transit, bicycle, pedestrian) Multi-Modalism –Complete Streets –Expanded Options (trails, new routes) –Increased Transit Funding –Increased Enhancements and Bicycle/Pedestrian Funding

Plan Goal Areas (Contd) System Preservation –Limit Roadway Expansion Investment, Manage Maintenance Costs Demand Management –Utilize UFDA to manage number and length of trips/demands on the system –Do not use roadway expansion to open new land for development –Invest in Collectors, not development along arterials Transit Accessibility –Coordinate new job centers around public transportation

Supporting Policies Missoula Greater Downtown Master Plan

Gathering Plan Ingredients Transportation Goals Anticipated Costs and Revenues List of Projects Decision

From Goals to Investments Project Ideas are Unlimited but Funds Are Limited –$1.1 Billion in projects have been suggested by state and local transportation agencies –$400 Million in projected revenues are available UFDA, Visioning, Modeling and Geographic Development Patterns defined geographic “Needs” vs. Wants Survey Results LRTP Goals and Ranking Criteria determined which needs are to be funded

Gathering Plan Ingredients Transportation Goals Anticipated Costs and Revenues List of Projects Decision

How the Project list was developed Projects submitted by: –Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) –City of Missoula –Missoula Urban Transportation District (Mountain Line) –Missoula County –Missoula Redevelopment Authority –Missoula-Ravalli Transportation Management Association (MRTMA)

How the Project list was developed Broad list of projects scored based on ranking criteria derived from: –Public Survey –Public Workshops and Missoula Planning Summit Assumes Growth occurs consistent with UFDA 2035 Development Projection

Project Map

Backlog projects

Recommended (funding anticipated in the next 30 years)

Illustrative

Summary Key Plan Ingredients –Envision Missoula Scenarios –UFDA and Missoula’s Future –Summit & Surveys –Agency Input Plan Goals and Objectives Costs, Revenues and Constraints Projects

Missoula Long Range Transportation Plan 11 December 2008 Open House