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Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments On the Move – 2035 Transportation Plan Task
Force
May-June 2005
TRANSPORTATION 101: Introduction to transportation in our
region; specifically, where are we in meeting our vision/goal
statements? (Please see the links
to maps and charts following the Vision Statement.) Draft Transportation
Vision Statement
“We envision a vibrant
region with a dynamic economy and high quality of life where transportation
is a core strength.
-How
many people are traveling daily, and how are they getting there?
-How
are we moving freight in our region?
-What are current
efforts, and how will they benefit our region’s economy?
-What
condition is our infrastructure in?
-Where
are the problems, and how are we addressing them? 7. Be successful
in obtaining adequate funding for transportation facilities -What money do we
have, where do we spend it, and where are our shortfalls? 1. COMMUNITY AND
NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS Goal: Protect and sustain community and
natural environments Background:
Where do people live and work, and
what are our environmental issues? c.
Environmental Justice
Map: where are low income and minority populations?
(Federal rules dictate that transportation dollars must fairly benefit
and must not unfairly harm and these neighborhoods.
a.
Employment location:
2000 Employment Density Map b. 2000-2035
Employment Change Map c.
Manufacturing Clusters Employment
Map
a. Area Hydrology Map
(streams and rivers) b. Wetlands Map.
Note the heavy clustering of wetlands running diagonally across
western Lucas County. This is the ecologically-sensitive Oak Openings
area.
2. PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION HUB Goal: Be a top quality multi-modal
Passenger Transportation Hub Background: We want to give
people excellent personal mobility options – that is, be a top quality
passenger transportation hub. How many people are traveling daily in our
region, and how are they getting there?
a.
Total estimated number
of trips per day in our region (per TMACOG traffic forecasting model)
is: 2 MILLION b.
What mode of travel?
Table and
Pie Chart (Census) show Work Trip breakdown c.
Daily trips for all
purposes –auto 1.9 million vs. transit 12,000—chart d.
Journey to Work Average
Travel Times are shown in a bar
chart. - For all trip modes, the
average work trip time is 25 minute e.
Average trip distance
by purpose – chart.
--TARTA, including call-a-rides:
4,595,500
riders/year; approximately 15,000 /average weekday --TARPS (TARTA paratransit for the disabled): 86,327 riders/year; approximately 7,200 /average month --Bowling Green Transit (subsidized taxi/van service): about 50,000 riders/year.
--Bedford Dial-A-Ride (Bedford Township, Michigan, operated by Lake Erie
Transit): One bus/day. Will
increase to two, December 2005. 250 boardings per week. --Bedford Dial-A-Ride transfers with TARTA twice a day at Westfield/ Franklin
Park Mall * Note disconnect between BG transit and rest of region.* b. Transit-supportive areas not served: Map c. Other major transit providers -- include Area Office on
Aging, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Board (MRDD), UT and
BGSU – these transit services are specifically for their clients or students.
a. Bicycle Trails – existing and planned – 2025 Trails Component
Map
b. Planned Bicycle Network
-- Map c. Signed bike routes – existing and proposed -- Map d. Number of miles of Bike Facilities in our region – compared
to other regions –table e. Pedestrian facilities:
-Include sidewalks, curb ramps
for wheelchair access, and pedestrian street crossing signals and striping.
-There are a few pedestrian bridges and skywalks in region. New bridge planned over US 24 at Fallen Timbers. -School Ped Survey showed a number of concerns re student ped safety
a. Amtrak Station, Toledo, passenger volumes: 80,000 per year
(largest in Ohio). b. Rail fact power point slides
(proposed Ohio and Midwest high speed rail hubs, anticipated ridership,
etc.) 5.
Air Travel a. Yearly takeoffs and landings --Map
b.
Toledo
Express: 600,000
passengers
through the airport in 2004. 976,000
passengers are drawn away from Toledo Express and use Detroit Metro
each year. 3. FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION HUB Goal: Be a world-class
multi-modal Freight Transportation Hub Background: We want to move freight in and through our region – and be
a world-class multi-modal freight hub. How are we moving freight in our
region now? 1. Air a.
Airports Map
by aircraft type /size b.
Air Cargo Statistics,
Toledo Express Airport --table
a.
Great Lakes Shipping
Map b.
Port Map
showing location of port facilities in Toledo c.
Ports in US by foreign
tonnage handled –Map, showing
Toledo is much smaller than many of the ocean ports. d.
Water Port Cargo chart
– primarily bulk commodities; the Saint Lawrence Seaway limits the
size of ships, so we don’t have the huge container-carrying ships.
a.
Rail Flow Map
– showing freight train volumes and rail shippers b.
Rail conflict points: where
major rail lines intersect major streets; and where rail and highway lift
bridges conflict with lake freighter shipping channels on the Maumee River (Map-to
be posted soon)
a. 2000 average daily truck volumes Map;
and percent of truck traffic (2000) Chart b.
2020 predicted truck
traffic Map c.
National Highway System
and NHS Connectors to major freight terminals Map d.
Michigan load routes
Map – Ohio roads
where Michigan’s maximum weight trucks (up to 164,000 pounds) are allowed
to operate. (Ohio’s and most states’ limit is 80,000 pounds).
-Air cargo: High-value goods, very time-sensitive. Least
fuel-efficient. -Truck cargo: High to medium-value goods, time sensitive (example, serves
just-in-time needs of manufacturers). Truck freight is the most
diversified—depending on the distance being covered, it could include most
any commodity. -Rail cargo: Tends
to be lower-value per ton; example, bulk commodities like coal and ore; also
completed autos, and containerized products. Not time sensitive. Usually
longer distance trips (400+ miles). Very fuel-efficient. -Water
cargo: For Toledo Great Lakes
port, primarily lower-cost bulk commodities. Also extremely oversized cargos
such as machinery and components of such applications as power plants, etc.
Not time-sensitive. Very fuel-efficient. 4. TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Goal: Be a center of
transportation research and innovation Background: What are
current efforts, and how will they benefit our region’s economy? 1. Slide
show and written summary
on work of the University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute
and other research in the area. 2. UT Science and
Research Corridor -- slides 5. MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE EXISTING SYSTEM Goal:
Protect the region's investment by maintaining and preserving the
existing system Background: Over the years, our region has made substantial investment
into our muti-modal systems. We want to protect that investment by
maintaining our existing infrastructure.
1.
Functional Class Map
– we divide roads into local and major roads. The major roads (collectors,
arterials, and interstates) are eligible for federal funding. 2.
Traffic Flow Map
-- we track average daily traffic to see where people are traveling.
(For more information, see TMACOG
Traffic Count web page. 3. Pavement Condition Rating (PCR) map,
northwest Ohio-includes State system and major roads. -Both Ohio and Michigan do pavement condition rating. 25%
of Ohio’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition. -Driving costs Ohio motorists $1.6 billion a year in extra
vehicle repairs and operating costs--$203 per motorist. (source: ASCE) -The ODOT PCR maps
for our region show (see table, to be added): Non-State system major roads—less than 1%
in poor condition, 10% fair-to-poor State system
roads--__% in poor condition, __% fair-to-poor
6.
EFFICIENT LEVEL OF SERVICE AND SAFETY Goal: Be designed and
operated for an efficient level of service and safety Background: Where are the problems, and how are we addressing them? 1. Congestion: --Map,
2002 Congestion locations --Fact
(ASCE): Ohio stats:
Congestion in the Toledo area costs commuters $233 per person per year in
excess fuel and lost time. (range in state: $204 Cleveland to $687
Cincinnati) 2. Accident locations
– Accident locations, NW Ohio, state system roads, Map --
High crash locations, NW Ohio, state system roads, Map 3. Modal conflict locations – Map (under development) 4. Safety Program
locations. (“This program provides funds to ODOT and local
governments for highway safety treatments or corrective activity designed to
alleviate a safety problem or a potentially hazardous situation.”) – Safety Hotspots Map:
2-mile segments on Ohio state system roads with high numbers of crashes – Safety Priority Locations Map:
shows ODOT Hotspots plus congestion locations and other Highway Safety
Program targeted locations. 5. Access Management: managing/minimizing
number of driveways in a road corridor to improve traffic flow. --Mike
Stormer, ODOT, will give a brief statement about access management efforts in
our region); --List:
location of Zoning Overlay Districts
for Access Management, Lucas County 6. ITS – Intelligent
Transportation System, proposed freeway management system – slides 7.
ADEQUATE FUNDING Goal: Be successful
in obtaining adequate funding for transportation facilities Background: Finally,
costs: We want adequate funding for
our transportation facilities. So, what money do we have, where do we spend it, and where
are our shortfalls? 1. What are the main sources of funding available to counties
and other local governments for streets and highways? (presenter to give brief
description—Keith Earley developing slides) 2. Estimate of funding available for highways, bikeways and
transit (from 2025 Plan--Update 2004) –table 3. Note that other modes of transportation have other
funding sources, for example Federal Aviation Administration for airports. 4. Highway Trust Fund (Federal gas tax) return to Ohio and Michigan
= 93%: table
5.
How local governments are
spending transportation dollars: -- Survey of local transportation spending (from TIP report)
-- table 6. Needs vs funding:
a. Roads: based on ODOT's Pavement Condition Rating map,
our non-State system roads table
shows the cost to: -- reconstruct the miles of major
roads (non-State system) in “poor” condition = $7.3 million and -- reconstruct “fair to poor” (assuming
allowed to deteriorate to “poor”) = $115.3 million -- total = $122.6 million.
b. Bridges: per attached table -- based on ODOT state system Bridge Condition Map -- the cost to fix structurally deficient bridges in the region is: $2.7 Million
a.
example: Lucas County, City
of Toledo, and City of Maumee -- (ask
jurisdictions to provide this information) b. Miles of local
roads in poor pavement condition – not shown in ODOT PCR maps --
example: City of Toledo (get data
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