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MADISON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

MADISON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO). Update of the Regional Transportation Plan. A Presentation to Dane County’s Transportation, Utilities and Community Facilities Workgroup May 19, 2004. MPO General Responsibilities. Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

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MADISON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

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  1. MADISON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNINGORGANIZATION (MPO) Update of the Regional Transportation Plan A Presentation to Dane County’s Transportation, Utilities and Community Facilities Workgroup May 19, 2004

  2. MPO General Responsibilities • Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) • Transportation Improvement (TIP) • Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) • Corridor and sub-area studies

  3. MPO Planning Area Boundary • Must cover existing urbanized area boundary (defined by U.S. Census Bureau) • Also covers the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20 year period

  4. MPO Key Responsibility • Prepare Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) • Conduct RTP update every 5 years • Current plan, Dane County Land Use and Transportation Plan, was adopted in 1997 and reaffirmed in 2000. • Update is required by the end of 2005

  5. Regional Transportation Plan • Identifies transportation improvements and strategies/actions (e.g. corridor studies) that will lead to an integrated, multi-modal transportation system • Must have 20 year planning horizon • Reflects long range land use and development plans, and population and employment forecasts of area

  6. Questions to consider for update: • How well is the transportation system performing? • How well do existing plans deal with current and expected problems?

  7. Questions continued: • Can the transportation system support the kinds of future growth and development that the region desires? • What are the trends in regional growth and are they desireable?

  8. Countywide Population Growth • From 1970-2000: 136,000 resident • Annual growth rate of 1.29% • From 2000-2030: 153,000 residents - Annual growth rate of 1.03%

  9. Regional Growth Trends *Preliminary

  10. Regional Growth Trends *Preliminary

  11. Regional Travel Trends • 1990 work-trip commuting to Dane County from adjacent counties ~16,400 • 1990 work-trip commuting from Dane County to adjacent counties ~6,000

  12. Regional Travel Trends • 2000 work-trip commuting to Dane County from adjacent counties ~30,000 • 2000 work-trip commuting from Dane County to adjacent counties ~9,000

  13. Regional Travel Trends • 2000 work-trip commuting to Dane County from elsewhere ~37,000 • 2000 work-trip commuting from Dane County to elsewhere ~13,200

  14. ~30,000 Work-trips From Adjacent Counties

  15. 1970 Work-trip Commuting in Dane County

  16. 1980 Work-trip Commuting in Dane County

  17. 1990 Work-trip Commuting in Dane County

  18. 2000 Work-trip Commuting in Dane County

  19. County Population vs. Vehicle Registration Trends • Total personal vehicle registrations increasing faster than the county’s population over the age of 16.

  20. Mode Choice Work-trip Commuting Trends Dane County 1970-2000

  21. 1970 mode choice work-trip commuting for Dane County 1980 mode choice work-trip commuting for Dane County

  22. 1990 mode choice work-trip commuting for Dane County 2000 mode choice work-trip commuting for Dane County

  23. Transit Ridership Trends

  24. Bicycle Work-trips to Downtown Madison and UW • From 1990 to 2000, work-trips increased 24% from 2,240/day to 2,770/day • Compared to other modes of travel, the percentage share also increased from 4.4% to 4.8%

  25. Vehicle Miles of TravelMadison Urban Area

  26. 1990 Roadway Congestion

  27. 2000 Roadway Congestion

  28. N. Mendota Parkway Study USH 51 Corridor Study Verona Road/West Beltline Study

  29. Land Development Forecasts • 1970-2000: • Increased by 49% • About 2.2 sq. mi. a year • 2000-2030: • Increase by 33% • About 2.2 sq. mi. a year • Higher residential densities • Lower commercial employees per acre

  30. RPC Forecasts Compared to Local Land Use Plans • Reasonable fit between USA forecasts & current Local land use plans • How will the new local plans fit? • Some urban areas plan for much more growth than forecast • A few urban areas phase growth beyond 2030 • Urban areas with small current growth capacities are working on new plans

  31. MADISON AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNINGORGANIZATION (MPO) Update of the Regional Transportation Plan A Presentation to Dane County’s Transportation, Utilities and Community Facilities Workgroup May 19, 2004

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