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Complete Streets & Your Local MPO

Complete Streets & Your Local MPO. IL APA Conference September 23, 2010 John A. Chambers Senior Planner Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. MPO Basics The MPO and Complete Streets Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO Policy Results Strategies to Use in Your Community.

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Complete Streets & Your Local MPO

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  1. Complete Streets & Your Local MPO IL APA Conference September 23, 2010 John A. Chambers Senior Planner Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

  2. MPO Basics • The MPO and Complete Streets • Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO • Policy Results • Strategies to Use in Your Community Complete Streets & Your Local MPO

  3. MPO = Metropolitan Planning Organization • Sets Transportation Policy • Local Government & Transportation Representatives • Required in urban areas > 50,000 pop. MPO Basics

  4. Manages the 3-C planning process • Comprehensive • Cooperative • Continuing • Creates Planning Documents • Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) • Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) • Unified Planning Work Program (UWP) • Programs Federal Transportation $ (in part) MPO Basics

  5. The MPO sets Transportation Policy • Policy Directs Expenditures & Infrastructure • Bicycling/Walking Infrastructure is apolicy-level issue The MPO and Complete Streets

  6. IF YOU WANT BIKE/PED FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE… • YOU MUST FIRST HAVE BIKE/PED FRIENDLY POLICY! The MPO and Complete Streets

  7. Bike/Ped-Friendly Planning Activity (UWP) • Trail Planning • Bike-to-Work-Week • Clean Air Action • Regional Transportation Plan (LRTP) • Integrate Bike/Ped Plans with Roadway Plans • Complete Streets for all, ESPECIALLY State Routes! • Quality Control (TIP) • In Progress! Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO

  8. Surface Transportation Program – Urban (STU) • Policy Pre-2006: • Qualitative Criteria – “Does your project provide access to cyclists and pedestrians?” • Policy Post-2006: • Quantitative Criteria – “HOW does your project provide access to cyclists and pedestrians?” • Rankings advisory, not binding • Three Categories: Roadway, New RoadwayNon-Roadway Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO

  9. Existing Roadway Project Scoring: • Regional Significance – 30 points • Local Priority – 15 points • Safety – 23 points • Existing Conditions – 17 points • Multi-Modal – 15 points (10 Bike/Ped) • 100 points total – 10% for Bike/Ped Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO

  10. New-Roadway Project Scoring: • Regional Significance – 60 points • Local Priority –15 points • Planning/Environment – 10 points • Multi-Modal – 15 points (10 bike/ped) • 100 points total – 10% for Bike/Ped Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO

  11. Non-Roadway Project Scoring: • Regional Significance – 30 points • Local Priority – 15 points • LRTP Conformity – 5 points • Project Merit – 50 points • Project Merit points determined by Sub-Committee of the MPO • Utilize IDOT’s Enhancement Program criteria Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO

  12. Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO Multi-Modal: Pedestrians(6 maximum) (A multi-use 10’ separated sidepath counts as a sidewalk)

  13. Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO Multi-Modal: Bicyclist (5 maximum)

  14. Case Study: The Peoria-Pekin MPO • Multi-Modal: Mass Transit (4 maximum) • Receive 1 point for each criteria fulfilled • Criteria • An existing transit route • An existing transit stop • A transit turnout is included in project Scope • A proposed route is part of a formally-adopted transit plan

  15. General Results of the New STP-U Policy: • Hard rankings = fewer politics (but not zero politics!) • Rankings weed out the weakest projects Policy Results

  16. Specific Bike/Ped Results: • 2005 Funded Projects • Last round Pre-Policy update • Total roadway applications – 11 • Excellent or good access – 0 • Marginal access (sidewalk only) – 1 • Minimal access (2’ earthen shoulders)– 2 • No Access – 8!!! Policy Results

  17. 2007 Funding Round • Several “revised” applications • Total Roadway Applications – 7 • Excellent or good access – 5 (3 funded) • Minimal access (earthen shoulder) – 2 (2 funded) • No Access – 0 • Non-Roadway Applications – 1 • Public Trailhead Facility – funded! Policy Results

  18. 2010 Funding Round • Total Roadway Applications – 7 • Excellent or good access – 6 (4 funded) • Multi-use path – 4 (All funded) • Bike lanes & Sidewalks – 1 • Pedestrian bridge w/sidewalk – 1 • No access – 1 Policy Results

  19. Biking & Walking is Transportation, not simply an Amenity • Policy Not Working? Change the Policy! • Engage Your MPO! Strategies to Use in Your Community

  20. Go Beyond Your MPO – Local Streets • Integrate • Plans are not enough – Regular Coordination with Public Works/Engineering • Put Complete Streets into development ordinances Strategies to Use in Your Community

  21. Complete Streets & Your Local MPO Thank you! John A. Chambers jchambers@tricountyrpc.org 309-673-9330

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