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Current Regional Planning Practice in Reno, Sparks & Washoe County, Nevada

Current Regional Planning Practice in Reno, Sparks & Washoe County, Nevada. Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County Presentation to the 2011 Transportation Research Board Planning Applications Conference Reno, Nevada. About the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County.

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Current Regional Planning Practice in Reno, Sparks & Washoe County, Nevada

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  1. Current Regional Planning Practice in Reno, Sparks & Washoe County, Nevada Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County Presentation to the 2011 Transportation Research Board Planning Applications Conference Reno, Nevada

  2. About the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County • Metropolitan Planning Organization • Transit service provider • Roadway construction & maintenance RAPID BRT Kietzke Lane Roundabout

  3. Regional Transportation Plan Update • Schedule • March 2011 – Begin traffic model update • August 2011 – Develop goals & objectives • Spring 2012 – Develop alternatives • Fall 2012 – Complete draft RTP • Spring 2013 – Finalize RTP • Develop community-based vision to address changing needs • Promote livability & prosperity • Update travel demand model California Ave Complete Street 4th Street Station

  4. Complete Streets Program • Designing roads for all transportation users: • Improves safety & health • Reduced crashes by 30% on Wells Ave • Enhances multimodal connectivity • Promotes economic development • Includes landscaping/beautification • Implementation • Bike lanes added during road maintenance / resurfacing • Multimodal features included in new construction design • Bike/ped & ADA plan identify needs throughout community Victorian Avenue Cycle Track Neil Road Complete Street

  5. Community Outreach • Provide a wide variety of opportunities for residents & stakeholders to participate • Incorporate community & agency input • Ensure consistency with other area plans & policies • Electronic & traditional outreach

  6. Corridor Studies • Identify Multimodal Transportation Needs & Improvements • Safety • Bicycle & Pedestrian • Transit • Roadway & Traffic Operations • Link with Land Use/Economic Development

  7. Transit Oriented Development Corridors

  8. Virginia Street • Resort corridor connecting • University of Nevada, Reno • Downtown • Truckee River • Resort Casinos • Convention Center • Meadowood Mall • Major transportation corridor • 30,000 ADT • Strong transit ridership • 5,000/day • (14% Mode Split)

  9. RAPID • BRT vehicles • Enhanced bus shelters • Increased ridership

  10. Street Car Concept • Result of BRT and land use policies • Promote walkability • Transit supportive land uses • Encourage redevelopment • Attract high quality, high density growth • Promote economic vitality • High quality transit to serve attractions: • Gaming, tourism, government, retail and education Phase I

  11. Travel Demand Model Upgrade • Key element of RTP update • Partnering with NDOT & TMRPA to make traffic analysis more accessible & transparent • TMRPA allocating Consensus Forecasts to the TAZ level • Public workshop/training to be provided on model inputs & use • Conversion to TransCAD • GIS interface • Enhances data sharing & communication

  12. Sparks Salt Lake City→ Reno ←Sacramento SEC

  13. RTC’s TDM EMME based, traditional 4-step Visitors Sub-model 806 TAZs w/380,000 population Developed in 1992 by Barton-Ashman Conversion from MinuTP to EMME/2 : 2003 Major Calibration : 2005

  14. Q1. What if the SEC is not built? Q2. What if the SEC build-out is phased? Q3. Is there a relationship between the SEC and the Pyramid Corridor? Q4. How reliable is the TDM?

  15. QUESTION 1What if the SEC is not built?

  16. QUESTION 1What if the SEC is not built?ANSWER By 2030, System Delay increases 10%

  17. QUESTION 2 What if the SEC build-out is phased?

  18. QUESTION 2 What if the SEC build-out is phased? ANSWER Cost Efficiency will be low until SEC is complete

  19. QUESTION 3Is there a relationship between the SEC and the Pyramid Corridor?

  20. QUESTION 3Do we still need the SEC ?Isn’t it redundancy of the spending ?Who benefits from the SEC ?

  21. QUESTION 3Do we still need the SEC ?Isn’t it redundancy of the spending ?Who benefits from the SEC ? ANSWER Yes. No. The benefits will stay in local area.

  22. QUESTION 4How reliable is the TDM?

  23. QUESTION 4How reliable is the TDM?ANSWER Model Transparency, Openness & Public Participation

  24. Communication, Consensus and Common GoalNDOT, TMRPA, Cities, RTC and Local Planning AgenciesCooperation and Teamwork NDOT : Funding, and HPMS support TMRPA ; Socio-ec. data support under CF agreement RTC: New ABM, ITS & field data supportNew Organizations of Stakeholders

  25. Thank you and enjoy Northern Nevada!!Amy Cummings, AICP/LEED APRTCacummings@rtcwashoe.comPeter Bang, Ph.D., AITRTCpbang@rtcwashoe.com

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