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GAINESVILLE HALL COUNTY Comprehensive Plan Update

GAINESVILLE HALL COUNTY Comprehensive Plan Update. Transportation & the Plan July 23, 2003. Tonight we will Discuss:. Transportation Planning What is it? How is it done? Status of Transportation Plan The role of Transportation in the Comprehensive Plan

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GAINESVILLE HALL COUNTY Comprehensive Plan Update

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  1. GAINESVILLE HALL COUNTYComprehensive Plan Update Transportation & the Plan July 23, 2003

  2. Tonight we will Discuss: • Transportation Planning • What is it? • How is it done? • Status of Transportation Plan • The role of Transportation in the Comprehensive Plan • Land use and transportation – how they relate?

  3. Transportation Planning Gainesville/Hall County • 1963- G/HC Major Thoroughfare Plan • 1970- G/HC Transportation Plan • 1976 and 1988-Transportation Plan Updates • 1990-G/HC Transportation Study • 1997-Update of the G/HC Transportation Study • 2003 – Current update underway

  4. Current Transportation Planning Activities • Suburban County Study • Gainesville/Hall County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) • Gainesville/Hall CountyComprehensive Plan

  5. Suburban County Study • GDOT Project to provide transportation plans for 11 counties bordering Metro Atlanta • Help address future air quality issues • Public participation program • Create travel demand model • To be completed by mid-2004

  6. Gainesville/Hall MPO • What is an MPO? • MPO Organization • Three C process • Establish MPO process and committees • Committee bylaws • Memorandum of Understanding with GDOT / ARC / GRTA • Create Initial Tools/Documents • Unified Planning Work Program • TIP / Needs Assessment / Travel demand model • Long Range Transportation Plan

  7. Working Together • Comprehensive Plan • Policy direction to Transportation Plan • Data consistency • Transportation Plan • Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan • Data consistency

  8. Land Use/ Transportation • Interactive process • Population and employment forecasts • Current and future land use designations as traffic generators • Identifying options for accommodating growth

  9. Any questions regarding the transportation planning process?

  10. Key Aspects of Adopted Transportation Plan • Plan results include County and Cities • Gainesville is a regional activity center • Target forecast year: 2015 • Multi-modal Plan • Thoroughfare Plan • Bike/Ped Plan • Transit Plan • Rail Activities • Air Transportation

  11. Status of Key Projects • GA 53/Dawsonville Highway widening • GA 369 (Brown’s Bridge) widening • Skelton Road Improvements/Memorial Park Drive Extension • Friendship/Thompson Mill widening • Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan • Transit enhancements • Commuter rail • Airport improvements

  12. Any questions or comments regardingthe 1997 transportation plan?

  13. Comp Plan-What Have We Heard? Five Consensus Planning Themes: • Quality Growth • Efficient Growth • Fiscally Sound Growth • Urban and Rural Growth • Coordinated Growth

  14. What needs to be analyzed • Test transportation impacts from alternative land use scenarios • Transportation network • Quality of life – Level of service • Evaluate environmental impacts • Support for economic development • Anticipate future demand • Population/Employment • New development • Evaluate impacts of proposed policies

  15. Choices…For Growth • Dispersed development pattern • Compact development pattern • Combination

  16. What Does Air Quality Mean to the Plan? • Air Quality Options • TDM – Transportation Demand Management • Rideshare • Transit • Park / Ride Lots • HOV • Transportation Management Association

  17. Fiscally Sound Growth • Transportation dollars are limited • Sources of transportation funding • Federal • State • Local

  18. Transportation Funding (A History) • Hall County Last five years: $68.5 million • Road and Bridges (93.5%) • Turn lanes • Signing • Paving • Transit (1%) • Bicycle and Pedestrian (4.5%) • Historic Preservation (1%) • SPLOST

  19. Transportation Funding • Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (2004-2006) • Hall County-$18,796,000 • Roads (93.6%) Transit (6.4%) • Challenges • Financial balancing • Low state gas tax • Increased dependence on local sources

  20. STIP Projects (2004-06) • Widening GA 347 fm I-985 to GA 211 • $33.5 million • ROW underway/completion in long range • Widening US 129 fm GA 332 to GA 323 • $21.6 million • ROW by 2005/completion in long range • Access to Jobs (Transit Project) • $400,000 per year • Ongoing project

  21. Transportation Cost • Cost of projects to construction cost more • NPDES standards • Environmental protections • ROW in urban settings • Project development to construction is typically 5 to 6 years

  22. Any questions or comments on transportation costs?

  23. Insights/Issues • Hall’s fundamental characteristics • Gainesville-hub of road network • Intown traffic congestion • Possible solutions have been discussed • Limited cross county (east-west) connections • Bridges over lake • Cost • Environmental considerations

  24. Insights/Issues • Growth will challenge current network • Current investments in transportation system will not keep pace with demand • Forecast growth will require additional investment in transportation

  25. Choices • Land use and transportation can work together to maximize return on investment • Policy direction to encourage alternatives • Requires planning and commitment

  26. What choices are you ready to make?

  27. Next Plan Forum • August 21 • 5:30 p.m. • GA Mountains Center • Utilities and Environmental Resources

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