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Countywide Master Plan of Transportation Open House

Countywide Master Plan of Transportation Open House. July 24, 2008. Open House Overview. Introduction Master Plan of Transportation Purpose The Process So Far Presentation What We Found What We Recommend Next Steps Questions and Answers. Purpose of the Plan.

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Countywide Master Plan of Transportation Open House

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  1. Countywide Master Plan of Transportation Open House July 24, 2008

  2. Open House Overview • Introduction • Master Plan of Transportation Purpose • The Process So Far • Presentation • What We Found • What We Recommend • Next Steps • Questions and Answers

  3. Purpose of the Plan • The Countywide Master Plan of Transportation is the strategic policy guide for public and private investments in transportation programs, facilities and services that are needed to achieve the goals of the 2002 General Plan.

  4. Development Tiers Developed Tier: Encourage and attract quality development and infill Developing Tier: Guide and manage growth Rural Tier: Discourage and restrict growth 2002 General Plan Development Pattern

  5. Centers (26) Metropolitan (6) (❒) --Rail transit Regional (9) (●) --Rail or bus transit Community (11) (▲) --Neighborhood-oriented transit Corridors (7) Developed Tier: highest intensity Developing Tier: lower intensity 2002 General Plan Development Pattern

  6. What We Found Trends in Major Corridors • Metrorail, MARC • Capital Beltway • I-95 • Baltimore-Washington Parkway • US Routes 1, 50, and 301 • MD Routes 4, 5, 197, 198, 202, 210, 214 and 223 • Peak period congestion on radial highways, Capital Beltway, and transit • Most major roads already in place • Residential development still defines travel patterns • Pedestrian safety a major concern

  7. General/Coordination Concerns Be flexible--use transportation demand management (TDM), traffic calming, and other strategies Reduce congestion cause by single occupancy vehicle (SOV) Coordinate development and transportation planning Address health impacts of transportation projects and programs General Concerns Increase environmental stewardship; address climate change Coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions on through and truck traffic Foster crime prevention through environmental design Address transportation needs of underserved populations Address aviation use issues What We Heard Key Public Workshop Issues

  8. Bikeways, Trails and Pedestrian Mobility Plan for safe, convenient bikeways Designate land for trails on public property only Plan for safe, walkable sidewalks Make bicycle and pedestrian access a priority Market bikeways and trails better Establish bicycle/pedestrian coordinator at DPW&T Transit Plan and market transit better, including suburb-to-suburb transit Make Metrorail connectivity a priority, including across Woodrow Wilson Bridge Coordinate between Prince George’s County and WMATA on development around Metrorail stations, and Metrobus service Coordinate between the County and MDOT on MARC (MD commuter rail) What We Heard Key Public Workshop Issues

  9. More Transit Issues Plan for better service on TheBus, expanded hours Relieve congestion in South County with transit Decide on the Purple Line—as LRT Extend the Purple Line in the Developed and Developing Tier—connect General Plan centers, employment centers, community activity hubs Plan for other transit modes such as trolleys, shuttles Streets, Roads, and Highways Designate more HOV lanes No HOV lanes Relieve congestion on major highways Relieve congestion and road safety issues in South County Add park-and-ride lots Improve physical infrastructure; upgrade Level of Service (LOS) Improve road connectivity What We Heard Key Public Workshop Issues

  10. Trends By 2030: • Planned projects and TOD could change travel patterns • National Harbor (above) • Westphalia Town Center • Konterra • Through-traffic will remain a major factor • Cross-county commuting will shift, but still grow

  11. Transit Can Make a Difference • Fixed Guideway Transit • Developed Tier • 14 Metrorail & all Purple Line stations • most opportunities here • Developing Tier: • Constrained transit options • Future TOD opportunities • Metrorail • Purple Line • Some MARC stations

  12. Master Plan Recommendations:Bikeway, Trails and Pedestrian Mobility • Optimum pedestrian connectivity • Developed Tier • Centers (especially transit centers) • Developing Tier challenges • Reaffirm some previous master plan recommendations • Makes new trail recommendations • Complete Streets

  13. Master Plan Recommendations:Bikeway, Trails and Pedestrian Mobility Reaffirms Existing Master Plan Recommendations to: • Anacostia Tributaries Trail Network • Extend to Washington D.C. and outside the Capital Beltway • Henson Creek Trail • Extend to Branch Avenue • Transit- and Pedestrian-oriented Development • At Centers and Corridor Nodes • Trail Connections • Rosaryville State Park and Jug Bay • Trails design • Accommodate all user groups

  14. Master Plan Recommendations:Bikeway, Trails and Pedestrian Mobility New Recommendations: • Suitland Parkway Trail • Trail along MD 4 inside Beltway • Stream valley trail: Beaverdam Creek corridor • Shared-Use Sidepath: MD 704 • Shared-Use Sidepath: MD 223 • MD 193 • Continuous Sidewalks • Pedestrian-Safety Improvements • Bike Lanes

  15. Complete Streets • Sidewalks along both sides of new roads • New road construction accommodates all travel modes • Small area plans • Sidewalk retrofit opportunities • Bicycle-compatible roadways • Bike lanes • Wide curb lanes and paved shoulders • Development review: • Evaluate Developed and Developing Tier projects for complete streets conformance • Develop a Countywide Complete Streets policy

  16. Master Plan Recommendations:Transit • The principal access mode in the future • Principal part of the congestion tool box • Capitalize on the Purple Line: • Extend to National Harbor (“Connect the Dots” ) • Integrate bus and rail transit • Urban-class bus system: Developed & Developing Tiers • Fixed guideway transit extensions (Metrorail) • Greenbelt and transit corridors (MDOT & DDOT) • Transit-oriented development (TOD) • Ongoing coordination: MDOT and WMATA • Major regional opportunities in Prince George’s County

  17. Purple Line Extension: Landover Gateway FedEx Field Largo Town Center Metrorail Prince George’s C.C. Westphalia Andrews AFB [preferred] Suitland Metrorail Oxon Hill Regional Center National Harbor Evaluate all viable alignments Integrate bus and rail: Build on and incorporate current Transit Service & Operations Plan (TSOP) Urban-class bus system: Developed Tier Principal feeder mode Developing Tier Principal transit mode Centers and Corridors Feeder Master Plan Recommendations:Transit

  18. Fixed Guideway Transit Coordinate: MDOT, VDOT, DDOT Greenbelt Extension Konterra / Brickyard Laurel Ft Meade / NSA (option) BWI – Thurgood Marshall International Airport National Harbor Cross-river transit Connect to Anacostia Streetcar US 50 New Carrollton Metro to Bowie Regional Center Port Towns / Kenilworth Rhode Island Avenue Metro to Purple Line (East-West Highway & Kenilworth Avenue) MD 5 (Branch Avenue) Branch Avenue Metro to Waldorf MD 210 National Harbor & Oxon Hill Regional Center to Accokeek / Charles County Master Plan Recommendations:Transit

  19. Master Plan Recommendations: Streets, Roads and Highways • Reaffirm previous master plan recommendations • No new roads beyond current master plans • Reclassify MD 197 • Arterial (A-24): Bowie to Baltimore-Washington Parkway • Complete Streets • Developing Tier challenges: • More interconnected streets to support transit

  20. MPOT: a work in progress Monitor and update Subsequent master plans refine MPOT recommendations Coordinate future land use planning and development review Promote TOD General Plan Metropolitan Centers Coordinate with MDOT & WMATA Optimize Purple Line opportunities Transportation facility adequacy and funding Concurrency Coordinate: DPW& T, MDOT & WMATA Bus, rail and commuter transit service expansions Funding: CIP and CTP Best practices Keep learning and adapting Master Plan Recommendations: Policy and Implementation

  21. Next Steps • Draft Preliminary Master Plan (July – August ) • Planning Board permission to print(September) • Disseminate Preliminary MPOT to public(September) • Minimum 30-day public review and comment • Joint public hearing(October) • Plan adoption (November – December) • Council worksessions(January 2009) • Plan approval(February – March 2009)

  22. Questions/Comments Master Plan of Transportation Information: http://www.mncppc.org/county/Transportation_MP/ Harold Foster, AAG, AICP Project Manager Countywide Planning Division 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Phone: 301-952-4947 Fax: 301-952-3799 Harold.Foster@ppd.mncppc.org Fatimah Hasan, AICP Public Outreach Coordinator Countywide Planning Division 14741 Gov. Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Phone: 301-952-3580 Fax: 301-952-3799 Fatimah.Hasan@ppd.mncppc.org

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