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Sustainable Transportation Vision 2030 for Ithaca-Tompkins County

Explore the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) guiding the future of transportation in Ithaca-Tompkins County until 2030, focusing on sustainability, integration, and quality of life. Learn about goals, infrastructure plans, and how to provide your input.

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Sustainable Transportation Vision 2030 for Ithaca-Tompkins County

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  1. 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Public Meeting Fernando de Aragón TCPL October 15, 2008 Staff Director

  2. Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council • MPO for Ithaca Urbanized Area – • supervises expenditure of Federal transportation funds • provides technical assistance and planning

  3. ITCTC Structure POLICY COMMITTEE Final Decision-making Authority PLANNING COMMITTEE Technical Review & Recommendation STAFF Technical Analysis And Support STAFF

  4. ITCTC Transportation Planning TIP UPWP operations transit technical assistance highway/bridge safety/mobility studies Long Range Transportation Plan

  5. Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) • 20-year LRTP – updated every 5 years • Current 2025 LRTP from 2005-2025 • Updated 2030 LRTP from 2010-2030 • Update due for completion – Dec. 2009 • Focus on broad (macro) planning concepts

  6. LRTP Structure • Energy and Climate Change Position Statement (Draft) • Background and Overview – transportation inventory and County description • Vision Statement – Goals and Objectives (Draft) • Component Plan – technical analysis on specific transportation issues • Scenario Analysis • Recommended or proposed transportation projects • Federal Requirements Narrative

  7. LRTP Goals and Objectives • G&Os provide vision and direction for ITCTC policies and guide expenditure of Federal transportation funds. • Important guiding component of LRTP • 2030 LRTP G&Os currently in draft form

  8. 2025 LRTP Goals and Objectives • Seven Issue Areas 1. Bicycle 2. Environmental 3. Infrastructure 4. Mobility 5. Pedestrian 6. Public Transportation 7. Community Issues and Transportation

  9. NEW Structure2030 LRTP Goals and Objectives SustainableAccessibility Integration Proximity Quality of Life Connectivity Environment Mobility

  10. Proximity • Land Use Development Patterns • Contain sprawl • Mixed land-use • Density Issues • Nodal development - TOD • Relationship to Municipal and County Plans • Rural centers – hamlets, villages • Corridor planning • Protect functionality – access mgt. • Nodal development – TOD • Transit, park & ride, etc.

  11. Connectivity • Networks - Infrastructure • Road & Bridges – highway, traffic lights • Transit – operations facility, stops, stations, park & ride, paratransit, vanpool, car share • Bike – bike boulevards, bike lanes, parking • Pedestrian – sidewalks, crossings, street amenities • Trails – countywide system • Rail • Air • Communications Networks • Wireless, Web, Financial Systems

  12. Mobility • Travel Modes Pedestrian Bike Automobile Rideshare Car Share Vanpool Bus – local, intercity, charter Paratransit – Gadabout, taxi, limousine Freight – Rail, Truck • Substitutes to Travel Communications – web based, wireless • Potential – Water Freight, PRT, Passenger Rail, Point to Point transit, others???

  13. Quality of Life • Street, Neighborhood, City, Regional • Maximize Transportation Benefits • Mobility • Connectivity • Design and Form • Minimize Transportation Negatives • Noise • Air quality • Water Quality • Safety (Accidents-death and injury)

  14. Environment • Minimize Transportation Impacts • Noise • Air quality • Water Quality • Energy intensity • Adaptability – new technologies, macro-changes (climate, energy availability) • Others

  15. Integration • Promote Synergies – multimodal/intermodal • Coordinate services • single payment • schedule coordination • Maximize convenience • Maximize security • Customer information • Ridewise • Transportation Provider Coordination

  16. Providing Your Input • After public meeting – contact the ITCTC • Telephone • E-mail • Write • Visit • Web site • Monthly ITCTC meetings • Future public meetings • At this public meeting • Talk to staff • Write your comments

  17. Looking Ahead – LRTP Timeline • Spring-Summer ’09 • Outreach • Incorporate comments • Fine tuning of analysis 1st Quarter ’04 Full LRTP Draft Public Mtg.#2 October ’08 Public Mtg.#1 PUBLICCOMMENTS AND OUTREACH Dec.’09 Final LRTP Approval Sept.-Dec.’09 ITCTC Committee Review Process (open to public) Aug. ’09 Near Final Draft Public Mtg.#3 IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC COMMENTS

  18. --“Planning is Visionary: Debate and Decide not Predict and Provide” --Jeff Kenworthy--

  19. Go forth and comment……. Thank you for attending this public meeting.

  20. 121 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-274-5570 Fax: 607-274-5578 E-mail: itctc@tompkins-co.org Web site: www.tompkins-co.org/itctc ITCTC Contact Information

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