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Secondary Effects USH 12 Experience

Secondary Effects USH 12 Experience. Dane and Sauk Counties Wisconsin. History. Sauk City. 12. 60. DOT wanted to improve a 2-lane rural roadway radiating from the Madison Metropolitan Area to a 4-lane expressway (Dane County). 151. 18 Mile Project Corridor. 14. Middleton.

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Secondary Effects USH 12 Experience

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  1. Secondary EffectsUSH 12 Experience Dane and Sauk Counties Wisconsin

  2. History Sauk City 12 60 • DOT wanted to improve a 2-lane rural roadway radiating from the Madison Metropolitan Area to a 4-lane expressway (Dane County) 151 18 Mile Project Corridor 14 Middleton • Went through an extensive public/agency involvement process 1991 to 1995 • Study committees with governments and agencies (before they were popular) • Project scoping meetings • Township coordination meetings • Public Involvement Meetings • Interaction with ALL agencies 94 Madison 18 12 18 151 90 39 Fitchburg 51 14

  3. History • Focus of concern was agricultural impacts to this corridor lined with dairy farms. • Because of this, on-alignment alternatives were favored to reduce farm severances

  4. History • 1993 Ho-Chunk Bingo Hall lies on USH 12 • 2 miles south of Interstate 90/94 • 20 miles north of Sauk City • 40 miles north of Madison • 1993 Changes in legislation allow Bingo Hall to convert to Casino • Traffic Volumes Dramatically Increase

  5. History • 1994 DOT initiates EIS for 11 mile portion of USH 12 south of interstate (Sauk County) • Leaves an 11 mile segment of unimproved roadway between two projects • 1995 DOI letter cites segmentation • DOT answers by including impacts of whole corridor in the EIS for both projects • Even for roadway portion not going to be improved for 20 years

  6. Background • Dane County DEIS released in 1995 • Almost all supported a four-lane improvement on existing alignment • Sauk County DEIS released in 1996 • 5 different alignments investigated, both on and off-alignment

  7. NORTH Minnesota Driftless Plains District Wisconsin Sand Plains District Moraines District Iowa Baraboo Hills Bioreserve Indiana Southern Minnesota and Wisconsin Savanna Illinois Ecoregion History Baraboo Range National Natural Landmark!!!! • Quartzite Range • 27 miles long • 14 miles wide • South Range • Largest block of unfragmented forest in the Mid-west

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  9. History • Clear-cut in early 1900’s • Steep slopes and rocky soils limited agricultural use • Steep slopes and rocky soils limited septic systems • Lack of development allowed reforestation • Home to many T&E species (particularly neo-tropical birds • “Last Great Place” by Nature Conservancy • National Natural Landmark • Most of land still privately owned

  10. History • New secondary effects concerns • With a four-lane roadway – BRNNL more attractive to live in for Madison commuters • A regulatory agency asked for quantitative analysis of how improvement would affect BRNNL • How many new commuters (2nd Effect) • How many locate in BRNNL (2nd Effect) • How the new households would affect T&E species (3rd Effect)

  11. History • DOT promptly started a review • (Project on Fast Track) • Three quantitative analysis started: • Gravity-type • Commuter Shed Review • Highway Type vs. Community Growth • Resulted in Increasing DOA projections • Qualitative review of effects to T&E species also initiated

  12. Gravity-type Model

  13. Commuter Shed Analysis

  14. Change in DOA Projections 54% more population growth than projected

  15. History • 167 acres of more residential development in BRNNL • 28 caused by highway improvement • 120 page analysis listed in SDEIS • Allocated development to areas most susceptible to development to determine effect to T&E species

  16. History

  17. History • Agencies were skeptical • Believed effects would be much greater • EPA threatened an EU rating • EPA commissioned their own study from Argonne Labs • Argonne Report extremely critical of quantitative methods used • Report seemed to advocate more rigorous use of Gravity Model (emphasis on commuters) • Criticisms of qualitative analysis to T&E species were modest

  18. History • DOT responded: • Review of historical changes in land use in the BRNNL • Supplemental quantitative analysis focusing on Gravity model. • Released a Supplemental DEIS for Sauk county USH 12

  19. Residential area (at 2.24 acres per Residential dwelling) includes 1,180 acres due to DOA growth projections and 85 60,000 acres attributed to USH 12 50,000 Forest Edge Fragmentation (at 8 acres per 40,000 dwelling) includes 1,170 acres ACRES due to DOA growth projections and 310 acres attributed to USH 12 30,000 Forest Interior 20,000 Agricultural 10,000 Shrub / Other 1992 2020 1962 (Projected with current trends and preservation efforts) YEAR History Historical Land Use change in BRNNL (From Satellite photographs) Forest Interior Actually Increased from 1962 to 1992!

  20. History • Supplemental Gravity Analysis • 12 different models performed • All indicated a change in commuters of 13 to 28 more commuters from BRNNL due to improved highway times • Agencies (DATCP) critical of analysis • Said it only considered effect of commuter, and not local growth

  21. USH 12 MOA • Phased Construction in Dane County • 1999 Preliminary work only • 200-2001 Construct northern portion • 2002-2003 Grading, no pavement in southern portion • 2004 Construction of Middleton Bypass

  22. USH 12 MOA • Access Control and Adjoining Land Divisions • 30% fewer access points as compared to current roadway • 500 foot control of access along local roads • 1000 foot control of access along State and County roads

  23. USH 12 MOA • Commuter Rail/Transit Alternatives Study to be completed • Fund 50% of PE for locally preferred alternative for commuter rail/transit study. • Secondary Land Use Impact Methodology • Survey state of art modeling techniques • Provide guidelines for use of models • Identify improvement needed in models

  24. USH 12 MOA • BRNNL Protection Fund • $5 million for purchase of land or development rights in Baraboo Range • Legislature not amused, passed bill that development rights can only be purchased within ½ mile of highway Right-of-Way • Preservation outside BRNNL • $5 million for development rights in Dane and Sauk Counties • Local Planning Assistance

  25. USH 12 MOA • Ice Age National Scenic Trail • Grade Separated Crossings • Transportation Enhancement aid • Play nice together provisions • Meet biannually to discuss status of MOA • One original signer left, considers himself to be the conscious of the MOA

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