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MACC / MPO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE - MEETING NOTICE
December 9, 2019 MACC Office
301 Douglas Avenue 10:00 a.m.
AGENDA
I. INTRODUCTIONS AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES***
(Minutes of the November 11, 2019 meeting are enclosed)
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
III. GUEST PRESENTATION (Gina Bivins): THE BUILDING OF GRAND RAPIDS’ HIGHWAY SYSTEM THROUGH THE LENS OF HISTORIC PHOTOS
IV. REVIEW OF DRAFT 2045 LRTP CHAPTER (Existing Transportation, System
Performance Report) (Documents attached)
V. SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES***
(Memorandum attached)
VI. FY20 TIP Amendment*** (Memorandum attached)
VII. FY20 Amendment Schedule (Document attached)
VIII. MACC STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS / MEMBER REPORTS
IX. OTHER BUSINESS
X. ADJOURNMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING
Next Meeting:
February 10th, 2019 MACC Office 10:00 a.m.
(No January Meeting)
Policy Board
Howard Baumann, Jr.
Joseph Baumann
Nathan Bocks
Thomas Bird
Ken DeWeerdt
Linda Howell
Gerald Hunsburger
John Kleinheksel
Kevin Klynstra
Don Mayle
Hannes Meyers, Jr.
Terry Nienhuis
Glenn Nykamp
Pankaj Rajadhyaksha
Jim Storey
Russ TeSlaa
David Van Ginhoven, Chair
Todd Wolters
Executive Committee
MINUTES
MACATAWA AREA COORDINATING COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
November 11, 2019, MACC Office
I. INTRODUCTIONS AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES*** Members Present: Howard Baumann (Port Sheldon Twp.), Steve Bulthuis – Chair (Holland Charter Twp.), Ken DeWeerdt (Fillmore Twp.), Howard Fink (Park Twp.), Elisa Hoekwater (MAX Transit), Tyler Kent (MDOT), James Kilborn (Ottawa County Planning), Al Meshkin (Laketown Twp.), Glenn Nykamp (Zeeland Charter Twp.), Brian White (City of Holland) Others Present: Carolyn Ulstad (MACC), Meika Weiss (Pedal Holland) *** It was moved by Mr. Nykamp and supported by Mr. White to approve the minutes of October 14, 2019. The motion carried.
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION- No comments were made.
III. 2019 PASER DATA REPORT - Ms. Ulstad reviewed with the committee the 2019
Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) results from the Ottawa County portion of the
MACC area. Of the 237 miles rated, 25% were found to be in good condition, 51% fair, and 24%
in poor condtion. It was noted that local roads were also rated and that the results would likely
be available within the week.
IV. NON-MOTORIZED NETWORK REVIEW FOR THE 2045 LRTP Ms. Ulstad distributed maps depicting non-motorized infrastructure within the MACC area, broken down by township and city boundaries. Elements included known bike lanes and multiuse pathways. Staff asked committee members to review the maps for accuracy and to note any non-motorized infrastructure that was planned for future years.
V. Review of Draft 2045 LRTP Chapter (Performance Measures) – Ms. Ulstad reviewed
the various elements of the Performance Measure chapter and noted that a System
Performance Report would be included to show localized data on safety, pavement and bridge
condition, system reliability, and transit.
VI. FY19 OBLIGATED PROJECT LIST – Ms. Ulstad shared a printout of FY2019 local, multi-modal, and
trunkline projects. It is required for the MACC to send this list of obligated projects to MDOT and FHWA by
the end of the calendar year.
Policy Board
Howard Baumann, Jr.
Joseph Baumann
Thomas Bird
Nancy DeBoer
Ken DeWeerdt
Terry Hofmeyer
Gerald Hunsburger
John Kleinheksel
Kevin Klynstra
Hannes Meyers, Jr.
Eric Mullen
Terry Nienhuis
Glenn Nykamp
Pankaj Rajadhyaksha
Jim Storey
Russ TeSlaa
David Van Ginhoven, Chair
Todd Wolters
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
MACC Technical Committee
Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2019
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VII. MACC STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS / MEMBER REPORTS Fillmore Twp. – Mr. DeWeerdt noted that paving in the township, which was around 7 miles, has been completed. Park Twp. – Mr. Fink gave a status update on Park Township’s airport, noting pavement quality results that came from approximetly 15 core samples thoughout the property. Much of the pavement was devoid of a baselayer. City of Zeeland – Though Mr. Nienhuis was unable to attend the meeting, he relayed that the City’s Washington Avenue/roundabout project was wrapping up over the weekend with blacktop and pavement markings. City of Holland – Mr. White informed the committee that the City’s Waverly project was finalized over the weekend and is now open to traffic. The City is now spending more time planning next year’s 16th Street project. Holland Charter Twp. – Mr. Bulthuis updated the committee on the Township’s Maser Plan process and that there will likely be a few sub-area master plans for the US-31 area, the Federal District between 8th Street and Chicago Drive, and the north River Avenue cooridor.
VIII. OTHER BUSINESS – No other business
IX. ADJOURNMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING
*** It was moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried.
Next Meeting: December 9, 2019
MACC Office 10:00 a.m.
Memo
To: Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
From: Carolyn Ulstad
Date: 12/2/2019
Re: Safety Performance Measures
Adoption of 2020 Safety Performance Measure Targets The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has provided the MACC with state targets for the federally required safety performance measures for calendar year 2020. Federal law and regulations require the MPO’s establish targets not later than 180 days after the State Department of Transportation establishes and reports state safety targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) annual report. MDOT submitted Michigan’s HSIP annual report on August 31, 2019. MPOs are now required to decide on their MPO safety targets for calendar year 2020 no later than February 27, 2020. It is MACC staff recommendation that our MPO region adopts the state targets for safety.
Michigan State Safety Targets for Calendar Year 2020
Safety Performance Measure
Baseline Condition (2014-2018)
Calendar Year 2019 State Safety Target
Fatalities 987.4 999.4 Fatality Rate* 0.99 0.97 Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4 Serious Injury Rate* 5.41 5.34 Nonmotorized Fatalities & Serious Injuries 742.4 735.8
*Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled For further background on how the targets were established and current trends in safety, please review the attached document titled Assessing Safety Performance, Highway Safety Improvement Program, 2020 Targets.
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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets
Target Summary
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Performance Measure Description Five performance measures were established for the purpose of carrying out the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), as noted in the Target Summary, and are based on a 5-year rolling average. The measures will be used to assess traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads regardless of jurisdiction. The intent is to improve national safety data by providing greater consistency in reporting, improve transparency through use of a public reporting system, and enable targets and progress to be aggregated at the national level. The regulation will provide the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the ability to better communicate a national safety performance story. Establishing targets is a coordinated effort between the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan State Police Office of Highway Safety Planning (MSP-OHSP), and the Michigan Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Targets for three of the five measures must be reported to both FHWA and NHTSA, by MDOT and MSP-OHSP respectively, and must be identical. The three measures are: The number of fatalities, rate of fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), and number of serious injuries. MSP-OHSP annually reports the baseline and targets for the subsequent year to NHTSA by July 1 in the Highway Safety Program, thus significant effort must be made to reconcile crash data by May 1 to meet the deadline. The program focuses on reducing fatalities, injuries, and economic losses result from vehicle crashes through behavioral traffic safety programs. MDOT reports the baseline condition and targets to FHWA by August 31, 2019, as part of the HSIP report, and the MPOs have an additional 180 days to report their respective targets to MDOT. The HSIP focuses on reducing fatalities and injuries on all public roads through infrastructure programs and projects to improve safety.
Measure
(5-year rolling average)
Baseline
Condition
(2014-2018)
2020 Targets
(2016-2020)
Number of Fatalities 987.4 999.4
Rate of Fatalities per 100 million VMT 0.99 0.97
Number of Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4
Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT 5.41 5.34
Number of Non-motorized (Pedestrian and
Bicycle) Fatalities and Serious Injuries742.4 735.8
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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets
Methodology
Existing Trend The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Chapter I, Subchapter E, Part 490, Subpart B §490.207 prescribes the calculation methodology for each of the five performance measures, summarized as follows: Each performance measure is based on a five-year rolling average. The calculation is the sum of the most recent five consecutive years ending in the year for which the targets are established, dividing by five, and rounding to the tenth decimal place for each measure. The data is obtained from either the Fatalities Analysis Reporting System (FARS) or the State of Michigan Crash Database. For each rate measure, first calculate the number of fatalities or serious injuries per 100 million VMT for the most recent five consecutive years, divide by five, and round to the tenth decimal place. External/Exogenous Factors and Risk Assessment The respective parties agreed to utilize a fatality prediction model developed and maintained by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The UMTRI model relies on results of a recently completed research report titled Identification of Factors Contributing to the Decline of Traffic Fatalities in the United States, which was completed as part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program project 17-67 (presentation). The model, predicting the change in counts of fatalities, relies on the correlation between traffic crashes, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and risk. UMTRI identified four factors that can influence the outcome: the economy, safety and capital expenditures, vehicle safety, and safety regulations. Within the model, economic factors such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, median annual income, the unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year old’s, and alcohol consumption had the greatest impact at approximately 85 percent.
Target Overview
To determine a forecasted value for the five-year rolling average for the first four measures listed above, the decision was made to use the model created by UMTRI like that used for establishing CY 2019 targets in 2018. The change model created by UMTRI predicts 966 fatalities in CY 2019, and 962 in 2020. While serious injuries have fluctuated over the past three years, the linear relationship of the ratio of serious injuries and fatalities (A/K) is still evident. However, this trend suggests greater reduction in serious injuries. Therefore, a quadratic trend is being used that projects a flattening pattern. The model predicts 5,181 serious injuries in CY 2018, and 5,117 in 2019. VMT values have been predicted for CYs 2018, 2019 and 2020. Using the fatal and serious injury values, along with the respective predicted VMT, the forecasted fatality rates are 0.91 for CY 2019, and 0.89 for CY 2020, and annual serious injury rates of 4.90 for CY 2019, and 4.75 for CY 2020. Results from the UMTRI model (the fatality and serious injury relationship) were also used to generate non-motorized forecasted annual values of 710 for CY 2019, and 699 for CY 2020. The above annual forecasted values for CY 2019 and CY 2020 along with the actual values from CY 2016 to 2018 to determine the 2020 Targets (five-year rolling average) are shown in the table. In addition, actual values dating back to CY 2010 are included as part of the determination of the 2018 baseline condition.
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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets
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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets
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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets
*Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) are shown in 100 million miles traveled. Calendar year 2018 to 2020 values were
estimated were made by determining the percent change in VMT for prior years of actual data and estimating
future years by applying the percent change. Bolded values are forecasted, not actual.
State Safety Target Data – Calendar Year 2020 Targets in Red
Year Fatality Serious Injuries
5yr Moving Average
VMT*
Fatality Rate
Serious Injury Rate
5yr Moving Average Bike Ped Fatality/ Serious Injuries
Bike Ped Fatality/ Serious Injuries 5yr MA
Fatality Serious Injuries
Fatality Rate
Serious Injury Rate
2010 942 5,980 976 0.97 6.13 743
2011 889 5,706 948 0.94 6.02 742
2012 940 5,676 942 1.00 6.03 682
2013 947 5,283 951 1.00 5.56 743
2014 901 4,909 923.8 5,510.8 974 0.93 5.04 0.96 5.75 687 719.4
2015 967 4,865 928.8 5,287.8 978 0.99 4.97 0.97 5.52 755 721.8
2016 1,065 5,634 964.0 5,273.4 992 1.07 5.68 1.00 5.45 737 720.6
2017 1,030 6,084 982.0 5,355.0 1018 1.01 5.98 1.00 5.45 794 743.2
2018 974 5,586 987.4 5,415.6 1038 0.94 5.38 0.99 5.41 739 742.4
2019 966 5,181 1,000.4 5,470.0 1058 0.91 4.90 0.99 5.38 710 747.0
2020 962 5,117 999.4 5,520.4 1078 0.89 4.75 0.97 5.34 699 735.8
Resolution to Support Michigan Department of Transportation State
Targets for Safety Performance Measures
Resolution #20-03
Resolution of the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) Policy Committee approving revisions to
the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for FY2020-2023.
WHEREAS, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council has been designated by the Governor of the State of
Michigan as the Metropolitan Planning Organization responsible for the comprehensive, continuing, and
cooperative transportation planning process for the Holland/Zeeland, Michigan urbanized area; and
WHEREAS, the Highway Safety Improvement Program final rule (23 CRF Part 490) required States to set
targets for five safety performance measures for calendar year 2020 by August 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has established targets for five
performance measures based on five year rolling averages for:
1. Number of Fatalities,
2. Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT),
3. Number of Serious Injuries,
4. Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT, and
5. Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Non-Motorized Serious Injuries; and
WHEREAS, the MDOT initially coordinated the establishment of safety targets with the 14 Metropolitan
Planning Organizations (MPOs) in Michigan through the monthly Target Coordination Meetings and
through discussions at various meetings of the Michigan Transportation Planning Association, and
WHEREAS, the MDOT has officially adopted the state safety targets in the Highway Improvement Program
annual report dated August 31, 2019 as shown in the table below:
Michigan State Safety Targets for Calendar Year 2020
Safety Performance Measure
Baseline Condition (2014-2018)
Calendar Year 2019 State Safety Target
Fatalities 987.4 999.4
Fatality Rate* 0.99 0.97
Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4
Serious Injury Rate* 5.41 5.34
Nonmotorized Fatalities & Serious Injuries
742.4 735.8
*Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
And;
WHEREAS, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council may, within 180 days of the State establishing and
reporting its safety targets, establish safety targets by agreeing to plan and program projects so that they
contribute toward the accomplishment of the state safety targets, or committing to a quantifiable target
for each safety performance measure for their own metropolitan planning area,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council has agreed to support
the MDOT’s state safety targets shown above for calendar year 2020, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council will plan and program projects
that contribute to the accomplishment of state safety targets in its metropolitan planning area consisting
of: the Cities of Holland and Zeeland; the Charter Townships of Holland and Zeeland; and the Townships
of Fillmore, Laketown, Olive, Park, Port Sheldon.
Adopted this 6th day of January, 2020 by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Policy Committee at its
regularly scheduled meeting.
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David Van Ginhoven, Chairperson
Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Policy Committee
Memo
To: Technical Committee Members From: Carolyn Ulstad Date: December 2, 2019 Re: MACC FY2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program Amendments
Below is a summary of the requested TIP amendments for consideration at the December 9th, 2019 meeting. If you have questions, or would like to discuss items further, please contact Carolyn Ulstad at culstad@the-macc.org. ***Action Requested: Amend the MACC FY2020-2023 TIP to remove job number 208717 from the Local Traffic Operations and Safety GPA, making it a line-item in the TIP and to move the scheduled obligation date from 10/1/2019 to 11/19/2019.
Fiscal Year Job No. Phase Agency
Project Name Limits
Length (Miles)
Primary Work Type
Project Description
Federal Funds
Fund Source
State Funds
Local Funds
Total Phase Cost
Amendment Type
Reason for TIP Amendment
Local Projects
2020 208717 CON CSX Quincy Street
At CSX in Holland Charter
Township
0 Railroad Upgrade flashers and install half-roadway gates
$292,500 STRP $32,500 $0 $325,000 Phase Added
Adjusted obligation date and moved item from a General Program Account (GPA) to a line-item.
Proposed Amendments to the MACC FY2020-2023 TIP Issued: December 2, 2019 Technical Committee Review: December 9, 2019 Policy Board Requested Action: January 6, 2020
P U R P O S EOne main purpose of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Schedule is to ensure
that all change requests that require an amendment, have ample time to move through the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Policy Board, as well as through MDOT's and FHWA's review and
approval system. FHWA makes approvals on a bi-monthly basis.
T I P A M E N D M E N T SF Y 2 0 2 0 S C H E D U L E
G E N E R A L S C H E D U L E Call for Amendments: Monday, one week before TAC mailing. Entities given four days to respond with
any change requests needed, this includes any projects within Allegan County outside the MACC MPO
boundary (typically lands on the 4th Monday of the month).
MDOT/MACC TIP Amendment Review Meeting: Friday before TAC Mailing (typically the 1st Friday)
Amendments Programmed in JobNet : Anticipated changes to the TIP programmed by MACC staff.
Changes will be pending until approval by Policy and any other required agencies (MDOT, FHWA, FTA).
Approval from TAC: At meeting held 2nd Monday each month (public notice of 1 week prior).
Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG): MACC staff to submit project amendments based in AlleganCounty for review of air quality status (exempt vs. non-exempt). Email sent 2nd Tuesday each month,
entities given 5 days to respond. A non-exempt finding could add two-months for the conformity process.
Approval from Policy: At meeting held 4th Monday each month (public notice of 1 week prior).
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