APPLICATION OF CALTRANS SMART MOBILITY FRAMEWORK

FOR THE US101 CORRIDOR MOBILITY MASTER PLAN

IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Jim Damkowitch

Principal Planner

MONTH YEAR

US 101 Corridor Mobility Master Plan

Stakeholders

SLOCOG Member Agencies:

• Paso Robles

• Atascadero

• San Luis Obispo

• Pismo Beach

• Arroyo Grande

• Grover Beach

• County of San Luis Obispo

Regional Partners:

• Caltrans District 5

• San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority

• San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District

Study Objectives

RTP/SCS Capital Improvements: • Tier I (financially constrained)

• Tier II (financially unconstrained)

Initiate PIDs for 2016 STIP Cycle :

½ Cent Sales Tax Referendum Bid (2017):

• Regional Improvement Package – Voter Ready

• Equitable and Publically Vetted

Smart Mobility Framework

Smart Mobility Framework

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Public Outreach: • Development Web based Tool – geocode public input

• Traditional Outreach

Technical Analysis: • Full 70 miles of corridor

• 4 SMF Goals – 12 Performance Metrics

Mesh Public Perception and Technical Results:

• Normalize technical results to interval scale

• Develop cartogram to overlay public input and technical results

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments • Focus Segment 4

• Spring St. (S) to Spring St. (N)

• 4.4 miles

• Focus Segment 3 • SB I/C to Vinyard Dr. I/C

• 8.8 miles

• Focus Segment 2 • LOVR I/C to Monterey Street

I/C

• 4.5 miles

Focus Segment 1 – Traffic Way I/C to Avila Beach

I/C

– 8.7 miles

Phase I – Identify Focus Segments

• Winnowed 70 mi to 25 mi

• Public Support

• Stakeholder Support

• Decision Making Bodies • SLOCOG

• Local Agencies

• Little/No Controversy • Implications for 2016 STIP Cycle

• Equity Implications for Sales Tax Referendum

• Concurrent RTP/SCS Development

• Schedule Adherence

Phase II – Identify Improvements Public Outreach: • Developed 2nd Web based Tool – Improvement Concepts

• Traditional Outreach (mirrored the web based tool)

Technical Analysis: • Focus on 25 miles – 4 Focus Segments

• 5 SMF Goals – 14 Performance Metrics – Travel Time Reliability – Buffer Time

– Benefit/Cost (Return on Investment as unifying metric)

• ~140 Improvement Concepts/Projects to Analyze – Delay Reduction: Freeway System & Intersections (HCM 2010)

– Buffer Time Reduction (BlueMAC readers and FDOT Model)

– Multi-modal Level of Service (HCM 2010)

– Collision Reduction (HSM & FHWA CMFs)

– Emissions (EMFAC – GHG Reduction)

– VMT Reduction (SLOCOG Travel Demand Model)

– Health: Ped/Bike Facilities (NCHRP 522 & ATP Methodology)

Phase II – Identify Improvements

Phase II – Identify Improvements

Smart Mobility Framework

Conclusion & Recommendations Multi-modal Improvement Packages Selected:

• Specific Package Unique to each Focus Segment

• Plan Adopted on Schedule – December 2014 – Improvements Included in RTP/SCS

– PID Development for US101 Improvements – STIP

– Sales Tax Referendum

Smart Mobility Framework: Key to Success

• Multi-modal Performance Metrics

• Transparency of Technical Results

• Effective Public Outreach

• Selection of Benefit/Cost as Unifying Metric

• Performance Based Planning/Programming

Questions?

US 101 Reliability Measured

• 10 detectors deployed

along US 101

• 9 individual segments

• Data was collected

continuously for 2 months

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US 101 Travel Time Reliability