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Regional Transportation Planning
Valdosta State UniversityMarch 7, 2013
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Introductions
• Name• Major• Why are you interested in planning?• Top transportation question/concern
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What have you Learned?
• What have you learned about planning?
• What do you find interesting about it?
• Disinteresting?
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Agenda
• History• Federal/State Laws• Planning Process• Current Trends• Local Issues
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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History of Transportation
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Future of Transportation
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A Balancing Act
• Planning is…• Politics, Politics, Politics– All politics are local, state and federal
• Regulations, Regulations, Regulations– You cannot just do what you want to do
• What is best for our community, region, state, nation
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Transportation Laws
• Federal Highway Act of 1956– Interstates
• Federal-aid Highway Act of 1962– Planning process– Metropolitan
Planning
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Federal Laws
• ISTEA – 1991, $158 B– Intermodal Approach, More power for MPOs
• TEA-21 – 1998, $218 B– Economic vitality, safety and security, mobility,
environment, connectivity, efficiency, preservation• SAFETEA-LU – 2005, $286 B
– Transit and multi-modal approach, Earmarks
• MAP-21 – 2012, $105 B– Performance Measures, Consolidation– Law Expires 9/2014
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Other Federal Laws
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969– Federal Environmental Regulations
• Clean Air Act• Civil Rights Act• Americans with Disabilities Act• Executive Orders• Regulations
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State Laws
• Georgia Planning Act– New 2013 Regulations for Local
Comprehensive Plans• Georgia Sunshine Laws– Open Records– Open Meetings
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Metropolitan Planning
• MPOs• Urban Areas 50,000 +• Forum for Regional Decision Making• Long Range Plan• Short Range Plan• Public Involvement• Annual Work Program
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Georgia MPOs• Atlanta• Athens• Augusta• Brunswick• Cartersville• Chattanooga• Columbus• Dalton• Gainesville• Macon• Rome• Warner Robins• Valdosta• Savannah• Hinesville• Albany
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Georgia Regional Commissions
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Southern Georgia Regional Commission
• Comm. and Econ. Dev.– Comp. Plans, Zoning Codes, other plans, grant writing,
environmental planning, transportation planning• Geographic Information Systems
– www.valorgis.com• Local gov’t IT support• Area Agency on Aging
– Advocates for older adults• Workforce Investment
– Job Search, Training, Youth• Small Business Loan Program
– $6M revolving loan fund
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Southern Georgia Regional Commission
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Valdosta-Lowndes MPO
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Valdosta-Lowndes MPO
• Policy Committee– Highest Elected Officials
• Technical Advisory Committee– Engineers, Planners, etc.
• Citizen’s Advisory Committee– Grassroots public input
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CooperativeComprehensive
Continuing
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Planning Process
Public Participation
Vision/Goals
Alternative Strategies
Evaluation and Prioritization
Develop Plans
Project Implementation
Performance Monitoring
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Long Range Plan
• It is a Regional Plan– Projects from State/Locals– Policy Committee must agree to a region-
wide list of projects• Spans Jurisdictions and Political Terms• Federal Requirements– Address planning factors, fiscally
balanced, system level, multi-modal
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Data Collection
• Drives the Travel Demand Model and Decision-making Process
• Socioeconomic Data– Population, Households, Income,
Employment, School Enrollment• Traffic Counts• Future Growth Map– Developed Using the Delphi Method
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Socioeconomic Data
2006 2035
Population 103,751 140,068
Households 38,935 53,297
Employment 55,668 72,051
Enrollment 32,932 66,655
Income $33,597 $50,683
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Traffic Analysis Zones
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Highway Network
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Delphi Method
• Using Focus Groups to Separately Come to a Consensus– Met with Each Local Jurisdiction– Confirmed Type, Amount and Date of Future
Growth– Generally All of the Future Growth Areas were
the Same• Worked with Local Planners to Allocate Population
and Employment to TAZs– Used GIS Tools to Allocate Date from VSU– VSU Forecasts were Used as Control Totals
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Future Growth Map
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Socioeconomic Change
Population Change Employment Change
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Traffic Simulation Models
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What Else Do We Do?• Freight Planning• Aviation Planning• Bike and Pedestrian
Planning• Transit Planning• Land Use Coordination• Access Management• Intelligent Transportation
Systems• Air Quality Planning• Project Development• Etc…
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Current Trends in Transportation
• What do you think some of these current trends are?
• What impacts you everyday?
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Current Trends in Transportation
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Federal Highway Trust Fund
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Georgia’s Transportation Investment
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Revenue Sources
• $0.18.4/gallon– Highway Trust Fund– Mass Transit
Account
• Generating about $25-35 B a year
• Since 2008, $56B has been transferred from general fund
• $0.07.5/gallon + about $0.13-.15/gallon
• General Fund• SPLOST
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How Would You Fill the Gap?
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What Are the Local Issues?
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Public Transit
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Bike and Pedestrian Projects
• Very popular projects• Typically hard to get
funding for• Growing interest in
Valdosta and Lowndes County
• Talk to your local elected officials
• June 10, 2013 Valdosta Bike Symposium
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Local Funding
• Woodrow Wilson Drive
• Jerry Jones Drive• Forrest Street• US 84/W Hill Ave.• I-75 Interchanges• Oak St. Extension• Five Points
• 2035 Transportation Plan Includes– $416M– $500M+ that we
cannot afford
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Freight Movement
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Traffic Management
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Contact Us
Corey Hull, AICP
www.sgrc.us/transportation
229-333-5277