Paulding County

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Paulding County Comprehensive Transportation
Plan (CTP)
Public Workshop 3 November 5, 2007
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Presentation Overview

• Public Involvement
• May 14th Public Workshop 1
• June 6th Environmental Justice Focus Group
• August 28th Public Workshop 2
• Draft-Final CTP Recommendations
• Project Priority Process
• Draft Recommended Projects Access Management,
  Roadways, Intersections, Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trail,
  and Transit
• Draft CTP Land Use / Transportation Policies
• Draft Trails and Greenways Master Plan
• Next Steps

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Public Involvement Update
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CTP Committees - Update
Stakeholder Task Force

• Presented draft recommendations to project
  Stakeholder Task Force and Technical Committee at
  third and final set of meetings on August 9th

Technical Committee
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Public Workshop 1 - Summary

• May 14, 2007
• 34 individuals attended
• Various mechanisms utilized to advertise
  meetings
• Newspaper articles
• Newspaper legal announcements
• Flyers distributed (via email) to CTP Committee
  members
• Five unmanned kiosks across County
• Announcements to over 40 churches
• Chamber weekly fax
• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Public
  Involvement list serve

• Open house format with stations
• Looping presentation about CTP
• CTP goal priority exercise
• Origin and destination mapping exercise
• Project maps existing planned / programmed
  projects, travel demand / level-of-service (LOS)
  results
• CTP comment form
• Meeting evaluation form - what can we do better
  next time?
• Better facility
• Improve map design

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Public Workshop 1 What we heard

• Major Problems
• Road design
• Traffic congestion
• Unsatisfactory traffic signals and operations
• Lack of bike, walking, and transit options

• Primary locations in need of improvement
• US 278 / SR 6
• Dallas-Acworth Highway
• SR 92
• Business 6
• SR 120
• Interstate access to new airport
• SR 61 / Dallas Bypass
• More bike/ped trails

• Public Involvement Process Feedback
• Meeting format and displays primarily rated from
  good to very good
• Attendees found out about meeting through
  announcements, newspaper article, and other
  sources

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Environmental Justice (EJ) Focus Group

• Held on evening of June 6, 2007
• Meeting was advertised to several African
  American churches within County
• Four in attendance (meeting conflicted with
  another church event)

• Meeting activities
• Brief CTP overview
• Origin and destination mapping exercise
• CTP goal priorities
• Discussion of overall transportation needs within
  County

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EJ Focus Group What we Heard

• Needs
• Better transit for seniors and disabled (both
  within Paulding and connecting to outside
  activity centers)
• Better roadway connections to interstates and
  other regional activity centers
• Improved traffic operations at select locations
• Safety improvement / re-alignment needs
• More walking paths

• Primary locations in need of improvement
• SR 61
• US 278 / SR 6
• SR 92
• Macland Road
• GRTA Express Bus enhancements

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Public Workshop 2 - Summary

• August 28, 2007
• 42 individuals attended
• Various mechanisms utilized to advertise
  meetings
• Newspaper articles
• Newspaper legal announcements
• Flyers distributed (via email) to CTP Committee
  members
• Five unmanned kiosks across County
• Project website www.pauldingtransportation.com
• Twenty 4 x 4 signs posted around County
• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Public
  Involvement list serve

• Open house format with stations
• Looping presentation about CTP
• Looping presentation about Access Management
• Interactive origin and destination mapping
  exercise
• Project maps draft recommendations by project
  type
• CTP comment form
• Meeting evaluation form - what can we do better
  next time?

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Public Workshop 2 What we heard

• New Location Projects
• West Dallas Bypass
• East Hiram Parkway
• Roadway Widenings and Realignments
• SR 61 North is Congested
• East Paulding Drive
• US 278 / SR 6
• SR 92
• Select County roads need to be re-paved
• Dabbs Bridge and Harmony Grove Church Roads -
  Realignments Needed for Safety

• Intersection Improvements
• Due West Road at SR 92
• Do not add lanes to SR 61 North (Confederate Ave)
• US 278 / SR 6 at Watts Road
• Legions Rd/ Merchants Dr. (SR 6 Bus)/ E. Memorial
  Dr.
• Shelton School at Crossroads
• SR 6 Bus. At Macland
• Paulding High School entrance
• Improved signal optimization throughout County

• Access Management
• US 278 / SR 6
• SR 61
• SR 92

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Public Workshop 2 What we heard (Continued)

• Trail and Greenways Plan
• Make trails easily accessible to/from schools and
  neighborhoods
• Golf carts should be considered on trails
• Access to/from Silver Comet Trail
• Funding Priorities
• 1 Intersection Improvements
• 2 Road Widenings
• 3 Access Management
• 4 Trails/Greenways
• 5 Landscaping/Beautification
• 6 Neighborhood Bus Circulators
• 7 Sidewalks
• 8 Commuter Bus Service
• 9 Street Lighting
• 10 Other Aesthetic Features

• Bridge Projects
• Harmony Grove Church Road Bridge
• SR 92 over Silver Comet Trail
• Transit Programs and Services
• Hiram Park-and-Ride
• Local service especially for Seniors
• Public Involvement Process Feedback
• None given at Workshop 2

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Priority of CTP Goals
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Priority of CTP Goals - Top three

• (1) Goal 3 To improve development patterns
  within Paulding County by integrating existing
  and future land use plans with transportation
  improvements.
• (2) Goal 1 To reduce traffic congestion and
  travel times within Paulding County.
• (3 Tie) Goal 2 To develop an enhanced
  multi-modal transportation network including bike
  paths, sidewalks, and increased transit services
  in addition to roadways.
• (3 Tie) Goal 4 To develop an integrated
  transportation network that preserves and
  enhances mobility along existing and future major
  corridors.

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Priority of CTP Goals Remaining Goals

• (4 Tie) Goal 5 To develop innovative
  transportation funding mechanisms to increase
  funding for transportation improvements, while
  streamlining project implementation.
• (4 Tie) Goal 6 To enhance travel demand
  management within Paulding County by improving
  communication and enhancing education between
  state and local agencies and County
  transportation system users.
• (4 Tie) Goal 7 To improve the safety of the
  County's multi-modal transportation network for
  all users.
• (5) Goal 8 To improve inter-governmental
  coordination between County departments
  (Transportation, Community Development,
  Water/Sewer, School Board) and with adjacent
  County government agencies.

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Project Priority Process
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Roadway Capacity Projects Priority Criteria

• Primary Criteria
• Planned / programmed project status / funding
• Level-of-service (LOS)
• Travel Time Index (TTI)
• Secondary Criteria
• Suitability for access management techniques?
• Supportive of future land use plan?
• Safety issues?
• Connections to multimodal facilities?
• On GDOT truck route network?
• Potential impacts (natural, historic, and
  environmental justice)?
• Connections to adjacent County planned\programmed
  projects?
• Cost\Benefit Ratios (ARC)
• Is Project Consistent with ARC Unified Growth
  Policy Map, Regional Development Plan, or on the
  Regional Strategic Transportation System (RSTS)?

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Traffic Operations Intersection Projects
Priority Criteria

• Criteria
• Planned / programmed project status / funding
• Previous analyses (County and Regional)
• CTP Study Analysis
• Comments received from stakeholders, committee
  members, county officials and general public

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Bike, Ped. Transit Projects Priority Criteria

• Criteria
• Planned / programmed project status / funding
• CTP Evaluation
• Comments received from stakeholders, committee
  members, county officials and general public
• Draft Paulding County Trail and Greenway Master
  Plan

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Draft Project Recommendations
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Draft Recommendations Access Management
Please see adjacent station for more information
on Access Management

• Tier II (2014-2020)
• SR 6 \ US 278
• SR 120 \ Charles Hardy Pkwy
• Tier III (2020-2030)
• East Paulding Drive
• Bobo Road
• East Memorial Drive \ Dallas Acworth Highway
• East Memorial Drive \ West Memorial Drive and
  Buchanan Street
• SR 6 Business \ Merchants Drive
• SR 61 \ N. Confederate Ave.
• SR 120 \ Buchanan Hwy.
• SR 120 Conn. \ Hiram-Sudie Rd.
• Nebo Road
• Bill Carruth Parkway

• Tier IV (Beyond 2030)
• Macland Road
• Angham Road \ Main Street
• Pine Valley Road
• Dallas Nebo Road
• Bakers Bridge Road
• Gold Mine Road
• SR 101/SR 113
• Sweetwater Church Road
• Brownsville Road
• Rosedale Road

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Draft Recommendations Roadway Widenings

• Tier I (2008-2013)
• 9 widening projects to be constructed comprising
  30.2 miles
• Tier II (2014-2020)
• 6 widening projects recommended for construction
  comprising 23.6 miles
• Tier III (2021-2030)
• 3 widening projects recommended for construction
  comprising 8.8 miles
• Tier IV (Beyond 2030)
• 5 widening projects recommended for construction
  comprising 19.7 miles

Assumes approval of future 2012-2017 County
Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum for select projects
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Draft Recommendations Traffic Operations
Intersection Improvements

• Tier I (2008-2013)
• 27 projects to be constructed
• Tier II (2014-2020)
• 22 recommended for construction

Assumes approval of future 2012-2017 County
Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum for select projects
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Draft Recommendations Transit Programs and
Service

• Tier I (2008-2013)
• Complete Hiram Park-and-Ride Lot for Georgia
  Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Express
  Bus
• Study Downtown Dallas Circulator
• Study Transit Route to Connect Airport to Cities
  of Dallas and Hiram along US 278/SR 6
• Study Vanpool Program / Coordination with Cobb
  County Program
• Tier II (2014-2020)
• Implement fixed route service along US 278 / SR 6
• Implement Hiram Circulator
• Implement Connections to various GRTA Express Bus
  Routes in Cobb County
• Tier III (2021-2030)
• Implement three (3) Arterial Bus Rapid Transit
  (BRT) routes within Paulding Co.

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Draft Recommendations Trail Greenway Projects

• 64 miles of Major Trails
• (10-14 ft wide)
• 79 miles of Minor Trails
• (8-10 ft wide)
• 31 miles of Wilderness Trails
• (6-8 ft unpaved)
• 62 miles of Bike/Ped Routes

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Draft-Final Policy Recommendations
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Draft-Final Policy Recommendations

• Draft Paulding County Policies Developed Based
  upon ARC Regional Development Plan Policy
  Categories
• Developed Area
• Housing and Neighborhood
• Open Space and Preservation
• Coordination
• Help us prioritize Paulding County see
  interactive station at todays meeting!

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Next Steps
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Next Steps

• Public Workshop 3
• Today!
• Review Public and Stakeholder Comments
• Recommendations Document With Financially-Constrai
  ned Action Plan
• November 2007
• Adoption of Plan by Board of Commissioners and
  Cities
• December 2007

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Thank you for your input and participation with
the development of the Paulding CTP !