Multimodal Transportation Planning Presentation before the Energy Conservation Strategies Commission

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Multimodal Transportation PlanningPresentation
before the Energy Conservation Strategies
Commission
Ruth L. Steiner, Ph. D. November 10, 2009
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Mode to Work 1960-2000
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Places that Support Multimodal Planning

• Density
• Diversity - Mixed Use
• Design
• Regional Destinations

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• Source
• Calthorpe 1993

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The Nature of the Problem

• Segregated Land Uses
• Streets that are Unconnected
• Concentration of Traffic along Arterial
• Unfriendly Environment for Pedestrians

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Opportunities for Alachua County to Promote
Multimodal Planning

• Commute Trips
• Neighborhood Travel
• School Travel
• Work-based Trips for County Employees

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Challenges in Developing Multimodal Transportation

• Most of our measurements are based on automobile
  capacity and ignore or dont accommodate other
  modes
• Lack of consideration of regional impacts of
  travel and consideration of local connectivity
• Challenge is to identify ways to keep people out
  of their cars and reduce the need for purchase of
  cars in the first place

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Goals of Multimodal Planning

• Focus development in more efficient locations
• Focus on different scales of development
• Focus development through financial incentives
  and disincentives
• Channel development to increase system
  efficiencies
• Support travel demand management (TDM) strategies

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Commute Trips

• Identification of, and investment in, a variety
  of transit options throughout the community (park
  and ride, peak hour service, etc.)
• Carpool matching services (UF Green commute
  options)
• Flex Car and other shared car service
• Preferential parking for green commute travel
• Development of Transit Endowment Funds for
  projects that promote public transit

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Coordination of Land Use and Transportation

• Establishing Area-Based Thresholds of Land-Use
  Intensity
• Transportation-Efficiency Land Use Mapping Index
  (TELUMI)
• Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers
  (GTEC)
• Variable impact fees based upon multimodal
  potential and location within the region
• Expedited review for projects with greater
  multimodal potential

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School Travel

• Better coordination of location of schools and
  childrens travel to schools

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Safe Routes to School Multimodal Planning
Conceptual Model
Governors Obesity Task Force
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Strategic Intermodal System
Reauthorization of TEA-21
Growth Management Implementation
Funding for Transportation
Multimodal Transportation Districts
Safe Routes to School
Funding for Schools
Transportation Concurrency
School Concurrency
School Siting
Office of Greenways and Trails
School Facilities Planning
Coordinated School Planning
Regional Transportation Planning
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School Travel

• Priority for building sidewalks and off-road
  bicycle facilities between residences and schools
• Coordination of higher-density development near
  schools
• Adoption of a renovation-first policy by school
  board

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Work Trips for Alachua County Employees

• Fleet Management Program for county agencies
• Car-sharing or county taxis (see UF program)

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Ongoing Research

• Florida Department of Transportation. 2003.
  Multimodal Transportation Districts and Areawide
  Quality of ServiceHandbook
• http//www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/systems/sm/los
  /pdfs/MMTDQOS.pdf
• Hallenbeck, M., A. Moudon, L. de Montigny, D.
  Carlson, K. Ganey, R. Steiner. Options for Making
  Concurrency More Multimodal Phase II Revised.
  Prepared for Transnow. http//www.transnow.org/pub
  lication/reports/TNW2007-07.pdf