CONNECT COLUMBUSBuilding Columbus’ Transportation Future

2016 Planning Conference

July 26, 2016

What Is Connect Columbus?

OUR PROCESSProject Process

COMPLETE ONGOING

Discovery + Desire

Project Goals

Columbus in Context

Columbus remains the largest city in the U.S. without any

form of rail transportation.

Ongoing Outreach

Week-Long Public Workshops

Week-Long Public Workshops

Week-Long Public Workshops

Plan Van

Plan Van

Plan Van – John Burroughs Elementary

John Burroughs Elem. – Student Suggestions

Boy Scouts Visit Workshop

Yay Bikes! Ride

Tactical Urbanism Event

Household Trips

Source: NHTSA

60%OF HOUSE-

HOLD TRIPS

ARE 5 MILES OR LESS IN LENGTH.

Source: NHTSA

85% OF THESE

ARE DRIVEN

A DISTANCE THAT IS EASILY VIABLE BY

BICYCLE, TRANSIT OR WALK.

Source: AASHTO

1IN 6HOUSEHOLD

TRIPS ARE

COMMUTE

TRIPS

Comfortable Travel Distances

Auto – 5 to 50 miles

Local Bus – 1 to 8 miles

Bike – 1 to 5 miles

Walk

0 to 1

12.3

miles5

miles

1 mile

Prerequisites for Viable Options

Protected Crossing – Broad StreetProtected Crossing on Broad Street

Walking in Columbus

HilltopGerman

Village

HilltopGerman

Village

Walking in Columbus

POTENTIAL

REDEVELOPMENT

Design

What Decisions Must We Make?

Should We Have Policies and

Incentives That Discourage

Driving?

Do We Need More Money To

Reach Our Goals?

Should We Be Spending The

Money We Already Have

Differently?

How Important Are Bike

Facilities? Premium Transit

Projects?

TREND SCENARIO INFILL SCENARIO

The Connect Columbus Scenarios

• Growth and investment continues as

usual

• Emphasis on roadway widening

projects

• Strain on existing resources

• Growth and investment is concentrated

in compact regional centers

• Emphasis on premium transit, bicycle

facilities, and creating walkable cores

• More efficient use of existing resources

Rethinking Growth

What Can We Learn?

Where Does Transit

Perform Best?

Are Congestion +

Air Quality

Better or Worse?

Are Compact Land

Use Policies

Worth the

Sacrifice?

Document

City Plans

City Plans

Urban Form

in Columbus

Urban Core /

Downtown

General

Urban

Suburban

City Plans

Transportation Functional Emphasis

CHARACTERISTIC Mobility Street Transition Street Access Street

DESCRIPTIONPriority is facilitating

traffic flow

Serves combination of

traffic flow and providing

access

Focus on providing

access and connections

DRIVEWAYS DiscouragedAllowed;

must be approvedExpected

MINIMUM TRANSIT

STOP SPACING- 750 feet

750 feet

(if applicable)

Transit Priority Street 1250 feet - -

Non-Priority Street 750 feet - -

VERTICAL

STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS

Allowed, depending on

frontage contextRequired

Allowed, depending on

frontage context

LOADING AND DELIVERIESDiscouraged;

must be managed

Allowed;

must be managed

Allowed;

must be managed

Transportation Functional Emphasis

Street Function vs. Access

Mobility

Access

Transition

Mobility

Access

Driveways on Mobility Street

Threshold LOW

Analysis/Mitigation HIGH

Transportation Functional Emphasis

Street Function vs. Access

Mobility

Access

Transition

Mobility

Access

Driveways on Access Street

Threshold HIGH

Analysis/Mitigation LOW

TIS Standards/Access Management

Mitigation Required

If vehicle LOS DMay require road widening - May not be feasible

Transportation Benefits

Bicycle Improvements

Parking Management

Network Connections

Roadway Capacity

Improvements

Transit projects

Traffic Calming

Transportation Demand

Management

Multimodal Thoroughfare Plan

Where information comes

together for implementation

Map of Columbus networks

Update to the previous plan

Includes:

Right of Way widths

Functional classification

Modal priority

THANK YOU