Orange County Business Council Infrastructure Committee

December 14, 2010

Draft Long-Range Transportation PlanDestination 2035

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Background

LRTP = Long-Range Transportation Plan, RTP = Regional Transportation Plan, FTIP = Federal Transportation Improvement Program, SCS = Sustainable Communities Strategy

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Goals

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Challenges

Population will grow by 453,000 persons (14.5 percent) by 2035, the equivalent of 6 cities the size of Tustin.

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Challenges

Employment will grow by 172,000 jobs (10.6 percent) by 2035, the equivalent of adding about 680 major businesses to the Orange County economy.

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Challenges

2035: Peak period freeway speeds will fall by approximately 40 percent without capacity improvements.

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Challenges

1.5 million daily hours lost to congestion in 2035. Productivity loss = 187,500 jobs (equivalent)

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Plan Scenarios

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Solutions: Major Plan Elements

Increase Metrolink service up to 30-minute headways

Add approximately 400,000 revenue vehicle hours of bus service (a 25 percent increase) including “Go Local” rubber-tired service

Support efforts for fixed-guideway transit systems

Add about 300 vanpools, doubling existing levels

Expand bikeways network by 750 miles, or 75 percent

Study express bus routes for longer-distance travel

Support connections to the CA High Speed Rail System

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Solutions: Elements, cont.

Test bike sharing programs at key Metrolink stations

Add 414 lane miles, or about 25 percent to the freeway and HOV network including new toll pricing projects

Implement continuous access on HOV facilities1

Fund about 800 additional lane miles to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (a 13 percent increase)

Construct key road/rail grade separations

Add signal synchronization to a 750-mile network

Implement M2 environmental strategies

1 Continuous HOV access on all HOV lanes except where barrier separation is required for safety purposes.

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Freeways

Freeway expansion/

management will address future congestion on Orange County freeways.

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Bus

Frequent and faster bus services will improve transit effectiveness.

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Rail-Bus

Guideway and rubber-tired rail feeder projects will support increased Metrolink service.

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Express Bus

Express bus service is a key component for expanding transportation choices for longer distance commuters.

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HOV

HOV continuous access expansion will improve safety and operations.

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Streets

Future street projects are critical to keep local traffic moving.

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Signals

Signal synchronization will maximize the use of available capacity.

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Bikeways

Bikeways expansion will offer new commuting opportunities. “Bike stations” will increase accessibility to bikes and offer increased flexibility.

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Vanpools

Vanpool program expansion is possible with marketing and promotion to new areas and businesses.

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LRTP Draft Results

Note: Including CAHSR ridership would increase transit ridership by 20 percent.

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Financial Forecast

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Next Steps

Public review period(November 2010 – January 2011)

Prepare final Draft (January - February 2011)

LRTP adoption by the OCTA Board of Directors (March 2011)

Incorporate Final LRTP into:

OC Sustainable Communities Strategy

Regional Transportation Plan