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APA - Nevada Chapter, Northern Division RTC 2050 Regional Transportation Plan
Brownbag Luncheon – May 13, 2020
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• Sparks Industrial Road Needs workshop held 2/26
• Visioning workshop held 2/27• WCSD High School Leadership
Council held 3/12• Upcoming virtual events
• Inter-Regional Working Group (5/27)• Alternatives Development Workshop• Economic Development Workshop • North Valleys Roadway Network• Alternatives Evaluation Workshop
2050 RTPSCHEDULE & OUTREACH
• Existing 2040 RTP (including Unfunded Vision)• Recent corridor/area plans
• South Meadows Study• University Area Study• ADA Transition Plan• Eagle Canyon Corridor Study
• Public & Agency Input
PROCESS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROJECTS
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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
BUS STOP IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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Paratransit Service
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Online Visioning Survey• Open for over 2 months• Over 370 respondents• Three main sections
• Vision• Priorities• Tradeoffs
• Visioning question also posed to RTC staff, Advisory Committees, Agency Working Group, North Valleys Developers Forum
PRELIMINARY INPUT ON VISIONING
VISION WORD CLOUDS
Online Survey
Agency Responses
PRIORITIES
Item Avg. Rank Count
Bicycle Infrastructure 2.35 197
Reduce Traffic Congestion 2.56 172
Transportation Safety 2.69 219
Enhance Air Quality 2.93 199
Transit Availability 3.11 187
Transportation Equity 3.34 148
Innovation 3.63 155
Micromobility 3.72 79
TRADEOFFS – BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
TRADEOFFS – SIDEWALKS
TRADEOFFS – EFFICIENCY
TRADEOFFS – ROADWAYS
TRADEOFFS – TRANSIT
RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Where do you live? Count Pct.
Reno (downtown) 97 30.1%
Northwest Reno/Verdi 45 14.0%
Southwest Reno 45 14.0%
Sparks 37 11.5%
Spanish Springs 24 7.5%
South Suburban Reno/Mt. Rose Hwy 19 5.9%
Hidden Valley/South Meadows 17 5.3%
North Valleys 15 4.7%
Sparks (downtown) 9 2.8%
Sun Valley 6 1.9%
Virginia Foothills 4 1.2%
Washoe Valley 4 1.2%
Total 322 100.0%
Primary Mode of Transportation Count Pct.
Personal vehicle (drive alone) 241 73.9%
Bicycle/Scooter 50 15.3%
Transit 21 6.4%
Carpool/Vanpool 5 1.5%
Walk 5 1.5%
Other 4 1.2%
Total 326 100.0%
• Data-driven & performance based• Incorporates public and agency input• Separate analysis for projects on existing roadways
and new alignments• Addresses major capital projects on regional roads,
not smaller spot improvements
PROPOSED EVALUATION PROCESS
• Safety• Composite of crash
frequency, rate & severity
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Congestion• Based on 2020
level of service in TransCAD model
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Bicycle/Pedestrian• Composite index of
bike/ped network connectivity, transit connectivity, income, proximity to essential services
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Pavement/Bridge Condition • Based on Pavement Condition
Index
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Land Use• Compatibility with Regional Plan
included at request of local jurisdictions and TMRPA staff
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Flood Mitigation Needs• Project Readiness• Private/Other Agency Funding• Public Input• Agency Input
POTENTIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS ON EXISTING ROADS
• Alternatives Development/Evaluation
• Project Prioritization• Travel Demand Model Update• Air Quality Analysis• Draft Document• RTC Board Approval
NEXT STEPS
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe [email protected]
For more information and updates please visit: https://www.rtcwashoe.com/mpo-projects/rtp/