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Discussion

• FHWA Urban Area Boundaries

• Federal Functional Classification

• Transitioning Area Boundaries

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Definitions

• Urban Area – A census designated area with populations of 50,000 residents or more– Census Bureau designates a list of new Urbanized Areas every

10 years– Population of at least 1,000 people per square mile– Surrounding census blocks that have an overall density of at

least 500 people per square mile

• Rural Area – Population centers of less than 5,000 persons

• Urban Clusters – Populations of 5,000 to 49,999 and not within an urbanized area

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Urban Boundaries

• Two Options– Raw Census urban boundaries– Adjusted Census urban boundaries

• Recommendations by FDOT and locals

• Subject to FHWA approval

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Delineation

• FDOT, MPO & Local Government Coordination– Urban Area Boundary smoothing – Every ten (10)

years - using Census data, land use, land ownership/parcel, municipality boundaries, and other datasets

– Functional Classification – Continuous updates

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Adjustments

• Adjusted Census urban boundaries– Smooth irregularities– Maintain administrative continuity– Encompass fringe areas of significance– See Transitioning Areas for addressing future

growth

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Build Upon Census Boundary

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Legend

Yr 2000 FHWA Smoothed/Approved UAB

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Legend

Yr 2000 FHWA Smoothed/Approved UAB

Urban Boundry 2010 Census

Build Upon Census Boundary

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Legend

Yr 2000 FHWA Smoothed/Approved UAB

Urban Boundary 2010 Census

Year 2010 FHWA Smoothed DRAFT UAB

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Final Maps

• Confirm that all maps reflect accurate representation of the decisions made for the Urban boundary and Functional Classification

• Districts prepare maps

• Obtain official signatures– MPO Chairman, FDOT, FHWA

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Boundary Implications

• Functional Classification (Urban/Rural)

• Reporting for Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)

• Other reporting and for capital project funding

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Federal Functional Federal Functional ClassificationClassification

Functional Classification

• The process by which streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems, according to the character of service they are intended to provide.

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Functional Classification

• Required by FHWA. • Establish the relative importance of a roadway in

the overall hierarchy of roadways.• Can be used for planning, budgeting,

programming, and for fiscal management. • Used to evaluate Federal, State and local

highway programs. • Can be considered in FDOT’s Work Program

and the MPO TIPs.

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Functional Classification

• Two Area Types– Urban– Rural

• Three Main Categories – Arterials– Collectors– Locals

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Arterial Collector Local

Length of Route Longest Shortest

Access Points Fewest Many

Speed Limit Highest Lowest

Distance between routes Longest Shortest

Usage (volume) Highest Lowest

Significance Statewide Local

Number of Lanes More Fewer

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Functional Classification

Functional Classification

Rural Urban

Principal Arterial – Interstate Principal Arterial – Interstate

Principal Arterial – Expressway

Principal Arterial – Other Principal Arterial – Other

Minor Arterial Minor Arterial

Major Collector Collector

Minor Collector

Local Local

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Previous Classification Categories

Functional Classification

Rural Urban

Principal Arterial – Interstate Principal Arterial – Interstate

Principal Arterial – Expressway Principal Arterial – Expressway

Principal Arterial – Other Principal Arterial – Other

Minor Arterial Minor Arterial

Major Collector Major Collector

Minor Collector Minor Collector

Local Local

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Current Classification Categories

Functional Classification

• Current Effort– Revise per new Urban Boundary (urban/rural)– Identify Rural Expressways– Separate Urban Collectors between major & minor

• Extension of rural collectors• Primarily based on length

– Correct any errors

• Can address functional classification changes at any time through established process– See application package

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Transitioning Areas

• Areas around urban boundaries that are anticipated to become urbanized within a 20-year planning horizon– Considers projected population densities– FDOT developing draft maps for MPO/TPO

consideration– Maps signed by FDOT and MPOs/TPOs

• Implications– LOS capacities– Interchange spacing

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ScheduleSchedule

Schedule

• Finalize and Smoothed Urban Area Boundaries– October, 2013

• Functional Classification– October and November, 2013

• Approve and Sign UAB and FC Maps– November, 2013

• Transitioning Boundaries– First Quarter, 2014

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