Efficient, Effective, Responsive Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan Board Workshop Mark Krebsbach, P.E. Transportation Director/County Engineer Dakota County Board of Commissioners Workshop July, 9, 2019
Presentation Outline Efficient, Effective, Responsive • Workshop Purpose and Background Information • Plan Principles • Review and Discussion of Individual Plan Goals • Key Takeaways and Summary • Public and Agency Engagement • Schedule • Questions/Discussion 2
Workshop Purpose Efficient, Effective, Responsive • Common starting point – Prior to agency and public • Future Workshop engagement – Proposed Needs, • Review each Plan Goal Investment, Strategy, Policy recommendations – Overview of significant activities, considerations, trends – Suggestions for substantive changes – Discussion 3
Workshop Background Efficient, Effective, Responsive Purpose of Transportation Plan Used by Dakota County and our partners as a guide to: • Implement County Comprehensive Plan • Support existing and planned land use • Document transportation policies and strategies • Identify long-term investment needs, revenues, and priorities 4
Workshop Background Efficient, Effective, Responsive Reasons for Update • City, County, Regional, and State Plan updates • 2040 traffic forecasts • Incorporate studies, trends, new information • Update: – System vision and needs – Revenues – Investment plan – Policies and strategies 5
Workshop Background Efficient, Effective, Responsive Key Trends • County Transportation system is in good condition • County population is growing and more diverse • Less traffic growth than forecast • Increased County transportation funding • Growing interest in multimodal transportation • Transportation technology a growing consideration • Many needs beyond County highway system 6
Workshop Background Efficient, Effective, Responsive Residential Survey Findings • High Ratings for: − Condition of County roads − Availability of bike and pedestrian options − Quality of snow and ice services • Concerns with congestion have diminished • Public transportation not identified as a top concern • Website used for highway construction projects 7
Transportation Plan Principles Efficient, Effective, Responsive Principles apply to all Plan goals, transportation system development and operations: 2040 Comprehensive Plan 2030 Transportation Specific Guiding Principles Principles • • Sustainability Transportation Safety and Standards • • Connectedness Transportation Planning • • Collaboration Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts (SEE) • Economic Vitality • Public and Agency Involvement • Growing and Nurturing People • Context-Sensitive Design and Complete Streets • Proposed - Transportation Technology 8
Transportation Technology Efficient, Effective, Responsive Suggest as New Principle Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) • County CAV Study 2017 • Cross Department Working Group − Fall Board update • Minnesota County Engineers Committee • Local Road Research Board Study 9
Current Transportation Plan Goals Efficient, Effective, Responsive 1. Limited Resources are Directed to the Highest Priority Needs of the Transportation System 2. Transit and Integration of Transportation Modes 3. Preservation of the Existing System 4. Management to Increase Transportation System Efficiency, Improve Safety and Maximize Existing Highway Capacity 5. Replace Deficient Elements of the System 6. Improvement and Expansion of Transportation Corridors 10
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Limited Resources are Directed to the Highest Priority Needs of the Transportation System Activities • Investment needs and priorities • Transportation funding • Capital Improvement Program • Staff resources 11
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Dakota County Highway Needs and Revenues Identified in Current Plan 2016-2030 $1,242 M Approximate Gap of $500 M Expansion $746 M Anticipated Revenue Replacement (including starting fund balance of Management $60.5M) Preservation Resources 12 Needs Revenue
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive County Revenue Estimate Compared to Actual 60 2030 Plan Estimate Actual 50 Sales & Use Tax CTIB Final 40 Combined Municipal State Aid Revenue (Construction) Millions $ 30 20 10 0 • 2018 Fund Balances: Transportation $75.7M, Sales and Use Tax $12.6M 13
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Average Annual Funding Sources Anticipated General Revenues Plan Estimate 2019-2023 CIP's County Levy $5.2 million $4.6 million County Program Aid $4.9 million - Wheelage Tax Funds $1.7 million $4.1 million Gravel Tax Funds $0.2 million $0.2 million County State Aid Highway (CSAH)* $10.0 million $29.2 million City Cost Share Participation $7.0 million $9.0 million Regional Railroad Levy $1.6 million - Sales and Use Tax - $17.5 million SUB TOTAL $30.6 million $64.5 million * Includes Flexible Highway Account and Leased Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Revenue • Increased revenue over 15 years approximately equal to 2030 Plan gap. 14
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Key Factors and Trends • Significant increase in County transportation revenue − Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax − CSAH Mileage Request − Sales and Use Tax and Wheelage Tax • Limited growth in city and state transportation revenue − Partner cost participation a growing barrier • Current Plan estimated revenue at 60% of needs − 74% 2011-2015 Actual − 81% 2016-2018 Actual 15
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Update Discussion Topics • Similar County highway need vs revenue approach − CSAH and County Road funding − Preservation first, expansion last • Suggest revisiting City cost participation − Highway construction − Trail maintenance − Intersection lighting 16
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Update Discussion Topics • Explore Trunk Highway and Transit Investments – Develop cost share policies/strategies • Various revenue options – Role of County levy? – Changes to Sales and Use Tax program? – Sales and Use Tax and Wheelage Tax capacity 17
Goal 1: Resources Efficient, Effective, Responsive Update Discussion Topics • Transit and Trunk Highway policy challenges – Variety in project scope and funding County share of recent interchanges 2% to 66% – Limited state and regional funds – MnDOT has cost share policy – No transit funding model Other discussion topics? 18
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Transit and Integration of Transportation Modes Activities • Integrated into the 2030 Transportation Plan • Transitway planning • Collaboration with transit partners for service enhancement • Meeting the needs of transit dependent population • Bicycle and pedestrian facilities 19
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Investments Since 2030 Plan Studies Since 2030 Plan • $62 million vs $140 million Plan needs • Robert Street Study • Cedar Red Line Bus Rapid • East-West Transit Study Transit (BRT) • Bicycle and Pedestrian Study • I-35W Orange Line BRT • American with Disabilities Act • Extended service to Dakota (ADA) Transition Plan County Technical College • Orange Line Extension • Eastern Transit Study 20
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Key Factors and Trends • Bus ridership trending down • Business transit service desire • Shared mobility and technology • Emphasis on multimodal transportation 21
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Topics from 2018 Transit Workshop: • Enhanced focus on transportation technology • Caution in future transitway development • Develop better understanding of transit funding for cost share policy development • Continue transportation service coordination efforts • Identify County vision for transit 22
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive 23
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Spectrum of Services 24
Goal 2: Transit and Transportation Modes Efficient, Effective, Responsive Update Discussion Topics • County transit vision ─ Providers: Explore fixed route service enhancements Focus on implementation Explore Robert Street transitway − GoDakota: Explore specialty and service coordination − Explore suburban transit model options On demand, shared mobility, loops, technology, etc. • Integrate this Goal into other plan Goals − Transit service enhancements - Expansion − Highway bike and pedestrian system - Management Other Discussion Topics? 25
Goal 3: Preservation Efficient, Effective, Responsive Preservation of the Existing System Activities • Highway surface evaluation and pavement management • Gravel surface maintenance • Bridge rehabilitation • Pavement markings, signs, and traffic signals • Bicycle trail maintenance 26
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