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DMATS LRTP Chapter 4 Transportation Network Forecast

Chapter Outline  DMATS Travel Demand Model  Transit  Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities  Airport  Passenger Rail  Freight

DMATS Travel Demand Model  Computer model that estimates travel behavior in the region  DMATS uses the model to forecast future travel demand  Model Inputs  Population Projections  Employment Projections  Household Projections  Land Use  Roadway Network

2010 Level of Service and Traffic Volume

2045 Level of Service and Traffic Volume – No Improvements

2045 Level of Service and Traffic Volume – Planned and Committed Improvements

DMATS Travel Demand Model

Transit Jule Top Priorities 1. Extend service hours for riders until at least 9:00 p.m. on weekdays. 2. Expand geographic coverage of routes. Areas include but are not limited to, Asbury, John Deere, and East Dubuque. 3. Extend service to new industrial park employment areas. 4. Improve the west-end transfer area. Indoor waiting area and restrooms. 5. Establish a partnership with RTA 8 to provide regular service to Peosta. 6. Increase the number of benches and shelters at high ridership locations.

Transit RTA 8 Top Priorities 1. Explore coordination opportunities between The Jule and RTA 2. Encourage employers to utilize current public transit systems 3. Provide services on an on call basis 4. Continue collaboration with human service agencies, dialysis, and TMS 5. Continue discussions with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) & Promise Jobs 6. Expand hours to include late afternoons, evenings, weekends and holidays for all three counties 7. Transportation in Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson, Clinton and Clayton Counties 8. Continue to recruit paid and volunteer drivers and retain current part time drivers. 9. Continue Travel Training Program 10. Transportation from Dubuque to Peosta

Transit Bus Storage Facility

Bicycle and Pedestrian  Improve on-street bicycle safety  Improve pedestrian safety  Continue to expand the regional trails network

Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Injuries

Future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

Airport  FAA Terminal Area Forecasts ◦ Project an Increase in Activity at the Dubuque Regional Airport Projected Airport Operations 2015 2040 52,005 57,314  Airport Master Plan - 2004 ◦ Extend Runway 18-36 by 1,200 ft ◦ Increase Hanger Space ◦ Update Master Plan

Passenger Rail  Project is currently on hold for additional review  The State of Illinois has not made a final decision

Freight  Black Hawk Hills and ECIA Freight Study  Freight Corridors ◦ SW Arterial ◦ US Highway 20 ◦ US Highway 151/61 ◦ US Highway 52 ◦ Lock and Dam 11