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Data Needs for Long Range Planning For Small and Medium MPOs

Agenda • Introductions • Meet the Data • Planning Regs • Plan Elements – People – Network – Other • Odds and Ends • YOUR ISSUES

Introductions • Tameka Macon, FHWA • Charlynn Burd, US Census • Penelope Weinberger, AASHTO • Jasmy Methipara, Macrosys/NHTS • Jeremy Raw, FHWA

Disclaimer Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed. 9/22/2016 4

Meet the Data • American Community Survey • Census Transportation Planning Products • National Household Travel Survey • National Performance Management Research Data Set, Highway Performance Monitoring System, FAF, HEPGIS, Smart Location Database • Other data sets are also used (but will not be covered today); State Dept of Admin population and employment projections, crash data, many more

But First Why are we here today?

MPO Planning Regs • Development of Long-Range Plans and TIPs. — metropolitan planning organizations, in cooperation with the State and public transportation operators, shall develop long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs. – Contents. — The LRTPs and TIPs shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) that will function as an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area. – Process of development. — The process for developing the plans and TIPs shall provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and shall be continuing , cooperative , and comprehensive . • FAST Act – Requirements for a long-range plan and a short-term TIP continue with the long-range plan to incorporate performance plans required for specific programs. The long-range plan must describe the performance measures and targets used in assessing system performance and progress in achieving the performance targets . The TIP must also be developed to make progress toward established performance targets and include a description of the anticipated achievements.

Plan Updates • Development of Transportation Plan. — – The metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update such plan every 4 years (or more frequently, if the metropolitan planning organization elects to update more frequently) in the case of each of the following: • (A) Any area designated as nonattainment, as defined in the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d). • (B) Any area that is subject to an attainment maintenance plan – In the case of any other area required to have a transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update such plan every 5 years (unless the metropolitan planning organization elects to update more frequently).

minimum requirements (abridged) • (A) Identification of transportation facilities. — (including major roadways, transit, multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors) • (B) Mitigation activities. – (i) In general. — A long-range transportation plan shall include a discussion of types of potential environmental mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out these activities, – (ii) Consultation. — The discussion shall be developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal, wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies. • (C) Financial plan. • (D) Operational and management strategies. — to improve the performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve congestion and maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods. • (E) Capital investment and other strategies. • (F) Transportation and transit enhancement activities. • (G) Performance measures and targets developed with the States.

So, now we know the rules • Lets look at what elements are required in Long Range Plans; • And what data addresses those elements

Elements of Plans - People • Population • Race • Age • Disability • Housing • Income • Employment • Mobility/Commuting • Environmental Justice

Elements: People ACS CTPP NHTS Other Data Sets and Tools    Population HEPGIS    Race HEPGIS    Age   Disability    Housing    Income    Employment HEPGIS Mobility/    Commuting Environmental    Justice 9/22/2016 12

American Factfinder factfinder.census.gov 13

Population, Worker Population • Workplace based race/age/ • Commuting: The big enchilada • EJ: Poverty; Income by Means for Workplace; Industry by small geography; time leaving data gives you opportunities for outreach

Race of Workers in MARC Region - Transit Commuters 0.3% 4.3% 3.6% White 1.5% 0.9% Black or African American American Indian and Alaska 43.1% Native Asian 46.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Some other race

NHTS

Other Data and Tools • HEPGIS provides rapid access to popular 2000 and 2010 census data (total population, black population, Hispanic population) • HEPGIS also provides annual average unemployment rate by county

Elements of Plans - Network • Roads • Freight • Transit • Bike • Pedestrian • Rail • Airport • Marine • Pipeline

Elements: Network ACS CTPP NHTS Other Data Sets and Tools     Roads  Freight   Transit    Bike    Pedestrian  Air  Marine Pipeline 9/22/2016 20

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html

CTPP • Trip data for the commute trip for many modes/means of transportation • Auto availability

Total worker flow; County to Place

NHTS Walk Bicycle 10% 2016 1% Transit 4% Other 1% 2009 Trip Modes POV 84%

Other Data and Tools • Roads – NPMRDS, HPMS, HEPGIS – Traffic volumes (HEPGIS=HPMS 2012, HPMS other years) – National Highway System (HEPGIS) – Functionally Classified Roads (HPMS) – Traffic times on NHS (NPMRDS) updated monthly • Freight – HEPGIS (FAF network, OD Flows, National Truck Network) • Transit Network / General Transit Feed Specification (http://transitfeeds.com/) • Bike – HEPGIS (Fatal Crashes) • Pedestrian – HEPGIS (Fatal Crashes)

More Elements! • Growth • Travel Forecasting and Modeling • Land Use • Average Daily Traffic and Vehicle Miles of Travel • Commodity Flows • Economic Development • Sustainability

Elements: Other ACS CTPP NHTS Other Data Sets and Tools    Growth Travel    Forecasting   Land Use ADT/VMT HPMS Commodity FAF Flows Economic   Development  Sustainability 9/22/2016 27

CTPP • If Growth is a proxy for trends, there are CTPP flows and workplace based data from 1990* forward • Travel model validation/calibration • Workers by Industry for small area geography

Profile

NHTS 2015 Compendium

Other Data and Tools • HPMS – Reference baseline for model data – Used for reasonableness, and for AQ baseline

Other things! (Odds and Ends) • Workers, education • Active Transportation, Health in Transportation • EV charging station locations/grid demand: based on typical travel ODs • Regression models, policy analysis • Benchmarking • Safe Routes to School projects • Safety analysis: fatalities per mile/trip/min etc. by various modes, high crash locations • Autonomous vehicles • Travel behavior: commute, trip times/lengths, ODs, mode distribution, air quality/GHGs, worker flows

Odds and Ends ACS CTPP NHTS Other Data Sets and Tools   Education    Work   Active Transportation/Health   Policy Analysis    Bench Marking  Safe Routes to Schools  Safety Analysis Autonomous Vehicles Not much yet   Travel Behavior:   Trip time/length NPMRDS   Mode  9/22/2016 34 Air Quality/GHG

CTPP • Workers Workers Workers • Ped/Bike Commutes • Profiles