2016 Planning Conference July 26, CONNECT COLUMBUS Building Columbus Transportation Future

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1 2016 Planning Conference July 26, 2016 CONNECT COLUMBUS Building Columbus Transportation Future

2 What Is Connect Columbus?

3 Project Process OUR PROCESS COMPLETE ONGOING

4 Discovery + Desire

5 Project Goals

6 Columbus in Context Columbus remains the largest city in the U.S. without any form of rail transportation.

7 Ongoing Outreach

8 Week-Long Public Workshops

9 Week-Long Public Workshops

10 Week-Long Public Workshops

11 Plan Van

12 Plan Van

13 Plan Van John Burroughs Elementary

14 John Burroughs Elem. Student Suggestions

15 Boy Scouts Visit Workshop

16 Yay Bikes! Ride

17 Tactical Urbanism Event

18 Household Trips 60% OF HOUSE- HOLD TRIPS ARE 5 MILES OR LESS IN LENGTH. Source: NHTSA 85% OF THESE ARE DRIVEN A DISTANCE THAT IS EASILY VIABLE BY BICYCLE, TRANSIT OR WALK. 1IN 6 HOUSEHOLD Source: NHTSA TRIPS ARE COMMUTE TRIPS Source: AASHTO

19 Comfortable Travel Distances Auto 5 to 50 miles Local Bus 1 to 8 miles 12.3 miles 5 miles Bike 1 to 5 miles 1 mile Walk 0 to 1

20 Prerequisites for Viable Options

21 Protected Crossing Broad Street Protected Crossing on Broad Street

22 Walking in Columbus

23 Walking in Columbus Hilltop German Village Hilltop German Village

24 POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT

28 Design

29 What Decisions Must We Make? Do We Need More Money To Reach Our Goals? Should We Be Spending The Money We Already Have Differently? How Important Are Bike Facilities? Premium Transit Projects? Should We Have Policies and Incentives That Discourage Driving?

Growth and investment is concentrated in compact regional centers Emphasis on premium

30 The Connect Columbus Scenarios TREND SCENARIO INFILL SCENARIO Growth and investment continues as usual Emphasis on roadway widening projects Strain on existing resources Growth and investment is concentrated in compact regional centers Emphasis on premium transit, bicycle facilities, and creating walkable cores More efficient use of existing resources

31 Rethinking Growth

32 What Can We Learn? Are Congestion + Air Quality Better or Worse? Where Does Transit Perform Best? Are Compact Land Use Policies Worth the Sacrifice?

33 Document

34 City Plans

35 City Plans

36 Urban Form in Columbus Urban Core / Downtown General Urban Suburban

37 City Plans

38 Transportation Functional Emphasis CHARACTERISTIC Mobility Street Transition Street Access Street DESCRIPTION DRIVEWAYS MINIMUM TRANSIT STOP SPACING Priority is facilitating traffic flow Discouraged Serves combination of traffic flow and providing access Allowed; must be approved feet Focus on providing access and connections Expected 750 feet (if applicable) Transit Priority Street 1250 feet - - Non-Priority Street 750 feet - - VERTICAL STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS Allowed, depending on frontage context Required Allowed, depending on frontage context LOADING AND DELIVERIES Discouraged; must be managed Allowed; must be managed Allowed; must be managed

39 Transportation Functional Emphasis Mobility Street Function vs. Access Driveways on Mobility Street Threshold LOW Analysis/Mitigation HIGH Access Transition Access Mobility

40 Transportation Functional Emphasis Mobility Street Function vs. Access Driveways on Access Street Threshold HIGH Analysis/Mitigation LOW Access Transition Access Mobility

Bicycle Improvements Parking Management Transportation Demand Management

41 TIS Standards/Access Management Mitigation Required If vehicle LOS D May require road widening - May not be feasible Transportation Benefits Bicycle Improvements Parking Management Transportation Demand Management Network Connections Roadway Capacity Improvements Transit projects Traffic Calming

networks Update to the previous plan Includes:

42 Multimodal Thoroughfare Plan Where information comes together for implementation Map of Columbus networks Update to the previous plan Includes: Right of Way widths Functional classification Modal priority

43 THANK YOU

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