2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan
Transportation Environmental Resource CouncilJune 10, 2021
1
Jacob Riger, AICP
DRCOG planning framework
Fiscally Constrained
Regional Transportation Plan
Metro Vision Regional
Transportation Plan (MVRTP)
20-year affordable
transportation system
4-year program of
funded projectsTransportation Improvement Program
DRCOG Metro Vision PlanShared vision for the future
20-year “vision”
transportation system Air Quality
Conformity
Reg. Modeling
Project Development NEPA Studies
NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act (1970)
Construct Project
3
What is the 2050 RTP?
Fiscally-constrained (what’s feasible)
Region’s multimodal vision
TIP funding for road & transit projects
Implements Metro Vision
Updated frequently (every 4 years)
Developed with partners
Federally required (MPO function)
4
2050 MVRTP Strategic Focus
• Help implement Metro Vision Plan (regional aspirational vision)
• Focus on regional priorities: safety/vision zero, air quality/GHG, regional transit, active transportation, freight, multimodal mobility
• Balance regional priorities and local context
• Explicit programmatic investment addressing policy priorities
• Multimodal candidate projects (and MV Plan evaluation of projects)
• Significant innovative public & stakeholder engagement
5
• HB-1261 • FasTracks
• Regional BRT Study
• Asset Management Plans/ Priorities
• Reimagine RTD
• Statewide Plan
• 4-P Process
• 10-Year Strategic Projects
• Strategic Transportation
Safety Plan
• Express Lanes Master Plan
• Asset Management Plans/
Priorities
• Metro Vision Plan
• 2040 MVRTP
• 2020-23 TIP
• Active Transportation Plan
• Regional Freight Plan
• Regional Vision Zero Plan
• Mobility Choice Blueprint
• Coordinated Transit Plan
• Congestion Management Process
• Regional ITS Architecture
• Scenarios Analysis
• FAST Act
• Planning Factors
• National Goals
• Performance Measures
Policy Framework & Desired Outcomes“Vision & Needs”
Vision &
Needs
USDOT
CDOT
RTD
DRCOG
• Transportation plans
• Comprehensive plans
• Subarea/District plans
Local
State
6
Included in the plan
• Public and stakeholder engagement
• Profile, operation, and impacts of the transportation system
• Financial plan and major projects included in the plan
• Performance measures and outcomes
• Environmental and equity analysis
• Small area forecasts and scenario planning
• Air quality documents
• Safety, active transportation, transit, freight, technology, other topics6
8
Fiscally constrained projects
$8.2 billion
$373 million
$1.2 billion
$725 million
$220 million
$4.0 billion
$180 million
$465 million
2050 RTP Environmental Aspects
• Regional 30-year plan level perspective
• Not project-specific analysis
• Major topics addressed:
• Environmental Justice (particular emphasis)
• Air quality conformity
• Regional environmental features
• Regional environmental mitigation examples
• Other related topics
10
11
EJ/Equity – population-based approach
• Identify more vulnerable population categories
• Analyze at smaller geographic levels
• Explore different types of data/analysis
12
13
Air quality conformity
2050 MVRTP must address ozone, carbon monoxide, and PM10 pollutants
Air quality conformity is regional (entire MVRTP and TIP); not based on individual projects
Regionally significant transportation projects included in the regional travel model transportation networks
2050 MVRTP passed pollutant emission tests for regional air quality conformity
14
Thank you! Questions? Jacob Riger, AICP | [email protected] Regional Transportation Plan
CAM-PP-STYLEGUIDE-TEMPLATE-20-05-18-V1