MACC / MPO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE - MEETING NOTICE

December 9, 2019 MACC Office

301 Douglas Avenue 10:00 a.m.

AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTIONS AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES***

(Minutes of the November 11, 2019 meeting are enclosed)

II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

III. GUEST PRESENTATION (Gina Bivins): THE BUILDING OF GRAND RAPIDS’ HIGHWAY SYSTEM THROUGH THE LENS OF HISTORIC PHOTOS

IV. REVIEW OF DRAFT 2045 LRTP CHAPTER (Existing Transportation, System

Performance Report) (Documents attached)

V. SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES***

(Memorandum attached)

VI. FY20 TIP Amendment*** (Memorandum attached)

VII. FY20 Amendment Schedule (Document attached)

VIII. MACC STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS / MEMBER REPORTS

IX. OTHER BUSINESS

X. ADJOURNMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING

Next Meeting:

February 10th, 2019 MACC Office 10:00 a.m.

(No January Meeting)

Policy Board

Howard Baumann, Jr.

Joseph Baumann

Nathan Bocks

Thomas Bird

Ken DeWeerdt

Linda Howell

Gerald Hunsburger

John Kleinheksel

Kevin Klynstra

Don Mayle

Hannes Meyers, Jr.

Terry Nienhuis

Glenn Nykamp

Pankaj Rajadhyaksha

Jim Storey

Russ TeSlaa

David Van Ginhoven, Chair

Todd Wolters

Executive Committee

MINUTES

MACATAWA AREA COORDINATING COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

November 11, 2019, MACC Office

I. INTRODUCTIONS AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES*** Members Present: Howard Baumann (Port Sheldon Twp.), Steve Bulthuis – Chair (Holland Charter Twp.), Ken DeWeerdt (Fillmore Twp.), Howard Fink (Park Twp.), Elisa Hoekwater (MAX Transit), Tyler Kent (MDOT), James Kilborn (Ottawa County Planning), Al Meshkin (Laketown Twp.), Glenn Nykamp (Zeeland Charter Twp.), Brian White (City of Holland) Others Present: Carolyn Ulstad (MACC), Meika Weiss (Pedal Holland) *** It was moved by Mr. Nykamp and supported by Mr. White to approve the minutes of October 14, 2019. The motion carried.

II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION- No comments were made.

III. 2019 PASER DATA REPORT - Ms. Ulstad reviewed with the committee the 2019

Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) results from the Ottawa County portion of the

MACC area. Of the 237 miles rated, 25% were found to be in good condition, 51% fair, and 24%

in poor condtion. It was noted that local roads were also rated and that the results would likely

be available within the week.

IV. NON-MOTORIZED NETWORK REVIEW FOR THE 2045 LRTP Ms. Ulstad distributed maps depicting non-motorized infrastructure within the MACC area, broken down by township and city boundaries. Elements included known bike lanes and multiuse pathways. Staff asked committee members to review the maps for accuracy and to note any non-motorized infrastructure that was planned for future years.

V. Review of Draft 2045 LRTP Chapter (Performance Measures) – Ms. Ulstad reviewed

the various elements of the Performance Measure chapter and noted that a System

Performance Report would be included to show localized data on safety, pavement and bridge

condition, system reliability, and transit.

VI. FY19 OBLIGATED PROJECT LIST – Ms. Ulstad shared a printout of FY2019 local, multi-modal, and

trunkline projects. It is required for the MACC to send this list of obligated projects to MDOT and FHWA by

the end of the calendar year.

Policy Board

Howard Baumann, Jr.

Joseph Baumann

Thomas Bird

Nancy DeBoer

Ken DeWeerdt

Terry Hofmeyer

Gerald Hunsburger

John Kleinheksel

Kevin Klynstra

Hannes Meyers, Jr.

Eric Mullen

Terry Nienhuis

Glenn Nykamp

Pankaj Rajadhyaksha

Jim Storey

Russ TeSlaa

David Van Ginhoven, Chair

Todd Wolters

Executive Committee

Executive Committee

MACC Technical Committee

Meeting Minutes

September 9, 2019

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VII. MACC STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS / MEMBER REPORTS Fillmore Twp. – Mr. DeWeerdt noted that paving in the township, which was around 7 miles, has been completed. Park Twp. – Mr. Fink gave a status update on Park Township’s airport, noting pavement quality results that came from approximetly 15 core samples thoughout the property. Much of the pavement was devoid of a baselayer. City of Zeeland – Though Mr. Nienhuis was unable to attend the meeting, he relayed that the City’s Washington Avenue/roundabout project was wrapping up over the weekend with blacktop and pavement markings. City of Holland – Mr. White informed the committee that the City’s Waverly project was finalized over the weekend and is now open to traffic. The City is now spending more time planning next year’s 16th Street project. Holland Charter Twp. – Mr. Bulthuis updated the committee on the Township’s Maser Plan process and that there will likely be a few sub-area master plans for the US-31 area, the Federal District between 8th Street and Chicago Drive, and the north River Avenue cooridor.

VIII. OTHER BUSINESS – No other business

IX. ADJOURNMENT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING

*** It was moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried.

Next Meeting: December 9, 2019

MACC Office 10:00 a.m.

Memo

To: Transportation Technical Advisory Committee

From: Carolyn Ulstad

Date: 12/2/2019

Re: Safety Performance Measures

Adoption of 2020 Safety Performance Measure Targets The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has provided the MACC with state targets for the federally required safety performance measures for calendar year 2020. Federal law and regulations require the MPO’s establish targets not later than 180 days after the State Department of Transportation establishes and reports state safety targets in the State Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) annual report. MDOT submitted Michigan’s HSIP annual report on August 31, 2019. MPOs are now required to decide on their MPO safety targets for calendar year 2020 no later than February 27, 2020. It is MACC staff recommendation that our MPO region adopts the state targets for safety.

Michigan State Safety Targets for Calendar Year 2020

Safety Performance Measure

Baseline Condition (2014-2018)

Calendar Year 2019 State Safety Target

Fatalities 987.4 999.4 Fatality Rate* 0.99 0.97 Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4 Serious Injury Rate* 5.41 5.34 Nonmotorized Fatalities & Serious Injuries 742.4 735.8

*Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled For further background on how the targets were established and current trends in safety, please review the attached document titled Assessing Safety Performance, Highway Safety Improvement Program, 2020 Targets.

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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets

Target Summary

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

Performance Measure Description Five performance measures were established for the purpose of carrying out the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), as noted in the Target Summary, and are based on a 5-year rolling average. The measures will be used to assess traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads regardless of jurisdiction. The intent is to improve national safety data by providing greater consistency in reporting, improve transparency through use of a public reporting system, and enable targets and progress to be aggregated at the national level. The regulation will provide the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the ability to better communicate a national safety performance story. Establishing targets is a coordinated effort between the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan State Police Office of Highway Safety Planning (MSP-OHSP), and the Michigan Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Targets for three of the five measures must be reported to both FHWA and NHTSA, by MDOT and MSP-OHSP respectively, and must be identical. The three measures are: The number of fatalities, rate of fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), and number of serious injuries. MSP-OHSP annually reports the baseline and targets for the subsequent year to NHTSA by July 1 in the Highway Safety Program, thus significant effort must be made to reconcile crash data by May 1 to meet the deadline. The program focuses on reducing fatalities, injuries, and economic losses result from vehicle crashes through behavioral traffic safety programs. MDOT reports the baseline condition and targets to FHWA by August 31, 2019, as part of the HSIP report, and the MPOs have an additional 180 days to report their respective targets to MDOT. The HSIP focuses on reducing fatalities and injuries on all public roads through infrastructure programs and projects to improve safety.

Measure

(5-year rolling average)

Baseline

Condition

(2014-2018)

2020 Targets

(2016-2020)

Number of Fatalities 987.4 999.4

Rate of Fatalities per 100 million VMT 0.99 0.97

Number of Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4

Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT 5.41 5.34

Number of Non-motorized (Pedestrian and

Bicycle) Fatalities and Serious Injuries742.4 735.8

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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets

Methodology

Existing Trend The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Chapter I, Subchapter E, Part 490, Subpart B §490.207 prescribes the calculation methodology for each of the five performance measures, summarized as follows: Each performance measure is based on a five-year rolling average. The calculation is the sum of the most recent five consecutive years ending in the year for which the targets are established, dividing by five, and rounding to the tenth decimal place for each measure. The data is obtained from either the Fatalities Analysis Reporting System (FARS) or the State of Michigan Crash Database. For each rate measure, first calculate the number of fatalities or serious injuries per 100 million VMT for the most recent five consecutive years, divide by five, and round to the tenth decimal place. External/Exogenous Factors and Risk Assessment The respective parties agreed to utilize a fatality prediction model developed and maintained by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The UMTRI model relies on results of a recently completed research report titled Identification of Factors Contributing to the Decline of Traffic Fatalities in the United States, which was completed as part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program project 17-67 (presentation). The model, predicting the change in counts of fatalities, relies on the correlation between traffic crashes, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and risk. UMTRI identified four factors that can influence the outcome: the economy, safety and capital expenditures, vehicle safety, and safety regulations. Within the model, economic factors such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, median annual income, the unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year old’s, and alcohol consumption had the greatest impact at approximately 85 percent.

Target Overview

To determine a forecasted value for the five-year rolling average for the first four measures listed above, the decision was made to use the model created by UMTRI like that used for establishing CY 2019 targets in 2018. The change model created by UMTRI predicts 966 fatalities in CY 2019, and 962 in 2020. While serious injuries have fluctuated over the past three years, the linear relationship of the ratio of serious injuries and fatalities (A/K) is still evident. However, this trend suggests greater reduction in serious injuries. Therefore, a quadratic trend is being used that projects a flattening pattern. The model predicts 5,181 serious injuries in CY 2018, and 5,117 in 2019. VMT values have been predicted for CYs 2018, 2019 and 2020. Using the fatal and serious injury values, along with the respective predicted VMT, the forecasted fatality rates are 0.91 for CY 2019, and 0.89 for CY 2020, and annual serious injury rates of 4.90 for CY 2019, and 4.75 for CY 2020. Results from the UMTRI model (the fatality and serious injury relationship) were also used to generate non-motorized forecasted annual values of 710 for CY 2019, and 699 for CY 2020. The above annual forecasted values for CY 2019 and CY 2020 along with the actual values from CY 2016 to 2018 to determine the 2020 Targets (five-year rolling average) are shown in the table. In addition, actual values dating back to CY 2010 are included as part of the determination of the 2018 baseline condition.

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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets

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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets

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Assessing Safety Performance Highway Safety Improvement Program 2020 Targets

*Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) are shown in 100 million miles traveled. Calendar year 2018 to 2020 values were

estimated were made by determining the percent change in VMT for prior years of actual data and estimating

future years by applying the percent change. Bolded values are forecasted, not actual.

State Safety Target Data – Calendar Year 2020 Targets in Red

Year Fatality Serious Injuries

5yr Moving Average

VMT*

Fatality Rate

Serious Injury Rate

5yr Moving Average Bike Ped Fatality/ Serious Injuries

Bike Ped Fatality/ Serious Injuries 5yr MA

Fatality Serious Injuries

Fatality Rate

Serious Injury Rate

2010 942 5,980 976 0.97 6.13 743

2011 889 5,706 948 0.94 6.02 742

2012 940 5,676 942 1.00 6.03 682

2013 947 5,283 951 1.00 5.56 743

2014 901 4,909 923.8 5,510.8 974 0.93 5.04 0.96 5.75 687 719.4

2015 967 4,865 928.8 5,287.8 978 0.99 4.97 0.97 5.52 755 721.8

2016 1,065 5,634 964.0 5,273.4 992 1.07 5.68 1.00 5.45 737 720.6

2017 1,030 6,084 982.0 5,355.0 1018 1.01 5.98 1.00 5.45 794 743.2

2018 974 5,586 987.4 5,415.6 1038 0.94 5.38 0.99 5.41 739 742.4

2019 966 5,181 1,000.4 5,470.0 1058 0.91 4.90 0.99 5.38 710 747.0

2020 962 5,117 999.4 5,520.4 1078 0.89 4.75 0.97 5.34 699 735.8

Resolution to Support Michigan Department of Transportation State

Targets for Safety Performance Measures

Resolution #20-03

Resolution of the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) Policy Committee approving revisions to

the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for FY2020-2023.

WHEREAS, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council has been designated by the Governor of the State of

Michigan as the Metropolitan Planning Organization responsible for the comprehensive, continuing, and

cooperative transportation planning process for the Holland/Zeeland, Michigan urbanized area; and

WHEREAS, the Highway Safety Improvement Program final rule (23 CRF Part 490) required States to set

targets for five safety performance measures for calendar year 2020 by August 31, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has established targets for five

performance measures based on five year rolling averages for:

1. Number of Fatalities,

2. Rate of Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT),

3. Number of Serious Injuries,

4. Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT, and

5. Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Non-Motorized Serious Injuries; and

WHEREAS, the MDOT initially coordinated the establishment of safety targets with the 14 Metropolitan

Planning Organizations (MPOs) in Michigan through the monthly Target Coordination Meetings and

through discussions at various meetings of the Michigan Transportation Planning Association, and

WHEREAS, the MDOT has officially adopted the state safety targets in the Highway Improvement Program

annual report dated August 31, 2019 as shown in the table below:

Michigan State Safety Targets for Calendar Year 2020

Safety Performance Measure

Baseline Condition (2014-2018)

Calendar Year 2019 State Safety Target

Fatalities 987.4 999.4

Fatality Rate* 0.99 0.97

Serious Injuries 5,415.6 5,520.4

Serious Injury Rate* 5.41 5.34

Nonmotorized Fatalities & Serious Injuries

742.4 735.8

*Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled

And;

WHEREAS, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council may, within 180 days of the State establishing and

reporting its safety targets, establish safety targets by agreeing to plan and program projects so that they

contribute toward the accomplishment of the state safety targets, or committing to a quantifiable target

for each safety performance measure for their own metropolitan planning area,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council has agreed to support

the MDOT’s state safety targets shown above for calendar year 2020, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council will plan and program projects

that contribute to the accomplishment of state safety targets in its metropolitan planning area consisting

of: the Cities of Holland and Zeeland; the Charter Townships of Holland and Zeeland; and the Townships

of Fillmore, Laketown, Olive, Park, Port Sheldon.

Adopted this 6th day of January, 2020 by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Policy Committee at its

regularly scheduled meeting.

____________________________

David Van Ginhoven, Chairperson

Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Policy Committee

Memo

To: Technical Committee Members From: Carolyn Ulstad Date: December 2, 2019 Re: MACC FY2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program Amendments

Below is a summary of the requested TIP amendments for consideration at the December 9th, 2019 meeting. If you have questions, or would like to discuss items further, please contact Carolyn Ulstad at culstad@the-macc.org. ***Action Requested: Amend the MACC FY2020-2023 TIP to remove job number 208717 from the Local Traffic Operations and Safety GPA, making it a line-item in the TIP and to move the scheduled obligation date from 10/1/2019 to 11/19/2019.

Fiscal Year Job No. Phase Agency

Project Name Limits

Length (Miles)

Primary Work Type

Project Description

Federal Funds

Fund Source

State Funds

Local Funds

Total Phase Cost

Amendment Type

Reason for TIP Amendment

Local Projects

2020 208717 CON CSX Quincy Street

At CSX in Holland Charter

Township

0 Railroad Upgrade flashers and install half-roadway gates

$292,500 STRP $32,500 $0 $325,000 Phase Added

Adjusted obligation date and moved item from a General Program Account (GPA) to a line-item.

Proposed Amendments to the MACC FY2020-2023 TIP Issued: December 2, 2019 Technical Committee Review: December 9, 2019 Policy Board Requested Action: January 6, 2020

P U R P O S EOne main purpose of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Schedule is to ensure

that all change requests that require an amendment, have ample time to move through the Technical

Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Policy Board, as well as through MDOT's and FHWA's review and

approval system. FHWA makes approvals on a bi-monthly basis.

T I P A M E N D M E N T SF Y 2 0 2 0 S C H E D U L E

G E N E R A L S C H E D U L E Call for Amendments: Monday, one week before TAC mailing. Entities given four days to respond with

any change requests needed, this includes any projects within Allegan County outside the MACC MPO

boundary (typically lands on the 4th Monday of the month).

MDOT/MACC TIP Amendment Review Meeting: Friday before TAC Mailing (typically the 1st Friday)

Amendments Programmed in JobNet : Anticipated changes to the TIP programmed by MACC staff.

Changes will be pending until approval by Policy and any other required agencies (MDOT, FHWA, FTA).

Approval from TAC: At meeting held 2nd Monday each month (public notice of 1 week prior).

Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG): MACC staff to submit project amendments based in AlleganCounty for review of air quality status (exempt vs. non-exempt). Email sent 2nd Tuesday each month,

entities given 5 days to respond. A non-exempt finding could add two-months for the conformity process.

Approval from Policy: At meeting held 4th Monday each month (public notice of 1 week prior).

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J A N U A R Y

Due to the Holiday schedule, the

December and January Policy meetings

are combined and the TAC meeting

canceled. Feel free to send

amendment requests at any time

throughout the month.

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-FHWA Review/Approval June 7-19

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