Direction 2040: LRTP Round 1 Public Meetings

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Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP):

Public Meeting MATA Central Station May 24, 2011 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP):

Public Meeting Hernando City Hall May 24, 2011 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

Meeting Agenda:

Introduction and Purpose of the Plan Project Overview and Schedule Overview of Plan Elements Comments and Questions Work Maps Meeting Agenda

Why “Direction 2040”?:

What is the Long Range Transportation Plan? Why is it important to me? Why do I need to be involved? Why “Direction 2040”?

Long Range Planning Background:

Federal Requirements Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU) Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Plan Requirements Environmental Justice Multimodal Land Use Considerations Fiscally Constrained Long Range Planning Background

Project Schedule:

Project Schedule

Plan Study Area:

Plan Study Area Shelby, DeSoto and Fayette County Adjacent to West Memphis Area MPO

Direction 2040 – Plan Elements:

Direction 2040 – Plan Elements Existing and Future Conditions Environmental and Social Constraints Land Use Multimodal Elements Financial Plan Air Quality Conformity Public Involvement

Existing Conditions:

Existing Conditions Level of Service Existing 2010 Future 2030

Existing Conditions:

Existing Conditions Downtown Memphis Hernando

Environmental and Social Screening:

Environmental and Social Screening Natural, Environmental and Cultural Resources Environmental Justice

Land Use - Building on the last LRTP:

Established a Land Use- Transportation linkage Provided education and outreach through Focus Area Studies Identified a need to understand land use changes at the regional level Land Use - Building on the last LRTP

Land Use - Imagine 2040:

MPO led an exercise to gather data at the regional level Identified regional land use changes and trends Conducted extensive public involvement process Land Use - Imagine 2040

Land Use - Imagine 2040:

Facilitated process to understand desired growth and development patterns Created a “Business-as-Usual” and “Citizen’s Scenario” that represented different place types in the region Land Use - Imagine 2040

Land Use - Direction 2040:

Build on the last LRTP and the Imagine exercise Emphasize the connection between land use and transportation Use Imagine 2040 results as inputs to the travel demand model to understand future year deficiencies and tradeoffs Land Use - Direction 2040

Land Use - Direction 2040:

Continue developing a regional data collection to facilitate the planning efforts of local communities and emphasize the land use-transportation connection Land Use - Direction 2040

Multimodal Elements:

Highway Transit Bicycle Walk Air Rail Water Multimodal Elements

Short Range Transit Plan:

Short-term (5-year) planning study Managed by MATA Examine existing transit services Align service with community needs Improve efficiency and effectiveness Assess infrastructure needs Develop financial plan Public meetings and project website www.mataplan.com Short Range Transit Plan

Short Range Transit Plan - Process:

Existing Conditions Analysis Market Analysis, Peer Review Public Outreach Service Analysis Route and System Level Scenario Development and Evaluation Recommended Service and Financial Plan Short Range Transit Plan - Process

Financial Plan:

Fiscal Constraint Federal Requirement Revenue and Funding Forecasts Costs Capital Operations and Maintenance Implementation Plan Recommendations for how to implement the plan Financial Plan

Air Quality:

Air Quality Conformity Demonstration Maintenance Area for Carbon Monoxide (CO), and the precursors of Ozone (VOC and NOx) Air Quality

Public Involvement:

Public Workshops Leadership Symposium Public Questionnaire Project Website and Social Media Public Involvement

Direction 2040:

Direction 2040 Questions?

Direction 2040 – Contact Information:

Direction 2040 – Contact Information For information or questions about the study, please contact: Mr. Kenneth Monroe, P.E. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Phone: (901) 374-9109 Email: kenny.monroe@kimley-horn.com or visit: www.direction2040.com