2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan

Transportation Environmental Resource CouncilJune 10, 2021

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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

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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)

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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

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• 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

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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

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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

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EJ/Equity – population-based approach

• Identify more vulnerable population categories

• Analyze at smaller geographic levels

• Explore different types of data/analysis

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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

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Thank you! Questions? Jacob Riger, AICP | jriger@drcog.org2050 Regional Transportation Plan

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