1000 North1st Street, Suite 17 Albemarle, NC 28001 980.581.6589 www.rockyriverrpo.org

“Serving Anson, Stanly and a portion of Union Counties & Municipalities.”

AGENDA TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Reorganization of the RRRPO (5 minutes) Dana Stoogenke………………………………………………………………………………………..(ACTION NEEDED)

Background: Every January there is reorganizational meeting. The RRRPO’s current Chairman Bobby Usrey can be nominated again. The RRRPO TAC will need to select a new Vice Chairman because Roger Hype is no longer the representative from Locust.

2. Public Hearing Background: There will be a public hearing to receive comments on the RRRPO Local Methodology. This document will help guide staff to determine transportation project prioritization. NCDOT staff has given the document conditional approval. 3. Ethics Statement Chairperson

4. Amend/Adopt Agenda Chairperson…………………………………………………………………..…………………....……..(ACTION NEEDED)

5. Approval of Minutes from November 2015 Chairperson……………………………………………………………………………………….….……..(ACTION NEEDED)

6. Port Authority Presentation (40 minutes) Stephanie.Ayers ………………………………………………………….………………….…..………..(INFORMATION) Background: Ms. Ayers will present the Port Authority’s initiatives and how transportation is the key to moving goods across the state. 7. RRRPO Methodology (15 minutes) Dana Stoogenke, RRRPO Staff ..…………………………………………………..……..………...(ACTION NEEDED) Background: The RPO is required to adopt a local methodology for selecting transportation projects. The TCC reviewed this document and has recommended its approval.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Horne Library

South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC

6-8pm

1000 North1st Street, Suite 17 Albemarle, NC 28001 980.581.6589 www.rockyriverrpo.org

“Serving Anson, Stanly and a portion of Union Counties & Municipalities.”

8. CommunityViz and Freight Study update (15 minutes) Dana Stoogenke, RRRPO Staff …………………………………………………………….………...(INFORMATION) Background: CommunityViz and Freight Study are moving forward and CCOG has provided an update. In March, the RRRPO will be asked to review and if appropriate, adopt the CommunityViz methodology. This will help ensure consistence in socio-economic data.

9. NCDOT Updates (10 minutes)

a. County Updates..……………………………………...Division Staff b. Transportation Planning Branch……………….… Linda Dosse

(i) City of Locust and Town of Red Cross (Stanly County Amendment) (ii) Anson County

10. Old Business 11. New Business

12. Public Comment

13. Adjourn

Next meeting: March 17, 2016 (6pm-8pm)

Location: Stanly Commons, Albemarle, NC

November 12, 2015

Manager’s Conference Room

Stanly County Commons

Albemarle, NC

Technical Advisory Committee

Meeting Minutes

November 12, 2015

Manager’s Conference Room

Stanly County Commons

Albemarle, NC

November 12, 2015

Manager’s Conference Room

Stanly County Commons

Albemarle, NC

November 12, 2015

Manager’s Conference Room

Stanly County Commons

Albemarle, NC

Preliminary Approved by NCDOT

70% (Quantitative Score) + 30% (Qualitative Score) = RRRPO Project Score

Local Methodology Rocky River RPO December 1, 2015

After the RPO projects are scored, local points will be distributed as shown

below.

Point Distribution: The highest ranked projects (1-5) will receive 100 points.

Projects 6-7 will receive 80 points.

Projects 8-10 will receive 70 points.

All other projects will receive 50 points, until points run out.

1200 points Highway Non-Highway

Regional Points: 1200 N/A

Division Points: 800 (a maximum) 400 (minimal)

*No local points for Statewide Projects.

All Modes-Quantitative Score:

SPOT Score All Modes-Qualitative Score:

First, if any project receives points from Division 10 then they will automatically

receive full qualitative points, if not then;

Second, any project that receives over 35 Region Points/25 Local Points in the SPOT

process will automatically receive full qualitative points, if not then;

Finally, the TCC Subcommittee will review the remaining projects and make

recommendation: High (100pts) /Medium (80pts) /Low (50pts)/ None (0pts).

These recommended point assignments will be presented to the TCC and TAC for their

review and approval. The TCC retains the discretion to make recommendations to the

TAC regarding changes to list. The TAC has the final discretion regarding assignment of

local points, and retains the flexibility to make changes to these point assignments if it is

able to document a reason for doing so. These changes must be documented and

made available as information to the public.

Stanly, Anson and Rural Union Counties

Preliminary Approved by NCDOT

Month Action Description Completed

2015

June-

August

RPO staff Solicits new projects and review

projects that will be removed from

the STI database. STI Sub-

committee meets and makes

recommendation to TCC/TAC.

Completed

July TAC Review TAC reviews finalize new project

submission list. Completed

August RPO Staff Review Public Input Plan (PIP) and

make revisions. Reviewed but no

changes needed.

Completed

September TAC Action TCC/TAC reviews and approved

new project submissions. Completed

October RPO Staff Review all STI data. Input new

projects into SPOT database. Completed

November RPO Staff Review Local Input points

Methodology and make revisions

by the STI TCC Subcommittee.

On-going

2016

January

TAC Action

RPO Staff

TAC takes action on Local Input

Point Methodology, after having a

public hearing.

Public Comment period will be for

two weeks.

February RPO Staff Applies all qualitative points to

projects in preparation for release

of quantitative score.

March

NCDOT

RPO Staff

March 11all quantitative points will

be released and TIP Unit programs

Statewide Projects.

Calculate all points for projects.

Review quantitative points.

April RPO Staff Place ad for two-week public

comment period and public

hearing at May meeting.

May TAC ACTION TAC takes action on Regional

Projects after a public hearing.

Staff enters projects.

July TAC ACTION N/A

August RPO Staff Place ad for two-week public

comment period and public

hearing at September meeting.

September TAC Action TAC takes action on Division

Projects after having a public

hearing.

December NC BOT NC BOT adopts 2016 State

Transportation Improvement

Program

Metrolina Region CommunitiyViz Initiative

Progress Report Reporting Period: April 2015 -December 2015

I. Project Overview

The four MPOs and two rural planning organizations in the region are responsible for developing a safe, convenient, and effective multimodal transportation system. One of the tools available for studying long-term impacts to the transportation system is the Metrolina Regional Travel Demand Model (MRM), which is a computer program that forecasts future year demand on existing and planned transportation facilities using anticipated land use, demographic information and travel patterns unique to the region. The planning horizon years for the regional travel demand model usually are 10, 20, and 30 years beyond base year conditions. Approximating future year conditions on the transportation system enables officials to assess the implications of growth, to compare alternative transportation solutions, and to provide a framework for measuring the impact of policy decisions. The foundation for the MRM includes socioeconomic data — including population, housing, and employment estimates — organized into 3,490 distinct geographic subareas referred to as traffic analysis zones (TAZs). Collectively, this information represents the assumed development potential for cities, towns, and counties (or portions thereof) in the region. Demand on the transportation system (i.e., trip generation) is calculated directly from the model’s socioeconomic data. Updating socioeconomic data in the current MRM is time intensive, and the different processes used by member jurisdictions create significant challenges for normalizing methods to best forecast and allocate future year growth patterns within the planning area. The current process to develop socioeconomic data also severely limits the potential to evaluate the effects of alternative development patterns on the efficiency of the transportation system. The region’s MPOs and the RPO (minus the Cabarrus-Rowan MPO) would like to standardize the socioeconomic data allocation processes for the planning area. This effort is part of a regional process to work collaboratively with other MPOs/RPO in the Charlotte region to gain efficiencies and consistency in this work. The primary elements of the project include:

A GIS based model, using CommunityViz Software (ArcGIS) that will consider available land for development, local land development controls, buildout potential, development attractors, etc. to allocate future year socioeconomic data in the planning area (households and employment, by category in the MRM).

Updated regional data sets (community type, development status, growth attractors, etc.) to inform the CommunityViz model.

Analysis of existing processes for annual socioeconomic data updates and recommendations on best practices.

TAZ level data for each MPO/RPO to submit to the MRM coordinator for horizon years associated with each metropolitan planning organization’s metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) planning process. For NC MPOs/RPOs, that includes 2025, 2035, and 2045.

At the completion of the project, the CCOG will make available (to the participating MPOs/RPO) the file structure and GIS data files used to create the CommunityViz model for their independent use.

II. Summary of Work – April to December 2015 Below is a brief summary of activities performed between April and December 2015:

Coordinated Steering Committee meetings in April, July, and December 2015, to discuss partnering strategy, scenario planning tools, data collection needs, lessons learned from the Triangle Region (NC), and the CommunityViz model architecture. The Steering Committee is made up of technical staff from the NCDOT, FHWA, and all participating MPOs/RPO.

Coordinated a technical subcommittee of the Steering Committee in August 2015, to discuss CommunityViz model architecture, data needs, and key assumptions for the project.

Completed GIS coding at the parcel level for all project counties. Layers include: o Carrying Capacity (street rights-of-way, water bodies, conservation areas,

stream buffers, etc.) o Development Status (developed, undeveloped, or under-developed) o Community Types (based on land use/design categories used for CONNECT

Our Future CommunityViz models) o Land Suitability layers collected/developed for the horizon years 2025, 2035,

and 2045. (i.e., interchange locations, major roads, major intersections, major activity centers, town centers, utility service areas, etc.)

o 2015 Land Use Layers (reflects changes to community types since 2012 associated with new plans adopted in the participating counties)

Prepared for coordination meetings with planners, utility providers, and TCC members in January 2016. The purpose of these meetings is to obtain feedback on data layers and obtain sign off on data that will flow into the CommunityViz model.

Built the CommunityViz Beta Model for the MRM study area to test different variable combinations and weighting factors for the land suitability analysis module. Reported results and recommendations to the Metrolina Region CommunityViz Initiative Project Steering Committee on July 23, 2015.

Participated in weekly project team calls with the model development team.

General coordination with the MPOs/RPO and CDOT (Anna Gallup) related to growth control totals, forecast horizon years and schedule questions moving forward.

III. Upcoming Milestones

January 2016 – Regional coordination meetings for data sign off. January – February 2016 - Confirm a preferred methodology, tools, etc. for developing the

base year condition in CommunityViz. February – March 2016 - Document CommunityViz model documentation and get sign off

by MPOs/RPO. March – April 2016 - Incorporate new/updated GIS layers into the CommunityViz Beta

Model and analyze results. Calibrate the model as needed. Provide horizon year growth allocations.

May – June 2016 - Analyze existing annual update processes and develop recommendations. June 2016 - Conduct CommunityViz Training for MPOs/RPO.

GreaterCharlotteRegionalFreightMobilityPlanProgressReport

ReportingPeriod:June2015‐December2015I.ProjectOverview

Theefficient,reliableandsafemovementofgoodsandcommoditiesiscriticaltothecontinuedgrowthandsuccessofourregionalandlocaleconomies.Everyday,productsdesignedandmanufacturedintheregionareshippedtonationalandglobalmarkets.In2013,theCharlotte‐Concord‐Gastonia,NC‐SCMSAbecamethe#1fastest‐growingexportmarketamongthetop50U.S.metroareas.Itisimportantforthisregiontobeginlookingattheefficiencyofourfreightsystem.Allfouroftheregion’sMPOsandthetworuralplanningorganizations(RPOs),havejoinedtogethertocollaborateonthecreationofthe2016RegionalFreightMobilityPlan.Theplanwillprovidedata,engagement,andrecommendationsneededbyourMPOsfortheirMetropolitanTransportationPlans(MTPs).Itincludesanalysestounderstandthecurrentandfuturelevelsoffreightnetworkactivity,willdefinefeasiblesolutionssupportedbytheprivatesector,willidentifynewtechnologiestoimprovefreightflowandattractadditionallogisticbusinessestotheregion,andwillguidetheregion’sinvestmentsonfreightinfrastructure.Theplanwillserveurban,suburban,andruralareasoftheregion,asfreightdelaysandefficienciesimpactbusinesssuccess,productivity,andlocaljobs.Ourregionwillhaveastrategicadvantagetoaddresspressingneedsbecauseourregion’sfreightplanwillinformtheNCstatewidefreightplan,whichwillbeunderwayin2016.II.SummaryofWork–JunetoDecember2015

Technicalelementsoftheplanarenotedinthegraphicbelow,colorcodedbasedonprogress.Otheraccomplishmentsinthisperiodincludedatacollectionandextensivestakeholderengagement.

FreightCoordinatingCommitteeDuringthecourseofthe18monthproject,theFreightCoordinatingCommittee,comprisedofstafffromtheregion’sfourMPOsandtwoRPOs,NCDOT,SCDOT,andtheFederalHighwaysAdministration(FHWA),willmeeteighttimestoreviewprojectprogressandprovideinputontransportation,landuseandeconomicdevelopmentissues.Thisgrouphasmetthreetimes,inJune,September,andNovembertobecomeacquaintedwiththeconsultingteam(CDMSmith)andtheprojectapproach,setexpectationsforproject,receiveupdatesontheexistingconditionsanalysis,includingareportontruckparkingfacilities,bridgeconditions,andprimaryfreightcorridors.Thegrouphasalsoreviewedtheresultsoftheexistingconditionanalysis,includingcommodityflowsdataandcrashstatistics.Inaddition,theCoordinatingCommitteediscussedlessonslearnedfromtheFHWAPeerExchangeandhowtoincorporatesuccessesintothisproject.(SeeCommunicationsandOutreachSectionbelow.)MeetingslidedeckscanbefoundattheCentralinaCOGwebsite.http://www.centralina.org/regional‐planning/transportation/freight/coordinating‐committee/FreightSteeringCommitteeTheFreightSteeringCommitteeincludesrepresentativesfromnearlyeightyorganizationsacrossadiverserangeoffocusareasincludingeconomicdevelopment,workforcedevelopment,educationalinstitutions,railproviders,regionalairports,transportation,landuse,andelectedofficials.Duringthecourseofthisproject,theFreightSteeringCommittee,willmeeteighttimestoreviewprojectprogressandprovideinputontransportation,landuseandeconomicdevelopmentissuesfortheregion.Thefirstmeeting,heldinGastoniaonSeptember23,2015,kickedofftheprojectandthecommitteelearnedhowtheywillguideandsupporttheproject.Nearlyfortyindividualsparticipated.ThesecondmeetingwasheldinKannapolisonDecember10,2015,toreviewtheresultsoftheexistingconditionsanalysisandregionalcommodityflows.Thecommitteediscussedtheregion’semergingeconomicsectorsandhowfreightcouldimpactthesesectors.SeelinkbelowforinformationonSteeringCommitteeMeetingsandresponsestosurveyquestionnaires.http://www.centralina.org/regional‐planning/transportation/freight/freight‐mobility‐steering‐committee/FreightAdvisoryCommitteeTheFreightAdvisoryCommitteeincludesprofessionalsinthefreight,logistics,andsupplychainindustry.Thiscommitteeiscurrentlybeingformed,butincludesrepresentativesfromtheCouncilofSupplyChainManagementProfessionalsCharlotteRoundtable,theNCChapteroftheAmericanTruckingAssociation,andtheNCLeagueofTransportationandLogistics.Thiscommitteewillconfirmanalysisofexistingconditionsandprovideinputonissuesrelatedtotransportation,landuseandtechnologythataffectfreightmobilityintheprojectregion.ThefirstmeetingistentativelyscheduledforearlyMarch2016.PrivateSectorOutreachItisimportantthatthisplanhaveinputanddirectionfromtheprivatesectorandalignwithfreightindustryandregionaleconomicgoals.IndividualmeetingsandcontinuingprojectupdatesareprovidedtomembersoftheNCLeagueofTransportationandLogistics,DukeEnergy,theNCStatePortsAuthority,theCharlotteRegionalChamber,theCouncilofSupplyChainManagementProfessionals,theAmericanTruckingAssociationofNC,etc.Manyofthesegroupsarerepresentedonthestakeholdercommitteeorinvolvedinfocusedparticipationthroughdriverinterviews.CommunityMeetings&OutreachTheprojectteamhaspresentedprojectupdatestogroupsincludingtheCabarrus‐RowanMPO,theCharlotteRegionalAllianceforTransportation(CRAFT),theWTSCharlotteMetroChapter,regionalmayors,cityandcountymanagers,andtheCCOGBoardofDelegates(electedofficials).

Planes,Trains,&Semis:KeepingaDynamicEconomyontheMoveCCOGpartneredwiththeFHWAonaPeerExchangeeventwiththeOhio,Kentucky,IndianaMPOandBrowardMPO(Florida).OnNovember13,2015,overseventy‐fiverepresentativesfromthepublicandprivatesectorattendedtolearnabouttheCharlotteRegionalFreightMobilityPlan,theNCandSCStateFreightPlans,andhearfromrepresentativesofOKIandBrowardMPO.ThePeerExchangefocusedontheimportanceandlinkagesbetweenfreightmobility(trucks,rail,air)andtheregionalandlocaleconomy.Agenda,Presentationsandpacketscanbefoundhere:http://www.centralina.org/regional‐planning/transportation/freight/planes‐trains‐semis‐keeping‐a‐dynamic‐economy‐on‐the‐move/CentralinaCouncilofGovernmentspublishedane‐newsletterarticleontheRegionalFreightMobilityPlanintheOctobernewsletterwhichwassenttoCCOGmemberorganizations.Thearticlecanbeviewedhere:http://www.centralinanews.com/mystory.cfm?NID=263

III.UpcomingMilestonesin2016

CompleteExistingConditionsAnalysis–February2016 LandUse,Facility,Infrastructure,andRegulatoryGaps–March2016 BestPractices–Summer2016 PrioritizingRegionalNeeds–Fall2016 PerformanceMeasures–Fall/Winter2016 CoordinatingCommitteeMeetings–January,March,July,September,andOctober SteeringCommitteeMeetings–May,August,andNovember AdvisoryCommitteeMeetings–MarchandNovember FinalPlandeliveredbyDecember31,2016