Countywide Master Plan of Transportation

Project Overview

Master Plan of Transportation Purpose

2002 General Plan Guidance The Development Pattern Report to the Community Master Plan Elements Next Steps

The Countywide Master Plan of Transportation is a strategic policy guide for future public and private investments in transportation programs, facilities and services to support the goals, policies and strategies in the 2002 General Plan.

Purpose of the Plan

Bikeways, Trails & Pedestrian Mobility

Transit Highways

The Master Plan of Transportation will consist of three policy elements:

Mandated by the 2002 General Plan Current Master Plan of Transportation:

Now 26 years old Amended times by 34 subsequent master plans

Purple Line needs to be added to the county master plan network

Metrorail: System is now complete Extensions need to be considered:

Largo (2004) Wilson Bridge (National Harbor & Oxon Hill) Greenbelt (Now under study)

Why now?

General Plan GuidanceGoal: a safe, affordable, multi-modal transportation system that contributes to county growth, development and revitalization.

Policies:- Transportation system should support the General Plan development pattern.

- Capitalize fully on the Purple Line in Prince George’s County.

- The countywide transportation system should be integrated with land use.

Functional master plan: Addresses broad countywide issues: Facilities, systems and services Countywide policy guide “Road map” for developers and

planning and project staff Identify needed changes in land use

policy

Development Tiers

Developed Tier: Encourage and attract development and infill

Developing Tier: Guide and manage growth

Rural Tier: Discourage and restrict growth

2002 General Plan Development Pattern

Centers (26)

Transit-oriented Development (TOD) Pedestrian and biker-friendly

Metropolitan (6) [❒]--Rail transit--Highest densities in the County

Regional (9) [●]--Rail or bus transit--Major office or retail

Community (11) [▲]--Neighborhood-oriented

Corridors (7)

Key transportation routes Developed tier: higher intensity uses Developing tier: less intense,

community-oriented uses

2002 General Plan Development Pattern

Report to the Community

Trends in Major Corridors

Metrorail, MARC transit corridors

Capital Beltway I-95 Baltimore-Washington Parkway US Routes 1, 50, and 301 MD Routes 4, 5, 197, 198, 202,

210, 214 and 223

Congestion: AM in, PM out On Beltway, radial highways

and transit Through-traffic is a major

issue Most major roads are already in

place Travel patterns: residential

development still dominates

By 2030 planned development couldchange current patterns

National Harbor Westphalia Town Center Konterra Greenbelt Station Future TOD at rail transit stations Cross-county commuting patterns shift, but

still cross the County

Transit Can Make a Difference

Metrorail and TOD Developed Tier:

All but one Metrorail & all Purple Line stations

Most TOD benefits concentrated here

Developing Tier: Some TOD

opportunities Largo Westphalia Greenbelt Extension

Road network gaps constrain bus transit options

Purple Line Extension Initial segment:

16.4 miles to New Carrollton

MDOT and County priority project

MPOT: Evaluate

extensions Council directive

(New Carrollton to Landover-Largo)

Major TOD opportunities

Bus Transit

Metrobus (WMATA) 34 routes in the County 66,000 passengers daily

THE BUS (DPW&T) Community circulator

and short distance rail feeder service

25 County routes 12,700 passengers daily

MPOT: Complements Transit Service Plan (TSOP)

Master Plan Policy Elements: Bikeway, Trails and Pedestrian Mobility

Goals Update the 1975 Countywide Trails Plan and 1985

Equestrian Addendum. Developed tier focus: transit, TOD, and sidewalk

retrofit Developing tier focus: master plan trails, sidewalks,

on-road bikeways Rural tier: preservation and recreational trails

Concerns How can we provide property for master

plan trails?

Favorable trends Nine County trail/bikeway priorities now on the State Priority List.

Master Plan Elements:

Transit

Goals Strategic complement to:

Five-Year Transit Service and Operations Plan (TSOP) Maryland Comprehensive Transit Plan (MCTP)

Concerns Transit mode share: How to make the goal? Transit-supportive land use: Where? How? How quickly? Developing Tier: How to expand limited options?

Favorable trends Purple Line: County priority County work trips by transit:

increasing

Goals Update current master plans Reflect General Plan policies

Concerns Capacity constraints: we are almost built out Funding: need new sources, methods, and

policies Local road grid: gaps affect network efficiency

Favorable trends Vehicle miles traveled: 16.3 percent decrease

from 2001 to 2006 Single-occupant vehicle usage declining

Master Plan Elements: Streets, Roads and Highways

Next Steps

Ongoing public outreach

Workshop follow-up: MPOT wrap-up open house: July 23rd Did we hear you correctly?

Draft Preliminary Master Plan of Transportation Analysis of workshop results and your comments

and ideas Interagency Technical Review Team: fresh pairs

of eyes Management team review

Additional, on-going public outreach (as needed and requested)

Countywide Master Plan of Transportation

Project Timetable

1. Goals, Concepts and Guidelines -- July 2003 & September 2007

2. Focus Groups – November 2007

3. Public Workshops – March & April 2008

4. Evaluation of scenarios and public input – April-July 2008

5. Draft Preliminary Countywide Master Plan of Transportation - August – September

6. Permission to print MPOT - October 2008

7. Public review and comment – November – December 2008

8. Joint Public Hearing – January - February 2009

9. Plan adoption and approval – March – April 2009

Questions/CommentsComments?

E-mail us at: MPOT@ppd.mncppc.org

Fatimah Hasan, AICP Master Plan Outreach CoordinatorCountywide Planning Division14741 Gov. Oden Bowie DriveUpper Marlboro, MD 20772Phone: 301-952-3580 Fax: 301-952-3799

Harold Foster, AAG, AICP Project ManagerCountywide Planning Division14741 Gov. Oden Bowie DriveUpper Marlboro, MD 20772Phone: 301-952-4947 Fax: 301-952-3799