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Meeting AgendaStakeholder Participation PanelJuly 14, 2003
• Welcome/Introductions
• Study Overview
• Tasks/Products/Schedule
• Traffic Patterns
• Break
• Key Project Elements
• Goals/Objectives/Performance Measures
• Next Steps
• Adjourn
Study Overview
• Develop transportation alternatives that eliminate or minimize the adverse impacts of increased traffic volumes on the Chickamauga Battlefield unit of Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park (CCNMP) and the surrounding communities.
• Provide information and strategies to assist National Park Service (NPS), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), and the surrounding communities in responding to anticipated future growth.
Purpose
Traffic Impact Study
• Portions of Walker and Catoosa Counties surrounding the Park
Study Area
Approach• Review existing and future
transportation needs and identify short term and long term solutions
• Primary focus - evaluate impact of recently completed US 27 relocation on traffic volumes and congestion
• Seek input from the public, local governments, and businesses:
―Issues, Improvements, Mitigation
• Address environmental justice considerations
Subarea Transportation Plan
• Chickamauga Battlefield unit of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Study Area
Approach• Address unique features of the Park
and its role as an important local, and national cultural and historic resource
• Develop evaluation measures and thresholds that are appropriate to the Park Setting (resource protection and visitor experience)
Study ScheduleTiming ActivitiesMarch-July 2003 Study initiation, Work Plan
Finalization, Public Involvement Plan, Data Collection, Public Outreach (Newsletter, Website, stakeholder database)
July 14 2003
July 15 2003
Late July – early August 2003
Stakeholder Participation Panel (SPP) & Public/General Stakeholder Meetings (input on issues, needs, desired future conditions, goals, objectives)
Project Coordinating Committee (PCC) Meeting
Roadside survey distribution (information on travel patterns)
August-Sept 2003
Refinement of travel demand model and preparation of future travel volume projections
Identification of Issues/NeedsMid Sept 2003 SPP workshop/PCC meeting
(evaluation measures and thresholds for Park)
Study Schedule (continued)
Timing ActivitiesMid October 2003
Late October 2003
Newsletter 2/Website update
Deliverable: Issues, needs, evaluation of transportation system, air quality
Identify potential alternatives to address deficiencies and needs
Review alternatives against established evaluation criteria and thresholds
Early Dec 2003 PCC, SPP and public meetings to review and comment
Develop set of feasible alternatives, impacts and measures
Late Jan 2004 SPP meeting & PCC meeting to review and comment
Mid Feb 2004 Deliverable: Recommended alternativesNewsletter 3/Website update
Mid Mar 2004Late Mar 2004
Prepare draft reportPublic meeting - present recommendations
Late Apr 2004 Prepare final reportNewsletter 4/Website update – present final recommendations
Study Products
• Program of transportation improvements in a format suitable for consideration in Chattanooga Hamilton MPO transportation planning process
Traffic Impact Study
Subarea Transportation Plan• Set of viable transportation
alternatives that reflect unique needs of the Park and preserve its role as an important local and national cultural and historic resource
• Recommendations will be considered by NPS in preparation of Park’s new General Management Plan
Traffic Patterns• Data Collection Methodology
• License Tag Survey Traffic Patterns
• Weekday Traffic Patterns
• Before/After Patterns - US 27 Relocation
• Roadside Survey
• Future “As Is” Travel Demand Model Volumes
• Future Travel Demand Model Refinements
Key Project Elements
• Transportation & mobility
• Resource preservation
• Economic development
• Recreation
Major Issue Areas
Transportation & Mobility Issues• Conflicts between commuter and
recreational traffic
• Conflicts between vehicular and non-vehicular travel
• Efficiency of non-recreational trips
• Quality of experience for tourists and recreational travelers
• Roadway function and level of service standards
• Appropriate Speed
• Number and severity of crashes
• Potential cost of improvements
Resource Preservation Issues• Historical resources
• Natural resources
• Quality of life in study area
• Relationship to economic development
• Visitor transportation and recreational needs
Economic Development Issues• Implications of projected growth
− On transportation system− On historic and natural resources
• Relationship to preservation goals• Balance between tourism and other
forms of economic development• Transportation actions and policies to
enhance visitor experience• Compatibility with policies of local
communities
Recreation Issues• Balance between different uses of
Park− Commemoration− Education− Local recreation
• Bicycle/pedestrian considerations− Routes within Park− Connections to Park − Regional system issues
• Enhancing Park visitor experience with other opportunities in region
Goals, Objectives & Performance Measures
Traffic Impact Study – 1A•To ensure that the transportation system meets the mobility needs of the community and region.
•To provide a safe transportation system.
•To promote the development of alternative modes and connections between modes.
•To improve north-south connectivity east of the Chickamauga Park area.
•Traffic Volumes•Level of Service•Accident rates
Goal
Objectives
PerformanceMeasures
•To increase the attraction of the US Highway 27 relocation for commuters (motorists not destined to the Park).
•To ensure that non Park traffic uses other alternatives.
•To ensure that the community transportation system can accommodate existing and future needs and provide easy access to the US Highway 27 Relocation.
•Traffic Volumes•Level of Service•Percent Split (% local and through traffic)
Goal
Objectives
PerformanceMeasures
Goals, Objectives & Performance Measures, Cont.
Traffic Impact Study – 1B
Goal •To minimize adverse impacts of traffic and transportation usage on the Chickamauga Battlefield Unit of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and its resources.
Objectives •To reduce non-park vehicular traffic volume on park roadways.
•To provide adequate and safe transportation facilities for Park users on Park property.
•To provide an exceptional visitor experience.
PerformanceMeasures
•Traffic Volumes•Percent Split (% local and through traffic)
•Accident Rate•Level of Service•Parking Utilization•Visitor Feedback
Subarea Transportation Plan – 2A
Goals, Objectives & Performance Measures, Cont.
Goal •To develop feasible transportation strategies that will respond to anticipated future growth in the area and in the Park.Objectives •To identify transportation alternatives that reflect the unique needs of the Park in preserving its role as a historic resource.
•To identify what local communities can do with land use development to complement and protect the Park (minimize impacts of traffic on the Park).Performance
Measures•Traffic Volumes•Number of Tourists•Economic Value/Tourism•Feasible and implementation recommendations
Subarea Transportation Plan – 2B
Goals, Objectives & Performance Measures, Cont.
Next Steps• Late July/Early August: Roadside
Survey
• Aug-Sept: Refinement of Travel Demand Model and Preparation of Future Travel Projections
• Mid-Sept: SPP Workshop – Evaluation Measures and Thresholds for Park
• Late Oct: Newsletter/Website Update/Deliverable – Issues and Needs; Transportation System Evaluation