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A regional approach to a “healthy” transportation network

A regional approach to a “healthy” transportation network. Mark E. Kirstner, AICP Director of Planning, PART Project Manager, Piedmont Together. What we now know. What we now know…. A new paradigm…. Honey I just love living in this multimodal, walkable community. Triad Commuting patterns.

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A regional approach to a “healthy” transportation network

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  1. A regional approach to a “healthy” transportation network Mark E. Kirstner, AICP Director of Planning, PART Project Manager, Piedmont Together

  2. What we now know What we now know…

  3. A new paradigm… Honey I just love living in this multimodal, walkable community.

  4. Triad Commuting patterns

  5. Lack of transportation Choices

  6. Regional Transportation Network • Existing or proposed transportation infrastructure, services, and assets that provide mobility for people and freight: • connections to regional employment centers, activity centers, sports complexes, urban cores, etc., • connections to major transportation terminals serving more than one mode, i.e. multimodal or intermodal, or • connections that serve as a gateway for the region.

  7. Regional Transportation Network • Elements of the regional network include but are not limited to: • Interstates, and US or NC routes; • major roadways or transit corridors that cross MPO or RPO boundaries (corridors as defined in the Regional Transit Development Plan); • truck routes designated for STAA dimensioned vehicles; • Strategic Highway Corridors designated by NCDOT; • major multimodal or intermodal terminals; • the passenger and freight rail systems; • federally funded commercial or general aviation airports; and • shared use paths or signed bicycle routes that cross county lines or MPO/RPO boundaries.

  8. Mobility in the Piedmont Triad

  9. Mobility Choices

  10. Corridor Characteristics

  11. Types of Transit Services Types Criteria Description Level of Service Frequency Geographic • Passenger Rail • Light Rail • Bus Rapid Transit • Paratransit / Community Transportation • Express Intercity Bus • Express Local Bus • Local Bus • Circulators • Street Car

  12. Transit Supportive Development

  13. System Entry Points

  14. H + T Alamance 50% Caswell 59% Davidson 48% Davie 50% Forsyth 52% Guilford 50% Montgomery 66% Randolph 52% Rockingham 51% Stokes 40% Surry 67% Yadkin 63% Region 53% Red Transportation Yellow Housing Green Other

  15. National travel habits • How We Travel • 87 percent of daily trips take place in personal vehicles • 91 percent of people commuting to work use personal vehicles • How Many Trips We Take Every Day • Americans take 1.1 billion trips a day — four for every person in the U.S • U.S. daily travel averages 11 billion miles a day — almost 40 miles per person per day • Why We Travel • 45 percent of daily trips are taken for shopping and errands • 27 percent of daily trips are social and recreational, such as visiting a friend • 15 percent of daily trips are taken for commuting • What We Drive • There are 204 million personal vehicles available for regular use • 57 percent are cars or station wagons • 21 percent are vans or SUVs • 19 percent are light trucks

  16. Piedmont Triad travel

  17. Health Benefits of Public Transit • Public buses keep the air cleaner. • Riding public transit saves money. • Public transportation provides access to essential needs later in life. • Public transit users are more active. • Buses are safer than vehicles. • Public transportation reduces stress.

  18. Active Commuting and Obesity by Country Countries with LOWER rates of obesity tend to have HIGHER rates of commuters who walk or bike to work.

  19. The Piedmont Triad? Honey I just love living in this multimodal, walkable community. Triadsustainability.org Thank you!

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