HomeMy WebLinkAboutTTAC Packet 3-20-2018METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY
METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION OF JO HNSON COUNTY
ANNUAL REPORT
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY
Arterial Street and Highway
Traffic Signal & Roundabout Studies (data collection, analysis, and report
preparation)
▪ Finalized traffic signal timing contract for 1/5 of metro area signals.
▪ Highway 1/5th St. (Solon)
▪ Highway 6/Park Rd. (Tiffin)
▪ N. Bend Dr./Front St. (North Liberty)
▪ South Gilbert St./McCollister Blvd. (Iowa City)
All-Way Stop Analyses (data collection, analysis, and report preparation)
▪ Burlington St./Muscatine Ave. (Iowa City)
▪ Camp Cardinal Blvd. / Kennedy Pkwy. (Iowa City)
▪ Court St./4th Ave. (Iowa City)
▪ Front St./Cherry St. (North Liberty)
▪ Koser Ave./Highland Dr. (University Heights)
▪ River St./Riverside Dr. (Iowa City)
▪ Taylor St./Sandusky Dr. (Iowa City)
Traffic Operations Studies (data collection, analysis, and report preparation)
▪ Commercial Dr./Highway 965 (North Liberty)
▪ Liberty High traffic study (North Liberty)
▪ Zeller St./Cherry St. signal phasing study (North Liberty)
▪ Marriot Hotel traffic study (University Heights)
▪ Penn St./Cameron Way left turn analysis (North Liberty)
▪ North Bend Dr. Elementary School study (North Liberty)
Speed Studies (data collection, analysis, and report preparation)
▪ American Legion Rd. (Iowa City)
▪ Dubuque St. (North Liberty)
▪ Koser Ave. (University Heights)
▪ Main St. (Hills)
▪ North Liberty Rd. (North Liberty)
▪ Rochester Ave. (Iowa City)
Traffic Calming Evaluations
▪ Revised criteria for Traffic Calming Program. (Iowa City)
▪ Completed speed/volume evaluations for North Dubuque Rd.
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▪ Completed speed/volume evaluations for Friendship St., between Court St.
and Brookside Dr.
▪ Completed studies for Glendale Rd., Highland Ave. and Sandusky Dr. (Iowa
City)
Traffic Forecasts
▪ Developed traffic forecasts as requested
▪ 1st Ave. (Coralville)
▪ Front St. (North Liberty)
▪ N. Bend School (North Liberty)
▪ N. Dubuque St. (Iowa City)
▪ N. Dubuque St. (Johnson County, Coralville, North Liberty)
▪ Foster Rd. (Iowa City)
▪ Kansas Ave. (Coralville)
▪ Gilbert St. (Iowa City)
▪ Park Rd. (Tiffin)
▪ Penn St./Front St. (North Liberty)
Transit
▪ National Transit Database (NTD) monthly/year-end submittals for Iowa City
Transit, Coralville Transit and Cambus.
▪ Transit quarterly reports to Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and
Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
▪ Assisted with ADA Paratransit eligibility certifications and appeals.
▪ Participated in CRANDIC Passenger Rail Study – Phase I and II. Prepare for
Phase III.
▪ FTA grant administration for Iowa City Transit, Coralville Transit, and Cambus.
▪ Participated on the Iowa DOT I-380 Iowa Commuter Transportation Study
Advisory Group.
▪ Prepared FTA Title VI program for MPOJC, (FHWA).
▪ Prepared DOT Consolidated Funding applications for Iowa City Transit,
Coralville Transit, and Cambus.
▪ Prepared transit service agreements between Iowa City/University Heights
and University Heights/County SEATS.
▪ Assisted with Iowa City Transit triennial review.
▪ Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) reporting for Iowa City Transit,
Coralville Transit, and Cambus. Prepared DBE Threshold for DBE Goal for
Coralville Transit and Cambus.
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▪ Prepared FY2018 Transit Program of Projects and Capital Equipment
Replacement Plans for Iowa City Transit, Coralville Transit, and Cambus.
▪ Updated Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP).
Bicycle and Pedestrian
▪ Updated 2017 Metro Area Trails Map.
▪ Conducted 2017 trail counts.
▪ Conducted counts and assessments of Bicycle Parking at all ICCSD schools.
▪ Gathered baseline counts at twelve intersections.
▪ Assisted with Bike to Work Week planning and event coordination.
▪ Assisted with Iowa City Bike Friendly Community and Business applications.
▪ Assisted with locations of bike route and trail wayfinding signs.
▪ Participated in the Bicycle Advisory Committee. (University of Iowa)
▪ Evaluated pedestrian accommodations on Muscatine Ave. between Wade St.
and Dover St. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation at Camp Cardinal Blvd./Kennedy Pkwy. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation at Lakeside Dr./Nevada Ave. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation n at Yewell St. /Highland Ave. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation at Scott Park Dr./Scott Blvd. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation at Sycamore St./Lakeside Dr. (Iowa City)
▪ School crossing evaluation at 1st Ave./Washington St. (Iowa City)
▪ Evaluated mid-block crossings on Benton St. (Iowa City)
▪ Evaluated crosswalk at Scott Blvd./Rochester Ave. (Iowa City).
▪ Crosswalk study at Keokuk St. and Highland Ave. (Iowa City)
▪ Completed Hills elementary school zone study. (Hills)
▪ Facilitated Bike Master Plan project. (Iowa City)
▪ Conducted bicycle rack inventory for low-access areas. (Iowa City)
▪ Wayfinding sign inventory. (Metro Area)
▪ School speed zone evaluations at Mann and New Hoover Elementary Schools.
(Iowa City)
▪ Created school crossing guard matrix. (Iowa City)
▪ Assisted with production of “Bike Shorts” educational bike safety videos.
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Long Range Transportation Plan
▪ Updated the Travel Demand Model and calibrated to the year 2045.
▪ Developed performance measures and set targets, to assess how the
transportation network is performing.
▪ Drafted plan content and solicited feedback from FHWA, FTA, DOT, TTAC,
UAPB, RPB, and the public.
▪ Plan adopted by MPO Board.
Miscellaneous
▪ Developed the FY18 Transportation Planning Work Program.
▪ Developed FY18-21 Transportation Improvement Program.
▪ Tracked legislation with respect to the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
▪ Processed an amendment to the FY18-21 TIP regarding the scope of
Coralville’s First Ave. project.
▪ Assisted with road diet project on Gilbert St. (Iowa City).
▪ Updated & maintained the MPOJC website.
▪ Posted notices and updates on website/social media accounts.
▪ Updated the zoning map. (Iowa City)
▪ Assisted MidAmerican with transition to overhead LED streetlights. (Iowa City)
▪ Produced Iowa City Fire Station response time maps. (Iowa City)
▪ Reviewed requests for streetlight installation, including a midblock survey on
Colchester Dr. (Iowa City)
▪ Facilitated Federal Aid Swap process for Urbanized Area.
▪ Prepared and completed FHWA Quadrennial Review.
▪ Facilitated Northside parking study. (Iowa City)
▪ Evaluated neighborhood signage and on-street parking prohibition change
requests. (Iowa City)
▪ Assisted with subdivision reviews. (Iowa City)
▪ Produced Urban Renewal area maps. (Iowa City)
▪ Produced protest petition map for the Sandhill Preserve rezoning. (Iowa City)
▪ Created metadata for the MPO’s GIS data. (Iowa City)
▪ Produced trip generation estimates for various development proposals.