KYTC Planning Not Just Traffic Counts & Models KYSITE Fall Meeting November 14, 2014 Carol Callan-Ramler, P.E. KYTC District 6 Planning Supervisor

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data…more data…and more data Unscheduled projects to development of prioritized plans Air Quality Intermodal and Freight The obvious: Forecast and Modeling! Bike / Ped Transportation Systems … maps & more maps! Traffic Counts – the other obvious Data Management GPS - HIS - Asset Management

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Why do much data: 23 CFR 420.111 and other federal actions State functions and activities Metropolitan Planning Organizations (9 MPOs) Area Development Districts (15 ADDs) Performance Measures Reports to State and Federal Officials Collaboration and provision of information amongst various state agencies, divisions with the Transportation Cabinet and the public Asset Management Projects

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models The Division of Planning is charged with the responsibility for recommending, advising, and assisting the chief administrators of the KYTC in the development of the overall goals, policies, project priorities and procedures relating to the total transportation program of the Cabinet.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Strategic Planning / Regional Transportation Primary Deliverables: Prioritized Highway Plan Long Range Statewide Transportation Plan Development of performance measures per MAP -21 Annual Work Programs for ADDs Biennial District Transportation Plans - coordination Primary Database: Project Identification Forms (PIFs) aka Unscheduled Needs List (UNL) Unscheduled Priority List (UPLs) Planning Studies

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Strategic Planning: Metropolitan Planning Organizations Primary Deliverables: Compliant & consistent Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs), Metropolitan Transportation Plans Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Contracts with MPOs & LPAs to carry out planning activities Primary activities are reviewing, updating & evaluating all aspects of current or upcoming legislatively approved projects, including funding of respective phases (D / R / U/ C) and the respective fiscal years in which the amounts are to be awarded.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Database: Project Identification Forms (PIFs)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Database: Project Identification Forms (PIFs) Project Location / length Purpose and Need | Regional Goal Network Elements (e.g. NKS, Coal, Scenic, Bike) Right-of-way: existing & proposed | current land use Utilities: existing and those potentially impacted Economic Impact (zoning | how might local & regional economy be affected | access to points of interest | access to major generators) Multimodal Bikes, Walks, Shared Use Paths, Park & Rides Access to airports, RRs, river ports, trucking routes, transit Social Impact (neighborhood, travel patterns, relocations, environmental justice groups)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Database: Project Identification Forms (PIFs) Environmental Impacts (water resources, endangered species, cultural historic resources, cemeteries, schools, churches, hazardous sites) Air Quality (maintenance or non-attainment, adding capacity, included in TIP / STIP) Cost Estimate Funding Phases / anticipated FY Highway Attributes Existing conditions including CRF, IRI, V/SF, % Trucks, speed, traffic forecast volumes Roadway conditions: access control, lane width, medians & shoulders (ex. & proposed, respectively), bridges Local, Regional & District Prioritization Rankings

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Studies and Reports (located on Planning Page / Navigation)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Needs Analysis (DNA Form)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Needs Analysis (DNA Form)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Needs Analysis (DNA Form) – Other Elements: Transportation Demand Capacity Safety Roadway Deficiencies Preliminary Environmental Overview: Air Quality | Archaeology / Historic Resources | Threatened and Endangered Species | Hazardous Materials |Permitting | Noise | Socioeconomic | Section 4(f) and 6 (f) Resources Scoping and Need Draft Project Purpose Cost Estimate Potential Utilities Impacts

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Air Quality Intermodal & Freight Forecasting & Modeling Bike / Ped Over-arching Activity: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) … Performance Measures

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Performance Measures to Develop & Maintain: Freight: annual hours of truck delay (AHTD) and Truck Reliability Index (RI80) both on Interstates System Performance: annual hours of delay (AHD) and reliability Index (RI80) both on Interstates and on National Highway System corridors Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ): Criteria Pollutant Emissions (VOC, NOx, PM, CO) reduced by latest annual program of CMAQ projects Annual Hours of Delay (AHD) reduced by latest annual program of CMAQ projects

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Air Quality Primary Deliverables: Ozone and PM2.5 regional conformity analysis as required Conforming statewide and MPO planning documents Data to Division of Air Quality as requested Emission calculations for CMAQ, GHG/CC as requested VIN / Fleet data for use with MOVES (Motor Vehicles Simulator for EPA)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Air Quality Primary Deliverables Continued: Provides support to the Office of Local Government and local agencies for CMAQ issues Webpage: KY Air Quality Designations Links to EPA, FHWA for transportation conformance Link to Energy & Environmental Cabinet – Air Quality Division, Dept. for Environ. Protection Biennial Air Quality Conferences

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight Primary Actions: Prioritize River port applications Updates to Statewide Rail Plan Updates to RR GIS database / maps Administer ferryboat operations, contracts, site inspections & invoices FHWA Intermodal Connector Assessment Tool (ICAT) – research, prepare & populate data Ferryboat Formula Fund (FBP) – administer funds

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight Actions Continued : KY Shortline Railroad Assistance administration Water Transportation Advisory Board staff support Freight movement: provide tech. assistance / info to MPOs, ADDs, HDOs & project teams Freight Data: evaluate, receive, update & disseminate Visit intermodal sites & communicate with rail, water, & road modes to identify freight-related needs and concerns involving highways

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight (located at Planning / Multimodal Freight Transportation / Freight / Freight Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight (located at Planning / Multimodal Freight Transportation / Freight / Intermodal Freight Plan and Maps / Exhibit Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight (located at Planning / Multimodal Freight Transportation / Freight / Intermodal Freight Plan and Maps / Exhibit Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight (located at Planning / Multimodal Freight Transportation / Freight / Intermodal Freight Plan and Maps / Exhibit Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Intermodal & Freight (located at Planning / Multimodal Freight Transportation / Freight / Intermodal Freight Plan and Maps / Exhibit Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Forecasting and Modeling Primary Actions: besides the obvious… Website provides link to Planning and Zoning Contact Information throughout state Website: within Traffic Demand Modeling page – links to Resources on forecasting, travel estimate techniques & Toll Road demand & revenue Website: links to Model Users Groups

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Forecasting and Modeling Congestion Toolbox

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Primary Actions: Develop a statewide bikeway & pedestrian system Collaborates with various state Cabinets Cabinets of Tourism (incl. Adventure) Arts & Heritage Governor’s Depart. for Local Government Health and Family Services Office of Local Programs (OLP) Office of Hwy Safety KY Pedestrian Action Safety Committee FHWA Pedestrian Fatality Focus Study

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Actions Continued: Expand active transportation opportunities OLP: various funding programs Scenic Byways | Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) | Recreational Trail Programs | CMAQ Prepare, assist and promote bicycle and ped programs to projects teams for highway projects Secretary to the KY Bicycle and Bikeway Commission

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Actions Continued : Assist local governments in development of master plans, plans for local bicycle and pedestrian network facilities Revise & update the United States Bike Route System and statewide bike tours system Review, revise & update the KY Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan & KY Ped & Bike Travel Policy Reviews proposed resurfacing projects for improvements Reviews Share the Road sign requests. Provides technical assistance with lane reconfigurations

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Actions Continued : GIS: develop & maintain a GIS of bicycle and pedestrian network facilities and plans statewide Actively coordinating with ADDs to obtain data Provide training on how to conduct walkability and bikeability audits. Works with local law enforcement to promote education and enforcement of ped & bike laws Develop and maintain a clearinghouse of information concerning active transportation

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Plans (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Modal Programs: Bike / Ped Plans (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Transportation Systems Primary Deliverables: State Primary Road System (SPRS) Order Lists and Changes thereof Quarterly Reports on internet: SPRS, Designated National Truck Network routes and mileage GIS map files incorporating project design files for decision- making & use by other Branches

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Transportation Systems Deliverables Continued : Coal Haul System Report with maps & datasets to Department of Local Government, KYTC Budgets & Bridge Maintenance Requests to FHWA for changes to National Truck Network Requests to FHWA for modification of National Highway System Requests to FHWA for permission to relinquish interstate frontage road to local government

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Transportation Systems Activities: Track roadway construction/maintenance projects to identify changes in roadways their effect on roadway system designations Adapt project design plans & use GIS to generate maps for resolving issues of roadway system & ownership designations Go between for data exchange between HDO, CO & Data Management Ensure the SPRS reflects roadways of significance, and correlates with the functional classification system & electronic base map coverage.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Transportation Systems Activities Continued : Review the functional classification and coordinate with others Prepare & submit request for significant changes to routing of a US numbered Highway Provide all system revisions to Data Management Branch & others

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Transportation Systems: Cartography Primary Deliverables: Official Highway Map State Primary Road System Maps Functional Classification Maps Other Highway Data Maps: traffic counts, National Highway System, etc. Cabinet and Planning Project Exhibit Maps / Displays GIS Analyses of various data for decision-making GIS electronic files

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Traffic and Equipment Management Equipment Section: Responsible for acquisition, distribution, operation, maintenance, and repair of all equipment used at traffic data acquisition stations. They perform site design, installations, construction inspections and maintenance at traffic data acquisition stations. Data Section: Performs quality control, processes & maintains data collected from data acquisition. Generates several different reports from said data throughout the year. Report recipients include FHWA, KYTC, Kentucky Transportation Center & various planning agencies, other governmental agencies & the public.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Traffic and Equipment Management Activities / Deliverables: Maintain, update, analyze, provide quality assurance & make available data from ~ 15,000 traffic count stations including interstate, automatic traffic recorder (ATR), weigh in motion (WIM), and ramp sites. Download, process & analyze data for 365 days/yr. from ~100 permanent ATR stations With District Offices, collect & process vehicle volume data from ~5,100 short-duration, portable-machine, coverage & ramp counts With District Offices, collect & process vehicle volume data from ~500 short-duration, portable-machine, local-road, bridge counts With District Office, ~ 100 special counts/yr, includes turning movement.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Traffic and Equipment Management Activities / Deliverables Continued : Comply with FHWA Traffic Monitoring Guide, recommends 25% - 30% (~1,400 stations) Monthly report to FHWA: hourly ATR records Provides traffic data for annual FHWA required Highway Performance Monitoring System report Update axle & monthly factors used in adjusting short term counts from ATRs & vehicle classification stations. Update databases to include new stations/roadway alignment changes Correct beginning/ending mile points to better represent generators Grow / maintain WIM data program. Periodically calibrate system.

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Traffic and Equipment Management Activities / Deliverables Continued : Certify, repair & maintain ~800 traffic data recorders Inspect, repair & maintain ~570 vehicle sensor locations Administer/oversight to contracts for ATR & semi-permanent for repair & maintenance Track upcoming highway projects & produce plans/specs for new & replacement sensor locations Provide construction oversight & final inspections of new / replaced sensor installations

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management: GPS | HIS | Development and Support | Asset Management Activities / Deliverables: New roadway centerlines obtained through GPS and CAD design files & updates to both the GIS layers & HIS database New roadway inventory either through field collections or extracted from CAD design files to update GIS / HIS New roadway inventory extracted through photo van software Routines to extract better road info from GPS (e.g. vertical grades, horizontal curves) Queries/routines for quality control of database concerning asset items and road information Database & GIS upgrades

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management: GPS | HIS | Development and Support | Asset Management Activities / Deliverables Continued : Other agency information loaded / linked to HIS Contributes / coordinates with KYTC Asset Management program by providing up-to-date route network of asset locations for other divisions & provides asset extraction capabilities Coordinate with Office of Technology (OIT) for upgrades & to deploy to other data owners within the Cabinet Process & submit annual Highway Performance Monitoring System Report Assist in processing/reporting of the FHWA 536 Report – Local Highway Finance Report Coordinate changes of NHS/Strategic Highway Network with FHWA & Department of Defense

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information | Highway Information Extract and Interface

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information | Highway Information Extract and Interface

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information | Highway Information Extract and Interface

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information | Highway Information Extract and Interface

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Planning Pg: Navigation: Planning Highway Information | Highway Information Extract and Interface

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management– Roadway Photo Viewer (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management – Bridge Miner Data (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management – Bridge Miner Data (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Data Management – Pavement Conditions (located in Maps)

KYTC Planning: Not Just Traffic Counts & Models Thank You Carol Callan-Ramler, P.E. KYTC District 6 Planning Supervisor 421 Buttermilk Pike Covington, KY 41017 859.341.2707 x 272 carol.callan-ramler@ky.gov