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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUrbanized 09-19-07 ~JCCOG rr,.... Meeting Notice JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 5:00 p.m. Council Chambers, Coralville City Hall Agenda 1. Call to order a. Recognize alternates b. Consider approval of meeting minutes c. Set date of next meeting 2. Public Discussion 3. Administration a. Recognition of Jeff Davidson, past Executive Director b. Update on Joint Emergency Communication Center planning c. Consider a motion authorizing the JCCOG Chairperson to sign agreements for engineering and design services with Ehlert & Associates and Neumann Monson Architects for the Joint Emergency Communications Center d. Consider a resolution authorizing JCCOG to apply for and administer two EPA Brown Fields Grants, and to authorize the JCCOG Chairperson to sign the grant applications and associated documents e. Items from the Executive Director 4. Transportation Planning a. Discussion and consideration of approval of the formula used to distribute Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds to Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and University of Iowa CAMBUS b. Update on bus and bus facilities discretionary funding c. Update on traffic study for North Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road d. Discussion of Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Enhancement (TE) JCCOG funding allocation process e. Update and discussion of passenger rail initiatives f. Update on JCCOG trail counts g. Update and discussion of ridesharing programs h. Update on recent activities 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment s\pcd\\agendas\jccog\uapb-agd 09-19-07.doc MINUTES JCCOG URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD WEDNESDAY, MAY 23,2007 - 5:00 P.M. HARVAT HALL, IOWA CITY CITY HALL DRAFT , . MEMBERS PRESENT: Coralville: Iowa City: Henry Herwig, Jean Schnake, Steve Atkins, Regenia Bailey, Connie Champion, Amy Correia, Eleanor Dilkes, Mike O'Donnell Sally Stutsman, Rod Sullivan Jim Wozniak Louise From Dave Ricketts Johnson County: North Liberty: University Heights: University of Iowa: MEMBERS ABSENT: Tiffin: Glenn Potter STAFF PRESENT: Davidson, Gerard, Neumann, Ralston, Severson, Yapp 1. CALL TO ORDER a; b; c. Recoqnize alternates; consider approval of meetinq minutes; set date of next meetinq Bailey called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Steve Atkins was recognized as alternate for Dee Vanderhoef of Iowa City. Eleanor Dilkes was recognized as alternate for Bob Elliott of Iowa City. Louise From was recognized as alternate for Erling Anderson of University Heights. It was moved by Correia and seconded by Champion to approve the meeting minutes of March 21, 2007. The motion carried unanimously. After discussion, Bailey set the date of the next JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting for Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Bailey stated the meeting would be held at 5:00 p.m. at Harvat Hall with possibly a reception for Davidson prior. Davidson stated the Board would be notified if the meeting was cancelled because of lack of official business. 2. PUBLIC DISCUSSION There was no public discussion. 3. ADMINISTRATION a. Consider a recommendation to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on fundinq of the Joint Emerqency Communication Center for Johnson County Davidson thanked those who helped with the legislative initiative which has been signed into law by the Governor to allow the use of the Emergency Management Levy for joint emergency communication centers. Davidson stated the JCCOG Joint Emergency Communication Center Subcommittee wished to forward a recommendation to the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board that the special levy be implemented by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and used to finance the proposed joint emergency communication center for Johnson County. Champion asked if the amount of the levy which would be necessary was known. Davidson replied it would be in the range of .50 to .60 per $1,000. Sullivan asked if JCCOG would have a specific recommendation on the amount of the levy. Davidson replied that JCCOG hoped to refine the levy calculation further, but that it would still probably be a range. Champion asked how the existing emergency communication centers were funded. Atkins replied the City of Iowa City used the General Fund. Sullivan concurred for Johnson County. It was moved by O'Donnell and seconded by Correia to approve a recommendation to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors that they approve use of the Emergency Management Levy for the operating and capital expense of the joint emergency communication center for Johnson County. The motion carried unanimously. b. Review of 211 and 511 information phone numbers Ralston reviewed the 211 Health and Human Services telephone hotline number, and the 511 travel information telephone number. There were no questions. c. Items from the Executive Director JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes May 23,2007 Page 2 Davidson stated that after 26 years of employment at JCCOG he had accepted the position of Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Iowa City, effective June 30. Davidson stated it had been a privilege and an incredible opportunity to work for JCCOG for 26 years. Davidson stated he looked forward to working with everyone in his new position. Davidson stated he had received permission from Iowa City to continue coordinating the Joint Emergency Communication Center Subcommittee, and that Regenia Bailey as JCCOG Chairperson had asked him to continue in this role. Davidson announced Anissa Gerard had resigned her position as JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner effective August 3, 2007. Bailey thanked Davidson for his years of service to JCCOG and wished Gerard good luck. d. Correspondence Davidson reviewed correspondence that had been sent out since the last Board meeting. 4. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING a. Consider a resolution approvinq the FY08 JCCOG Transportation Planninq Work Proqram Yapp reviewed the draft JCCOG Transportation Planning Work Program and stated the following projects had been added since the Board reviewed the draft Work Program at the last meeting: assisting Iowa City with a Bicycle Friendly Communities application; assisting local transit agencies with setting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals and reporting on goal attainment, as requested by Federal Transit Administration; developing a competitive selection process for projects that meet the objectives of the Passenger Transportation Development Plan, as requested by Federal Transit Administration; researching techniques that benefit senior users of the transportation system, as requested by the Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging; and analysis of the Jefferson Street/Dubuque Street intersection, as requested by the Iowa City City Council. Stutsman asked for clarification of the Jefferson Street/Dubuque Street intersection analysis and Yapp replied that it came out of the Iowa City City Council's discussion of the Church Street/Dubuque Street intersection. It was moved by Correia and seconded by Stutsman to adopt Resolution 2007-2 approving the FY08 JCCOG Transportation Planning Work Program, and authorizing the JCCOG Chairperson to sign contracts for FTA 5303 and FHWA PL funds. The motion carried unanimously. b. Consider approval of the FY08~11 JCCOG Transportation Improvement Proqram (TIP) Schnake arrived at 5:16 p.m., and was recognized as alternate for John Weihe of Coralville. i. Public hearing Yapp presented the proposed JCCOG Transportation Improvement Program and stated it reflected amendments that had been recommended by the JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee. Yapp stated these amendments included deleting two previously approved projects from STP funding, the US Highway 6/Gilbert Street reconstruction and the Church Street/Dubuque Street reconstruction, and shifting the $2.4 million in STP funds to two projects previously proposed for STP funding, the Dubuque Street (Butler Bridge) pedestrian bridge over the Iowa River, and the Lower Muscatine Road reconstruction project between Sycamore Street and First Avenue. Yapp stated an additional amendment proposed by the JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee was shifting $800,000 of Congressionally Designated Funds (CDF) from FY09 to FY08 for extension of the Clear Creek Trail, and altering the description of the Clear Creek Trail project to allow the funds to be used on trail extensions generally, instead of only west of Coral Ridge Avenue. Bailey declared the public hearing open at 5:18 p.m. Dave Westfall of Pembrokeshire Drive in Coralville stated he wished to encourage the Board to fund the extension of Oakdale Boulevard to Dubuque Street. Westfall stated that the connection of Oakdale Boulevard to Dubuque Street would enable better emergency vehicle transportation and was an JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes May 23,2007 Page 3 opportunity to complete a planned street improvement. Donna Miller of Pembrokeshire Drive in Coralville appeared to state she supported the project to complete Oakdale Blvd. to Dubuque Street. Miller stated traffic had increased considerably in her neighborhood and that traffic was high even at night. Miller stated she was worried about traffic and children in the neighborhood. Danine Oware of Pembrokeshire Drive in Coralville appeared to state that traffic was bad through her neighborhood and that she was concerned about children playing in the neighborhood. Oware encouraged the board to fund the extension of Oakdale Boulevard to Dubuque Street. Bailey declared the public hearing closed at 5:24 p.m. ii. Consider a resolution approving the FY08-11 JCCOG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) It was moved by Stutsman and seconded by Champion to approve Resolution 2007-3 approving the FY08-11 JCCOG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Stutsman stated she wished to offer an amendment for consideration. Stutsman stated her amendment was to fund the Oakdale Blvd. extension project in the amount of $1.5 million STP, and to leave the balance of $420,000 in STP on the Lower Muscatine Road project. The motion was seconded by From. Sullivan stated it was not clear to him why the Technical Committee had not used the scores from when STP projects were previously considered by the JCCOG Board to make their recommendation. Yapp handed out the project scores from the last time STP projects were considered by the JCCOG Board, and explained that while project scores are given, the Board considers other factors in determining which projects to fund. O'Donnell stated it looked to him that the Oakdale Boulevard extension and the Lower Muscatine Road reconstruction had ranked the same at 19 points. Sullivan stated other projects had ranked higher. Correia asked why the Oakdale Boulevard extension project had not received points in the scoring for being a multi-jurisdictional project. Davidson replied that when the project was submitted it was thought to be a project entirely within the City of Coralville. Davidson stated it now appeared the project would be in both Coralville and unincorporated Johnson County. Ricketts asked who would fund the remainder of the Oakdale Boulevard extension project. Davidson replied that would be up to Johnson County and Coralville. Stutsman stated the County would be participating in the project and that the Oakdale Boulevard extension project would not go forward at this time unless STP funds were allocated. Stutsman stated she supported the Dubuque Street pedestrian bridge project. O'Donnell stated that Lower Muscatine Road also had safety issues. O'Donnell recommended taking the Dubuque Street pedestrian bridge STP funding and splitting it between Oakdale Boulevard project and the Lower Muscatine Road project. Davidson stated this would be $240,000 for each project but that it would need to be considered as a subsequent amendment. O'Donnell asked if the County was committed to the Oakdale Boulevard extension project, and Stutsman replied yes. Correia stated she had concerns about Lower Muscatine Road property impacts and questioned the Iowa City City Council's ultimate support of that project. Bailey called for a roll call on the proposed amendment to fund the Oakdale Boulevard extension with $1.5 million in STP funds, and the Lower Muscatine Road reconstruction with $420,000 in STP funds and it was approved 7-6 with Ricketts, Bailey, Champion, Atkins, Dilkes, and O'Donnell voting no. Champion moved that the remaining funding for the Dubuque Street pedestrian bridge project be moved to the Lower Muscatine Road Project for a total of $900,000 on that project and $0 on the Dubuque Street pedestrian Bridge. Herwig seconded. Sullivan stated community impacts needed to be assessed with these projects. Bailey stated that based on her recent visit to Washington she felt there was little hope the Dubuque Street pedestrian bridge project would receive funding from a special earmark. The motion failed on a 4-9 vote with Ricketts, Champion, Herwig and O'Donnell voting yes. Neumann presented a modification to the transit projects in the TIP for Cambus to move 5310 funds from vehicle purchase to improvement of their maintenance facility. JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes May 23, 2007 Page 4 Bailey called for a vote on Resolution 2007-3 approving the FY08-11 JCCOG TIP as amended. The motion passed 8-5 with Bailey, Champion, Atkins, Dilkes and O'Donnell voting no. c. Consider approval of the 2007-2035 JCCOG Lonq Ranqe Multi-Modal Transportation Plan for the Iowa City Urbanized Area i. Public Hearing Yapp explained the 2007-2035 JCCOG Long Range Multi-Modal Transportation Plan for the Iowa City Urbanized Area and stated it was a plan that had to be updated every five years. Yapp highlighted a comment from the Director of Johnson County SEATS indicating that county-wide transit service does currently exist and Johnson County SEATS is interested in additional contractual arrangements. Yapp referred to the letter which had been sent to board members by Doug Paul regarding his property, Harvest Farm and Preserve. Bailey declared the public hearing open at 5:55 p.m. Mark Hamer from Citizens for Sensible Development appeared to state he supported the additional comprehensive study which was scheduled by JCCOG of the Forevergreen Road extension. Hamer stated the Citizens for Sensible Development were willing to assist. Bailey declared the hearing closed at 5:57 p.m. ii. Consider a resolution approving the FY2007-2035 JCCOG Long Range Multi-Modal Transportation Plan for the Iowa City Urbanized Area It was moved by Correia and seconded by Herwig to approve Resolution 2007-4 approving the FY2007-2035 JCCOG Long Range Multi-Modal Transportation Plan for the Iowa City Urbanized Area. Wozniak stated he wished to propose an amendment that was suggested by the Johnson County League of Women Voters that the transit section should include a goal with defined objectives for researching and facilitating the creation of a metropolitan transit authority. Stutsman seconded the motion. Sullivan stated that this didn't mean that the study had to necessarily endorse consolidation, but that there should be a group formed of people from inside and outside the transit agencies to study the issues. Bailey called for a roll call vote and the amendment carried unanimously. Bailey called for a vote on the motion to approve the long range plan as amended and the motion carried unanimously. iii. Consider a resolution certifying compliance with the Federal Urban Transportation Planning Process It was moved by Champion and seconded by Sullivan to approve Resolution 2007-5 certifying compliance with the Federal Urban Transportation Planning Process. The motion carried unanimously. d. Update on FY09-10 Surface Transportation Proqram (STP) and Transportation Enhancement (TE) fundinq tarqets Yapp stated that revised funding targets had been received from Iowa DOT for STP funds in the amount of $2 million and Transportation Enhancement funds in the amount of $191,000. Yapp stated JCCOG would begin the process of allocating these funds in fall 2007. e. Update on recent activities Davidson asked if there were any questions or comments about recent activities of the JCCOG Transportation Planning Division. There were no questions or comments. JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes May 23, 2007 Page 5 5. OTHER BUSINESS Bailey thanked Davidson for his years of service to JCCOG. Champion asked for clarification of Correia's vote on shifting STP funds. Dilkes stated that Iowa City's policy was based on all Iowa City JCCOG board members voting together on a matter which had been the result of a formal policy decision by the City Council. Champion stated she understood that the Iowa City City Council had not considered this matter formally. Stutsman asked Davidson what was the intention regarding an interim director for JCCOG. Davidson stated he was likely to name an interim director at the end of June but that this would hopefully only be for a few weeks. Sullivan asked if there was interest on the JCCOG Board in facilitating a ride-sharing program as a public initiative. Bailey asked for information to be brought back to the next JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting. 6. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by O'Donnell and seconded by Herwig to adjourn. Bailey declared the meeting adjourned at 6:17 p.m. data on citynVpcd/minutes/jccog-uapb/2007/05-23-07.doc ~JCCOG r,....... m e m 0 Date: September 10, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7 ~ /,.,.....- Re: Agenda Item 3(b): Update on Joint Emergency Communication Center planning Jeff Davidson will be available at the September 19 JCCOG Board meeting to give an update on the status of planning for the Joint Emergency Communication Center. Please bring any questions to the meeting. jccogadm/agd/jercs9-19.doc Date: September 11, 2007 ~JCCOG r........ m e m 0 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Jeff Davidson, Joint Emergency Communications Center Coordinator r-t'f Re: Agenda Item 3(c): Consider a motion authorizing the JCCOG Chairperson to sign agreements with Ehlert and Associates and Neumann Monson Architects From: At your September 19 meeting you will be asked to authorize the JCCOG Chairperson to sign agreements with Ehlert and Associates of Stillwater, Minnesota and Neumann Monson Architects of Iowa City for design and engineering services for the joint emergency communication center project. Ehlert is a radio system design consultant who will team with Neumann Monson on our project. These contracts will fulfill all needed engineering and design services leading up to the preparation of construction bid documents next spring. The Cities of Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty, and Johnson County have agreed to participate in funding of the design and engineering contracts according to the following percentages: Coralville - 15%; Iowa City - 40%; North Liberty - 5%; and Johnson County - 40%. We are currently negotiating these contracts and hope to have the specific agreements ready in a couple of weeks. Because your next meeting is not scheduled until November, we wish to have the JCCOG Chairperson authorized to enter into these contracts at the September 19 meeting. Your approval of this matter does not create any financial exposure for JCCOG. The City of Iowa City as administrative agent for JCCOG will act as banker for the project. When invoices are received from the consultant, I will review them for accuracy and then forward them to the Iowa City Finance Department for payment. The invoices will be paid and Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, and Johnson County billed for their respective percentages listed above. Please let me know at the September 19 meeting if you have any questions. jccogadm/agd/agreements.doc ~JCCOG r"r..... m e m 0 Date: September 11,2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7 -'.(~ Re: Consider a resolution authorizing JCCOG to apply for and administer two EPA Brownfields Grants, and to authorize the JCCOG Chairperson to sign the grant applications and associated documents I have been approached by City of Iowa City staff requesting that JCCOG be the applicant for two EPA Brownfields Grants for a Phase I Environmental Assessment on both sides of the Iowa River in south Iowa City. This request is due to an administrative rule associated with these grants that the entity which created the potential pollution cannot be the applicant for these funds. In this case, much of the assessment area Iowa City is interested in is former Iowa City landfill. In total, JCCOG would be applying for $400,000 of funds, with no local match requirement. The majority of these funds would go toward environmental assessment work along the Iowa River in south Iowa City. I am assured, however, that some funds can be used for small-scale assessments of other areas in the urbanized area. One thought I had was that some funds can be used for projects receiving JCCOG Surface Transportation Program or Transportation Enhancement funds that still require Phase I Environmental Assessments; if the Board concurs, I would attempt to build this into the assessment program as much as possible. There should not be financial exposure for JCCOG. The City of Iowa City will be the financier of assessment costs until they are reimbursed by the EPA grant. There will be, however, some commitment of JCCOG staff time. As recipient of the grant, JCCOG will be responsible for submittal of documentation and receipts to the EPA. While the majority of this documentation will be prepared by a hired consultant - JCCOG will have an oversight role, and will be required to prepare and package information to the EPA. Please consider the attached resolution authorizing JCCOG to apply for and administer two EPA Brownfields Grants, and to authorize the JCCOG Chairperson to sign the grant applications and associated documents. A consultant hired by the City of Iowa City will be available at your September 19 meeting to answer any questions. If this grant application is successful, it may be a model to consider for other JCCOG entities in the future in a similar situation. Prepared by: Wendy Ford, Economic Development Coordinator, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, lA, 52240 (319) 356-5248 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JCCOG TO APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER TWO EPA BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE JCCOG CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN THE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS WHEREAS, the Johnson County Council of Governments is interested in the potential redevelopment of brownfields in the South Iowa City area, and WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has provided initiatives for the assessment and sustainable redevelopment of brownfields, and WHEREAS, the Johnson County Council of Governments is an entity eligible to receive and has the ability to manage said funds, and has the authority to carry out the work included in the application, and WHEREAS, the Johnson County Council of Governments, therefore, desires to apply for the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE JOHNSON COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS THAT: 1. The Johnson County Council of Governments is authorized to apply for and administer two EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants in the amount of $400,000, and that the JCCOG chairperson is authorized to sign the grant applications and associated documents. 2. The Johnson County Council of Governments Staff is hereby authorized and directed to submit such applications to the Environmental Protection Agency. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of September, 2007. JCCOG Chairperson ATTEST: J ccogtpl res/epag ra nt. doc Date: September 11, 2007 ~JCCOG rr..... m e m 0 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director Re: Agenda Item 3(e): Items from the Executive Director -; J j ~ 1. Safe Routes to Schools Committee I have been named as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) representative on Iowa DOT's selection committee for Safe Routes to Schools grant applications. This committee will make funding recommendations to the Iowa Transportation Commission for Safe Routes to Schools grant funds. This will obligate some of my time in October and November to review and score project applications. Iowa DOT staff have let me know how impressed they are with the continual development of our pedestrian and bicycle network through both public and private development in our area. 2. Iowa receives Excellence in Regional Transportation award The state of Iowa has received the 2007 Excellence in Regional Transportation award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation. This award was given due to Iowa DOT's Passenger Transportation Development Plan (PTDP) program. The PTDP requires MPOs and RPAs to coordinate planning efforts for several federal transit funding programs and to identify and address needs-based transit/transportation projects. For example, the express transit route to Chatham Oaks was identified in the JCCOG PTDP, and funded under Iowa DOT's New Freedoms funding program. The PTDP is mandatory and is required to be in JCCOG's annual work program. We are coming into the second year of the PTDP, and expect it to evolve in the coming years. Projects identified in the PTDP are eligible to be funded in three relatively new transit funding sources including the Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) program, New Freedoms program, and the Special Needs program. 3. JCCOG positions filled I am pleased to report we have filled the vacant JCCOG Assistant Transportation Planner and Traffic Engineering Planner positions. Nick Vanderzwan will start as the JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner on September 24; Nick is a University of Iowa Engineering College graduate who has been working for private consultants in the Chicago area for approximately four years. Kris Ackerson will fill the JCCOG Assistant Transportation Planner position starting September 26; Kris earned a Masters Degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon in 2005, and currently works for the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission as a transportation planner. In this time we have been short-staffed we have focused on meeting deadlines, short turnaround data collection and studies, and handling requests from the public. We are looking forward to Kris and Nick starting later in September. jccogadm/agd/execdirec.doc dJCCOG r~ m e m 0 ,...... Date: September 11, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Brad Neuman~tant Transportation Planner Re: Agenda item 4 (a): Consider approval of the formula used to distribute Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds to Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and University of Iowa Cambus Iowa DOT has indicated that the Iowa City Urbanized Area will receive $1,569,025 in FY08 FTA Section 5307 funding. These funds are used by the three transit agencies for operating and capital costs. The funds include Small Transit Intensive Communities (STIC) funds that began last year. The Section 5307 funds are apportioned by JCCOG annually to Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and Cambus based on the JCCOG Board's current formula of 25% operating/maintenance costs, 25% locally determined income, 25% revenue miles, and 25% fare revenue. This formula has been used since 1989. Last year, the JCCOG Board re-approved the current formula after much discussion and directed JCCOG staff and the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) to review the current formula. The TTAC discussed this issue at their September 11, 2007 meeting and ultimately voted to recommend the use of the current formula in FY08. The vote was not unanimous. Three TT AC members, all University of Iowa representatives, voted to change the formula by eliminating fare revenue as a separate factor in the current formula. The following table shows how funds would be distributed using the current formula. The FY08 figures used in the following tables have not yet been approved by Iowa DOT so these numbers could change slightly. CURRENT FORMULA: TOTAL LOCALL Y OPERATING DETERMINED REVENUE FARE FY08 SYSTEM COSTS INCOME MILES REVENUE MULTIPLIER Coralville $1,425,785 $1,100,000 228,788 $413,609 .1903 (.1593) ( . 1 684 ) ( . 1336) (.2998) Iowa City $4,839,626 $3,584,024 746,511 $966,181 .5564 (.5407) (.5487) ( .4360) (.7002) Cambus $2,685,356 $1,848,064 736,791 $0 .2533 (.3000) (.2829) ( .4304 ) (0) Total $8,950,767 $6,532,088 1,712,090 $1,379,790 1.000 FY08 TOTAL FY08 SYSTEM MULTIPLIER FUNDING APPORTIONMENT Coralville .1903 $1,569,025 $298,585 Iowa City .5564 $1,569,025 $873,006 Cambus .2533 $1,569,025 $397,434 FORMULA WITHOUT FARE REVENUE AS A SEPARATE FACTOR: TOTAL LOCALL Y OPERATING DETERMINED REVENUE FY08 SYSTEM COSTS INCOME MILES MULTIPLIER Coralville $1,425,785 $1,100,000 228,131 .1538 (.1593) (.1684) (.1336) Iowa City $4,839,626 $3,584,024 746,511 .5084 (.5407) (.5487) (.4360) Cambus $2,685,356 $1,848,064 736,791 .3378 (.3000) (.2829) ( .4304 ) Total $8,950,767 $6,532,088 1,712,090 1.000 DIFFERENCE FY08 TOTAL FY08 FROM CURRENT SYSTEM MULTIPLIER FUNDING APPORTIONMENT MULTIPLIER Coralville .1538 $1,569,025 $241,316 -$57,269 Iowa City .5084 $1,569,025 $797,692 -$75,314 Cambus .3378 $1,569,025 $530,017 +$132,583 At the request of Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and University of Iowa Cambus, JCCOG has included handouts from the transit agencies regarding their views on the distribution formula. The University of Iowa Cambus would like the Board to consider eliminating fare revenue as a separate category. Cambus does not currently charge a fare; revenues are generated through student fees. A copy of the FY06 Performance Statistics table is also attached. This table lists the performance factors that are tracked on an annual basis. The TTAC also recommends that JCCOG form a committee to review the numbers being reported by the three transit systems. This review will make sure that the numbers used in the formula are reported consistently each year. TT AC suggests that the committee include JCCOG staff, the transit managers, and the accountants from each transit system. This committee will begin meeting as soon as it receives Board approval. I. Please consider approval of the formula used to distribute Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds to Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and University of Iowa Cambus. The approved formula will be used at the December Board meeting for apportionments of Section 5307 funds. II. Please consider approval of the formation of a staff committee to review and ensure consistency in the figures being reported by the transit agencies, for use in the distribution formula. Wpdata/jccogtp/memos/apportionment-9-11-07 2 l THE~ UNIVERSIlY OF IOWA PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION Director 925 Stadium Drive, 100 CAMB Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1000 319-335-8628 Fax 319-335-6647 September 13, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Dave Ricketts, University of Iowa 0(2 Director of Parking and Transportation Re: Distribution of Federal Transit Operating Funds (5307 Funds) Each year since 1981 the JCCOG Board has approved the formulaic distribution of Federal Transit operating funds to the three local systems; Iowa City, Coralville and Cambus. In order to determine the individual allocations the original formula relied equally on three basic performance measures; each system's total operating expenses, the level oflocal financial support provided to the systems (Locally Determined Income LDI) and their total service miles. In 1989 the Board expanded the formula to include fare box revenues as a fourth and separate factor. The effect was to magnify the importance of fares over all other forms ofLDI and to dilute the weight of the original three factors. Because Cambus does not charge a boarding fare, it was immediately denied access to any portion of a full quarter of the funding. In 2001 the University began purchasing Iowa City and Coralville transit passes, then discounting and reselling them to students and employees in an effort to increase the use of transit and to reduce on-campus parking demand. Today those prepaid fare box revenues, collected through UI billing and payroll deduction, and now supplemented with an almost equal share ofUI Parking funds account for nearly 50% ofIowa City's and Coralville's fare box revenues. In 2006 the metro area qualified for an additional $463,000 in Federal Transit operating funds, a 42% increase over the $1.1 million base, when the FT A implemented its Small Transit Intensive Communities initiative. The program was designed to recognize and support the special needs of communities that have stepped up to provide extraordinary levels of transit service. This metro area qualified for four ofthe six determinants. If either Cambus, or Iowa City transit had been removed from these calculations the Community would have failed to meet any ofthe criterion and lost access to all $463,000. Cooperation among the Iowa City, Coralville, Johnson County and University transit systems has been extraordinary over the years. Each of the systems has worked to meet their own community's priorities while respecting those of others as much as possible. Speaking strictly from the University's point of view, Cambus has made great efforts to respect many ofIowa City's and Coralville's most productive transit lanes by disallowing or eliminating its own stops that might draw off significant ridership, and by working around operating schedules to avoid duplication of service that may also hurt ridership. Nearly 90% of all service miles and rides provided by the Bionic Bus, the University's specialized service for persons with disabilities; involve an off-campus origin or destination. These rides are provided at no charge to either city. In recent years Cambus has agreed to make its Oakdale route available to Coralville and North Liberty riders, allowing Coralville transit to terminate a long standing route segment and redirect its buses elsewhere. Coralville collects all the fare box revenue from the sale of these specialized passes and pays no fees to the University. These kinds of exchanges are not one-sided. Iowa City, Coralville and Johnson County have similar examples but this kind of friendly informal mutual support exists because there has been a fair balance in the major issues; a trust that the minor inconveniences, self restraints and extensions are ultimately balanced in the bigger picture. The current method of allocating FT A funds has placed a great deal of stress on the Cambus system, undermining its ability to maintain its current levels of services or to expand where needed. Cambus is a central element in the metro area's transportation network. It links Iowa City and Coralville riders with their destinations, helps keep thousands of cars off congested streets, expands the community's accessible services and provides extensive and safe late night services. 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Vicki Robrock, Coralville Director, Parking and Transit ~ Local Formula For Allocating Federal Transit Operating Assistance To: From: Re: Each year the federal transit operating assistance that comes to the Iowa City Metro Area is split between Iowa City Transit, Coralville Transit and the University of Iowa Cambus using a local formula through JCCOG. Last year Cambus approached the JCCOG Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Board regarding changing the local formula. Cambus was the only one who voted in favor of changing the formula at the Technical Advisory level, but it was very close in the Policy Board vote. We believe the reason the vote was so close at the Policy Board level is because the Technical Advisory Committee heard both sides of the argument and the Policy Board only heard the argument by Cambus to change the formula. We are providing this memo to layout some of the issues from our perspective and will also be attending the JCCOG Policy Board Meeting September 19th in case you have further questions or would like us to further clarify any details. Dave Rickets presented his information to the JCCOG Technical Advisory Committee yesterday and the committee voted to keep the existing formula with only the three University representatives voting to change the current formula. To our knowledge, Cambus is still the only university run transit system in the nation that is not connected to a municipality to have access to Federal Section 5307 Operating Assistance. Federal Section 5307 Operating Assistance is allocated according to population and population density. In the eyes of the federal government, municipalities have population and universities do not and that is the reason that university run transit systems do not generally receive federal operating assistance. The decision to include Cambus in our local formula was made years ago and the current formula has been in place since 1989. The operating funds help, however the biggest benefit Cambus derives from being included in our federal operating assistance is that it allows them to be eligible for federal capital assistance to pay for 83% of the cost of their buses and 80% of their facilities and other capital needs. This is a benefit not available to the other University run transit systems across the nation and with buses costing $330,000 each, it is a significant benefit that Cambus is afforded. The local formula for splitting up the local operating assistance was intentionally weighted to benefit the two municipal systems, Iowa City Transit and Coralville Transit by counting fare revenue as a separate category, for a number of reasons. Cambus has much lower operating cost than the two municipal systems because they are a student run system and utilize all student part-time employees and do not pay benefits to their drivers. The two municipal systems employees are both represented by The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees and earn a living wage and benefit package. This operating cost disparity is evident in the FY2006 cost per revenue hour: Cambus $39.14/hr, Iowa City Transit $72.42/hr and Coralville Transit $75.89/hr. There are also costs associated with charging a fare. Not only do you have to purchase and maintain the farebox equipment, get passes printed and count the revenue daily, charging a fare slows down the boarding process for passengers when boarding the bus, which means that a bus can not cover as large of an area with a route which decreases the revenue miles for the system which is another category in the formula. If Cambus charged a fare then their current 30 minute routes would have to be extended to 45 minutes which would decrease their revenue miles unless they added more buses and more revenue hours of service. Although Cambus is open to the general public, they predominantly only service university facilities and parking lots which is much narrower in scope than the municipal systems. This narrow scope is even more evident when you look at their paratransit service. In the period FY04 to FY06 Iowa City Transit had a 9% increase in ridership, Coralville Transit had a 14% increase in ridership and Cambus had a 1 % loss in ridership. Cambus has added a significant amount of additional bus service over the past 15 years to serve the faculty/staff and student outlying parking lots and they also took over the bus service that was previously provided by Iowa City Transit to the Hawkeye Apartments. The increase in revenue miles noted in the information provided by Cambus is predominantly commuter service to University Parking lots and is a University Parking Management Strategy outline in their strategic plan to preserve land close in and is what could be categorized as exclusive service for University Employees. In an effort to avoid having to build additional parking structures and surface lots for employees and students who live in Iowa City and Coralville, the University of Iowa Parking Division also cooperates with Iowa City Transit and Coralville Transit in a bus pass program in which we sell semester student and annual faculty/staff passes to them at a reduced rate ($16/month students, $23/month faculty/staff) and they in turn sell them to students at that same rate or reduce them to $10.00 a month if the individual does not have a parking permit. This program is good for both Iowa City Transit, Coralville Transit and the University of Iowa Parking Division since although many of the users of this program were existing bus riders, there have been new riders due to the program. The University Parking Division also avoids the need for adding addition parking facilities which would be much more expensive to build, staff and maintain than the subsidy they provide for those pass holders who do not have a parking permit even if you take into account any revenue generated from selling the parking permits. When Iowa City Transit did the last route study to determine where the additional Transit Intensive Communities (TIC) funds would be spent, we invited the University Parking and Transit Department to participate in the planning and used the demographics of the University of Iowa Faculty/Staff and Students to determine where the route expansions would be. We feel that the University did benefit from the TIC funds we received since the new routes provide bus service to additional university employees and students which in turn reduces their need to provide additional parking on campus. We feel that Cambus should continue to be eligible to receive a share of the Iowa City Metro area federal operating assistance unlike other university run transit systems across the nation. Iowa City Transit, Coralville Transit and Cambus all cooperate to decrease traffic congestion, provide alternative modes of transportation, reduce the need for providing additional parking in the downtown and central campus areas and improve the quality of life in the metro area. It is however our feeling that the current formula helps level the playing field and is equitable since it takes into account the differing operating costs and should be maintained. The significance to Cambus of the lower operating cost was made very clear during a discussion a number of years ago when the subject of consolidating the three transit systems was taking place at a JCCOG Policy Board meeting and the University representative stated that the University would drop out of JCCOG if Cambus was forced to consolidate. The reason sited was that they could not afford to pay the wages and benefits that the two municipal systems pay. It is very expensive to pay a living wage and benefits and the current formula at least gives some credit to the two municipal systems for that in the categories of "Total Operating Cost" and "Fare Revenue". U) (/') ::J 0 .D - E I- cu U) () - LLI- - ::) O~ . +-' wU) (/') c -IW cu m.O "- ..... <Cz >. 1-<( +-' () >:E cu ~~ ~ <(0 0 :ELL . +-' :E~ (/') :)W c cu U)c.. "- ..... eo Q) 0 0 "S: N - cu >- "- 0 LL () .... 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Q) > 'c ::> '0 c: (1J <0 >, ~ .- G N ~ (1J <Ii ~ is .Q .l!l E IJ) " Q) 'l' c: '0 .0 :J a- U @ .E jt "" R ~ Date: September 11, 2007 ~JCCOG rrii.... m e m 0 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Brad Neuman~istant Transportation Planner Re: Agenda item 4 (b): Update on FY07 Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Funding (FTA) In May of 2007, Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and Cambus submitted grant applications to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for FY07 Bus and Bus Facilities discretionary funding. These funds were available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities. FTA has recently proposed to Congress that most of the FY07 Bus and Bus Facilities discretionary funding will go to the five most congested areas in the nation. Eighty percent of the $438 million fund will go to Miami, the Minneapolis Area, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. The funds will support the U.S. Department of Transportation's Urban Partnership Congestion Initiative. The remaining 20% of the funds will go toward a new initiative called the Urban Partnership Grant program. This program will reach out to 45 of the nation's largest cities, none of which are in Iowa. Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit and Cambus all applied for funds through the Bus and Bus Facilities grant program at the request of FTA-Region VII. Coralville Transit applied for $13,344,000 in funding for their intermodal facility and two expansion buses. Iowa City Transit applied for $1,062,400 in funding for four low-floor buses, while Cambus applied for $1,859,200 in funding for seven low-floor buses. Also, the Iowa Department of Transportation applied for $15 million for bus replacement funds, which included buses for Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and Cambus. This funding proposal came as a surprise to most transit agencies that spent a lot of time and energy preparing grant applications. FT A-Region VII was very supportive of our applications since the projects could be completed quickly. All of the environmental assessment work had been completed for Coralville's intermodal facility and all three transit systems have an outstanding procurement for buses with option units available, allowing them to issue a purchase order as soon as funding was secured. The three transit agencies and JCCOG understood that this was supposed to be a competitive application process and we were prepared to proceed with our proposed projects. We are all disappointed with this proposal. This grant program would have brought in over $16,000,000 to the Iowa City Urbanized Area for projects and equipment that are in existing transit plans. Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, and Cambus are currently working with the Iowa Public Transit Association (IPTA) in developing a response to this proposal. At their September 11, 2007 meeting, the JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) also recommended that the JCCOG Board prepare a letter of response as well. A proposed JCCOG Board letter is attached. I will keep you updated as this matter unfolds. If anyone has any questions or comments, I can be reached at 356-5235 or bye-mail at brad- neuman n@iowa-citV.orq. Wpdala/jccoglp/memos/BusFaci lilies.doc ~ ~ Johnson County Council of Governments ~ 410 E Washlrgton Sr Iowa City Iowa 52240 rriii'" September 12, 2007 The Honorable Tom Harkin 731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: FY 07 Transit 5309 Funds - Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Dear Senator Harkin: After the last election, the new Congress chose not to earmark the FY07 Section 5309 Transit program funds that support capital projects for transit systems across the country. Instead Congress elected to allow the Federal Transit Administration (FT A) to solicit grant applications from systems throughout the country and make awards from among these applications. Coralville Transit, Iowa City Transit, the University of Iowa Cambus, as well as the State of Iowa, participated in the process and submitted very worthy applications. We were shocked and disappointed to find that the entire fund was awarded to a few large metropolitan areas, with over $200M or nearly half of the fund to New York City alone, and that all other applications were disregarded. For nearly twenty years, the 5309 program has been the only funding source for buses for the three transit systems in the Iowa City Urbanized Area as well as nearly all public transit systems in Iowa. Through the earmarking process the Iowa City Urbanized Area has been able to obtain a degree of funding, although we, and the State of Iowa, still have an immense backlog of unmet bus and bus facility needs. Receiving no funding for an entire program year greatly exacerbates this backlog. In addition to enduring extreme fuel prices, the costs of maintaining outdated vehicles and inferior facilities grow exponentially. This has taken our programs to the point of service reductions and providing service with inferior equipment. We find the FT A decision to award all of the funds, from a national program, to a select few "big cities" to be highly unreasonable. It is our hope that you would work with other Members of Congress to reverse this decision and require the FT A to consider all the grant applications they have received in order to permit all US transit systems a fair opportunity. It is our understanding that they have the information needed to proceed quickly. This decision by the FTA undermines a national program as it essentially creates a large city program. While public transit is important in large metropolitan areas, it is unfair to Iowa taxpayers to deny them viable and quality public transit with the gas tax money they have paid into the system. It would be greatly appreciated if you could advance any efforts to reverse this decision by the FTA. Sincerely, Regenia Bailey, Chair Johnson County Council of Governments Urbanized Area Policy Board Jccoglp/llrs/O lira n sitfund s. doc ~JCCOG ...~ m e m 0 (.- Date: September 11, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7..,1.. y ~ Re: Agenda Item 4(c): Update on traffic study for North Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road JCCOG staff is in the process of collecting traffic volume and speed data on North Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road. This data is being collected as the first step in conducting a traffic study for these roads. This traffic study was requested by the JCCOG Board in response to the various annexation and development proposals by the Cities of North Liberty and Coralville in the past year. To date, the competing annexations proposed by the Cities of North Liberty and Coralville and property owners in this area have not been resolved. Until it becomes more clear which properties will eventually be annexed into which cities, and what the proposed land uses are for parcels of land, it will be difficult to make informed traffic projections for specific segments of the North Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road area. For our traffic study this fall, we intend to conduct a general corridor analysis of North Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road given forecasted growth in traffic due to general community growth. The corridor analysis will consider road and intersection capacity, access points, sight distance, the need for traffic control and/or turn lanes, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and other factors that may come up during the analysis. Let's discuss at our September 19 meeting if this meets with your expectations. cc: Mark Hamer, Citizens for Sensible Development jccogadm/agd/ttac-9.11 item.doc ~JCCOG rrii.... m e m 0 Date: September 11, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7 ~ .Y ~ Re: Agenda Item #4(d): Discussion of Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Enhancement (TE) JCCOG funding allocation process Applications for FY09-10 JCCOG-allocated Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds have been distributed to the JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee representatives. Our funding targets for the FY09-10 funding cycle are: Surface Transportation Program: Transportation Enhancements: $2,067,000 $190,870 The application forms spell out the process used to solicit projects for this funding. In summary, applications may be submitted by JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) members. Projects must be sponsored or co-sponsored by a JCCOG municipality. The project sponsor must commit to the 20% minimum local match for project implementation, and as part of the State requirements for this funding, must commit to maintenance of the project for a minimum of 20 years. Projects must be located within the JCCOG planning boundary area; essentially, this includes the JCCOG municipalities and their growth areas. Following a 30-day public input process, as defined in the grant applications, JCCOG staff will score the projects according to the adopted scoring criteria. Summaries of public input and project scores will be forwarded to the TTAC for discussion; TTAC may change project scores by a majority vote. After discussion, the TTAC will make a recommendation on project funding to the JCCOG Board. The Board will receive a summary of all public input, the project scores, and the TTAC recommendation. If applicable, the rationale behind the TTAC recommendation will also be provided to the Board for your decision making. Final funding decisions are made by the JCCOG Board. I would like to propose the following schedule for this process. The JCCOG TT AC has concurred with this schedule: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Thursday, October 11, 2007 Monday, October 15, 2007 Thursday, November 15, 2007 Wednesday, December 5 or 12, 2007 Distribute JCCOG STP and TE applications Applications due to JCCOG office Commence 30-day public comment process JCCOG TT AC meeting to consider project recommendations JCCOG Board consideration and awarding of funds jccogadm/agd/adgit- TT AC8. 28. 07.doc Date: September 11, 2007 ~JCCOG r.-... m e m 0 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7 J Y ~ Re: Agenda Item 4(e): Update and discussion of passenger rail initiatives For several months, JCCOG staff has been participating with staff from Iowa DOT, and the Dubuque and Quad Cities MPOs on passenger rail initiatives. Amtrak Studies At the request of Iowa DOT, Amtrak has completed a needs study of an Amtrak line from Chicago to Rockford to Dubuque. Amtrak is in the process of conducting a needs study for service from Chicago to the Quad Cities, and from the Quad Cities to Iowa City. After the Iowa City study is complete, Amtrak will begin a needs study for service from Iowa City to Des Moines. These studies will quantify capital costs, operating costs and the operating subsidies necessary for passenger rail service. We expect the Iowa City study to be completed toward the end of the year. We are appreciative that Iowa DOT is funding these studies, and are assured that the studies will provide realistic numbers for bringing passenger rail service to Iowa City. Potential State Funding Programs In our discussion with Iowa DOT, Dubuque and the Quad Cities, we have focused on the need to advocate for the creation of a state funding program if passenger rail initiatives are to be successful. From our perspective, it is important that any state funding program be permitted to fund intra-city passenger rail, such as from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids, as well as regional passenger rail, such as Amtrak. Any funding program is likely to have two components: capital assistance and operations subsidies. Iowa DOT has recommended that if we are truly interested in passenger rail, we collectively begin discussing the need for state support with our legislators. Based on past JCCOG support, I have been supportive of discussions regarding passenger rail initiatives in Dubuque, the Quad Cities, Iowa City and Des Moines. However, until we receive the results of the Amtrak studies, we will not have a clear indication of how much capital and operating subsidies we need to advocate for. At this point, it is important to show our interest and enthusiasm for future passenger rail service. October 9 Iowa DOT Commission Meeting The Dubuque MPO has requested that JCCOG and the Quad Cities MPO participate in a joint presentation to the Iowa DOT Transportation Commission in Clinton on October 9. We would be showing how interest in passenger rail is regional and not just an isolated concern. We would be able to highlight the passenger rail feasibility study for the Iowa City-Coralville-North Liberty-Cedar Rapids line, and would be able to advocate for the creation of an Iowa DOT funding program for passenger rail initiatives. If the Board concurs, JCCOG will participate in a joint presentation to the Iowa DOT Transportation Commission on passenger rail. jccogadm/memos/uapb-9-11-07.doc ~JCCOG r~ m e m 0 r.... Date: September 12, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Kent Ralston; Assistant Transportation Planner \h. Re: Agenda item #4(f): Report on JCCOG trail counts JCCOG has been collecting data on bicycle and pedestrian use on the metropolitan trails system over the last several months. Data is being collected using an infrared counter that counts both bicycles and pedestrians, but cannot differentiate between the two. Data was collected at five locations within the City of Iowa City, two locations within the City of Coralville, and two locations in the City of North Liberty. A reference map is attached. We will continue to take trail counts throughout the metropolitan area until the end of October (weather permitting). The count locations are based on requests from JCCOG entities, and on our desire to collect a broad sample of count information. Daily Weekday Weekend Location Average Average Average Dates Weather Clear Creek Trail Rain on two (at Camp Cardinal Blvd) 302 244 446 6/05/07 - 6/13/07 days Iowa River Corridor Trail Sunny all week, . (at Crandic Park) 231 204 300 7/03/07 - 7/10/07 very warm North Liberty Trail Rain on five (at Forevergreen Rd) 171 170 172 5/29/07 - 6/05/07 days North Liberty Trail 217 201 257 7/27/07 - 8/3/07 Rain one day (at Penn St) North Ridge Trail 133 87 157 6/20/07 - 6/23/07 Rain one day (at Oakdale Campus) Sycamore Greenway Trail 142 145 134 7/10/07 - 7/17/07 Rain one day (near Grant Wood School) Sycamore Greenway Trail 84 73 112 8/10/07 - 8/16/07 Rain one day (near Soccer Park Road) Willow Creek Trail Rain one day, (in Willow Creek Park) 368 392 308 6/13/07 - 6/20/07 very warm Willow Creek Trail 5/18/07 - 5/24/07 Sunny all week (near West Hiqh) 93 93 94 Jccogtplmemosltrailctsummaries.doc S! PEN\: North Liberty Trail (at per1n Street) ZE ER ST Q ~ North Liberty~ Average Daily Bike and Pedestriar.0Trail Use: 2007 Nine Locations Monitored o :; III FOREVERGREEN RD :z z o .., w ~ '" <l: '" Z ~ North Liberty Trail (at Forevergreen) 5/29 - 6/5 OAKDALE BLVD 1~ \. 't HWy 380 :J: ~ '" o Clear Creek Trail )~: (at Cardinal Ridg~t~);; 6/5,.6/13 o 0.25 0.5 I I I I I I Iowa River Corridor Trail +It,.. (at'Crandic Park) '>"cP MELROSEAVE) 71317/10 0)' 93 Ii ')d Willow Creek Trail...&........,....- ~68 .. ~ (at West High) .~'. .. l<< 5/18 ..,me"l(ol.O % ;;: It---- "" ~ .J)) ) d)) ))) H..c9, Willow"Creek Trail ',) (at Park) 6/13 -6/20 1 Miles I * Counter Location -Trail Iowa River Streets Date: August 21 st, 2007 Design: Darian Nagle-Gamm (JCCOG) Data Sources: Johnson County, JCCOG ~JCCOG ...,..,.... N W+E S HWY 80 ~ ~ iii "" jUt ~ ~ ~ 1Il ~ i ~ "' o c: o ~ ill l- t; : III 0 C,') ~ 8 III o ~ C,') ROCHESTERAV l- III Ii: III 111 oJ (; ( KIRKWOOD AVE ~~1> "t..\2 C' '1~ ~~ 1>" Iowa City COURT ST MUSCATINE AVE 8/10-8/16 i Greenway Trail Soccer Park Rd) wJCCOG r,..... m e m 0 Date: September 10, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Kent Ralston; Assistant Transportation Planner Re: Agenda Item #4(g): update and discussion of ridesharing programs ~ At the May 23, 2007 Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting, the board requested more information on University of Iowa carpooling programs as well as information on other ride sharing services that are available. I. University of Iowa ridesharing programs The University of Iowa provides several carpooling programs to both staff and students. · The Carpool Matching Service provides help to both staff and students to locate others interested in carpooling at no charge. The service is non-obligatory as the actual arrangements are made by the participants. · The Rideshare Incentive Program (TRIP) offers preferred parking assignments in select parking lots to UI employees who rideshare together. TRIP is available to groups of 3 or more UI faculty/staff employed 50% time or greater. The goal is to help reduce traffic congestion and to more effectively use parking spaces available on campus. · The Van Pooling Program leases University owned vans to groups of University employees for a monthly fee. This program saves commuters money while relieving traffic congestion on campus. · The Emergency Ride Home Program is available to University employees that participate in one of the other ridesharing programs. The program was implemented to encourage people to carpool, van pool, or bus to work, by offering them the ability to get home or to daycare/school if an emergency arises. Participants may use a taxicab to go home and then can be reimbursed for the cost of the trip. · The University also offers staff and students discounted bus passes. Discounted monthly passes and 30-ride passes are available for Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty Transit to those eligible. More information on University of Iowa sponsored ridesharing programs is available at http://www.uiowa.edu/-commproq/index.html. II. Other ridesharing programs Computer based ride sharing software and management are also available to individual companies as well as metropolitan areas. These programs are available from numerous vendors and range from free web-based ride matching software to individually tailored ridesharing software costing in excess of $35,000. Typically, ridesharing programs match users 2 by location and travel preferences while the participant ultimately sets up the arrangements of his/her ride. Following are several examples of popular ridesharing programs. · GreenRide is a web-based service that provides solutions to finding alternative transportation such as carpooling, vanpooling, bike-to-work and park-and-ride programs. The program provides commuters with a means to easily find carpool partners by matching them with other GreenRide users based on shared commuting routes, schedules, and preferences. This service has an initial $24,000 start-up fee with and additional $9,500 annual service fee. More information on GreenRide is available at http://www.qreenride.com/. · NuRide is a ride matching services similar to other products except that it includes an online reporting tool that monitors new users, miles traveled, and emission reductions due to ride sharing. NuRide also offers incentives to participants. Typical rewards include restaurant and retailer gift cards, and tickets to shows and attractions based on the number of shared miles traveled by participants. This service has an initial $35,000 start-up fee with an additional $5,000 annual service fee. More information on NuRide is available at http://www.nuride.com/. · eRideShare is a free web-based service that connects commuters across the nation. Similar to other services eRideShare connects individuals interested in ride sharing based on location, preferences, and routes etc. A review of the eRideShare website shows that many University of Iowa students are using this service for long distance trips. More information is available online at http://www.erideshare.com/. III. Demand for formal carpooling programs beyond the University of Iowa We contacted ACT and Pearson to gauge the demand for formal carpooling programs beyond the University of Iowa. Neither ACT or Pearson operates a formal carpooling program, though both offer bulletin boards for staff seeking to carpool informally. Please bring any questions you have to the September 19th meeting. Jccogtp/memos/ridersharing.doc ~JCCOG rr..... m e m 0 Date: September 11, 2007 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Executive Director 7J y~ Re: Agenda Item #4(h): Update on recent activities The following is an update on recent activities of the JCCOG Transportation Planning Division. As has been our custom, we would like you to share highlights and the progress of transportation infrastructure projects under your purview. Streets and Highway 1. Collision and traffic data for Highway 965 corridor study 2. Highway 6 Speed Study in Iowa City 3. Iowa City Kimball Road traffic calming program 4. Northgate Drive secondary access study 5. Begin evaluation of Highway 6 capacity needs between Lakeside Drive and Riverside Drive 6. Highway 1 speed study between Sunset Street and Kitty Lee Road 7. Poplar Street/Muddy Creek Lane stop sign analysis 8. First Avenue speed study north of Auburn Hills Drive 9. Highway 6/Highway 965 dual right turn evaluation 10. Begin study of senior citizen mobility in the metropolitan area 11. Evaluate City High School bus circulation 12. Assist Iowa DOT with update of JCCOG traffic model Transit 1. Monthly National Transit Database reporting 2. Paratransit eligibility appeals 3. Quarterly Iowa DOT reporting 4. Iowa DOT passenger transportation development plan discussions 5. Prepare information on FTA 5307 local distribution formula 6. Consolidated transit grant applications 7. Finalize transit documentation for TIP 8. Research passenger rail funding options 9. Provide demographic information to Amtrak representatives 10. Received JARC and New Freedoms funding for Iowa City Transit Pedestrian and Bicycle 1. Assist with Johnson County/Linn County trails tour 2. Organize additional bike racks for downtown Iowa City 3. Assist Clear Creek Amana School District with Safe Routes to School project 4. Prepare Bicycle Friendly Communities application for Iowa City 5. Investigate Dubuque Street/Interstate 80 pedestrian bridge 6. Develop options for residential neighborhood on-street bike routes 7. Hawkins Drive pedestrian enhancements analysis 8. Assist Iowa City with durable pavement marking crosswalks project 9. Assist Iowa City with Court Hill Trail planning 10. Johnson County Trails Committee 11. Comprehensive Coralville school routes analysis 12. Jefferson Street/Market Street Cleary Walkway analysis 13. Regional Trails and Bicycling Committee activities 14. Conduct summer and fall trail count program 15. Evaluate alternatives for extension of the Willow Creek Trail Traffic Engineering Activities 1. Complete 2001-2004 collision location summary 2. Administer Iowa City traffic calming program 3. On-street parking evaluations 4. Traffic signal warrant studies 5. Ongoing five-year traffic signal efficiency study 6. Traffic control sign evaluation 7. Assist Iowa DOT with update of JCCOG traffic model 8. Ongoing sight distance evaluations Mu Iti-ModallOther 1. Hire Traffic Engineering Planner and Assistant Transportation Planner to fill vacant positions 2. Assist UI with way-finding sign project 3. Preparation for 2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference 4. Complete 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program 5. Complete Iowa DOT's land use planning survey 6. Research ride sharing programs 7. Geographic Information Systems software training 8. Assist Coralville with review of garbage and recycling programs 9. Update JCCOG recycling guide 10. Assist the Iowa City Fire Department with online grant applications 11. Develop comprehensive Iowa DOT traffic count map 12. Begin south of Burlington Street parking demand analysis 13. Provide information to Amtrak 14. Participate in ECICOG's Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan review jccogadm in! agd!ttac8-30. d oc 2