HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.6.22 UAPB Agenda PacketPrepared by: Emily Bothell, Sr. Associate Transportation Planner, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5250
RESOLUTION NO. 2022- _____________
RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE IOWA DOT
PAVEMENT DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County is established under
chapter 28E of the code of Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County is the designated
metropolitan planning organization for the Iowa City Urbanized Area; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County Urbanized Area
Policy Board, upon recommendation from the Metropolitan Planning Organization of
Johnson County Transportation Technical Advisory Committee has determined it is
reasonable to use Federal-Aid Swap program funding solely for the pavement data
collection program funding in 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD OF
THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY, THAT:
The Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County Urbanized Area Policy Board
approved using Federal-Aid Swap program funding for the collection of pavement condition
data in 2023 and to forward to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
It was moved by _________________ and seconded by __________________. The
resolution be adopted. The motion ______________ on a vote of _______ affirmative and
_______ negative. Considered on this _____ day of April 2022.
______________________________
John Thomas, Chairperson
MPOJC Urbanized Area Policy Board
Attest: ________________________
MPOJC Executive Director
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548
425
576
918
190
431
180
2015 2017 2019 SUMMER
2020
FALL 2020 WINTER
2021
SPRING
2021
WINTER
2022
Iowa River Trail at Trueblood
Trails are plowed
in Winter
Intermittent trail
closures in area
due to flooding
and trail repair
247
161
213
360
391
236
151
2015 2016 2017 2019 SUMMER
2020
FALL 2020 FALL 2021
Pedestrian Bridge from Peninsula
to Iowa River Power in Coralville
130
155
368
130
67
2017 2019 SUMMER 2020 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
Iowa River (Dubuque St) Trail
northwest of Liberty High School
Peak pandemic restrictions
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71
86
63
157
225
2015 2017 2019 SUMMER 2020 FALL 2021
Iowa River Landing south of Marriott
Peak
pandemic
restrictions Growth of
residential
units in area
with Latitude
and opening
of new trail
link along
Crandic RR
132
505
195 199
2018 SUMMER 2020 WINTER 2021 WINTER 2022
Waterworks Park entrance
Peak pandemic restrictions
Trail is plowed in Winter
127
168
206
159
341
84
245
2014 2015 2016 SUMMER
2020
FALL 2020 WINTER
2021
SPRING 2021
Clear Creek Trail at Camp Cardinal
Trail is not plowed
in winter
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221
397
89
228
2015 SUMMER 2020 WINTER 2021 SUMMER 2021
North Ridge Trail near
Oakdale Campus
Trail is not
plowed in winter
Peak pandemic restrictions
281
205
235
333
285 287
2013 2014 2016 2017 2019 SUMMER 2021
North Liberty Trail
near Rec Center
215 232
406
242
2014 2017 SUMMER 2020 SUMMER 2021
North Liberty Trail
near Forevergreen Rd
Peak pandemic restrictions
5
142
186 177
128
203
316
2007 2009 2011 2014 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
Sycamore Greenway Trail
Residential developtment in the area &
active promotion of the trail on social
media.
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397
458
327
2010 2015 FALL 2020 FALL 2021
Court Hill Trail east of 1st Ave
The MPO has acquired two additional trail counters, bringing our total to 4 counters. These
additional counters afford us the opportunity to do longer counts: month-long to season-long
counts. Longer counts will be especially helpful along major trails that have the potential to
attract tourism. The Iowa River Corridor Trail is now connected to the Hoover Trail and Cedar
Valley Nature Trail, which is encouraging local and regional bicycle tourism. The planned future
link of the Clear Creek Trail between Coralville and Tiffin will also be of interest for tourism as it
continues west providing access to and from Kent Park.
With tourism in mind, we plan to concentrate our 2022 counts on the Clear Creek and Iowa
River Corridor Trails with counters left in place for 2 to 3 months at a time. With the assistance
of Johnson County, which now has its own set of trail counters, we will be able to measure
activity along the entire length of both trails in a single year. Having several counters placed
simultaneously along a single trail over the course of a season will provide a better sense of
overall trail usage and will reduce some of the variability due to weather and other factors. A
map of count locations for 2022 is attached.
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While the proposed counts will be longer in duration, we are able to reserve the opportunity to
schedule special counts at the request of communities.
PROPOSED 2022 TRAIL COUNTS
May-July 2022
Iowa River Corridor Trail locations:
1. Near Mehaffey Bridge (Johnson County)
2. Near Penn Elementary
3. Near West Overlook Road (Johnson County)
4. Between Butler Bridge and Waterworks Park
5. I-80 Underpass Waterworks Park to Mackinaw neighborhood
6. Pedestrian Bridge from Peninsula to Iowa River Power
7. Trail from Crandic Park to Coralville
8. Trail entrance to Terry Trueblood Rec Area
August -September 2022
Clear Creek Trail:
1. At RR underpass south of 2nd Street
2. Near Tom Harkin Trail Head at Camp Cardinal
3. West of Camp Cardinal near 25th Ave
4. In Tiffin near Ireland Ave
5. West of Tiffin on County Trail (Johnson County)
In addition to our new trail counters the MPO has also established an account with Strava
Metro. This will allow us to download ridership data from anywhere in the County—trails,
streets, and elsewhere. One advantage of Strava data is that it separates bicyclists from
pedestrians and runners. However, because Strava is an app that individuals voluntarily choose
to activate on their devices, the data represents only a segment of those using the trails and
should not be interpreted as representative of all bicyclists or pedestrians. In general, Strava
users tend to be avid bicyclists and likely more affluent. We believe Strava data will provide a
useful tool for measuring bicycle tourism, economic activity, and assessing special events such
as rides and races. We plan to use Strava data as a supplement to our regular counts.
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