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6 - Staff update on the Transportation Master Plan Workplan and implementation C I T Y O F B O U L D E R TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM MEETING DATE: JANUARY 12, 2004 AGENDA TITLE: Staff briefing on implementation of the adopted 2003 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and distribution of the TMP. PRESENTER/S: Tracy Winfree, Transportation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The attached document includes implementation steps associated with the four policy focus areas of the adopted 2003 TMP and outlines smart transportation investments from both the Current Funding and Action Plans. A list of Key Issues from all city departments will be given to the City Council during the week of December 8. It will take time for the new council to become familiar with the myriad issues and policy approaches of the community. Until the new Council fully comprehends the 2003 TMP policy, the staff will be focusing on implementation steps associated with the Current Funding Plan. Status Report It appears that the city will be successful with the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funding applications through the Denver Regional Council of Governments. Preliminary scoring results indicate that Boulder is highly likely to receive funding for most of its project submittals, including the regional submittals supported by Boulder. These submittals are clearly connected to the strategies identified in the TMP Current Funding and Action Plans: Multimodal Corridors and Regional Connections: rd Highway 119 and 63 Street submitted by Boulder County with local match from Top Scoring Operational Project – Likely Boulder, CDOT and Boulder County: Funding Boulder Transit Village first phase submitted by RTD with local match from Boulder: Likely Funding through Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ) category Top Colorado Avenue Bike lanes and Sidewalks (30th Street to Folsom Avenue): Scoring Bicycle/Pedestrian Project out of 28 submittals, Likely Funding rd Ranked 3 Diagonal Highway Bikeway Gap Closure (Boulder County submittal): out of 28 Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects, Likely Funding th Ranked 4 Rock Creek Trail (US 287 to NW Parkway)(Boulder County submittal): out of 28 Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects, Likely Funding th th Ranked 5 out of 28 30 Street Bike lanes (Pearl Street to Arapahoe Avenue): Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects, Likely Funding th Ranked 8 out of 28, Elmer’s Two-Mile Greenway (Goose Creek to Valmont): NOT Currently Funded Top Scoring Reconstruction Project – Broadway Reconstruction (Pine to Iris): Likely Funding thth Likely Funding 95/96 Street Corridor Bus Service (Boulder County submittal): through Congestion Mitigation / Air Quality (CMAQ) category. Travel Demand Management (TDM) and Smart Transportation: Real-Time Transit Information submitted by Boulder with local match from both Funding Likely Boulder and University of Colorado: as part of the CMAQ category (CMAQ) In addition to the real-time transit information TIP submittal the city and the University of Colorado are proceeding with deployment of real-time transit information for ten transit routes of mutual interest including the 204, 209, DASH, HOP, SKIP, JUMP, BOUND, STAMPEDE, AB and Buff Bus. The transit status information will be available through your desk-top computer and any other web-enabled device. In addition to the web, 22 real-time signs will deployed at key transit stops. Current schedule is for the system to be operational in February 2004. On the attached one-pager, items on which we are making progress are highlighted in grey. Please note that some of this in-progress designation has been jump-started due to what looks like the successful TIP applications. In yellow, items are highlighted that are from the Current Funding Plan that will need our attention in 2004. Attachments: TMP Implementation Progress List. TMP Implementation.....Next Steps With the adoption of this plan, the city commits itself to the strategies contained in the Current Funding program and to actively pursuing the funding needed to implement the Action Plan. 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