CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Planning and Development Services		Commission Meeting Date:  May 15, 2018
Staff Contact:	Jessica Mortinger, Senior Transportation Planner
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Authorize staff to submit three applications to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Call for Competitive Consolidated Planning Grant Projects. The three (3) projects include: a 23^rd Street (Learnard Avenue to East City Limits) Multimodal Corridor Study, Intelligent Transportation Systems: Implementation and Data Collection program, and a Multimodal Traffic Impact Study Methodology and Guidelines Study.
Executive Summary:		The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is conducting a call for projects for the Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) carry-over from 2015, 2016, and 2017. Grant applications are due by May 31, 2018. The grant program requires a minimum twenty percent (20%) local match (see attached for details of project costs). The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on April 20^th and May 1^st to determine which transportation planning projects should be submitted for funding. Three (3) projects were selected (listed below in order of recommended priority): 23^rd Street (Learnard Avenue to East City Limits) Multimodal Corridor Study – This study will develop a vision and implementation strategy for 23^rd Street (Learnard Avenue to the eastern City Limits), providing an opportunity for the public to reimagine the street for comfortable and inviting multimodal transportation. The study would provide a public visioning process and existing conditions evaluation including: current and future land uses, access management, crash history, multimodal needs, and amenities. The process will provide recommendations for access management and a concept level multimodal (auto, transit, bike, pedestrian, freight) transportation plan. This would provide a basis for the City of Lawrence to begin design work for the anticipated 2021 reconstruction of this portion of East 23^rd Street. Intelligent Transportation Systems Implementation and Data Collection – This project would consist of the purchase and installation of technology to equip 10 intersections to collect turn movements and volume of vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Seven (7) intersections are currently equipped with data collection devices. The 10 new intersections would bring the total technology equipped intersections to 17. This is part of a phased process to equip all intersections with this technology and maximize the data collection process. Information collected with this technology would provide a better understanding of travel time, traffic volumes, and other information to improve operations, address special events, and peak traffic trends. This data would provide an opportunity to work towards having a real-time traffic information system that could assist in managing travel delays, avoiding secondary crashes by diverting traffic when incidents occur, and provide historical data to use for future roadway improvements. Multimodal Traffic Impact Study Methodology and Guidelines – The study will explore the national best practices and provide localized recommendations to the cities within Douglas County and the County for when Traffic Impact Studies should be required, what multimodal analyses should be included, and how the study should be processed, reviewed, and used in an effort to ensure that Transportation 2040 is being implemented to the fullest multimodal extent for each city and county development process.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Collaborative Solutions Safe, Healthy and Welcoming Neighborhoods Sound Fiscal Stewardship Innovative Infrastructure and Asset Management
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The projects total $310,000, of which $187,000 is proposed to be grant funds and $123,000 are from multiple sources of City funds.
Attachments:		Proposed Scope of Work

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