T3 Webinar:

The Congestion Management Process: Best Practices in Wilmington, DE and Peer-to-Peer Lessons Learned by Albuquerque, NM

September 18, 2007

Text version of Webinar presentation:

"An Approach to Enhance the Albuquerque Region’s Congestion Management Process"

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Slide 1: An Approach to Enhance the Albuquerque Region’s Congestion Management Process

Metropolitan Transportation Planning
T3 Webinar
September 18, 2007

Slide 2: Presentation Outline

Overview of CMP and Mid-Region MPO experiences.
A new approach.
Analysis and challenges.
Summary of findings from the WILMAPCO visit.

Slide 3: Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (AMPA)

[Map of Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (AMPA) and local jurisdictions.]

Slide 4: Housing by Subarea. Existing 2004 and Projected Growth to 2030

[Map of housing by sub-area, showing percentages of existing and new homes in areas east and west of the Rio Grande]

Slide 5: Jobs by Subarea. Existing 2004 and Projected Growth to 2030

[Map of jobs by sub-area, showing percentages of existing and new jobs in areas east and west of the Rio Grande.]

Slide 6: 2004 Base Year Level of Service

[Map identifying points for 2004 Base Year Level of Service.]

Slide 7: 2030 Level of Service

[Map showing forecasted 2030 Level of Service.]

Slide 8: Systems Management & Operations

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Implementation Plan
Managed Lanes

High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes
Transit Only
Reversible Lanes

Ramp Metering
Incident Management, Motorist Assistance
Access Control Policies

Slide 9: Transportation Issues & Challenges

Rapid Population Growth & Land Development Patterns

the "Land Use–Transportation Connection"

Congested Roadways
"Crossing the River"
Transit service: quality & convenience
Bicycle facilities and connectivity
Pedestrian access
Crashes and safety
Air quality
Limited transportation funding

Slide 10: Overview

Early 2005 MPO recognized the need to re-structure the CMP program.
Technical and analytical capabilities were develop but framework was inadequate.
CMP has not been fully integrated into the programming and transportation decision making process at the regional and local level.

Slide 11: CMP Background

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.
Title III and VI of SAFETEA-LU, Sections 3005 and 6001

Mandates Transportation Management Areas (TMAs) to incorporate CMP within the Metropolitan Transportation Planning process.

The Final Rule on Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation Planning (February 14, 2007)

"The development of a congestion management process should result in multimodal system performance measures and strategies that can be reflected in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the Transportations Improvement Program."

Slide 12: CMP & the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process

"The Congestion Management Process (CMP) shall be developed, established, and implemented as part of the metropolitan transportation planning process that includes coordination with transportation system management and operation activities".
Source: 23-CFR450.320.C

Slide 13: Management & Operation and CMP in the Context of Metropolitan Transportation Planning Requirements

[FHWA visual of Management and Operation and CMP in the context of Metropolitan Transportation Planning requirements]

Slide 14: Mid–Region MPO CMP Goal

To have a Congestion Management Process that is fully integrated into the transportation planning process:

By developing a technical evaluation process through regional consensus that reflects regional objectives;
By using the CMP performance measures to evaluate the performance of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan projects;
By linking the CMP performance evaluation process to TIP project prioritization.

Slide 15: Analysis & Challenges

CMP as a regionally accepted approach for managing congestion.
Develop an operational and integrated CMP structure for the Albuquerque region.
Provide information and analysis for better understanding the causes of congestion.
Regional Markets.
The "before and after" monitoring of implemented strategies.
Define a project prioritization process that is regional accepted.

Slide 16: A new approach: Scope of Work

Regionally accepted approach.
Review definition of congestion:

CMP network.
CMP corridors or areas.

Define methods to monitor & evaluate the transportation system (performance measures):

Causes of congestion.
Extent of congestion.
Duration of congestion.

Definition of regional goals & objectives:

Regionally accepted.
Focus on transportation system management & operation.
Performance measures.

Slide 17: Cont… Scope of Work

Develop Management & Operation strategies based on operation goals & objectives:

CMP Toolbox.
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Prioritization Process (incremental steps)

Quantitative method to select and rank projects

Evaluation of CMP strategies (before and after).

Data Collection plan
Develop an implementation schedule:

Implementation responsibilities.
Strategy funding sources.

CMP products & Information Dissemination:

Status reports (annual, bi-annual, etc.)
CMP report.

Slide 18: How the visit to WILMAPCO came about

To visit a successful CMP program.
To see day to day operation of the CMP program.
To attend an active CMP Subcommittee meeting.
To learn from a developed and integrated "project prioritization process."

Slide 19: Summary of Findings

A CMP structure.
An active CMP subcommittee.
A prioritization process.
A CMP "toolbox" of strategies.
A "before and after" monitoring process.

Slide 20: Images that show the following uses...

Intersections
Construction
Parking
Transit
Traffic Management
Land Use
Cycling
Pedestrian
ITS
Safety
Rail

Slide 21: Questions & Comments Welcome!

Rodolfo Monge-Oviedo, AICP
Transportation Planner
Tel: 505-724-3604
Email: rmonge-oviedo@mrcog-nm.gov
Web: www.mrcog-nm.gov

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