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DMATS LRTP Chapter 4 Transportation Network Forecast Chapter Outline DMATS Travel Demand Model Transit Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Airport Passenger Rail Freight DMATS Travel Demand Model Computer model that

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DMATS LRTP Chapter 4 Transportation Network Forecast

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Chapter Outline

DMATS Travel Demand Model
Transit
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Airport
Passenger Rail
Freight

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DMATS Travel Demand Model

Computer model that estimates travel behavior in the

region

DMATS uses the model to forecast future travel demand
Model Inputs
Population Projections
Employment Projections
Household Projections
Land Use
Roadway Network

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2010 Level of Service and Traffic Volume

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2045 Level of Service and Traffic Volume – No Improvements

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2045 Level of Service and Traffic Volume – Planned and Committed Improvements

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DMATS Travel Demand Model

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Transit

Jule Top Priorities 1. Extend service hours for riders until at least 9:00 p.m. on weekdays. 2. Expand geographic coverage of routes. Areas include but are not limited to, Asbury, John Deere, and East Dubuque. 3. Extend service to new industrial park employment areas. 4. Improve the west-end transfer area. Indoor waiting area and restrooms. 5. Establish a partnership with RTA 8 to provide regular service to Peosta. 6. Increase the number of benches and shelters at high ridership locations.

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Transit

RTA 8 Top Priorities 1. Explore coordination opportunities between The Jule and RTA 2. Encourage employers to utilize current public transit systems 3. Provide services on an on call basis 4. Continue collaboration with human service agencies, dialysis, and TMS 5. Continue discussions with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) & Promise Jobs 6. Expand hours to include late afternoons, evenings, weekends and holidays for all three counties 7. Transportation in Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson, Clinton and Clayton Counties 8. Continue to recruit paid and volunteer drivers and retain current part time drivers. 9. Continue Travel Training Program

10. Transportation from Dubuque to Peosta

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Transit

Bus Storage Facility

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Bicycle and Pedestrian

Improve on-street bicycle safety
Improve pedestrian safety
Continue to expand the regional trails

network

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Injuries

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Future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

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Airport

FAA Terminal Area Forecasts
Project an Increase in Activity at the Dubuque Regional Airport
Airport Master Plan - 2004
Extend Runway 18-36 by 1,200 ft
Increase Hanger Space
Update Master Plan

Projected Airport Operations 2015 2040 52,005 57,314

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Passenger Rail

Project is currently on hold for additional review
The State of Illinois has not made a final decision

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Freight

Black Hawk Hills and ECIA Freight Study
Freight Corridors
SW Arterial
US Highway 20
US Highway 151/61
US Highway 52
Lock and Dam 11