HUMBOLDT COUNTY

2004 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

PLAN UPDATE

Humboldt County

Association of Governments

Bauer & Associates, Inc.

VRPA Technologies, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................E-1

I.    INTRODUCTION.............................................I-1

A. Regional Setting.............................................I-2

B. Demographic and Economic Projections.............................................I-3

C. Travel Characteristics.............................................I-11

D. Plan Purpose and Assumptions.............................................I-12

E. Plan Organization.............................................I-15

F. Transportation System Description.............................................I-15

Participation Program.............................................I-16

H. Coordination with Other Plans.............................................I-18

II.    ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS.............................................II-1

A.    Existing Conditions

A1. Roadways.............................................II-1

A2. Transit Service.............................................II-7

A3. Aviation.............................................II-22

A4. Bicycle and Pedestrian.............................................II-27

A5. Goods Movement.............................................II-31

A6. Recreational Travel.............................................II-41

A7. Transportation System Management.............................................II-42

A8. Pipeline Transport and Energy.............................................II-44

A9. Land Use and Transportation Connections.............................................II-47

A10. Air Quality.............................................II-49

B.    Future Needs

Demographic and Economic Projections.............................................II-51

Economic Development and Transportation.............................................II-57

B1. Highway.............................................II-59

B2. Transit Service.............................................II-66

B3. Aviation.............................................II-68

B4. Bicycle and Pedestrian.............................................II-70

B5. Goods Movement.............................................II-77

B6. Recreational Travel.............................................II-79

B7. Transportation System Management.............................................II-80

B8. Pipeline Transport and Energy Conservation.............................................II-82

B9. Land Use and Transportation Connections.............................................II-83

B10. Air Quality.............................................II-83

POLICY ELEMENT.............................................III-1

A. Policy Issues and Regional Needs.............................................III-1

A1. Federal and Statewide Funding Programs and Guidelines.............................................III-1

A2. Regional Needs and Local Policy Issues.............................................III-2

B. Goals and Policies.............................................III-3

B1. Roadways.............................................III-4

B2. Transit.............................................III-6

B3. Aviation.............................................III-9

B4. Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities.............................................III-10

B5. Goods Movement.............................................III-12

B6. Recreational Travel.............................................III-13

B7. Transportation Management (ITS & ATS).............................................III-14

B8. Pipeline Transport and Energy Conservation.............................................III-16

B9. Land Use and Transportation.............................................III-17

B10. Air Quality.............................................IIII-19

C. Performance Measures.............................................IIII-19

ACTION ELEMENT.............................................IV-1

A. Past Accomplishments.............................................IV-1

B. State and Regional Transportation Improvement Planning and Programming

B1. State Transportation Planning Process.............................................IV-3

B2. Regional Transportation Improvement Planning Process.............................................IV-4

B3. Consistency with Goals, Policies, and Financial Constraints.............................................IV-4

B4. Purpose and Need.............................................IV-5

C. Plan Assumptions.............................................IV-5

D1. Roadways.............................................IV-6

D2. Transit.............................................IV-25

D3. Aviation.............................................IV-27

D4. Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities.............................................IV-27

D5. Goods Movement (Truck, Rail, Marine).............................................IV-29

D6. Recreational Travel.............................................IV-30

D7. Transportation Management.............................................IV-30

D8. Pipeline Transport and Energy Conservation.............................................IV-31

D9. Land Use and Transportation Continuity.............................................IV-32

D10. Air Quality.............................................IV-33

E. Regional Performance Objectives and Project Evaluation Criteria.............................................IV-34

E1. STIP Priority Projects and Ranking by Responsible Agency.............................................IV-38

E2. Criteria Methodology for Capacity Increasing Projects.............................................IV-41

E3. Criteria Methodology for Rehabilitation and Safety Projects.............................................IV-42

E4. Criteria Methodology for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects.............................................IV-43

E5. Criteria Methodology for Transit Projects.............................................IV-44

F. Recommended Actions for Project and Program Priorities.............................................IV-83

FINANCIAL ELEMENT.............................................V-1

A. Purpose.............................................V-1

B. Context of the Transportation Funding Environment.............................................V-1

C. Funding Sources and Programs

C1. Roadway Improvement Funding.............................................V-5

C2. Public Transit Improvement Funding.............................................V-20

C3. Aviation.............................................V-26

C4. Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Funding.............................................V-28

C5. Goods Movement Funding (Truck, Rail, Marine).............................................V-31

C6. Recreational Travel Improvement Funding.............................................V-33

C7. TSM Improvement Funding (TDM Improvement Funding).............................................V-33

C8. Pipeline and Energy Conservation Improvement Funding.............................................V-34

D. Other Potential Funding Sources.............................................V-34

E. Financially Constrained Projects.............................................V-35

F. Funding Strategy.............................................V-35

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE.............................................VI-1

A. Addendum to the 98-00 RTP EIR.............................................V-34

B. Coordination with North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District.............................................V-35

APPENDICES

A. List Of Acronyms.............................................A-1

B. Glossary of terms.............................................B-1

C. Summary Of Comments From Public Workshops........................................C-1

D. Review Comments.............................................D-1