TABLE OF CONTENTS

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY POSITION STATEMENT

1. BACKGROUND FOR THE MPO AND THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

The Metropolitan Planning Organization & The Long Range Transportation Plan................. 1.1

What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization.............................................................. 1.1

What is the Long Range Transportation Plan................................................................ 1.1

ITCTC Organizational Structure.................................................................................... 1.1

Public Involvement.......................................................................................................... 1.2

2. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW......................................................... 2.1

Introduction to Tompkins County .............................................................................................. 2.1

Demographic Characteristics.......................................................................................... 2.1

Employment Characteristics......................................................................................... 2.11

Travel Trends & Characteristics.............................................................................................. 2.14

General Travel Trends.................................................................................................. 2.14

Commutation.................................................................................................................. 2.16

Journey-to-Work........................................................................................................... 2.16

Vehicle Population......................................................................................................... 2.17

Driving Population......................................................................................................... 2.18

Trip Length.................................................................................................................... 2.18

Traffic Accidents............................................................................................................ 2.18

Public Transportation.................................................................................................... 2.18

Bus and Paratransit....................................................................................................... 2.19

Paratransit...................................................................................................................... 2.19

Carshare......................................................................................................................... 2.19

Mobility Management................................................................................................... 2.19

3. VISION STATEMENTS

Sustainable Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 3.1

Sustainable Accessibility................................................................................................. 3.1

Mobility............................................................................................................................ 3.1

Proximity.......................................................................................................................... 3.2

Connectivity..................................................................................................................... 3.2

Integration........................................................................................................................ 3.2

Quality of Life.................................................................................................................. 3.2

Environment..................................................................................................................... 3.3

Vision Statement Goals & Objectives........................................................................................ 3.4

Integration........................................................................................................................ 3.4

Mobility............................................................................................................................ 3.5

Proximity.......................................................................................................................... 3.5

Connectivity..................................................................................................................... 3.6

Quality of Life ................................................................................................................. 3.6

Environment..................................................................................................................... 3.7

4. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM – A SUSTAINABLE VIEW

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4.1

Connectivity................................................................................................................................. 4.1

Roadways......................................................................................................................... 4.1

Bridges............................................................................................................................. 4.5

Transit.............................................................................................................................. 4.5

Paratransit........................................................................................................................ 4.6

Coordination Plan............................................................................................................ 4.7

Multimodal and Intermodal Facilities............................................................................. 4.7

Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs................................................................................. 4.14

Bicycles.................................................................................................................... 4.15

Pedestrians............................................................................................................... 4.17

System Integration.................................................................................................................... 4.24

Mobility Impaired.......................................................................................................... 4.24

Parking and Circulation................................................................................................. 4.24

Design Issues................................................................................................................. 4.25

Transportation Demand Management......................................................................... 4.26

Transportation System Management........................................................................... 4.27

Data Needs.................................................................................................................... 4.32

Intermodal/Freight......................................................................................................... 4.32

Freight Movements................................................................................................. 4.32

Passenger Movements............................................................................................ 4.33

Environmental............................................................................................................................ 4.35

Introduction.................................................................................................................... 4.35

Air Quality...................................................................................................................... 4.35

Land Use Planning......................................................................................................... 4.37

Energy............................................................................................................................ 4.38

Minimizing Negative Impacts....................................................................................... 4.39

Locating Environmental Impacts.................................................................................. 4.39

Safety Element........................................................................................................................... 4.46

Traffic Safety Issues..................................................................................................... 4.46

State and Regional Planning......................................................................................... 4.46

Part I - New York State Highway Safety Plan............................................................. 4.46

Part II – Tompkins County Emergency Preparedness................................................ 4.48

Financial..................................................................................................................................... 4.49

Introduction.................................................................................................................... 4.49

Resource Estimation..................................................................................................... 4.49

Expenditure Estimation................................................................................................. 4.52

Highways.................................................................................................................. 4.54

Transit...................................................................................................................... 4.54

5. SCENARIO ANALYSIS

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 5.1

Scenarios...................................................................................................................................... 5.1

Analysis........................................................................................................................................ 5.4

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Vehicle Hours Traveled (VHT)........................... 5.4

Air Quality and Energy.................................................................................................... 5.5

Conclusions................................................................................................................................ 5.19

6. PROJECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATON

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 6.1

Transportation Initiatives............................................................................................................ 6.2

Planning Efforts............................................................................................................... 6.2

Mobility Efforts............................................................................................................... 6.5

Operations and Maintenance Efforts............................................................................. 6.8

7. SAFETEA-LU NARRATIVE

Eight Planning Factors................................................................................................................. 7.1

Ten Plan Requirements............................................................................................................... 7.3

APPENDICES

A – SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

B – INVENTORY OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS

C – GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND

TRANSPORTATION RELATED WEB SITES

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 Tompkins County Locator Map.......................................................................................... 2.3

FIGURE 2 Ithaca-Tompkins County 2000 Urbanized Area Boundary For Transportation..................... 2.4

FIGURE 3 Census Block Population Density 2000 Tompkins County................................................... 2.8

FIGURE 4 Households in Tompkins County......................................................................................... 2.9

FIGURE 5 Age of Population in Tompkins County............................................................................. 2.10

FIGURE 6 Employment in Tompkins County...................................................................................... 2.13

FIGURE 7 Tompkins County Residents Who Work in Other Counties (2000).................................... 2.21

FIGURE 8 Residence Location of Workers from Other Counties (2000)............................................ 2.21

FIGURE 9 Journey-to-Work History (Tompkins County)................................................................... 2.24

FIGURE 10 Journey-to-Work History (City of Ithaca)......................................................................... 2.25

FIGURE 11 Journey-to-Work History (Town of Ithaca) ...................................................................... 2.26

FIGURE 12 Travel Time to Work ....................................................................................................... 2.28

FIGURE 13 Travel Time to Work Percentages..................................................................................... 2.29

FIGURE 13-A Public Transportation Ridership in Tompkins County......................................................... 2.30

FIGURE 13-B Sustainability Accessibility Diagram..................................................................................... 3.1

FIGURE 14 2004 Tompkins County Highway Functional Classification System....................................... 4.3

FIGURE 15 Bridges and Ratings in Tompkins County............................................................................. 4.8

FIGURE 16 Bridges and Ratings in City of Ithaca................................................................................... 4.9

FIGURE 17 TCAT Bus Routes - 2009................................................................................................ 4.10

FIGURE 18 TCAT Bus Routes: Ithaca - 2009..................................................................................... 4.11

FIGURE 19 TCAT Bus Boarding – Countywide (10/15 – 11/16/08).................................................... 4.12

FIGURE 20 TCAT Bus Boarding – Ithaca (10/15 – 11/16/08)............................................................. 4.13

FIGURE 21 Tompkins County Intermodal Facilities.............................................................................. 4.14

FIGURE 22 Bike Suitability in Tompkins County.................................................................................. 4.16

FIGURE 23 Tompkins County Sidewalk Inventory............................................................................... 4.18

FIGURE 24 Roads with Sidewalks – City of Ithaca.............................................................................. 4.19

FIGURE 25 Multi-Use Trails in Tompkins County................................................................................ 4.21

FIGURE 26 Multi-Use Trails in City of Ithaca....................................................................................... 4.22

FIGURE 27 Multi-Use Trails in Ithaca Urbanized Area......................................................................... 4.23

FIGURE 28 Location of Parking Areas – City of Ithaca........................................................................ 4.28

FIGURE 29 Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway............................................................................................. 4.29

FIGURE 30 Tompkins County Congested Roads – 2009..................................................................... 4.30

FIGURE 31 City of Ithaca Congested Roads – 2009............................................................................ 4.31

FIGURE 32 Major Freight Generators and Major Freight Corridors in Tompkins County...................... 4.34

FIGURE 33 Tompkins County eCO2 emissions by sector 2008........................................................... 4.36

FIGURE 34 Natural Features Focus Areas in Tompkins County........................................................... 4.41

FIGURE 35 Natural Features Focus Areas in Ithaca............................................................................. 4.42

FIGURE 36 Unique Natural Areas, Federal and State Wetlands in Tompkins County............................ 4.43

FIGURE 37 Historic Bridges and Structures in Tompkins County.......................................................... 4.44

FIGURE 38 Historic Bridges and Structures in Ithaca........................................................................... 4.45

FIGURE 39.... 2010-2030 Summary of Estimated Transportation Resources............................................ 4.52

FIGURE 40 Existing Development.......................................................................................................... 5.7

LIST OF FIGURES continued

FIGURE 41 Trend-Based Scenario........................................................................................................ 5.8

FIGURE 42 Plan-Based Scenario.......................................................................................................... 5.9

FIGURE 43 Tompkins County Congested Roads - 2009...................................................................... 5.11

FIGURE 44 City of Ithaca Congested Roads - 2009............................................................................ 5.12

FIGURE 45 Tompkins County Congested Roads – 2030 Trend Scenario............................................. 5.13

FIGURE 46.... City of Ithaca Congested Roads – 2030 Trend Scenario................................................... 5.14

FIGURE 47.... Tompkins County Congested Roads – 2030 Plan-Based................................................... 5.15

FIGURE 48.... City of Ithaca Congested Roads – 2030 Plan-Based......................................................... 5.16

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 Population Totals for Tompkins County Municipalities......................................................... 2.5

TABLE 2 Population Totals for Tompkins County Villages.................................................................. 2.5

TABLE 3 Population Trends in Urban and Rural Areas....................................................................... 2.6

TABLE 4 Population Size and Density Figures for Tompkins County 1990-2007................................ 2.6

TABLE 5 Population Size and Density Figures for the Villages of Tompkins County 1990-2007.......... 2.7

TABLE 6 Persons per Household in Tompkins County....................................................................... 2.9

TABLE 7 Age of Population in Tompkins County............................................................................. 2.11

TABLE 8 Employment of Tompkins County Residents Age 16+....................................................... 2.12

TABLE 9 Trips Per Person per Day by Trip Purpose – 1995 & 2001 estimates................................ 2.15

TABLE 10 Trips Per Person per Day by Mode of Transportation – 1995 & 2001 estimates................ 2.15

TABLE 11 Tompkins County Commutation Patterns........................................................................... 2.20

TABLE 12 Means of Transportation to Work – Census 2000............................................................. 2.22

TABLE 13 Means of Transportation to Work – 2005-2007 ACS....................................................... 2.23

TABLE 14 Total Vehicle Registrations in Tompkins County................................................................ 2.27

TABLE 15 Vehicles Available and Vehicles per person....................................................................... 2.27

TABLE 16 Tompkins County Total Number of Driver’s Licenses (1988-2007)................................... 2.28

TABLE 17 Travel Time to Work (Workers Age 16+ Not Working at Home)..................................... 2.29

TABLE 18 Traffic Accident History for Tompkins County................................................................... 2.30

TABLE 19 Federal Aid Road System – Descriptive Statistics ............................................................... 4.4

TABLE 20 Road System – By Type..................................................................................................... 4.4

TABLE 21 Bridge Condition................................................................................................................ 4.5

TABLE 22 Bicycle Suitability - Score................................................................................................. 4.17

TABLE 23 Roads With Sidewalks...................................................................................................... 4.20

TABLE 24 U.S. Transportation Carbon Emissions (% by mode)......................................................... 4.36

TABLE 25 Overall Emissions by Sector.............................................................................................. 4.36

TABLE 26 Tompkins County Mileage by Mode ................................................................................ 4.37

TABLE 27 Tompkins County Emissions by Mode.............................................................................. 4.37

TABLE 28 Summary of Local Highway Resource Estimates................................................................ 4.50

TABLE 29 Highway and Transit Resource Estimate (2010-2030)....................................................... 4.51

TABLE 30 Summary of Total Estimated Resources............................................................................. 4.51

TABLE 31 Estimated Expenditure Allocations..................................................................................... 4.53

TABLE 32 Vehicle Miles Traveled and Vehicle Hours Traveled.......................................................... 5.10

TABLE 33...... Road Congestion.............................................................................................................. 5.10

TABLE 34...... Emissions Analysis............................................................................................................ 5.17

TABLE 35...... Energy Analysis................................................................................................................ 5.18