Executive Summary
Overview of Regional Transportation Plan Organization....................................... ES-1
Highway and Roadway Transportation System..................................................... EC-2
Public Transit and Paratransit Services................................................................... EC-3
Bicycle and Pedestrian Service System................................................................... ES-4
Aviation System..................................................................................................... ES-5
Goods Movement................................................................................................... ES-5
Tribal Transportation.............................................................................................. ES-6
Community Input.................................................................................................... ES-7
Introduction
Regional
Transportation Planning Agency ................................................................ I-1
Regional Setting......................................................................................................... I-3
Demographic and Economic Projections.................................................................... I-5
Land Use and Transportation................................................................................... I-15
Blueprint Planning................................................................................................... I-16
California Transportation Plan................................................................................. I-17
California Wildlife Action Plan................................................................................ I-17
Environmental Compliance...................................................................................... I-17
Plan Purpose and Assumptions............................................................................... I-18
RTP Goal and Guiding Policies............................................................................... I-21
References................................................................................................................ I-23
HR Highway and Roadway Transportation
System Element
System Description................................................................................................ HR-1
Needs Assessment................................................................................................. HR-4
Guiding Goals, Policies and Objectives................................................................. HR-8
Action Plan: Proposed Projects.......................................................................... HR-10
Financing............................................................................................................. HR-20
Performance Measures........................................................................................ HR-32
Accomplishments since the 2006 RTP................................................................ HR-34
References........................................................................................................... HR-35
PT Public Transit and Paratransit Service Element
System Description................................................................................................. PT-1
Fixed Route and Commuter Service....................................................................... PT-6
Paratransit Service................................................................................................ PT-10
Social Service Transportation............................................................................... PT-13
Cross County/Interregional Service...................................................................... PT-13
Coordinated Transportation Plan.......................................................................... PT-14
Needs Assessment................................................................................................ PT-14
Guiding Goals, Policies and Objectives................................................................ PT-20
Action Plan: Proposed Projects........................................................................... PT-22
Financing.............................................................................................................. PT-24
Performance Measures......................................................................................... PT-29
Accomplishments since the 2006 RTP................................................................. PT-30
References............................................................................................................ PT-32
BP Bicycle and Pedestrian System Element
System Description................................................................................................ BP-1
Needs Assessment................................................................................................. BP-4
Guiding Goals, Policies, and Objectives.............................................................. BP-19
Action Plan: Proposed Projects............................................................................ BP-21
Financing.............................................................................................................. BP-30
Performance Measures......................................................................................... BP-36
Accomplishments since 2006 RTP....................................................................... BP-37
AS Aviation System Element
System Description................................................................................................ AS-1
Humboldt County Airport Land Use Commission................................................ AS-6
California Aviation Systems Plan.......................................................................... AS-7
Needs Assessment................................................................................................. AS-7
Guiding Goals, Policies, and Objectives.............................................................. AS-13
Action Plan: Proposed Projects........................................................................... AS-14
Financing............................................................................................................. AS-17
Accomplishments since the 2006 RTP................................................................. AS-20
References............................................................................................................ AS-22
GM Goods Movement
System Description............................................................................................... GM-1
Needs Assessment................................................................................................ GM-9
Guiding Goals, Policies, and Objectives............................................................. GM-18
Action Plan: Proposed Projects.......................................................................... GM-20
Financing............................................................................................................ GM-25
Performance Measures....................................................................................... GM-26
References.......................................................................................................... GM-29
TT Tribal Transportation Element
Native American Coordination and Consultation.................................................... TT-1
Humboldt County Tribal Transportation Commission............................................ TT-2
HCAOGÕs Role in Tribal Transportation............................................................... TT-2
Hoopa Valley Tribe................................................................................................ TT-4
Karuk Tribe of California....................................................................................... TT-7
Trinidad Rancheria.................................................................................................. TT-7
Yurok Tribe............................................................................................................ TT-9
Wiyot Tribe........................................................................................................... TT-11
Blue Lake Rancheria............................................................................................. TT-11
Financing.............................................................................................................. TT-12
References............................................................................................................ TT-15
CI
Community Input Element
Community Participation Program.......................................................................... CI-1
Workshop
Exercise Number One............................................................................ CI-2
Workshop
Exercise Number Two........................................................................... CI-7
Additional
Comments............................................................................................ CI-15
Comments
Received via Mail and Email............................................................... CI-19
Process
Comments................................................................................................ CI-26
Summary
of Public Participation Program............................................................ CI-29
Public
Comment on Draft RTP............................................................................. CI-30
EC
Environmental Clearance
RTP
EIR Addendum.............................................................................................. EC-1
Air
Quality – Greenhouse Gas Emissions.............................................................. EC-1
Coordination
with North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District for
Emissions
Reductions............................................................................................ EC-4
California
Wildlife Action Plan.............................................................................. EC-6
List of Tables
I1 2000 and 2007 Population
Statistics, Humboldt County.................................................. I-6
I2 Humboldt County
Employment Statistics....................................................................... I-13
I3 Examples of Transportation
Planning Land Use Impacts............................................... I-15
HR1 Significant Roadways.............................................................................................. HR-2
HR2 Congested Roadways............................................................................................... HR-6
HR3 Roadway Maintenance
Backlog............................................................................... HR-7
HR4 Summary of short- and
Long-term Highway and Roadway Project Costs............ HR-10
HR5 Short-term Projects not
Funded by STIP or SHOPP............................................. HR-11
HR6 Short-term (1-10 years)
STIP Projects................................................................... HR-14
HR7 Short-term Highway
Operations and Rehabilitation Projects (SHOPP; 2008)...... HR-16
HR8 Long-term (11-20 years)
Roadway Projects.......................................................... HR-19
HR9 Illustrative
(Unconstrained) Roadway Projects...................................................... HR-20
HR10 Summary of Projected
Revenues and Costs for Roadways................................. HR-32
HR11 Highway and Roadway
Performance Standards.................................................. HR-33
PT1 RTS Fleet Information............................................................................................... PT-7
PT2 ETS Fleet Information................................................................................................ PT-8
PT3 A&MRTS Fleet
Information...................................................................................... PT-9
PT4 Transit Threshold Levels
of Service......................................................................... PT-18
PT5 RTS Planned Projects.............................................................................................. PT-23
PT6 ETS Planned Projects............................................................................................... PT-23
PT7 A&MRTS Planned
Projects..................................................................................... PT-23
PT8 Humboldt County TDA
Revenues FY2001/01 – 2008/09...................................... PT-27
PT9 Transit Provider TDA
Revenues FY 2006/07......................................................... PT-27
PT10 Transit System Fare
Revenues for FY 2006/07..................................................... PT-28
PT11 Operating Costs FY
2006/07................................................................................. PT-28
PT12 Projected 20 Year
Transit Revenues and Costs...................................................... PT-29
BP1 Bikeway Definitions from Caltrans
Highway Design Manual.................................. BP-6
BP2 Bicycle Flow Characteristics on Bike
Paths and Bike Lanes..................................... BP-7
BP3 Humboldt County Non-Motorized Planned Projects............................................... BP-22
BP4 Humboldt County Non-Motorized Illustrative Projects........................................... BP-24
BP5 Humboldt County
Non-Motorized Long-Term Projects......................................... BP-26
BP6 Selected Bicycle Safety Improvement Projects from FHWA Checklist................... BP-31
BP7 BTA annual funding................................................................................................ BP-33
BP8 Non-Motorized Performance Measures................................................................... BP-36
AS1 Humboldt County Aviation
System Public Use Airports......................................... AS-1
AS2 Aviation Activity
Forecast – Based Aircraft............................................................. AS-8
AS3 Aviation Activity
Forecast – Annual Operations...................................................... AS-9
AS4 Proposed Projects................................................................................................... AS-15
TT1 Hoopa Valley Tribe
Short- and Long-Term Planned Projects.................................... TT-5
TT2 Hoopa Valley Tribe
Illustrative Projects.................................................................... TT-6
CI1 Modes of Transportation............................................................................................. CI-2
CI2 Modes of Transportation
Eureka................................................................................. CI-3
CI3 Modes of Transportation
Fortuna................................................................................ CI-4
CI4 Modes of Transportation
McKinleyville..................................................................... CI-5
CI5 Exercise Mode Options............................................................................................... CI-7
CI6 Options within Modes................................................................................................. CI-8
CI7 Options within Modes
Eureka..................................................................................... CI-9
CI8 Options within Modes
Fortuna................................................................................. CI-11
CI9 Options within Modes
McKinleyville....................................................................... CI-13
List of Figures
Population Distribution in Humboldt County (2000)............................................................. I-4
Humboldt County Population Growth................................................................................... I-5
2000-2007 Population Growth Rates (%), Humboldt County............................................... I-6
Projected Population Change (%) by Age Group, 2020-2050............................................... I-7
Low-Income Households by Census Block Group............................................................... I-8
Carless Households by Census Block Group........................................................................ I-9
Minority Populations by Census Block Group.................................................................... I-10
Senior Populations by Census Block Group........................................................................ I-11
Transportation Choices for Work Travel in Humboldt County............................................ I-13
Projected Growth in
Vehicle Miles Traveled and in
Fuel Consumption for Humboldt County............................................................................ I-14
Highways and Connecting Roads...................................................................................... HR-3
Humboldt County Bus Routes............................................................................................ PT-2
City of Arcata Bus Routes.................................................................................................. PT-3
City of Eureka Bus Routes................................................................................................. PT-4
McKinleyville Bus Routes.................................................................................................. PT-5
City of Rio Dell Bike Routes.............................................................................................. BP-9
City of Fortuna Bike Routes............................................................................................. BP-10
City of Eureka Bike Routes.............................................................................................. BP-11
City of Arcata Bike Routes............................................................................................... BP-12
McKinnleyville Bike Routes............................................................................................ BP-13
Humboldt County Bike Routes........................................................................................ BP-14
Proposed Humboldt Bay Bike Routes.............................................................................. BP-29
Humboldt County Airports................................................................................................ AS-2
Humboldt Bay Channels, Industrial Dock Facilities, and Marine Terminals.................... GM-3
Railroads in Humboldt County......................................................................................... GM-8
Indian Reservations and Rancherias of Humboldt County................................................. TT-3