Whos Driving

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Whos Driving

• Its a Question of Balance
• Presented by Kathy Fuller, AICP
• Director, MaineDOT Environmental Office
• GrowSmart Maine Summit
• December 10, 2004

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Transportation Land Use SPIRAL
LESS DESIRABLE LIVING
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MaineDOTs New Mission

• Mainea great place to live, work, and play.
  MaineDOT contributes to this vision by
• assuring safer travel,
• strengthening the economy,
• connecting and energizing our communities,
• improving Maines links to the world,
• providing equitable mobility,
• creating positive experiences for residents and
  visitors, and
• respecting the natural and cultural heritage of
  Maine.

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Influencing Factors

• Sensible Transportation Policy Act
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Intermodal Surface Transportation Policy Act -
  its successors (TEA 21 and ? SAFETEA)
• Others
• Expressions of the people
• All recognize quality of life/place, economic
  vitality, mobility and accessiblity

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Most Influential Factor

• Expectations Needs Exceed Resources

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Recent Initiatives

• Access Management
• Rules
• Access Rights Acquisition
• Environmental Enhancements
• Gateways
• SWQPP
• Scenic Byways
• Explore Maine
• Providing transportation choices to move people
• Integrated Freight Plan
• Transportation choices to move goods

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Raising the Bar

• Exploring DOTs role in terms of land use
  decision-making
• Regional Transportation Needs Assessments
  integrating with CEDSs
• Corridor Planning.more than transportation
  improvement priorities
• Comprehensive Planning
• Local and multimunicipal

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Examples

• Gateway 1
• Sensible Transportation Policy Act Rule
  Amendments
• Creating a Context Sensitive Solutions Policy
• Possible New Enhancement Initiatives

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Gateway 1

• Preserving Transportation Assets and Community
  Quality of Life Along Mid-Coast U.S. Route 1

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Preserving Transportation Assets and Community
Quality of Life Along Mid-Coast U.S. Route 1

• Mobility Safety Needs escalating
• Disconnect between land use decisions
  transportation investments
• High degree of public opposition to MaineDOT
  improvement projects
• Outcry for unified corridor vision vs.
  traditional reactive approach
• Hypothesis There has to be a better way!

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Gateway 1 considering

• All transportation modes
• Transportation/land use linkages required to
  support their success
• Local comprehensive plans land use management
  tools
• Regional interests in economic development /or
  environmental protection

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Todays Limited Integration
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Understanding LocalNeeds and Concerns
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Racing for Ratables
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One measure of Growth
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This could result in...

• 3000 acres of new development
• 60 miles of new residential roads
• More housing units than the Town of Thomaston
• 15,000 new vehicle trips per day (approx. 5.5
  million trips per year)

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Consider This Expected Projected growth along
the Route 1 Corridor in the Mid-Coast is and will
continue to exceed the limits of the current
system
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Changes to STPA Rule

• LD 463
• Integrate STPA planning processes with Growth
  Management planning processes
• Reduce reliance on state and state aid highway
  network
• Create incentives for communities to plan in
  partnership with DOT

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STPA Rule changes - Coming Soon!

• Requires DOT to evaluate transportation impacts
  from local plans
• Recommends a multi-municipal transportation
  planning approach
• Outlines considerations that community
  comprehensive plans must make
• Provides TA and planning assistance
• Provides for transportation incentives

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Important Planning Concepts

• Partnerships Trust
• Understanding Values that drive decisions
• Viewing problems from more than one perspective
• Agreeing on root causes
• Creating solutions to benefit more than one
  stakeholder