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Title: Paulding County


1
Paulding County Comprehensive Transportation
Plan (CTP)
Public Workshop 3 November 5, 2007
2
Presentation Overview
  • Public Involvement
  • May 14th Public Workshop 1
  • June 6th Environmental Justice Focus Group
  • August 28th Public Workshop 2
  • Draft-Final CTP Recommendations
  • Project Priority Process
  • Draft Recommended Projects Access Management,
    Roadways, Intersections, Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trail,
    and Transit
  • Draft CTP Land Use / Transportation Policies
  • Draft Trails and Greenways Master Plan
  • Next Steps

3
Public Involvement Update
4
CTP Committees - Update
Stakeholder Task Force
  • Presented draft recommendations to project
    Stakeholder Task Force and Technical Committee at
    third and final set of meetings on August 9th

Technical Committee
5
Public Workshop 1 - Summary
  • May 14, 2007
  • 34 individuals attended
  • Various mechanisms utilized to advertise
    meetings
  • Newspaper articles
  • Newspaper legal announcements
  • Flyers distributed (via email) to CTP Committee
    members
  • Five unmanned kiosks across County
  • Announcements to over 40 churches
  • Chamber weekly fax
  • Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Public
    Involvement list serve
  • Open house format with stations
  • Looping presentation about CTP
  • CTP goal priority exercise
  • Origin and destination mapping exercise
  • Project maps existing planned / programmed
    projects, travel demand / level-of-service (LOS)
    results
  • CTP comment form
  • Meeting evaluation form - what can we do better
    next time?
  • Better facility
  • Improve map design

6
Public Workshop 1 What we heard
  • Major Problems
  • Road design
  • Traffic congestion
  • Unsatisfactory traffic signals and operations
  • Lack of bike, walking, and transit options
  • Primary locations in need of improvement
  • US 278 / SR 6
  • Dallas-Acworth Highway
  • SR 92
  • Business 6
  • SR 120
  • Interstate access to new airport
  • SR 61 / Dallas Bypass
  • More bike/ped trails
  • Public Involvement Process Feedback
  • Meeting format and displays primarily rated from
    good to very good
  • Attendees found out about meeting through
    announcements, newspaper article, and other
    sources

7
Environmental Justice (EJ) Focus Group
  • Held on evening of June 6, 2007
  • Meeting was advertised to several African
    American churches within County
  • Four in attendance (meeting conflicted with
    another church event)
  • Meeting activities
  • Brief CTP overview
  • Origin and destination mapping exercise
  • CTP goal priorities
  • Discussion of overall transportation needs within
    County

8
EJ Focus Group What we Heard
  • Needs
  • Better transit for seniors and disabled (both
    within Paulding and connecting to outside
    activity centers)
  • Better roadway connections to interstates and
    other regional activity centers
  • Improved traffic operations at select locations
  • Safety improvement / re-alignment needs
  • More walking paths
  • Primary locations in need of improvement
  • SR 61
  • US 278 / SR 6
  • SR 92
  • Macland Road
  • GRTA Express Bus enhancements

9
Public Workshop 2 - Summary
  • August 28, 2007
  • 42 individuals attended
  • Various mechanisms utilized to advertise
    meetings
  • Newspaper articles
  • Newspaper legal announcements
  • Flyers distributed (via email) to CTP Committee
    members
  • Five unmanned kiosks across County
  • Project website www.pauldingtransportation.com
  • Twenty 4 x 4 signs posted around County
  • Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Public
    Involvement list serve
  • Open house format with stations
  • Looping presentation about CTP
  • Looping presentation about Access Management
  • Interactive origin and destination mapping
    exercise
  • Project maps draft recommendations by project
    type
  • CTP comment form
  • Meeting evaluation form - what can we do better
    next time?

10
Public Workshop 2 What we heard
  • New Location Projects
  • West Dallas Bypass
  • East Hiram Parkway
  • Roadway Widenings and Realignments
  • SR 61 North is Congested
  • East Paulding Drive
  • US 278 / SR 6
  • SR 92
  • Select County roads need to be re-paved
  • Dabbs Bridge and Harmony Grove Church Roads -
    Realignments Needed for Safety
  • Intersection Improvements
  • Due West Road at SR 92
  • Do not add lanes to SR 61 North (Confederate Ave)
  • US 278 / SR 6 at Watts Road
  • Legions Rd/ Merchants Dr. (SR 6 Bus)/ E. Memorial
    Dr.
  • Shelton School at Crossroads
  • SR 6 Bus. At Macland
  • Paulding High School entrance
  • Improved signal optimization throughout County
  • Access Management
  • US 278 / SR 6
  • SR 61
  • SR 92

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Public Workshop 2 What we heard (Continued)
  • Trail and Greenways Plan
  • Make trails easily accessible to/from schools and
    neighborhoods
  • Golf carts should be considered on trails
  • Access to/from Silver Comet Trail
  • Funding Priorities
  • 1 Intersection Improvements
  • 2 Road Widenings
  • 3 Access Management
  • 4 Trails/Greenways
  • 5 Landscaping/Beautification
  • 6 Neighborhood Bus Circulators
  • 7 Sidewalks
  • 8 Commuter Bus Service
  • 9 Street Lighting
  • 10 Other Aesthetic Features
  • Bridge Projects
  • Harmony Grove Church Road Bridge
  • SR 92 over Silver Comet Trail
  • Transit Programs and Services
  • Hiram Park-and-Ride
  • Local service especially for Seniors
  • Public Involvement Process Feedback
  • None given at Workshop 2

12
Priority of CTP Goals
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Priority of CTP Goals - Top three
  • (1) Goal 3 To improve development patterns
    within Paulding County by integrating existing
    and future land use plans with transportation
    improvements.
  • (2) Goal 1 To reduce traffic congestion and
    travel times within Paulding County.
  • (3 Tie) Goal 2 To develop an enhanced
    multi-modal transportation network including bike
    paths, sidewalks, and increased transit services
    in addition to roadways.
  • (3 Tie) Goal 4 To develop an integrated
    transportation network that preserves and
    enhances mobility along existing and future major
    corridors.

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Priority of CTP Goals Remaining Goals
  • (4 Tie) Goal 5 To develop innovative
    transportation funding mechanisms to increase
    funding for transportation improvements, while
    streamlining project implementation.
  • (4 Tie) Goal 6 To enhance travel demand
    management within Paulding County by improving
    communication and enhancing education between
    state and local agencies and County
    transportation system users.
  • (4 Tie) Goal 7 To improve the safety of the
    County's multi-modal transportation network for
    all users.
  • (5) Goal 8 To improve inter-governmental
    coordination between County departments
    (Transportation, Community Development,
    Water/Sewer, School Board) and with adjacent
    County government agencies.

15
Project Priority Process
16
Roadway Capacity Projects Priority Criteria
  • Primary Criteria
  • Planned / programmed project status / funding
  • Level-of-service (LOS)
  • Travel Time Index (TTI)
  • Secondary Criteria
  • Suitability for access management techniques?
  • Supportive of future land use plan?
  • Safety issues?
  • Connections to multimodal facilities?
  • On GDOT truck route network?
  • Potential impacts (natural, historic, and
    environmental justice)?
  • Connections to adjacent County planned\programmed
    projects?
  • Cost\Benefit Ratios (ARC)
  • Is Project Consistent with ARC Unified Growth
    Policy Map, Regional Development Plan, or on the
    Regional Strategic Transportation System (RSTS)?

17
Traffic Operations Intersection Projects
Priority Criteria
  • Criteria
  • Planned / programmed project status / funding
  • Previous analyses (County and Regional)
  • CTP Study Analysis
  • Comments received from stakeholders, committee
    members, county officials and general public

18
Bike, Ped. Transit Projects Priority Criteria
  • Criteria
  • Planned / programmed project status / funding
  • CTP Evaluation
  • Comments received from stakeholders, committee
    members, county officials and general public
  • Draft Paulding County Trail and Greenway Master
    Plan

19
Draft Project Recommendations
20
Draft Recommendations Access Management
Please see adjacent station for more information
on Access Management
  • Tier II (2014-2020)
  • SR 6 \ US 278
  • SR 120 \ Charles Hardy Pkwy
  • Tier III (2020-2030)
  • East Paulding Drive
  • Bobo Road
  • East Memorial Drive \ Dallas Acworth Highway
  • East Memorial Drive \ West Memorial Drive and
    Buchanan Street
  • SR 6 Business \ Merchants Drive
  • SR 61 \ N. Confederate Ave.
  • SR 120 \ Buchanan Hwy.
  • SR 120 Conn. \ Hiram-Sudie Rd.
  • Nebo Road
  • Bill Carruth Parkway
  • Tier IV (Beyond 2030)
  • Macland Road
  • Angham Road \ Main Street
  • Pine Valley Road
  • Dallas Nebo Road
  • Bakers Bridge Road
  • Gold Mine Road
  • SR 101/SR 113
  • Sweetwater Church Road
  • Brownsville Road
  • Rosedale Road

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Draft Recommendations Roadway Widenings
  • Tier I (2008-2013)
  • 9 widening projects to be constructed comprising
    30.2 miles
  • Tier II (2014-2020)
  • 6 widening projects recommended for construction
    comprising 23.6 miles
  • Tier III (2021-2030)
  • 3 widening projects recommended for construction
    comprising 8.8 miles
  • Tier IV (Beyond 2030)
  • 5 widening projects recommended for construction
    comprising 19.7 miles

Assumes approval of future 2012-2017 County
Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum for select projects
22
Draft Recommendations Traffic Operations
Intersection Improvements
  • Tier I (2008-2013)
  • 27 projects to be constructed
  • Tier II (2014-2020)
  • 22 recommended for construction

Assumes approval of future 2012-2017 County
Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum for select projects
23
Draft Recommendations Transit Programs and
Service
  • Tier I (2008-2013)
  • Complete Hiram Park-and-Ride Lot for Georgia
    Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Express
    Bus
  • Study Downtown Dallas Circulator
  • Study Transit Route to Connect Airport to Cities
    of Dallas and Hiram along US 278/SR 6
  • Study Vanpool Program / Coordination with Cobb
    County Program
  • Tier II (2014-2020)
  • Implement fixed route service along US 278 / SR 6
  • Implement Hiram Circulator
  • Implement Connections to various GRTA Express Bus
    Routes in Cobb County
  • Tier III (2021-2030)
  • Implement three (3) Arterial Bus Rapid Transit
    (BRT) routes within Paulding Co.

24
Draft Recommendations Trail Greenway Projects
  • 64 miles of Major Trails
  • (10-14 ft wide)
  • 79 miles of Minor Trails
  • (8-10 ft wide)
  • 31 miles of Wilderness Trails
  • (6-8 ft unpaved)
  • 62 miles of Bike/Ped Routes

25
Draft-Final Policy Recommendations
26
Draft-Final Policy Recommendations
  • Draft Paulding County Policies Developed Based
    upon ARC Regional Development Plan Policy
    Categories
  • Developed Area
  • Housing and Neighborhood
  • Open Space and Preservation
  • Coordination
  • Help us prioritize Paulding County see
    interactive station at todays meeting!

27
Next Steps
28
Next Steps
  • Public Workshop 3
  • Today!
  • Review Public and Stakeholder Comments
  • Recommendations Document With Financially-Constrai
    ned Action Plan
  • November 2007
  • Adoption of Plan by Board of Commissioners and
    Cities
  • December 2007

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Thank you for your input and participation with
the development of the Paulding CTP !
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