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Criteria Used for CMP Analysis

The transportation system is evaluated using the CMP criteria developed through extensive discussion by the Advisory Committee and with analysis using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Using GIS makes it easier to incorporate new data as it comes out. The criteria will be reevaluated as part of the full CMP cycle that feeds into each update of the Long Range Plan. The current CMP criteria are:

  1. Current daily congestion of roads and intermodal centers
  2. Current peak-hour congestion of roads
  3. Heavily used roads and intermodal facilities: Roads with very high traffic counts and major intermodal centers provide key service even if not congested.
  4. Future daily congestion from the 2025 traffic model simulation
  5. Future peak-hour congestion from the 2025 traffic model simulation
  6. Frequent crash-related congestion: Unexpected congestion, such as that resulting from crashes, is reported to be even more frustrating to people than regular peak-hour traffic. This criterion focuses on sections of roads that had double the rate for that functional class of road in the DVRPC area by state.
  7. Intermodal importance: This criterion highlights roads important to trucks (the National Highway System), corridors with rail facilities (passenger or freight) or major bus routes (three or more buses in a peak hour) or that have potential for transit based on the draft DVRPC Transit Index.
  8. Land use: The CMP helps implement the goals of the Long Range Plan by supporting investment into core cities and then, in reducing priority, to 2025 centers, developed communities, and growing suburbs.

Establishment of Corridors

Draft corridors were developed and then revised to a point of consensus. The intent was to keep the number of corridors manageable for regional analysis while covering key movements. Starting points included places with high numbers of CMP criteria points (each criterion that was true for the location could get a point) and other references, including existing TIP and Long Range Plan projects.

Full Range of Strategies

A range of more than 90 strategies was prepared with a few sentences explaining each one and is available in the report. The strategies are in the following categories:

  1. Operational Improvements, Transportation System Management (TSM), and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
  2. Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
  3. Policy Approaches
  4. Nonmotorized Transportation
  5. Public Transit Improvements (to the existing system)
  6. Road Improvements (to the existing system)
  7. New Public Transit
  8. Goods Movement
  9. New Roads