Major Investment Study for a Small Urbanized Area Corridor: Cabarrus/South Rowan, North Carolina
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1998-09-16
By Dosse, Linda
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00780101
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NTL Classification:NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts;NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Economic Impacts;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY;
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Abstract:In 1993 the Cabarrus-South Rowan Urban Area MPO began work on updating their
long-range transportation plan. As part of the development of the long range
transportation plan, it is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)., the Clean Air Act
Amendments (CAAA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). At the
onset of the long-range planning study it became apparent that Interstate 85
fit the qualifications for Major Investment Studies(MIS) under 1991 ISTEA
legislation,(23CFR 450 Subpart C). A MIS is a planning tool that fuses the
principles of ISTEA and NEPA. Under the metropolitan planning regulations the
MIS focuses on corridor or subarea transportation demand and other problems
that may lead to a high type transit or highway investment with a substantial
capital investment or impact on the metropolitan transportation system. The
purpose of an MIS is to develop information about the likely impacts and
consequences of alternate transportation investment strategies at the corridor
or subarea level. Present truck percentages, historic traffic growth rates,
future traffic projections, and scheduled and recommended construction projects
in the planning area all point to high levels of congestion for I-85 in the
future. This paper describes the purpose and need for a major investment study
in the Cabarrus/South Rowan Urban Area in North Carolina; how the long-range
transportation planning study was adapted to meet the major investment study
requirements; six alternate strategies considered for the major investment
study; environmental considerations; what conclusion was determined ans why it
was chosen; and the coordination effort which took place. 11p.
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