Moving the Economy To HRTPO Board November 16, 2017 By Robert B. Case, PE, PhD
Moving the Economy How Well the Hampton Roads Transportation System Serves Three Key Economic Sectors: Port Military Hospitality 2
Port 3
Comparable Port Transport Systems NY/NJ Savannah Hampton Roads Charleston 4
Measures 1. Size of Service Areas Provided by Highways Serving the Port 2. Time Necessary to Travel First 30 Highway Miles From Port 3. Class I Railroads Serving the Port 4. Channel Depth and Bridge Restriction from Ocean to Port 5
8- hour Highway Service Areas for Ports of Virginia 6
Size of Port Service Area and Consideration of River and Inland Ports 120,000,000 100,000,000 2014 Population within 8 Hwy Hours of Port 2014 Population within 8 Hwy Hours of Port, including additional area served by Upriver Port 2014 Population within 8 Hwy Hours of Port, including additional area served by Inland Port Population, 2014 80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 69,903,010 82,966,282 97,028,711 58,302,351 65,639,454 77,377,162 49,190,229 71,301,136 20,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 Hampton Roads, VA Savannah, GA New York, NY Charleston, SC Finding: When considering companion inland ports, our highway system allows the Port of Virginia to serve more population within 8 highway hours than any other east coast port. 7
Improving Port Service Area Each project HRTPO recommended for HRTAC funding being located between a POV facility and East Coast port clients serves the port: I-64 Peninsula I-64 Southside I-64/I-264 Interchange HRBT US 13/58/460 Connector 8
Improving Port Service Area US 58 is the region s second highest truck gateway VDOT and HRTPO staffs are overseeing corridor study of improvements needed for US 58. 9
Improving Port Service Area Key 5-mile widening in RRTPO, fully funded via Smart Scale 18-mile gap in RRTPO area* 4-mile gap in HRTPO area* 7-mile gap in HRTPO area to be congested in 2040* 20-mile widening with HRTF and Smart Scale funding Finding: 7-mile Rte30/Stonehouse (exit 227) to Rte199/Lightfoot section (exit 234) in the HRTPO planning area will have LOS C-E in 2040 but is not in the 2040 LRTP. *not in current LRTPs 10
Military HRTPO staff has placed the military comparison in an internal performance memo reviewed by a technical panel. 11
Hospitality 12
Comparable Hospitality Transport Systems In Hampton Roads: Va. Beach Williamsburg 13
Measures 1. Bike and Pedestrian Friendliness 2. Time Necessary to Travel First/Last 30 Hwy Miles 3. Presence (or Absence) of Special Public Transit for Visitors 4. Accessibility and Level of Service of Airport 5. Accessibility and Level of Service of Amtrak 14
Measure: Active Transportation 8% 7% 7% Bicycle Friendliness as indicated by Bicycle to Work 6% 5% 4% 5% 4% 45% 40% 41% Walk Friendliness as indicated by Walk to Work 3% 2% 1% 0% Charleston (3 historic tracts) Wrightsville Beach (1 tract) Virginia Beach (3 resort tracts) 3% Washington (5 central hotel tracts) 2% 2% 2% Ocean City (3 oceanfront tracts) Williamsburg (all 3 tracts) Hilton Head (all 13 tracts) 35% 33% 32% 2% 2% 30% 2% 2% 2% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Richmond (central tract) Washington (5 central hotel tracts) Boone NC (central tract) Charlotte (4 inner loop tracts) Myrtle Beach (9 tracts in zip 49075 and east of US17 Byp) Baltimore (2 central tracts) Raleigh (central tract) 23% Charleston (3 historic tracts) Baltimore (2 central tracts) 1% 21% 21% Raleigh (central tract) Asheville (6 inner loop tracts) Richmond (central tract) 1% Charlotte (4 inner loop tracts) 15% Williamsburg (all 3 tracts) 1% Outer Banks (6 tracts, Duck to Hatteras) 9% Boone NC (central tract) 6% 6% Asheville (6 inner loop tracts) Ocean City (3 oceanfront tracts) 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% Myrtle Beach (9 tracts in zip 49075 and east of US17 Byp) Hilton Head (all 13 tracts) Virginia Beach (3 resort tracts) Wrightsville Beach (1 tract) Outer Banks (6 tracts, Duck to Hatteras) Source: American Community Survey, 2010-2014 15
Improving Active Transportation Finding: The proposed paths would connect the oceanfront to: Virginia Beach, including Town Center Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk Smithfield, Surry Jamestown, Williamsburg Richmond, approx. 135 miles. 16
Measure: Amtrak 80 76 Trains (trains leaving the station daily), 2016 76 70 60 50 49 40 30 20 16 10 0 2 8 4 5 5 4 1 5 5 1 2 4 4 Hospitality Location (nearest Amtrak station) Finding: Of all of the stations serving the subject hospitality destinations, the Norfolk station serving Virginia Beach is the only station with only one train per day. 17
Improving Rail Access to Williamsburg Note: A considerable number of rail origins in NC and SC. Finding: The lack of time coordination between a) Richmond trains serving Williamsburg, and b) Richmond trains serving the South makes it difficult for people to make rail trips between Williamsburg and the South. Origin of All 2008 Rail Trips, regardless of destination 18
Measure: Last 30 Highway Miles 2008 Auto Non-Business Trips >100 mi. to/from VB 19
Improving Highway Access to VB 70 Time Necessary to Travel Last 30 Miles Inbound- Friday, PM Peak 63 60 50 52 45 minutes 40 30 32 40 36 36 34 36 37 37 34 39 33 35 20 10 0 Finding: Although higher congestion experienced by VB visitors is caused by the HRBT, on 20 October 2016 the HRTPO Board recommended improving the HRBT, which is currently under development. 20
Recommended Action Under agenda item #19-E: Approve the final report for public distribution 21