PLEASE RSVP BY COB Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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1 Linda T. Johnson, Chair, Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr., Vice Chair Robert A. Crum, Jr., Executive Director PLEASE RSVP BY COB Tuesday, September 5, 2017 August 30, 2017 Memorandum # TO: BY: RE: LRTP Subcommittee Dale M. Stith, HRTPO Principal Transportation Planner LRTP Subcommittee Meeting, Attached is the agenda with related materials for the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Subcommittee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. in the Regional Building Board Room, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA. Lunch will be served to LRTP Subcommittee members. To assist us with the arrangements, please RSVP by COB Tuesday, September 5, DMS/sc LRTP Subcommittee: Members Ray Amoruso, HRT Timothy C. Cross, YK Garrey Curry, GL Thelma Drake, NO Sherry Earley, SU Jeff Florin, VPA Robert Gey, VB Paul Holt, JC Jackie Kassel, NN Joshua Moore, WATA Carolyn Murphy, WM Rhonda Murray, NAVY LRTP Subcommittee: Other Keisha Branch, HRT Nick Britton, DRPT Barbara Creel, WATA Anne Ducey-Ortiz, GL Steven Froncillo, CH Morgan Garrett, NN Donald Goodwin, FR LJ Hansen, SU Jamie Jackson, HRT Dawn Odom, VDOT Jamie Oliver, IW Jeffrey K. Raliski, NO Jitender Ramchandani, DRPT Ivan P. Rucker, FHWA Brian Solis, VB C. Earl Sorey, Jr., CH Eric Stringfield, VDOT Chris Voigt, VDOT James Wright, PO Vacant, HA Vacant, PQ Michael Johnson, SH Beth Lewis, SH Christopher Lowie, FWS Randy Martin, FR Kevin Page, HRTAC Ellen Roberts, PQ Tammy Rosario, JC Mark Shea, VB Susan Wilson, PO The Regional Building 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, Virginia

2 Copy: Camelia Ravanbakht Theresa Jones Leo Pineda Keith Nichols Kendall Miller

3 AGENDA HRTPO LRTP SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 CALL TO ORDER 11:30 A.M. The Regional Building, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, Virginia 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment Period (Limit: 3 minutes per individual) 3. Submitted Public Comments 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Minutes of July 12, Regional Priority Projects Round 2 7. Improvements to Project Prioritization Tool 8. Old/New Business 9. Next Meeting Adjournment

4 AGENDA ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER The meeting will be called to order by the Chair at approximately 11:30 a.m. AGENDA ITEM #2: PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Members of the public are invited to address the LRTP Subcommittee. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. AGENDA ITEM #3: SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS There are no written submitted public comments. AGENDA ITEM #4: APPROVAL OF AGENDA Members are provided an opportunity to add or delete items from the agenda. Any item for which a member desires an action from the LRTP Subcommittee should be submitted at this time, as opposed to under Old/New Business. AGENDA ITEM #5: MINUTES OF JULY 12, 2017 Summary minutes of the July 12, 2017 LRTP Subcommittee meeting are attached. Attachment 5 AGENDA ITEM #6: REGIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS ROUND 2 At the July 12, 2017 LRTP Subcommittee Meeting, members were briefed regarding the development of candidate projects for TTAC and HRTPO Board consideration of Round 2 Regional Priority Projects. Ms. Dale M. Stith, Principal Transportation Planner, will update the LRTP Subcommittee on this agenda item. Recommended Action: For discussion.

5 Summary Minutes HRTPO Long-Range Transportation Plan Subcommittee Meeting of July 12, Call to Order Chair Paul Holt called the meeting to order at 11:40 am in the Regional Building Board Room, with the following in attendance: Members Present: Garrey Curry (GL) Brian Solis (VB) Sherry Earley (SU) Eric Stringfield (VDOT) Dawn Odom (VDOT) Carolyn Murphy (WM) Other Participants Present: Mark Shea (VB) Roberta Sulouff (JCC) Garrett Morgan (NN) Susan Wilson (PO) LJ Hansen (SU) Beth Lewis (SH) Tammy Rosario (JCC) HRTPO/HRPDC Staff: Dale Stith Theresa Brooks Steve Lambert Jeffrey Raliski (NO) Jeffrey Florin (VPA) Jamie Oliver (IW) Paul Holt (JCC) Tim Cross (YK) Ray Amoruso (HRT) Kevin Page (HRTAC) Barbara Creel (WATA) Jamie Jackson (HRT) Angela Biney (VDOT) Karen McPherson (McPherson Consulting) Donald Goodwin (FR) Ryan Felton Leonardo Pineda II Keith Nichols John Mihaly 2. Public Comment Period There were no public comments. 3. Submitted Public Comments There were no submitted public comments. 4. Approval of Agenda Chair Holt asked for changes made to the agenda. Hearing none, he asked for the approval of the agenda. Mr. Garrey Curry made the motion to approve the July 12, 2017 LRTP Subcommittee Meeting agenda. Mr. Brian Solis seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion carried. Attachment 5

6 5. Approval of April 5, 2017 Minutes Minutes from the April 5, 2017 meeting were attached to the agenda. Chair Holt asked for changes made to the minutes. Hearing none, Mr. Jeff Florin made the motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Solis seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion carried. 6. Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) Boundary Review and Base Year Update Mr. Leonardo Pineda provided an update to the LRTP Subcommittee members regarding HRTPO Staff s efforts to update Base Year data for regional modeling purposes. Mr. Pineda informed the group that Base Year data cannot be more than 10 years old. HRTPO Staff plans to update the current Base Year data from 2009 to Additionally, as part of this process, HRTPO Staff will review and update TAZ Boundaries. Both tasks will require locality review and HRTPO Board approval. 7. Regional Priority Projects Round 2 At the May 18, 2017 HRTPO Board meeting, HRTPO Board members advised HRTPO Staff to work with TTAC to review and identify projects in the 2040 LRTP that could be considered as Round 2 Hampton Roads Regional Priority Projects. Round 1 projects will not be impacted in terms of priority or funding by the work done for Round 2. At the June 7, 2017 TTAC meeting, TTAC members recommended HRTPO Staff to work with the LRTP Subcommittee to review Round 2 candidate projects and develop a list of project recommendations for consideration. As part of her briefing on this agenda item, Ms. Dale Stith shared the purpose of moving forward with Round 2 of the Regional Priority Projects. HRTAC Executive Director, Mr. Kevin Page, further emphasized the importance of these Round 2 candidate projects. In addition, Ms. Stith briefly reviewed potential Round 2 candidate projects including those received to date from localities. As part of a group discussion, some LRTP Subcommittee requested the opportunity to submit additional candidate projects for consideration. Mr. Eric Stringfield made the motion for HRTPO Staff to compile a list of candidate projects for Round 2 of the Regional Priority Projects including projects collected to date, 2040 LRTP projects including the vision plan, and additional projects submitted by localities by the end of the week. Mr. Florin seconded the motion. All were in favor. The motion carried. 8. Improvements to Project Prioritization Tool At the last LRTP Subcommittee meeting held on April 5, 2017, the LRTP Subcommittee members recommended that HRTPO Staff establish a working group to provide guidance and assistance in the update of the Project Prioritization Tool. With the assistance of an established working group, HRTPO Staff plans to evaluate potential improvements to the Project Prioritization Tool including alignment with SMART SCALE, environmental considerations, social equity, technology, transit and active transportation. As a follow up to the last LRTP Subcommittee meeting, Ms. Stith requested volunteers for the working group. HRTPO Staff plans to the members to finalize the working group following the meeting. Attachment 5

7 LRTP Potential Scenarios A major goal for the HRTPO is to incorporate scenario planning in the development of the 2045 LRTP. Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the HRTPO held a scenario planning workshop in November 2016 where participants engaged in a forum to share noteworthy practices and key recommendations for scenario planning. This workshop set the stage for the 2045 LRTP. The group engaged in a discussion regarding potential scenarios for the 2045 LRTP. As next steps, in partnership with regional stakeholders and the public, HRTPO Staff plans to identify regional key drivers, identify burning questions in transportation, establish a transportation vision, and establish regional goals and objectives. 10. Transportation Connectivity Gaps Analysis - Update Mr. John Mihaly updated the LRTP Subcommittee members on work involving the Transportation Connectivity Gaps Analysis. In his update, Mr. Mihaly informed the group that HRTPO Staff plans to address transportation corridor connectivity between transportation modes in order to improve mobility and access to major activity centers in the Hampton Roads region. Work will be conducted in phases. The group engaged in a discussion regarding the scope of the study. 11. Old/New Business No old/new business. 12. Next Meeting The next meeting of the LRTP Subcommittee is scheduled for September 6, 2017 following the TTAC meeting. ADJOURNMENT 1:25 P.M. Attachment 5

8 AGENDA ITEM #7: PROJECT PRIORITIZATION WORKING GROUP At the April 5, 2017 LRTP Subcommittee meeting, committee members recommended HRTPO staff establish a working group to provide guidance and assistance in the update of the Project Prioritization Tool. Volunteers were requested to serve on the Prioritization Working Group at the July 12, 2017 LRTP Subcommittee Meeting. Ms. Dale M. Stith, Principal Transportation Planner, will update the LRTP Subcommittee on this agenda item Recommended Action: Establish Prioritization Working Group. AGENDA ITEM #8: OLD/NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM #9: To Be Determined. NEXT MEETING