THE WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION STUDY
STRATEGIC PLAN
FEBRUARY 2007
SPONSORED BY:
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
The preparation of this document was financed cooperatively by the Federal
Highway Administration (National Planning and Development Program/NPDP), the
Ohio Department of Transportation, and the units of local and county government in
the OKI region. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this document
are those of the OKI Regional Council of Governments and are not necessarily those
of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard,
specification or regulation.
Ohio Department of
Transportation (ODOT)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The successful completion of the Western Hamilton County Transportation Study was
only possible through the collaborative planning, review and participation of many
dedicated people. On behalf of the Study Team, OKI wishes to express our sincere
appreciation and gratitude to all Study participants.
OHIO-KENTUCKY-INDIANA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
MARK R. POLICINSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ROBERT KOEHLER, P.E., DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
ROBYN BANCROFT, AICP, CORRIDOR STUDIES PROJECT MANAGER
REGINA FAUVER, PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
COMMUNICATIONS
SARAH WOLLER FRY, INTERIM COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
FLORENCE PARKER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SPECIALIST
NICOLE WEISKITTEL, COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
DATA SERVICES
CHENG-I TSAI, DATA SERVICES MANAGER
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
DAVE SHUEY, GIS MANAGER
AARON CRARY, GIS ANALYST
JAMES FAUSZ, VISUAL TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
TIM MALTRY, GIS TECHNICIAN
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
DON BURRELL, AICP, SENIOR PLANNER
MARY LUEBBERS, SENIOR PLANNER
ANDY RESER, AICP, MODEL APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR
CONSULTANT TEAM
PAUL CULTER, AICP, CONSULTANT TEAM MANAGER, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
JACK PFLUM, P.E., DEPUTY TEAM MANAGER, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
JOHN BRIGHAM, P.E., EDWARDS AND KELCEY
VANESSA FRISCH, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
SARAH HEADLEE, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
MARK KIRBY, ASLA, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
MUSA MUHAMMAD, EDWARDS AND KELCEY
DAVID WORMALD, P.E., URS
STEVE CURLESS, P.E., URS
AARON GECKLE, URS
SHARON LAYLOCK, URS
DANIEL SCHWARTZ, URS
JOHN NIEHAUS, P.E., NIEHAUS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
DALE PROFFITT, THELEN ASSOCIATES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE
SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND
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CHAPTER 1 – STUDY TEAM
CHAPTER 3 - APPROACH OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 4 - SCOPE OF WORK
CHAPTER 5 - PURPOSE AND NEEDS STATEMENT
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1-9
1-11
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SECTION 2 - INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY
SECTION 3 - STUDY AREA
SECTION 4 – EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
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CHAPTER 1 - DEMOGRAPHICS
CHAPTER 2 - POPULATION PROJECTIONS
CHAPTER 3 - TRAVEL PATTERNS
CHAPTER 4 – PRE-EXISTING STUDIES AND PLANS
CHAPTER 5 -EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE
CHAPTER 6 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL
CHAPTER 7 -ROADWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 8 - FREIGHT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9 - PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM
CHAPTER 10 - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SYSTEM
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SECTION 5 – PROBLEM AREAS – THE STRATEGIC PLAN GAPS
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SECTION 6 – RECOMMENDATIONS: EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION 6-1
SECTION 7 – IMPLEMENTATION
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CHAPTER 1 – STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
CHAPTER 2 – FUNDING ROLES AND DESCRIPTIONS
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APPENDIX A – STUDY QUESTION AND ANSWER SHEET
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APPENDIX B – PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT INFORMATION
B-1
STUDY QUESTION AND ANSWER SHEET
A-3
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS
MEMBER DESIGNATION FORM
JURISDICTIONAL ONE ON ONE MEETINGS
APPENDIX C – EXISTING PLANS AND STUDIES
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B-11
B-13
C-1
EXISTING PLANS AND STUDIES
PROBLEM AREAS MAP AND LIST – PROJECTS NOT WARRANTING FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
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MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS AND TRIP GENERATION SUMMARY
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APPENDIX D – MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
APPENDIX E – EVALUATION MATRIX AND COMBINED
RECOMMENDATION MATRIX
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EVALUATION MATRIXCOMBINED RECOMMENDATIONS LIST
COMBINED RECOMMENDATIONS LIST
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APPENDIX F – TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY
JURISDICTION
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP
CITY OF HARRISON
CROSBY TOWNSHIP
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP
MIAMI TOWNSHIP
GREEN TOWNSHIP
CITY OF CHEVIOT
CITY OF CINCINNATI
DELHI TOWNSHIP
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1 – Oversight Team Membership .............................................................................1-2
Figure 1-2 – Advisory Committee Membership.......................................................................1-3
Figure 1-3 – Study Timeline ..................................................................................................1-13
Figure 1-4 – ODOT PDP Process .........................................................................................1-14
Figure 3-1 – Western Hamilton County Study Area ................................................................3-1
Figure 4-1 – Metropolitan Statistical Area, County and Study Area Demographics................4-1
Figure 4-2 – Zero Car Households..........................................................................................4-2
Figure 4-3 – Population Living In Poverty ...............................................................................4-2
Figure 4-4 – Population with a Disability .................................................................................4-5
Figure 4-5 – Population of Elderly Persons.............................................................................4-5
Figure 4-6 – Hamilton County Population 1960-2000 .............................................................4-8
Figure 4-7 – Western Hamilton County Township Population 1960-2000 ..............................4-8
Figure 4-8 – Western Hamilton County Jurisdictions with an Increase in Projected Population
from 2000-2004 ...............................................................................................4-9
Figure 4-9 – Hamilton County Future Population Projections 2000-2030...............................4-9
Figure 4-10 – Western Hamilton County Study Area Population Projections 2000-2030 .....4-10
Figure 4-11 – Western Hamilton County Study Area Household Projections 2000-2030.....4-10
Figure 4-12 – Western Hamilton County Study Area Employment Projections
2000–2030.....................................................................................................4-12
Figure 4-13 – Existing Land Use Acreage ............................................................................4-20
Figure 4-14 – Existing Land Use Acreage ............................................................................4-20
Figure 4-15 – Proposed Major Developments ......................................................................4-25
Figure 4-16 – Existing and Proposed Major Development Comparison ...............................4-25
Figure 4-17 – Observed Travel Times ..................................................................................4-35
Figure 4-18 – Major Development Trip Generation Summaries............................................4-41
Figure 4-19 – Planned Improvements for I-275 ....................................................................4-45
Figure 4-20 – I-74 Highest Congested Areas - Volume to Capacity Ratio............................4-46
Figure 4-21 – Highest Ranking Accident Locations on I-74 in Study Area ...........................4-47
Figure 4-22 – Planned Improvements for I-74 ......................................................................4-48
Figure 4-23 – Intersection Peak Hours .................................................................................4-49
Figure 4-24 – Level of Service Criteria for Signalized Intersections .....................................4-53
Figure 4-25 – Intersection Levels of Service.........................................................................4-54
Figure 4-26 – Traffic Accidents 2003-2004 ...........................................................................4-59
Figure 4-27 – Intersection Accident Summary ......................................................................4-60
Figure 4-28 – Accident Rate per Million Entering Vehicles (RMEV) at Intersections............4-63
Figure 4-29 – Major Arterials, Minor Arterials and Major Collectors......................................4-67
Figure 4-30 – 2006-2009 TIP Projects ..................................................................................4-72
Figure 4-31 – Hamilton County CIP Construction Projects ...................................................4-75
Figure 4-32 – Hamilton County CIP Design and Engineering Projects.................................4-75
Figure 4-33 – Ranking of Multiple Incidents At-Grade Railroad Crossings in Hamilton
County ...........................................................................................................4-82
Figure 4-34 – SORTA Routes Located In the Study Area.....................................................4-86
Figure 4-35 – SORTA Official Park and Ride Lots Serving the Study Area..........................4-89
Figure 4-36 – Boarding Information for Trips with Origin or Destination in Study Area.........4-91
Figure 5-1 – Pedestrian Connectivity ......................................................................................5-7
Figure 5-2 – Bicycle Connectivity............................................................................................5-8
Figure 5-3 – Public Transit ......................................................................................................5-9
Figure 5-4 – Harrison Avenue – New Haven Road to N. Hill Street......................................5-10
Figure 5-5 – Colerain Avenue – Springdale Road to Raeann Drive......................................5-11
Figure 5-6 – Colerain Avenue – Kirby Road to Springdale Road..........................................5-12
Figure 5-7 – Cheviot Road – Jessup Road to Poole Road ...................................................5-13
Figure 5-8 – North Bend Road – Monfort Heights Drive to West Fork Road ........................5-14
Figure 5-9 – North Bend Road – Reemelin Road to Edgewood Drive..................................5-15
Figure 5-10 – Harrison Avenue and Race Road ...................................................................5-16
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Figure 5-11 – Bridgetown Road/Ebenezer Road/Taylor Road/Hutchinson Road................. 5-17
Figure 5-12 – Bridgetown Road – Moonridge Drive to Harrison Avenue.............................. 5-18
Figure 5-13 – Bridgetown Road/Glenway Avenue/Race Road............................................. 5-19
Figure 5-14 – Harrison Avenue – Bridgetown Road to Boudinot Avenue............................. 5-20
Figure 5-15 – Glenway Avenue – Bridgetown Road to Werk Road...................................... 5-21
Figure 5-16 – Boudinot Avenue – Glenway Avenue to Harrison Avenue............................. 5-22
Figure 5-17 – Werk Road – Westbourne Drive to Glenmore Avenue................................... 5-23
Figure 5-18 – Werk Road – Queen City Avenue to Harrison Avenue .................................. 5-24
Figure 5-19 – Ebenezer Road – Werk Road to Rapid Run Road......................................... 5-25
Figure 5-20 – Glenway Avenue – Boudinot Avenue/Crookshank Road to Cleves Warsaw. 5-26
Figure 5-21 – Queen City Avenue – Western Hills Viaduct to White Street ......................... 5-27
Figure 5-22 – Glenway Avenue/Cleves Warsaw Pike/Guerley Road ................................... 5-28
Figure 5-23 – Anderson Ferry Road – Delhi Pike to Cleves Warsaw Pike........................... 5-29
Figure 5-24 – Delhi Pike – Fairbanks Avenue to Greenwell Avenue.................................... 5-30
Figure 5-25 – U.S. 50 – 6th Street Viaduct to the Village of Addyston.................................. 5-31
Figure 5-26 - Connectivity..................................................................................................... 5-32
Figure 6-1 – Recommendation Evaluation Matrix................................................................... 6-6
Figure 7-1 – Potential Funding Sources ................................................................................. 7-3
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LIST OF MAPS
Map 4-1 – Percent of Households with No Car .......................................................................4-3
Map 4-2 – Percent of Population in Poverty............................................................................4-4
Map 4-3 – Percent of Population with a Disability...................................................................4-6
Map 4-4 – Percent Elderly Population.....................................................................................4-7
Map 4-5 – People Working in the Study Area .......................................................................4-13
Map 4-6 – People Working in the Study Area by County......................................................4-14
Map 4-7 – People Working in the Study Area .......................................................................4-15
Map 4-8 – People Living in the Study Area by County..........................................................4-16
Map 4-9 – Existing Plans and Studies ..................................................................................4-18
Map 4-10 – Existing Land Uses ............................................................................................4-21
Map 4-11 – Major Developments ..........................................................................................4-27
Map 4-12 – Flood Plain and Landslide Susceptibility............................................................4-30
Map 4-13 – Watersheds, Wetlands and Slope Analysis .......................................................4-31
Map 4-14 – Community and Cultural Resources ..................................................................4-32
Map 4-15 – Existing Vehicle Classification ...........................................................................4-34
Map 4-16 – Existing Traffic Volumes ....................................................................................4-39
Map 4-17 – Roadway Level of Service .................................................................................4-40
Map 4-18 – Interstate Traffic Volumes ..................................................................................4-44
Map 4-19 – Intersection Turning Movements........................................................................4-50
Map 4-20 – Intersection LOS AM..........................................................................................4-51
Map 4-21 – Intersection LOS PM..........................................................................................4-52
Map 4-22 – Traffic Accident Fatalities 2003-2004.................................................................4-56
Map 4-23 – 2004 Accident Rates – Roadway Segments......................................................4-57
Map 4-24 – Traffic Accidents 2003-2004 ..............................................................................4-58
Map 4-25 – Roadway Classification......................................................................................4-66
Map 4-26 – 2006-2009 Proposed TIP Roadway Projects.....................................................4-74
Map 4-27 – Percentages of Commercial Vehicles ................................................................4-78
Map 4-28 – Railroad at Grade Crossings (South) .................................................................4-80
Map 4-29 – Railroad at Grade Crossings (North)..................................................................4-81
Map 4-30 – Ohio River Terminals .........................................................................................4-84
Map 4-31 – SORTA Metro Routes 2003 ...............................................................................4-87
Map 4-32 – SORTA Metro Routes 2003 (Cincinnati Detail)..................................................4-88
Map 4-33 – SORTA Metro Boarding Activity Inbound – South .............................................4-92
Map 4-34 – SORTA Metro Boarding Activity Outbound – South...........................................4-93
Map 4-35 – SORTA Metro Boarding Activity Inbound – North..............................................4-94
Map 4-36 – SORTA Metro Boarding Activity Outbound – North ...........................................4-95
Map 4-37 – SORTA Metro Routes 2005 ...............................................................................4-96
Map 4-38 – SORTA Metro Routes 2005 (Cincinnati Detail)..................................................4-97
Map 4-39 – Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents......................................................................4-99
Map 4-40 – Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities........................................................4-100
Map 4-41 – Proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities .....................................................4-103
Map 5-1 – Combined Recommended Projects .......................................................................5-2
Map 5-2 – “Western 26” ..........................................................................................................5-6
Map 6-1 – Regional Corridor Project Priorities......................................................................6-11
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