MPO Policy Board Meeting   12/18/2024

Thank you.

And we'll do a quick roll call.

Councillor Pinkston.

Here.

Mr. Shawn Nelson.

Here.

Jacobs.

Is that correct?

Correct.

So Mitchell is also present.

So moved.

Second.

If every voting member is please unmuted and all in favor please say aye.

Aye.

your little you know your little yellow hand that you can put up who wishes to speak please do so but right now Mr. Krebs you have the floor thank you chair and policy board

Very strategic very important and PC will be very glad to help in any way we can and Thank the policy board for hopefully approving this a letter of support later today Great Thank You.

All in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

And I abstain because I was not at the meeting.

Good afternoon.

I do want to just mention that the MPO Technical Committee recommends that the MPO Policy Board adopt the aspirational safety targets that are in line with the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.

Alright, questions, comments?

Other remarks?

But I mean like, no, I'm not okay with 12 fatalities, but I don't know if that's what this is for.

Add to the dialogue.

within the limited authority that we have, I don't foresee that we're going to be able to change people's behavior in one year when we've been trying for years.

Is there anyone from VDOT and or staff that would, with some of the concerns that have been voiced, want to take, I know this has been voiced in the past, but any either echoing comments that have been made in years past or current?

So as staff, we're recommending that our targets for this align with previous planning initiatives, but we certainly understand and echo the comments about no deaths in our opinion as planners are acceptable on any of our roadways.

Just curious, what would happen if we did say zero?

If that makes sense.

We're just anticipating getting there.

And we strive to do that every, every round of smart scale through all of the work we do, we try to make it safer.

We're still aiming for zero and we are anticipating 12 deaths.

I guess the target would be less than or equal to

Um, and I, yeah, it's not going the way we want it to go, but we're still doing everything we can to try to make it that way.

Can you clarify?

We're spending all of our money on safety right now that we would be required to do if we didn't meet the targets.

yeah that's that's sort of the loop we're in right now if if we're required to spend all of our money on safety and then we don't meet the target and they say okay you have to spend even more money on safety do they give us more money to spend on safety or do they reallocate they force us to reallocate the funds we have already you don't reallocate the funds you have you don't you're getting

Um, majority of our resources are going towards addressing safety problems across the state.

You're muted.

So there would need to be some sort of language that is provided to the MPO that specifies what they're doing that is different or that establishes a different target for the region.

Mr. Nelson?

So when you dig into the numbers of what is causing these fatalities, a whole lot of it is not the road features, it's the behavior of the individuals that are driving.

So could someone please remind me the MPO Tech recommended the first column, correct?

Yes, that's correct.

If we submitted the first column, we'd have to have some sort of explanation of how we thought we could do better than the last column, correct?

Yes, that explanation would be through the comprehensive safety action plan, which was in the draft letter, which is the last piece of the performance safety targets attached to the full packet agenda.

We've done that justification.

So yeah, I would argue for the final column.

The, um, you said you would argue for the final column.

Yeah.

If it's consistent, you mean the MPO tech in yellow or the final, the state column in red, the state column in red, the final column.

And we're going to learn more from the Safe Streets for All stuff as that continues to work.

I mean, there's a real focus.

Are there any additional comments or questions we need answered before we because they are we are we going you are looking for an action item on this today.

That is correct.

But anyway, thank you all.

Councillor Ostrom.

Yes.

Mr. Nelson.

Yes.

Hello.

So this is just an informational sharing with you.

switch a funding source.

Is it still an active project or is it just on permanent hold?

Okay.

Okay.

So they are actively working on the project.

Thank you, Sean.

Lucinda, anything else there?

That is all there is for the tip.

Thank you very much.

Yeah, to your point, Emmett Street phase two is the one that's been canceled or shifted or whatever, but we're not doing it right now.

Christine, they've got your name here.

So we're just asking you all to pass a resolution to support us applying for the preliminary engineering phase for Ravenna River Bike Ped Crossing Bridge.

Questions.

I move we support the resolution if there are no other questions first.

Councilor Osher?

Yes.

Any objection to the three of us being on the nominating committee?

I'm fine with that approach.

John, you good with that?

Sounds good to me.

I'm good with that.

Monti.

So moved.

Second.

We have a presentation that Goran is going to walk us through.

On some segments, there are more crashes.

Is the terminology 2KA and 3KA and 2KAB, et cetera, is that internal or is that like general transit lingo?

That's a general transit lingo.

OK, thank you.

All right, questions?

Thank you.

I don't have anything at the moment, but I can definitely inquire to get that.

thing to use in talking to people about what we face in the city.

And is that why the percentage of crashes doesn't add up to 100?

that's in yellow, but also is under what is in red before, as I said, before it became 3K8.

3K8 is a subset of 2K8, correct?

That's the explanation.

And then can you talk about what you mentioned, a preliminary project on the corner of Mead and Stewart?

future stages.

Do you have, are those three options in, do they exist yet or is that just the framework for this project?

That is just the framework right now, but they will be, I'm not sure when are they going to be done, but we're hoping to get them done like early January.

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

And then after the city pilot is concluded, will you move on to the other jurisdictions with similar activity?

And also we can also apply for implementation funding for specific solutions within the jurisdiction based on what we have identified.

Got it.

Is that what I heard you say?

And then for the 3K criteria, 3% of the roads contribute to 47% of the crashes for Albemarle County.

All right, any other questions, comments?

How do we interpret this chart?

So basically what the data we gathered is we asked the public or the survey fillers what kind of transportation mode they're using so based on their transportation mode they shared their concerns on the roads that they traveled.

It's that's what's in blue Right.

Yeah, exactly Okay, great.

I mean, are we adding them up in other words to go left to right to get to the right number?

Yeah, exactly.

Okay.

All right, any other questions or comments?

Anyway, thank you.

So I'm glad that that was the highest or second highest survey results because that is where we can exert control.

like the impaired driving also does cover driving under the influence but also texting on the phone and talking.

That's good to know.

No question about it now that I hear it explained, but I hadn't made that connection before, so that's great.

Thank you.

Thank you for the presentation.

Actually, this is marked as an action item.

And it covers all of region 10, including the MPO area.

I move adoption of the resolution and the letter.

Is there a second?

Second.

Christine or Sarah, anything in addition there we need to say?

Sorry, Ned, did you say February 19th?

That seems early.

I am on the agenda.

Well, then the agenda I was given was correct.

And then in that February, in the February meeting, we will bring you a calendar of all meetings for the whole year so that you have those and make sure that their calendar holds sent out for you as well.

Thank you.

Yeah, that's the normal 4th Wednesday about.

Thank you, that's very helpful.

Chuck, are you leading us on for Sandy?

Any questions?

Is that how it works?

Gotcha.

Council and board for.

During the spring six year plan development process.

But that's not something that has to happen.

Thank you.

And then we have the stars and pipeline studies updates there.

Any questions?

The 118 intersection, is that just about the intersection with 29 or is it rehashing what we've been looking at for the last many years?

So we need to make sure that's addressed.

Lee, Mr. Condor, any updates from CTAP?

So yeah, that's about it.

Mr. Huber, DRPT.

Thank you, sir.

Could you please explain, sorry to interrupt, could you please explain that last piece again about the railroad?

And that's part of the Commonwealth Corridor prerequisite for Corridor ID, FRAS program.

What is that?

And so this is one of the many phases in developing the corridor to the next, you know, one of the many steps towards potential passenger rail service.

Yeah.

So Mitch, does that run through Dillwyn and up toward Richmond or is it along the current track between Richmond and Charlottesville?

And so we're helping to pay to apply for grants to upgrade it for potential future passenger service.

Also part of that, or is it strictly, you said it's strictly tie replacement right now?

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

That's for sure.

Thank you, Mr. Espy.

Happy holidays, everyone.

Monteith, any updates from you?

But I also wish everybody a happy holiday.

Go ahead.

That's all.

Any updates you want to provide?

Pass it over to Stacey for any other additional information.

Happy holidays.

Thank you.