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September 22, 2016 – 12:30 P.M., Land of Sky Offices

Agenda

1. WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING (10 min)

A. Welcome and Introductions, Approval of Agenda Doug Dearth

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

3. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TIP AMENDMENTS

4. CONSENT AGENDA Doug Dearth

A. August Minutes

5. REGULAR UPDATES (15 min)

A. NCDOT Division 13 and 14 updates Jay Swain/Ed Greene or Designee

B. Transportation Planning Branch Updates Pam Cook

C. FHWA/FTA Updates Michael Dawson

D. Subcommittee/Workgroup Reports, Staff Updates, and Housekeeping MPO Staff

E. Legislative Updates MPO Staff

6. BUSINESS (30-45 min)

A. TIP Amendments MPO Staff

B. SPOT Prioritization 4.0 Regional Projects Results and Division Tier Draft MPO Staff

C. 5310 Call for Projects MPO Staff

D. Congestion Management Process MPO Staff

E. Biltmore Avenue Congestion Management Analysis NCDOT Staff

F. Bent Creek Greenway Feasibility Study Buncombe County Staff

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS, SPECIAL UPDATES (15 min)

8. TOPICS FOR NEXT MEETING? (3 min)

9. PUBLIC COMMENT

10. ADJOURNMENT

Staff Report & Recommendations




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Item 4: Consent Agenda

A. August Minutes

Staff recommends approval of the minutes.

Staff recommends the Board adopt the minutes.


French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization

Minutes from the Governing Board meeting on August 25, 2016

Attendance

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS, APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Chairman Dearth called the meeting to order, read the Ethics Statement and inquired if there

were any conflicts of interest to note for today’s meeting. None were heard.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Chairman Dearth called for any public comment. No public comment was made.


Public Hearing for TIP Amendments

Chairman Dearth opened the Public Hearing for the TIP Amendments. One comment was

received by email in support of expanding transit services in Buncombe County. The hearing was

closed as no other comments were provided.

Discussion occurred regarding the TAP-DA projects for the region. It was shared that some of the

projects are for ADA improvements at intersections.

CONSENT AGENDA

Larry Harris moved to approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of June minutes. Jerry VeHaun

seconded and as all were in favor, the Consent Agenda was approved.

REGULAR UPDATES

• Rick Tipton provided Division 13 updates and Ed Green provided Division 14 updates.

• Pam Cook shared the Planning Branch updates.

• Mike Dawson provided FHWA updates.

• FBRMPO Committee & Workgroup Updates

o Prioritization Subcommittee met on August 25, 2016.

o Transit Operators Workgroup met on June 7, 2016 and the next scheduled meeting is

planned for October 11, 2016.

o Citizens Advisory Committee met in July with the current roster. Next meeting to be held

after the new committee roster is approved. The application for CAC is posted at

www.fbrmpo.org- those will be accepted through September 30, 2016.

• Lyuba Zuyeva provided Legislative Updates. A new state budget has been signed by the

Governor in July. Included in the budgets was the removal of a funding cap on light rail

projects (a 10% cap on state funding remains); light rail projects will have to be re-

submitted for STI Prioritization. Also included in the budget were provisions for ferry tolling –

existing tolled ferry routes will continue to collect a toll. Prohibition on future tolling on

currently un-tolled routes. Additional state funding was allocated for urban and rural transit

operating assistance. NCDOT restructuring is ongoing and was upheld in the state budget;

going forward, more projects will be developed at the Division level. There was a small

change in local consultation rules on small transportation projects which will have more of

an impact on RPO member communities. The state has made some changes to bicycle

traffic safety rules which will become effective October 1, 2016. Changes have been

occurring with regards to the MAP Act of 1987 and right-of-way acquisition could become

more expensive across the state going forward. Public transportation vehicles are now

allowed to have permanent transportation license plates.

NEW BUSINESS

TIP Amendments

Tristan Winkler shared that there were a number of TIP Amendments requesting approval today.

Many of the projects are Statewide projects. He highlighted some of the proposed amendments:

Crossroads Parkway in Madison County- new project funded with ARC funds; a number of

Statewide Projects to add funding for NC Clean Energy Technology Center and to fund highway-


rail at-grade crossing safety Improvements. He also pointed out the addition of North Mills River

Road project funded through FLAP (Federal Funds Access Program). Additionally, for the

realignment of Brown Avenue in Waynesville, construction has been delayed until FY17, and for

NC 251 Multi-Use Path from Elk Mountain Road to Exit 25 on US 19/23/70, STBG funding has been

replaced with TAP funding. One new transit project has been added for Apple County Transit to

purchase a replacement paratransit vehicle.

Leroy Roberson moved to adopt the TIP Amendments as presented. Fran Cogburn seconded and

the motion carried without further discussion.

STBG Results for Review Approval

Tristan Winkler shared that STP-DA funds are now known as STBG funding. He shared that the

amount of STBG funding coming to the FBRMPO region will be increasing over the next few years,

based on the FAST Act provisions. Some project applications have been updated by applicants,

and he shared the changes to those. The preliminary list of projects was brought before the TCC

and Board in June. Buncombe County has submitted four applications for preliminary engineering

(PE) studies for greenway projects on priority corridors (Reems Creek Greenway, North RAD

Greenway, Bent Creek Greenway and Hominy Creek Greenway). The Town of Waynesville has

submitted Brown Avenue Road Diet project. The Town of Black Mountain is requesting funding for

construction of Riverwalk Greenway Phase II. Division 14 submitted a project in the Town Canton

for the NC 110 Roundabout at Locust Street. The Town of Canton is in full support of the proposed

project. The City of Asheville has submitted the Complete Streets Corridors (three separate

corridors) project- the change to application adds a right-of-way phase in addition to PE. These

project recommendations came out of the City’s Asheville in Motion Plan and look at ways to

improve bicycle/pedestrian access. The City of Asheville also submitted one TAP-DA project

regarding on-street connections for greenways.

Rick Tipton expressed several NCDOT’s concerns regarding the Complete Streets Corridors project

submitted by the City of Asheville. Concerns include the cost, potential impact to congestion and

how it may impact the overall transportation network. Tristan Winkler shared that the MPO’s

Congestion Management Process (federally-required planning document to address congestion

on priority corridors) includes Biltmore Avenue and calls for addressing congestion through multi-

modal transportation options.

Discussion occurred regarding traffic interruptions to Biltmore Avenue. Julie Mayfield addressed

some of the concerns raised by NCDOT and noted that these are priority corridors which have

been identified in the Asheville Multi-Modal Transportation Plan; the City of Asheville is looking for

a solution for Biltmore Avenue corridor and a PE study is needed to arrive at the final design;

currently there is a desired vision identified for the corridor but no final solution. The proposed

project is the starting point of the conversation- the funding for the Preliminary Engineering study is

planned to be used to provide more in-depth analysis. Discussion occurred regarding reducing

capacity on Biltmore Avenue and possible impacts to the movement of emergency vehicles. City

of Asheville representatives shared that the Asheville in Motion Plan took 18 months to develop

and included a lot of public input. Julie Mayfield communicated that the proposed project has

gone through the planning process with in-depth public involvement, and the City has been

transparent the entire time. The final outcome for this corridor is not yet known, but this

application for Preliminary Engineering is the City’s way of moving forward with addressing


complete streets needs on this corridor. Chairman Dearth shared his understanding of the both

sides of the discussion; he asked, whether a planning stage was missed with regards to Biltmore

Avenue? No missing planning stage was identified. NCDOT and MPO staff have further discussed

the Division’s concerns that the proposed project would reduce capacity on a major

thoroughfare. Further discussion occurred.

Lyuba Zuyeva added that the MPO staff would be happy to facilitate additional meetings

between the City of Asheville and Division as needed. Board members expressed a preference to

postpone a vote on the Complete Streets Corridors project pending further coordination

between the City of Asheville and Division 13. Additional stakeholders are requested to be

included in the conversation, such as Mission Hospital. MPO staff will put together an agenda and

assemble the stakeholders to hold a meeting to further discuss Biltmore Avenue project.

Larry Harris moved to table the City of Asheville’s Complete Streets Corridor project to allow the

City and NCDOT to clarify the purpose of the funding going forward and to move forward with

approving the remaining projects for funding. Jerry Vehaun seconded and the motion was

approved upon a vote.

The next two items were deferred until a later date. Neither agenda item required action at this

time:

• CMP Process Overview

• Regional TDM Program Update

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NCDOT is holding a call for Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP), with applications due in

November. The Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) is accepting applications until September 30,

2016, The application is available online. Bicycle/Pedestrian planning grant applications are still

open through November—MPO Board Resolution of support is required with an application.

The MPO Board Member orientation “Lite” will be held on September 22nd at 2:00pm after the

Board meeting. Preliminary results from SPOT Prioritization will be available at the next MPO Board

meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Chairman Dearth called for any public comment.

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Dearth adjourned the meeting with no further business before the body.





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Item 5A: Division Project Updates

http://fbrmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Division13_September2016_Update.pdf

(Division 13)

http://fbrmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Division14_September2016_Update.pdf

(Division 14)

Item 5B: TPB Updates

Item 5C: FHWA/FTA Updates





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Item 5D: Committee & Workgroup Updates

Prioritization Subcommittee—Meet on September 22nd to discuss SPOT Prioritization-Division Tier

points assignment; next meeting scheduled for October 27th

Transit Operators’ Workgroup—Met on June 7th; next meeting scheduled for October 11th

Citizens’ Advisory Committee- Call for committee member applications is currently open through

September 30th. http://fbrmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Citizens-Advisory-Committee-

Application.pdf

Recommended Actions:

Accept the reports.





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Item 5E: Legislative Updates





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Item 6A: TIP Amendments and Modifications

There are a number of TIP Amendments and modifications seeking approval, including the

following:

• TIP Amendments to add new projects for STBG and TAP-DA funded projects previously

approved by the MPO Board in August 2016

• I‐5892 Future I‐26, Milemarker 18 to Milemarker 12.5. Pavement Rehabilitation. Delayed to FY

2017.

• U‐5105 NC 225/SR 1164 (Erkwood Drive)/SR 1779 (Shephard Street) in Hendersonville.

Improve Intersection. ROW delayed from FY 16 to FY 17 to allow more time for planning.

• U‐5872 US 25 (Hendersonville Road), SR 1545 (Cane Creek Road) to SR 1006 (Howard Gap

Road). Construct Roadway Improvements. Delay Right‐of‐Way from FY 16 to FY 17 to allow

additional time for design.

Recommended action: Adopt the TIP Amendments and modifications

2016 – 2025 TIP TIP Amendments for Consideration in September, 2016

FUNDING FUNDING DESCRIPTION FUNDING FUNDING DESCRIPTION ADTAP Appalachian Development Transportation

Assistance Program L Local

APD Appalachian Development NHP National Highway Performance Program BA Bonus Allocation NHPB National Highway Performance Program(Bridge)

BOND R Revenue Bond NHPBA National Highway Performance Program(Bonus Allocation) CMAQ Congestion Mitigation NHPIM National Highway Performance Program (Interstate

Maintenance) DP Discretionary or Demonstration O Local, Non Federal or State Funds ER Emergency Relief RR Rail-Highway Safety

FBUS Capital Program - Bus Earmark (5309) RTAP Rural Transit Assistance Program FED Unidentified Federal Funding S State

FEPD Elderly and Persons with Disability (5310) S(M) State Match for STP-DA or Garvee Projects FF Federal Ferry SMAP Operating Assistance and State Maintenance

FMOD Fixed Guideway Modifications SRTS Safe Roads to School FMPL Metropolitan Planning (5303) STHSR Stimulus High Speed Rail FNF New Freedom Program STP Surface Transportation Program FNS New Starts - Capital (5309) STPDA Surface Transportation Program (Direct Attributable) FNU Non Urbanized Area Formula Program (5311) STPE Surface Transportation Program (Enhancement) FSGR State of Good Repair STPEB Surface Transportation Program (Enhancement) FSPR State Planning and Research STPOFF Surface Transportation Program (Off System) FUZ Capital Program - Bus Earmark (5309) STPON Surface Transportation Program (On System) HFB Highway Fund Bridge Replacement Program T Highway Trust Funds HP High Priority TAP Transportation Alternatives Program

HRRR High Risk Rural Roads TAPDA Transportation Alternatives Program (Direct Attributable) HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program TAPDA Transportation Alternatives Program (Direct Attributable) JARC Job Assistance and Reverse Commute (3037) TIGER TIGER Discretionary Grants

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025POST YEARS

STBGP‐DA 480

Local 120

STBGP‐DA 240

Local 60

STBGP‐DA 320

Local 80

STBGP‐DA 320

Local 80

North RAD Greenway

Construct a new multi‐use path along Riverside Drive from Hill Street to US

19/23/70 exit at Broadway.

Buncombe

Hominy Creek Greenway Phase I

$ 400 Project added to the

TIP.

Constuct a new multi‐use path along the Bent Creek Greenway Corridor from

Hominy Creek River Park to the WNC Farmer's Market

Buncombe13

Buncombe

Bent Creek Greenway Phase I

Construct a new multi‐use path on the Hominy Creek Greenway corridor as

identified in the Buncombe County Greenways Master Plan from Hominy Valley Park and Enka High School to east of Sand Hill Road.

Project added to the TIP.


PE

PE

PE

$ 600

$ 400 Buncombe13


$ 300 PE13

Reems Creek Greenway

Construct a new multi‐use path along the Reems Creek Corridor, as identified in the

Buncombe County Greenways Master Plan, from the western edge of the Town of Weaverville to the Karpen Soccer Fields

approximately 2.25 miles to the east.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FBRMPO TIP

PROJECT ROUTES DIVISIONS COUNTIES DESCRIPTION FUNDINGCost in Thousands

TIP Amendment Detail

TOTAL COST (in

thousands)ACTIVITY

13

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025POST YEARS



TOTAL COST (in

thousands)ACTIVITY

TAP 96 114

Local 24 29

TAP 840

Local 210

STBGP 40

TAP 40

Local 10 10

TAP 80

Local 20

STBGP 120 22

Local 30 6

STBGP 80

Local 20

STBGP 1,385

Local 346

EB‐5757

EB‐5547Riverwalk Greenway Phase II

13 Buncombe

CONSTRUCT NEW MULTI‐USE PATH FROM EXISTING FLAT CREEK GREENWAY TRAILHEAD NEAR STATE STREET AND CHARLOTTE STREET TO EXISTING RIVERSIDE GREENWAY

NEAR RIVERSIDE PARK AND EXTENSION WEST OF NC 9 NEAR EXISTING CULVERT.

PE

PE

CST

$150 STBGP‐DA Funding Added for FY 2017.

US 23 Business (South Main Street) to Belle Meade Drive

in Waynesville. Reduce Roadway Lanes to Three and Construct Bike Lanes and Other Improvements.

Haywood14Brown Avenue

EB‐5790Greenway Connectors

13 Buncombe

On‐street crossings and connections for bicyclists

and pedestrians in Asheville's East of the

Riverway.

Additional funding for PE added as well as

funding for construction.

$ 1,313

CST

PE

ROW

CST

Add ROW and CST funding not previously programmed. Add PE

in FY 2017 not previously

programmed.

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025POST YEARS



TOTAL COST (in

thousands)ACTIVITY

I‐5892 Future I‐26 13 BuncombeFuture I‐26, Milemarker 18

to Milemarker 12.5. Pavement Rehabilitation.

Delay construction from FY 16 to FY 17 to allow additional time

for design.

$6,000 CST NHPIM 6,000

STBG 200

STBG 2,150

STBGDA 154

L 39

STBGDA 20

L 5

STBGDA 1,555

L 389

DP1950

L1950

DP 550L 550DP 11350L 11350DP 750L 750

STBG 650L 163

STBG 4200L 1050

Section A‐ Clingman Forest and Town Branch Greenways

Section B ‐ French Broad River West Greenway

Section C ‐ Wilma Dykeman Riverway ‐ RADTIP and Five Points Roundabout

Section D ‐ Livingston Street Complete Streets Improvements

Section E ‐ Craven Street Bridge over the French Broad River.

C

$40,814

Modification to clarify funding sources for Section E and align

with the NCDOT STIP.

Hill Street/I‐240 Interchange to Amboy Road with

portions of the road to be re‐located, construct on‐street parking, intersection and signal upgrades, railroad crossing improvements, bridge re‐construction, sidewalks, streetscape

elements, transit amenities, and parallel greenway

facilities.

Buncombe13

Lyman Street and portions of Riverside Drive (part of the Wilma

Dykeman Riverway)

U‐5019

PE

L

14

Erkwood Drive (NC 225/SR 1164) @

Shepherd Street (SR 1779)

U‐5105 ROW$2,350

Delay right‐of‐way from FY 16 to FY 17 to allow additional time

for planning.

Hendersonville, NC 225/SR 1164 (Erkwood Drive)/SR 1779 (Shephard Street) in Hendersonville. Improve

Intersection.

Henderson

ROW

CST

$2,162

Delay Right‐of‐Way from FY 16 to FY 17 to allow additional time

for design.

US 25 (Hendersonville Road), SR 1545 (Cane Creek Road) to SR 1006 (Howard Gap Road). Construct

Roadway Improvements.

Henderson14US 25

(Hendersonville Road)

U‐5872

PE





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Item 6B: SPOT Prioritization 4.0 Regional Projects Results and

Division Tier Draft

The State of North Carolina’s process for prioritizing transportation projects allocates 1,800 local

input points to the French Broad River MPO for Division Tier projects. Up to 100 of these points may

be applied to a single project that is located entirely within the FBRMPO’s planning boundary.

Those 100 points from the MPO make up 25% of a project’s total score for Division Tier projects.

In late August, NCDOT has released a status update on inclusion of previously ranked Regional

Impact Tier projects. The MPO Board has an option to cascade Regional projects to be funded in

the Division Tier; the default is not to cascade projects. The following projects have so far been

funded in the Regional Impact tier or are in the Developmental STIP/TIP as not committed:

• H150868 NC 63 New Leicester Highway at Patton Avenue. Improve Intersection. Funded.

• H150867 US 19 BUS(Weaverville Highway). At-Grade Intersection Improvement. Funded.

• H111311 I-40 at Blue Ridge Road. Convert Grade Separation to Interchange (*Statewide

Mobility project approved by the FBRMPO Board to be cascaded). Funded.

• H150695 NC 63 New Leicester Hwy from US 19/23 Patton Ave to Newfound Road. Access

management and spot intersection improvements. ROW shown in 2023-not committed for

funding.

French Broad River MPO staff is using the prioritization methodology, approved by the MPO Board

at its March meeting, to determine which projects would receive preliminary local input points. As

part of the approved methodology, local input meetings were held. As per the MPO

methodology, one transit project and two bicycle and pedestrian projects will receive MPO input

points, unless no suitable candidates are identified. The tables below illustrate Division Tier

preliminary project scores based on the MPO methodology including local priority assignments

based on local meetings.





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The list of Division Tier projects points assignment will be back to the TCC and MPO Board for review

and approval on October 14th and October 28, after a period of public involvement.

A note on potential cascading of projects:

As part of the MPO’s methodology projects may cascade from one funding tier to another upon

MPO Board approval on a case-by-case basis. The MPO’s Prioritization Subcommittee will consider

the Division Tier projects scoring and make the initial recommendation for approval of projects to

receive draft local input points from the MPO. That recommendation will be made the morning

before the MPO Board meeting. See one of the tables below for a list of projects that may be

recommended for cascading based on a strict interpretation of MPO’s methodology:

Recommended action: approve that the draft Division Tier MPO points assignment in order to start the public input process for final Division Tier FBRMPO points adoption in October.

SPOT ID Mode TIPProject Category

Route / Facility Name

From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific

Improvement Type Cost To NCDOT County

Division Needs Quantitative

Score (Out of 50)

MPO Score (out of 75)

Priority Points (25 max per project)

H090873 HighwayRegional Impact

NC 110 (Pisgah Drive)

Locust StreetConstruct Roundabout at intersection of Pisgah Drive and Locust Street in Canton

10 ‐ Improve Intersection

$ 1,030,000 Haywood 20.31 FUNDED

H090799 HighwayDivision Needs

SR 1631 (New Route ‐ Frontage Road)

SR 1631 (Frontage Road)

NC 213I‐26/Hwy 213 interchange ‐ Connect Frontage Road to Highway 213 Or I‐26 Exit.

5 ‐ Construct Roadway on New Location

$ 4,600,000 Madison 6.40 FUNDED

H090491 Highway U‐4739Division Needs

SR 3556 (Amboy Road/Meadow Road)

I‐240SR 3214 (Biltmore Avenue)

Add capacity and address safety issues with a new bridge over the French Broad River.

1 ‐ Widen Existing Roadway

$ 46,600,000 Buncombe 27.19 79 25


US 70 (Tunnel Rd)US 74 Alt South Tunnel Rd

eastern end of the Tunnel

Roadway improvements and access management to include complete streets elements.

11 ‐ Access Management

$ 13,342,000 Buncombe 27.94 78 25

H090830‐A

Highway R‐5744Division Needs

New Route ‐ Balfour Parkway

NC 191 (Brevard Road)

US 25 BusinessBalfour Parkway ‐ Construct New 4‐Lane Expressway, Hendersonville


$ 60,300,000 Henderson 27.12 73 25

H090830‐B



US 25 Business I‐26Balfour Parkway ‐ Construct New 4‐Lane Expressway, Hendersonville


$ 47,700,000 Henderson 27.12 73 25

H090830‐C



I‐26 US 64Balfour Parkway ‐ Construct New 4‐Lane Expressway, Hendersonville


$ 48,800,000 Henderson 27.12 73 25

H141467 Highway U‐5784Regional Impact

US 70 (Tunnel Road)

I‐240 Beverly RoadACCESS MANAGEMENT AND SPOT INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS; COORDINATE WITH BIKE PLAN


$ 12,555,000 Buncombe 29.16 72 25


NC 81 (Swannanoa River Road)

US 70 (Tunnel Road)

US 74 (South Tunnel Road)

Add Roadway Improvements with Complete Streets elements.

16 ‐ Modernize Roadway

$ 22,950,000 Buncombe 24.61 72 25H090394‐

BHighway U‐3403B

Regional Impact

NC 191 (Brevard Road/Old Haywood Road)

NC 146North of Blue Ridge Parkway

Widen to Multi‐Lanes with Bicycle Lanes


$ 22,100,000 Buncombe 25.40 71 25

H090155‐B

Highway R‐2588BRegional Impact

NC 191 SR 1381 (Mountain Road)

NC 280

US 25 in Hendersonville to NC 280 South of Mills River. Widen to Multi‐Lanes. Section B: SR 1381 (Mountain Road) to NC 280.


$ 48,500,000 Henderson 26.81 70 23


US 74 ALT(Fairview Road)

NC 81 Swannanoa River Road

Cedar StreetImplement Access Management and spot intersection improvements


$ 16,012,000 Buncombe 25.72 70 25

H140296 Highway U‐5868Division Needs

SR 1477 (Riverside Drive)

NC 251/SR 1781 Broadway

I‐40/SR 1231 Hill Street

widen to 2‐4 lanes w/ median or 3 lane with parallel parking; This is the section of the on‐street Wilma Dykeman Riverway north of the River Arts District in Asheville


$ 13,482,000 Buncombe 25.56 70 25


US 25 (McDowell Street)

US 25 Hendersonville Road/Biltmore Ave

Southside AveAccess Management, spot intersection, and other operational improvements.


$ 40,050,000 Buncombe 26.75 55

ALL FBRMPO Division Needs Highway Projects Considered and Scored



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)



H090274‐B

HighwayRegional Impact

US 19 , US 23 SR 1836 (Chestnut Mountain Rd)

SR 1200 (Wiggins Road)

Modernize Roadway16 ‐ Modernize Roadway

$ 4,492,000 Buncombe, Haywood

24.48 52 25


NC 112 (Sardis Road / Sandhill Road)


US 19/23 (Smokey Park Highway)

Widen to add capacity and improve safety and include Complete Streets elements where appropriate.


$ 40,300,000 Buncombe 19.71 52 9

H111106 Highway R‐5748Division Needs

SR 1127 (Kanuga Road)

US 25 Business (Church Street)

SR 1123 (Little River Road)

Improve Geometrics and Widen As Appropriate


$ 13,052,000 Henderson 27.38 51



Alt US 74A (South Tunnel Road)

US 70 (Tunnel Road)

Widen roadway to add capacity with Complete Streets elements where appropriate.


$ 49,200,000 Buncombe 21.71 47

H090155‐A

Highway R‐2588ARegional Impact

NC 191 US 25SR 1381 (Mountain Road)

US 25 in Hendersonville to NC 280 South of Mills River. Widen to Multi‐Lanes. Section A: US 25 to SR 1381 (Mountain Road).


$ 35,800,000 Henderson 23.92 46

H090482 Highway U‐4712Regional Impact

US 23 BUS(South Main Street)

SR 1164 (Hyatt Creek Road)

US 276 (Pigeon Street)

SR 1164 (Hyatt Creek Road) to US 276. Widen to Multi‐Lanes. Feasibility Study Underway


$ 44,746,000 Haywood 20.91 45 9


NC 225 (S Main St)South Main St at South King St

US 176 Widen Bridge # 143 to 5 Lanes1 ‐ Widen Existing Roadway

$ 4,584,000 Henderson 23.97 43


US 19 (Dellwood Road)

US 23‐74 US 276

Convert TWLTL To Median And General Access Control (CTP)/US 19 Through Maggie Valley, Restripe To Provide WOS/Sharrows/Bike Lane (LRTP).


$ 18,703,000 Haywood 18.26 42

H090194‐A


NC 146 (Long Shoals Road)


West of SR 3501 (Clayton Road)

NC 191 to US 25. Widen to Multi‐ Lanes with Curb and Gutter. Section A: NC 191 (Brevard Road) to West of SR 3501 (Clayton Road).


$ 15,525,000 Buncombe 18.06 39

H111104 Highway R‐5747Regional Impact

US 19 ((Soco Road))

SR 1304 (Fie Top Road at Ghost Town USA)

Jenkins Creek Road

Modernize Roadway16 ‐ Modernize Roadway

$ 21,685,000 Haywood 25.01 36


US 19 BUS (Weaverville Highway), US 23 BUS

Beaver Drive near the Asheville/Woodfin Town Limit

SR 1740 (New Stock Road)

Weaverville Highway ‐ Woodfin ‐ Major Upgrade


$ 36,886,900 Buncombe 16.50 36

H090394‐A

Highway U‐3403ARegional Impact

NC 191 (Brevard Road/Old Haywood Road)

NC 280 NC 146Widen to Multi‐Lanes with Bicycle Lanes


$ 39,836,000 Buncombe, Henderson

20.94 35


SR 3449 (Beaverdam Road)

US 25 (Merrimon Avenue)

Webb Cove Road

Beaverdam Road Upgrade and complete streets elements


$ 9,667,000 Buncombe 16.17 34


SR 1511 (Berkley Ext Road), SR 1508 (Signal Hill Road), SR 1519 (Thompson Street)

US 25 Business Asheville Highway

US 64 Four Seasons Blvd

Widen to 12 foot lanes with 5 foot paved shoulders for bike lanes


$ 12,372,000 Henderson 14.51 33

H090274‐A


US 19 , US 23 NC 215 in Canton SR 1836 Modernize Roadway16 ‐ Modernize Roadway

$ 21,850,000 Haywood 13.76 33



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)




NC 280 Parsonage Road

Highway 280 @ Parsonage Dr. ‐ intersection Improvements, Guardrails and Realignment, Mills River


$ 668,000 Henderson 16.80 28


SR 3032 (New Haw Creek Road)

US 70 (Tunnel Road)

SR 2289 (Huntington Chase Drive)

Upgrade existing roadway to NCDOT standards and add turn lanes and signals where needed to improve safety.


$ 24,550,000 Buncombe 7.22 28


US 19 (Carolina Blvd)

Pleasant Hill RdSR 1572 (Morgan St)

Streetscape project through the Town of Clyde. Convert TWLTL to median and add bike/ped facilities and street trees.


$ 7,317,000 Haywood 18.90 26


SR 1354 (Bruce Road)

SR 1609 (South Main Street)

Mars Hill Elementary School Driveway (School House Lane)

Upgrade and Widen near Main Street in Mars Hill ‐ Project Ends at Mars Hill Elementary School Driveway, Approximately 2500 Ft from Start of Project


$ 1,596,000 Madison 1.41 26 20


SR 1504 (Old Hendersonville Hwy)

US 64 Improve intersection10 ‐ Improve Intersection

$ 1,540,000 Transylvania 21.63 25.5


US 276 (Jonathan Creek Road)

US 19 I‐40

Install paved shoulders on the median and outside shoulders with rumble strips. Construct or upgrade left turn lanes at various crossovers.


$ 11,900,000 Haywood 16.36 25


SR 1574 (Fruitland Road)

US 64SR 1565 (Terrys Gap)

Construct 24' Paved Roadway with 6' Grass Shoulders


$ 6,579,000 Henderson 20.80 24


SR 3412 (Sand Hill Road)

SR 1749 Grandview Road

Improve at‐grade 5‐legged intersection


$ 1,030,000 Buncombe 18.44 16


New Route ‐ Black Mountain Southeast Connector

NC 9

US 70 Business (Slate Street), SR 2522 (Mccoy Cove Road)

Black Mountain Southeast Connector ‐New Route


$ 11,738,000 Buncombe 10.25 16


SR 1164 (State Street)

SR 1172 (Hebron Road)

SR 1127 (Kanuga Road)

Upgrade Roadway ‐ Add Turn Lanes, Widen Shoulder and Improve Geometrics As Appropriate;

6 ‐ Widen Existing Roadway and Construct Part on New Location

$ 11,900,000 Henderson 4.66 16

SPOT ID

Mode TIP Project

Category


From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

Description Specific

Improvement Type

Cost To NCDOT County

Division Needs

Quantitative Score

(Out of 50)

H150959 Highway Regional Impact

US 70 (Tunnel Rd)

US 74 Alt South

Tunnel Rd

eastern end of

the Tunnel

Roadway improvements and access management

to include complete streets elements.

11 - Access Management

$ 13,342,000 Buncombe 27.94

H141467 Highway U-

5784 Regional Impact

US 70 (Tunnel Road)

I-240 Beverly

Road

ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND SPOT INTERSECTION

IMPROVEMENTS; COORDINATE WITH BIKE

PLAN


$ 12,555,000 Buncombe 29.16



US 70 (Tunnel Road)

US 74 (South Tunnel Road)

Add Roadway Improvements with

Complete Streets elements.

16 - Modernize Roadway

$ 22,950,000 Buncombe 24.61

H140302 Highway U-

3403B Regional Impact

NC 191 (Brevard Road/Old Haywood

Road)

NC 146

North of Blue

Ridge Parkway

Widen to Multi-Lanes with Bicycle Lanes

1 - Widen Existing

Roadway $ 22,100,000 Buncombe 25.40

H140296 Highway R-

2588B Regional Impact

NC 191 SR 1381

(Mountain Road)

NC 280

US 25 in Hendersonville to NC 280 South of Mills River. Widen to Multi-Lanes. Section B: SR

1381 (Mountain Road) to NC 280.

1 - Widen Existing

Roadway $ 48,500,000 Henderson 26.81

Candidates for Cascading p. 1

SPOT ID

Mode TIP Project

Category


From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

Description Specific

Improvement Type

Cost To NCDOT County

Division Needs

Quantitative Score

(Out of 50)

H090394-B

Highway Regional Impact

US 74 ALT(Fairview

Road)

NC 81 Swannanoa River Road

Cedar Street

Implement Access Management and spot

intersection improvements


$ 16,012,000 Buncombe 25.72

H090274-B

Highway Regional Impact

US 19 , US 23

SR 1836 (Chestnut Mountain

Rd)

SR 1200 (Wiggins

Road) Modernize Roadway

16 - Modernize Roadway

$ 4,492,000 Haywood, Buncombe

24.48


NC 112 (Sardis Road

/ Sandhill Road)

NC 191 (Brevard

Road)

US 19/23 (Smokey

Park Highway)

Widen to add capacity and improve safety and

include Complete Streets elements where

appropriate.

1 - Widen Existing

Roadway $ 40,300,000 Buncombe 19.71

H090394-A

Highway U-

4712 Regional Impact

US 23 BUS(South

Main Street)

SR 1164 (Hyatt Creek Road)

US 276 (Pigeon Street)

SR 1164 (Hyatt Creek Road) to US 276. Widen

to Multi-Lanes. Feasibility Study Underway

1 - Widen Existing

Roadway $ 44,746,000 Haywood 20.91

Candidates for Cascading p. 2



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)



B142116 BikePedDivision Needs

Hazelwood Ave (Plott Creek Rd)

Richland Creek Bridge

Will Hyatt Rd

Construct pedestrian improvements on Halzelwood Ave from Elysia Ave to Will Hyatt Road in Waynesville. Waynesville Pedestrian Plan project E.

5. Protected Linear Pedestrian Facility (Pedestrian)

$ 100,000 Haywood 34.09 #1 25


Blythe StUS 64 (Brevard Rd)

NC 191 (Haywood Rd)

Construct sidewalks on one side of Blythe Street from Brevard Rd (US64) to Haywood Road ( NC191) Project to include sidewalk, curb and gutter and ADA upgrades to curb ramps.


$ 768,000 Henderson 34.09 #2 25


US 276 Russ Ave K‐Mart Plaza Frazier StreetConstruct sidewalk on Russ Avenue from Frazier Street to K‐Mart Plaza north of US 23/74 interchange.


$ 268,000 Haywood 33.02 #3


US 25 McDowell St and Choctaw St

Southside AveChoctaw St at Biltmore Ave

Construct pedestrian improvements along McDowell Street and Choctaw Street. Pedestrian improvements to include sidewalk gap closure, ADA upgrades and crossing improvements along McDowell Street from Phifer/Southside Ave to Choctaw Street and upgrade to s

6. Multi‐Site Pedestrian Facility; ADA Compliance (Pedestrian)

$ 356,800 Buncombe 32.72 #4 25


Bent Creek‐Lake Julian Greenway Phase II

French Broad River

Lake Julian Construct multi‐use path on new location.

1. Off‐Road/Separated Linear Bicycle Facility (Bicycle)

$ 7,880,000 Buncombe 30.96 #5 25


N Main Street Signal Hill Rd O'Cain CtConstruct sidewalks on both sides of N. Main from Signal Hill Road to O?Cain Court.


$ 2,048,000 Henderson 30.37 #6


Greenway‐Jackson Park to Blue Ridge CC

Jackson ParkBlue Ridge Community College

Construct greenway along existing sewer easement from terminus of existing Oklawaha Greenway in Jackson Park to Blue Ridge Community College.


$ 1,938,400 Henderson 29.26 #7


North Blue Ridge Road

US 70 Fortune StConstruct sidewalks along North Blue Ridge Road from US 70 to end of existing sidewalk on Fortune Street.


$ 488,000 Buncombe 26.93 #8

ALL FBRMPO Division Needs Bike/Ped Projects Considered and Scored



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)




Meritor GreenwayUS 25 south of bridge over Cane Creek

western terminus of Meritor Property

Construct Meritor Greenway. Start at the terminus of existing sidewalk on US 25 Hendersonville Road bridge across Cane Creek, extend the sidewalk a short length south, and then transition to a greenway that follows the southern bank of Cane Creek to the


$ 780,000 Henderson 26.83 #9

B142200 BikePed EB‐5547Division Needs

Riverwalk Greenway Phase 2

Riverwalk Greenway Phase 1 behind BILO

US 70 Culvert near Flat Creek Rd

Construct Riverwalk Greenway Phase 2. Greenway will follow the Swannanoa River north from Riverwalk Greenway Phase 1 (behind BI‐LO) to US 70 culvert near intersection with Flat Creek Rd. This greenway is identified in the US 70/Swannanoa River Greenway


$ 1,607,200 Buncombe 24.98 #10


French Broad River / Highway 251 Greenway

Old Burnsville Hill Road

Elk Mountain Road

Construct the first phase of greenway along the French Broad River / NC 251 from Old Burnsville Hill Road to Elk Mountain Road.


$ 1,400,000 Buncombe 24.90 #11


Bent Creek ‐ Lake Julian Greenway Phase 1

Asheville Outlet Mall

French Broad River

Construct multi‐use facility on new location.


$ 5,066,785 Buncombe 24.56 #12


Brown AveUS 23 Bus (South Main St)

Belle Meade Dr

Implement Brown Avenue Road Diet and complete streets improvements from South Main Street to Belle Meade Drive. Project includes road diet to reduce roadway lanes to three lanes and construction of bike lanes from South Main Street to Belle Meade Drive

2. On‐Road; Designated Bicycle Facility (Bicycle)

$ 120,000 Haywood 24.26 #13


Hominy Creek Greenway

Enka High School Sand Hill Road

Construct a phase of the Hominy Creek Greenway from Enka High School, passing through Enka Elementary School, across Sand Hill Road, following Hominy Creek by the Buncombe County Sports Park and to Sand Hill Road north of the intersection with Sardis Road.


$ 2,908,800 Buncombe 23.21 #14


NC 280 Multi‐Use Path

North Mills River Road

Haywood Road (NC 191)

Construct Multi‐Use Path on NC 280 from North Mills River Road to Haywood Road (NC 191)


$ 580,800 Henderson 21.39 #15


Reems Creek Greenway

Quarry Road Mill ParkConstruct Reems Creek Greenway Quarry Road Section and Section 1


$ 174,485 Buncombe 19.09 #16



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)




US 19/23 New Clyde Hwy

Blackwell Drive (NC 215)

Greenberry Street (SR 1577)

Construct Sidewalk5. Protected Linear Pedestrian Facility (Pedestrian)

$ 532,000 Haywood 16.99 #17



From / Cross Street

To / Cross Street

DescriptionSpecific



Score (Out of 50)



T130070 TransitDivision Needs

Buncombe County FY18 Expansion Vehicle

Purchase of one (1) lift‐equipped expansion van equipped with required security camera technology (Seon security camera/DVR). Estimated FY 2018 project costs are based on Buncombe County CTSP.

1 ‐ Expansion Vehicle

$ 6,760 Buncombe 31.78 ‐ 25


Buncombe County expansion vehicles for FY 2020

Two 25‐foot Light Transit Vehicles with CNG units and one Lift Van; Buncombe County expansion vehicles for FY 2020.


$ 30,779 Buncombe 28.32 ‐


Buncombe County expansion vehicles for FY 2019

Two 25‐foot Light Transit Vehicles with CNG units and two Lift Vans; Buncombe County expansion vehicles for FY 2019


$ 37,810 Buncombe 27.17 ‐

ALL FBRMPO Division Needs Transit Projects Considered and Scored





Public Involvement

Item 6C: 5310 Call for Projects The MPO plans to hold a call for projects for FTA Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities) funds made available to the Asheville Urbanized Area. The City of Asheville is the current designated recipient of these funds but the MPO is responsible for holding a call for projects and holding selection committee meetings to help program these funds. Below is a draft schedule for the call for projects:

5310 Fall 2016 Call for Projects Timeline

September 8th MPO TCC meets and approves the timeline and Selection Committee members

September 22nd MPO Board meets and approves the timeline and Selection Committee members

September 23rd RFP for 5310 projects issued November 23rd Deadline to submit project applications (5 PM) November 28th--December 16th

Selection Committee meets to approve the projects

December 5th Regional Transit Operators group will receive an update on the 5310 call for projects

December 16th Proposed TIP Amendments submitted to NCDOT PTD staff for NCBOT review and adoption in February 2017 or earliest available date

January 12, 2017 MPO TCC reviews selected 5310 projects and associated TIP Amendments

January 26, 2017 MPO Board approves the selected projects and TIP Amendments

5310 Selection Committee- Agency List (Subject to no Direct Conflict of Interest)

• Workforce Development Board

• Buncombe County Planning

• Haywood County Planning

• Henderson County Planning

• Buncombe County DSS

• Haywood County DSS

• Henderson County DSS

• Buncombe County Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)





Public Involvement

• Pisgah Legal Services

• On-Track Financial Education &Counseling

• Haywood County Vocational Opportunities

• Henderson County Vocational Solutions

• AB-Tech Community College

• Blue Ridge Community College

• Haywood Community College

• UNCA

• Goodwill

• Land-of-Sky Regional Council Aging & Volunteer Services Division

• Warren Wilson College

• City of Asheville* to be present even if submitting an application, in advisory role/to ensure the 5310 PMP is adhered to

• Town of Black Mountain

Recommended action: Approve the timeline and Selection Committee for the 5310 call for projects





Public Involvement

Item 6D: Congestion Management Process Overview Congestion Management process is one of the federal requirements for larger Metropolitan Planning Organizations serving urbanized areas over 200,000 in population, or TMAs. The CMP requirement has been retained under the new Metropolitan Transportation Planning Rule, published May 27, 2016. As per 23 CFR 450.320, “The transportation planning process in a TMA shall address congestion management through a process that provides for safe and effective integrated management and operation of the multimodal transportation system, based on a cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under title 23 U.S.C. and title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 through the use of travel demand reduction and operational management strategies.” The CMP should result in “multimodal system performance measures and strategies that can be reflected in the metropolitan transportation plan and the TIP.” The CMP is intended to serve as a systematic process to provide for safe and effective management and operation of the multimodal transportation system, and typically includes the following steps:

• Development of congestion management objectives

• Establishment of measures of multimodal transportation system performance

• Collection of data and system performance monitoring to define the extent and duration of congestion and determine the causes of congestion

• Identification of congestion management strategies

• Implementation activities, including identification of an implementation schedule and possible funding sources for each strategy

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of implementation strategies1

1 US DOT FHWA, 2011. Congestion Management Process: A Guidebook. Report No. FHWA-HEP-11-011. Accessed online at

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/congestion_management_process/cmp_guidebook/





Public Involvement

Timeline The CMP does not have an update cycle established by federal regulations. Many MPOs chose to link CMP updates to either the MTP or the TIP development. French Broad River MPO has last updated its CMP in 2010, as part of the Long Range Transportation Plan 2035 development. The FBRMPO CMP has not been updated during the 2040 MTP adoption; the existing CMP was included as an appendix to the 2040 MTP plan. Current CMP version may be viewed at http://fbrmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MTPAppendixF_CMP.pdf . Adopting a CMP update in the spring of 2017 would allow the process to feed into the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) update for the French Broad River MPO region. This is a draft timeline, subject to change.

• August-September 2016: Development of CMP objectives. Reviewing available data for potential performance measures. Draft performance measures.

• October-November 2016: Defining CMP network for the region and collecting performance measures for the network. Identifying target CMP corridors. Overlaying CMP corridors with land use to identify differences in the context.

• December-January 2016: Identifying congestion management strategies for the target CMP corridors. Finalizing performance measures to be applied to the CMP corridors.

• February 2016: draft CMP out for public comment

• Spring 2016: FBRMPO CMP adoption.

Steering Committee and Public Input

• FBRMPO Prioritization Subcommittee will play the role of the Steering Committee for this study. Presentations will be made to the TCC and the MPO Board as interim deliverables are developed.

• Additional public input will be solicited including o Freight survey regarding bottlenecks and congestion issues in the region o Discussions with the Citizens Advisory Committee about additional outreach

strategies o Discussions with the Transit Operators Group about transit-specific performance

measures to be utilized in the CMP o Several public input meetings to be held throughout the region o Opportunity will be provided for public input online

• CMP recommendations, where not already reflected in the MTP and projects programmed in the TIP/STIP, will be included for consideration during the FBRMPO CTP update

No Action Required at This Time





Public Involvement

Item 6E: Biltmore Avenue Congestion Management Analysis In follow-up to the previous discussion at the August MPO Board meeting about Biltmore Avenue Complete Streets project, NCDOT staff with Transportation Mobility and Safety Branch will present some analysis and a potential concept for accommodating active transportation on Biltmore Avenue while still moving motor vehicles through the corridor safely and efficiently. The concept to be discussed is called a “quasi-couplet.” On Biltmore Avenue there would be two lanes for motor vehicles northbound with one lane southbound, and a northbound bicycle lane or path. Meanwhile, on McDowell Street there would be two lanes for motor vehicles southbound with one lane northbound, and a southbound bicycle lane or path. Smart signal timing and left turn lanes as needed at key intersections would be utilized to help move all vehicles demanding service along the corridor smoothly while providing excellent access to surrounding properties, minimizing extra right-of-way needed, and creating the space for the bicycle facilities. The NCDOT team will show examples of this concept being used successfully elsewhere.






Public Involvement

Item 6F: Bent Creek Greenway Feasibility Study Buncombe County staff will discuss the Bent Creek Greenway Feasibility Study and the current status of the project. Bent Creek Greenway Feasibility Study is one of the planning studies which have recently received federal funding through the French Broad River MPO UPWP (80% funded with STP-DA flex to PL funds). The latest phase of the Feasibility Study took a look at the section of Bent Creek Greenway that would one day connect the Asheville Outlets, the WNC Farmers Market and the current French Broad River Greenway (which spans between Hominy Creek Park and Carrier Park). This section of greenway would generally follow N.C. 191/Brevard Road and would be a key connector of existing greenways as part of Buncombe County’s larger Greenways Master Plan. Bent Creek Greenway Phase I and II are included in the FBRMPO MTP 2040 list of bicycle and pedestrian projects.
