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Sarah Devlin - Gorham East West Corridor Feasibility Study
This document summarizes a feasibility study conducted by the Maine Turnpike Authority and MaineDOT on transportation infrastructure needs in the Gorham area of Cumberland County, Maine. The study evaluated current and projected traffic congestion, safety issues, impacts on rural character, and where transportation dollars should be invested over the long term. It found that if current trends of residential and job growth continuing to spread farther apart along existing roads continued, it would result in more time spent in cars and more land consumed for development. The study tested an alternative "urban and rural" land use pattern that located more housing and jobs closer together near existing infrastructure to reduce sprawl and promote more sustainable transportation options like transit. It concluded that evaluating both land use and transportation
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- 1. Gorham East WestCorridor Feasibility Study Improving Decision Making by Integrating Land Use and Transportation Sara Devlin Maine Turnpike Authority GrowSmart Summit October 23, 2012
- 2. Study Overview • Beganin 2007 – 4 town joint resolution • LD 1720 directs Maine Turnpike Authority/ MaineDOT to study: “existing highway infrastructure and future capacity needs west of Route 1 in Cumberland County, including the Gorham Area” • Joint MTA/MaineDOT 2 Study
- 3. Study Overview • Whatis this study evaluating? – Traffic congestion in Study Area – Safety issues in the Study Area – Loss of rural character/quality of life – WHY these problems exist – Where should transportation dollars be invested over the long term? – How should we be shaping our region for the future? 3
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- 5. Study Approach • EmpoweredSteering Committee • Address transportation concerns raised by 4 towns and in LD directive • Also evaluate the effects that land use has on transportation and vice-versa • Look regionally 5
- 6. The Region in2035 • 70% of growth in Maine forecasted to be in Cumberland and York Counties* • Over 110,000 new people and 52,000 new jobs in Cumberland and York counties* * - Dr. Charles Colgan, USM 6
- 7. Time and Change •Historic growth provides insight to the future • Consider what the Study Area would look like if trends continue into the future - if everything stays the same • What would need to be done to change these trends? • And who might make these changes? 7
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- 10. Gorham: 1975 10
- 11. Gorham: 2000 11
- 12. Gorham: 2010 12
- 13. Gorham: 2035 13
- 14. Why has thishappened? • Residential development along existing roads • More affordable land to the west • Relatively cheap fuel • Historically, Mainers generally favor rural, not urban environments • Land use regulations allow development to occur in most places 14
- 15. The Study Areain 2035 • 35,000 new houses - 9,200 additional acres of consumed land - 15 square miles • 25,000 new jobs - mostly in retail and service • 50,000 new people • Jobs and homes continue to grow farther apart • People spend 50% more time in their cars compared to today 15
- 16. Urban AND Rural Land Use Pattern Testing a regionally accepted alternate land use pattern 16
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- 18. 5% to Outer Urban- (1,200) AND- Rural: 65% to Urban New Jobs (16,200) 30% to Inner (7,400) 18
- 19. 20% to Outer Urban- (7,000) AND-Rural: New Housing 35% to Units Urban (12,200) 45% to Inner (15,700) 19
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- 24. Transportation Sustainability Three-Legged Stool Transit 24
- 25. Conclusions • Evaluating bothLand Use and Transportation scenarios critical to success • Need State and Local policies that connect Land Use and Transportation • Best benefit comes from balancing 25