The Metropolitan Transportation Plan is shaped within the framework of the vision and mission statements for the MPO. These were developed in response to the planning factors outlined by SAFETEA-LU and in coopreration with the MPO Technical Committee, the MPO Policy Committee, and NMDOT.
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Goals |
Objectives |
- Support the economic vitality of the Farmington region by providing a balanced, multi-modal transportation system that moves people, goods and information safely, economically and efficiently.
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- Provide adequate land are and access for commercial opportunities to serve furture population growth
- Minimize congestion to improve delivery of goods and service
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- Foster regional coordination and transportation system continuity.
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- Maximize use of current transportation system
- Involve local planners in the transportation planning process
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- Develop and connect transportation systems and associated facilities into a cohesive intermodal system.
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- Increased transit, bicycle and pedestrian connections
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- Minimize congestion on the transportation system.
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- Minimize congestion and minimize delay.
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- Provide reasonable access to services and jobs for all of the region's residents, regardless of age, income or disability.
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- Increased multi-modal accessibility
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- Minimize negative environmental impacts and enhance the environmental quality of the Farmington region.
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- Minimize air quality impacts
- Minimize impacts to existing neighborhoods
- Develop strategies to educate the public about how travel choices affect air quality
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- Identify and develop funding sources adequate to build, operate and maintain the metropolitan transportation system.
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- Minimize total transportation systems costs
- Maximize transportation system performance per project cost
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- Identify and implement new technology for balanced multi-modal transportation.
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- Improve multi-modal street design for high activity areas
- Increase mode split
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- Develop a transportation system that maintains and/or enhances the existing quality of life and works in concert with cultural and environmental resources and adopted local plans.
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- Minimize access to adjacent developments along key arterials to maximize capacity
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- Integrate transportation and land use planning to improve quality of life and to protect the natural enviroment
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- Encourage the local entities to integrate regional transportation policies into their adopted local plans
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- Ensure public safety for all modes
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- Improve system safety through improved levels of service and reduce congestion
- Promote safety design practices for all modes
- Minimize emergency vehicle response time
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- Coordinate with local agencies on security planning and strategies
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- Implement Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies for improving the safety and security of transportation modes
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