2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is the primary tool used by AMATS to plan for long-range transportation needs and recommend solutions based on anticipated funding availability over a minimum 20-year horizon. The MTP includes the whole transportation system in the Anchorage Bowl and Chugiak-Eagle River: streets, sidewalks and pathways, trails, public transit, freeways, highways, and freight mobility.
Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) is the joint state-local transportation planning authority of the Anchorage Bowl, Chugiak, and Eagle River. As a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), AMATS is authorized to receive Federal Highway Trust Fund dollars. AMATS oversees the planning and programming of these funds to improve the surface transportation system within the urbanized area of the Municipality of Anchorage. AMATS must develop the next federally required, four-year update of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) with a 20+ year planning horizon.
The purpose of the MTP update is to support and develop a transportation network that effectively moves people and goods, maintains residents' high quality of life and a strong economy, and reflects community priorities.
The 2050 MTP will meet all federal requirements while focusing on developing the area's transportation future through optimization, collaboration and flexibility with the ability to adapt and evolve to changing circumstances.
The 2050 MTP includes four main phases..
1. DEFINE OUR VISION
Goals & Objectives,
Performance Measures & Targets
Guiding Principles - how we approach the process
Vision Statement - where we want to be
Goals & Objectives - what we want
Performance Measures & Targets - how we know we got there
2. EVALUATE TODAY'S SYSTEM
Data Collection,
Issues & Opportunities Identification
Status of the System - what we have
System Deficiency Summary - what needs to improve
Transportation Network Evaluation - how it performs
3. ANALYZE TOMORROW'S NETWORK
Modeling, Scenario Planning,
Recommendations
2050 Model Runs - what will 2050 be like based on today's trends?
Performance Based Scenarios - what are our possible futures?
Alternatives Analysis - how do we best respond to current and anticipated needs?
Project, Strategy & Phasing Considerations - how do we get the network we want?
Community Impact Assessment, Safety & Security and Environmental Justice Assessment - keeping the community's best interests at the forefront
4. BUILD OUR ROADMAP
Implementation Plan, Financial Plan,
2050 MTP
Project & Strategy Recommendations - what we need to build the desired network
Phasing & Implementation Plan - specific steps to build the desired network & implement policy recommendations
Financial Plan - how it will be funded, matching costs with anticipated revenue
2050 MTP - put it all together