CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

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1.1 

Project Background

1-1

1.2 

Study Area

1-1

Figure 1-1 

Study Area Boundary

1-2

1.3 

Transportation Planning Goals

1-3

1.4 

Previous Transportation Planning Efforts.

1-4

1.5 

Public Involvement 

1-4

CHAPTER 2: EXISTING CONDITIONS

2.1 

Existing Road System

2-1

2.2 

Existing Traffic Volumes

2-1

Figure 2-1

1998 Annual Average Daily Traffic - ADT (Study Area)

2-2

Figure 2-2

1998 ADT Map Bozeman Area

2-3

2.3 

Existing Signal System

2-6

2.4 

Intersection Level of Service

2-6

Figure 2-3

Existing Signalized Intersections (Bozeman Area)

2-7

Figure 2-4 

Existing Signalized Intersections LOS Analysis (A.M. and P.M.) 

2-9

2.5 

Travel Speed

2-10

Figure 2-5 

Travel Speed (Bozeman Area)

2-11

Figure 2-6 

Running Speed and Delay (Bozeman Area)

2-12

2.6 

Truck Traffic

2-13

2.7 

Pavement Survey

2-14

2.8 

Street Lighting

2-14

Figure 2-7 

Pavement Survey (Bozeman Area)

2-15

Figure 2-8

Corridor Lighting (Bozeman Area)

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CHAPTER 3: TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING

3.1 

Traffic Model Development

3-1

3.2 

Socioeconomic Trends

3-2

3.3 

Population and Employment Projections

3-4

3.4 

Allocation of Growth within the Study Area

3-5

Figure 3-1

Gallatin County Population Trends and Projections 1970-2020

3-6

Figure 3-2

Gallatin County Employment Trends and Projections

Full and Part Time Employment 1970-2020

3-6

3.5 

Committed Transportation Improvements

3-7

3.6 

Traffic Volume Projections

3-8

3.7 

Network Alternatives Test Run Analysis

3-8

Figure 3-3

2010 Average Daily Traffic-ADT (Study Area)

3-9

Figure 3-4

2010 Average Daily Traffic-ADT (Bozeman Area)

3-10

Figure 3-5

2020 Average Daily Traffic-ADT (Study Area)

3-11

Figure 3-6

2020 Average Daily Traffic-ADT (Bozeman Area)

3-12

CHAPTER 4: PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

4.1 

Corridor Volumes and Capacity

4-1

4.2 

Intersection Level of Service

4-3

Figure 4-1

Identified Transportation Problems 

4-5

4.3 

Accident Analysis

4-6

4.4 

Transit System

4-9

4.5 

Pedestrian and Bicycle System

4-9

4.6 

Downtown Bozeman

4-10

4.7 

Traffic Calming

4-10

CHAPTER 5: TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT

5.1 

Role of TDM in the Plan Update

5-1

5.2 

List of TDM Strategies and Their Effectiveness

5-1

5.3 

Conclusions Based on Preliminary TDM Evaluation for Bozeman

5-4

5.4 

Recommended TDM Program

5-6

CHAPTER 6: PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ANALYSIS

6.1 

Introduction