Tiger IX Grant Application to US DOT_Kerper Blvd/16th Street Traffic AreaCopyrighted
November 6, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 24.
ITEM TITLE: Tiger IX Grant Application
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the City of
Dubuque's Tiger IX Application submitted to the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Tiger IX Application -MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Benefit Cost Analysis Supporting Documentation
Narrative Supporting Documentation
Letters of Support Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Tiger IX Application to U.S. Department of Transportation
DATE: November 2, 2017
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Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann is recommending approval of the City of
Dubuque's Tiger IX Application submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The City of Dubuque, Iowa, is requesting $8.2 million in U.S. Department of
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding for a $12.8
million multimodal project that will help improve access to the Kerper Boulevard
Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping
Center, three major areas of economic development in the community. Grant funds will
be used to develop a Complete Street and four roundabouts on 16th Street, which
connects the commercial area to downtown, the Historic Millwork District and low-
income households in the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods. Dubuque
will reconstruct 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard to increase capacity for planned
economic growth in the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island. The project will
also link residential neighborhoods to the city's economic cluster with two
bike/pedestrian trails, providing alternative transportation access. Dubuque's project
aligns with the Trump Administration's goals to improve infrastructure condition, address
public health and safety, promote connectivity, and facilitate competitiveness.
The already budgeted City Sanitary Sewer Project will provide $4.1 million of the local
matching funds and the Dubuque Racing Association has agreed to provide $500,000 in
local match funding.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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MicKael C. Van Milligen'
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Teri H. Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
DATE: November 2, 2017
RE: TIGER IX Application to U.S. Department of Transportation for 16th Street
Corridor Improvements Project
Introduction
The purpose of this memo is to transmit for City Council review and approval, the $8.2
million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) IX
Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the $12.8 millionl6th
Street Corridor Improvements Project. The application, letters of support, and the
benefit -cost analysis are attached.
Background
The City of Dubuque pursues alternative revenue sources to relieve local property tax
burden, provide funding for City Council priorities, enhance economic development and
workforce development opportunities and provide for the common good. The City
consistently applies for federal transportation grants for local projects.
This year's TIGER IX grant opportunity perimeters provided the opportunity to enhance
the 16th Street Corridor and connectors to the Intermodal, Chaplain Schmitt Island and
the former Dubuque Pack site.
Discussion
The City of Dubuque, Iowa, is requesting $8.2 million in U.S. DOT TIGER funding for a
$12.8 million multimodal project that will help improve access to the Kerper Boulevard
Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping
Center, three major areas of economic development in the community.
Grant funds will be used to develop a Complete Street and four roundabouts on 16th
Street, which connects the commercial area to downtown, the Historic Millwork District
and low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods.
Dubuque will reconstruct 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard to increase capacity for
planned economic growth in the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island. The
project will also link residential neighborhoods to the city's economic cluster with two
bike/pedestrian trails, providing alternative transportation access.
Dubuque's project aligns with the Trump Administration's goals to improve infrastructure
condition, address public health and safety, promote connectivity, and facilitate
competitiveness.
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The 16th Street Corridor was not designed for the expansive economic development
envisioned by the City. Traffic will not be able to flow freely in the thoroughfare with its
multiple congested intersections. The route is particularly challenging for pedestrians and
bicyclists, as well as senior citizens and disabled residents, with no sidewalks or bike
accommodations. Dubuque's key transportation challenges include:
• Congested Streets: Four intersections along the 16th Street Corridor impede the
flow of traffic to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and
the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center. This creates unnecessary delays,
costs time and money, and reduces efficiency.
• No Sidewalks: Pedestrians are unable to access existing and planned economic
activity on the corridor by sidewalk. This limits access to people who do not own a
vehicle in Census Tract 1 (25.7% of housing units).
• Limited Bike Accommodations: There are no bike lanes along the 16th Street
Corridor, limiting bicycle circulation in the community.
• ADA Non -Compliance: Elderly and disabled residents traveling to Chaplain
Schmitt Island are hindered by poor pedestrian access.
• Unappealinq Streetscape: The 16th Street Corridor lacks identity without uniform
street lighting and landscaping. The existing streetscape inhibits people from
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walking through the area and works against the community's goal of creating a
vital commercial corridor.
• Polluted Stormwater Runoff: Discharges from rain events threaten the Mississippi
River.
The City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor,
reconstruct a sanitary sewer along 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard, construct a separate
bike/pedestrian bridge across the Peosta Channel, and create a mixed-use trail
connecting Chaplain Schmitt Island with the City's transit hub (Intermodal Transportation
Center) to better support the movement of workers, tourists and freight. Specific
improvements include:
16th Street Corridor
• Reconstruct 16th Street from Elm Street to greyhound park Road as a Complete
Street, with sidewalks and bike lanes, to improve opportunities for pedestrians and
bicyclists;
• Construct four roundabouts along the 16th Street Corridor (Chaplain Schmitt Island
Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street with Admiral Sheehy Drive/Greyhound
Park Road, Kerper Boulevard Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and Kerper
Boulevard, Marsh Street Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and Marsh
Street, and Sycamore Street Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and
Sycamore Street) to improve the flow of traffic to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center;
• Reconstruct the sanitary sewer from Fengler Street to Kerper Boulevard, and from
Kerper Boulevard to Sycamore Street, including reconstruction of the south two
lanes of Kerper Boulevard and capacity improvements to accommodate the future
economic development planned for the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt
Island;
• Streetscape enhancements and amenities to create an inviting environment for
mixed-use development;
• Stormwater and other utility upgrades along 16th Street from Sycamore Street to
Marsh Street to accommodate development of the Riverview Plaza Shopping
Center; and
• Green infrastructure such as new street trees and rain gardens that can capture
rain where it falls, reducing runoff volume.
Bike/Pedestrian Access
• Improve bike/pedestrian access to employment and recreational opportunities
across the Peosta Channel to Chaplain Schmitt Island with construction of a
grade -separated bike/pedestrian bridge as a multi -use trail; and
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• Improve bike/pedestrian access to 16th Street Corridor with construction of a new
multi-purpose Bee Branch Creek trail from the intersection of 16th Street and
Kerper Boulevard around the 16th Street Detention Basin and under the elevated
U.S. Highway 151/61 to the Intermodal Transportation Center located at the
intersection of 9th Street and Elm Street.
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The already budgeted Kerper Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Project will provide $4.1
million of the local matching funds and the Dubuque Racing Association (DRA) has
agreed to provide $500,000 in local matching funds. The project budget is as follows:
16th Street Improvements:
Bicycle / Pedestrian Bridge:
Bee Branch Trail Extension:
Kerper Blvd. Sanitary Sewer:
TOTAL PROJECT COST:
TIGER Grant Request:
City of Dubuque Match:
DRA Match:
$ 6,500,000
$ 1,000,000
$ 1,200,000
$ 4,101,948
$12,801,948
$ 8,200,000
$ 4,101,948
$ 500,000
Recommendation
I respectfully recommend approval of this grant application.
Attachments
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CITY OF DUBUQUE
2017 TIGER GRANT
16TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS
BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS
PREPARED BY THE DUBUQUE METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY
OCTOBER, 2017
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION, 3
2.0 ESTIMATION APPROACH, 5
3.0 PROJECT COSTS, 6
4.0 PROJECT BENEFITS, 7
4.1 VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED SAVINGS , 7
4.2 VEHICLE OPERATING COST SAVINGS, 9
4.3 VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS, 9
4.3.1 VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS BY DEVIATED TRAFFIC, 10
4.4 CRASH REDUCTION BENEFITS, 17
4.5 JOBS FROM DEVELOPMENT / REDEVELOPMENT, 18
4.6 PROPERTY VALUE AND TAXES FROM DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT, 22
4.7 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE COST, 23
4.8 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS, 25
5.0 SUMMARY OF BENEFIT -COST ANALYSIS, 28
6.0 APPENDIX, 30
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report summarizes the results of benefit -cost analysis performed for 16th Street Transportation
Improvements Project in the City of Dubuque. The project area is shown in Figure 1.
The 16th Street Transportation Improvements is a proposed Complete Street project, connecting resi-
dential neighborhoods to future job centers. The upgraded facility will provide vehicles, pedestrians
and bicyclists with unimpeded access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Dove Harbor Industrial
Area, the redeveloped 16th Street corridor, tourism and recreational amenities on Chaplain Schmitt
Island, and Highway 61/151 into Wisconsin. The project will also support the redevelopment of the
40 -acre former Dubuque Packing Company site (aka the Pack Site) into the Riverview Shopping Center,
development of Chaplain Schmitt Island, and development of two 2 acre parcels within the 16th Street
corridor. The project will help avoid future travel delay and reduce safety concerns that are caused by
traffic detouring through residential neighborhoods because of wheel ruts and potholes.
The project also supports the construction of improvements to the bike and pedestrian trail system
that will provide access to employment centers and connect with the existing 26 -mile Dubuque County
Heritage Trail. The project will also provide pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to the Mississippi River
Trail system and the National Scenic Byway system.
The 16th Street Transportation Improvements Project addresses several needed improvements in the
northeast part of the Dubuque metro area connecting job centers with population and opening new
land for development.
These include:
• Enhanced Road System Connectivity — Provides direct transportation connectivity and continuity
between urban core and development east of the urban core.
• Economic Development — Provides a connector to serve current land use, promotes infill devel-
opment, and supports planned growth and development.
• Safety — Improves safety in existing neighborhoods by diverting traffic through a safe and ef-
ficient road system, improves safety on existing 16th Street, and improves emergency response
times.
For this study, the benefit -cost analysis for the proposed project was performed for a period extend-
ing from the opening year in 2020 to a horizon year of 2047. This technical memorandum provides a
benefit -cost analysis based on existing traffic studies.
The following topics are addressed in this report:
* Methodology adopted
• Summary of costs
• Summary of benefits
• Project related benefit -to -cost ratio, and
• Sensitivity analysis of the benefit -to -cost ratio.
The benefit -cost analysis was performed by applying the net present value (NPV) method. The forecast
costs and economic benefits shown in this report are presented in year 2017 dollars.
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2.0 ESTIMATION APPROACH
Economic estimation of user benefits and its relationship to project costs is customarily performed
for major investments provided by sponsoring agencies such as the City of Dubuque. A multitude of
estimation tools are available to determine the value of a proposed improvement or group of improve-
ments. Under most scenarios, the proposed project is evaluated over a period of 30 years to prepare an
accounting of project costs and economic benefits or impacts, typically on an annual basis. The results
of this exercise, when appropriately discounted, aids and informs decision -makers whether to pursue
an investment, generally involving public funds.
For this benefit -cost analysis, Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (DMATS) staff used a
series of spreadsheets analyzing the benefits and costs. Data used in the benefit -cost analysis came
from the following sources:
• The regional travel demand model developed by DMATS staff.
• Traffic Impact study for redevelopment of the former Dubuque Meat Packing Property into the
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center.
• Traffic Impact Analysis for 16th Street Commercial Development.
• Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan
• Iowa Department of Transportation Crash Data.
• Iowa Workforce Information Network Employment and Wage Data.
• FHWA Guidance on Preparing Benefit -Cost Analyses and Grant Applications for TIGER Grants
including the 2017 TIGER Discretionary Grants Notice of Funding Availability.
METHODOLOGY
This analysis considered the benefits and costs through calculation of the project's net present value
(NPV) using 2017 dollars. This approach includes a summation of initial construction costs along with
ongoing operations and maintenance expenses expressed in present value (2017 dollars). These project
costs are then compared to motorized and non -motorized user benefits likely to accrue from the pro-
posed improvements. The resulting difference, itemized annually, accounts for the net present worth of
the project.
The ratio of user benefits to construction costs when expressed in terms of present value yields the
benefit -cost (B/C) ratio. In addition, the net present value of a project should reflect a positive econom-
ic return within an acceptably long analysis horizon or payback period. In both cases, a higher value is
more desirable.
The approach estimates the benefits based off of traffic and other estimates for 2047 (build and no -
build) and interpolated or extrapolated for an analysis period of 2017 to 2047, consistent with the prior
analysis.
Traffic forecasts under No -Build and Build Scenarios were obtained from the Regional Travel Demand
Model for DMATS. The analysis had a 2020 base year and 2045 horizon year for build and no -build sce-
narios. The data is discounted at 3% and 7% as recommended in 2015 TIGER Discretionary Grants Cost/
Benefit analysis.
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3.0 PROJECT COSTS
Project costs considered in this analysis include the up -front construction related expenditures, fol-
lowed by annual estimates for ongoing operations and maintenance. The total capital costs involved
with the proposed project until year 2047 are provided in Table 1. All costs are presented in 2017 dol-
lars. The total capital cost of the proposed project would be approximately $13.9 million.
Table 1 Capital Costs of Construction (2017 Dollars)
Project
Cost
16th Street Improvements 1
Design & Environmental
$300,000
Construction Engr., Inspect, Testing
$486,492
Construction
$5,063,508
Contingency 10%
$650,000
Subtotal
$6,500,000
Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge
Design Costs
$64,667
Inspection Services/Construction Engineering
$141,259
Construction Cost
$794,074
Subtotal
$1,000,000
Kerper Blvd to Intermodal Facility Trail
Environmental, Design, Admin & Inspection
$144,960
Construction
$1,055,040
Subtotal
$1,200,000
Sanitary Sewer
Design
$235,744
Construction
$3,866,204
Subtotal
$4,101,948
Total Project Cost
$12,801,948
Source: City of Dubuque
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4.0 PROJECT BENEFITS
4.1 VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED SAVINGS
The analysis of the reduction in vehicle miles traveled was based on providing direct access to job, rec-
reation and cultural locations; which are also called activity centers using the 16th Street project.
ASSUMPTIONS
• The project will be constructed by 2020
• Approximately 6% of existing and future trips are anticipated to be trucks.
• Percentage of existing /future traffic is being diverted due to lack of improvements on 16th
Street. (Source: City of Dubuque)
EIm St to Rhomberg Ave to Fengler St. is the alternate route taken by traffic due to lack of im-
provements on 16th Street as accesses for existing and future pass-through trips. Figure 2 maps
the deviation route. (Source: Dubuque MPO Travel Demand Model)
Table 2 VMT Analysis Parameters
PARAMETER
VALUE SOURCE/NOTE
AADT using EIm St, Rhomberg
Ave and Fengler St
% of Existing/future traffic being
diverted due to lack of improve-
ments on 16th Street
Impact of Improvements on
16th St for pass through traffic
METHODOLOGY
333 AADT in 2020
1,780 AADT in 2047
DMATS Travel Demand Forecast
Model
20% from 2020-2047 City of Dubuque
1.54 miles for pass through traf-
fic without improvements
0.58 miles for pass-through traf-
fic with improvements
DMATS Travel Demand Forecast
Model
• In assessing the change in vehicle miles traveled, only diverted trips (pass through trips) are
taken into consideration and induced trips are not taken into consideration for VMT calculations
as travel distance is small to destination point for induced trips and will be suing 16th Street
even without improvements. (Source: Dubuque MPO model, Traffic studies for development)
• The diverted trips from existing roads result in a decrease of overall vehicle miles traveled; while
induced new trips to the area will increase overall vehicle miles traveled. However, the induced
VMT trips will be reduced when provided better access to the activity centers.
The analysis of the reduction in vehicle miles traveled took pass through trips into account and exam-
ined the change in total network vehicle miles traveled in 2047 for both Build and No -Build scenarios.
The Build Scenario showed a total reduction in network vehicle miles traveled of approximately 8.8 mil-
lion miles from 2017 to 2047, an undiscounted rate, when compared to the No -Build Scenario.
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BENEFITS
The savings in VMT used was approximately 116,500 miles in 2020, rising to approximately 623,700
miles in 2047. The reduction in net vehicle miles traveled results in several economic benefits including
potential motor vehicle emission reduction benefits discussed in the tasks listed below.
Overall the project will help reduce VMT by 8.8 million (undiscounted) by reducing deviation from 16th
Street between 2020 and 2027.
Annual VMT Saved by Reducing Deviation from 16th Street
Years
1 From 2020 to 2047
Undiscounted
Auto Truck
$14,340,930 $915,378
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3% Discount Rate
Auto Truck
$8,120,683 $518,341
7% Discount Rate
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$4,234,026 $270,257
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4.2 VEHICLE OPERATING COST SAVINGS
The vehicle operating cost savings are calculated using the vehicle miles traveled savings.
ASSUMPTIONS
• The average operating cost of a vehicle is $0.608. (Source: Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
• The cost of operations per year is kept constant for the life of the project.
METHODOLOGY
• The Total VMT saved from reducing deviation from 16th Street for each year is multiplied by the
operating cost of a vehicle per mile.
• The costs are then discounted at 3% and 7%
BENEFITS
The savings in vehicle operating costs was approximately $70,837(undiscounted) in 2020, rising to ap-
proximately $379,213 (undiscounted) in 2047. Overall the project will save $5.3 million (undiscounted)
by reducing deviation from 16th Street to Elm St., Rhomberg Ave., and Fengler St.
IAnnual Vehicle Operating Cost Saved by Reducing Deviation
1 Years Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate
'From 2020 to 2047 $9,275,835 $5,252,527 $2,738,604 I
4.3 VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS
The analysis of the reduction in vehicle hours traveled was based on providing direct access to job,
recreation and cultural locations; which are also called activity centers using the 16th Street project.
reduce delay occurred on 16th Street corridor due to traffic generated from the Pack Site development,
16th St Development and Chaplain Schmitt Island development.
The estimation of the benefits involved establishing the Baseline and Build Scenario and calculating the
differences between the Build and the Baseline in the benchmark years. The project team prepared and
analyzed the following four model scenarios using the DMATS travel demand model (TDM) and data
from the Pack Site Traffic study:
• 2020 No Build Baseline
• 2045 No Build Baseline
* 2020 Build 16th Street Corridor Project
• 2045 Build 16th Street Corridor Project
The model outputs for each of the study scenarios used in the estimation of the benefits included the
following:
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4.3.1 VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS BY DEVIATED
TRAFFIC
METHODOLOGY
Daily vehicle -hours traveled (VHT) savings by vehicle type (passenger cars and trucks) are calculated by
taking the amount of traffic that deviate from 16th Street from 2020 and 2047 using length of the devi-
ated route and saving when the traffic takes 16th Street. Figure 2 provides the route deviation.
ASSUMPTIONS
• The project will be constructed by 2020
• Approximately 6% of existing and future trips are anticipated to be trucks.
• 20% of the existing and future traffic is being diverted due to lack of improvements on 16th
Street. (Source: City of Dubuque)
Elm St. to Rhomberg Ave. to Fengler St. is the alternate route taken by traffic due to lack of
improvements on 16th Street as accesses for existing and future pass-through trips. (Source:
Dubuque MPO Travel Demand Model)
• Value of time for automobiles is $12.5/hr. and for a truck $25.8/hr. (Source: 2015 TIGER Discre-
tionary Grants Cost/Benefit analysis)
• 260 working days in a year.
BENEFITS
Using this value of time, the time saved in 2020 is worth approximately $176,580 dollars while the time
saved in 2047 would be worth approximately $236,323 dollars. The results of this analysis were inte-
grated into the overall benefit -cost analysis.
Overall $2.9 million (undiscounted) will be the cost of time saved from 2020 to 2045.
I Annual VHT Saved By Reducing Deviation from 16th Street
1
1
Years
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Undiscounted
Auto 1 Truck
$5,107,728 $672,916
3% Discount Rate
Auto 1 Truck
$2,892,298 $381,045
7% Discount Rate
Auto 1 Truck
$1,508,009 $198,672
4.3.2 VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS BY IMPROVING
16TH STREET
ASSUMPTIONS
• The project will be constructed by 2020
• Approximately 6% of existing and future trips are anticipated to be trucks.
• The delay time at each intersection provided in the Pack Site study is reduced by half after mak-
ing a comparison of delay times and development on 16th Street with other existing develop-
ment that match in the metro area.
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• The analysis used 5,000 daily trips from Pack Site, 1,000 daily trips from 16th St Development
and additional 3,000 daily trips from Chaplain Schmitt Island development basing on trip gener-
ated from these developments in MPO's Travel Demand Model.
• 10% of the daily trips are assumed to be PM peak traffic.
• Value of time for automobiles is $12.5/hr. and for a truck $25.8/hr. (Source: 2015 TIGER Discre-
tionary Grants Cost/Benefit analysis)
* 260 working days in a year.
* It is assumed that the improvements on 16th Street Improvements will reduce delay by 20% on
16th Street.
Figure 3 diagrams the traffic volume with delay along the 16th Street Corridor.
Figure 3 Intersection Diagrams with delay and PM peak traffic on 16th Street.
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0
8
15
30
Year
Peak Hoar
Volume
2017•
2025
2030
2045
Year
2017
2025
2030
2045
692
881
1:000
1,355
Vulame
1,000
1,114
1,185
1,399
2017
2025 873
2030
2045
Volmse
780
932
1.107
East 16_ East 16h
Street N. / Street
H
Year
2017
2025
2030
2.045
Peak Hoar
Yalame
156
210
244
346
Year
Peak Haar
'4 laare
2017 195
2025 208
2030 217
2045
242
East 16'. j �East 16''
greet ?i r 1reet
R m.
Year
2017
2025
2030
2045
Peak Hoar
Volume
195
208
217
242
Year
2017
2425
2030
2045
CI e
1,000
1,114
1,135
1,399
Year
Peak Haar
Volume
2017
2025
2030
2045
13
950
1,064
1,135
1,349
Year
PM Delay at B
2017
2025
2030
2045
From.
Study
33
26
26
33
Half of
tadx
1-
13
13
17
Year
PM Delay at A
2017
21125
2030
2045
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Study
33
26
26
33
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Study
17
13
13
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METHODOLOGY
Daily vehicle -hours traveled (VHT) by vehicle type (passenger cars and trucks) are calculated using trip
generated from each development in 2020 and 2047.
Since the project completion date is scheduled for 2020, a straight-line growth pattern was assumed for
VMT and VHT from 2020 to 2047 for the No -Build scenario and Build scenario. In this way the intermit-
tent years during the 20 -year study period (2020 to 2047) have been estimated. The focus of the travel
efficiency portion of the benefit -cost analysis is the difference between the build and no -build scenarios
in terms of a reduction in VHT.
The improvements on 16th Street would also save travel time for travelers. These saved hours also
translate into economic benefits based on the value of motorist's time. The traffic model data and Pack
Site traffic study was used to form estimates of the time saved by users using the improved corridor.
This analysis identified that approximately 43 hours a day would be saved in 2020 and 228.4 hours a
day in 2047. This translates into approximately 11,204 hours saved in 2020 and approximately 59,328
hours saved in 2047. Estimates were determined for all of the years of the study period using interpola-
tion/ extrapolation of the model data.
BENEFITS
Using this value of time, the time saved in 2020 is worth approximately $148,000 dollars while the time
saved in 2047 would be worth approximately $785,000 dollars. The results of this analysis were inte-
grated into the overall benefit -cost analysis.
IAnnual VHT Saved by Improvement to 16th Street
I Years
I From 2020 to 2047
Undiscounted
Auto
$10,214,795
Truck
$1,273,076
3% Discount Rate
Auto
$5,760,741
Truck
$717,764
7% Discount Rate
Auto
$2,980,980
Truck
$371,417
TOTAL VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELED SAVINGS - TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS
METHODOLOGY
The total vehicle hours traveled savings are calculated by adding savings from reducing deviations from
16th Street and savings from reducing delay on 16th Street.,
BENEFITS
Overall the 16th Street improvements will save $15.4 million (undiscounted) from year 2020 to 2047
I Total Annual VHT Saved
Years Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate
Auto Truck Auto Truck Auto Truck
1 From 2020 to 2047 $15,322,523 $1,945,992 $8,653,039 $1,098,809 $4,488,989 $570,090
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MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BENEFITS
The reduction in vehicles miles traveled and vehicles hours traveled, as discussed in the sections above,
will have a beneficial effect on air quality through reduced motor vehicle emissions. A major point of
interest is the potential reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. A separate emissions analysis was con-
ducted based on the same model traffic data used for this benefit -cost analysis. This was based on the
same net decrease in vehicle miles traveled which was discussed in Section 4.1. The emissions analysis
resulted in the identification of reduced carbon emissions as shown in Table 3. This reduced emissions
forecast was extrapolated for the remainder of the forecast period of the benefit -cost analysis.
ASSUMPTIONS
Emission factors for arterial roads are used to calculating the emissions. (Source: http://www.iowadot.
gov/systems_planning/pdf/2008°°%20Arterial%20Street%20Vehicle%20Emissions.PDF )
Table 3 Emissions Analysis Parameters
PARAMETER
VALUE
SOURCE/NOTE
Emission factors for cars at 27
m.p.h.
Emission factors for trucks at 27
m.p.h.
CO2: 619.2 g/minute
VOC: 2.363 g/ minute
Nox : 1.455 g/ minute
PM : 0.0131 g/ minute
Sox : 0.0114 g/ minute
CO2: 1,419.7 g/ minute
VOC : 0.484 g/ minute
Nox : 7.113 g/ minute
PM : 0.2058 g/ minute
Sox : 0.0132 g/ minute
Values for each source of emissions are used to calculate the savings.
ary Grants Cost/Benefit analysis)
Table 4 Emission Reduction Values by Source
Emission Factors for Arterial
Roads : https://iowadot.gov/sys-
tems_p la nn in g/pdf/2008°%o20Ar-
terial%20Street%20Vehicle%20
Emissions. PDF
Emission Factors for Arterial
Roads : https://iowadot.gov/sys-
tems_planning/pdf/2008%20Ar-
terial%20Street%20Vehicle%20
Emissions. PDF
(Source: 2015 TIGER Discretion-
PARAMETER VALUE
SOURCE/NOTE
Value of Emission Reductions
CO2 : Social Cost 3%
VOC : $1,999 /metric ton
Nox : $7,877 /metric ton
PM : $360,383 /metric ton
Sox : $46,561 /metric ton
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2015 TIGER Discretionary Grants
Cost/Benefit analysis
Table 5 Social Cost of Carbon 3%
3% SSC
Year (2013$)
Year
3% SSC
(2013$)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
$47
$49
$51
$52
$52
$54
$55
$56
$57
$58
$60
$61
$62
$63
$63
$65
METHODOLOGY
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
2041
2042
2043
2044
2045
2046
2047
$66
$67
$68
$69
$71
$72
$73
$74
$76
$77
$78
$79
$80
$82
$83
• The annual VHT discussed for automobiles and trucks are multiplied by the emission factors to
generate values. These values are generated in grams/mile
• These emissions are then converted in metric-tons/hr.
The emissions generated are then multiplied with emission values to generate savings by emis-
sion type.
BENEFITS
The reduced carbon emissions have economic value due to the improved health and environmental
conditions resulting from reduced emissions. The reduced emissions have a value of approximately
$94,600 in 2020 and $391,600 annually in 2047. The, results of this analysis were integrated into the
overall benefit -cost analysis tables in Appendix A.
Pollutants
Undiscounted
Cost of
Emissions
Cost of
Emissions at
3% discount
rate
Cost of
Emissions at 7%
discount rate
Social Cost of CO2 Emissions $3,656,830 $1,888,193 $873,224
VOC $457,026 $267,585 $119,089
Nox $1,105,969 $643,929 $348,508
PM $695,403 $404,884 $219,132
Sox $41,924 $24,410 $13,211
TOTAL $5,957,153 $3,229,001 $1,573,i63
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4.4 CRASH REDUCTION BENEFITS
Another economic benefit to resulting from the 16th Street Transportation Improvements project is
a likely reduction in crashes as a result of improvements on 16th Street. Crashes are often extremely
costly in terms of loss of life, productivity due to injury and vehicle or other property damage. To com-
pute crash benefits associated with the proposed project, the accident history for existing routes in
the project area was examined. The data and crash maps from the Iowa Department of Transportation
were obtained for the latest five-year period available (2012-2016) for the study area roads. These were
used to calculate an average crash rate for study area roads. The existing study area crash rates used for
this analysis are shown below.
Table 6 Average Yearly Accidents
I
12016-2012 Average Yearly Accidents
ASSUMPTIONS
0 I C B A K
22.20 13.40 1.40 0.00 0.00
• The analysis assumes that there will be a 70% improvement in safety with a roundabout at a
signalized intersection and corridors with delay once project is constructed.
• The crash reduction benefits are treated constant and are not adjusted for each year.
Table 7 Crash Reduction Values
PARAMETER
VALUE SOURCE/NOTE
Value of Crash Reductions
METHODOLOGY
Fatal: $9.4 million 2015 TIGER Discretionary Grants
Injury: Range 28 K to 5.5 million Cost/Benefit analysis
Property: $3,167
• The crash data from Iowa Department of Transportation is converted into Abbreviated Injury
Scale (AIS) data using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conversion matrix
• The AIS data is multiplied with value assigned to each type of injury
* The process is used to compare safety savings between built and no built options.
• The safety savings for a year are kept constant for life of the project.
BENEFITS
Based on methodology and assumptions, the value of reduced crashes in 2020 would be approximately
$365,600. However, the value of reduced crashes in 2047 is estimated to be $365,600as the value is
kept constant for life of the project. The results of this analysis were integrated into the overall benefit -
cost analysis tables discussed in Section 5.
IAnnual Safety Savings with 16th Street Improvements
1 Years Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate I
I From 2020 to 2047 $10,236,563 $5,917,495 $3,163,680 I
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4.5 JOBS FROM DEVELOPMENT / REDEVELOPMENT
The tax benefits from the new development/redevelopment supported by the proposed project would
come in the form of income taxes from new jobs created at developed sites and property tax increases
due to redevelopment. The 16th Street improvements project will provide direct access to redevelop-
ment of the former Dubuque Meat Packing property, 16th Street Commercial Development and Chap-
lain Schmitt Island development. Figure 4 maps the development areas and provides details on each
development.
METHODOLOGY
The former Dubuque Meat Packing property will have 40 acres of land opened for development and
378 jobs by 2030. The project improvements will also help in developing two 2 acre sites in the 16th
Street Commercial Development, creating 78 jobs by 2020, and Chaplain Schmitt Island development
creating 306 additional jobs by 2039. The average wage data for retail industries is obtained from Iowa
Workforce Information Network. This is used to estimate the earnings from the jobs and a total aver-
age tax rate of 19.4 percent being used, as discussed above. Figure 4 maps the locations of the devel-
opment areas.
ASSUMPTIONS
Table 8 Jobs Analysis Parameters
PARAMETER VALUE SOURCE/NOTE
Number of new
jobs
378 Jobs at Former Dubuque Meat
Packing Property
306 jobs at Chaplain Schmitt Island
78 Jobs at 16th Street Commercial
Development
Value of Jobs Median wage in Iowa $16.72/hr
($34,700 annually) at 3% growth/
year
Tax Rate Applied 19.40%
BENEFITS
City of Dubuque Economic Development
Iowa Workforce Information Network
(IWIN) 2016 Iowa Wage Survey (https://www.bls.
gov/oes/current/oes_ia.htm#00-0000)
Based on IRS Data on Average Federal Per-
centage Paid plus Iowa State Tax Rate Data
Between 2017 and 2047, these induced jobs would result in a total of $111.18 million (undiscounted) in
tax benefits.
1 Federal Tax generated by jobs created
1 Years Undiscounted3 % Discount rate
1 From 2020 to 2047 $110,774,976 $54,600,834
18
I
7% Discount rate I
$23,28o,164
Figure 4 Deyelo 3rnert Areas
16 hSTREET TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
Project Boundary
4 Roundabouts
Reconstruction of 16th Street
& Kerper Boulevard
Commercial Development
New BikelHike Trail Bridge
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruc
Bike/Hike Trails
Existing
Proposed
edevelopment Sites
ADevelopment Areas
!Q:CASINO
EXPANSION
etP
KERPER BLVD
INDUSTRIAL
\ PARK
COMMERCIAL
EXPANSION &
REDEVELOPM ENT
FENGLER STREET
A-Chaplann Schmitt Island Roundabout
BikeJPsd Bridge
B-Kerper Bbd Roundabou
C -Marsh Street Roundabout
RIVER VIEW P AZA'
SHOPPING'CENTER+:
0 -Sycamore Street Roundabout
IME CITY OF
DUB
'Masterpiece on the
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Figure 4 Development Areas
A
North Section: Q Casino Expansion to Island Resort
Bungalows
Veterans
Memorial
Pool& Spa
Q Casino
Customer Parking
t1eI#'�
Saw
Aglow
Q Casino expansion: 125,000 S 44111111011.4
New Hotel & Restaurant: 23,000 SF!
New Jobs: 150
Parking
Structure
r.
Event
Terrace
overlooking
river
Outdoor
Amphithe
Pedestrian connection
underneath lhighwayta
southern half ollsland
6
Riverview Plaza: New Development
Regional Shopping Center: 266,000 SF
New Jobs: 378
Hwy 151 /61
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20
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C
2 -Acre
Commercial Site
i!Ur
20 (22.4341
4e wan
S-
Multi -tenant: 25,000
New Jobs: 39
D
V/ / Note: the area on the south side of 16th
/ Street has two 2 acre commercial parcels
that when fully developed will include a
total of 50,000 square feet and 78 jobs.
a ion
dD
Veterans
za
Entertainmu nt
medal
Catfish
Sbadie's
otel
& Restautan
stand
I estimation
Public boat
ramp
Ice Center expansion: 68,500 SF
ew Hotel & Restaurant: 25,000 SF
New Waterfront Retail: 30,000 SF
New Retail f Commercial: 70,000 SF
New Jobs: 156
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4.6 PROPERTY VALUE AND TAXES FROM DEVELOPMENT /REDEVELOPMENT
The presence of the 16th Street Traffic Improvements Project; the expected redevelopment of Former
Dubuque Meat Packing Property, Chaplain Schmitt Island and 16th Street Commercial Development;
and the connectivity it provides to these specific underdeveloped sites, will result in improved land/
property values.
METHODOLOGY
Based on the City of Dubuque accessed values, the City team identified properties in the City of
Dubuque with land uses similar to those forecast for the properties expected to redevelop. These com-
parison properties were used to derive expected future property values for the Riverview Plaza Shop-
ping Center development and the 16th Street Commercial Development. Based on this information, an
average increase in property value was calculated. The City provided the property tax for future Chap-
lain Schmitt Island development.
The average increase in property values due to redevelopment was approximately $560,000 per acre
for land and site improvements for the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center development and the 16th
Street Commercial Development. Based on this value increase and the average rate for this quadrant in
Dubuque, property tax collections are forecasted to average approximately $842,000 per year upon full
build -out of the land use changes/redevelopment. The land use/redevelopment changes and associ-
ated property value and tax increases were assumed to be phased in at 2.6% percent per year over life
of the project from the opening of the 16th Street Improvement project.
The Chaplain Schmitt Island property tax collection is estimated to average $761,500 per year upon full
build -out. The land use/redevelopment changes and associated property value and tax increases were
assumed to be phased in at 1.5% percent per year over life of the project from the opening of the 16th
Street Improvement project.
ASSUMPTIONS
Table 8 Property Tax Generation Values
PARAMETER
VALUE SOURCE/NOTE
Property Tax generation from
Packing Property and 16th
Street commercial development
Property Tax generation
from Chaplain Schmitt Island
development
BENEFITS
$14,963/ Acre with 2.6% growth
rate
City assessed property Tax at
1.6% growth rate
City of Dubuque Economic
Development
City of Dubuque Planning
Department
Based on the value increase and the average rate for this quadrant in Dubuque, property tax collections
are forecast to increase by approximately $48.1 million (undiscounted) upon full build -out of the land
use changes/redevelopment.
1 Property Tax generated by development 1
'Years Undiscounted 3% Discount rate 7% Discount rate 1
1 From 2020 t0 20 $48,104,682 $26,102,099 $12,723,0721
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4.7 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE COST
METHODOLOGY
The analysis uses data from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Iowa Department of
Transportation. The data analysis includes distribution functions for specific activities included in each
category and cost per lane mile of individual maintenance activities. The frequency of occurrence is as-
signed for each activity.
ASSUMPTIONS
The specific activities, cost per lane mile, and frequency of occurrence are listed in the table below and
analysis tables. The unit cost per lane mile includes labor plus benefits, equipment and materials cost.
The administrative costs were removed for this analysis. The cost for each activity is inflated at 4% per
year to assess the future cost to conduct the activity. Bridge projects are assigned using square footage.
The analysis does not take into consideration the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) on each corridor
as it is difficult to develop an algorithm that can create a correlation between AADT and Operations &
Maintenance (O&M). Traffic signal replacement has been taken into consideration.
Table 9 Operations and Maintenance Values
Activity Group
Maintenance Activity De-
scription
Year (2017)
Units Frequenc
ROADWAY
SURFACE
Cost
Units
Frequency
Asphalt
1 SIGN REPAIR
Spot Repair / Pothole Repair/
Crack Filling
2 in Milling & 2 in HMA resur-
facing
Pavement Replacement
Sign Maintenance
PW cost for sign maintenance
$249,510.
$3,000
$100,000
$600,000
Cost
$3,899
Per lane mile Every 3 years
Per lane mile Every 15 years
Per lane mile every 60 years
Units Frequen
Centerline mile Every Year
TRAFFIC C mem liErequency
Energy/Roadway Lighting
Alliant Cost $415,619
Pavement Marking
Roadway Lighting Mainte-
nance
Traffic Control for Mainte-
nance Operations
Traffic signal replacement
(each signal)
23
$649 Centerline mile Every year
$237
$94
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Every 5 years
Every Year
$339 Per intersection Every year
$150,000
Per signal
Every 23 years
SNOW & ICE
CONTROL
Cost
Units
Frequency
Phase I Snow and Ice Control
FY 2012 Snow and ice removal
costs $142,039
Abrasives and Chemicals
Equipment Cleanup and storm
prep
Other Snow and Ice Activities $211
Anti -Icing $12
$653
$222
$575
$117
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Per lane mile
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
BRIDGE
MAINTENANC its
Frequency
Deck Repair (Patching) $25
Clean Decks, Piers, Abut-
ments, and Expansion Joints
Repair Bridge Structure
Intensive Bridge Inspection $1
Other Bridge Maintenance
Activities
so
$175
TRAIL
MAINTENANCE
ITrail Resurfacing
COSTS
$1
Cost
Per Sq ft
Per Sq ft
Per Sq ft
Per Sq ft
Per Sq ft
Units
$50,000 Per Mile
5-10 years
Every year
Every 50 years
Every year
8-10 years
Frequency
15 years
Based on the 4% annual cost increase and the frequency at which a maintenance activity should be
conducted pm the project in Dubuque, the operation and maintenance costs are forecast to increase by
approximately $1.8 million (undiscounted) between year 2020-2047.
Operations and Maintenance costs between 2020 - 2047
1Years
1 From 2020 to 2047
Undiscounted
$1,819,607
3% Discount rate
$1,053,397
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7% Discount rate
$337,303
4.8 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS
The objective of the analysis is to estimate the benefits resulting from the bicycle and pedestrian ele-
ments of the 16th Street Improvement Project.
METHODOLOGY
The analysis contains two parts. In Part 1, staff estimated the number of vehicle trips replaced by
bicycle and pedestrian trips as a result of improved infrastructure. In Part 2, staff estimated the dollar
value of replacing vehicle trips with bicycle and pedestrian trips. The analysis then calculates the pres-
ent value of the projected annual benefits over the 30 -year project life using three percent and seven
percent discount rates.
ASSUMPTIONS
Staff used vehicle trip reduction factors developed the Maricopa Association of Governments in 2011.
The analysis estimates number of vehicles replaced by bicycle or pedestrian trips by multiplying the
AADT on the adjacent or nearest parallel route to the bicycle or pedestrian facility by the sum of the
adjustment factor (A) and the activity center credit (C).
The adjustment factor (A) in the Table 10 is dependent upon the length of the bicycle/pedestrian
project and the AADT on the road parallel to the bicycle/pedestrian project. Given the relative impor-
tance of bridges and underpasses that connect bicycle/pedestrian paths, the adjustment factor used for
bridges and underpasses is based on the sum of the lengths of the two paths connected.
The usefulness of a bicycle/pedestrian facility is also dependent upon its location. Usage estimates for
bicycle/pedestrian facilities will take into consideration the number of activity centers near the pro-
posed facility. The credit (C) for activity centers located along a bicycle/pedestrian facility is shown in
the Table 11 below.
Staff estimated the dollar value replacing vehicle trips with bicycle and pedestrian trips using typical
values developed by Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Table 12 includes a descrip-
tion of the benefits used in the analysis. Table 10 Adjustment Factors
ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY IR At t Ic'
,(AADT)
AA DT : 12,000 vehicles per day
01-' PROJECT AD,JC1STIS1ENT
(one. FACTOR (AI
s 1 mile 0.0019
I voile ands 2 miles 0.0029
12,000 < AADTs 2000 vehicles per day I
AADT 24,000vehicles per dad,,
> 2 miles 0.0038
s1mile
> I mile ands 2 miles
>2miles
0.0014
0,0020
0.0027
s I mile
I rnileard c 2 miles
> 2 miles
0.00J 10
0,0014
0.0019
1 Litman, Todd. Evaluating Non -Motorized Transportation Benefits and Costs, Victoria Transport Policy Institute, May 16,
2011. http://cppwbe.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/evaluating-non-motorized-benefits-and-costs-may-2011-vtpi.pdf
2 Maricopa Association of Governments. Methodologies for Evaluating Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improve-
ment Projects'; September 30, 2011. http://www.azmag.gov/Documents/CMAQ_2011-04-05_Final-CMAQ-Methodolo-
gies_3-31-2011.pdf.
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AADT = 6,800
Length of Project with trails
Route Length 1.18
Length Routes Connected by Existing trail 0.81 miles
Total 1.99 miles
A = 0.0038
Table 11 Activity Center Credits
Examples of Activity Centers: bank, church, hospital, health care facility. pent and ride lot, office park,
post office, public library, shopping area or grocery store, schools, university or junior college.
Number of activity centers
at least three
more than three but Tess than seven
seven or more
ACTI11TV CENTER CREDIT (0
Within 'ft mile Within 'A mile
0.0005 0.001
0.001 0.002
0.0015 0.003
Figure 5 displays the locations of the activity centers within'/ and 1/2 mile.
Figure 5 Bicycle & Pedestrian Activity Center Map
Pack Site
{ Corrine' e al
4 �� 4010'llts C ®®� Re2Development
or
1/2 Mile Buffer
D1/4 Mile Buffer
— Proposed Trail
16th Street Corridor
■ ■ ■ 16th St Diversion Route
® Industrial
®
Historic Millwork
District
12 Commercial
Residential
1,000
(Feet
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Map Created By ECIA, 2017
Table 12 Benefit Description
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Benefit Category
User Benefits
Option Value—Servicing Lower
Income
Fitness and Health Walking
Fitness and Health Cycling
Reduced Motor Vehicle Travel
Avoided Chauffeuring Driver's
Time
17. Congestion Reduction
18. Reduced Barrier Effect
Roadway Cost Savings
Parking Cost Savings
Energy Conservation
112. Pollution Reduction
113.
114.
Reduced Pavement
Increased Accessibility
BENEFITS
Description
Increased user convenience, comfort, safety, accessibility and enjoyment
Benefits of having mobility options available in case they are ever needed
Increased physical fitness and health from walking
Increased physical fitness and health from cycling
Vehicle operating cost savings
Reduced chauffeuring responsibilities due to improved travel options
Reduced traffic congestion from automobile travel on congested road-
ways
Improved non -motorized travel conditions due to reduced traffic speeds
and volumes
Reduced roadway construction, maintenance and operating costs.
Reduced parking problems and facility cost savings.
Economic and environmental benefits from reduced energy consumption.
Economic and environmental benefits from reduced air, noise and water
pollution.
Can reduce road and parking facility land requirements
Helps create more accessible, compact, mixed, infill development
The analysis found that over 30 years the bicycle and pedestrian improvements included in the 16th
Street Improvement Project will yield between and $1,611,223 and $575,390.
3% Discount Rate
$983,573
7% Discount Rate
$575,390
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4.9 POTENTIAL BENEFITS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS ANALYSIS
In addition to the benefits and costs mentioned above, there are several other benefits and costs from
the project that are more difficult to quantify. They include:
Health and Recreation Benefits: The proposed trail connecting to Mississippi River Trail and Scenic
Byways would enhance the minimal safe recreation, walking, and biking opportunities for residents and
workers in the Project Area. This would have potential health benefits.
Redevelopment Opportunities: The mentioned benefit -cost analysis only included the potential rede-
velopment of sites immediately adjacent to the proposed project. Dubuque is landlocked; and with this
project coupled with several other infrastructure improvements in the Northeast quadrant of Dubuque,
an expected dramatic effect will occur for economic development opportunities and job creation.
Land Use and Reduction of Sprawl: The project represents a needed opportunity to reinvest in an area
of Dubuque that is part of the existing urbanized core. By providing infrastructure to assist in the rede-
velopment of this area, local residents will have greater opportunity to find employment and business-
es will have access to suitable sites without encouraging further sprawl on the edges of the metropoli-
tan area. This will have environmental benefits in terms of reduced commuting and use of green space.
5.0 SUMMARY OF BENEFIT -COST ANALYSIS
To complete the benefit -cost analysis a summary comparison of the benefits and costs is required. The
total benefits and costs in 2017 dollars for the analysis period are shown in the Table 13. This table
reflects a summation of the annualized benefits and costs for each year between 2017 and 2047. This
is consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) guidance for economic analysis.
The annualized benefits and costs were discounted to reflect the time value of money. Two different
discount rates were used; three percent and seven percent; in order to provide a comparison of the
benefits and costs under different assumptions. The higher the discount rate, the less influential/val-
ued future long-range costs and benefits are. When compared to near-term costs and benefits; seven
percent being more of a classic discount rate; while three percent is much closer to the Federal Office
of Management and Budget 30 -year rate; which is more reflective of the low-interest environment we
are currently in.
The proposed project shows substantial net benefits under both scenarios. The benefit -cost ratio with a
three percent discount rate indicates the project returns $8.11 in benefits for every dollar of costs. With
the higher seven percent discount rate the benefit -cost ratio is $4.82. The most influential benefits are
travel time savings, vehicle operating cost savings, and cost reductions. The detailed annualized flow of
benefits and costs is contained in the tables in Appendix A.
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Table 13 Benefit Cost Analysis Results
Item
Benefit -Cost Analysis Results
Total 2017 to 2047 Total 2017 to 2047 Total 2017 to 2047
Undiscounted 3% Discounted 7% Discounted
Value Value Value
(2017 Dollars) (2017 Dollars)
BENEFITS
Travel Time Savings
Vehicle Operating Cost Savings
Social Cost of Carbon
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Particulate matter (PM)
Sulfur dioxide (SOx)
Crash Reduction Savings
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Subtotal
REVENUE FROM JOBS
Additional Income Tax Revenue from
$17,268,515
$9,275,835
$3,656,830
$457,026
$1,105,969
$695,403
$41,924
$10,236,563
$1,611,223
$44,349,289
$9,751,848
$5,252,527
$1,888,193
$267,585
$643,929
$404,884
$24,410
$5,917,495
$900,109
$25,050,980
$5,059,079
$2,738,604
$873,224
$119,089
$348, 508
$219,132
$13,211
$3,163,680
$469,690
$13,004,216
Job creation due to Redevelopment / $111,177,780 $54,573,269 $23,109,264
Development
1 Property Tax Increase $21,437,939 $23,922,142 $11,579,005
Subtotal $132,615,720 $78,495,412 $34,688,269
COSTS
Capital Construction, Engineering and
Right-of-way $12,801,948 $11,715,596 $9,563,416
1 Operation &Maintenance costs $1,819,607 $1,053,397 $337,303
1 Subtotal $14,621,556 $12,768,993 $9,900,719
Net Benefit N/A $90,777,399 $37,791,766
Benefit -Cost Ratio
N/A I 8.11
4.82
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6.0 APPENDIX
CONTENTS
APPENDIX A. 1 -VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED CALCULATIONS, 31
APPENDIX A. 2 - VEHICLE OPERATING COST SAVINGS, 32
APPENDIX A. 3 - VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELLED SAVINGS FROM DEVIATION, 33
APPENDIX A. 3.1 -VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELLED SAVINGS WITH IMPROVEMENTS (WORKSHEET), 34
APPENDIX A. 3.1 -VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELLED SAVINGS WITH IMPROVEMENTS (CONTINUED), 35
APPENDIX A. 3.1 -VEHICLE HOURS TRAVELLED SAVINGS WITH IMPROVEMENTS (CONTINUED), 36
APPENDIX A.4 -VEHICLE EMISSION BENEFITS (CO2) (WORKSHEET), 37
APPENDIX A.4 -VEHICLE EMISSION BENEFITS (VOC) (WORKSHEET), 38
APPENDIX A.4 -VEHICLE EMISSION BENEFITS (VOC) (WORKSHEET), 39
APPENDIX A.4 -VEHICLE EMISSION BENEFITS (PM) (WORKSHEET), 40
APPENDIX A.4 -VEHICLE EMISSION BENEFITS (SOX) (WORKSHEET), 41
APPENDIX A. 5 -SAFETY (WORKSHEET), 42
APPENDIX A. 6- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (WORKSHEET), 43
APPENDIX A. 7 -JOBS (WORKSHEET), 44
APPENDIX A. 8 - OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COSTS (WORKSHEET), 45
APPENDIX A. 8 - OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COSTS (WORKSHEET), 46
APPENDIX A. 8 - OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COSTS (WORKSHEET CONTINUATION), 47
APPENDIX A. 8 - OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COSTS (WORKSHEET CONTINUATION), 48
APPENDIX A. 9 - BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS, 49
APPENDIX A. 9 - BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS (CONTINUED), 50
Appentix A. 1- Vehicle Miles Travelled Calcula ions
AADT Route Deviation length in Miles Annual VMT Saved Annual VMT Saved
Amount of Trafficthat Pass by without Pass by with Savings in Miles
Year Traffic on Elm St will be d iverted to improvements Improvements with Pass by 3% Discount rate 7%Discountrate
Elm, Rhomburg and Improvements
FenglerSt due to lack Pass bywithout
16th StreetTrucks Auto (Annual Trucks Auto (Annual Trucks
of improvements on E Auto (AADTa%
Auto Trucks p Improvements - AADT (AADT* VMT (Annual VMT VMT (Annual VMT
(94% of (6% of Total i6th St. AADT Savedji.o3"(cu Savedji.o3"(cu Savedji.o7^(cu Saved,n.o7^(cu
AADT) AADT) Pass bywit h Diverted*365 Divertedx365 rrent yea- rrent year- rrent year- rrentyear-
16th Street days) days) 2014) 2014) zo14) 2014)
Improvements
2017 6,016 384 6,400 o% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 6,094 389 6,483 o% 1.54 0.58 0.96 0 0 O 0 o O
2019 6,173 394 6,567 0% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 6,251 399 6,650 zo% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 438,069 27,962 366,876 23,418 291,904 18,632
2021 6.329 404 6,733 2D% 1.54 o.58 o.q6 443,559 28.312 360.654 23,020 276,226 17,631
2022 6,408 409 6,817 zo% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 449,048 28,663 354,483 22,627 261,350 16,682
2023 6,486 414 6,900 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 454.535 29,013 348,365 22,236 247,238 15,781
2024 6,564 419 6,983 20% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 460,027 29,363 342,303 21,849 233,854 14,927
2025 6,643 424 7.067
20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 465.516 29,714 336,299 21,466 221,163 14.117
2026 6,721 429 7,150 zo% 1.54 o.SS o.q6 471,006 30,064 330,354 21,085 209,132 13,349
2027 6,799 434 7,233 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 476,495 30,415 324,470 20,711 197,729 12,621
2028 6,878 439 7,317 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 481,984 30,765 318,649 20,339 186,922 11,931
2029 6,956 444 7,400 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 487,474 31,115 312,891 19,972 176,683 11,278
2030 7,034 449 7,483 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 492,963 31,45fi 307,198 11119899,,:652944074982
9,608 166,984 10,659
2031 7,113 454 7,567 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 495,453 31,816 301,572 19,249 157,797 10,072
2032 7,191 459 7,650 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 503,942 32,167 296,013 11118687,,:851599314849 149,098 9,517
2033 7,269 464 7,733 20% 1.54 0.58 0.9 509,431 32,517 290,522 18,544 140,862 8,991
2034 7,348 469 7,817 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 514,921 32,867 285,099 133,065 5,494
2035 7,426 474 7,900 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 520,410 33,218 279,746 17856 125,686 8,023
2036 7,504 479 7,983 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 525,904 33,568 274,463 115,702 7,577
2037 7,583 484 8,067 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 531,389 33,918 269,250 17,186 112,095 7,155
2038 7,661 489 8,150 20% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 536,575 34,269 264,109 16,858 105,844 6,756
2039 7,739 494 8,233 zo% 1.54 0.58 0.96 542,365 34.619 259,035 99,931 6,379
2040 7,818 499 8,317 20% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 547,857 34,970 254,038 16,215 94,339 6,022
2041 7,896 504 8,400 zD% 1.54 0.58 0.96 553.346 35.320 249.110 15,901 8q,oso 5,684
2042 7,974 549 8,483 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 558,836 35,674 244.254 15,591 54,454 5,365
2043 8,053 514 8.567 20% 1.54 o.SS 0.96 564,325 36,021 239,469 15,285 79,323 5,063
2044 8,131 519 8,650 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 569,815 36,371 234,756 14.984 74,855 4.778
2045 S,zo9 524 5,733 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 575,344 36,722 230,114 14,688 74,632 4,508
2046 8,288 529 8,817 zo% 1.54 0.58 o.q6 580,793 37.072 225,544 14.396 66,641 4,254
2047 8,366 534 8,go0 20% 1.54 0.58 0.96 586,283 37,422 221,044 14,109 62,870 4,013
1 14.340.9301 915.378
1 15,256,308
31
8.120.68 31 518.341 4.234.0261 270,2571
8,639,425 4,504,283 ��
Appendix A. 2 - Vehicle Operating Cost Savings
Annual V V{T Saved
Year Total VMT *Average total
Auto Trucks cost per mile
2017 0 0 0 50.602
2018 0 0 0 $0.602
2019 0 0 0 $0.602
2020 438,o69 27,962 466,031 50.602
2021 443,559 28,312 471,871 50.602
2022 449,048 28,663 477,711 $0.60
2023 454,538 29,013 483,551 $0.60?;
2024 460,027 29,363 489,390 50.602
2025 465,516 29,714 495,230 $0.602
2026 471,006 30,064 501,070 50.602
2027 476,495 30,415 506,910 50.602
2028 481,984 30,765 512,749 $0.602
2029 487,474 31,115 518,589 $0.602
2030 492,963 31,466 524,429 $0.602
2031 498,453 31,816 S30,269 50.602
2032 503,942 32,167 536,108 50.602
2033 509,431 32,517 541,948 $0.602
2034 514,921 32,867 547,788 $0.602
2035 520,410 33,218 553,628 50.602
2036 525,900 33,568 559,468 $0.602
2037 531,389 33,918 565,307 50.602
2038 536,878 34,z69 571,147 50.602
2039 542,368 34,619 576,987 $0.602
2040 547,857 34,970 582,827 $0.602
2041 553,346 35,320 588,666 $0.60
2042 558,836 35,670 594,506 $0.60
2043 564,325 36,021 600,346 $0.602
2044 569,815 36,371 606,186 50.602
2045 575,304 36,722 612,025 50.602
2046 580,793 37,072 617,865 50.602
2047 586,283 37,422 623,705 $0.602
Source
Ve'iide Operating Cost
Un
Discounted
$0
50
50
5283,347
5286,898
5290,44E
$293,999
$297,549
5301,100
$304,650
5308,201
5311,752
5315,302
5318,853
$322,403
$325,954
$329,505
5333,055
5336,606
5340,156
5343,707
5347,257
5350,808
$354,359
5357,909
5361,460
5365,010
5368,561
5372,111
5375,662
5379,213
$9,275,835
3%
7% Discounted
Discounted
$0 $0
$0 $0
50 50
5237,299 $188,806
$233,274 $178,665
$229,282 5169,043
$225,326 $159,916
$221,405 $151,259
$217,521 $143,050
$213,676 5135,268
$209,870 $127,892
$206,105 5120,903
5202,381 $114,280
$198,699 $108,006
$195,059 $102,065
5191,464 596,438
$187,912 591,111
$184,405 586,068
$180,942 581,295
5177,525 576,778
$174,153 572,504
$170,828 $68,461
5167,548 564,636
5164,314 561,019
$161,127 $57,598
$157,986 $54,364
$154,891 551,307
$151,842 548,417
$148,840 $45,685
5145,883 543,104
$142,973 $40,665
$5,252,527 $2,738,604
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Apperdix A. 3 - Vehicle Hours Travelled Savings from Deviation
Time taken
fora
Year
AADT
Amount of Traffic that will
bed iverted to Elm,
Rhomb4g and Fengler St
due to Ia3 of imorryements
Auto Trucks
(941 of (61 of
MDT) AADT)
Total
2017 6.016 984 6.40o
2018 6.094 989 6.48;
2010 6.173 304 6.567
2020 6.251 399 6.650
2021 6.329 404 6.733
2022 6.408 409 6.817
202; 6.486 414 6.9oo
2024 6.564 419 6.98;
2025 6,643 424 7,067
%AADT
divested
duetobad
road
condition
o%
o%
o%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
2026 6,721 429 7,150
20%
202I -YY( 4;4 7,233
2022 47 439 7.317
2029 6,956 444 7,400
2030 7.034 449 7.482
2031 7,113 454 7.5p7
2032 7,191 459 7,650
2033 7,2Ck 14 7.733
2094 7.34 469 7,817
2035 7.42 474 7.900
2036 7.504 479 7,983
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
2037 7.583 484 8.067
2038 7.661 4812 8.1so
2039 7.739 494 8.233
2040 7.818 4129 8.317
2041 7.896 504 8.400
2042 7,974 500 8.483
2043 8,053 514 8,567
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
2044 8,131 519 8,650
20%
Route Deviation length in Miles AnnuaIVHT Say ed Annual V HT Saved Annual VHT Saved
Pass by Pass by Savings in
without with Miles with '%
3% Discount rate for 7Discountratefor
Pass by Pass by Un discount 3%Discount rate 7XDisOOuntrate
Improv eme Improveme Improveme Pass By Pass By
ntsto16th ntstoi6th nts
Pass by
without Auto(Auto Truck (truck Auto Trucks Auto Trucks Auto Trucks Auto Trucks
Improveme
time (Passby) tlme(Pass by)
(M 0r Pass (AADT Pass Trucks
P (Annual VM (Annual V117 (Annual VHT (Annual wit- Auto (AmualVHr (AnnualVMT (Annual VHT (Annual YMr
by) *Travel hy]'Travel (Annual VHT
nts - Pass 35 MPH/Hr saveQ++.o3^(c savedp_o3^(c Saved/1.0711c SaveN+.o7^(c (Annual VHT saved saved a 31 spied at 31 5asedat71 Saved at 71
by wth
Im u ent year- urrent year- umentyear- ument year- Saved discount* discount* discount* discount*
' 26o working * 26o working 5x58)
Improveme days] days] 2014) 2014) 2014) 20197 sus) 525.8) 512.5) 525.8)
nts
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.027 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 S0 50 50 So
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 0 0 O O 0 50 SO So 50 50 50
1.54 0.58
0.0 0.038 0 0 0 0 0 o So 30 So So So So
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 12.482 797 10.453 667 8.317 531 5156.025 520.555 5130.668 517.215 5103.966 513.697
1.54 o.s8 o.q6 0.038 12.638 807 10.276 656 7.871 SO2 3157.980 520.813 4128.432 5,6.023 598.382 512961
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 72.795 817 10.100 645 7.447 475 4159,935_ 421,071 5126.254 516.633 593,084,- 512,263
1.54
o.s8 o.q6 0.038 12.951 827 O.026 632 7.045 450 3+61.890 521.328 3124.075 516.346 388.05] 511,607
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 13.108 837 9.753 623 6.663 425 5163.845 521.586 5721.916 516.062 583.291 510.971
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.0;8 13.264 847 9.582 612 6.q 02 402 3165.800 521.843 3119.778 $15,780 578,771 $10,378
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.0;8 1;.420 857 9.41; 601 5,959 38o $167,755 422.101 S117.660 515,501 474,485_ $9,813
1.54. 0.57} 0.9tj 0.0;8 t3.SP 867 9.245 590 5,634 360 5169,717 422,358 47+5,565_ $15,22 .. $70,4291 49,278
1.54 0.5 0.96 0.038 13.733 877 9,079 580 5.326 340 5771,666 $22,676 5173.491 414,952 566,575 58,777
1.54 O.�r� 0.96 0.03# 13.89 887 irrflt5 569 5.0� 321 5173.621, 522.874 4111,441 $14,682 562.928 58I7190�
1.54 0.�5 0.96 0.O�>t� 14.046 897 8,753 55 4.758 39f 5175,576 523.171 5109.413 514.415 459,474 $7,835
1.54 0.51, 0.99 0.0311 14,202 907 8`593 541 4,497 287 5177.331, 52;�7�� 5107,409 4s 151 456,202 57,y994
1.54 0.5* 0.96 0.03 14,359 917 7j a4 5;$ 4.248 271 517P,.486 423,646 5105.429 513,890 553.103 56,996
1.54
0.540.9 0.0; 14. 15 9 278 528 4,014 256 5181,441 23.9g76� 551,0031:4;31 $13.6 ? 50,170 46,610
1.54
0.5g0.9 0.03 141(172 9; 8,12; 519 3.7Q1 242 $18;,;9 ,4.1 $�3.37� 7. 43 36rI�a[
1.54 0.58 O.9 0.03 14.$28 94 7.971 509 3.5$7 229 5185.352 24.419 599• ; 73.72 .705 SS .1598
1.54 0.58 o.q6 0.0;8 14.985 956 7820 499 3.382 216 4187.307 424,677 $97,754 $12,879 542.278
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.0;8 15.141 966 7,672 490 3,794 204 5189,262 524,93 595.897 512.634 539.9
1.54 0.58 O.q6 0.038 16.297 276 7.525 280 3.016 792 3191.217 525.192 394.066 312.393 337.698
7.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 15.454 986 7,381 471 2.847 182 5193.172 525.449 592.260 512.155
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 15.610 996 71238 462 z.688 172 5195,127 325.707 530.473 311.920 53
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 15,767 1.006 7.098 45; 2.537 162 5197,082 525,96`5. 588,724 Sn.68q 431.71
7.54 0.58 o.q6 0.0;8 75.923 1.016 6.960 444 2.305 153 $199,037 326.222 386.995 511.461 520.036 33.04
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 16.070 1.026
6.829 436 2.260 144 5200.99; 426.480 585.290 511.237 528.252 53.722
1.5% 0.58 0.96 0.0;8 16,236 1,036 6.68o 427 2.133_11 6 5202.048 526.737 $83,612 $11,015 626.661 5312
204i �taR�
2046 8.288
2047 8,366
524 8,733
20%
529 8.817
20%
534 8,900 20%
45.5 0
3
26o
54.066
1.5%, o.51 0.99 0.0;8 16,302 1.049 9A.51 410 2(113 128 5zo4 o1 426,995 `1.958 510.70 523.157 53,374
1.54 0,5{1 0.9E 0.031} 16/549 1,05p W6 410 1,899 121 4206.80 527.252 589.33.1 410,583 423,735 43.127
1.54 0.58 0.96 0.038 16,705 1,066 6,298 402 1,791 114 5208,813 427,510 478,728 $10.372 522,392 52,950
55,107,728 5672,916 52,892.298 5381.045 51.508.009 5198.672
$5,780,644 43,273,343 41,7..681
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Appendix A. 3.1 -Vehicle hours Travelled Savings with Improvements (Worksheet)
Year
2017
zo18
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2010
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
2041
2042
2043
2044
2045
2046
2047
PM Peak Traffic volumes & Delay
Elm &East 16th St intersection
North West
Leg Leg
64o
648
657
665
673
682
98
707
715
723
732
740
748
757
765
773
782
740
798
807
815
823
852
840
848
857
865
871
882
8qo
178
181
183
186
188
tql
194
196
199
201
204
zo7
209
212
214
217
22 0
222
225
227
230
213
235
238
240
241
246
248
251
25
25
South
East Leg
Leg
400
405
410
415
420
425
430
435
439
444
449
454
459
464
469
474
479
484
489
494
499
504
509
513
518
523
528
533
538
541
54
Total vehicles
passing
through
Intersection
During PM
Peak
Delay Delay
from the Adjuste
Study d
Delay
Sec/Veh from the
Study/2
North
Leg
PM PeakTraffic volumes & Delay
Sycamore & East 16th St intersection
West South
Leg Leg
680 949 16 8 0 68o
7oz 968 19 9 0 703
725 487 22 11 0 725
747 1,006 24 12 25 748
769 1,025 27 14 33 770
792 1,044 30 15 42 793
814 1,064 33 16 50 815
836 1,083 35 18 58 838
859 1,102 38 19 67 86o
881 1,121 41 20 75 883
903 1.140 44 22 83 905
926 1,159 46 23 92 928
948 1.178 49 25 100 950
970 1,197 52 26 108 973
993 1,216 58 29 117 995
1,015 1,235 63 32 125 1,018
1,037 1,255 69 34 133 1,040
1,060 1,274 75 37 142 1,063
1,082 1,293 80 40 150 1,085
1,104 1,312 86 43 158 1,108
1.127 1.331 92 46 167 1,130
1,149 1, 50 97 49 175 1,153
1,171 1,369 703 51 183 1,175
1.194 1,388 109 54 192 1,198
1,216 1,407 114 57 2 00 1,220
1,218 1,426 120 6o 208 1,243
1,261 1,446 126 63 217 1,265
1,283 1,465 131 66 225 1,288
1.30s 1,484 137 68 233 1.110
1,328 1,503 19 71 242 1,333
1.350 1.522 148 74 250 1.355
Source: Traffic Impact Study Former Dubuque Meat Packing Property
831
839
844
8so
856
862
867
873
879
885
8qo
8q6
902
908
913
919
925
930
936
942
948
953
959
965
971
976
z
9
988
994
999
1.005
East Leg
690
714
737
761
785
808
86
850
879
903
927
950
974
998
1,021
1,045
1,069
1,092
1,116
1,140
1,163
1,187
1,211
1,134
1,258
1,282
1,305
1,329
1.353
1,376
1.400
34
Total
vehicles
passing
through
Intersection
During PM
Peak
1,102
1,127
1,153
1,192
1,222
1,252
1,282
1,312
1,342
1,373
1.403
1,433
1,463
1,493
1,523
1,553
1,583
1,61;
1,644
1,674
1.704
1,714
1,764
1.794
1,824
1,854
1,884
1,915
1.945
1,975
2.005
Delay Delay
from the Adjuste
Study d
Delay
SecVeh from the
Study/2
11
15
19
23
27
110
S
3
42
42
42
42
42
42
44
45
47
49
50
52
54
55
57
58
6o
62
63
65
67
68
70
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
25
26
27
28
28
29
3o
31
32
33
11
34
35
North
Leg
0
0
0
25
33
42
50
58
67
75
8;
92
100
,o8
117
125
133
142
150
158
167
175
183
192
200
208
217
225
233
242
250
PM Peak Traffic volumes & Delay
Marsh & East 16th St intersection
West South
Leg Leg
6qo
714
737
761
785
808
8;a
850
879
903
927
950
974
998
1,021
1,045
1,069
1,091
1,116
1,140
1.163
1,187
1,211
1,234
1,258
1,282
1,305
1,329
1.353
1,376
1.400
29
31
34
3 ;8
41
41
4
48
5o
53
55
57
6o
62
65
67
6g
72
74
76
81
86
88
91
93
95
98
100
Total
vehic les
passing
East Leg through
Intersection
During PM
Peak
692 706
716 731
741 756
765 7P 3
789 823
813 852
838 881
8� 911
940
969
999
1,028
1.057
1,087
1,116
1,145
1,175
1,204
1,233
1,262
1,292
1,321
1,350
1,38o
1,409
1,418
1,468
1,497
1.526
1,556
2
886
910
955
959
983
1,007
1,032
1,056
1,080
1,105
1,129
1,153
1,177
1,202
1,226
1,250
1,274
1,299
1,323
1,347
1.371
1,96
1.420 1.585
Delay Delay
from the Adjuste
Study d
Delay
SecNeh from the
Study/2
0
5
0
16
21
26
z7
27
28
28
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
48
5o
52
54
56
58
6o
6z
64
3
5
8
10
11
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Appendix A. 3.1- Vehicle hours Travelled Savings with Improvements (Continued)
PM PeakTrafficvolumes & Delay
Kerper Blvd & East 16th St intersection
North
Leg
West South
Leg Leg
78o 692
792 716
8o3 739
815 763
827 787
838 810
85o 834
862 858
873 881
885 905
897 929
908 952
920 976
932 1.000
943 1,023
955 1,047
967 1,071
978 1,094
990 1,118
1,002 1,142
1.013 1,165
1.025 1,189
1,037 1.213
1,048 1,236
1,060 1,260
1,072 1,284
1,083 1.307
1,095 1,331
1,107 1,355
1,118 1,378
1,130 1,420
156
163
170
176
183
190
197
204
210
217
224
231
238
244
251
258
265
272
278
285
292
299
306
312
319
326
333
340
346
353
36o
Total
vehicles
passing
East Leg through
Intersection
During PM
Peak
1,000 1,314
1,014 1,342
1,029 1,370
1,043 1,399
1,057 1,427
1,071 1,455
1,086 1,483
1.100 1.511
1,114 1,5\40
1,128 1,568
1,143 1,596
1,157 1,624
1,171 1,652
1.185 1.681
1,200 1,709
1,214 1,737
1,228 1,765
1,243 1,793
1,257 1,822
1,271 1,850
1,285 1,878
1.300 1,906
1,314 1,934
1,328 1,963
1,342 1,991
1,357 2,019
1.371 2.047
1,385 2,075
1,399 2,104
1,414 2,132
1,428 2,169
Delay Delay
from the Adjuste
Study d
PM PeakTrafficvolumes & Delay
Kerper Blvd & East 16th St intersection
Delay North
Sec)Veh from the Leg
Stud y/2
33
32
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
34
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
195
197
198
200
202
203
205
207
208
210
212
213
215
217
218
220
222
223
225
227
228
230
232
233
235
237
238
240
242
243
245
Source: Traffic Impact Study Former Dubuque Meat Packing Property
West South
Leg Leg
1,000
1,014
1,029
1,043
1,057
1,071
1,086
1.100
1,114
1,128
1,143
1,157
1,171
1.185
1,200
1,214
1,228
1,243
1,257
1,271
1,285
1.300
1,314
1,328
1,342
1,357
1.371
1,385
1,399
1,414
1,428
195
197
198
200
202
203
205
207
208
210
212
213
215
217
218
220
222
223
225
227
228
230
232
233
235
237
238
24 0
242
243
245
35
Total
vehicles
passing
East Leg through
Intersectio
n During
PM Peak
950 1.170
964 1,186
979 1,202
993 1,218
1,007 1,234
1,021 1,250
1,036 1.266
1.050 1.282
1,064 1,297
1,078 1,313
1,093 1,329
1,107 1,345
1,121 1,361
1135 1.377
1,150 1,393
1,164 1,409
1,178 1,425
1,193 1,441
1,207 1,457
1,221 1,473
1.235 1,489
1,25.E 1.505
1,264 1,521
1,278 1,537
1,292 1,552
1,307 1,568
1,321 1.584
1,335 1,600
1,349 1,616
1,364 1,632
1,378 1,648
Delay Delay
from the Adjuste
Study d
Delay
Sec]Veh from the
Study/2
33
32
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
34
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
Reduction in
Delays due to
rounadbout s
and other
improvements
o%
o%
0%
20%
20%
zo%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
2o%
zo%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
2o%
20%
20%
Vehicle Hours during PM peak
hour
savings
Auto (94% of Truck (6% of
PM peak) PMpeak)
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
4.05 0.26
4.45 0.28
4.86 0.31
5.30 0.34
5.75 0.37
6.21 0.40
6.51 0.42
6.82 0.44
7.13 0.46
7.45 0.48
7.78 0.50
8.44 0.54
9.12 0.58
9.81 0.63
10.53 0.67
11.26 0.72
12.01 0.77
12.78 0.82
13.56 0.87
14.37 0.92
15.19 0.97
16.03 1.02
16.89 1.08
17.77 1.13
18.67 1.19
19.58 1.25
20.51 1.31
21.47 1.37
Appendix A. 3.1 -Vehicle hours Travelled Savings with Improvements (Continued)
Annual VHT Saved
Auto( (pm Truck ((pm
Peak Hour Peak Hour
savings Au to savings
*1o) * 26o Truck*1 0) *
working 26o working
days)) days))
Annual VHT Saved Annual VHT Saved
3% Discount rate
7% Discount rate for
Pass By
U ndiscount
Auto Trucks Auto Trucks
(Annual VHT (Annual VHT (Annual VHT (Annual VHT Auto
Save di,o3"(c 5avedh.03^(c Saved.h.o7^(c Saved11.07^(c (Annual VHT
urrent year- urrent year- urrent year- urrent year- Saved * 512.5)
2017) 2017) 2017) 2017)
3': Discount rate 7% Discount rate
Trucks Auto (Annual
(Annual VHT VHT Saved at
Saved * 3% discou nt *
5244) 512.5)
Trucks Auto Trucks
(Annual VHT (Annual VHT [Annual VHT
Saved at 3% Saved at 7% saved at 7%
discount * discount * discount *
524.4) 512.5) 524.4)
a o a 0 0 0 $o $o $o $o $o $o
o o o o o o $o $o $o $o $o $o
o o 0 0 0 0 $o $o $o $o $o $o
10,531 672 9,638 615 8,597 549 $131,642 $16,4o2 020,471 $15,010 $107,459 $13,389
11,565 738 10,276 656 8,823 563 $144568 $18,013 $128,447 $16,004 $110,290 $13,742
12,645 807 10,908 696 9,016 575 058,062 $19,694 $136,346 $16,988 012,696 $14,o41
13,770 879 11,532 736 9,175 586 $172,124 $z1,446 $144,151 $17,961 $114,694 04,290
14,940 954 12,148 775 9,304 594 $186,755 $23,26q $151,849 $18,92o 016,302 $14,491
16,156 1,031 12,754 814 9,403 600 $201,954 $25,163 $159,425 $19,864 $117,539 $14,645
16,936 1,081 12,980 828 9,212 588 $211,696 $26,376 $162,247 $20,215 $115,148 $14,347
17,732 1,132 13,194 842 9,014 575 $221,649 $27,616 $164,927 $20,549 $112,675 $14,039
18,545 1,184 13,397 855 8,811 562 $231,813 $28,883 $167,467 $20,866 $110,133 $13,722
19,375 1,237 13,589 867 8,603 549 $242,188 $30,176 $169,866 $21,165 $107,535 $13,398
20,222 1,291 13,770 879 8,391 536 $252,775 $31,495 $172,128 $21,446 $104,893 $13,069
21,938 1,400 14,504 926 8,508 543 $274,225 $34,167 $181,295 $22,589 $106,349 $13,251
23,701 1,513 15,213 971 8,590 548 $296,263 $36,913 $190,16o $23,693 $107,379 $13,379
25,511 1,628 15,898 1,015 8,642 552 $318,889 $39,732 $198,721 $24,760 $108,014 $13,459
27,368 1,747 X6,558 1,057 8,664 553 $342,105 $42,625 $206,979 $25,789 008,302 $13,494
29,273 1,868 17,195 1,o98 8,661 553 $365,909 $45,591 $214,933 $26,780 008,259 $13,489
31,224 1,993 17,807 1,137 8,634 551 $390,302 $48,630 $222,584 $27,733 $107,922 $13,447
33,223 2,121 18,395 1,174 8,585 548 $415,z83 $51,743 $229,932 $z8,649 $107,317 $13,371
35,268 2,251 18,958 1,210 8,518 544 $440,854 $54,928 $236,981 $29,527 $106,472 $13,266
37,361 2,385 19,498 1,245 8,433 538 $467,013 $58,188 $243,730 $30,368 $105,411 $13,134
39,501 2,521 20,015 1,278 8,333 532 $493,760 $61,520 $250,184 $31,172 $104,157 $12,978
41,688 2,661 20,508 1,309 8,219 525 $521,097 $64,926 $256,345 $31,939 $102,732 $12,800
43,922 2,804 20,977 1,339 8,093 517 $549,022 $68,4o6 $262,216 $32,671 $101,157 $12,6o4
46,203 2,949 21,424 1,367 7,956 508 $577,535 $71,958 $267,800 $33,367 $99,449 $12,391
48,531 3,098 21,848 1,395 7,810 499 $606,638 $75,585 $273,102 $34,027 $97,626 $12,164
50,906 3,249 22,250 1,420 7,656 489 $636,329 $79,284 $278,725 $34,653 $95,705 $11,924
53,329 3,404 22,630 1,444 7,496 478 $666,609 $83,o57 $282,873 $35,245 $93,700 $11,675
55,819 3,563 22,997 1,468 7,333 468 $697,736 $87,291 $287,458 $35,816 $91,660 $11,42o
00,214,795 $1,273,076 $5,760,741 $717,764 $2,980,980 $371,417
$11,487,871 $6,473,505 $3,352,398
Source: Traffic Impact Study Former Dubuque Meat Packing Property
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Appenc'ix A. 4 - Vehicle Emission Benefits (CO2) (worksheet)
Year Annual VHT Saved
Conversion of VHT into Metric ton for CO2
(Annual VHT Saved *Emission Factors from IADOT)
Auto Trucks Auto (619.2 g/min) Trucks (1,419.7 g/min)
**Social Cost of Undiscounted Cost of CO2 Cost of CO2
Carbon (3%)/ Cost of CO2 Emissions at 3% Emissions at7%
metric ton Emissions discount rate discount rate
2017 0 0 0.00 0.00 $47 $O.00 $O $O
2018 0 0 0.00 0.00 $49 $o $0 $o
2019 0 0 0.00 0.00 $51 $o $o $O
2020 23,013 1,469 854.99 125.13 $52 $50.966 $42,683 $33,961
2021 24,204 1,545 899.22 131.60 $52 $53,6o3 $43,584 $33,381
2022 25,440 1,624 945.14 138.32 $54 $58,507 $46,186 $34,051
2023 26,721 1,706 992.74 145.29 $55 $62,592 $47,971 $34,046
2024 28,048 1,790 1042.04 152.50 $56 $66,894 $49,776 $34,006
2025 29,420 1,878 109303 159.96 $57 $71,420 $51,596 $33931
2026 3o,356 1,938 1127.79 165.05 $58 $74,985 $52,593 $33,294
2027 31,309 1,998 1163.18 170.23 $6o $80,005 $54,479 $33,199
2028 32,278 2,060 1199.20 175.50 $61 $83,857 55,439 $32,521
2029 33,265 2,123 1235.85 180.87 $62 $87,836 $56,379 $31,836
2030 34,268 2,187 1273.13 186.32 $63 $91,945 $57,297 $31,145
2031 36,140 2,307 1342.69 196.50 $63 $96,969 $58,668 $3o,698
2032 38,060 2:429 1414.00 206.94 $65 $105,361 $61,889 $31,173
2033 40,026 2,555 1487.06 217.63 $66 $112,510 $64,163 $31,110
2034 42,040 2,683 1561.87 228.58 $67 $119,960 $66,419 $31,000
2035 44,101 2,815 1638.43 239.78 $68 $127,719 $68,655 $30,846
2036 46,209 2,949 1716.74 251.24 $69 $135,791 $70,868 $30,650
2037 48,364 3,087 1796.80 262.96 $71 $146,243 $74,100 $30,850
2038 50,566 3,228 1878.61 274.93 $72 $155,055 $76,277 $30,569
2039 52,815 3,371 1962.17 287.16 $73 $164,2o2 $78,424 $30,254
2040 55,111 3,518 2047.48 299.65 $74 $173,688 $8o,538 $29,908
2041 57,454 3,667 2134.54 312.39 $76 $185,967 $83,720 $29,928
2042 59,845 3,82o 2223.35 325.38 $77 $196,253 $85,777 $29,517
2043 62,282 3,975 2313.91 338.64 $78 $206,899 $87,797 $29,082
2044 64,767 4,134 2406.22 352.15 $79 $217,911 $8q,776 $28,626
2045 67,299 4,296 2500.28 365.91 $80 $229,295 $91,715 $28,151
2046 69,877 4,46o 2596.08 379.93 $82 $244,033 $94,767 $28,001
2047 72,524 4,629 2694.41 394.32 $83 $256,365 $96,656 $27,491
13lanninaindf/20059620Arterial%20Street9620Vehicle9620Emissions 51.656.810 51,888,193 $873.224
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Appendix A. 4 - Vehicle Emission Benefits (VOC) (Worksheet)
Conversion of VHT into Metric ton for VOC Emission U ndiscounted Cost of VOC Cost of VOC
Year Annual VHT Saved VOC (Arnual VMT Saved *Emission Factors from rates / metric Cost of VOC Emissions at 3% Emissions at 7%
IADOT*110A6) ton Emissions discount rate discount rate
Auto Trucks Auto 2. 6 iTruckso.484
3 3 i n } gjmin)
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 23,013 1,469
2021 24,204 1,54 5
2022 25,440 1,624
2023 26,721 1,706
2024 28,048 1,790
2025 29,420 1,878
2026 30,356 1,938
2027 31,309 1,998
2028 32,278 2,060
2029 33,265 2,123
2030 34,268 2,187
2031 36,140 2,307
2032 38,060 2,429
2033 40,026 2,555
2034 42,040 2,683
2035 44,101 2,815
2036 46,209 2,949
2037 48,364 3,087
2038 5 0,56 6 3,228
2039 52,815 3,371
2040 55,111 3,518
2041 57,454 3,667
2042 59,845 3,820
2043 62,282 3,975
2044 64,767 4,134
2045 67,299 4,296
2046 69,877 4,460
2047 72,524 4,629
0.00 $0.00 $1,999
0.00 $0.00 $1,999
0.00 $0.00 51,999
3.26 51.24 $1,999
3.43 51.27 $1,999
3.61 $1.34 51,999
3.79 51.39 $1,999
3.98 5145 51,999
4.17 $1.50 51,999
4.30 $1.53 $1,999
444 $1.58 $1,999
4.58 $1.61 $1,999
4.72 $1.64 $1,999
4.86 $1.66 $1,999
5.12 $1.70 51,999
5.40 $1.80 51,999
5.67 $1.86 $1,999
5.96 $1.93 $1,999
6.25 51.99 $1,999
6.55 52.06 $1,999
6.86 $2.15 $1,999
7.17 $2.22 $1,999
7.49 $2.28 $1,999
7.81 $2.34 51,999
8.15 5243 $1,999
848 52.49 51,999
8.83 $2.55 $1,999
9.18 $2.61 51,999
9.54 $ 2.66 $1,999
9.91 $2.75 51,999
10.28 $2.81 $1,999
$0
$o
$o
$9,000
$9,390
59,891
$10,358
$10,839
$11,333
$11,657
$12,036
$12,367
$12,701
513,038
$13,649
$14,380
515,069
$15,771
5i6,484
$17,210
518,009
$18,759
$19,521
$20,295
$ 21,144
521,941
$22,749
$23,568
$24,398
$25,306
526,166
5a $o
$a $0
50 $o
$8,236 55,997
$8,343 $5,848
$8,532 55,757
$8,675 $5,634
$8,813 55,510
$8,947 $5,384
$8,934 55,176
$8,956 $4,995
$8,934 54,796
58,908 54,603
$8,878 $4,417
$9,023 54,321
$9,230 $4,254
59,390 54,167
5 9,541 $4,075
$9,683 $3,981
$9,815 53,885
5 9,971 53,799
510,084 $3,698
510,188 53,597
$10,283 53,495
510,401 $3,403
$10,479 53,300
$10,548 $3,198
$10,610 53,096
$10,664 $2,995
510,738 $2,904
$10,780 52,806
5119,089
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Appendix A. 4 - Vehicle Emission Benefits (VOC) (Worksheet)
Conversion of VHT into Metric ton for NOx Emission Undiscounted Cost of NOx Cost of NOx
Year Annual VHT Saved NOx (Annual VMT Saved *Emission Factors from rates / metric Cost of NOx Emissions at 3% Emissions at 7%
IADOT*J,o^6) ton Emissions discount rate discount rate
Auto Trucks Auto (1.455 g/min) Trucks (7.113 g/min)
2017 0 0 0.00 $0.00 $7,877 $o $o $0
2018 o 0 0.00 $0.00 $7,877 $o $o $0
2019 0 0 0.00 $0.00 $7,877 $0 $o $0
2020 23,013 1,469 2.01 $o.63 $7,877 $20,764 $19,002 $16,949
2021 24,204 1,545 2.11 $o.66 $7,877 $21,838 $19,403 $16,66o
2022 25,440 1,624 2.22 $0.69 $7,877 $22,953 $19,799 $16,365
2023 26,721 1,706 2.33 $0.73 $7,877 $24,109 $20,191 $16,065
2024 28,048 1,790 2.45 $0.76 $7,877 $25,3o6 $2o,576 $15,759
2025 29,42o 1,878 2.57 $o.8o $7,877 $26,544 $20,954 $15,449
2026 30,356 1,938 2.65 $o.83 $7,877 $27,389 $20,991 $14,898
2027 31,309 1,998 2.73 $o.85 $7,877 $28,248 $21,o19 $14,360
2028 32,278 2,060 2.82 $o.88 $7,877 $29,123 $21,039 $13,836
2029 33,265 2,123 2.90 $0.91 $7,877 $30,013 $21,050 $13,326
2030 34,268 2,187 2.99 $0.93 $7,877 $30,918 $21,o54 $12,83o
2031 36,14o 2,307 3.16 $o.g8 $7,877 $32,607 $21,557 $12,646
2032 38,060 2,429 3.32 $1.04 $7,877 $34,339 $22,041 $12,446
2033 40,026 2,555 3.49 $1.09 $7,877 $36,114 $22,505 $12,233
2034 42,040 2,683 3.67 $1.15 $7,877 $37,930 $22,948 $12,008
2035 44,101 2,815 3.85 $1.20 $7,877 $39,790 $23,372 $11,772
2036 46,209 2,949 4.03 $1.26 $7,877 $41,691 $23,776 $11,528
2037 48,364 3,087 4.22 $1.32 $7,877 $43,636 $24,16o $11,276
2038 50,566 3,228 4.41 $1.38 $7,877 $45,622 $24,524 $11,018
2039 52,815 3,371 4.61 $1.44 $7,877 $47,652 $24,869 $10,756
2040 55,111 3,518 4.81 $1.5o $7,877 $49,723 $25,194 $10,489
2041 57,454 3,667 5.02 $1.57 $7,877 $51,838 $25,501 $10,220
2042 59,845 3,820 5.22 $1.63 $7,877 $53,994 $25,788 $9,948
2043 62,282 3,975 5.44 $1.7o $7,877 $56,194 $z6,057 $9,676
2044 64,767 4,134 5.65 $1.76 $7,877 $58,435 $26,307 $9,404
2045 67,299 4,296 5.88 $1.83 $7,877 $60,720 $26,539 $9,132
2046 69,877 4,46o 6.10 $1.90 $7,877 $63,o46 $26,753 $8,862
2047 72,524 4,629 6.33 $1.98 $7,877 $65,434 $26,958 $8,596
' Source https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/pdf/2008%20Arterial%20Street%20Vehicle%20EmisE $1,1o5,464 $643,929 $348,5o8
* Sour httas://www.transnortation.Fov/sites/dotsov/files/docs/Tieer Benefit -Cost Analysis %2813CA%29 Resource Guide l.odf
39
Appendix A. 4 - Vehicle Emission Benefits (PM) (Worksheet)
Conversion of VHT into Metric ton for PM Emission Undiscounted Cost of PM Cost of PM
Year Annual VHT Saved PM (Annual VMT Saved *Emission Factors from rates / metric Cost of PM Emissions at 3% Emissions at 7%
IADOT*j ,o^6) ton Emissions discount rate discount rate
Auto Trucks Auto (0.0131 g/min)
Trucks (0.2058
g/min)
2017 0 0 0.00 $0.00 $360,383 $o $O $O
2018 0 0 0.00 $0.00 $360,383 $o $o $0
2019 0 0 0.00 $0.00 $360,383 $o $o $0
2020 23,013 1,469 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $1,056 $11,948 $10,657
2021 24,204 1,545 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $13,731 $12,200 $10,475
2022 25,440 1,624 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $14,432 $12,449 $10,290
2023 26,721 1,706 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $15,159 $12,695 $10,101
2024 28,048 1:790 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $15,912 $12,938 $9,909
2025 29,420 1,878 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $16,690 $13,175 $9,714
2026 30,356 1,938 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $17,221 $13,199 $9,367
2027 31,309 1,998 0.02 $0.02 $360,383 $17,762 $13,216 $9,029
2028 32,278 2,060 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $18,312 $13,229 $8,700
2029 33,265 2,123 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $18,871 $13,236 $8,379
2030 34,268 2,187 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $19,440 $13,238 $8,067
2031 36,14o 2,307 0.03 $o.03 $360,383 $20,503 $13,555 $7,951
2032 38,060 2,429 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $21,592 $13,859 $7,826
2033 40,026 2,555 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $22,707 $14,150 $7,692
2034 42,040 2,683 0.03 $0.03 $360.383 $23,850 $14,429 $7,550
2035 44,101 2,815 0.03 $0.03 $360,383 $25,019 $14,696 $7,402
2036 46,209 2,949 0.04 $0.04 $360,383 $26,214 $14,950 $7,248
2037 48,364 3,087 0.04 $0.04 $360,383 $27,437 $15,191 $7,090
2038 50,566 3,228 0.04 $0.04 $360,383 $28,686 $15,42o $6,928
2039 52,815 3,371 0.04 $0.04 $360,383 $29,962 $15,637 $6,763
2040 55,111 3,518 0.04 $0.04 $360,383 $31,265 $15,842 $6,595
2041 57,454 3,667 0.05 $0.05 $360,383 $32,594 $16,034 $6,426
2042 59,845 3,82o 0.05 $0.05 $360,383 $33,950 $16,215 $6,255
2043 62,282 3,975 0.05 $0.05 $360.383 $35,333 $16,384 $6,084
2044 64,767 4,134 0.05 $o.05 $360,383 $36,743 $16,541 $5,913
2045 67,299 4,296 0.05 $0.05 $360,383 $38,179 $16,687 $5,742
2046 69,877 4,46o 0.05 $o.o6 $360,383 $39,642 $16,822 $5,572
2047 72,524 4,629 o.o6 $o.o6 $360,383 $41,143 $16,950 $5,405
planning/odf/2008%20Arterial%20Street%20Vehicle%20Emiss, $695,403 $404,884 $21q032
* Sourc httos://www.transoortation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Tiger Benefit -Cost Analysis %28BCA%29 Resource Guide 1.odf
Source httos://iowadot.eov/systems
40
Appendix A. 4 - Vehicle Emission Benefits (SOx) (worksheet)
Conversion of VHT into Metric ton for SOx Emission Undiscounted Cost of SOx Cost of SOx
Year Annual VHT Saved SOx (Annual VMT Saved *Emission Fact ors from rates / metric Cost of SOx Emissions at 3% Emissions at 7%
IADOT*i ,0^0 ton Emissions discount rate discount rate
Auto
Trucks Auto (0.0114 gfmin)
Trucks (0.0132
elm in)
2017 0 0 0.00 50.00 $46,561 $0 50 50
2018 0 0 0.00 50.00 $46,561 $o $0 50
2019 0 0 0.00 50.00 $46,561 $o 50 $0
2020 23,013 1,469 0.02 50.00 546,561 $787 5720 5643
2021 24,204 1,545 0.02 50.00 $46,561 5828 $735 5632
2022 25,440 1,624 0.02 $0.00 $46,561 $870 $751 $620
2023 26,721 1,706 0.02 50.00 $46,561 5914 $765 $609
2024 28,048 1,790 0.02 50.00 546,56i $959 $780 5597
2025 29,420 1,878 0.02 50.00 $46,561 $1,006 $794 5586
2026 30,356 1,938 0.02 50.00 $46,561 51,038 $796 $565
2027 31,309 1,998 0.02 $0.00 $46,561 51,071 5797 5544
2028 32,278 2,06o 0.02 50.00 546,561 51,104 5798 5524
2029 33,265 2,123 0.02 50.00 $46,561 51,138 5798 5505
203o 34,268 2,187 0.02 $0.00 546,561 51,172 $798 $486
2031 36,140 2,307 0.02 50.00 $46,561 51,236 5817 $479
2032 38,060 2,429 0.03 $0.00 $46,561 51,302 $836 5472
2033 40,026 2,555 0.03 $0.00 $46,561 $1,369 5853 $464
2034 42,040 2,683 0.03 50.00 546,561 $1,438 5870 5455
2035 44,101 2,815 0.03 50.00 546,561 51,508 $886 5446
2036 46,209 2,949 0.03 50.00 546,561 $1,580 5901 $437
2037 48,364 3,087 0.03 $0.00 546,561 51,654 $916 5427
2038 50,566 3,228 0.03 $o.00 $46,561 $1,729 5930 5418
2039 52,815 3,371 0.04 50.00 $46,561 51,806 5943 5408
2040 55,111 3,518 0.04 $0.00 $46,561 $1,885 $955 5398
2041 57,454 3,667 0.04 50.00 $46,561 0,965 $967 5387
2042 59,845 3,820 0.04 50.00 546,561 $2,047 5978 $377
2043 62,282 3,975 0.04 50.00 546,561 $2,130 $988 $367
2044 64,767 4,134 0.04 50.00 $46,561 $2,215 5997 $356
2045 67,299 4,296 0.05 $o.00 546,561 52,302 51,006 $346
2046 69,877 4,460 0.05 $o.00 546,561 $2,390 $1,014 $336
2047 72,524 4,629 0.05 50.00 $46,561 $2,480 $1,022 $326
Source httos://iowadot.eov/systems plan ning/odf/2008%20Arterial%205treet%2OVehicle9620Emiss $41,824 $24,410 $13,211
* Source httns://www.transportation.eov/sites/r1nr Fnv/filpc/r1nwc/Ti'er Benefit -Cost Analysis %28BCA%29 Resource Guide 1.odf
41
Appendix A. 5 -Safety (worksheet)
Year
No
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non-
Incapacitating
Incapacitating
Killed
Injured Severity
Unkown
4 Non -Fatal
Accidents
Unknown if
Injured
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
24
22
27
22
16
4
6
i
1
1
9
_
2
0
0
-
-
-
=
0
-
-
_
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
SubTotals
111
17
0
0
0
0
AIS Data Conversion Matrix
No
Af5 Injury
(0)
Possible
Injury (C )
AISo 0.9253 0.7.437
AIS1 0.0726 0.68946
AIS 2 0.002 0.06591
AIS3 8E -o5 0.01071
AIS4 0 0.00142
AISs 9E -o5 0.00019
Fatally o
0
Non -
Incapacitating
(B)
0.0$),7
0.76849
0.10898
O .09191
0.0062
O .00101
0
Incapacitating
(A)
0.03437
0.55449
0.20908
0.14437
0.03986
0.01785
0
Killed (K)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Injured Severity
Unkown(U)
0.21538
0.62728
0.1
0.0980
0.00442
0.01094
0
6 Non -Fatal
Accidents
Unknown if
Inured
0.49676
0.41799
0.08872
0.04817
0.00617
0.00279
0
Project
Improvement
Area
0
C
B
A
K
2016-2012
Average Yearly
Accidents
22.20
3.40
1.40
0.00
0,00
AIS Data Conversion Matrix
No
Af5 Injury
(0)
Possible
Injury (C )
AISo 0.9253 0.7.437
AIS1 0.0726 0.68946
AIS 2 0.002 0.06591
AIS3 8E -o5 0.01071
AIS4 0 0.00142
AISs 9E -o5 0.00019
Fatally o
0
Non -
Incapacitating
(B)
0.0$),7
0.76849
0.10898
O .09191
0.0062
O .00101
0
Incapacitating
(A)
0.03437
0.55449
0.20908
0.14437
0.03986
0.01785
0
Killed (K)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Injured Severity
Unkown(U)
0.21538
0.62728
0.1
0.0980
0.00442
0.01094
0
6 Non -Fatal
Accidents
Unknown if
Inured
0.49676
0.41799
0.08872
0.04817
0.00617
0.00279
0
Project
Improvement
Area
No
InjuryIncapacitating
(0)
Possible
Injury(C)
Non-
(B)
Total In Project
Improvement
Area
*Reduction
Rate with
traffic
Diversion
Reduction in
project
Improvement Area
Cast
Cost of Project
Without
Improvements
Cost of Project
Without
Improvements
Difference
AISo 20.543 0.796858 0.116858 21.456264 70.00 6.4368792 53.167 567.951.99 520,385.60 547.566.99
AIS 1 1.6111
AIS 2 0.044
AIS 0.0018
AIS 4 0
AIS 5 0.0007
Fatality o 0
2.544164
0.217294
0.056414
0.004828
0.000442
1.075 802
5.09102 70.00%
0.1 52572 0.415822 70.00%
0.044674 0.082864 70.00%
0.00868 0.013508 70.00%
0.001414 0.002522 70.00%
O 0 70.00%
1,s09306
0.1241466
0.0248592
0.0040924
0.0007566
0
628,200
*441.Soo
6987,000
32,500,400
65.574.200
69.400.000
42
6141.874.76
6182.826.56
681.786.77
639.775.40
614.058.13
60.00
642.562.49
654.847.97
624.536.05
510,132.62
64.217.44
60.00
Total Per vear
699,912.33
3127.978.59
657.250.741
629.642.781
69.840.691
60.001
3365.591.5
Year Annual Annual Safety Annual Safety
Safety Savings at 33. Savings att..
Savings discount rate discount rate
2017 0 0 O
2018 0 $o $0
2019 $O $0 $0
2020 $365,592 $306,177 4243,609
2021 $365,592 $297,259 $227,672
2022 $365,592 $288,601 $212,778
2023 $365,592 $28o,t95 $198,858
2024 $365,592 S272,034 $185,848
2025 $365,592 $264,111 4173,690
2026 $365,592 $256,419 $162,327
2027 4365,592 4248,950 8151,707
2028 4365,592 4241,699 4141,783
2029 4365,592 4234,659 4132,507
2030 4365,592 $227,825 4123,839
2031 4365,592 $221,189 $115,737
2032 4365,592 $214,746 $108,165
2033 $365,592 $208,4432 $101,089
2034 4365,592 4202,419 494,476
2035 $365,592 5196,523 $88,295
2036 4365,592 4190,799 582,5i9
2037 4365,592 $185,242 $77,120
2038 $365,592 4179,847 $72,075
2039 4365,592 $174,609 $67,360
2040 $365,592 $169,523 $62,953
2041 $365,592 $164,585 458.835
2042 4365,592 5159.792 454.986
2043 4365.592 5155.137 451.389
2044 $365,592 $150,619 448,027
2045 4365,592 51146,232 544,885
2046 $365,592 $141,973 441.948
2047 $365,592 $137,838 $39,204
$5,917,495 $3,163,680
1 TOTAL $10,236,563
Appendix A. 6 - Economic Development (worksheet)
Total acleage Gross FIOOr Area
Development opened for rypeof Development Full Built(years)
**Former DGbuque Meat
Packing Property
*****Chaplain Smith Island
***16th Sfrmtcommcrcbl
oeveopment
Year
Develup000l (quare -feet)
Acres
Developed
40 outlots
Stnp Mall and Sever
349,000
341,500
Resort anc
�er�eariuua:
fastfooc
restaurant,
17,450 shopping center, a sit-
down restaurant anc
a mute
Existing
Property Tax
Generated
Property Tax
generated
from Chaplain
Smith Island
2017 0 $0 $0
2018 0 $o $o
2019 $o $0
2020 2 $0 $268,000
2021 2 $O $272,020
2022 2 $D $276,100
2023 13.33 $o $280,242
2024 13.33 $0 $284,445
2025 13.33 $o $288,712
2026 13.33 $o $293,043
2027 13.33 $o $297,438
2028' 28.7 $o $301,900
2029 28.7 $o *306,429
2030 28.7 $0 $536,000
2031 28.7 $o $552,201
2032 28.7 $0 $568,891
2033 42 $o $586,086
2034 42 $o $603,800
2035 42 $0 $622,050
2036 42 $o $640,851
2037 42 $0 $660,221
2038 42 $0 $680,176
2039 42 $0 $700,735
2040 42 $o $905,700
2041 42 $o $1,608,000
2042 42 $0 $1,681,451
2043 42 $o $1,758,257
2044 42 $o $1,838,571
2045 42 $o $1,922,554
2046 42 $o $2,010,373
2047 42 $o 52,102,204
Total $22,846,449
2030
8035
mit
'Building Area Per
Employee by
Business Type
iSnFtlFmnInveej
NNnb0Y of
Employees (Gross
floor Area Buildirg
Area Per Employee)
1,04, 378
1,116 306
1,04, 39
Economic Development
Property Tax
generated from Pack
site and 16th Street
commerical
Development ($14,963/
Acre with 2.6% growth
rate)
$o
$o
$o
$32,321
$33,162
534,024
$232,724
$238,775
$244,983
$251,353
$257,888
$568,875
$583,666
$598,841
$614,411
5630,386
5947,601
$972,239
$997,517
51,023,453
51,050,063
51,077,364
51,105,376
$1,134,115
$1,163,602
$1,193,856
$1,224,896
$1,256,744
$7,289,419
$1,322,944
$1,357,340
$21,437,939
Property Tax generated at
Undiscounted
3% Discount Rate 7t Discount Rate
50 50
$0 so
50 $0
5300,321 $274,837
$305,182 $271,150
$310,124 $267,516
$512,966 $429,601
$523,220 $425,426
$533,695 $421,304
$544,396 $417,234
$555,326 $413,215
$870,775 *629,066
5890,094 $624,294
$1,134,841 $772,772
0,166,612 $771,268
$1,199,276 $769,770
$1,533,687 $955,743
$1,576,039 $953,530
$1,619,567 $951,325
$1,664,304 5949,129
51,710,284 5946,943
$1,757,540 $944,765
$1,806,110 $942,595
52,039,815 $1,033,558
52,771,602 $1,363,445
52,875,307 $1,373,z63
$2,983,153 $1,383,272
$3,095,315 $1,393,477
$3,211,973 51,403,879
$3,333,317 $1,414,481
$3,459,544 $1,425,286
$44,z84,389 $23,922,142
43
$o
$o
$0
$245,152
$232,822
$221,114
$341,811
$325,835
5310,616
$296,115
$282,300
$413,699
$395,212
$470,919
$452,432
$434,673
$519,513
5498,934
$479,172
$460,194
$441,970
$424,469
$407,663
$430,293
$546,412
$529,773
$513,686
$498,130
5483,088
$468,540
$454,470
$11,579,005
Source:
Ixaaa*
htto //www usvbr nra/DnrciArchive,General/nors4i11 odf
Traffic Impact Study Former Dubuque Meat Packing Property
Traffic Impact Study for 16th Street Commercial Development
Iowa Workforce Information Network (MN) 8013 Iowa Wage Survey
Chaplin Smith Island study: http://www.cityofdubuque.org(documentcenter/viewf21275
Appendix A. 7 - Jobs (worksheet)
Year
*"*Average pay
for a reatitJob
($34,700 at 3%
growth;
a-
grotirth; year)
No of Jobs
Federal Tax
Generated (15%
per job Based on
IRS Data on Average
Federal Percentage
Paid)
Federal Tax Generated
3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate
2017 $34,700 0 $o 5o
2018 535,741 0 $o 5o
2019 536,813 0 $o so
2020 537,918 74 $420,886 $352,485
2021 539,055 74 $433,512 $352,485
2022 $40,227 74 $446,518 *352,485
2023 $41,434 185 $1,151,831 $882,782
2024 542,677 185 0,186,386 $882,782
2025 $43,957 185 $1,221,977 $882,782
2026 $45,276 185 51,258,636 $882,782
2027 546,634 X85 $1,296,396 $882,782
2028 $48,033 297 $2,139,677 $1,414,579
2029 $49,474 297 52,203,868 $1,414,579
2030 *50,958 327 52,499,295 $1,557,478
2031 $52,487 357 $2,810,465 $1,740,378
2032 $54,061 387 53,138,056 51,843,277
2033 555,683 439 53,663,556 $2,a89,275
2034 $57,354 469 $4,031,555 $2,232,174
2035 $59,074 499 $4,418,336 $2,375,073
2036 560,847 529 $4,824,696 $2,517,973
2037 562,672 559 $5,251,462 $2,66o,872
2038 $64,552 589 $5,699,490 $2,803,772
2039 566,489 619 56,169,675 52,946,671
2040 $68,483 619 $6,354,765 $2,946,671
2041 $70,538 619 $6,545,4o8 $2,946,671
2042 $72,654 619 $6,741,770 $2,946,671
2043 S74,834 619 $6,944,023 52,946,671
2044 $77,079 619 $7,152,344 52,946,671
2045 579,391 619 $7,366,914 52,946,671
2046 581,773 619 $7,587,922 52,946,671
2047 $84,226 619 $7,815,559 $2,946,671
Total $110,774,976 $54,600,834
44
$o
$0
$o
5280,454
5269,970
$259,877
$626,520
$603,098
$580,5553
5558,850
5537,958
$$29,804
$798,783
$846,598
$889,721
5928,437
*1,O13,D04
$1,041,830
$1,067, 086
$1,088, 997
$1,107,779
$1,123,635
$1,136,7 57
$1,094,262
51,053,355
$1,413,977
$976,071
$939,583
5904,458
5870,647
$838,099
$23,280,164
Appendir A. 8 - Operati r n & Maintenance Costs (worl-sheet)
Year
Surface
Maintanance
Sign Repair
lighting,
Snow & Ice
Control
Pedestrian
Bridge
Maintanance
Trail
Maintanance
2017 $0 $o $0 $0 $0 $o
2018 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2019 $o $o $o $o $o $o
20 20 $ 0 $ o $o $o $o $o
2021 $o $3,416 $733 $3,136 $7,382 $0
2022 $0 $3,553 $763 $3,261 $7,677 $o
2023 $5,686 $3,695 $793 $3,391 $7,984 $o
2024 $o $3,842 $825 $3,527 $8,3o4 $0
2025 $0 $3,996 $1,343 $3,668 $8,636 $o
2026 $6,395 $4,156 $892 $3,815 $8,981 $o
2027 $o $4,322 $928 $3,968 $9,340 $o
2028 $o $4,495 $965 $4,126 $9,714 $o
2029 $7,194 $4,675 $1,004 $4,291 $17,874 $0
2030 $o $4,862 $1,634 $4,463 $212,560 $o
2031 $o $5,056 $1,o85 $4,641 $10,927 $0
2032 $8,092 $5,259 $1,129 $4,827 $11,364 $0
2033 $0 $5,469 $1,174 $5,020 $11,819 $0
2034 $o $5,688 $1,221 $5,221 $12,291 $o
2035 $312,526 $5,915 $1,988 $5,430 $12,783 $200,409
2036 $o $6,152 $1,321 $5,647 $13,294 $o
2037 $o $6,398 $1,373 $5,873 $13,826 $0
2038 $10,239 $6,654 $1,428 $6,108 $25,440 $0
2039 $o $6,92o $1,486 $6,352 $14,954 $0
2040 $0 $7,197 $2,419 $6,6o6 $314,641 $o
2041 $11,518 $7,485 $1,607 $6,871 $16,175 $0
2042 $o $7,784 $1,671 $7,145 $16,822 $o
2043 $0 $8,095 $1,738 $7,431 $17,495 $0
2044 $12,956 $8,419 $1,807 $7,728 $18,194 $0
2045 $o $8,756 $2,943 $8,o38 $18,922 $0
2046 $0 $9,106 $1,955 $8,359 $19,679 $0
2047 $14,574 $9,470 $2,033 $8,693 $36,209 $0
Total
45
Total
Operation &
Maintanance
Cost
$o
$o
$o
$o
$14,667
$15,253
$21,549
$16,498
$17,643
$24,240
$18,558
$19,300
$35,038
$223,519
$21,710
$30,671
$23,482
$24,421
$539,051
$26,414
$27,471
$49,870
$29,712
$330,863
$43,654
$33,422
$34,759
$49,105
$38,658
$39,099
$70,980
$1,819,6o7
Total Operation &
Maintanance Cost
3% Discount
Rate
so
$o
$o
$o
$13,031
$13,158
$18,047
$13,414
$13,9z8
$18,578
$13,809
$13,943
$24,575
$152,206
$14,353
$19,687
$14,633
$14,775
$316,636
$15,064
$15,210
$26,807
$15,507
$167,645
$21,475
$15,963
$16,118
$22,107
$16,897
$16,592
$29,243
$1,053,397
7%Discount
Rate
so
$o
$o
$o
$9,941
$9,381
$12,025
$8,354
$8,106
$10,105
$7,020
$6,624
$10,911
$63,160
$5,566
$7,135
$4,957
$4,677
$93,681
$4,165
$3,930
$6,474
$3,500
$35,364
$4,234
$2,941
$2,775
$3,558
$2,541
$2,332
$3,842
$337,303
Appendix A. 8 - Operation & Maintenance Costs (Worksheet)
Year
Activity Group
Maintenance Activity Description
ROADWAY SURFACE
Spot Repair/ Pothole Repair/Crack Fillin€
2 in Milling & 2 in HMA resurfacing
Asphalt
Pavement Replacement
Year(2017) Units
Cost Units
$3,000 Per lane mile
5100,000 Per lane mile
$600,000 Per lane mile
Frequency
Frequency
Every years
Everyl5 years
every 6o years
Note
Note
Pavement Replacement
includes removing
subbase and replacing it.
1.62
1.62
1.62
2020
1
0
o%
2021
2
1
2
4%
50.00
$0.00
50.00
2022 2023
3
2
3
4%
50.00
50.00
4
3
4
4%
$5,685.51
50.00
$0.00 50.00
50.00 50.00 $5,685.51
SIGN REPAIR
TRAFFIC
Sign Maintenance
cost or sign maintenance 5249,510.
Cost Units Frequency
$3,899 Centerline mile EveryYear
Note
0.81
Energy/Roadway Lighting
Alliant Cost $41,�i19
Pavemerli;( 41
Roadway L ting Maintenance
Traffic Control 'tor Maintenance Operatio
Traffic signal replacement (each signal)
Cost Units Freouencv
$649 Centerline mile Every year
5;37 Per lane mile Everys years
594 Per lane mile EveryYear
$339 Per intersectio Everyyear
$15o,000. Per signal Every23 years
Note
o.81
1.62
1.62
0.00
0.00
SNOW & ICE CONTROL
Phase I Sn ow an d Ice Control
FY 2012 Snow and ice removal costs $142,
Abrasives and Chemicals
Equipment Cleanup and storm prep
Other Snow and ice Activities
Anti -Icing
Cost Units
$653 Per lane mile
$222 Per lane mile
$575 Per lane mile
5117 Per lane mile
5211 Per lane mile
512 Per lane mile
Frequency
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Every year
Note
1.62
1.62
1.62
1.62
1.62
1.62
53,415.90 53,552.53 53,694.64
53,415.90 53,552.53 53,694.64
$568.59
$0.00
5591.33 5614.98
$0.00 50.00
$164.71 5171.29 5178.15
50.00
50.00
$733.29
$1,144.18
5388.99
$1,007.51
$205.01
5369.71
$20.22
50.00
$o.00
$762.62
51,189.95
$404.55
$1,047.81
521 3.21
5384.50
$21.03
$o.00
50.00
5793.13
51,237.55
5420.73
$1,089.72
5221.73
5399.88
521.87
I I I
53,135.62 53,261.04 53,39148
RRIDGF MAINTFN AN CE
Deck RenBpjr,`Patchingl
Clean Decks, Piers, Abutments, and Expa
Repair Bridge Structure
Intensive 13,idge inspection
Other Bridge Maintenance Activities
Cost Units
$25 Per Sq ft
$o PerSgft
5175 PerSgft
$1 PerSgft
51 PerSgft
Frequency
5-10 years
Every year
Every 5o years
Every year
8-10N/ears
Note
5,250.00
5,250.00
5,250.00
5,250.00
5,250.00
TRAIL MAINTENANCE
Tramresurfacing
Cost
550,000
Units
per mile
Frequency
15 years
Note
2.14
50.00 $0.00 $0.00
$1,703.52 51,771.66 51,842.53
50.00 50.00 50.00
55,905.54 56,141.76
50.00 50.00
55,678.40
5o.00
57,381.92
5o.00
50.00
57,677.20
57,984.28
50.00 50.00
50.00 50.00
TOTAL
514,666.73 515,253.40 521,549.05
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2024
5
2025
6
2026
7
2027
8
2028
9
2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 S 6 7 8 q 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
5 6 7 8 q 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
$0.00 $o.00 $6,395.43 $0.00 $o.00 57,193.99 $o.00 90.00 58.092.26 40.00 $0.00 59.102.69 50.00 $0.00 510,239.29 90.00
$0.00 9o.00 So.00 So.00 So.00 $o.00 $o.00 So.00 $o.00 9o.00 So.00 5303,422.96 So.00 So.00 $o.00 $o.00
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 $0.00 50.00 $0.00 $o.00 $0.00 90.00 90.00 $0.00 $0.00
$o.00 90.00 $6,395.43
$0.00 $0.00 57,193.99 90.00
90.00 $8,092.26 $o.00
$0.00 5312,525.65 50.00 $0.00 $10,239.29 $o.00
53,842.42 93,996.12 54,155.96 94,322.20 54.495.09 54,674.89 94,861.89 $5,056.36 55,258.62 55,468.96 55,687.72 55,915.23 $6,151.84 56,397.91 56,653.83 $6,919.98
53,842.42 53,996.12 $4,155.96 $4,322.20 $4,495.09 $4,674.89 94,861.89 55,056.36 $5,258.62 $5,468.96 $5,687.72 $5,915.23 $6,151.84 $6,397.91 $6.653.83 $6,919.98
$639.58 9665.17 $691.77 5719.44 $748.22 $778.15
90.00 $485.15 $0.00
$185.27 9192.68 9200.39
9o.00 90.00 90.00
90.00 90.00 90.00
5824.85 $1,343.00 5892.16
90.0o 50.00
5208.41 5216.74
$0.00 90.00
90.00 $o.00
9927.85 9964.96
90.00
$225.41
90.00
90.00
$1,003.56
5809.28 $841.65 5875.31 5910.32 5946.74
$590.26 $o.00
923443 $243.81
90.00 90.00
90.00 $o.00
91,633.96 $1,085.45
$0.00
4253.56
90.00
90.00
$1,128.87
$o.00
4263.70
90.00
90.00
$1,174.02
90.00
5274.25
90.00
90.00
$1,220.99
5984.61 51,023.99 51,064.95 $1,107.55
$718.14
$285.22
90.00
90.00
91,987.97
$0.00
$ 29 6.63,
$0.00
90.00
91,320.62
90.00
$308.49.
$0.00
$0.00
91,373.44
90.00
$320.83
90.00
$o.00
$1,428.38
51,151.85
$0.00
$333.66
$0.00
90.00
51,485.52
$1,287.05 $1,338.53 $1,392.07 $1,447.75 91,505.66 0,565.89 51,628.53 $1,693.67 51,761.41 $1,831.87 $1,905.15 $1,981.35 $2,060.61 $2,143.03 92,228.75 $2,317.90
$437.56 5455.06 $473.26 $492.19 5511.88 5532.36 $553.65 $575.80 $598.83 9622.78 4647.69 5673.60 9700.54 4728.56 5757.71 $788.02
$1,133.31 0,178.64 51,225.79 $1,274.82 $1,325.81 51,378.85 $1,434.00 51,491.36 0,551.02 $1,613.06 $1,677.58 $1,744.68 51,814.47 0,887.05 51,962.53 52,041.03
$230.60 $239.83 $249.42 9259.40 9269.77 5280.57 $291.79 9303.46 9315.60 9328.22 9341.35 9355.00 4369.21 $383.97 5399.33 5415.31
441x.88 4472.51 4449.81 4467.80 4486.52 $505.98 4526.22 4547.26 5569.16 4591.92 461s.6o 4640.22 566x.87 4692.46 4720.16 4748.97
$22.75 $23.65 $24.60 $25.59 $26.61 $27.67 $28.78 929.93 931.13 532.37 533.67 935.02 $36.42 537.87 $39.39 $40.96
53,527.14 $3,668.23 93,814.96 93,967.56 94,126.26 $4,29131 94,462.96 $4,641.48 $4,827.14 55,020.22 55,221.03 $5,429.88 95,647.07 95,872.95 56,107.87 $6,352.19
90.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 90.00 So.00
$1,916.23 $1,992.88 $20072.59 $2,155.50 92,241.72 $2,331.38
40.00 So.00 40.00 So.00 4o.o0 So.00
$6,387.43 96,642.92 96,908.64 57,184.99 $7,472.39 $7,771.28
I So.00 So.00 So.00 So.00 So.00 57,771.28
,303.66 $8,635.80 $8,981.23 $9,340.48 59,714.10 $17,873.95
90.00, $o.00 50.00 $0.00 $0.00 $o.00
$0.00 90.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00fir 90.00
$16,498.07 517,643.15 $24,23 9.75 918,558.09 $19,300.41 $35,037.70
9202,053.34 $0.00
92,424.64 92,521.63
to .00 40.00
$8,082.13 98,405.42
So.00 50.00
90.00 $o.00 90.00 90.00 90.00
92,622.49 $2.727.39 $2.83649 52,949.95 93.067.94
So.00 40.00 4o.00 So.00 40.00
$8,741.64 99,091.30 $9,454.95 $9,833.15 910,226.48
So.00 So.00 So.00 So.00 So.00
$0.00
$3,190.66
50.00
910,635.54
So.00
90.00
93.318.29
SO.00
511,060.96
411.0 6o.q6
90.00
53,451.02
50.00
$11,503.40
So.00
$212,560.12 $10,927.04 511,364.13.
$11,818.69
912,291.44 $12,783.10 11913,294.42 913,826.20 525,440.20 514,954.42
$0.00 $0.00
$o.00 $0.00
$223,518.93 $21,710.34
90.00
50.00
$0.00 5200,408.99
$o.00 $o.00 $0.00 $200,408.99
$30,671.01 523,481.90
47
90.00 90.00
X00 $o.00
$o.00 $0.00
$o.00 $o.00
424,421.18 $539,050.81 ,413,95 927,470.51 $49.869.57
$29,712.10
Appendix A. 8 - Operation & Maintenance Costs (Worksheet Continuation)
2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047
22 2.7s 24 25 26 27 28.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
$0.00 $11,517.81 $0.00 $o.00 512,955.96 50.00 So.00 514,573.70
$0.00 50.00 $0.00 50.00 $0.00 50.00 50.00 $0.00
50.00 50.00
$0.00 $11,517.81
57,195.78
57,484.65
50.00 50.00
$0.00 50.00
$0.00 $0.00 $12,955.96
57,784.04
$ 8,095.40
$8,419.22
50.00 50.00
50.00 $o.00 $14,573.70
5 8,75 5.99
59,106.23
$7,196.78 57,484.65 $7,784.04 $8,095.40 $8,419.22 $8,755.99 $9,106.23
51,197.93 $1,245.84
$1,295.68 51,347.50 51,401.40 $1,457.46 51,515.75
$873.73 $o.00 $o.00 $o.00
5347.01 $360.89 5375.33 5390.34
$0.00 $o.00 $0.00 $o.00
$0.00 $0.00 $o.00 $0.00
$2,418.67 51,606.73 $1,671.00 $1,737.84
$2,410.62 52,507.04 $2,607.32 $2,711.62
$819.54 $852.32 $886.41 $921.87
$2,122.67 $2,207.58 $2,295.88 $2,387.72
5431.92 5449.19 $467.16 $485.85
5778.93 $810.09 $842.49 $876.19
$42.60 544.31 *46.08 547.92
56,606.27 $6,87 0.52 $7,145.35 $7,431.16
5299,088.31 50.00 50.00 $0.00
$3,589.06 $3,732.62 $3,881.93 $4,037.20
$o.00 50.00 $o.00 50.00
511,963.53 $12,442.07 512,939.76 513,457.35
$0.00 $o.00 so.00 $o.00
5314,640.90 516,174.70 $16,821.68 $17,494.55
$0.00
$o.00
5330,862.62
so.00
5 0.00
$0.00
50.00
x405.95
50.00
50.00
51,807.36
$1,063.02
$422.19
$o.00
$ 0.00
$ 2,942.68
$0.00
5439.08
50.00
50.00
51,954.84
$9,47047
$9,470.47
$1,576.39
$ 0.00
5456.64
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
52,033.03
52,820.08 52,932.88 53,050.20 $3,172.21
5958.74 $997.09 51,036.97 $1,078.45
$2,483.23 $2,582.56 52,685.86 $2,793.29
5505.28 $52549 5546.51 $568.37
$911.24 5947.69 $985.59 0,025.02
$49.84 $51.83 553.90 $56.o6
$7,72841 58,037.54 58,359.04 $8,693.41
50.00 $o.00 $0.00 $0.00
54,198.69 $4,366.64 $4,541.31 $4,722.96
x0.00 $o.00 $0.00 $o.00
513,995.64 514,55547 515,137.69 515,743.191
so.00 50.00 $0.00 $15,743.19
$18,194.33 $18,922.11 $19,678.99 536,209.34
$0.00 50.00 $0.00
$o.00 $0.00 50.00 x0.00
$0.00 $o.00 50.00 50.00
$43,65441 533,422.07 $34,758.96 $49,105.28 538,658.31 $39,099.10 570,979.95
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0.0038 2.14 230 0.25 0.35
0.2657 0.3719
2017 6,800 0.0038 25.84 943L6 55.2976 12718.448 3379 4730 6757
0.5
0.5313
0.2
0.2125
2703
2018 7,040 0.0038 26.752 97 64.4 8 57.24928 13167.3344 3499 4897 6996 2798
2019 7,280 0.0038 27.664 10097.36 5920096 136162208 3618 5064 7234 2893
2020 7,520 0.0038 28.576 10430.24 61.15264 14065.1072 3737 5231 7473 2989
2021 7,760 0.0038 29.488 10763.12 6310432 14513.9936 3856 5398 7711 3084
2022 8,000 0.0038 30.4 11096 65.056 14962.88 3976 5565 7950 3180
2023 8,240 0.0038 31.312 11428.88 67.00768 15411.7664 4095 5732 8188 3275
2024 8,480 0.0038 32.224 11761.76 68.95936 15860.6528 4214 5899 8427 3370
2025 8,720 0.0038 33.136 12094.64 70.91104 16309.5392 4333 6066 8665 3466
2026 8,960 0.0038 34.048 12427.52 72.86272 16758.4256 4453 6232 8904 3561
2027 9,200 0.0038 34.96 12760.4 74.8144 17207.312 4572 6399 9142 3657
2028 9,440 0.0038 35.872 13093.28 76.76608 17656.1984 4691 6566 9381 3752
2029 9,680 0.0038 36.784 13426.16 78.71776 18105.0848 4811 6733 9619 3847
2030 9,920 0.0038 37.696 13759.04 80.66944 18553.9712 4930 6900 9858 3943
2031 10,160 0.0038 38.608 14091.92 82.62112 19002.8576 5049 7067 10096 4038
2032 10,400 0.0038 39.52 14424.8 84.5728 19451.744 5168 7234 10335 4133
2033 10,640 0.0038 40.432 14757.68 86.52448 19900.6304 5288 7401 10573 4229
2034 10,880 0.0038 41.344 15090.56 88.47616 20349.5168 5407 7568 10812 4324
2035 11,120 0.0038 42.256 15423.44 90.42784 20798.4032 5526 7735 11050 4420
2036 11,360 0.0038 43.168 15756.32 92.37952 21247.2896 5645 7902 11289 4515
2037 11,600 0.0038 44.08 16089.2 94.3312 21696.176 5765 8069 11527 4610
2038 11,840 0.0038 44.992 16422.08 96.28288 22145.0624 5884 8236 11766 4706
2039 12,080 0.0038 45.904 16754.96 98.23456 22593.9488 6003 8403 12004 4801
2040 12,320 0.0038 46.816 17087.84 100.18624 23042.8352 6122 8570 12243 4897
2041 12,560 0.0038 47.728 17420.72 102.13792 23491.7216 6242 8737 12481 4992
2042 12,800 0.0038 48.64 17753.6 104.0896 23940.608 6361 8904 12720 5087
2043 13,040 0.0038 49.552 18086.48 106.04128 24389.4944 6480 9070 12958 5183
2044 13,280 0.0038 50.464 18419.36 107.99296 24838.3808 6600 9237 13197 5278
2045 13,520 0.0038 51.376 18752.24 109.94464 25287.2672 6719 9404 13435 5374
2046 13,760 0.0038 52.288 19085.12 111.89632 25736.1536 6838 9571 13674 5469
2047 14,000 0.0038 53.2 19418 113.848 26185.04 6957 9738 13912 5564
160218 224257 320376 1281381
49
Improved Walkingand Cycling
Increased Wal king and Cycling
AADT
Activity
Centers +
Adjustment
Factor
VR=AADT•
(MC)
Annual Auto
Trips Reduced
Daily Miles
Saved
Yearly Miles Saved
= Da i lyVR * Days on
Bicycli ng ( Average
Rainfall -94 dayes
per Year)
User Benefits-
.25 (Per Mile)
Option Value -
Servicing Lower
Income -0.35
Per Mile
Fitness and
Health Walking
(50%)-.5 Per
Mile
Fitness and
health Cycling
(50%)-0.2Per
Mile
0.0038 2.14 230 0.25 0.35
0.2657 0.3719
2017 6,800 0.0038 25.84 943L6 55.2976 12718.448 3379 4730 6757
0.5
0.5313
0.2
0.2125
2703
2018 7,040 0.0038 26.752 97 64.4 8 57.24928 13167.3344 3499 4897 6996 2798
2019 7,280 0.0038 27.664 10097.36 5920096 136162208 3618 5064 7234 2893
2020 7,520 0.0038 28.576 10430.24 61.15264 14065.1072 3737 5231 7473 2989
2021 7,760 0.0038 29.488 10763.12 6310432 14513.9936 3856 5398 7711 3084
2022 8,000 0.0038 30.4 11096 65.056 14962.88 3976 5565 7950 3180
2023 8,240 0.0038 31.312 11428.88 67.00768 15411.7664 4095 5732 8188 3275
2024 8,480 0.0038 32.224 11761.76 68.95936 15860.6528 4214 5899 8427 3370
2025 8,720 0.0038 33.136 12094.64 70.91104 16309.5392 4333 6066 8665 3466
2026 8,960 0.0038 34.048 12427.52 72.86272 16758.4256 4453 6232 8904 3561
2027 9,200 0.0038 34.96 12760.4 74.8144 17207.312 4572 6399 9142 3657
2028 9,440 0.0038 35.872 13093.28 76.76608 17656.1984 4691 6566 9381 3752
2029 9,680 0.0038 36.784 13426.16 78.71776 18105.0848 4811 6733 9619 3847
2030 9,920 0.0038 37.696 13759.04 80.66944 18553.9712 4930 6900 9858 3943
2031 10,160 0.0038 38.608 14091.92 82.62112 19002.8576 5049 7067 10096 4038
2032 10,400 0.0038 39.52 14424.8 84.5728 19451.744 5168 7234 10335 4133
2033 10,640 0.0038 40.432 14757.68 86.52448 19900.6304 5288 7401 10573 4229
2034 10,880 0.0038 41.344 15090.56 88.47616 20349.5168 5407 7568 10812 4324
2035 11,120 0.0038 42.256 15423.44 90.42784 20798.4032 5526 7735 11050 4420
2036 11,360 0.0038 43.168 15756.32 92.37952 21247.2896 5645 7902 11289 4515
2037 11,600 0.0038 44.08 16089.2 94.3312 21696.176 5765 8069 11527 4610
2038 11,840 0.0038 44.992 16422.08 96.28288 22145.0624 5884 8236 11766 4706
2039 12,080 0.0038 45.904 16754.96 98.23456 22593.9488 6003 8403 12004 4801
2040 12,320 0.0038 46.816 17087.84 100.18624 23042.8352 6122 8570 12243 4897
2041 12,560 0.0038 47.728 17420.72 102.13792 23491.7216 6242 8737 12481 4992
2042 12,800 0.0038 48.64 17753.6 104.0896 23940.608 6361 8904 12720 5087
2043 13,040 0.0038 49.552 18086.48 106.04128 24389.4944 6480 9070 12958 5183
2044 13,280 0.0038 50.464 18419.36 107.99296 24838.3808 6600 9237 13197 5278
2045 13,520 0.0038 51.376 18752.24 109.94464 25287.2672 6719 9404 13435 5374
2046 13,760 0.0038 52.288 19085.12 111.89632 25736.1536 6838 9571 13674 5469
2047 14,000 0.0038 53.2 19418 113.848 26185.04 6957 9738 13912 5564
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Typical Values - Reduced Motor Vehicel travel
More Walkable and Bikeable
Total
Reduced Motor
Vehicle Travel -
0.225
Avoided
Chauffeuring
Driver's Time -
0.58
Congestion
Reduction -0.06
Reduced
Barrier Effect
-0.01
Roadway Cost
Savings -0.042
Parking Cost
Savings -0.36
Energy
Conservation
0.03
Pollution
Reductions -
0.044
Reduced
Pavement -
0.002
Increased
Accessibility -
0.051
Total
=count Rate
7 Discount Rate
0.225 3.53 0.06 3.01 0.042 0.36 0.03 0.044 0.002 0.051 0.31 0.07
0.2391 0.6163 0.0638 0.0106 0.0446 0.3826 0.0319 0.0468 0.0021 0.0542
3041 7838 811 135 567 4866 406 595 27 689 $ 36,545 5 32,470 5 27,880
3148 8115 840 140 587 5038 420 616 28 714 $ 37,835 $ 32,637 $ 26,976
3256 8392 869 144 607 5210 434 637 29 738 $ 39,125 5 32,766 5 26,071
3363 8668 897 149 627 5381 449 658 30 762 $ 40,415 $ 32,861 5 25,168
3470 8945 926 154 647 5553 463 679 30 787 $ 41,705 $ 32,922 5 24,272
3578 9222 955 159 667 5725 477 700 31 811 $ 42,994 $ 32,952 $ 23,386
3685 9498 983 163 687 5897 492 721 32 835 $ 44,284 $ 32,952 $ 22,512
3792 9775 1012 168 707 6068 506 742 33 860 $ 45,574 $ 32,924 5 21,652
3900 10052 1041 173 727 6240 520 763 34 884 $ 46,864 $ 32,869 $ 20,808
4007 10328 1069 178 747 6412 535 784 35 908 5 48,154 $ 32,790 5 19,982
4114 10605 1098 182 767 6584 549 805 36 933 $ 49,443 $ 32,688 5 19,175
4222 10882 1126 187 787 6755 563 826 37 957 $ 50,733 5 32,564 S 18,388
4329 11158 1155 192 807 6927 578 847 38 981 $ 52,023 $ 32,419 $ 17,622
4436 11435 1184 197 828 7099 592 868 39 1006 $ 53,313 $ 32,255 $ 16,878
4544 11711 1212 201 848 7270 606 889 40 1030 $ 54,603 $ 32,073 $ 16,155
4651 11988 1241 206 868 7442 621 910 41 1054 5 55,893 5 31,875 5 15,455
4758 12265 1270 211 888 7614 635 931 42 1079 $ 57,182 $ 31,661 5 14,777
4866 12541 1298 216 908 7786 649 952 43 1103 $ 58,472 5 31,432 5 14,122
4973 12818 1327 220 928 7957 663 973 44 1127 $ 59,762 $ 31,189 $ 13,489
5080 13095 1356 225 948 8129 678 994 45 1152 $ 61,052 $ 30,935 5 12,879
5188 13371 1384 230 968 8301 692 1015 46 1176 $ 62,342 $ 30,668 $ 12,290
5295 13648 1413 235 988 8473 706 1036 47 1200 $ 63,632 $ 30,391 5 11,724
5402 13925 1441 239 1008 8644 721 1057 47 1225 $ 64,921 $ 30,104 5 11,179
5510 14201 1470 244 1028 8816 735 1078 48 1249 $ 66,211 $ 29,808 5 10,655
5617 14478 1499 249 1048 8988 749 1099 49 1273 $ 67,501 $ 29,503 5 10,152
5724 14755 1527 254 1068 9160 764 1120 50 1298 $ 68,791 $ 29,191 $ 9,669
5832 15031 1556 259 1088 9331 778 1141 51 1322 $ 70,081 $ 28,872 5 9,206
5939 15308 1585 263 1108 9503 792 1162 52 1346 $ 71,371 $ 28,547 $ 8,762
6046 15585 1613 268 1128 9675 807 1183 53 1371 $ 72,660 $ 28,217 5 8,337
6154 15861 1642 273 1148 9847 821 1204 54 1395 $ 73,950 $ 27,881 $ 7,930
6261 16138 1671 278 1168 10018 835 1225 55 1419 $ 75,240 $ 27,541 5 7,541
144178 371631 38472 6392 26894 230709 19236 28221 1266 32683 $ 1,732,672 $ 967,956 $ 505,094
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City of Dubuque, Iowa
16th Street Corridor Project
TIGER Request: $8,200,000
Local Match: $4,601,948
Contact: Teri Goodman
tgoodman a@cityofdubuque.org
(563) 589-4110
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary Page 1
I. Project Description Page 3
II. Project Location Page 11
III. Project Parties Page 13
IV. Grant Funds and Sources / Uses of Project Funds Page 14
V. Merit Criteria Page 15
i. Primary Selection Criteria Page 15
a. Safety Page 15
b. State of Good Repair Page 16
c. Economic Competitiveness Page 18
d. Environmental Sustainability Page 20
e. Quality of Life Page 21
ii. Secondary Selection Criteria Page 22
a. Innovation Page 22
b. Partnership Page 23
VI. Project Readiness Page 23
i. Technical Feasibility Page 23
ii. Project Schedule Page 26
iii. Required Approvals Page 27
a. Environmental Permits and Review Page 27
b. State and Local Approvals Page 27
c. Federal Transportation Requirements _Affecting State Page 27
and Local Planning
iv. Assessment of Project Risks and Mitigation Strategies Page 27
Page 28
VII. Results of Benefit -Cost Analysis
VIII. Cost Share
IN. Federal Wage Rate Certification
ATTACHMENTS
• Letters of Support
• Benefit -Cost Analysis
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Page 30
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Dubuque, Iowa, requests $8.2 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding for a $12.8 million
multimodal project that will help improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain
Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic
development in the community. Grant funds will be used to develop a Complete Street and four
roundabouts on 16th Street, which connects the commercial area to downtown, the Historic
Millwork District and low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington
Neighborhoods. Dubuque will reconstruct 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard to increase capacity
for planned economic growth in the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island. The project
will also link residential neighborhoods to the city's economic cluster with two bike/pedestrian
trails, providing alternative transportation access. Dubuque's project aligns with the Trump
Administration's goals to improve infrastructure condition, address public health and safety,
promote connectivity, and facilitate competitiveness.
For decades, Dubuque has engaged in long-term economic development efforts to boost
manufacturing, promote commercial development and create jobs along its Mississippi River
waterfront. In the 1950s, the City helped to develop the 229 -acre Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park
to concentrate light manufacturing and other business uses. Private sector companies have invested
millions of dollars and expanded their operations within the complex over the years. Large vacant
and underutilized buildings are currently being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard
Industrial Park. Across the Peosta Channel, a former landfill was reclaimed and renamed in
memory of Chaplain Aloysius Schmitt in the 1980s. Current commercial and recreational venues
on Chaplain Schmitt Island include the Q Casino & Resort, Mystique Community Ice Center, Iowa
Greyhound Park, hotels, restaurants, and marinas. Now, the Q Casino is planning a major
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expansion and the southern half of the area will be redeveloped as a destination with new retail,
restaurants, entertainment facilities, and recreational amenities. Finally, the former Dubuque
Packing Company plant, a 40 -acre local meat supplier site, will soon be redeveloped after sitting
idle for more than a decade. The Riverview Plaza Shopping Center is planned on the brownfield,
which will serve as a regional retail magnet. In total, more than 607,500 square feet of commercial
space, with over 760 estimated jobs, is expected to be created along the 16th Street Corridor.
However, transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe
conditions and limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from
Dubuque's residents.
Current transportation routes do not meet the needs of the planned mixed-use activities. The City
seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor, reconstruct a
sanitary sewer along 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard, construct a separate bike/pedestrian bridge
across the Peosta Channel, and create a mixed-use trail connecting Chaplain Schmitt Island with
the City's transit hub (Intermodal Transportation Center) to better support the movement of
workers, tourists and freight. Specifically, grant dollars will:
• Better manage traffic on the 16th Street Corridor by constructing four roundabouts
(Chaplain Schmitt Island Roundabout, Kerper Boulevard Roundabout, Marsh Street
Roundabout, and Sycamore Street Roundabout) and reconstructing the street pavement to
improve vehicle flow;
• Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety with a separate bike/pedestrian bridge across the
Peosta Channel along 16th Street and a multi -use Bee Branch Creek trail to Chaplain
Schmitt Island;
• Strengthen connectivity between the commercial corridor and the downtown, Historic
Millwork District and low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington
Neighborhoods;
• Reconstruct a sanitary sewer along Kerper Boulevard and 16th Street to increase capacity
for planned economic growth in the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island;
• Enhance streetscapes to encourage further development;
• Boost bus transit ridership along 16th Street for low-income residents, millennials, senior
citizens, and persons with disabilities; and
• Reduce stormwater runoff to minimize pollution impacts on the Mississippi River.
Revitalization of the 16th Street Corridor meets all of DOT's TIGER criteria. The project will
improve safety by reducing conflicts on 16th Street with roundabouts and creating pedestrian and
biking accommodations where they do not currently exist. Proposed improvements align with
DOT "state of good repair" goals by prioritizing investment in existing infrastructure. Economic
development in the promising 16th Street Corridor is dependent on the proposed transportation
measures. Transportation enhancements along the corridor will promote environmental
sustainability by encouraging alternative travel modes, reducing fuel consumption, curbing
emissions, and decreasing stormwater runoff. Upgrades on the 16th Street Corridor and the
construction of bike/pedestrian trails will contribute to quality of life in the distressed North End,
Point and Washington Neighborhoods, where 31.8% of residents are living in poverty, 25.7% of
households have no access to a vehicle, 15.5% of persons are disabled, 31.7% of residents are
millennials (age 20 to 34), and 9.2% of the population is 65 and over. The project demonstrates
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innovation through its sustainable design, integration with the City's Intelligent Transportation
System (ITS) technologies and incorporation of green infrastructure techniques to protect the
Mississippi River TIGER funding will also leverage significant local and private sector
investment from partners, including support from the State of Iowa, East Central
Intergovernmental Association, Jule transit system, Greater Dubuque Development Association,
Dubuque Racing Association, and local developers
While Dubuque has submitted previous applications for TIGER funding, this is the first funding
request for the 16th Street Corridor The City received a $5 6 million TIGER award in the first
round, which it effectively used to construct Complete Streets in the nearby Historic Millwork
District That transformative work leveraged more than $150 million in local private investment
and earned Dubuque a 2013 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement from the U S
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The City and its partners are pledging to provide 36%
of total project funding Planning efforts are underway, and design and engineering will be
complete for the 16th Street Corridor in February 2019 There will be limited property acquisition
as the project largely hes within the existing right-of-way National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) compliance and other regulatory approvals will be achieved in December 2018, as the
project is slated for a Categorical Exclusion TIGER funds will easily be obligated by the
September 30, 2020 deadline
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Dubuque (population 57,637) is currently underway with an ambitious effort to revitalize three
key areas 1
• The 16th Street Corridor represents Dubuque's economic future Containing the Kerper
Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain
Shopping Center, the community
commercial space and create
over 760 jobs in the area
• The Historic Millwork
District, a 43 -acre
abandoned industrial area,
contains over 1 million
square feet of warehouse
space Once the nation's
largest millwork district, the
neighborhood had declined
for decades Dubuque is
underway with an ambitious
effort (supported with 2009
TIGER funds) to reclaim the
Historic Millwork District as
a regional engine of growth,
1 U S Census Bureau, 2010 Census
Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza
expects to develop more than 607,500 square feet of
Dubuque's Historic Millwork District
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with plans for over 1,000 new residents and more than 1,000 new employees.
• The North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods contain the city's oldest housing
stock and a higher concentration of households living in poverty than citywide. Dilapidated
rental units, perceptions of high crime and repeated flooding events in sections of the North
End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods have resulted in declining property values. The
area, located in the center of Dubuque's urban core, is being revitalized with green
infrastructure, brownfields remediation and mixed-use development.
The proposed TIGER improvements will help to improve pedestrian, bicycling and transit uses on
the 16th Street Corridor, and facilitate the movement of residents between the Historic Millwork
District and the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods to new commercial activity in
the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, on Chaplain Schmitt Island and within the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center.
Dubuque's Transportation Challenges
The 16th Street Corridor was not designed for the expansive economic development envisioned by
the City. Traffic will not be able to flow freely in the thoroughfare with its multiple congested
intersections. The route is particularly challenging for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as senior
citizens and disabled residents, with no sidewalks or bike accommodations. Dubuque's key
transportation challenges include:
• Conaested Streets: Four intersections along the 16th Street Corridor impede the flow of
traffic to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center. This creates unnecessary delays, costs time and money,
and reduces efficiency.
• No Sidewalks: Pedestrians are unable to access existing and planned economic activity on
the corridor by sidewalk. This limits access to people who do not own a vehicle in Census
Tract 1 (25.7% of housing units).
• Poor/Limited Bicvclinae
Accommodations: There are
no bike lanes along the le
Street Corridor, limiting
bicycle circulation in the
community.
• ADA Non-Comnliance:
Elderly and disabled residents
traveling to Chaplain Schmitt
Island are hindered by poor
pedestrian access.
• Unannealina Streetscane: The
16th Street Corridor lacks
identity without uniform
street lighting and
landscaping. The existing
streetscape inhibits people
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from walking through the area and works against the community's goal of creating a vital
commercial corridor.
• Polluted Stormwater Runoff: Discharges from rain events threaten the Mississippi River.
Progress to Date
Dubuque has achieved substantial progress on its community revitalization goals. In the Historic
Millwork District, a $5.6 million TIGER grant was secured in 2009 to construct Complete Streets.
Those efforts led to the Historic Millwork District's rebirth. Virtually empty in 2008, the
neighborhood will soon house 1,000 new residents and employ 1,000 workers. More than $150
million was leveraged locally in private sector investment based on the TIGER funding. Dubuque
was also recognized by the EPA in 2013 with a National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
for the Historic Millwork District's turnaround.
In the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods, regular flooding has imperiled homes for
decades. The City spent $219 million to resurrect a buried creek and install green infrastructure
features to reduce the risk of flood damage to 1,155 properties in the Bee Branch Watershed, where
over 50% of Dubuque's residents either live or work. The City also created a linear park along the
Bee Branch Creek, with amenities including an amphitheater, bike/hike trails, bridges, lighting,
and landscaping. Recently, Dubuque received a $31.5 million Natural Disaster Resilience Grant
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for flood -proofing and
additional stormwater infrastructure improvements in the Washington Neighborhood.
In partnership with the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, the City recently launched an
initiative to restore the 16th Street Corridor and other areas on the north end of Dubuque, originally
the heart of the city. The goals of this "True North" effort are to redevelop, reuse and repurpose
commercial and/or industrial assets with the greatest opportunity for a transformative effect; and
pursue infrastructure improvements capable of creating the physical, financial and cultural
environment necessary to enable new businesses to develop, and existing businesses to reinvest.
The proposed TIGER improvements are necessary to attract and recruit businesses to Dubuque
and support the True North vision.
Improved access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center has been the focus of multiple planning efforts, including the
Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan, the Chaplain Schmitt Placemaking and Implementation
Plan, and the Tri-State Trail Vision. Chaplain Schmitt Island was also rezoned in 2017 to allow
for planned unit development.
Dubuque has developed conceptual plans to:
• Better manage traffic on the 16th Street Corridor by constructing four roundabouts
(Chaplain Schmitt Island Roundabout, Kerper Boulevard Roundabout, Marsh Street
Roundabout, and Sycamore Street Roundabout) and reconstructing the street pavement to
improve vehicle flow;
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• Improve pedestrian and bicycle safety with a separate bike/pedestrian bridge across the
Peosta Channel along 16th Street and a multi -use Bee Branch Creek trail to Chaplain
Schmitt Island;
• Strengthen connectivity between the commercial corridor and the downtown, Historic
Millwork District and low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington
Neighborhoods;
• Reconstruct a sanitary sewer along Kerper Boulevard and 16th Street to increase capacity
for planned economic development in the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island;
• Enhance streetscapes to encourage further development;
• Boost bus transit ridership along 16th Street for low-income residents, millennials, senior
citizens, and persons with disabilities; and
• Reduce stormwater runoff to minimize pollution impacts on the Mississippi River.
Dubuque has already initiated design and engineering of the proposed Complete Street
improvements. Planning is estimated to be complete in February 2019, with construction to begin
in April/May 2019.
Dubuque's TIGER Solution
Revitalization of a 4,200 -foot section of the 16th Street Corridor (including Kerper Boulevard),
sanitary sewer improvements and the construction of the Bee Branch Creek multi -use trail and
bike/pedestrian bridge to Chaplain Schmitt Island are critical to Dubuque's economic vitality. The
Complete Street and trails will provide new opportunities to connect the Historic Millwork District
and low-income households in the adjacent North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods with
jobs.
Specific improvements include:
16th Street Corridor
• Reconstruct 16th Street from Elm Street to Greyhound Park Road as a Complete Street,
with sidewalks and bike lanes, to improve opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists;
• Construct four roundabouts along the 16th Street Corridor (Chaplain Schmitt Island
Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street with Admiral Sheey Drive/Greyhound Park Road,
Kerper Boulevard Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard, Marsh
Street Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and Marsh Street, and Sycamore Street
Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street and Sycamore Street) to improve the flow oftraffic
to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center;
• Reconstruct the sanitary sewer from Fengler Street to Kerper Boulevard, and from Kerper
Boulevard to Sycamore Street, including reconstruction of the south two lanes of Kerper
Boulevard and capacity improvements to accommodate the future economic development
planned for the industrial park and on Chaplain Schmitt Island;
• Streetscape enhancements and amenities to create an inviting environment for mixed-use
development;
• Stormwater and other utility upgrades along 16th Street from Sycamore Street to Marsh
Street to accommodate development of the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center; and
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• Green infrastructure such as new street trees and rain gardens that can capture rain where
it falls, reducing runoff volume.
Bike/Pedestrian Access
• Improve bike/pedestrian access to employment and recreational opportunities across the
Peosta Channel to Chaplain Schmitt Island with construction of a grade -separated
bike/pedestrian bridge as a multi -use trail; and
• Improve bike/pedestrian access to 16th Street Corridor with construction of a new multi-
purpose Bee Branch Creek trail from the intersection of 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard
around the 16th Street Detention Basin and under the elevated U.S. Highway 151/61 to the
Intermodal Transportation Center located at the intersection of Stn Street and Elm Street.
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Expected Users
The 16th Street Corridor project
directly supports residents living
downtown, in Dubuque's Historic
Millwork District and within low-
income households in the North
End, Point and Washington
Neighborhoods. The proposed
TIGER improvements will benefit
many populations, including:
• Dubuque residents who
are either unemployed or
underemployed will
benefit from increased
economic development
along the 16th Street
Corridor;
• Economically -distressed
residents who do not own
a vehicle and depend upon
safe streets and sidewalks,
as well as bike lanes, to
travel within the
community;
• Jule bus transit users with
poor access to bus
facilities;
• Millennials who opt not
own a car;
• Senior citizens and
disabled residents who
cannot effectively access
the 16th Street Corridor;
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• Developers and business advocates who demand transportation
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• Tourists and other v
mainland Dubuque.
Project Outcomes
mprovements along 16th
sitors who currently cannot easily access Chaplain Schmitt Island from
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao has placed an emphasis on using federal transportation investment as
a tool to help small communities "improve infrastructure condition, address public health and
safety, promote regional connectivity, or facilitate economic growth or competitiveness."
Dubuque's proposed transportation project will repair a broken corridor, stimulate economic
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development, help residents improve the quality of their lives, and create pathways to expand the
region's middle class. TIGER investment will produce a variety of desired outcomes, including:
• Increased Transportation Choices: TIGER funding will enable Dubuque to reduce vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) and increase the number of commuters who bike, walk or use transit
to work and play.
• Safer Streets and Sidewalks: Roundabout, sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, and multi -use
trails will help reduce vehicular and non -vehicular accidents, making Dubuque a safer
place to live and visit.
• Increased Density: 16th Street revitalization supports Dubuque's goal to build density in
the Historic Millwork District and North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods,
particularly for low-income residents who cannot afford to own a vehicle.
• Economic Growth: TIGER investment will help unleash significant economic growth and
create jobs along the 16th Street Corridor (607,500 square feet of commercial space, with
over 760 jobs estimated), as well as connect low-income residents to good -paying
employment opportunities.
• Improved Environment: Investments in walkability and bikeability will help to improve air
quality, decrease stormwater runoff and generate other significant environmental benefits.
• Healthier Community: Providing opportunities for increased walking and biking, as well
as reducing environmental pollution, will help Dubuque to become a healthier community.
Local, Regional and National Significance
The project is of local, regional and national importance. Locally, the project will help the City
revitalize struggling neighborhoods. The project complements efforts in Dubuque to focus
investment in several key areas. TIGER investment will strengthen economic opportunity along
the 16th Street Corridor and provide better transportation access for residents in the Historic
Millwork District and low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington
Neighborhoods. Developers are interested in reclaiming vacant buildings and brownfields in the
area. Transportation investment in the corridor supports these planning efforts and will promote
further revitalization in these parts of the city.
Regionally, Dubuque is an employment center for the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois and
Wisconsin. More than 607,500 square feet of commercial space, with over 760 estimated jobs, is
expected to be created along the entire 16th Street Corridor. This boom in economic activity will
benefit the whole rural region. However, poor access to these job centers will threaten planned
development. TIGER investment will support the Dubuque region as it works to grow needed jobs.
The project will also have significant national implications. Dubuque is recognized as a leader
among small cities. Local government delegations from across the world travel to Dubuque to
figure out the city's recipe for success. One of the key ingredients is world-class transportation
infrastructure. Complete Streets in the Historic Millwork District and the new Intermodal Transit
Center supported with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus Facilities funding have
revolutionized Dubuque's ability to harness smart economic development. The proposed TIGER
investments will add to this story and serve as a municipal model for effective transportation and
land use policy.
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II. PROJECT LOCATION
Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, Dubuque is Iowa's oldest city. Dubuque was
established as a fur -trading post and mining community, and later flourished as a manufacturing
hub. Manufacturing reigned in Dubuque until the mid -1900s. As Dubuque's retail and industrial
sectors moved to the western suburbs or fled completely, the downtown deteriorated and fell into
disrepair. With the collapse of the farm economy in the 1980s, the community watched as the
Dubuque Packing Company (located along the 16th Street Corridor) closed up shop, and then as
John Deere — then the city's largest employer — reduced its workforce by three-quarters of its peak.
Dubuque has reinvented itself. After decades of population and job loss, the city is rebounding.
Over the last 100 years, Dubuque has seen its economy shift from chiefly manufacturing to the
tourism, retail, health care, education, publishing, and financial service sectors. Dubuque now
serves as the employment center for the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Money
magazine recently rated Dubuque as one of the best places to live in America and Forbes ranked
the community as one of the best small cities for businesses and careers.2°3 The city enjoys a
business -friendly environment, skilled workforce and extraordinary quality of life.
Dubuque is a compact, dense community with 23,901 households, 13,964 families and 1,923.3
people per square mile35 The city is ethnically -diverse, with a minority population of 13.8%.6
Approximately 23% of Dubuque's population are millennials between the ages of 20 to 34 and
16.7% of residents are 65
years or over. A large
proportion of the city's
elderly population suffers
with a disability (35.5%).8
Between 2011 and 2015, the
median household income in
Dubuque was $47,450
(compared to $53,183 in
Iowa and $53,889 nationally)
and 16.2% of the city's
residents lived below the
poverty line (compared to
12.5% statewide and 15.5%
across America).9 More than
36% of housing units in
Dubuque are renter -occupied,
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2 Money Magazine, "Best Places to Live in America," 2017
3 Forbes Magazine, "Best Small Cities for Businesses and Careers," 2014
4 U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Social Characteristics"
5 U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
6 U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Population Estimate
7 U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Age and Sex"
E U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Social Characteristics"
9 U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Economic Characteristics"
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compared to 28.5% in Iowa. No vehicles are available to 7.8% of Dubuque's population.10
Dubuque's northern neighborhoods (located in Census Tracts 1 and 3), which the proposed TIGER
project directly supports, are more diverse and low-income than the city as a whole. Census Tract
1 is 32.0% minority.11 Approximately 32% of Census Tract 1 is millennial and 9.2% (Census Tract
1) and 14.5% (Census Tract 3) of residents are 65 years or over.12 Nearly 16% (Census Tract 1)
and 14.7% (Census Tract 3) of the neighborhoods' populations are disabled; 28.2% (Census Tract
1) and 37.9% (Census Tract 3) for residents 65 years and over.13 The median household income in
Census Tract 1 is $23,814 and $46,063 in Census Tract 3, significantly below national, state and
local levels. Approximately 32% of residents in Census Tract 1 and 14.8% of people in Census
Tract 3 live in poverty. Over 26% of the population in Census Tract 1 and 15.0% of people in
Census Tract 3 receive Food Stamps and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits, compared to 13.2% nationally.14 Approximately 26% of occupied housing units in Census
Tract 1 do not own a vehicle.15
Median Household
Income
Poverty
Renters
No vehicle
Millennials (20-34)
Age 65 and Over
Persons with
Disabilities
Food Stamps/SNAP
Census Census
Tract 1 Tract 3
$23,814 $46,063
31.8% 14.8%
85.8% 44.9%
25.7% 5.8%
31.7% 20.6%
9.2% 14.5%
15.5% 14.7%
26.4% 15.0%
City of
Dubuq ue
$47,450
16.2%
36.3%
7.8%
22.6%
20.3%
13.2%
12.6%
Iowa United
States
$53,183 $53,889
12.5% 15.5%
28.5% 36.1%
5.7% 9.1%
19.9% 17.0%
15.5% 14.1%
11.6% 12.4%
11.7% 13.2%
More than 5% of Dubuque's workers and 30.9% of Census Tract 1 individuals 16 years and over
commute by walking, compared to 3.5% statewide and 2.8% nationally. In addition, 0.9% of city
residents, 1.6% of Census Tract 1 persons and 0.4% of Census Tract 3 commuters bike to work.16
Alternative transportation options are particularly important to millennials, low-income residents
and people who do not own vehicles in Dubuque. Public transportation ridership is comprised of
31.8% (Census Tract 1) of workers living at or below the poverty level, compared to 16.2%
citywide and 12.5% in Iowa. Exactly 25.7% of Census Tract 1 transit system customers do not
to U.S. Census Bureau,
Characteristics"
11 U.S. Census Bureau,
12 U.S. Census Bureau,
13 U.S. Census Bureau,
14 U.S. Census Bureau,
15 U.S. Census Bureau,
16 U.S. Census Bureau,
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5 -Year Estimates, "Selected Housing
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates"
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Age and Sex"
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Social Characteristics"
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Economic Characteristics"
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Housing Characteristics"
2011-2015 American Community Survey, "Selected Economic Characteristics"
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own a vehicle.17 Maintaining an efficient transportation system with reliable buses, safe streets,
bike lanes, and sidewalks is imperative to these transit -dependent populations.
The proposed project is in the Dubuque Urbanized Area with a population of 67,818 (one of the
smallest regions that DOT considers urban by TIGER standards).18
III. PROJECT PARTIES
Organization
City of Dubuque
State of Iowa
Jule Transit System
East Central
Intergovernmental
Association
Greater Dubuque
Development
Corporation
Dubuque Racing
Association
Project Roles
Dubuque will administer the TIGER project. The
City's project roles will include:
• Reconstruction of 16th Street Corridor
into a Complete Street, with four
roundabouts, ADA accessibility and
streetscape enhancements;
• Reconstruction of Kerper Boulevard for
improved capacity;
• Develop two new multi -use trails;
• Sanitary sewer/stormwater upgrades; and
• Green infrastructure improvements in the
corridor.
The State of Iowa has been a key supporter of the
project. Iowa Department of Transportation
officials will work with the City to expeditiously
complete NEPA and other regulatory
requirements.
The Jule transit system will work with the City to
improve access to bus stops along the 16th Street
Corridor.
As the metropolitan planning organization in the
region, the East Central Intergovernmental
Association will work with Dubuque to help
implement the project and will amend the
Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) upon
TIGER award.
The Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
will work with the City to grow jobs along the
16th Street Corridor through its True North
business recruitment efforts.
The Dubuque Racing Association, which
manages the Iowa Greyhound Park on Chaplain
Match/Leverage
$4,101,948 match
committed
Not applicable
Transit investment
leveraged
Not applicable
Business
recruitment efforts
leveraged
$500,000 match
committed
17 U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5 -Year Estimates, "Means of Transportation to
Work by Selected Characteristics"
18 U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census
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Local Developers
Schmitt Island, will support 16th Street Corridor
improvements and the development of a multi-
use trail with cash match.
TIGER investment along the 16th Street Corridor
will be leveraged with revitalization efforts of
private developers.
Millions of dollars
of business
investment
leveraged
N. GRANT FUNDS AND SOURCES/USES OF PROJECT FUNDS
Dubuque seeks $8.2 million in TIGER funding to support a multimodal project that will help
improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the community.
The total cost of the project is $12.8 million. TIGER support represents 64% of the total project.
Dubuque and its partners have committed to match TIGER funds with $4.6 million in non-federal
money, which represents 36% of the total project. Local match includes $4.1 million from the City
and $500,000 from the private sector (Dubuque Racing Association).
I Description
I Cost
TIGER
Request
Matching
Funds
Matching
Source
16th Street Complete Street Reconstruction
Design & engineering $300,000 $50,000 $250,000 Dubuque Racing
Association
Construction engineering, $486,492 $486,492 $0
inspection & testing
Construction $5,063,508 $5,063,508 $0
Contin:enc 10% $650,000 $650,000 $0
Subtotal
$6,500,000
$6,250,000
$250,000
Pedestrian Bridge
Design & engineering $64,667 $0 $64,667 Dubuque Racing
Association
Construction engineering, $141,259 $0 $141,259 Dubuque Racing
inspection & testing Association
Construction $794,074 $750,000 $44,074 Dubuque Racing
Association
Subtotal 1 $1,000,000 1 $750,000 1 $250,000
Multi -Use Trail Construction
Design & engineering $44,960 $44,960 $0
Construction engineering, $100,000 $144,960 $0
inspection & testing
Construction $1,055,040 $1,055,040 $0
Subtotal $1,200,000 1 $1,200,000 1 $0
Sanitary Sewer
Design & engineering 1 $85,744 1 $0 1 $85,744 1 City of Dubuque
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Description
Cost
TIGER
Request
Matching
Favids
Matching
Source
Construction engineering,
inspection & testing
$150,000
$0
$150,000
City of Dubuque
Construction
$3,866,204
$0
$3,866,204
City of Dubuque
. Subtotal
$4,101,948
$0
$4,101,948
Total Project Cost
$12,801,948
$8,200,000
$4,601,948
Total Project Cost
Total Local Match
Total TIGER Funds Requested
Percentage of TIGER Funds in Project
Percentage of Local Match m Project
$12,801,948
$4,601,948
$8,200,000
64%
36%
There are no restrictions on the use of any of Dubuque's matching funds. They are available to
support the project as described.
V. MERIT CRITERIA
i. Primary Selection Criteria
a. Safety
A key goal of Dubuque's proposed TIGER project is to ensure the safety of all citizens utilizing
the 16th Street Corridor. The City seeks to improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations along
the corridor. There are currently several points of conflict between cars and people in the public
realm of 16th Street and its
intersecting streets. 16th Street
includes four travel lanes, two in
each direction, and no sidewalks
or marked bicycle lanes. There
are also four intersections along
16th Street that slow traffic and
contribute to a very challenging
pedestrian and bicycle
experience.
16th Street has some of the
highest rates of crashes in the
Dubuque area. In the years of
2012 to 2016, 135 accidents were
reported along the corridor with
17 injuries.
Conflict on 16th Street
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The project will help the City
avoid surface -transportation
related crashes, injuries and
fatalities, and achieve
significant safety benefits.
Studies have shown that
roundabouts are safer than
traditional stop sign or signal -
controlled intersections. The
tight circle of a roundabout
forces drivers to slow down,
and the most severe types of
intersection crashes — right-
angle, left -turn and head-on
collisions — are unlikely.
Roundabouts reduced injury
crashes by 75% at intersections
where stop signs or signals were
previously used for traffic
control, according to a study by the
No dedicated bike lanes on 16th Street
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Roundabouts generally are also safer for pedestrians. Pedestrians walk on sidewalks around the
perimeter and cross only one direction of traffic at a time. Crossing distances are relatively short
and traffic speeds are lower than at traditional intersections.
The proposed improvements will help Dubuque shift traffic modes from personal vehicles to even
greater walking, biking and transit activity. The existing conditions create unsafe conditions for
bikers and pedestrians. Safe sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, improved lighting, and off-road
multi -use trails will reduce areas of conflict. Essential street repairs on 16th Street will also reduce
damage to vehicles, including deployed airbags, popped tires, damage to vehicle struts, as well as
people reporting pedestrian harms from trip hazards.
Dubuque's Benefit -Cost Analysis (BCA), prepared by the Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study, demonstrates that TIGER investment will generate significant safety cost
savings from reduced crashes. Crashes are often extremely costly in terms of loss of life,
productivity due to injury and vehicle, or other property damage. The value of reduced crashes in
2020 would be approximately $365,600. However, the value of reduced crashes in 2047 is
estimated to be $365,600 as the value is kept constant for life of the project. The BCA show annual
safety savings with 16th Street improvements of $5,917,495 (3% discount rate) and $3,163,680
(7% discount rate) from 2020 to 2047. See attached BCA for methodology and assumptions.
b. State of Good Repair
TIGER investment supports existing infrastructure on the 16th Street Corridor. The 16th Street
Corridor was not designed for the expansive economic development envisioned by the City.
Traffic will not be able to flow freely on the thoroughfare with multiple congested intersections.
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The route is particularly challenging to pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as senior citizens and
disabled residents, with no sidewalks or bike accommodations. The project is in complete
alignment with DOT's "fix it first" approach.
The conditions on the 16th Street Corridor have not been modified in decades. That disinvestment
threatens planned economic development efforts in the area. More than 607,500 square feet of
commercial space, with over 760 estimated jobs, is expected to be created along the entire 16th
Street Corridor. Revitalization will improve the conditions of existing transportation facilities and
infrastructure.
Dubuque seeks TIGER funding to improve a key corridor in the community. The road is located
in an economically -distressed portion of the city, with 31.8% of Census Tract 1 residents living in
poverty. The proposed improvements will help move traffic efficiently on 16th Street, as well as
Kerper Boulevard, and minimize wear and tear of the roadways. Dubuque seeks to develop a
Complete Street on 16th Street. The 16th Street Corridor currently serves pedestrian, bike, transit,
and personal vehicle traffic. However, it was not designed for these mixed uses. Project elements
include reconstruction of the roadway, four roundabouts, sidewalks and bike lanes, and appropriate
pedestrian -scale street lighting. Complete Street improvements will provide better functionality on
16th Street, improve mobility along this thoroughfare and help the City save money by matching
the needs of the roadway with its actual design. Proposed upgrades invest in existing infrastructure,
help to minimize deterioration of the roadway and extend the life cycle of the Jule transit system's
rolling stock investments.
Improved pedestrian and bike access also support Dubuque's investment in existing multi -use
trails. New sidewalks and bike lanes are planned across the 16th Street Bridge, as well as a trail
from the intersection of 16th Street and Kerper Boulevard to the intermodal facility. This trail will
connect with the existing 26 -mile Dubuque County Heritage Trail. The project will also provide
pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to the Mississippi River Trail system and the National Scenic
Byway system.
The 16th Street Corridor project is consistent with existing local and regional plans to maintain
transportation facilities and systems in a state of good repair. TIGER funding will complement
robust planning efforts, including:
• Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan (2014) — Roundabouts are proposed to help improve
traffic flow and serve as a gateway to the island.
• Chaplain Schmitt Island Placemaking and Implementation Plan (2017) — The plan calls
for better pedestrian/bike access across the 16th Street Bridge. These improvements will
enhance the visitor experience and connect back to the Bee Branch and other basin
improvements.
• Tri-State Trail Vision — In June 2017, the master plan was updated to include a trail
connection from the Bee Branch to the Historic Millwork District.
• True North (2017) — The City and Greater Dubuque Development Corporation recommend
the proposed TIGER transportation improvements to help attract businesses to the region.
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Without strategic transportation investments, the City will have difficulty spurring planned
economic development in the area. Developers have begun to reclaim empty buildings, vacant
storefronts and idle lots. However, this revitalization will not be fully realized if the community's
multimodal transportation network does not work. Mode shifts are key to Dubuque's economic
future. According to the BCA, the project will reduce VMT by 8.8 million miles between 2020
and 2047.
The project is appropriately capitalized up front. Dubuque has considered how the project's long-
term operations and maintenance costs will be met. Economic growth along the corridor will create
significant additional fees and tax revenues that can offset costs associated with maintaining the
16th Street Corridor infrastructure. Transit improvements will also increase Jule bus ridership and
associated fares, and create efficiencies that will save money.
c. Economic
Competitiveness
The 16th Street Corridor
represents Dubuque's economic
future. The City has invested
significant resources to grow
businesses and jobs in this part of
town. Three areas are key to
Dubuque's economic vitality —
the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and
the planned Riverview Plaza
Shopping Center.
Operating since the 1950s, the
Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park
is poised for expansion. The 229 -
acre site is home to a number of
existing tenants, including
Georgia Pacific, Hirschbach
Transportation, Drive Line, Union-Hoermann Press, Rainbo Oil, Van Meter Inc., Anderson/Eagle
Window and Door Inc., Key City Plating, United Parcel Service, Rousselot, Black Rock
Fabrication, Home Technology Systems, B&F Fastener Supply, Anova Pallet, Innocor Inc.,
Bradley Iron Works, Klauer Manufacturing Company, Dubuque Fire Equipment Inc., Flint Hills
Resources, Quanex, Brightwood Corporation, Advantage Sheet Metal, Inc., Thompson Truck &
Trailer, AG Trucking, Energetics, Automotive & Industrial Hardware, Weitz Sign Systems, Coca-
Cola Bottling Inc., Bel -Aire Rental, Matthews Distributing, Drive Line of Dubuque, Hurst
Logistics, Complete Off Road, Smart Retract -a -Gate, and Advance Designs. A number of vacant
buildings and lots still exist within the industrial park. The True North campaign seeks to attract
more light manufacturing and other business uses appropriate for the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park. Complete Streets improvements on 16th Street and reconstruction of Kerper Boulevard will
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help the City and Greater Dubuque Development Corporation to attract new businesses. It is
estimated that the TIGER project will help Dubuque grow jobs at the complex.
Transportation investment in the 16th Street Corridor will support major economic growth on
Chaplain Schmitt Island. Chaplain Schmitt Island, a former landfill, was redeveloped in the 1980s
into major commercial and recreational venues. The current commercial and recreational venues
include the Q Casino & Resort and its indoor restaurants and amenities, Dubuque Greyhound Park,
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Houlihan's restaurant, Catfish Charlie's restaurant, American Marine,
Mystique Community Ice Center, Dubuque Water Sports Club, Dubuque Yacht Basin Marina &
RV Park, American Lady Yacht, MacAleece Sports Complex, Miller -Riverview Park, Schmitt
Island boat ramp, and several Veterans Memorials. Community leaders seek to create a year-round
destination of Chaplain Schmitt Island. In 2017, Chaplain Schmitt Island was rezoned to allow for
planned unit development. The Q Casino is currently planning a major expansion and the southern
half of the area will be developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and
recreational amenities. Better vehicle and transit access, as well as more pedestrian and biking
opportunities, is critical to this expansion.
Complete Streets and bike/pedestrian accommodations are also esssential to the redevelopment of
area brownfields. A key site on the 16th Street Corridor is the former Dubuque Packing Company
plant. This vacant building has sat idle for more than a decade. The Riverview Plaza Shopping
Center is planned for the 40 -acre site, which will create 607,500 square feet of commercial space
and generate 760 new jobs. Dubuque has also received EPA Brownfields Community -Wide
Assessment and Cleanup funding to tackle additional brownfield challenges throughout the project
area. Remediation efforts are currently underway at the Washington Neighborhood's Blum
property, a former junkyard. These cleanup activities will accelerate as transportation access
improves and developers begin to reclaim more contaminated properties. In addition, two 2 -acre
parcels along the 16th Street Corridor are prime for immediate redevelopment with the proposed
transportation enhancements.
Besides jobs, TIGER investment will create additional economic benefits. Land values will rise
along the improved corridor. The surge of economic development that TIGER funding will help
Dubuque to unleash will also create significant local fees and taxes. New economic development
on 16th Street is expected to generate over $111 million during the next 20 years in City tax
revenues.
The proposed TIGER project will help connect unemployed and underemployed workers in low-
income households within the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods to job
opportunities on the 16th Street Corridor. Pedestrian and bike improvements across the 16th Street
Bridge, as well as ADA compliance measures, will help connect disadvantaged residents to
employment. This is critical to an economically -distressed portion of the city (31.8% of Census
Tract 1 lives in poverty).
The cost of living is high in Dubuque. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's
Out ofReach 2017, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $819 in 2017. In
order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing,
a household must earn $32,760 annually. Assuming a 40 -hour work week, 52 weeks per year, this
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level of income translates into a housing wage of $15.75. In order to afford the FMR for a two-
bedroom apartment, a household must include 2.2 minimum wage earners working 40 hours per
week year-round.
Finally, the 16th Street project will help residents and commuters avoid the cost of owning a car,
particularly low-income households in the North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods.
According to AAA, owning and operating a car costs $8,469 per year.19 Each vehicle that the
project helps an individual avoid owning or using means significant funds are available for other
expenses. Providing transportation choices such as improved transit, better walkability and bike
lanes helps residents decide to forgo owning a personal vehicle, and generates significant local
purchasing power. Overall, the BCA demonstrates that the project will reduce annual vehicle
operating costs by $5.3 million (3% discounted rate) and $2.7 million (7% discounted rate).
The BCA demonstrates $9.7 million (3% discount rate) and more than $5 million (7% discount
rate) in time savings over the next 20 years. These efficiencies will lead to additional economic
investment in the city, which will create more jobs.
d. Environmental Sustainability
Another important goal of the 16th Street Corridor initiative focuses on environmental protection.
The project will demonstrate how investing in pedestrian improvements and biking can generate
multiple environmental benefits, including reduced dependence on foreign oil, curbed emissions,
improved air quality, decreased stormwater runoff, brownfields redevelopment, smart growth, and
green infrastructure enhancements. Each of these benefits will contribute significantly to the
sustainability of the region and country.
Making sidewalks and streets safer for biking and walking will increase the number of residents
who use non -vehicular modes to commute to work. Shifting trips in the city from single occupancy
vehicles to bus transit, walking and biking will significantly reduce fuel consumption. Those
energy savings will generate meaningful reductions of carbon and other air pollutants. The BCA
demonstrates $3.2 million (3% discount rate) and more than $1.6 million (7% discount rate) in
reduced emissions over the next 20 years.
Dubuque lies within the Mississippi River watershed. Reducing the amount of stormwater runoff
is critical to mitigating health hazards and improving the river's water quality. Dubuque proposes
to plant green infrastructure to capture rainwater where it falls. New street trees and rain gardens
will reduce runoff volume and filter water as it percolates into the ground.
The 16th Street Corridor also has several potential brownfields sites that are seriously threatening
the health of residents and the general economic development of Dubuque. Bordering the
Mississippi River, the area has been the home to shipbuilding and repair facilities, bulk petroleum
and coal storage operations, food processing plants, farm machinery manufacturers, and lead
mining activity since the early 1800s. A legacy of riverfront activities has left the riverbanks
marred with environmental contamination. Brownfields cleanup, supported with EPA grants, is
already underway in the community. For example, the City is currently in the process of
19 AAA's 2017 Your Driving Costs study
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remediating the Washington Neighborhood's Blum property, a former junkyard. TIGER
investment will help to encourage additional remediation of contaminated sites.
The project also includes energy efficient LED street lights, which will save electricity, reduce
costs and curb emissions.
e. Quality of Life
The 16th Street Corridor project is the result of a comprehensive planning effort. The project's
elements were identified through a series of planning processes, including the Chaplain Schmitt
Island Master Plan, the Chaplain Schmitt Island Placemakang and Implementation Plan, and the
Tri-State Trail Vision. Community participation in these planning processes included numerous
public meetings, surveys and interviews with stakeholders.
Dubuque's project will improve quality of life in the region by:
• Providing more transportation choices. The project was conceived to provide safe,
reliable and economical transportation choices. Complete Streets and pedestrian
improvements along 16th Street will provide safe opportunities for walking and biking.
ADA compliance measures will provide access opportunities for seniors and persons with
disabilities. The project is expected to significantly decrease household transportation
expenses. By expanding transportation choices, more Dubuque households will be able to
forego car ownership, or maintain one vehicle rather than two or more. For residents with
low- and moderate -incomes in particular, the cost of car ownership is a significant
economic burden.
• Lowering transportation costs. Car ownership is expensive and often unaffordable to
lower income populations. Many millennials in Dubuque also decide to forgo purchasing
a vehicle. Eliminating the need for personal vehicles has the potential to drastically reduce
the cost of living in Dubuque.
• Promoting neighborhood revitalization. The project has the potential to completely
revitalize the struggling l6th Street Corridor. This will improve quality of life in the
struggling North End, Point and Washington Neighborhoods. Transportation
improvements will help to revitalize brownfields like the former Dubuque Packing
Company, which has
remained vacant for
decades.
• Improving connectivity
to jobs. TIGER
investment is critical to
helping connect people
with employment. The
economic prosperity of a
community is dependent
on its ability to move
people and goods.
However, that mobility is
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constrained in Dubuque by a
roadway that was not designed
for the expansive economic
development envisioned by the
City. TIGER improvements
will enable Dubuque residents
to safely move about the
community, and save time and
money along busy streets.
Travel time savings will also contribute
to quality of life. Less time spent
behind the wheel will provide residents
with greater opportunities to enjoy
leisure activities. The BCA calculates
that the proposed project will more than
$9.8 million (3% discounted rate) and
$5.1 million (7% discounted rate) of travel time savings.
TIGER Investment Will Support the Low -Income
Washington Neighborhood
ii. Secondary Selection Criteria
a. Innovation
Dubuque's project incorporates innovation to improve its transportation system. Specifically, the
project includes:
• Public -Private Partnership: The project includes a significant cash match ($500,000) from
the Dubuque Racing Association to improve access to Chaplain Schmitt Island. This
private sector support for a public works project will serve as a model for revitalizing
American infrastructure.
• ITS Integration: Traffic along the 16th Street Corridor will be monitored by City's video
surveillance system. In addition, fiber optics cables will be laid along the route to support
further innovation.
• Complete Streets: The City will transform poorly functioning streets and implement
streetscape improvements along the 16th Street Corridor. Sidewalks, bike lanes and other
streetscape improvements will support transit, walking and biking.
• LED Street Lighting,: The project includes the replacement of existing incandescent street
lights on the rebuilt Complete Street with energy efficient LEDs, which will save
electricity, reduce costs and curb emissions.
• Green Infrastructure: Green infrastructure approaches will be used to improve water quality
and manage the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff from road surfaces.
As an important, small Midwest city, these sustainable design innovations will serve as a model to
other rural Iowa communities, as well as visitors from across the nation and globe.
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b. Partnership
Dubuque has worked with many key partners to develop the project. Partners crucial to the
implementation of the proposed TIGER elements include:
• City of Dubuque — will administer the TIGER project and has committed $4.1 million in
match
• State of Iowa — will work with the City to expeditiously complete NEPA and other
regulatory requirements
• Jule Transit System — TIGER funds will leverage 16th Street transit investment
• East Central Intergovernmental Association — will work with Dubuque to help implement
the project
• Greater Dubuque Development Corporation — will work to grow j obs along the 16th Street
Corridor through its True North business recruitment efforts
• Dubuque Racing Association — will contribute $500,000 to support 16th Street Corridor
improvements and the development of a multi -use trail
• Local Developers — TIGER investment along the 16th Street Corridor will be leveraged
with revitalization efforts of private developers
See Section III. Project Parties for a description of the partners' roles and financial commitments.
The project enjoys strong intergovernmental support from Mayor Roy Buol, the Dubuque City
Council, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors, the Iowa Department of Transportation,
Governor Kim Reynolds, State Representatives Abby Finkenauer and Charles Isenhart, State
Senator Pam Jochum, Representative Rod Blum, and Senators Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst.
The City has also coordinated closely with its federal partners to plan for and develop the project.
That interagency collaboration is already working. Dubuque received a $5.6 million DOT TIGER
grant in 2010 to develop Complete Streets in the Historic Millwork District. In 2012, the FTA
awarded the City a $8 million State of Good Repair grant to construct a new intermodal facility
near the Historic Millwork District. In 2015, Dubuque won a $31.5 million HUD Natural Disaster
Resilience Grant for flood -proofing and stormwater infrastructure improvements in the
Washington Neighborhood. The City has also received $1 million in EPA Browfields Assessment,
Cleanup and Area -Wide Planning dollars to remediate contaminated sites in the project area.
Dubuque was honored in 2013 with an EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement for
its downtown revitalization efforts. TIGER investment will immediately leverage this federal
support.
VI. PROJECT READINESS
i. Technical Feasibility
The 16th Street Corridor project will easily meet the deadline to obligate funds by September 30,
2020. All design and engineering work will be complete by February 2019. The proposed budget
is based upon consultations with contractors and previous experience with Compete
Streets/streetscape improvements. Contingency costs have been built into the project's budget.
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Dubuque has the technical capacity to implement the proposed scope of work, as demonstrated by
its on-time, on -budget construction of similar projects like TIGER -supported Complete Streets in
the Historic Millwork District. The project will be overseen by Assistant City Engineer Bob
Schiesl, who has extensive experience managing transportation infrastructure projects and meeting
federal funding requirements.
The project areas are largely in the public right-of-way, so obtaining any additional property will
be very minimal and will not be an issue. The key property owner has already agreed to provide
land that is needed for two of the roundabouts. Dubuque has evaluated whether any aspects of the
natural, social or economic environment would be affected by the project. As the activities that
comprise the project are replacement in-kind of existing facilities, no impacts are anticipated.
Dubuque has a Aa3 credit rating. Furthermore, planned and proposed development in the
community is expected to strengthen the City's finances. TIGER funding is expected to spur
significant investment. This economic growth will create significant additional fees and tax
revenues that can offset additional costs associated with maintaining the proposed infrastructure.
Dubuque has an exemplary record of managing federal grants, having received numerous EPA,
HUD, and other federal grants over the years. Key to this effort is the development of a detailed
work plan with clear milestones and responsibilities. Performance measures will be established in
order to track progress. The City has never been cited for an adverse OMB Circular A-133 audit
finding, and has never been required to comply with "high risk" terms or conditions under OMB
Circular A-102.
Statement of Work
Following is a summary of the anticipated major tasks to implement the TIGER project:
1. Overall Project Management
• Hire Proiect Manager: The City will hire a TIGER project manager to supervise and
implement the multi -phase project. Duties will include public outreach, project
coordination, construction management, reporting, and compliance with all funder
requirements.
• Execute Funding Agreements: Execute binding funding agreements with Iowa
Department of Transportation and other funders.
• Create Capital Proiect: Establish a capital project to secure debt financing for the full
project cost. A bond anticipation note will be issued to fund projected expenses prior
to receipt of grant reimbursement.
• NEPA: The project qualifies as a Categorically Excluded activity as it consists of
reconstruction of existing public facilities without any significant increase in size or
capacity. Following consultation on historic resources and endangered species, the
project is expected to comply with all requirements.
2. Rebuild 10 Street as a Complete Street
• Construction Easements: Secure temporary construction easements where grade
changes/retailing walls will be installed.
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• Construction Documents: Finalize construction documents and gain Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet approval of design documents.
• Bid: Bid out and award construction contract.
• Construction Contract: Execute construction contract.
• Construction: Complete Street construction on 16th Street.
o Reconstruct 16th Street from Elm Street to Greyhound Park Road as a Complete
Street, with sidewalks and bike lanes, to improve opportunities for pedestrians
and bicyclists;
o Construct four roundabouts along the 16th Street Corridor (Chaplain Schmitt
Island Roundabout — intersection of 16th Street with Admiral Sheey
Drive/Greyhound Park Road, Kerper Boulevard Roundabout — intersection of
16th Street and Kerper Boulevard, Marsh Street Roundabout — intersection of
16th Street and Marsh Street, and Sycamore Street Roundabout — intersection of
16th Street and Sycamore Street) to improve the flow of traffic to the Kerper
Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview
Plaza Shopping Center;
o Reconstruct the sanitary sewer from Fengler Street to Kerper Boulevard, and
from Kerper Boulevard to Sycamore Street, including reconstruction of the
south two lanes of Kerper Boulevard and capacity improvements to
accommodate the future economic development planned for Chaplain Schmitt
Island;
o Streetscape enhancements and amenities to create an inviting environment for
mixed-use development;
o Sanitary sewer, stormwater and other utility upgrades along 16th Street from
Sycamore Street to Marsh Street to accommodate construction of the Riverview
Plaza Shopping Center; and
o Green infrastructure such as new street trees and rain gardens that can capture
rain where it falls, reducing runoff volume.
3. Pedestrian/Bike Acconunodations
• Construction Documents: Prepare construction documents and gain Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet approval as necessary.
• Bid: Bid out and award construction contract.
• Construction Contract: Execute construction contract.
• Construction: Implement improvements.
o Improve bike/pedestrian access to employment and recreational opportunities
across the Peosta Channel to Chaplain Schmitt Island with construction of a
grade -separated bike/pedestrian bridge as a multi -use trail; and
o Improve bike/pedestrian access to 16th Street Corridor with construction of a
new multi-purpose Bee Branch Creet trail from the intersection of 16th Street
and Kerper Boulevard around the 16th Street Detention Basin and under the
elevated U.S. Highway 151/61 to the Intermodal Transportation Center located
at the intersection of 9th Street and Elm Street.
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ii. Project Schedule
Dubuque can begin the proposed project quickly upon award of a TIGER grant and all funds will
be spent expeditiously. Most work will be conducted in the existing right-of-way.
16th Street Complete Street Reconstruction
Project Element 1 2018 1 2019 2020 1
1 Q2 1 Q3 Q4
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1
1
1
Design / Engineering
Environmental Clearance
Solicit Bids / Procurement
Construction
Proiect Close -Out
Pedestrian Bridge
Project Element
Design / Engineering
Environmental Clearance
Permitting
Solicit Bids / Procurement
Construction
Proiect Close -Out
1
2018 2019 2020
1 Q2 1 Q3 1 Q4 Q1 1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Multi -Use Trail Construction
Project Element 2018 2019
1 Q2 1 Q3 Q4 Q1 1 Q2 Q3
Design / Engineering
Environmental Clearance
Solicit Bids / Procurement
Construction
Proiect Close -Out
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction
2020
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Project Element 2018 2019
Q2 1 Q3 1 Q4 Q1 1 Q2 1 Q3
Design / Engineering
Environmental Clearance Completed in 2017
Permitting
Solicit Bids / Procurement 1
Construction
Proiect Close -Out
Q4
2020
Q1 1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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iii. Required Approvals
a. Environmental Permits and Reviews
Dubuque is working closely with Stuart Anderson at the Iowa Department of Transportation to
advance the proposed project's readiness. The City has consulted with the state on NEPA. The
project is classified as a Categorical Exclusion, pending documentation from the State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) that historic resources will not be affected and from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to confirm that no rare/endangered species will be affected. Dubuque fully
expects this project to be compliant with all regulatory requirements and to pose no adverse
impacts on historic resources. The City expects a final Categorical Exclusion decision for the
project by the end of 2018.
The project is the result of extensive public outreach. The community has hosted numerous public
meetings gathering input on ways to improve pedestrian, bicycling and transit uses on 16th Street.
Local leaders, businesses and residents attended planning workshops and provided feedback on
proposed transportation solutions.
b. State and Local Approvals
The 16th Street Corridor project is consistent with existing local and regional plans to maintain
transportation facilities and systems in a state of good repair. TIGER funding will complement
other smart growth efforts in Dubuque to focus investment downtown.
All Iowa Department of Natural Resources permits are in hand for the proposed sewer
improvements. Minor permits to conduct work in the right-of-way will easily be secured from the
Iowa Department of Transportation. A Corps of Engineers permit will be required to construct the
pedestrian bridge. Representatives from the state and federal agenices have indicated that they will
support this work and will move expeditiously to complete regulatory requirements.
Other project components — ADA sidewalk improvements, benches and street lighting — will take
place on land owned or controlled by the City. Dubuque will issue a building permit upon
completion of environmental and site plan review.
c. Federal Transportation Requirements Affecting State and Local Planning
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, administered by the East Central
Intergovernmental Association, is supportive of the project and has pledged to amend its TIP to
include the 16th Street Corridor improvements immediately upon TIGER award.
iv. Assessment of Project Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Dubuque's TIGER project is both timely and low-risk. Most improvements are located within
existing right-of-way. The key property owner has already agreed to provide land that is needed
for two of the roundabouts.
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Potential project risks and mitigation strategies include:
• NEPA delays: The City has already consulted with the Iowa Department of Transportation,
which administers NEPA reviews on behalf of DOT for federal aid projects. The project
will receive a Categorical Exclusion, pending SHPO documentation that historic resources
will not be affected and from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to confirm that no
rare/endangered species will be affected. Most work will be conducted in the existing right-
of-way. Dubuque expects a final Categorical Exclusion decision for the project by
December 2018.
• Cost overruns: Contingency costs have been built into the budget.
VII. RESULTS OF BENEFIT -COST ANALYSIS
The proposed project shows substantial net benefits. The benefit -cost ratio with a 3% discount rate
indicates the project returns $8.11 in benefits for every dollar of costs. With the higher 7% discount
rate, the benefit -cost ratio is $4.82. The most important benefits are travel time savings, vehicle
operating cost savings and cost reductions. The detailed annualized flow of benefits and costs is
contained in the table below:
Item
BENEFITS
Travel time savings
Vehicle operating
cost savings
Social cost of carbon
Volatile organic
compounds (VOCs)
Nitrogen oxides
(NOx)
Particulate matter
(PM)
Sulfur dioxide (SOx)
Crash reduction
savings
Bicycle and
pedestrian
Subtotal
Revenue from Jobs
Additional income
tax revenue from job
creation due to
Benefit -Cost Analysis Results
Total 2017 to 2047
Undiscounted Value
$17,268,515
$9,275,835
$3,656,830
$457,026
$1,105,969
$695,403
$41,924
$10,236,563
$1,611,223
$44,349,289
$111,177,780
Total 2017 to 2047
3% Discounted
Value
(2017 Dollars)
$9,751,848
$5,252,527
$1,888,193
$267,585
$643,929
$404,884
$24,410
$5,917,495
$900,109
$25,050,980
$54,573,269
Total 2017 to 2047
7% Discounted
Value
(2017 Dollars)
$5,059,079
$2,738,604
$873,224
$119,089
$348,508
$219,132
$13,211
$3,163,680
$469,690
$13,004,216
$23,109,264
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redevelopment/
development
Property tax increase
Subtotal
COSTS
Capital construction,
engineering and
right-of-way
Operation and
maintenance costs
Subtotal
Net benefit
Benefit -cost ratio
$21,437,939
$132,615,720
$12,801,948
$1,819,607
$14,621,556
N/A
N/A
$23,922,142
$78,495,412
$11,715,596
$1,053,397
$12,768,993
$90,777,399
8.11
$11,579,005
$11,579,005
$9,563,416
$337,303
$9,900,719
$37,791,766
4.82
In addition to the benefits and costs mentioned above, there are several other benefits and costs
from the project that are more difficult to quantify. They include:
• Health and Recreation Benefits: The proposed trail connecting to Mississippi River Trail
and Scenic Byways would enhance safe recreation, walking and biking opportunities for
residents and workers in the project area. This would have potential health benefits.
• Redevelopment Opportunities: The BCA only included the potential redevelopment of
sites immediately adjacent to the proposed project. Dubuque is landlocked. This project,
coupled with several other infrastructure improvements in the northeast quadrant of
Dubuque, is expected to have an even greater impact on economic development and job
creation.
• Land Use and Reduction of Sprawl: The project represents a needed opportunity to reinvest
in an area of Dubuque that is part of the existing urbanized core. By providing infrastructure
to assist in the redevelopment of this area, local residents will have greater opportunity to
find employment and businesses will have access to suitable sites without encouraging
further sprawl on the edges of the metropolitan area. This will have environmental benefits
in terms of reduced commuting and use of green space.
VIII. COST SHARE
Dubuque and its partners have committed to match TIGER funds with $4,601,948 in non-federal
money, which represents 36% of the total project. Local match includes $4,101,948 from the City
and $500,000 from the private sector (Dubuque Racing Association).
The City has considered how the project's long-term operations and maintenance costs will be
met. Significant economic development is either planned or proposed in the corridor, predicated
upon the completion of needed transportation improvements. Approximately $48.1 million in local
property taxes is projected upon full build -out. Dubuque will devote these taxes to maintaining its
transportation infrastructure. Transit improvements will also increase Jule bus ridership and
associated fares, and create efficiencies that will save money.
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IX. Federal Wage Rate Certification
If awarded TIGER funding, the City of Dubuque will comply with all of the requirements of
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (federal wage rate requirements), as
required by DOT.
October 15, 2017
Mike Van Mill gen
Date Name
City Manager
Title
Signature
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Letters of Support
City of Dubuque
Dubuque Racing Association
East Central Intergoverrunental Association
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
Dubuque Area Chamber
Dubuque Main Street
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Point Neighborhood Association
Crescent Community Health Center
Tri-State Trail Vision
Q Casino
Highway 151 & 61 Development, LLC
State Representative Charles Isenhart
State Senator Pam Jochum
Representative Rod Blum (sent separately)
Senator Joni Ernst (sent separately)
Senator Charles Grassley (sent separately)
THE CITY OF
DUB1J9
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dubuque
kraal
All -America City
11111,
2007.'2012 *2013. 2017
Office of the Mayor
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4864
www.cityofdubuque.org
October 16, 2017
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
I write on behalf of the City of Dubuque to submit a Transportation Investment Generating Economic
Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will
help Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and
the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the
community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-utilized
buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On Schmitt Island,
the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be developed as a
destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities. Furthermore, the
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being constructed on a former
brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However, transportation access to these
facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and limited bike/pedestrian
accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The City seeks
TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor and create a mixed-use
trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers, tourists and freight.
The City has made great progress on improving its transportation network. TIGER support will
enable Dubuque to enhance a key corridor critical to the community's economic vitality. Dubuque is
pledging to match TIGER funds with $4,101,948 in local funds.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
oo D. Buol
M iyor
DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION
DIM
ccAsiNo DIJO
Howard Hill
TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
SUBJECT: TIGER Grant Application by the City of Dubuque, Iowa
Dear Mr. Hill,
Please accept this letter of support for the TIGER Grant Application by the City of
Dubuque, Iowa for the 16th Street Transportation Improvement Project.
16th Street is a gateway and a major connection into the City of Dubuque, Iowa
and the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park via Highway 151 & 61 over the Wisconsin
Bridge. The 16th Street bridge connects the mainland of Dubuque to Chaplain Schmitt
Island. With this volume of traffic, 16th Street needs improvements to accommodate
additional economic development and improve safety.
The Master Plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island was co -funded by the City of
Dubuque and Dubuque Racing Association (DRA). The master plan provides a vision
and direction for the improvements to the island substantiated by an economic
feasibility/market study, traffic analysis, and considerable stakeholder engagement.
Access for Chaplain Schmitt Island has limitations, with only one access point to
and from Dubuque. There are only two access points to the island, one from the west
on the City's 16th Street Bridge and one from east on the Wisconsin Bridge. The island
is served by one circulation road from which driveways and curb cuts lead to various
buildings and activity areas. A bike/hike trail, connected to the mainland trails via the
16th Street Bridge, loops around the north half of the island. U.S. Highway 61 & 151
bisects the island, limiting connections between north and south sections.
On the northern portion of the island, the Q Casino will be expanded with
meeting and ballrooms, hotel, restaurants, and spa, creating a destination resort ander
1855 greyhound park road I dubuQue, is 52001 1 800-373-3647 1 DRADubuque.com
event center. The southern half of the island will develop with new retail, restaurants,
entertainment, and recreational amenities to create a walkable, vibrant destination.
The improvements outlined in the TIGER Grant Application will enable the
Dubuque Racing Association to advance the implementation of the Chaplain Schmitt
Island Master Plan.
Opportunities for improved vehicular access to the island include roundabouts at:
A) the intersection of 16th Street with the on-ramp to U.S. Highways 61 & 151, and B) at
the intersection of 16th Street with Kerper Boulevard. These roundabouts will better
connect the island to the City, better connect uses on the northern and southern
sections of the island, and improve traffic patterns.
Opportunities for bicycle/pedestrian transportation improvements include
extending safe bike/pedestrian access across the Peosta Channel to the island with
improvements to the 16th Street Bridge. These multi -modal improvements will connect
Chaplain Schmitt Island to the Mississippi River Trail (MRT). The MRT stretches 3,000
miles through 10 states on a system of bicycle routes that follow the Mississippi from
Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.
Dubuque Racing Association supports the transportation improvements that will
be aided by the TIGER grant, and agrees to provide up to $500,000 for said
improvements.
Sincerely,
Jesus Aviles
President/CEO
Dubuque Racing Association
East Central Intergovernmental Association
a regional response to local needs
October 12, 2017
Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation
US Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary Chao
ECIA
I would like to extend our strong support to the City of Dubuque' application for the National Infrastructure
Investments/TIGER Discretionary Grant (TIGER Grant) The City's proposed project, known as the 16th
Street Improvement, is vital to the transportation connectivity and economy of the Greater Dubuque region
The 16th STREET Improvements is a Complete Street project, connecting residential neighborhoods to a
cntical job center TIGER dollars will help Dubuque unprove access to the Kerper Boulevard Industnal Park,
Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shoppmg Center, three major areas of econoimc
development m the commumty
The project benefits mclude
• Improves community access to jobs
• Provides safety improvements at dangerous intersections
• Enhances multi -modal transportation and promotes walkabihty
• Maintains connectivity to commercial, industrial and recreational centers
• Supports an infill development next to residential commumties that have high unemployment rates
• Improves connectivity to the regional and national Trail system for neighborhoods and commumties
throughout the metro area and beyond
I am pleased to support the City of Dubuque's TIGER Grant application for the 16th Street Improvements
This project is important to the economic vitality of the region, safety of our citizens, and it will unprove the
quality of life and allow the City to improve the condition of key mfrastructure
This project will be amended to DMATS Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) m on November 9t', 2017
Sincerely,
Kelley H Deutmeyer
Executive Director
Secretary of Dubuque Metropolitan Transportation Study (DMATS)
Dubuque Metropolitan Arca Transportation Study 1 Eastern Iowa Development Corporation 1
I Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Services System 1 Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority 1 ECIA Business Growth, Inc. 1
1 Region 1 Employment and Training 1 ECIA Regional Planning Affiliation 1 Region 8 Regional Transit Authority
1 7600 Commerce Park, Dubuque, IA 52002 1 www.ecia org 1 ecia@ecia org
1 563.556.4166 1 Iowa only: 800 942 4648 1 Relay Iowa 800 735.2943 1 f: 563.556.0348
October 11, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
Pi'
Greater
Dubuque
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Schmid Innovation Center
900 Jackson St., Suite 109
Dubuque, IA, 52001
www.greaterdubuque.org
I write on behalf of Dubuque's True North Corporation to convey our strong support for the City of Dubuque's
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of
economic development in the community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial development and
create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-utilized buildings are being targeted
for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On Schmitt Island, the QCasino is planning an
expansion and the southern half of the area will be developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants,
entertainment, and recreational amenities. Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional
retail magnet, is being constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade.
However, transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and
limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The
City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor and create a mixed-use
trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers, tourists and freight.
This TIGER grant will bring significant investment and improvement to the most economically challenged
neighborhoods of our community. Finding "Dubuque's True North" is dedicated to finding ways of returning
the north end of Dubuque to its past glory as a thriving middle class neighborhood where no one is left
behind.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the highest
consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Rick Dickinson
President & CEO
DUBUQUE AREA
ass ifts,
CHAMBER
WHERE BUSINESS BELONGS
October 10, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U S Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOTTIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao
My name is Molly Grover and I am the President & CEO of the Dubuque Area Chamber of
Commerce representing over 1100 members and 50,000 Jobs in the Dubuque area Asthe voice
of our business community, the Chamber wishes to convey our strong support of the City of
Dubuque's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant application
to the U S Department of Transportation TIGER dollarswill help Dubuque improve accessto the
Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza
Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the community
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Misassippi River waterfront Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are berg targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park On
Schmitt Island, the Ct Caen is planning an expanaon and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational
amenities Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is berg
constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade However,
transportation accessto thesefacilities is constrained Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and
limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's
residents The City seeksTIGER fundsto develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor
and create a mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of
workers, tourists and freight
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding Thank you very much
Sincerely,
-97/1111/1)4716W
Molly Grover CCE IOM
President & CEO
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
MAIN STREET
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October 10, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
Dubuque Main Street (DMS), a downtown development corporation, strongly supports and endorses
the City of Dubuque's important Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help
Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the
planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the
community, which are sure to complement our robust downtown development efforts.
Dubuque Main Street is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to the development and
ongoing support of our downtown as the place to live, work and play. To strengthen our efforts,
Dubuque is undertaking a significant effort to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along downtown's tangential Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant
and under-utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park.
On Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion with an area to be developed as a
destination, with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities. Likely most
important to our City Center, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being
constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However,
transportation access to these facilities is hampered. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and limited
bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from downtown and other
Dubuque's residents. The City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street
Corridor and create a mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement
of workers, tourists and freight.
We ask for your support of the Dubuque's application as the 16th Street Corridor represents an
essential connector to these developments and our concentrated, current development efforts in our
neediest commercial district along Central Avenue. In tandem, these efforts will leverage all
resources with exponential results, not unlike our prior TIGER success in our Millwork District.
Should anyone need further details of our endorsement of the TIGER application, please call me at
563-588-4400. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
S-4404j43'
Daniel L. LoBianeo
Executive Director
A MAIN STREET IOWAAFFILIATE
--.---- ---.
Community Foundation
of Greater Dubuque
700 Locust Street, Suite 195, Dubuque, IA 52001 • 563.588.2700 • www.dbqfoundation.org
October 10, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
write on behalf of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to convey our strong
support for the City of Dubuque's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help
Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and
the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in
the community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On
Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational
amenities. Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is
being constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade.
However, transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe
conditions and limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters
from Dubuque's residents. The City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the
16th Street Corridor and create a mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better
support the movement of workers, tourists and freight.
The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque supports Dubuque's effort to revitalize the
16th Street Corridor because of our work in developing area ties to strengthen efforts toward
financial security. These revitalization efforts will ultimately enhance neighborhood
development and resiliency as well as communities' access to valuable resources.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
'llameir vat'? `174
Nancy Van Milligan
President and CEO
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Point Neighborhood Association
Dubuque, IA
October 10, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
I am writing on behalf of the Point Neighborhood Association to convey our strong support for
the City of Dubuque's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque
improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the
community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On
Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities.
Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being
constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However,
transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and
limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's
residents. The City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16111 Street
Corridor and create a mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the
movement of workers, tourists and freight.
The Point Neighborhood Association supports Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 16th Street
Corridor because it's a vital corridor for all Dubuquer's and their families. The revitalization is
also vital for all our guests, visitors, and new families who move to town. It is important to
streamline transportation, and make everything more efficient because, we believe in growth,
prosperity, resiliency, economic development. An improved 16th street corridor will make a
world of difference for all of us. In addition, the project will result in positive environmental
impacts.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
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October 9, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
I write on behalf of Crescent Community Health Center to convey our strong support for the
City of Dubuque's Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque
improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned
Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the
community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On
Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities.
Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being
constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However,
transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and
limited bike/
pedestrian-accommodations-separate--these-employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The --
City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor and create a
mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers,
tourists and freight.
Crescent Community Health Center supports Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 16th Street
Corridor because, as a federally qualified health center, our patients often use public
transportation, bicycles or walk in order to meet their needs for access to medical and dental
care. The City of Dubuque has been, and continues to be, an excellent partner in revitalizing our
neighborhood and appropriating resources to improve all types of infrastructure.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely, f,
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Julie Woodyard
Executive Director
Crescent Community Health Center
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
Tri-State Trail Vision is a non-profit entity that promotes the development of trails and other bicycling and
pedestrian facilities in the Dubuque tri-state area. Tri-State Trail Vision was formed after the ENVISION 2010
community engagement process cited an integrated walking, biking and hiking network as one of the 10
community goals to be completed by 2010. Clearly, bicycling is important to the Dubuque area community.
I write on behalf of Tri-State Trail Vision to convey our strong support for the City of Dubuque's Transportation
Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain
Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in
the community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial development and
create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-utilized buildings are being targeted
for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion
and the southern half of the area will be developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment,
and recreational amenities. Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being
constructed on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However, transportation access
to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and limited bike/
pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The City seeks
TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor and create a mixed-use trail connecting
with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers, tourists and freight.
Tri-State Trail Vision supports Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 16th Street Corridor because of the planned
extension and improvement of pedestrian and bicycle facilities as a part of the proposed improvements.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the highest consideration
to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
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Brian Walsh
Board Member
Tri-State Trail Vision
CASINO
October 12, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
I write on behalf of Q Casino to convey our strong support for the City of Dubuque's
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque improve access to the
Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza
Shopping Center, three major areas of economic development in the community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On
Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities.
Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being constructed
on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However, transportation
access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and limited
bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents.
The City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16t" Street Corridor and create
a mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers,
tourists and freight.
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Q Casino supports Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 16Th Street Corridor and has committed
$500,000 toward that effort. Over the last couple of years, Q Casino has and will continue to host
large outdoor concerts for both the casino and as fundraisers for local non -profits. The current
configuration of the 16'x' Street Corridor creates a bottleneck when 2,000 plus patrons attempt to
leave Schmitt Island at the same time.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Please give the
highest consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Jesus Aviles
President/CEO
Q Casino
Howard Hill
TIGER Discretionary Grants Program
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
SUBJECT: TIGER Grant Application by the City of Dubuque, Iowa
Dear Mr. Hill,
Please accept this letter of support for the TIGER Grant Application by the City of
Dubuque, Iowa for the 16th Street Transportation Improvement Project.
16th Street is a gateway and a major connection into the City of Dubuque, Iowa
and the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park via Highway 151 & 61 over the Wisconsin
Bridge. The 16th Street bridge connects the mainland of Dubuque to Chaplain Schmitt
Island. With this volume of traffic, 16th Street needs improvements to accommodate
additional economic development and improve safety.
The improvements outlined in the TIGER Grant Application will enable the
Highway 151 & 61 Development, LLC to advance the construction of a new commercial
center named River View Plaza. The Planned Unit Development has already been
approved by the Dubuque City Council and the over one million square foot abandoned
structures on the site have already been demolished. This 35.4 acre plaza on 16th
Street adjoining these requested transportation improvements will comprise retail and
commercial space. Continuation of our plans for the shopping center hinges on the
transportation improvements to be constructed with help from the TIGER grant.
Highway 151 & 61 Development, LLC has completed a conceptual development
plan and a traffic impact analysis for the regional shopping center. Site analysis and
planning has identified transportation improvements at key intersections along 16th
Street. In addition, relocation and removal of utilities are required as part of the
transportation improvements to facilitate the shopping center redevelopment.
Highway 151 & 61 Development, LLC supports the transportation improvements
that will be aided by the TIGER grant, and agrees to platting and dedicating any
necessary right-of-way needed for said improvements.
Highway 151 & 61 Development, LLC
Charles Isenhart
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
One -Hundredth District
Statehouse (515) 281-3221
e -mall — charles isenhart@legis Iowa gov
HOME ADDRESS
P 0 Box 3353
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-3353
Home (563) 557-1261
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary Chao:
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State of Iowa
STATEHOUSE
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
October 11, 2017
COMMITTEES
Environmental Protection,
R ankrng Member
Agriculture
Economic Growth
Ways and Means
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Agriculture/Natural
Resources/Environmental Protection
As state representative for Iowa House District 100, I support the City of Dubuque's Transportation
Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque improve access to the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park,
Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, three major areas of economic
development in the community.
Dubuque is boosting manufacturing, promoting commercial development and creating jobs along the
Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within
the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the
southern half of the area will be developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and
recreational amenities. The Riverview Plaza Shopping Center is being constructed on a former brownfield
that has remained idle for more than a decade.
However, transportation access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and
limited bike/pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The
City seeks TIGER funds to develop a "complete street" along the 16th Street Corridor and create a mixed-
use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers, tourists and freight.
This will help the City in understanding and developing a more comprehensive complete streets policy.
I support Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 16th Street Corridor as a critical step to bring renewed
opportunity to low and moderate income citizens in my legislative district and to revitalize neighborhoods
that received scant attention and public investment dollars until recent years. Please give the highest
consideration to Dubuque's application for DOT TIGER funding.
I thank you for your attention and consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
r
Charles Isenhart
State Representative
PAM JOCHUM
STATE SENATOR
Fiftieth District
Statehouse: (515) 281-3371
pann.jochum@legisiowa.gov
HOME ADDRESS
2368 Jackson St
Dubuque, IA 52001-3525
H: (563) 556-6530
The Senate
State of Iowa
Eighty-seventh General Assembly
STATEHOUSE
Des Moines, IA 50319
October 12, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
COMMITTEES
Ethics
Human Resources
Rules and Administration
State Government
Ways and Means, Ranking
Member
Administrative Rules Review
Committee
Re: Strong Support for Dubuque, IA's DOT TIGER Grant Application
Dear Secretary Chao:
As a resident of Dubuque's northend neighborhoods and State Senator representing the City of
Dubuque, I am writing to convey my strong support for the City of Dubuque's Transportation
Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) application to the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT). TIGER dollars will help Dubuque improve access to the Kerper
Boulevard Industrial Park, Chaplain Schmitt Island and the planned Riverview Plaza Shopping
Center, three major areas of economic development in the community.
Dubuque is underway with significant efforts to boost manufacturing, promote commercial
development and create jobs along its Mississippi River waterfront. Large vacant and under-
utilized buildings are being targeted for reuse within the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park. On
Schmitt Island, the Q Casino is planning an expansion and the southern half of the area will be
developed as a destination with new retail, restaurants, entertainment, and recreational amenities.
Furthermore, the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center, a regional retail magnet, is being constructed
on a former brownfield that has remained idle for more than a decade. However, transportation
access to these facilities is constrained. Poor intersections, unsafe conditions and limited bike/
pedestrian accommodations separate these employment clusters from Dubuque's residents. The
City seeks TIGER funds to develop a Complete Street along the 16th Street Corridor and create a
mixed-use trail connecting with Schmitt Island to better support the movement of workers,
tourists and freight.
I support Dubuque's effort to revitalize the 1 6th Street Corridor. This plan will breathe new life
into these historic old neighborhoods with economic development, better paying jobs, and much
needed recreation and retail opportunities to the thousands of people who live in Dubuque and
the tri-state area.
Dubuque has great potential, but faces great challenges and needs DOT help. Thank you for your
consideration of our request for TIGER dollars.
Sincerely,
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Pam Joc um
State Senator
2368 Jackson Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
563-556-6530