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Attachment 2 7 <br /> Guide to Items of Orange County Interest in the <br /> DCHC MPO 2045 MTP Preferred Option <br /> • Orange County Base-line Data Used as Guide Totals: <br /> Guide Totals <br /> The numbers and headings in parentheses show the data used in the 2040 MTP <br /> Data Type 2013 2045 Growth % Increase Annual <br /> (2010) (2040) Rate <br /> Population 139,289 197,867 55,578 40% 1.3% <br /> (134,325) (197,675) (63,350) (47%) (1.1%) <br /> Employment 64,212 107,791 43,579 68% 1.8% <br /> (70,491) (119,787) (49,296) (70%) (1.8%) <br /> Sources: State Office of Budget and Management for population and Woods and Poole Economics for <br /> employment. <br /> • Goals and Objectives <br /> Goals Objectives <br /> I. Protect Environment A. Reduce mobile source emissions, GHG, and energy consumption <br /> and Minimize Climate B. Reduce the negative impacts on the natural and cultural <br /> Change environment <br /> II. Connect People A. Connect people to jobs, education and other important destinations <br /> using all modes <br /> B. Ensure transportation needs are met for all populations (especially <br /> the aging and youth, economically disadvantaged, mobility impaired, <br /> and minorities) <br /> III. Promote Multimodal A. Enhance transit services, amenities and facilities <br /> and Affordable Travel B. Improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities <br /> Choices C. Increase utilization of affordable non-auto travel modes <br /> IV. Manage Congestion & A. Allow people and goods to move with minimal congestion and time <br /> System Reliability delay, and greater predictability. B. Promote Travel Demand <br /> Management (TDM, such as carpool, vanpool and park-and-ride) <br /> C. Enhance Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS, such as ramp <br /> metering, dynamic signal phasing and vehicle detection systems) <br /> V. Improve Infrastructure A. Increase proportion of highways and highway assets in 'Good' <br /> Condition condition <br /> B. Maintain transit vehicles, facilities and amenities in the best <br /> operating condition. <br /> C. Improve the condition of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and <br /> amenities <br /> D. Improve response time to infrastructure repairs <br /> VI. Ensure Equity and A. Ensure that transportation investments do not create a <br /> Participation disproportionate burden for any community <br /> B. Enhance public participation among all communities <br /> VII. Promote Safety and A. Increase safety of travelers and residents <br /> Health B. Promote public health through transportation choices <br /> VIII. A. Improve freight movement <br /> Stimulate Economic B. Link land use and transportation <br /> Vitality C. Target funding to the most cost-effective solutions <br /> D. Improve project delivery for all modes <br /> 1 <br />