Project: #315 Local Mobility Improvements for Communities in the Region (LINC: Linking our Networked Communities) Progress Report - Reporting Period Ending: March 31, 2021 Principal Investigator: Ray Gastil Status: Active Start Date: July 1, 2020 End Date: June 30, 2021 Research Type: Applied Grant Type: Research Grant Program: FAST Act - Mobility National (2016 - 2022) Grant Cycle: 2020 Mobility21 UTC Progress Report (Last Updated: March 29, 2021, 6:12 a.m.) % Project Completed to Date: 40 % Grant Award Expended: 40 % Match Expended & Document: 40 USDOT Requirements Accomplishments The LINC Project is Underway. Goals: To study the interrelated mobility and urban design issues beyond the urban core in suburban, main street communities, developing a strategic guide to identify potential deployment of: o Tools and platforms including income-targeted ride-share, non-urban core micro-mobility, and first mile/last mile urban design. o Synergies with regional commuter-focused last-mile research, development, and deployment. o Paths to deployment, with improved access, quality of life, sustainability, and equity. Accomplishments Include: • Final Scoping and Team Organization. • Physical Conditions Data Collection • Presentations to Quaker Valley Council of Governments. • Survey disseminated to community leadership. • Key questions for survey include challenges and opportunities for non-private-vehicle mobility, pedestrian safety, and access to Main Street. • Municipal Service Provider Interviews – in process. • Organizational Data Collection – in process. Accomplishments Scheduled for Next Quarter • Municipal Service Provider Interviews – completion. • Organizational Data Collection – completion. • Preliminary Findings. • Develop Scenarios for Improved Mobility. • Develop Deployment Scenarios for Improved Mobility. • Presentation of Preliminary Findings. • Final Findings and Report. Impacts The project is laying the groundwork for Potential of Findings and Report to have greater impact and deployment potential through approaches including three related Route 65 Workshops and Presentations and one general transportation and communities seminar. These are all building greater capacity for communities to apply the LINC strategic guide. Other LINC-Related: Route 65 Corridor Web Site www.65corridor.org 2/22/2021 LINC project updates on related route 65 corridor project website. https://www.qvcog.org/announcements/linc-study-underway Outcomes New Partners No new partners at this time. Issues The delays cited in the 9/30 report were resolved and the related Route 65 Corridor project has made substantial progress including 3 community workshops and presentations. This project forms part of the necessary match for Local Mobility Improvements in the Region, and the work on it is also extremely valuable in terms of developing community capacity to both co-create and apply strategic guidance on mobility and related urban design.