HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraverse Creek_COMPASSCommunities in Motion 2050 Development Checklist
Sent: 2/27/23
The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for Ada and Canyon Counties. COMPASS has developed this review as a tool for local governments to evaluate whether land developments are consistent
with the goals of Communities in Motion 2050 (CIM 2050), the
regional long-range transportation plan for Ada and Canyon Counties.
This checklist is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather a guidance
document based on CIM 2050 goals.
Development Name: Traverse Creek
CIM Vision Category: Existing Neighborhood New Jobs: 0
CIM Corridor: None New Households: 279
Safety Economic Vitality
Level of Stress measures how safe and
comfortable a bicyclist or pedestrian would feel on a corridor and considers multimodal infrastructure number of
vehicle lanes and travel speeds.
These tools evaluate whether the
location of the proposal supports economic vitality by growing near existing public services.
Activity Center Access
Farmland Preservation
Net Fiscal Impact
Within CIM Forecast
Pedestrian level of stress
Bicycle level of stress
Convenience Quality of Life
Residents who live or work less than
1/2 mile from critical services have
more transportation choices, especially
for vulnerable populations
Checked boxes indicate that
additional information is attached.
Active Transportation ✓
Automobile Transportation
Public Transportation
Roadway Capacity
Nearest bus stop
Nearest public school
Nearest public park
Improves performance
Does not improve or reduce performance Reduces performance
Comments: Communities in Motion 2050
The project narrative mentions pathways, but it is unclear from the site plan whether there is an improved pathway along Mason Creek. Consider inclusion of a pathway along Mason Creek as identified in
the City of Caldwell 2040 Bicycle and Pathways Master Plan. Please
note that the COMPASS Complete Network Policy identifies nearby
Middleton Road as a primary transit, secondary freight, and bicycle
friendly route.
2020 Change in Motion Report Development Review Process
Web: www.compassidaho.org
Email: info@compassidaho.org
Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
An individual’s trip is the entire journey from beginning to end. In many cases, a trip may combine a
number of modes. While motorized vehicles will provide longer trips, users complete the first and last
portion on their own. For example, almost every vehicle trip includes a walk or bike trip to the parking lot
or transit stop. Good street connectivity increase the number of travel options and reduces the distances
traveled to reach destinations. One way to measure route directness is take the ratio of the route distance to the straight line-distance. The closer the ratio is to 1, the better for connectivity of the area.
Some steps that can be taken to improve walk/bike infrastructure include:
✓ Providing an improved pathway along a canal as a
transportation and recreational option
Fiscal Impact Analysis Supplemental for the
Development Review Checklist
The purpose of the fiscal impact analysis is to better estimate expected revenues and costs
to local governments as a result of new development so that the public, stakeholders, and
the decision- makers can better manage growth. Capital and operating expenditures are
determined by various factors that determine service and infrastructure needs, including
persons per household, student generation rates, lot sizes, street frontages, vehicle trip and
trip adjustment factors, average trip lengths, construction values, income, discretionary
spending, and employment densities.
The COMPASS Development Checklist considers the level of fiscal benefits, how many public
agencies benefit or are burdened by additional growth, and how long the proposal will take
to achieve a fiscal break-even point, if at all.
More information about the COMPASS Fiscal Impact Tool is available at:
www.compassidaho.org/prodserv/fiscalimpact.htm
Overall Net Fiscal Impact
Net Fiscal Impact by Agency
City County
Highway District School District
Break Even: 1 year