Stakeholder & Public Involvement

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The goals of the Clayton County CTP stakeholder and public outreach program include maintaining early and timely contact with the general public, government agencies, business owners, and other interested stakeholders throughout the planning process; helping the community understand the impacts of land use and transportation choices on the lives of residents; and raising awareness and understanding of the relationship between transportation improvements, increased connectivity, transit use, economic vitality, safety and quality of life.

Stakeholder and Public Involvement Plan

• Stakeholder and Public Involvement Plan - (August 29, 2007)(pdf)
• Inventory of Existing Conditions (November 2007)(pdf) This document includes links to the supporting Tables and Figures. You may also download the Tables and Figures separately from the list below.
  
  Supporting Table and Figures for the Inventory of Existing Conditions
  All documents below are in pdf format.
  
  
  • Figure 1-1: Study Area
  • Figure 1-2: Clayton County Commission Districts
  • Figure 3-2: 2005 Population Density per Acre by TAZ
  • Figure 3-3: 2005 Employment Density per Acre by TAZ
  • Figure 3-5: Environmental Justice Population Distribution
  • Figure 3-6: Clayton County Existing Land Use
  • Figure 3-7: Clayton County Future Land Use
  • Table 3-13: Clayton County Completed DRI Projects
  • Figure 3-9: Planned Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs)
  • Figure 4-1: Clayton County Jursidictional Waters of the U.S.
  • Figure 4-2: Clayton County Historic Sites and Markers
  • Figure 4-3: Clayton County Parks and Recreation Areas
  • Figure 4-4: Museums and Cultural Sites
  • Figure 5-1: Existing Roadway Network and Number of Lanes
  • Table 5-1: Functional Classification
  • Figure 5-2: Functional Classification for Roadways
  • Figure 5-3: Clayton County Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-4: City of College Park Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-5: City of Forest Park Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-6: City of Jonesboro Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-7: City of Lovejoy Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-8: City of Lake City Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-9: City of Morrow Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-10: City of Riverdale Traffic Signal Locations
  • Figure 5-11: Clayton County Existing and Proposed ITS Infrastructure
  • Table 5-3: National Bridge Inventory Data
  • Table 5-4: GDOT 2005 Bridge Inspection Report, Summary of Findings
  • Table 5-5: Railroad Crossing Locations
  • Table 5-6: C-TRAN Route Characteristics
  • Figure 5-12: Public Transportation Routes
  • Table 5-7: GRTA Route Characteristics
  • Figure 5-13: Clayton County Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-14: City of College Park Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-15: City of Forest Park Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-16: City of Jonesboro Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-17: City of Lake City Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-18: City of Lovejoy Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-19: City of Morrow Sidewalk Conditions
  • Figure 5-20: City of Riverdale Sidewalk Conditions
  • Table 5-8: ARC Pedestrian Level-of-Service (LOS)
  • Table 5-9: ARC Bicycle LOS
  • Table 5-10: ARC Latent Demand Analysis Results
  • Table 5-11: ARC Bicycle Study Network, Prioritization Results
  • Figure 5-21: Clayton County Bicycle Facilities/Trails/Streetscapes
  • Figure 6-3: Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
  • Table 6-4: Truck Traffic on Roadways in Clayton County
  • Figure 6-5: P.M. Peak Level of Service
  • Table 6-10: High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-6: High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-7: City of College Park High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-8: City of Forest Park High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-9: City of Jonesboro High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-10: City of Lake City High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-11: City of Lovejoy High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-12: City of Morrow High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Figure 6-13: City of Riverdale High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations, 2004-2006
  • Table 6-11: High Crash Rate Locations
  • Figure 6-14: High Crash Rate Locations
  • Figure 7-1: Clayton County SPLOST Projects
  • Figure 7-2: Clayton County RTP and TIP Projects
  • Table 7-3: Constrained ARC Envsion6 RTP and 2008-2013 TIP Projects in Clayton County
  • Table 7-4: Unfunded ARC Envsion6 RTP and 2008-2013 TIP Projects in Clayton County
  • Table 7-5: Dropped ARC Envsion6 RTP and 2008-2013 TIP Projects in Clayton County
  • Table 8-1: Clayton County Public Schools - Educational Facilities
  • Figure 8-1: Clayton County Schools
  • Table 8-2: Clayton County School Traffic and Pedestrian Access Studies (2005)
  • Appendix A - National Bridge Inventory Background Information
  • Appendix B - Summary of Previous Studies

• Needs Assessment Report - (March 2008)(pdf) This document includes links to the supporting Tables and Figures. You may also download the Tables and Figures separately from the list below.
  
  Supporting Table and Figures for the Needs Assessment Report
  All documents below are in pdf format.
  
  
  • Table 2-2: Needs Assessment Evaluation Matrix
  • Figure 3-1: Existing Land Use
  • Figure 3-2: Future Land Use
  • Figure 3-3: Clayton County Unified Growth Policy Map (UGPM)
  • Figure 3-4: High Growth Areas
  • Figure 4-1: Clayton County 2005 Model-Based Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS)
  • Figure 4-2: Clayton County 2010 Model-Based Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS)
  • Figure 4-3: Clayton County 2020 E+C Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS)
  • Figure 4-4: Clayton County 2030 E+C Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS)
  • Figure 4-5: Clayton County 2030 Envision 6 Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS)
  • Figure 4-6: Post Model LOS Analysis for 2005
  • Figure 4-7: Post Model LOS Analysis for 2010
  • Figure 4-8: Post Model LOS Analysis for 2020 E+C
  • Figure 4-9: Post Model LOS Analysis for 2030 E+C
  • Figure 4-10: Post Model LOS Analysis for 2030 Envision 6
  • Table 4-2: Total Person Trip Patterns
    Table 4-3: Vehicle Trip Patterns
    Table 4-4:Transit Trips and Mode Split
  • Table 4-5: Estimated Travel Time Change from 2005 to 2030
  • Table 4-12: High Frequency Crash Intersections, 2004 through 2006
  • Figure 4-11: Clayton County High Frequency Intersection Crash Locations
  • Table 4-13: High Segment Crash Locations
  • Figure 4-12: Clayton County High Crash Rate Locations
  • Figure 4-13: Clayton County Existing and Proposed ITS Devices and Infrastructure
  • Table 4-15: GDOT 2006 Bridge Inspection Report, Summary of Findings
  • Table 4-16: GDOT 2006 Bridge Inspection Report, Bridge Structures Requiring Posting of Weight Limits
  • Figure 4-14: Clayton County Bridge Status
  • Table 4-17: Constrained Envision 6 and FY 2008-2013 TIP Planned and Programmed Bridge Capacity Projects, Clayton County
  • Figure 5-1: Clayton County Population within One Quarter Mile of C-Tran Stops
  • Figure 5-2: Clayton County Population within Two and One Half Miles of GRTA Park and Ride Lot
  • Figure 5-3: Clayton County Employment Densities within Two and One Half Miles of a Proposed Commuter Rail Station
  • Figure 5-4: TAZ Subareas
  • Table 5-9: Selected C-TRAN Peer Service Providers
  • Table 5-10: C-TRAN Fixed Route Peer Analysis
    Table 5-11:C-TRAN Paratransit Peer Analysis
  • Figure 5-5: Transit Target Markets by Block Group
  • Table 6-1: Freight Shipments in Millions of Tons
    Table 6-2: Freight Shipments in Millions of Dollars
  • Figure 6-2: Major Freight Coverage Areas
  • Figure 7-1: Greenway Suitability
  • Table 9-1: Subarea Hazard Preparedness Evaluation Matrix
  • Appendix A - Model Documentation
  • Appendix B - Major Roadways by Subarea (Number of Through Lanes and Estimated Capacity)

• Recommendation Report- (October 2008)(pdf) This document includes links to the supporting Tables and Figures. You may also download the Tables and Figures separately from the list below.
  
  Supporting Table and Figures for the Recommendations Report
  All documents below are in pdf format.
  
  
  • Figure 1-1: CTP Study Area
  • Table 5-1: Travel Demand Model Envision6 Project Assessment Scenario Assumptions
  • Table 5-2: Travel Demand Model Roadway CTP Project Assessment Scenario Assumptions
  • Table 5-3: Travel Demand Model Transit Project Assessment Scenario Assumptions
  • Figure 5-3: Redevelopment Nodes
  • Figure 5-4: 2020 Critical Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Figure 5-5: 2030 Long Range No Build Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Figure 5-6: 2030 Moderate Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Figure 5-7: 2030 Long Range Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Figure 5-8: 2030 Critical with Redevelopment Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Figure 5-9: 2030 Long Range with Redevelopment Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service
  • Table 5-8: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Schools and Educational Centers
  • Table 5-9: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Transit Routes
  • Table 5-10: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Parks, Recreation Centers, and Heritage and Preservation Tourism Sites
  • Figure 5-10: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Schools and Educational Centers
  • Figure 5-11: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Transit Routes
  • Figure 5-12: Priority Sidewalk Areas for Parks, Recreation Centers, and Heritage and Preservation Tourism Sites
  • Figure 6-1: Recommended Roadway Capacity Projects
  • Figure 6-2: Recommended Operational Improvement Projects
  • Figure 6-3: Proposed ITS Devices and Infrastructure
  • Table 6-2: Arterial Roadway Access Management Priorities
  • Figure 6-4: Clayton County Access Management Priorities
  • Figure 6-5: Designated and Recommended Truck Routes
  • Figure 6-6: Recommended Routes for Transit Expansion
  • Figure 6-7: Recommended Priority Sidewalk Improvement Corridors
  • Table 6-4: Recommended Priority Sidewalk Improvement Corridors
  • Figure 6-8: Recommended Blueways/Greenways
  • Table 7-3: Critical Projects - Five-Year Action Plan (FY 2009-2013)
  • Table 7-4: Moderate Range Plan (FY 2014-2018)
  • Table 7-5: Long-Range Plan (FY 2019-2030)
  • Table 7-9: Limited Funding Scenario Projects - SPLOST through 2020
  • Table 7-10: Limited Funding Scenario Projects - Critical Phase Supplemental SPLOST Projects
  • Table 7-11: Limited Funding Scenario Projects - Other Non-SPLOST CTP Projects
  • Table 7-12: Limited Funding Scenario Projects - No Additional SPLOST after 2014

Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC)

The Clayton County CTP Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) is comprised of elected officials, transportation, environmental, civic, and business organizations, residents and property owners, transportation providers, environmental justice organizations, the media, and other interested groups and individuals as identified through the outreach process or as interest is shown during plan development.

SAC Meetings

• Study Kickoff Meeting
  Thursday, September 6, 2007
  Presentation (pdf)
  Meeting Summary (pdf)

• Existing & Future Conditions & Needs Assessment Meeting
  Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  10:30 am - 1:00 pm
  Clayton County International Park VIP Room
  2300 Highway 138 SE, Jonesboro, GA 30236
  
  Download Agenda (pdf)
  Meeting Presentation (pdf)
  Meeting Summary (pdf)

• Alternatives for Improvements (Spring 2008)
• Draft Recommendations Review (Summer 2008)

Public Outreach Activities

• Public Workshops - May 2008
  May 15, 2008 at the Virginia Burton Gray Center
  May 19, 2008 at the Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center
  May 20, 2008 at the Lovejoy Middle School
  May 22, 2008 at the Jim Huie Recreation Center and Steve Lundquist Aquatics Facility
  
  Graphic Displays Presented at Workshops

  • Presentation (pdf)
  • 2030 Long Range Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service (pdf)
  • 2030 Long Range Redevelopment Scenario Peak Level of Service (pdf)
  • 2030 Long Range No Build Scenario Peak Hour Level of Service (pdf)
  • Access Management Priorities (pdf)
  • CTP Planned Improvements (pdf)
  • CTP Planned Safety Improvements (pdf)
  • Existing and Proposed Bicycle Facilities, Trails and Streetscapes (pdf)
  • Existing and Proposed ITS Devices and Infrastructure (pdf)
  • Planned TIP and TRP Improvements (pdf)
  • Priority Sidewalk Areas for Schools and Educational Centers (pdf)
  • Recommended Public Transit Routes (pdf)
  • Redevelopment Nodes (pdf)
    
• Public Workshops - Fall 2007
  September 17 at the Virginia Burton Gray Center Riverdale
  September 24 at Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro
  October 1 at Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center in Rex
  October 1 at Lovejoy Middle School in Lovejoy
  
  These meetings were designed as an opportunity for the public to review the existing transportation system conditions in Clayton County, to identify opportunities for improvement to the system, and to help provide guidance in the prioritization of the County's needs.
  
  Graphics Displays Presented at Public Workshops
  • Existing Land Use (pdf)
  • Future Land Use (pdf)
  • Roadway Congestion (pdf)
  • High Frequency Accident Locations (pdf)
  • Public Transit Routes (pdf)
  • Sidewalk Conditions (pdf)
  • Bicycle Facilities and Trails (pdf)
  • Public Workshops Summary
• Event #1
  CONNECTING CLAYTON DAY - More details (pdf)
  Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  State Farmer's Market (I-75, Exit 237)
  16 Forest Parkway
  Forest Park, GA 30297
  
  CTP study information was distributed to approximately 75 citizens during this event
• Event #2
  Two Wal-Mart Locations
  6065 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA
  11465 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA
  
  CTP study information was distributed to approximately 300 citizens during this event
• Event #3
  The CTP development was the featured presentation at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Breakfast meeting on January 24, 2008. The meeting was held at Clayton State University, Continuing Education building, 5900 North Lee Street, Morrow, Georgia beginning at 7:15 am The audience was anticipated to be 75-100 local business and community leaders.
• CTP Focus Group
  A focus group comprised of a diverse representation of Clayton County citizens was held the morning of Saturday, December 8 at the Jim Huie Recreation Center in Jonesboro. The two hour session yielded a great deal of information that will be utilized by the study team in the development of the CTP.
  
  Focus Group Summary (pdf)

If you would like to provide comments, please download the public workshops comment form (pdf) and follow the instructions at the bottom of the form to submit your comments to the study team.

Study Fact Sheets and News Articles

• Study Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Clayton News Daily Article (09/19/07)(pdf)