2022-07-11 COMPASSCommunities in Motion 2050 Development Review
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:
CIM Vision Category:
CIM Corridor:
Safety
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.
Pedestrian level of stress
Bicycle level of stress
Economic Vitality
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
Convenience
Residents who live or work
less than 1/2 mile from critical
services have more transportation
choices, especially for vulnerable
populations.
Nearest bus stop
Nearest public school
Nearest public park
Quality of Life
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Active Transportation
Automobile Transportation
Public Transportation
Roadway Capacity
New Jobs:
Improves performance
Comments:Communities in Motion 2050
2020 Change in Motion Report
Development Review Process
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New Households:
Reduces performanceDoes not improve or
reduce performance
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 sidewalks, crosswalks, and micropaths to connect
destinations
Providing an improved pathway along a canal as a
transportation and recreational option
Siting pathways and sidewalks as directly as conditions
allow or provide wayfinding signs
Reducing street lengths to discourage speeding on local
roads
✓ Providing sufficient and covered bike parking near
destinations
Public Transportation Infrastructure
Providing safe and comfortable transit stops and appropriate amenities can make public transportation a
more convenient and competitive option, reduce the overall cost of housing + transportation, and expand
the potential customer base for businesses.
While stop location and spacing will depend on the circumstances of the route, there are some general
guidelines to improve the user experience:
Locate bus stop amenities in areas that are expected to generate the most ridership, such as near
employment centers, residential areas, retail centers, education centers, or major medical
facilities.
Provide sidewalks and/or bike paths designed to meet the needs of all users (including elderly,
children, and individuals with disabilities) to connect development to transit stops.
Provide bicycle parking that includes covered bike racks at transit stops; ensure it does not conflict
with vehicular or pedestrian travel.
Provide shelters, benches, trash receptacles, lighting, and landscaping to enhance the overall
comfort and attractiveness of transit; ensure amenities do not block pathways, sidewalks, or bike
lanes.
Include doors with 32 inches of clear passage space, and at least one zero-step entrance and
accessible bathroom on the main floor to support those with limited mobility.
✓ Join the Valley Regional Transit group pass program:
https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/group-pass-programs
Use Valley Regional Transit’s Bus Stop Location and Transit Amenities Development Guidelines for
siting new bus stops and reviewing current and bus stops.
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
Highway District
Break Even:
County
School District