Draft Plan Elements

Draft FFY 2027-2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis, Draft Community Demographic Assessment

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Noticia en Espanol)

The Reading Area Transportation Study (RATS) Draft FFY 2027-2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) provides context and detail to support future transportation funding and projects for Berks County’s highways, bridges, and transit infrastructure over the next 20 years. This plan is developed following federal and state guidelines. Federal, state, and local plans are incorporated throughout this Long Range Transportation Plan to ensure consistency and help achieve the goals and objectives identified in this plan. Performance-based and data driven planning is used to support more effective and structured project selection and programming decisions. The LRTP is fiscally constrained and does not program more projects than anticipated funding amounts. The LRTP serves as the foundation for the development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Text Sections:

Full Plan Document (Very Large - >215 MB!)
Cover - Acknowledgements - Table of Contents and Maps	Rail Freight
Executive Summary / Resumen ejectivo	Transit
Introduction	Nonmotorized Transportation
Demographics	Passenger Rail
Economics	Aviation
Existing and Future Land Use	Issues and Needs
Environmental Integration	Goals and Strategic Performance Measures
Resiliency	Travel Demand Modeling and Air Quality
Roads and Bridges	LRTP Amendment Procedure
Congestion Management Process	Public Participation
Safety	RATS Committees and Back Cover
Security	Appendix
Freight

Draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis	Executive Summary / Resumen ejectivo
Draft Community Demographic Assessment	Executive Summary / Resumen ejectivo

Maps

01-Counties	02-Population Density	03-Persons per Household	04-Poverty Rates	05-Elderly Population	06-Disabled
07-Limited English Proficiency	08-Zero Vehicle Households	09-Minority Households	10-Large Employers	11-Traffic Generators	12-Existing Land Use
13-Future Land Use	14-Hydrology	15-Steep Slopes	16-Prime Agricultural Soils	17-County Greenway Network	18-Natural Heritage Areas & Trout Streams
19-Easements and Agricultural Zoning	20-Historic Resources	21-Functional Classification	22-National Highway System	23B-Intermodal Connectors	24-Traffic Volumes
25-Pavement Condition	26-Bridge Ownership and Condition	27-Congestion Management Process Rankings	28-Crash Locations	29-Intelligent Transportation System Devices	30-Freight Generators by Sales Volume
31-Freight Corridors	32-BARTA Bus Routes	33-Rail and Road Crossings	34-Trail and Sidewalk Network	35-Aviation Locations	36-LRTP Projects (Countywide)
37-LRTP Projects (Urban Area Inset)	38-LRTP Projects (Hawk Mountain Region)	39-LRTP Projects (Oley Hills Region)	40-LRTP Projects (Southern Highlands Region)	41-LRTP Projects (Metro Region)	42-LRTP Projects (Tulpehocken Region)