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Next Steps – TSP Update Calendar January 2014 • Share draſt map recommenda- ons and solicit feedback from agencies and the community • Four public open houses at differ- ent locaons around the county • Coordinate with Cizen Par- cipaon Organizaons (CPOs), agencies and cies • Meet with the CAC and ICC February 2014 • Revise draſt map recommenda- ons based on agency and com- munity input • Meet with Board of County Commissioners • Meet with the Washington County Coordinang Commiee (WCCC) • Meet with the CAC and ICC March-April 2014 • Prepare a Transportaon System Plan Update ordinance for con- sideraon by the Planning Com- mission and Board of County Commissioners April-May 2014 • File the ordinance Summer 2014 • Planning Commission conducts public hearing(s) on the ordinance September-October 2014 • Board of County Commissioners conducts public hearing(s) on the ordinance • Revise the ordinance as necessary • Adopt TSP Update Community Involvement The county has conducted a broad-based process to involve community members in the transportaon planning process; and those ef- forts connue. The public involvement program includes county staff working with its: • TSP Community Advisory Commiee (CAC) • TSP Interagency Coordinang Commiee (ICC) • TSP stakeholders to idenfy issues and transportaon priories Addional public engagement efforts include: • public open houses • outreach and aendance at public events such as farmers’ markets • plan briefings at community organizaons • development and maintenance of a project website to engage the public through interacve maps, videos and other informaon • online survey and comment tools to encourage public input • a stascally-valid telephone survey of Washington County resi- dents about transportaon issues • coordinaon with numerous agencies and organizaons involved in transportaon in and around Washington County Contact Information Washington County’s Department of Land Use & Transportaon Planning and Development Services Division Long Range Planning – Transportaon Planning 155 N First Avenue, Suite 350 Hillsboro, OR 97124 [email protected] 503-846-3519 www.TSP2035.com TSP January 2014 Introduction Overview Our transportaon system connects us all together. It helps shape our communies and our daily lives. A well-connected system serving all of our residents and businesses is vital to sustaining our economy and quality of life. It is essenal to moving people and goods, providing services efficiently and creang thriving communies. Washington County’s Transportaon System Plan (TSP) is the blueprint for achieving our desired transportaon system. Washington County is in the process of updang its TSP and we’d like to hear from you. What is the Transportaon System? Washington County’s transportaon system includes nearly 1,300 miles of roads, shared by motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, trucks and public transit. They allow us to travel from Point A to Point B within the county—from major urban boulevards to gravel Coast Range roads. The transportaon system also includes traffic signals, sidewalks, trails, railroads, airports and pipelines. Different components of the transportaon system are operated by the state, the county, cit - ies, TriMet, private railroads, park districts, public ulies and other transportaon providers. What is the Transportaon System Plan (TSP)? The TSP arculates the goals, objecves and specific strategies to meet exisng and future needs for the movement of people and goods to, from and within Washington County. It establishes the general locaon and size of future transportaon facilies and sets poli- cies and priories for implemenng the plan—construcng, operang and maintaining the transportaon system. The plan idenfies roadway improvements needed to meet projected growth and future travel demand. In addion to roads, the plan includes elements for public transit, biking and walking, and freight and goods movement. The generally TSP does not address neigh- borhood planning issues. Why update the Transportaon System Plan? ■ Periodic updates are important to: • fulfill the requirements of Oregon’s statewide plan- ning program • respond to the community’s goals, values and priories • address developing issues and exisng transportaon challenges and needs ■ Our current TSP was adopted in 2002, and has been amended 20 mes since. We are now updang the plan to: • address changes that have occurred since 2002 • incorporate recommen- daons from plans and studies completed by cies, the Oregon Department of Transportaon, TriMet, Metro and other agencies • comply with changes in policies and legislaon at the federal, state and regional levels January 2014
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Next Steps – TSP Update Calendar
January 2014 • Sharedraftmaprecommenda-
tionsandsolicitfeedbackfromagenciesandthecommunity
• Fourpublicopenhousesatdiffer-entlocationsaroundthecounty
• CoordinatewithCitizenPar-ticipationOrganizations(CPOs),agenciesandcities
• MeetwiththeCACandICC
February 2014 • Revisedraftmaprecommenda-
tionsbasedonagencyandcom-munityinput
• MeetwithBoardofCountyCommissioners
• MeetwiththeWashingtonCountyCoordinatingCommittee(WCCC)
• MeetwiththeCACandICC
March-April 2014• PrepareaTransportationSystem
PlanUpdateordinanceforcon-siderationbythePlanningCom-missionandBoardofCountyCommissioners
April-May 2014• Filetheordinance
Summer 2014• PlanningCommissionconducts
publichearing(s)ontheordinance
September-October 2014• BoardofCountyCommissioners
conductspublichearing(s)ontheordinance
• Revisetheordinanceasnecessary• AdoptTSPUpdate
Community InvolvementThecountyhasconductedabroad-based
processtoinvolvecommunitymembersinthetransportationplanningprocess;andthoseef-
fortscontinue.Thepublicinvolvementprogramincludescountystaffworkingwithits:• TSPCommunityAdvisoryCommittee(CAC)• TSPInteragencyCoordinatingCommittee(ICC)• TSPstakeholderstoidentifyissuesandtransportationpriorities
Additionalpublicengagementeffortsinclude:• publicopenhouses• outreachandattendanceatpubliceventssuchasfarmers’markets• planbriefingsatcommunityorganizations• developmentandmaintenanceofaprojectwebsitetoengagethe
publicthroughinteractivemaps,videosandotherinformation• onlinesurveyandcommenttoolstoencouragepublicinput• astatistically-validtelephonesurveyofWashingtonCountyresi-
dentsabouttransportationissues• coordinationwithnumerousagenciesandorganizationsinvolved
intransportationinandaroundWashingtonCounty
Contact Information
WashingtonCounty’sDepartmentofLandUse&TransportationPlanningandDevelopmentServicesDivisionLongRangePlanning–TransportationPlanning155NFirstAvenue,Suite350Hillsboro,OR97124
www.TSP2035.com
TSP January 2014
IntroductionOverview Ourtransportationsystemconnectsusalltogether.Ithelpsshapeourcommunitiesandourdailylives.Awell-connectedsystemservingallofourresidentsandbusinessesisvitaltosustainingoureconomyandqualityoflife.Itisessentialtomovingpeopleandgoods,providingservicesefficientlyandcreatingthrivingcommunities.
WashingtonCounty’sTransportationSystemPlan(TSP)istheblueprintforachievingourdesiredtransportationsystem.WashingtonCountyisintheprocessofupdatingitsTSPandwe’dliketohearfromyou.
What is the Transportation System?WashingtonCounty’stransportationsystemincludesnearly1,300milesofroads,sharedbymotorvehicles,bicycles,pedestrians,trucksandpublictransit.TheyallowustotravelfromPointAtoPointBwithinthecounty—frommajorurbanboulevardstogravelCoastRangeroads.Thetransportationsystemalsoincludestrafficsignals,sidewalks,trails,railroads,airportsandpipelines.
Differentcomponentsofthetransportationsystemareoperatedbythestate,thecounty,cit-ies,TriMet,privaterailroads,parkdistricts,publicutilitiesandothertransportationproviders.
What is the Transportation System Plan (TSP)?TheTSParticulatesthegoals,objectivesandspecificstrategiestomeetexistingandfutureneedsforthemovementofpeopleandgoodsto,fromandwithinWashingtonCounty.Itestablishesthegenerallocationandsizeoffuturetransportationfacilitiesandsetspoli-ciesandprioritiesforimplementingtheplan—constructing,operatingandmaintainingthetransportationsystem.
Theplanidentifiesroadwayimprovementsneededtomeetprojectedgrowthandfuturetraveldemand.Inadditiontoroads,theplanincludeselementsforpublictransit,bikingandwalking,andfreightandgoodsmovement.ThegenerallyTSPdoesnotaddressneigh-borhoodplanningissues.
Why update the Transportation System Plan?
■ Periodic updates are important to:• fulfilltherequirementsof
Oregon’sstatewideplan-ningprogram
• respondtothecommunity’sgoals,valuesandpriorities
• addressdevelopingissuesandexistingtransportationchallengesandneeds
■ Our current TSP was adopted in 2002, and has been amended 20 times since. We are now updating the plan to:• addresschangesthathave
occurredsince2002• incorporaterecommen-
dationsfromplansandstudiescompletedbycities,theOregonDepartmentofTransportation,TriMet,Metroandotheragencies
• complywithchangesinpoliciesandlegislationatthefederal,stateandregionallevels
January 2014
Policy Development (Complete)
Ordinance 768 – Adopted October 1, 2013Ordinance768isthefirstoftwoplannedordinancestoadopttheTSPUpdate.Itincludestransportationgoals,objectivesandimplementingstrategiestoachievethem.ItprovidestheframeworkforPhaseTwo—updatingthetransportationsystemmaps.
Key provisions of Ordinance 768: ■ Makes significant changes to the existing TSP,
including:• modificationstoalltransportationpolicies
andstrategies• reorganizationofpreviouspoliciesinto
goals,objectivesandstrategies
■ Amends and updates the TSP’s guiding principles to:• reflectthecounty’svisionforsafety,eco-
nomicvitality,livabilityandprotectionofthenaturalenvironment;
• amendthesystemdesignelementsoftheTSPtoaddressmobility,accessibility,con-nectivityandactivetransportation(publictransit,bicyclesandpedestrians)
• modifytheimplementationelementsoftheTSP,includingcoordination,fundingandmaintenance
■ Applies to county facilities located within cities.
Transportation System Maps (Underway now)
PhaseTwoinvolvesthedevelopmentofasetofmapsidentifyingspecificrecommendationsforallelementsofthecounty’stransportationsystem.Thisincludesthedesignationofthefunctionalclassifica-tionandnumberoflanesoncountyroadsandmodalplansaddressingpublictransit,bicycles,pedestriansandfreight.
Elements of the TSP MapsTSP Update TimelineWashingtonCounty’sTSPUpdateisbeingdevelopedintwophases.Phase Oneiscomplete.Itresultedinthedevelopmentofgoals,objectivesandstrategiesforthetransportationsystem.Phase Twoisunderwaynow.Itincludesmapsdesignatingthefunctionalclassification(arterial,collector,etc.)andnumberoflanesplannedforcountyroadways,andplansforpublictransit,bicycles,pedestrians,andfreighttravelinthecounty.
Road Lane Numbers MapThemaximumnumberoflanesthatcanbebuiltonindividualroadswithoutaplanamendmentisidentifiedonthe“RoadLaneNumbers”map.Thisdesignationestablishesthetransportationsystemcapacityandright-of-waynecessarytoadequatelyservean-ticipatedfuturetraveldemand.IntersectionsalongArterialandCollectorroadsshallbeplannedtoincluderight-of-wayforturnlaneswithin500feetoftheintersections.Specificneedsforturninglanesaredeterminedthroughindividualtrafficanalysesconductedduringthetransportationprojectdevelopmentprocess.
Freight Routes MapTheprimarypurposeofdesignatingfreightroutesintheTSPistoidentifywhereimprovementsshouldbeprovidedforthesafeandefficientmovementoftrucks.FreightroutesaredesignatedprimarilyonArterialandCollectorroadstominimizeimpactsonresiden-tialneighborhoods.ThefreightroutedesignationsintheTSPencouragebutdonotrequirefreightdriverstousetheseroutes.
Transit Modal Plan MapWashingtonCounty’spublictransitsystemisoperatedbyotheragenciesthatprovidebus,lightrailandcommuterrailservices,aswellasanumberofcommunityshuttleandpara-transitservices.TheTransitModalPlanidentifiesexistingfixed-routetransitservic-es,aswellasthefuturetransitnetworkasenvisionedthroughtheRegionalHighCapacityTransitPlanandTriMet’songoingServiceEnhancementPlanningefforts.FuturehighcapacitytransitroutesmayemploytransitmodesthatdonotcurrentlyexistinWashing-tonCounty,suchasbusrapidtransit(BRT),rapidrail,orstreetcar.TheTransitModalPlanalsoidentifiesmajortransitstops,whereenhancedbuildingfeatures,suchasdoorwaysincloseproximityorfacingtransitandstopamenitiesaredesired.TransitModalPlanclassificationsincludeHighCapacityTransit,FrequentBusService,RegularBusService,PeakPeriodBusService,CommunityConnec-torServiceAreas,InterregionalBusServiceandMajorTransitStops.
Bicycle Modal Plan TheBicycleModalPlanisintendedtoguidedevelopmentofthesystemofon-streetandoff-streetbikeways.Intheurbanarea,on-streetbikewaysincludebikelanes,bufferedbikelanesandcycletracksalongArterialsandCollectors,aswellasneighborhoodbikeways(alsocalledbikeboulevards)alonglower-trafficstreets.TheBicycleModalPlandesignatesallurbanArterialsandCollectorsasMajorStreetBikeways,incompliancewithstatepolicythatrequiresinstallationofbikelaneswhenthesetypesofroadwaysareconstructedorre-constructed.TheBicycleModalPlanalsoidentifiesahigherclassofon-streetbikeway,EnhancedMajorStreetBikeways,wheregreaterseparationbetweencyclistsandmotorvehiclesisdesired.Intheruralarea,on-streetbikewaysconsistofwideshouldersonselectedcountyandstateroadways.Off-streetbikewaysthroughoutthecountyconsistofmulti-usepathways.BicycleModalPlanclassificationsincludeMajorStreetBikeways,EnhancedMajorStreetBikeways,NeighborhoodBikeways,RuralBikeways,RegionalTrailsandPedes-trian/BicycleConnections.
Pedestrian Modal PlanWashingtonCounty’surbanpedestriansystemconsistsofsidewalksandwalkwaysalongstreets,aswellasoff-streettrailsandshorterpedestrianconnectionsbetweenstreets.Intheruralarea,thepedestriansystemconsistsofwideshouldersalongselectedcountyandstateroadsandalimitednumberofoff-streettrails.ThePedestrianModalPlanidentifiesthefutureoff-streettrailnetwork,indicatesareasofabove-averagepedestrianactivityintheurbanandruralareas,anddelineatesparticularroadwaysegmentswhereenhancedpedestrianfeaturesaredesired.PedestrianModalPlanclassificationsincludePedestrianDistricts,RuralPedestrianActivityAreas,Pedestrian-OrientedStreetOverlays,EnhancedCrossingStudyCorridors,RegionalTrails,CommunityTrails,RegionalTrailRefinementAreas,CommunityTrailRefinementAreasandPedestrian/BicycleConnections.
Phase One
Phase Two
TSP January 2014
Functional Classification Map Thetransportationsystemincludesanetworkofroads.Functionalclassificationdefineseachroad’sroleinprovidingaccesstoindi-vidualpropertiesandtravelonthenetwork.TheFunctionalClassificationsystemincludesahierarchyofroaddesignations,includingPrincipalArterials,Arterials,Collectors,Commercial/IndustrialStreets,NeighborhoodRoutesandLocalStreets.TheFunctionalClas-sificationmapidentifiestheclassificationforallcountyroads,highlightingproposedchangesinclassification.
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