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

lutplan@co.washington.or.us503-846-3519

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.