Carlton Transportation System Plan
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Carlton Transportation System Plan Ca rl ton, Oregon Prepared For: The City of Carlton 191 E. Main St reet Carlton, Oregon 97111 (503) 852-7575 and Oregon Department of Transportation Region 2 455 Airport Road SE Salem, Oregon 97301 (503) 852-7575 Prepared By: Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 610 SW Alder, Suite 700 Portland, OR 97205 (503) 228- 5230 Project Ma nager: Susan Wright, P.E. Project Principal : Julia Kuhn, P.E. Project No. 9086.0 and Mid- Willamette Council of Governments 105 High Street SE Salem, Oregon 97301 (503) 540-1616 This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. This TGM grant is financed, in part, by federal Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), loca l government, and the State of Oregon funds. The contents of t his document do not necessarily reflect views or policies of the State of Oregon. June 2009 Carlton Transportation System Plan June 2009 Acknowledgments The following people are acknowledged for their contributions to the development of this Transportation System Plan: Technical Advisory Committee Bryan Burnham, City of Carlton Frank Butler, City of Carlton Suzanne Dufner, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Roy Durfee, Yamhill/Carlton School District Gary Fish, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Dan Fricke, Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 2 Sue Geniesse, Oregon Department of Transportation, TGM Bill Gille, Yamhill County Public Works Department Julia Kuhn, P. E., Kittelson & Associates Terry Lucich, Ca rlton Fire District Bob Melbo, Oregon Department of Transportation, Rail Division Denny Muchmore, Westech Engineering, Inc. Doug Norval, Oregon Department of Transportation, TPAU Conor Semler, Kittelson & Associates Steven Weaver, City of Carlton Susan Wright, P.E., Kittelson & Associates City of Carlton Planning Commission Mark Miller, Cha ir Leah Lockwood Ken Meeks Greg Oriet Rob Varuska Kris Wessel Anne Williams, Citizen Advisory Committee City of Carlton City Council Kathie Oriet, Mayor Jesse Berry Nathalie Hardy Gwen Jernstedt, Citizen Advisory Committee Carey Roads David Van DeWa lle Ginger Williams 3 Carlton Transportation System Plan June 2009 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction ................... .......................................................................... 10 Section 2 Transportation Goals, Objectives and Policies ................. .............................. 17 Section 3 Existing and Future Conditions ................................................................... 26 Section 4 Alternatives Analysis .......................... ....................................................... 74 Section 5 Preferred Pl an and Financially Constrained Alternative .. ..................... ............ 94 Section 6 Implementation of the Transportation System Plan ........ ............................. 116 Section 7 References .. .......................................................................................... 128 4 Carlton Transportation System Plan June 2009 List of Figures Figure 1-1 Comprehensive Plan Map ........................................................................................... 13 Figure 1-2 Zoning Map ....................................................... .. ................. .......................... .......... 14 Figure 3-1 Existing Roadway Network ................................................................................. .. ...... 28 Figure 3-2 Existing Lane Configurations and Traffic Control Devices .... ....... ............................. ........ 32 Figure 3-3 Existing Traffic Conditions - Weekday PM Peak Hour ... .. ........... ....... ............................... 33 Figure 3-4 Traffic Analysis Zones ................................ ............. .................... .. ...... ...... .. .. ............. 45 Figure 3-5 2030 Traffic Operations ........................................................................... ................... 47 Figure 3-6 Existing Pedestrian Network .................................... ........................ .. ................... ...... 53 Figure 3-7 Priority Sidewalks ....................... ...... .... .... .................................................... ............. 60 Figure 4-1 Alternative 1 Lane Configuration and Operations ................................................ ........... 75 Figure 4-2 Alternative 2 Lane Configurations and Traffic Operations ....... .... ..................................... 80 Figure 4-3 Alternative 3 Lane Configurations and Traffic Control Devices ......................................... 81 Figure 4-4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Map ............................................................................. 87 Figure 5-1 Preferred Plan ..... ...................................................................................................... 96 Figure 5-2 Financially Constrained Alternative ................... ...................................... ............ .. ...... 101 Figure 5- 3 Functional Classification Map ............................................................................. .. ...... 106 Figure 5-4 Future Street Plan .................................................................................................... 108 Figure 5-5 Street Cross-Section Standards .......... ...... ..... ............................................................ 111 5 Carlton Transportation System Plan June 2009 List of Tables Table 3-1 Intersection Operations Analysis Results .......................................... ............................ 35 Table 3-2 Queue Length Analysis (2007) .................................................................................... 36 Table 3-3 Existing Roadway Segment Traffic Operations Summary (Highway 47) ............................ 37 Table 3-4 Study Intersection Crash Rates (2002-2006) ................................................................ 40 Table 3-5 Highway 47 Segment Crash Rates (2002-2006) ............................................................ 40 Table 3-6 Intersection Crash Type and Severity (2002- 2006) ........................................................ 41 Table 3-7 Highway 47 Crash Type and Severity (2002-2006) ........................................................ 41 Table 3-8 Employment Growth Projections (2005-2030) ............................................................... 43 Table 3-9 Population and Housing Growth Projections (2007-2030) .................................. ............. 43 Table 3- 10 2030 Population and Employment Growth by TAZ ...................................................... 44 Table 3-11 Estimated Trip Generation by TAZ .. ...... ............................ ................................ ....... 46 Table 3-12 Year 2030 Operational Analysis Results .................................................................... 48 Table 3-13 Queue Length Analysis (2030) ................................................................................ 49 Table 3-14 Year 2030 Segment Operations Summary (Highway 47) ............................................ 50 Table 3-15 Past Transportation Project Funding (15-Year History) ............................................... 66 Table 3-16 Future Transportation Project Funding ...................................................................... 68 Table 4-1 Alternative 1 Operational Analysis Results (2030) ......................................................... 76 Table 4-2 Alternative 1 Queue Leng th Analysis (Year 2030) ...................................... ................... 77 Table 4-3 Alternative 2 Operational Analysis Results (2030) .... .... ................................................ 79 Table 4-4 Alternative 2 Queue Length Analysis (2030) ................................................................. 82 Table 4- 5 Main St reet Alternatives Planning Level Cost Estimate ................................................... 83 Table 4-6 Highway 47 Improvements Planning Level Cost Estimat e ............................................... 84 Table 4-7 Railroad Right-of-Way Crossing Planning Level Cost Estimates .... .................................... 86 Table 4-8 Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Cost Estimate ........................ .. .... ....................... 89 Table 4-9 Total Pl anning Level Transportation Improvement Costs .... .. .......................................... 92 Table 4-10 Forecast Future Transportation Project Fu nding ......................................................... 92 Table 5-1 Preferred Plan Roadway Improvements ............................................. ........................... 95 6 Carlton Transportation System Plan June 2009 Table 5-2 Preferred Plan Pedestrian Improvements ...................................................................... 97 Table 5-3 Preferred Plan Bicycle Improvements ........................ ................................................... 98 Table 5-4 Preferred Plan Transit Improvements ........................................................................... 98 Table 5-5 Total Planning Level Transportation Improvement Costs ................................................ 99 Table 5-6 Forecast Future Transportat ion Funding ............. .. ................................................ ........ 99 Table 5-7 Financially Constrained