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MEMORANDUM To: Steering Committee – Transportation System Plan (TSP) Update From: Brad Choi, Transportation Planner Ally Holmqvist, Senior Planner Date: June 20, 2019 Subject: Transportation System Plan Draft Project List, Intersection Improvement Plan, and Local Street Connectivity Plan Review Requested Action from the Committee: Review, discuss, and provide input on the draft Transportation System Plan (TSP) project list, intersections improvement plan, and local streets connectivity plan. Background Project Recap and Outreach Update The Planning Department is currently in the midst of a multi-year project to update the City of Hillsboro's TSP. In March, staff presented the draft Road Master Plan and modal system plans to the Steering Committee (see Exhibit A). Following committee review, staff released an online interactive tool highlighting how equity, safety, and community feedback were considered in the development of the system plans. The public was invited to review the plans and let us know if we “got it right” with the solutions proposed. In addition to running a series of web articles about the TSP, staff handed out about 400 bookmarks promoting the online tool at the following events and pop-ups: • Hillsboro Advanced Manufacturing Working Group Presentation (4/24) • Dia de Los Ninos at Centro Cultural (4/28) • Chamber of Commerce Presentation (4/30) • Orenco MAX Station/Mayor Willey Plaza (5/2) • Brookwood Library (5/6) • Shute Park Library, Senior Center, and SHARC (5/7) • Orenco Station Farmer's Market (5/12) • Public Works Day at the Downtown Farmer's Market (5/18) • Latino Cultural Festival at the Downtown Farmer's Market (5/19) • Business Interests Open House at Brookwood Library (5/30) • Pride Party at Orenco Station (6/1) • Willow Creek & Quatama MAX Stations (6/3) 1 Over 500 people have visited the TSP project webpage and viewed the online tool. Only a few comments were received regarding what the Plans may have missed. Review Materials Since that time, staff has been working to distill the system plans into a capital improvement project list, intersection improvement plan, and local connectivity plan representing the transportation investments for the next 20 years. The drafts provided in the attached exhibits reflect input from internal working groups and the TSP Technical Advisory Committee (including agency partners such as ODOT and Washington County). The draft project list and accompanying maps are included as Exhibit B. Exhibit B1 illustrates the project locations, excluding only those projects occurring at a citywide scale such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects, safe routes to school programs, and transit stop and station improvements. Projects that are already adopted in the existing TSP are identified in Exhibit B2 by the prefixes with their adoption or amendment year: 99-, 04-, 12-, 13-, 14-, or 16-. Trail projects incorporated from the approved Trails Master Plan (2015) are identified with the prefix TR-. New projects proposed as part of the update are identified with the prefix 19-. Each project includes a name, start and end location, description, and tags indicating whether improvements for people driving (i.e., turn lanes and through lanes), bicycling, or walking are included (TriMet directs transit investments). The draft Intersection Improvement Plan and accompanying map is included as Exhibit C. Intersections are typically the primary locations and sources of conflicts and congestion on our roadways. The Intersection Improvement Plan in Exhibit C1 is the result of rigorous traffic forecasting and analysis to anticipate the future improvements needed to allow traffic to continue to operate at the City’s adopted mobility service standards. Exhibit C2 includes a description for each intersection that explains the lane additions needed and whether new signals or roundabouts are planned. It should be noted that the majority of intersection improvements will be constructed as part of a larger roadway capital project in Exhibit B. The draft Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crossings Refinement Map is included as Exhibit D. This map illustrates corridors where further analysis and refinement will be undertaken in the future to determine the feasibility of enhanced pedestrian and bicyclist crossing treatments. These refinement corridors were identified by first assembling existing and planned crossing locations such as signalized intersections, marked crossings, and enhanced pedestrian crossings, and then analyzing the resulting spacing between crossings, adjacent land use and access, and other environmental constraints to determine the most suitable and needed areas for future crossings. Staff also developed the crossings map in coordination with the pedestrian and bicycle system plans to reflect needed future connections. Enhanced crossings provide important links within the transportation network for people walking and biking, increasing safety for all users. The draft Local Connectivity Plan map and accompanying table are included as Exhibit E. The plan in Exhibit E1 (and by area in Ea-j) identifies where potential connections of the local streets (shown in purple) or pathways for people cycling and walking (shown in blue) that may be 2 leveraged as part of future capital improvement or land redevelopment projects. These potential connections were identified using local knowledge of opportunities within the existing network and new opportunities from the future networks outlined in the road, bicycle, and pedestrian master plans. The arrows indicate conceptual connections — the specific alignments and design would be determined in future refinement plans. Exhibit E2 includes a description of each potential connection. Next Steps: Following the Steering Committee’s review and comment, the draft project list and detailed plans will be presented for review by the Hillsboro Planning Commission and Transportation Committee. Staff will refine the project list and detailed improvement plans to incorporate feedback from these work sessions and return to the Steering Committee in Meeting #5 with the draft TSP document, which will include the project financing plan. Attachments: A. Minutes from the March Steering Committee Meeting B. Draft Project List Packet o Map B1 Draft TSP 2040 Capital Projects List o Table B2 Draft TSP Project List C. Draft Intersection Improvement Plan Packet o Map C1 Draft TSP 2040 Project List Intersections o Table C2 Draft TSP Intersection Improvements D. Map D Draft Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing Refinement Plan E. Draft Connectivity Plan Packet o Map E1 Draft TSP Proposed Local Connectivity o Map E1a-j Draft TSP Proposed Local Connectivity by Area o Table E2 Draft TSP Local Connectivity Projects 3 4 Exhibit A TSP Steering Committee Minutes Monday, March 4, 2019 Regular Session 4:00 PM Hillsboro Civic Center Conference Room 207 I. Call to Order - Roll Call Present: Julia Notz, Cindy Cosenzo, Michelle Rush, Mariana Valenzuela, Maria Campos, Wil Fuentes, Deanna Palm, Carly Riter, Vrushank Gunjur, Tara Mather, Councilor Rick Van Beveren, Mason O’Lennick, Elisa Joy Payne Staff Present: Ally Holmqvist, Brad Choi, Tina Bailey, Don Odermott, Lauren McKinney II. Introduction & Background Presentation Staff provided an introduction to the purpose of the steering committee, the goal for the meeting, and presented a quick overview of background information to the committee members. The overview covered the purpose of the Transportation System Plan (TSP), explained its link to other governing documents and legal requirements, and briefly reviewed past work like the inventory and needs analyses. The committee asked for clarification on the process of implementing the TSP and specific funding mechanism used to build projects. Staff answered, explaining the projects are delivered by development and the TSP is adopted by ordinance to determine the specific types of infrastructure that are implemented when development happens through conditions of approval. Staff transitioned to discussing each modal plan. III. Plan Review & Committee Feedback Road Master Plan: Functional Classification Staff introduced the concept of roadway functional classification and introduced a few specific project ideas. The committee asked about the process of developing the vision for the TSP. Staff responds by explaining the vision is derived from the 9 goals and 76 policies found in the Comprehensive Plan. Elements of the TSP like functional classification correlate with projected travel demand and the need to connect projects with available revenue streams like TDT funds. Staff discussed other elements of the road plan, including intersection improvements and plans to better serve employment areas. The committee discussed the potential for using new technologies to influence driver behavior (e.g., lighted signs, ITS, scenario modeling). Staff acknowledged that the model incorporates signal timing through equilibrium modeling, although the model designs the system based on current conditions and on 2040 conditions where new technology improvements are still unknown and unpredictable. The committee asked about future improvements on Jackson School between US 26 and Evergreen and the possibility of another interchange on US 26 between Jackson School and Cornelius Pass Rd. Staff explained that a portion of Jackson School is in the TSP to be updated, but the portion outside the UGB is limited to safety-related improvements, not capacity-related improvements. Federal criteria recommend against adding

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