FY 2010-11 Unified Planning Work Program
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FY 2010-11 Unified Planning Work Program Transportation Planning in the Portland/Vancouver Metropolitan Area Metro Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation City of Damascus City of Milwaukie City of Portland City of Wilsonville (SMART) Clackamas County Multnomah County Washington County TriMet Oregon Department of Transportation Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council Adopted April 15, 2010 FY 2010-11 Unified Planning Work Program Transportation Planning in the Portland/Vancouver Metropolitan Area Metro Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation City of Damascus City of Milwaukie City of Portland City of Wilsonville (SMART) Clackamas County Multnomah County Washington County TriMet Oregon Department of Transportation Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) has been financed in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. The views expressed in this UPWP do not necessarily represent the views of these agencies. Table of Contents Page Overview i Metropolitan Portland Map iv Self-Certification Resolution v Metro Projects I. Transportation Planning Regional Transportation Planning* .............................................................................. 1 Best Design Practices in Transportation ...................................................................... 7 Making the Greatest Place Transportation Support* .................................................. 10 Transportation System Management & Operations (TSMO) ...................................... 12 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program*.................................................. 19 Environmental Justice & Title VI ................................................................................ 22 Regional Transportation Plan Financing* ................................................................... 25 Regional Freight Program .......................................................................................... 27 II. Research & Modeling Model Development Program* ................................................................................... 30 System Monitoring* ................................................................................................... 33 Technical Assistance ................................................................................................. 36 Economic, Demographic & Land Use Forecasting* ................................................... 38 GIS Mapping & Land Information ............................................................................... 42 III. Administrative Services Management & Coordination/Grants Management* ................................................... 44 IV. Corridor Planning & Development Streetcar Technical Methods ..................................................................................... 47 Bi-State Coordination ................................................................................................. 50 Project Development ................................................................................................. 52 Southwest Corridor Refinement Plan ......................................................................... 55 East Metro Corridor Refinement Plan ........................................................................ 58 * Project will be affected by a significant shortfall in federal planning grants in FY 2010-11 and will be updated accordingly in scope/budget. Other Projects of Regional Significance Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation Fanno Creek Trail: Hall Boulevard Crossing .............................................................. 63 City of Damascus Damascus Area Land Use & Transportation Planning ............................................... 65 City of Milwaukie OR-99E Bridge at Kellogg Lake ................................................................................. 68 City of Portland SW Capitol Highway, Multnomah – Taylors Ferry ...................................................... 70 Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Concept Plan ........................................................................... 72 City of Wilsonville South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) ............................................................ 74 Clackamas County SE 172nd Avenue: Foster Rd – Sunnyside Rd .......................................................... 77 Sunrise Project FEIS ................................................................................................. 79 Multnomah County Sellwood Bridge Project FEIS .................................................................................... 81 Washington County I-5 / 99W Connector Study.........................................................................................83 OR 10: Oleson Road/Scholls Ferry Road Intersection ............................................... 85 Metro Tonquin Trail Master Plan .......................................................................................... 88 Lake Oswego to Milwaukie Trail Master Plan ............................................................ 91 Mt. Scott-Scouter Mt. Loop Trail Master Plan............................................................. 93 Westside Trail Master Plan: Tualatin River to Willamette River .................................. 95 TriMet Lake Oswego Transit Corridor FEIS/PE..................................................................... 97 Washington County Commuter Rail Before/After ..................................................... 100 Portland – Milwaukie Light Rail Feis ........................................................................ 104 South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Before/After ....................................... 106 Employer Outreach Program ................................................................................... 110 Pedestrian Network Analysis ................................................................................... 115 Bus Stop Development Program ............................................................................. 117 ODOT I-5 Columbia River Crossing .................................................................................... 120 ODOT Planning Program ......................................................................................... 124 2010-2011 Unified Planning Work Program Funding Summary Projects of Regional Significance Funding Summary FY 2010-11 PORTLAND AND METROPOLITAN AREA UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION Metro is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) designated for the Oregon portion of the Portland/Vancouver urbanized area, covering 25 cities and three counties (see map following this overview). It is Metro’s responsibility to meet the requirements of Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) Transportation Planning Rule (TPR-Rule 12), and the Metro Charter for this MPO area. In combination, these requirements call for development of a multi-modal transportation system plan that is integrated with the region's land use plans, and meets Federal and state planning requirements. This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) includes the transportation planning activities of Metro and other area governments involved in regional transportation planning activities for the fiscal year of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. DECISION-MAKING PROCESS Metro is governed by an elected regional Council, in accordance with a voter-approved charter. The Metro Council is comprised of representatives from six districts and a Council President elected region-wide. The Chief Operating Officer is appointed by the Metro Council and leads the day-to-day operations of Metro. Metro uses a decision-making structure that provides state, regional and local governments the opportunity to participate in the transportation and land use decisions of the organization. Two key committees are the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) and the Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC). These committees are comprised of elected and appointed officials and receive technical advice from the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC) and the Metro Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC). JOINT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION JPACT is chaired by a Metro Councilor and includes two additional Metro Councilors, seven locally elected officials representing cities and counties, and appointed officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), TriMet, the Port of Portland, and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The State of Washington is also represented with three seats that are traditionally filled by two locally elected officials and an appointed official from the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). All transportation-related actions (including Federal MPO actions) are recommended by JPACT to the Metro Council. The Metro Council can approve the recommendations or refer them back to JPACT with a specific concern for reconsideration. Final approval of each action requires the concurrence of both JPACT and the Metro Council. JPACT is primarily involved in periodic updates to the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP), and review of ongoing studies and financial issues affecting transportation planning in the region.