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Hood River County TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN HOOD RIVER COUNTY ADOPTED JULY 2003 – COUNTY ORDINANCE #249 AMENDED JUNE 26, 2009 – COUNTY ORDINANCE #295 AMENDED MARCH 31, 2010 – COUNTY ORDINANCE #299 AMENDED NOVEMBER 21, 2011 – COUNTY ORDINANCE #306 Prepared for Hood River County Prepared by Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC and David Evans and Associates, Inc. With assistance from Hood River County Departments of Community Development and Public Works Oregon Department of Transportation Hood River County Transportation System Plan Technical Advisory Committee This project was funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development. TGM grants rely on federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and Oregon Lottery Funds. July 21, 2003 i-1 Hood River County Transportation System Plan HOOD RIVER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1997 Draft 2003 Update (Adopted) Hood River County (1997 + 2003) City of Hood River (1997 + 2003) City of Cascade Locks (1997 + 2003) Port of Hood River (1997 + 2003) Mt. Hood National Forest (1997 + 2003) Hood River County Transportation District (1997 + 2003) Hood River School District (1997 + 2003) Mt. Hood Railroad (1997 + 2003) Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area (1997 + 2003) Hood River Valley Residents Committee (1997 + 2003) Hood River Chamber of Commerce (1997 + 2003) Oregon Department of Transportation (1997 + 2003) Transportation Growth Management (2003) Hood River County Public Works Advisory Committee (2003) West Side Rural Fire Protection District (2003) Citizens for Responsible Growth (2003) USFS, National Scenic Area Office (2003) Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (1997) Hood River Growers & Shippers Association (1997) Oregon Department of Forestry (1997) Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (1997) Hood River County Sheriff’s Office (1997) City of Hood River Police Department (1997) Clackamas County (1997) Washington Department of Transportation (1997) Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association (1997) Young & Morgan (1997) Edgefield Station, Inc. (1997) July 21, 2003 i-2 Hood River County Transportation System Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. PLANS AND STUDIES .................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 PLANS AND STUDIES AFFECTING HOOD RIVER COUNTY ................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2.1 Federal and Statewide Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2.2 OR 35 Corridor-Specific Plans and Studies ........................................................................................................ 1-6 1.3 PLANS FOR HOOD RIVER COUNTY ................................................................................................................................. 1-8 1.3.1 County Policy Document (1991) .......................................................................................................................... 1-8 1.3.2 Background Report (Amended August 1986) ....................................................................................................... 1-8 1.3.3 Zoning Map (1995) and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances (1989), The Comprehensive Plan Map (1984), and the Exceptions Document (1984) ...................................................................................................................................... 1-8 1.3.4 Hood River County Bicycle Plan (2010) .............................................................................................................. 1-8 1.3.5 Hood River County Road Standards (Adopted April 1, 1985) ............................................................................. 1-9 1.3.6 Hood River County Fire Chiefs Association: Fire & Life Safety Requirements for Fire Department Access and Water Supplies ................................................................................................................................................................ 1-10 1.3.7 Findings of Compliance with Statewide Planning Goals and Acknowledged Plan Policies ............................. 1-10 1.4 OTHER RELEVANT PLANS AND STUDIES ........................................................................................................................ 1-10 1.4.1 City of Hood River Transportation System Plan (TSP) (Amended October, 2001) ........................................... 1-10 1.4.2 City of Cascade Locks Transportation System Plan (TSP) (Adopted November, 2001) .................................... 1-11 1.4.3 Hood River Airport Draft Master Plan 1990-2010 (July 1993)......................................................................... 1-11 2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT/GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 ASSUMPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 PUBLIC AND AGENCY INVOLVEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.1 Project Management Team .................................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.2 Technical Advisory Committee............................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.3 Issues Survey ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3.4 Project Newsletters .............................................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.5 Open Houses ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.3.6 State Agency Review ............................................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.4 GOALS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR HOOD RIVER COUNTY ....................................................................................... 2-3 2.4.1 Goal A: Transportation Balance ......................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4.2 Goal B: Connectivity ........................................................................................................................................... 2-9 2.4.3 Goal C: Highway & Roadway Congestion ....................................................................................................... 2-10 2.4.4 Goal D: Roadway Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 2-11 2.4.5 Goal E: Safety ................................................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.4.6 Goal F: Environmental and Energy Impacts .................................................................................................... 2-14 2.4.7 Goal G: Social and Land Use Impacts ............................................................................................................. 2-15 2.4.8 Goal H: Economic Impacts ............................................................................................................................... 2-17 2.4.9 Goal I: Funding ................................................................................................................................................ 2-18 3. CURRENT CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 ROADWAY SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2.1 State Highways ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2.2 State Highway Classification System ................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.3 Special Purpose Classification System ................................................................................................................ 3-3 3.2.4 Interstate and Regional Connectivity ..................................................................................................................
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