Transportation System Plan for Lincoln County, Oregon
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Transportation System Plan for Lincoln County, Oregon Volume 1 | Plan October 2007 Volume 1 Transportation System Plan Lincoln County, Oregon Prepared for Lincoln County Planning & Development Department and Oregon Department of Transportation October 2007 Acknowledgments The following people were instrumental in the development of this Transportation System Plan: Lincoln County Matt Spangler, Director, Planning and Development Department Jim Buisman, P.E., Director, Public Works Department Cynda Bruce, Manager, Lincoln County Transit Oregon Department of Transportation John deTar, Senior Planner, Region 2 Dorothy Upton, Senior Transportation Analyst, Transportation Planning and Analysis Unit Angela Kargel, Traffic Engineer, Region 2 Adam Roberts, Environmental Coordinator, Region 2 Robert Melbo, Rail Planner, ODOT Rail Division John Lucas, Senior Designer, Region 2 Roadway CH2M HILL Larry Weymouth, Project Manager and Planner, Corvallis Office Andra Henriques, P.E., Transportation Designer and Traffic Analyst, Portland Office Tim Newkirk, Associate Transportation Engineer, Bellevue Office Darren Muldoon, AICP, Associate Planner, Portland Office Tim Burkhardt, AICP, Senior Reviewer, Portland Office Jesse Manley, GIS Specialist, Portland Office Kathryn Westcott, Graphic Designer, Portland Office Vicki Starr, Document Processor, Corvallis Office Angelo Planning Group Serah Overbeek, Planner, Portland Office Darci Rudzinski, AICP, Planner, Portland Office Port of Newport Don Mann, General Manager Port of Toledo Bud Shoemake, General Manager Newport Municipal Airport Dennis Reno, General Manager Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Pam Barlow Lind, Tribal Planner CVO\073990003 1 Contents Acknowledgments Page Executive Summary............................................................................................................... ES-1 Plan Development ......................................................................................................ES-1 Plan Elements and Organization..............................................................................ES-2 Plan Summary.............................................................................................................ES-2 Existing and Future Conditions and Needs ..............................................ES-5 Transportation Improvement Program......................................................ES-7 Policy Recommendations ...........................................................................ES-18 Financing Plan Recommendations............................................................ES-20 Implementation ...........................................................................................ES-21 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Setting................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 Goals and Objectives....................................................................................... 1-4 1.3.1 Goal #1 Mobility ................................................................................ 1-4 1.3.2 Goal #2 Livability .............................................................................. 1-5 1.3.3 Goal #3 Coordination........................................................................ 1-5 1.3.4 Goal #4 Public Transportation......................................................... 1-6 1.3.5 Goal #5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities....................................... 1-6 1.3.6 Goal #6 Accessibility......................................................................... 1-7 1.3.7 Goal #7 Environment........................................................................ 1-8 1.3.8 Goal #8 System Preservation ........................................................... 1-8 1.3.9 Goal #9 Capacity................................................................................ 1-8 1.3.10 Goal #10 Transportation Funding................................................... 1-9 1.3.11 Goal #11 Safety .................................................................................. 1-9 1.4 Transportation System Inventory ............................................................... 1-10 1.4.1 Land Use ........................................................................................... 1-10 1.4.2 Population......................................................................................... 1-12 1.4.3 Employment ..................................................................................... 1-14 1.4.4 Future Development ....................................................................... 1-16 1.4.5 Roadway Inventory......................................................................... 1-24 1.4.6 Intersections...................................................................................... 1-33 1.4.7 Pedestrian Facilities......................................................................... 1-36 1.4.8 Bicycle Facilities ............................................................................... 1-36 1.4.9 Public Transportation...................................................................... 1-37 1.4.10 Air/Rail/Water/Pipeline............................................................... 1-43 1.4.11 Emergency and Evacuation Routes............................................... 1-49 CVO\063130044 III CONTENTS CONTINUED 2 Plans and Policies Review ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Federal............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2.1 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) ....................... 2-1 2.2.2 Siuslaw National Forest Road Analysis Report ............................ 2-2 2.3 State of Oregon................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.1 Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) .............................................. 2-2 2.3.2 Oregon Transportation Plan (2006)................................................. 2-3 2.3.3 Oregon Highway Plan (1999)........................................................... 2-3 2.3.4 Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (1995) ................................... 2-4 2.3.5 Oregon Aviation Plan (2000)............................................................ 2-4 2.3.6 Oregon Rail Plan (2001) .................................................................... 2-4 2.3.7 Oregon Public Transportation Plan (1997)..................................... 2-4 2.3.8 Access Management Rule (OAR 734-051)...................................... 2-4 2.3.9 Freight Moves the Oregon Economy (1999) .................................. 2-5 2.3.10 Airport Layout Plan, Newport Municipal Airport (DRAFT 2005)................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.11 Proposed Oregon Coast Highway Corridor Master Plan (1995) ................................................................................................. 2-5 2.3.12 Pacific Coast Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan for US 101 in Oregon (1997) ................................................................. 2-5 2.3.13 US 20/OR 34 Newport to Sweet Home Interim Corridor Strategy (1998).................................................................................. 2-6 2.3.14 Portland to Lincoln City Corridor: Interim Corridor Strategy, Oregon Highways 99W and 18, I-5 to US 101 (1997).................. 2-6 2.4 Lincoln County Jurisdictions ......................................................................... 2-6 2.5 Lincoln County Ports ...................................................................................... 2-7 2.6 Lincoln County ................................................................................................ 2-7 2.6.1 Lincoln County Code ........................................................................ 2-7 2.6.2 Lincoln County Bicycle Plan (1992)............................................... 2-10 2.6.3 Lincoln County Transportation System Plan (Draft, 1999)........ 2-10 3 Existing Conditions and Needs ................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Existing Roadway Conditions and Needs ................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Interface Between County and City Roads..................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes .......................................... 3-4 3.1.3 Study Intersections and Raw Traffic Counts................................... 3-5 3.1.4 Operational Analysis of Existing Conditions.................................. 3-7 3.1.5 Safety Analysis .................................................................................... 3-9 3.1.6 State and Local Transportation Scheduled Improvements......... 3-31 3.1.7 Bridge Conditions and Needs ......................................................... 3-35 3.1.8 Pavement Conditions and Needs ................................................... 3-35 3.2 Existing Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Conditions and Needs.........