Deschutes County Transportation System Plan 2010 - 2030 Adopted by Ordinance 2012-005 August 6, 2012 By The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners EXHIBIT C ORDINANCE 2012-005 Page 1 of 268 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ...................................................................................................... 10 Chapter One Introduction ...................................................................................................................................30 1.1 Geographic Setting .......................................................................................................30 1.2 Transportation Planning ..............................................................................................31 Goal 12 .....................................................................................................................31 Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) ..................................................................31 TPR Requirements for Deschutes County ......................................................33 1.3 Major Changes Since the Adoption of the 1998 Plan ...........................................35 Regional Growth and Destination Resorts ......................................................35 Urban Growth and County Coordination .......................................................36 Public Transportation ...........................................................................................36 Financial Impacts ....................................................................................................37 State Transportation Changes ............................................................................37 1.4 Updating the Transportation System Plan ..............................................................38 Review of Existing Plans, Policies and Standards ............................................39 Population and Employment Forecasts .............................................................40 Determining Transportation Needs ..................................................................40 Other Roadway Needs .........................................................................................40 Public Transportation Needs ..............................................................................40 Bikeway Needs .......................................................................................................41 Pedestrian Needs ...................................................................................................41 Transportation System Plan ................................................................................41 Financing Plan ..........................................................................................................41 Chapter Two Inventory and Background ..............................................................................................................42 2.1 Existing Transportation Goals and Objectives .....................................................42 Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan ..........................................................42 Deschutes County Major Roads Capital Improvement Plan .......................43 Deschutes County Pavement Management .....................................................43 Deschutes County Bicycle Master Plan ............................................................43 City of Bend Transportation System Plan ........................................................47 City of Bend Municipal Airport Master Plan ....................................................48 City of Redmond Transportation System Plan ...............................................48 Redmond Municipal Airport Master Plan .........................................................50 City of Sisters Transportation System Plan .....................................................50 Oregon Transportation Plan ...............................................................................51 Oregon Highway Plan ...........................................................................................51 EXHIBIT C ORDINANCE 2012-005 Page 2 of 268 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program .........................................55 Oregon Aviation System Plan .............................................................................59 Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan ..................................................................59 2.2 Existing Transportation System and Current Needs. .........................................61 Existing Road System ............................................................................................61 Types of Roads in Deschutes County ...............................................................61 Road System Configuration .................................................................................63 Road Functional Classifications ...........................................................................64 Highways/Principals Arterials ..............................................................................66 Rural Arterials ........................................................................................................71 Federal Forest Highways ......................................................................................75 Rural Collectors .....................................................................................................76 Traffic Control Devices ........................................................................................79 Performance Standards.........................................................................................80 Traffic Volumes ......................................................................................................85 Safety Analysis.........................................................................................................87 Pavement Type/Condition ...................................................................................91 Road and Street Standards ..................................................................................92 Bridge Condition ....................................................................................................94 Bicycle Facilities ......................................................................................................94 Bikeway Maps .........................................................................................................97 Typical Bikeway Design Standards .....................................................................97 Pedestrian Sidewalks/Walkways .........................................................................99 Public Transportation ...........................................................................................99 Transportation Demand Management ........................................................... 105 Railroad ................................................................................................................. 106 Motor Freight/Trucking ..................................................................................... 107 Air Transportation ............................................................................................. 107 Public-Use Airports ............................................................................................ 109 Private-Use Airports and Heliports ................................................................ 111 Waterborne Transportation ............................................................................ 111 Pipeline Transportation ..................................................................................... 111 2.3 Existing Land Use, Population, Employment ...................................................... 112 Analysis of Existing Land Uses and Vacant Lands ........................................ 112 Current Land Use Patterns .............................................................................. 112 Unincorporated Communities ......................................................................... 112 MUA-10 and RR-10 Exception Areas ............................................................ 115 Development Constraints ................................................................................. 116 Other Development Areas ............................................................................... 118 Population ............................................................................................................. 118 Employment ......................................................................................................... 119 EXHIBIT C ORDINANCE 2012-005 Page 3 of 268 Chapter Three Transportation Forecast ............................................................................................................... 123 3.1 General Background ................................................................................................ 123 3.2 Traffic Forecast ......................................................................................................... 124 Future Traffic Conditions .................................................................................. 125 Deschutes County Roads ................................................................................. 125 State Highways .................................................................................................... 128 Chapter Four Transportation Needs Analysis 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