Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan Updated: May 2009 Amended: February 2012 Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council KLICKITAT COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Updated: May 2009 Amended: February 2012 Prepared by: Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council PO Box 1366 Vancouver, WA 98666-1366 (360) 397-6067 February 2012 Amendment Page ii: List of amendment RTP changes. Page vi: The Klickitat County Transportation Policy Committee Members were updated to reflect current committee members. Page 12: The Growth in Klickitat County section was updated to reflect 2010 demographics including population, housing units and BEA employment data. Page 22: Update Bridge section to reflect the completion of the Type, Size, and Location phase of the SR-35 Columbia River Crossing project. Page 26: Update to show change to Dock Grade Road, moving to one-way uphill with no trucks. Pages 37-40: Updated Chapter 5 to reflect updated System Improvement Needs. Improvement Needs updates include: 1) Remove SR-142 Bowman Grade Project (completed), 2) revised Bingen Point Access project description, and 3) add SR-197/Dock Road intersection improvement. Page 43: Updated RTP Update Process section to reflect the 2012 Update elements and next anticipated update to the RTP. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page Title Page ...................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... iii List of Figures and Tables..............................................................................................v Klickitat County Transportation Policy Committee .................................................... vi 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Vision ............................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 1 Goals ............................................................................................................................. 1 Transportation Strategy ................................................................................................. 2 Guidelines and Principles ..............................................................................................2 Scope ............................................................................................................................. 3 Transportation Issues Addressed in RTP ...................................................................... 3 Statutory Requirements ................................................................................................. 4 Intergovernmental Coordination – RTP Development Process .................................... 7 Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan: Work Plan ....................................... 8 Outline of RTP Chapters ............................................................................................... 8 2 LAND USE, GROWTH, AND TRANSPORTATION 11 Land Use and Transportation ...................................................................................... 11 Growth and Development ........................................................................................... 12 General Land Use in Klickitat County ........................................................................ 13 Planned Land Use ....................................................................................................... 13 Population and Employment Forecast ........................................................................ 14 Demographic and Travel Trends ................................................................................ 14 3 IDENTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS 19 Current Functional Classification of the Regional Roadway System ......................... 19 Designation of the RTP Regional Transportation System .......................................... 20 Growth in Traffic Volumes ......................................................................................... 24 Future Travel Demand ................................................................................................ 24 Levels of Service......................................................................................................... 24 Level of Service Standard ........................................................................................... 25 Capacity Analysis ....................................................................................................... 26 Safety Analysis ........................................................................................................... 26 Preservation and Maintenance Need ........................................................................... 27 Enhancement Need ..................................................................................................... 28 Economic Development Need .................................................................................... 28 iii Chapter Page 4 FINANCIAL PLAN 29 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 29 Accomplishments Since Last RTP .............................................................................. 29 Revenue Sources ......................................................................................................... 29 Revenue Allocation ..................................................................................................... 35 Projected Transportation Revenues and Expenditures ............................................... 35 5 SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT AND STRATEGY PLAN 37 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 37 Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 37 Preservation................................................................................................................. 37 Improvements ............................................................................................................. 38 Miscellaneous Strategies and Solutions ...................................................................... 38 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 39 6 PERFORMANCE MONITORING 41 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 41 Safety .......................................................................................................................... 41 Capacity Analysis ....................................................................................................... 41 Preservation and Maintenance .................................................................................... 41 Special Studies ............................................................................................................ 41 7 PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 43 Public Involvement in Regional Transportation Planning Process ............................. 43 RTP Implementation ................................................................................................... 43 RTP Update Process ................................................................................................... 43 A APPENDICES 45 Glossary ...................................................................................................................... 46 Functional Class Map ................................................................................................. 47 iv List of Figures and Tables Figure/Table Page Figure 1-1 Klickitat County Vicinity Map ............................................................................ 3 Figure 1-2 RTC Agency Structure ......................................................................................... 7 Figure 1-3 RTP Development Process .................................................................................. 8 Figure 2-1 Land Use/Transportation Cycle ......................................................................... 11 Figure 2-2 Growth in Klickitat County, 1980 to 2000 ........................................................ 12 Figure 2-3 Population, Housing, & Employment, 1980 to Forecast 2025 .......................... 14 Table 2-1 Klickitat County Residents Employed in Other Counties ................................. 15 Figure 2-4 Registered Vehicles and Population .................................................................. 16 Table 2-2 Klickitat County Population, Housing, and Vehicle Registration ..................... 16 Table 2-3 1990 and 2000 Census: Journey to Work Comparison ..................................... 17 Table 3-1 Klickitat County Railroad Crossings ................................................................. 23 Table 3-2 Traffic Volumes ................................................................................................. 23 Table 3-3 Deficient Capacity Segments ............................................................................. 25 Table 3-4 Deficient Safety Segments ................................................................................