Porltand to Lake Oswego Transit and Trail Alternatives Background Report january 2006 PORTLAND TO LAKE OSWEGO TRANSIT AND TRAIL ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS DRAFT BACKGROUND REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary............................................................................................................................. i Introduction.................................................................................................................................. i Previous Transportation and Land Use Studies ...................................................................... ii Ongoing or Recently Completed Projects................................................................................. ii Adopted Transportation and Land Use Plans and Policies ...................................................iii Trail Studies and Plans.............................................................................................................. iv Willamette Shore Line Right-of-Way ...................................................................................... iv Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... v I. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1 II. Previous Transportation and Land Use Studies .................................................................. 3 Corridor-Wide Studies ............................................................................................................... 3 Draft Corridor Plan OR 43 Portland – West Linn .................................................................... 3 South Corridor Evaluation Report ............................................................................................ 5 Traffic Relief Options Study (Working Paper 9: Evaluation of Eight Pricing Options).......... 7 River Crossing............................................................................................................................. 2 Sellwood Bridge Conceptual Engineering Analysis for Light Rail Service............................. 2 South Willamette River Crossing Study Findings and Recommendations Report................... 3 Geographic Areas – South Waterfront/North Macadam........................................................ 4 A Framework Development Plan for the North Area Properties of the North Macadam District....................................................................................................................................... 4 North Macadam Parking and Transit Strategy.......................................................................... 5 Recommended North Macadam Plan ....................................................................................... 5 North Macadam District Street Design Standards and Criteria Plan Transportation Report ... 6 South Waterfront District Transportation Improvements Evaluation....................................... 7 Portland Aerial Tram Final Recommendations and Report...................................................... 8 Geographic Areas –John’s Landing........................................................................................ 10 South/North Transit Corridor Study Draft Findings Report, John’s Landing Design Options ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Geographic Areas – Lake Oswego........................................................................................... 13 Highway 43 Transit Center Alternatives Evaluation and Refinement Final Evaluation Report ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency East End Redevelopment Plan Update..................... 14 Summary.................................................................................................................................... 16 III. Ongoing or Recently Completed Transportation and Land Use Studies ........................ 18 Corridor Studies........................................................................................................................ 18 Milwaukie Light Rail Transit (South Corridor Phase 2) ........................................................ 18 Willamette River Crossing.......................................................................................................18 Sellwood Bridge Study and Environmental Assessment........................................................ 18 South Waterfront...................................................................................................................... 19 South Waterfront South Portal Project ................................................................................... 19 Lake Oswego.............................................................................................................................. 20 Lake Oswego to Portland Alternatives Analysis Draft Background Report January 10, 2006 City of Lake Oswego Downtown Transit Alternatives Advisory Committee (DTAAC) work ................................................................................................................................................. 20 City of Lake Oswego Transportation Management Plan for Downtown Neighborhoods...... 21 The Lake Oswego Foothills Design District Project and the Foothills Refinement Plan....... 21 Summary.................................................................................................................................... 22 IV. Adopted Transportation and Land Use Plans/Policies in the Corridor .......................... 24 Adopted State and Regional Plans .......................................................................................... 24 Oregon’s Statewide Planning Goals & Guidelines, Goal 15: Willamette River Greenway (OAR 660-015-0005).............................................................................................................. 24 Regional Framework Plan and Region 2040 Growth Concept Map ...................................... 25 2004 Regional Transportation Plan ........................................................................................ 26 Adopted Local Jurisdiction Comprehensive Land Use Plans and Transportation System Plans ........................................................................................................................................... 27 City of Portland Comprehensive Plan..................................................................................... 27 City of Portland Transportation System Plan ......................................................................... 28 City of Lake Oswego Comprehensive Plan............................................................................ 29 City of Lake Oswego Transportation System Plan................................................................. 30 Transportation System Plan for the Urban Pockets of Unincorporated Multnomah County . 31 Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan................................................................................ 32 Adopted Neighborhood and Special Purpose Plans .............................................................. 33 Willamette Greenway Plan ..................................................................................................... 33 River Renaissance Strategy..................................................................................................... 34 Portland’s Willamette River Atlas.......................................................................................... 35 South Portland Circulation Study Report and Recommendations.......................................... 39 Macadam Corridor Design Guidelines ................................................................................... 40 Southwest Hills Resource Protection Plan.............................................................................. 40 Corbett Terwilliger Lair Hill Policy Plan ............................................................................... 41 Scenic Resources Protection Plan........................................................................................... 42 Southwest Community Plan.................................................................................................... 42 Summary.................................................................................................................................... 43 V. Trails Studies and Plans ........................................................................................................... 45 Metropolitan Greenspaces Master Plan .................................................................................. 45 Regional Trails & Greenways................................................................................................. 45 Green Trails: Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Trails............................................... 46 Southwest Urban Trails Plan .................................................................................................. 46 Lake Oswego Trails and Pathways Master Plan..................................................................... 46 Summary...................................................................................................................................