STUDY REPORT December 4, 2020 Prepared for This study was prepared with financial support from the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program. 10419 | Prepared by Iteris, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Project Overview and Purpose and Corridor Plan Guidelines .......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1. Corridor Definition ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.2. Study Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1.3. Corridor Plan Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2. Statewide Goals and Requirements, Ventura County Transportation Plans, and Sustainability Initiatives Overview .................................................... 4 1.3. US 101 Communities Connected Goals, Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.4. US 101 Communities Connected Process ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1. Land Use and Demographics ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1. Development ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1.2. Open Space and Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.3. Primary Land Uses ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.4. Population and Employment ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.5. Disadvantaged Communities ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2. Travel Market ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2.1. Commute Mode Choice ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.2. Commute Time ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 2.2.3. Travel Patterns ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 2.3. Freeway .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.4. Arterial/Local Streets ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.4.1. Arterials with Highest Daily Volumes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.5. Transit and Active Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 2.5.1. Transit and Rail ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 2.5.2. Active Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 2.6. Safety .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 2.6.1. Study Area Collisions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.6.2. US 101 Freeway ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.6.3. Corridor Arterials ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 VCTC US 101 Communities Connected Study | i 2.6.4. Pedestrian and Bike Collision Locations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.7. Existing Challenges ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 3 FUTURE CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1. Land Use Demographics ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 3.1.1. Potential Areas of Future Land Use Intensification ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.2. Efficient Land Use Indicators ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.1.3. Population and Employment ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.2. Travel Market ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 3.3. Freeway and Arterials/Local Streets ............................................................................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.1. Freeway ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3.2. Arterial/Local Streets ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.4. Transit and Active Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 3.4.1. Transit and Rail ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 3.4.2. Active Transportation