Transportation Choices 3 MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE | MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT AND GOODS Introduction Facilities Snapshot This chapter organizes the transportation system into two categories: movement of people, and movement of freight and goods. Movement of people encompasses active transportation, transit, rail, air, and automobiles. Movement of freight and goods encompasses rail, marine cargo, air, vehicles, and pipelines. 3 Three Airports: one commercial, two Community Consistent with federal legislation (23 CFR 450.306) and Washington State Legislation (RCW 47.80.030), the regional transportation system includes: 23 Twenty-three Fixed Transit Routes ▶All state-owned transportation facilities and services (highways, park-and-ride lots, etc); 54 Fifty-Four Miles of Multi-Use Trails ▶All local principal arterials and selected minor arterials the RTPO considers necessary to the plan; 2.1 Multi- ▶Any other transportation facilities and services, existing and Two Vehicles per Household* proposed, including airports, transit facilities and services, roadways, Modal rail facilities, marine transportation facilities, pedestrian/bicycle Transport facilities, etc., that the RTPO considers necessary to complete the 5 regional plan; and Five Rail Lines System ▶Any transportation facility or service that fulfills a regional need or impacts places in the plan, as determined by the RTPO. 4 Four Ports *Source: US Census Bureau, 2014 ACS 5-year estimates. Chapter 3 | Transportation Choices 39 Figure 3-1: JourneyMode to ChoiceWork -ModeJourney Choice to Work in the RTPO, 2014 Movement of People Walk/ Bike, Public Transit, 2.2% Other, 4.3% People commute for a variety of reasons, and likewise, a variety of 1.2% ways. This section includes active transportation, transit, passenger Carpooled, 12.6% rail, passenger air, and passenger vehicles. While commuting to work is just one facet of the transportation of people, it does provide an overview of how people travel. Journey to Work Journey to Work is data from the US Census, which provides commuting characteristics for workers 16 years and over in the RTPO. Approximately Drove AloneHousehold, Vehicle Access Household Vehicle Access79.9% 3,203 80% of commuters drove alone according to the 2014 5-year estimates, Household Vehicle5% Access Source: US Census Bureau, 2014 ACS3,203 5-year estimates. 3,203 and over 12% carpooled (Figure 3-1). Household Vehicle Access 5% 19,436 5% 3,203 29% 19,436 1,441 HouseholdFigure 3-2: Vehicle Household Access Vehicle5% Access19,436 18,290 29% 6% Over 15% of workers have a 10 minute or less commute (Appendix Source: Source:3,203 US Census Bureau,1,441 2014 ACS 5-year29% estimates.7,704 1,441 27% 19,436 18,290 18,290 6% 5,834 B). Approximately 23% of workers commute for more than 30 minutes. 29%5% 32%27% 6% 7,704 1,441 7,704 24% 27% 5,834 18,290 5,834 19,436 32% 6% 32% 7,704 24% 27% 24% Household Vehicle Access 29% 1,441 5,834 32% 18,290 6% 24% In the two counties, the number of vehicles per household is around 7,704 27% 5,834 9,228 2.1, according to 2014 ACS 5-year estimates. However, approximately 32% 24% 38% 5% (5% in Benton, 6% in Franklin) of households have no vehicles 9,228 9,228 Benton Franklin 38% 25,696 County 38% available (Figure 3-2). This equates to approximately 4,600 households. County 9,228 39% 38% 25,696 25,696 39% 39% 9,228 No Vehicles25,696 Available 1 Vehicle Available 38% 39% No Vehicles Available 1No2 VehiclesVehicle Vehicles AvailableAvailable Available 13 orVehicle More AvailableVehicles Available 25,696 2 Vehicles Available 3 or More Vehicles Available No Vehicles Available39% 21 Vehicles Vehicle AvailableAvailable 3 or More Vehicles Available 2 Vehicles Available 3 or More Vehicles Available No Vehicles Available 1 Vehicle Available Transition2040 2 Vehicles Available 3 or More Vehicles Available 40 Historic Rates of Travel, Journey to Work Data Figure Journey3-4: Journey to Work to Work - Non - Historic-SOV Mode Non-SOV Choice Mode Choice 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% Figure 3-3: Journey toJourney Work -to Historic Work by Mode Mode Choice in the RTPO 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 100% 90% Carpooled Public Transit Walked Biked Other 80% } Source: US Census Bureau, 1-year Estimates, 2006-2015 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Drove alone Carpooled Public Transit Walked Biked Other Source: US Census Bureau, 1-year Estimates, 2006-2015 Chapter 3 | Transportation Choices 41 Active Transportation The Badger Mountain Trail System is part of the The Badger Active transportation is an umbrella term that refers to any human Mountain Centennial Preserve. The Preserve is a 650-acre park powered transportation mode, for example walking, biking, located in southern Richland, which is owned and managed by skateboarding, using a wheelchair, etc, and public transportation. The Benton County for conservation and non-motorized recreation. term is sometimes used to describe walking and biking, but it is Badger Mountain is open to hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian important to consider the other components of active transportation. uses facilitated by over eight miles of soft-surface trails anchored at two separate trailheads. The region has over 54 miles of shared use pathways. Figure 3-7 shows the multi-use paths, and a list with the pathway facilities by jurisdiction Other trails, pathways, and bicycle friendly streets, as well as cycling can be found in Appendix B. tips, can be found in the 2014 Cycling Tri-Cities map produced by the BFCG. Cycling Tri-Cities bike map is available to be downloaded onto The Sacagawea Heritage Trailis a 23 mile, asphalt bicycle and mobile devices through a commercial website known as Maplet for a pedestrian trail which parallels the Columbia River shore for small fee. It is also available as a free PDF. Access to both of these can approximately 10 miles, extending from the 1-182 bridge to Sacajawea be found at the BFCG website, or by clicking on the picture below. State Park lying at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. T A TURNING LEFT SAFELY: CAUTIONARY TALES Y L O • Like an auto. Signal and move into left lane and turn R Bikes on Buses left; or Most of the Sacagawea Heritage Trail is striped to divide travel F BRIDGES L A • Like a pedestrian. Ride straight to the far side If you would like to ride a bus while traveling T Travel issues across two local bridges merit attention. «¬240 S crosswalk, then walk your bike across. H R with your bicycle, you can do so with payment of ORN RAPIDS RD The Blue Bridge: As indicated on the map, there is a multi-use path a regular fare. Ben Franklin Transit has installed D on the east side of the bridge. It is recommended bikes be walked Rattlesnake RD NORTH GLADE AVOIDING COLLISIONS bike racks on all buses, providing a convenient across the Blue Bridge. lanes. There are periodic entry/exit access points connecting the Mountain COLUMBIA RIVER RD • Motorists’ failure to yield the way to bike-and-ride. You may load and unload HARRINGTON RD right-of-way causes 1/3 of all bike/ The Cable Bridge: The bridge has multi-use pathways on both D your bicycle at any bus stop between 6 a.m. SELPH LANDING R car collisions. Don’t be taken sides where bikes may be ridden. STEVENS DR STEVENS and 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on N RAILROAD AVE unprepared if a vehicle pulls out pathway to local access roads in residential, commercialSaturdays. There is no Sunday or majorand holiday in front of you from a stop sign or a left turn. The ROUNDABOUTS service. Schedules are such that transfers can SAINT ST best way to avoid accidents of this type is to ride in a R Two local roundabouts should be approached with caution. These be accomplished at transit centers or transfer I V Richland straight line and stay where the motorist expects to E N ROAD 68 CLARK RD locations are: the intersection of Keene Road/ Bombing Range points with minimal or no delay. «¬225 R RUPERT RD FALLON DR DENT RD see traffic. Make yourself visible by wearing brightly «¬224 Road south of West Richland; and the intersection of Steptoe R ¤£395 D colored clothing. Make eye contact with drivers VAN GIESEN ST Street/Columbia Park Trail/SR 240 Bypass Off-Ramp between industrial areas of the City. The pathway leadsWashington users to several TER WELLS RD whenever possible to clarify your For further information call BFT at E FOS Richland and Kennewick. Both locations are marked with an BURNS RD West PARADISE WAY JONES RD OREGON AVE intent and also to verify their intent orange target icon on the map. land, and West Rich West and 735-5100 or visit their website at SANDIFUR PKWY To Prosser HWY GEORGE WASHINGTONWAY W COURT ST to yield. RE RichlandRichland www.bft.org. PI KEENE RD Yakima River Kennewick, Pasco, Richland Richland Pasco, Kennewick, M D E BURDEN BLVD • Cyclists’ failure to yield accounts 4 N DR THAYER ¨¦§182 A 4 C L for the other major cause of car/ IN KE O N D DESTINATIONS OF INTEREST municipal parks including Chiawana,for Wade,Map Guide Riverview,Bicycle A and also D N M L RD DEMOSS E DY A O RD Pasco M bike collision. Don’t ride out of O A E Four destinations of interest were identified by local cyclists: The §82 ARGENT RD R RD ¨¦ R G EN T R driveways without stopping, run red lights and stop ROAD100 PASCO-KAHLOTUS RD WELLSIAN WAY WELLSIAN E 7TH ST W 14TH ST C I USS Triton Submarine Memorial Park in north Richland; Sacajawea AL signs, or turn left in front of cars without checking for Columbia Park Trl A State Park and the Maya Lin sculpture in southeast Pasco; The §182 N STEPTOE ST VE traffic.