DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES, m TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. .. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................ .v~i.. GROWTH FORECASTS ...................................................................................................... VII... STREET CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS ..................................................................... vu... ACCESS MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................. viil... STREET IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................... .vlll... BICYCLE PLAN ............... :... .................................;.. ....................................................... .vm PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM ......................................................................................................... ix PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION............................................................................................. ix RAIL SERVICE ....................................................................................................................... ix AIR SERVICE .......................................................................................................................... ix TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ......................................................... ix CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATES AND FUNDING ................................................ x CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1-1 CHAPTER 2: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN REQUIREMENTS .................................2-1 GOAL 12............................................................................................................................ 2-1 THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RULE ........................................................... 2-1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 2-2 Transportation Planning Rule Requirements for John Day and Canyon City. ....... 2-2 OREGON TRANSPORTATION PLAN ........................................................................... 2-3 Inventory .................................................................................................................... 2-3 . Mlnlmum Levels of Service by 2012 ......................................................................... 2-3 Grant County - John Day and Canyon City Area Comprehensive Plan .................2-5 CHAPTER 3: THE PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................. 3-1 DEVELOPING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN ..............................................3-1 Community Involvement ..........................................................................................3-1 Review and Inventory of Existing Plans, Policies, and Public Facilities ...................3-2 Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................. 3-2 Future Transportation System Demands ..................................................................3-2 Transportation System Alternatives ..........................................................................3-2 Transportation System Plan ......................................................................................3-2 Capital Improvement Program and Funding Options ..............................................3-3 THE PLANNING AREA .....................................................................................................3-3 ... CHAPTER 4: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES........................................... i.. .... ,................. i.. -1.. ........-4-1 John Day and Canyon City TSP rev. 3 December 1996 1 CHAPTER 5: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INVENTORY .................................................... 5-1 STREET SYSTEM ................................................................................................................5-1 State Highways ........................................................................................................... 5-1 Arterial Roadways ..................................................................................................... 5-4 Collector Roadways .................................................................................................. 5-4 BIKEWAYS ............................................................................................................................ 5-5 PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 5-5 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................... 5-5 RAIL SERVICE ..................................................................................................................... 5-6 AIR SERVICE ........................................................................................................................ 5-6 WATER SERVICE ................................................................................................................ 5-6 PIPELINE SERVICE ............................................................................................................. 5-6 CHAPTER 6: CURRENT TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS .............................................. 6-1 1995 TRAFFIC VOLUMES .................................................................................................. 6-1 Average Daily Traffic................................................................................................ 6-1 Weekday PM Peak Hour Volumes ........................................................................... 6-1 Through Traffic ......................................................................................................... 6-1 Hourly Traffic Patterns ............................................................................................. 6-2 1995 Street Capacity ................................................................................................... 6-2 ACCIDENT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 6-3 CHAPTER 7: TRAVEL FORECASTS ............................................................................................ 7-1 HISTORIC HIGHWAY GROWTH TRENDS ................................................................. 7-1 EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE 7-1 . ............................................................................ Existing Population .................................................................................................... 7-1 Year 2005 Population ................................................................................................. 7-2 Year 2015 Population ................................................................................................. 7-3 Year 2005 Employment ............................................................................................. 7-3 Year 2015 Employment ............................................................................................. 7-3 TRAFFIC FORECASTING PROCESS .............................................................................. 7-3 Through Traffic ......................................................................................................... 7-4 Locally Generated Traffic .......................................................................................... 7-4 Total Traffic ............................................................................................................... 7-4 CHAPTER 8: ALTERNATIVE STREET SYSTEM ANALYSIS ................................................... 8-1 EVALUATION CRITERIA ................................................................................................. 8-1 ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION .....................................................................................8-2 No Build Alternative ................................................................................................. 8-2 Alternative 1............................................................................................................... 8-2 Alternative 2 ...............................................................................................................8-3 Alternative 3 ...............................................................................................................8-3 .. Alternative 4 ................................................ ...............................................................8-4 Alternative 5 ............................................................................................................... 8-4 John Day and Canyon City TSP rev . 3 December 1996 Alternative 6 ............................................................................................................... 8-4 Alternative 7 ...............................................................................................................8-4 CHAPTER 9: THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN ........................................................ 9-1 STREET CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS ..................................................................... 9-1 Residential Streets ...................................................................................................... 9-1 Collector Streets ........................................................................................................