Wallowa County Transportation System Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERI: INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1-1 PLANNINGAREA ........................................................................ 1-1 PLANNINGPROCESS ................................................................... 1-1 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ............................................................................ 1-2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................ 1-2 REVIEW AND INVENTORY OF EXISTING PLANS. POLICIES. AND PUBLIC FACILITIES ......................... 1-2 FUTURE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEMANDS .....................................................: ..... 1-3 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS ................................................. 1-3 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN ........................................................................ 1-3 FUNDING OPTIONS ...................................................................................... 1-3 RELATED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 1-3 SMALL CITY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLANS .......................................................... 1-4 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE PLAN ........................................................ 1-5 CORRIDOR STRATEGIES ................................................................................. 1-5 OTHERSTATEPLANS .................................................................... 1-5 CHAPTER 2: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................... 2-1 OVERALL TRANSPORTATION GOAL ..................................................... 2-1 Goal 1 ................................................................................ 2-1 Goal 2 ................................................................................ 2-1 Goal 3 ................................................................................ 2-2 Goal 4 ................................................................................ 2-2 Goal 5 ................................................................................ 2-2 Goal 6 ................................................................................. 2-3 Goal 7 ................................................................................ 2-3 CHAPTER 3: CURRENT CONDITIONS ..................................................... 3-1 TRAFFIC VOLUMES .................................................................... 3-1 DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES ................................................... 3-5 TRAVEL MODE DISTRIBUTION .......................................................... 3-6 ACCIDENT ANALYSIS .................................................................. 3-6 CHAPTER 4: TRAVEL FORECASTS ....................................................... 4-1 LAND USE ............................................................................. 4-1 POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS .......................................... 4-2 HIGHWAY SYSTEM CAPACITY .......................................................... 4-5 CHAPTER 5: ROADWAY STANDARDS .................................................... 5-1 BOC approved July 2. 2001 VERSIONS.06/04/2001 1 r Wallowa County Transportation System Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXISTINGROADWAYSTANDARDS ..................................................... 5-1 WALLOWA COUNTY RURAL STANDARDS ............................................... 5-1 ACCESSMANAGEMENT ................................................................ 5-3 CHAPTER 6: IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ................................................... 6-1 EVALUATIONCRITERIA ................................................................ 6-1 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS .................... 6-2 IMPROVEMENTOPTIONS ............................................................... 6-2 CHAPTER 7: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN .......................................... 7-1 ROADWAYSYSTEM .................................................................... 7-1 STATE HIGHWAYS .....................................................................7-2 COUNTY ROADS ....................................................................... 7-9 PRIVATE ROADS ...................................................................... 7-12 USFS ROADS ..................................................................... 7-13 PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM ................................................................. 7-15 BIKEWAYSYSTEM .................................................................... 7-15 PUBLICTRANSPORTATION ............................................................ 7-18 RAIL SERVICE ........................................................................ 7-19 AIRSERVICE ......................................................................... 7-21 PIPELINESERVICE .................................................................... 7-22 WATER TRANSPORTATION ............................................................ 7-23 SUMMARY OF PROJECTS .............................................................. 7-23 CHAPTER 8: FUNDING OPTIONS AND FINANCIAL PLAN .................................. 8-1 HISTORICAL ROADIMPROVEMENT FUNDING SOURCES .................................. 8-1 TRANSPORTATIONREVENUE OUTLOOK ..................................................... 8-2 REVENUE SOURCES .................................................................... 8-3 PROPERTYTAXES ...................................................................... 8-3 SYSTEMDEVELOPMENT CHARGES ......................................................... 8-4 STATEGAS TAXES ...................................................................... 8-4 LOCALGAS TAXES ..................................................................... 8-5 VEHICLEREGISTRATION FEES ............................................................8-5 LOCALIMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ......................................................... 8-5 GRANTSAND LOANS.................................................................... 8-5 ODOT FUNDINGOPTIONS ............................................................... 8-7 FINANCING TOOLS ..................................................................... 8-8 GENERALOBLIGATION BONDS ............................................................ 8-8 BOC approved July 2. 2001 VERSION 5 .06/04/2001 2 Wallma County Transportation System Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDICES A. REVIEWOF EXISTINGPLANS AND POLICIES B. EXISTINGROAD INVENTORY @. POTENTIALDEVELOPMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS D. TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEM MA~NTENANCE PLAN BOC approved July 2,2001 VERSION 5 - 06/04/2001 3 Wallma County Transportation System Plan LIST OF TABLES Level of Service Criteria for Two-Lane Highway .......................................3-2 Level of Service Criteria for Arterial and Collector Roads ................................3-3 Summary of Operations on Two-Lane Highways .......................................3-4 Summary of Operations at Critical Intersections ........................................ 3-4 Departure to Work Distribution .....................................................3-5 Journey to Work Trips .............................................................3-6 Historic Accident Rates for State Highways ...........................................3-7 Accident Summaries for Highways 82.3.350. and 35 1 ..................................3-7 Wallowa County Population Trends .................................................. 4-1 Potential Development Impact Analysis Summary ......................................4-2 Historic Growth Rates on State Highways ............................................. 4-4 Summary of Operations on Rural Highway Segments ................................... 4-5 Summary of Operations at Representative Intersections ..................................4-6 Recommended Rural Roadway Design Standards .......................................5-1 Recommended Access Management Standards ................................................. 5.4 Transportation Improvement Options: Recommendation Summary ........................6-4 State Highway Pavement Conditions ................................................. 7-4 State Highway Bridge Inventory Summary .................................................... 7.4 Oregon Highway 82 Corridor Plan Projects ............................................ 7-7 Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete Bridges ................................ 7-8 Wallowa County Five-Year Road Program ........................................... 7-12 Recommended Roadway System Projects ............................................ 7-23 Sources of Road Revenues by Jurisdiction by Level ..................................... 8-1 LIST OF FIGURES No. Title Follows Page 1. 1 . Wallowa County Planning Area .....................................................1-2 5- 1. Recommended Rural Roadway Standards .............................................5-2 8.1 . State Highway Fund ..............................................................8-1 BOC approved July 2. 2001 VERSION 5 .06/04/2001 4 Wallowa County Transportation System Plan CmER1: INTRODUCTION The Wallowa County Transportation System Plan (TSP) guides the management of existing transportation facilities and the design and implementation of future facilities for the next 20 years. This Transportation System Plan constitutes the transportation element of the County's Comprehensive Plan and satisfies the requirements