& In Association with: Lima & Associates The Planning Center Harris Environmental Group, Inc. Cannon & Associates (A division of TranSystems Corporation) MMLA, Inc. Rillito Consulting Group May 2007 Final Report SR 77/ORACLE ROAD MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROFILE STUDY FINAL REPORT Prepared for Arizona Department of Transportation Prepared by TransCore ITS, Inc. and Morrison-Maierle, Inc. In Association With Lima & Associates The Planning Center Harris Environmental Group, Inc. TranSystems Corporation MMLA Rillito Consulting Group May 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1-1 1.2 STUDY PURPOSE 1-1 1.3 STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1-1 1.3.1 Goals 1-1 1.3.2 Objectives 1-3 1.4 STUDY OUTLINE AND PRODUCTS 1-3 1.5 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS 1-4 1.6 ACKOWLEDGMENTS 1-4 1.7 PROJECT TEAM 1-4 2. STUDIES, CONTACTS AND ISSUES 2-1 2.1 ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 2-1 2.1.1 ADOT 5-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program (FY 2003-2007) Airports and Highways 2-1 2.1.2 ADOT MoveAZ Plan - Phase I Report, August 2002, Cambridge Systematics 2-1 2.1.3 Arizona State Highway Access Policy and Legislation Study, Lima & Associates, DMJM-Harris, March 2001 2-4 2.1.4 Final Design Concept Report, Shoulder Widening Tucson-Oracle Junction Highway (SR 77) River Road to Ina Road, Pima County, Arizona (Tracs No. 077 PM 072 H 6000 01-L, Project No. S 077-A-201), Johnson-Brittain & Associates, Revised April 30, 2002 2-4 2.1.5 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, Ina Road to Pusch View Lane, Project 77 PM 74 H5257 01 C, ADOT Roadway Predesign Section, April 2000 2-4 2.1.6 Final Project Assessment, SR 77 at Hardy Road, Oro Valley (TRACS No. 077 PM 076 H 4458 01C), SFC, May 1997 2-5 2.1.7 Location and Design Study for Tangerine Road, Avra Valley to First Avenue, SBP-483-302 PE, Parsons Brinckerhoff, December 1988 2-5 2.1.8 Tucson-Globe-Holbrook Multimodal Corridor Profile Study Final Report and Executive Summary, Leigh, Scott, & Cleary, Inc., September 8, 1998 2-5 2.1.9 US 89 Access Control Study, JHK & Associates, May 1991 2-6 2.1.10 Initial Project Assessment, SR 77, Calle Concordia to Tangerine Road, TRACS No. 077 PM 077 H5459 01L, AZTEC Engineering, March 2003 2-8 2.1.11 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, Junctional Miracle Mile to Ina Road, Project 77 PM 69 H5256 01C, Roadway Predesign Section, June 2000 2-8 SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007 Final Report Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 2. STUDIES, CONTACTS AND ISSUES (Continued) 2-1 2.1.12 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, First Avenue-Tangerine Road, Project 77 PM 79 H4203 01C, Roadway Predesign Section, December 1996 2-8 2.1.13 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, Biosphere II Conference Center, Project 77 PN 096 H 3024 01C, RS Engineering, Inc., November 1991 2-8 2.1.14 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, Willow Springs to Oracle, Project 77 PN 95 H3995 01C, ADOT Roadway Predesign Section, June 1995 2-9 2.1.15 Final Project Assessment, SR 77, Junction SR 79 to Oracle, Project 77 PN 92 H493101 01C, ADOT Roadway Predesign Section, January 2001 2-9 2.1.16 Final Project Assessment, SR 77 at Pinto Lane, Catalina, Project 77 PN 87 H4457 01C, Stantech Consulting, June 2, 1997 2-9 2.1.17 ADOT Statewide Plan Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure, ADOT Intermodal Transportation Division Technology Group, December 2002 2-9 2.1.18 Miscellaneous ADOT Project Assessments 2-10 2.1.19 Oracle Highway (SR 77) Bicycle Safety Shoulders Improvement Project, Transportation Enhancement Proposal, August 23, 2002 2-10 2.2 PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (PAG) REGIONAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS 2-10 2.2.1 2030 Regional Transportation Plan, as Amended, Pima Association of Governments, Adopted June 29, 2005 2-10 2.2.2 PAG ITS Strategic Deployment Plan, Pima Association of Governments, 1996 2-11 2.2.3 PAG ITS Strategic Deployment Plan – Progress Update, Pima Association of Governments, February 1998 2-11 2.2.4 PAG Regional Plan for Bicycling, Pima Association of Governments, 2000 2-11 2.2.5 PAG Regional Pedestrian Plan, Pima Association of Governments, July 2000 2-11 2.2.6 PAG, 1995-2000 Regional Transportation System Performance Assessment, Pima Association of Governments, 2-12 2.2.7 PAG Transportation Improvement Program (2007-2011 TIP), Pima Association of Governments 2-12 2.2.8 PAG Intermodal Management System Study, Parsons Brinckerhoff, September 1995 2-12 2.3 CAAG REGIONAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 2-13 SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007 Final Report Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 2. STUDIES, CONTACTS AND ISSUES (Continued) 2-1 2.4 PINAL COUNTY PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 2-13 2.4.1 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan 2001, Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission, December 6, 2001 2-13 2.4.2. Pinal County Transportation Plan Final Report, 2000 Update, Lima & Associates, September 2000 2-14 2.4.3 Southern Pinal County Regional Transportation Plan, Entranco, Inc., April 2003 2-14 2.5 TOWN OF ORO VALLEY PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 2-15 2.5.1 Focus 2020 Oro Valley General Plan and Transit Amendment, 1996, Town of Oro Valley 2-15 2.5.2 Transit Development Plan, Fiscal Years 2003-2012, Town of Oro Valley, November 2002 2-15 2.5.3 Final Location Report, La Cañada Drive Extension, Tangerine Road to Moore Road, Curtis Lueck & Associates, July 28, 1999 2-15 2.5.4 Implementation of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, Annual Report, Town of Oro Valley, Department of Public Works, April 2002 2-16 2.5.5 Traffic Impact Study for the Oro Valley Town Center Development, DMJM Harris, April 2002 2-17 2.5.6 Oro Valley Trails Task Force Report, Oro Valley Trails Task Force, November 2002 2-18 2.5.7 Traffic Impact Analysis for Rancho Vistoso Neighborhoods 3 and 4, Kimley-Horn and Associates, May 2000 2-19 2.5.8 Traffic Impact Study Steam Pump Ranch, Stantec Consulting, February 26, 2001 2-19 2.5.9 Oracle Road Corridor Study, Calle Concordia to Rancho Vistoso Boulevard, March 3, 2003, Final Draft Report 2-19 2.6 CITY OF TUCSON PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 2-20 2.6.1 Oracle-South Sixth Corridor Study, Parsons Brinckerhoff, September 1991, Executive Summary and Final Report 2-20 2.7 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE STUDY CORRIDOR 2-21 2.7.1 El Tour De Tucson Route Map, 2001 2-21 2.7.2 Oracle Road/Linda Vista Boulevard Traffic Impact Analysis Report, Revision One, PFS Traffic Engineering, LLC, December 20, 1999 2-21 SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007 Final Report Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 2. STUDIES, CONTACTS AND ISSUES (Continued) 2-1 2.7.3 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Traffic Impact Analysis Report, PFS Traffic Engineering, LLC, February 8, 2002 2-22 2.8 KEY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS 2-22 2.8.1 Pima Association of Governments 2-22 2.8.2 Pima County 2-23 2.8.3 City of Tucson 2-24 2.8.4 Arizona Department of Transportation, Tucson District 2-25 2.8.5 Town of Oro Valley 2-25 2.8.6 Pinal County 2-27 2.9 KEY ISSUES 2-27 2.9.1 Planned Developments 2-27 2.9.2 Transit Issues 2-28 2.9.3 Bike and Pedestrian Issues 2-28 2.9.4 Access Issues 2-29 3. SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 3-1 3.1 EXISTING AND PROJECTED POPULATION 3-1 3.2 EMPLOYMENT LEVELS 3-1 3.3 TITLE VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS 3-1 4. PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 4-1 4.1 GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION, AND CHARACTER OF THE CORRIDOR 4-1 4.2 WILDLIFE 4-1 4.3 SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES AND HABITATS 4-1 4.4 NATIONAL PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND WILDLIFE REFUGES 4-3 4.5 WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 4-3 4.6 WILDERNESS AREAS 4-5 4.7 UNIQUE WATERS AND SOLE SOURCE AQUIFERS 4-5 4.8 LAKES, RIVERS, CREEKS, AND WETLANDS 4-7 4.9 VISUAL RESOURCES 4-13 4.9.1 Definitions of Scenic Classes 4-13 SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007 Final Report Page iv TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 4. PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (Continued) 4-1 4.10 AIR QUALITY ATTAINMENT 4-13 4.10.1 Carbon Monoxide 4-13 4.10.2 Ozone 4-15 4.10.3 Particulate Matter 4-15 4.10.4 Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide 4-15 4.11 BLM AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN 4-16 4.12 CULTURAL RESOURCES 4-16 4.12.1 National Register of Historical Places (NRHP) Properties 4-16 4.12.2 Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites Not List on the NRHP 4-16 4.12.3 Cemeteries 4-17 4.13 SECTION 4(f) LANDS 4-17 4.13.1 Public Parks and Recreation Areas 4-17 4.13.2 Public School Facilities 4-18 4.14 NOISE QUALITY 4-18 5. EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND CONDITIONS 5-1 5.1 STATE MAINTAINED HIGHWAYS 5-1 5.1.1 Functional Classification 5-1 5.1.2 Roadway Geometrics 5-1 5.1.3 Right-of-Way (ROW) 5-1 5.1.4 Pavement Type and Condition 5-6 5.1.5 Structures 5-6 5.1.6 Drainage 5-6 5.1.7 Terrain 5-14 5.1.8 Posted Speed Limit 5-14 5.1.9 Traffic Data 5-14 5.1.10 Traffic Crash Summary 5-16 5.1.11 SR 77 Access Points and Crashes 5-22 5.2 TRANSIT SYSTEM AND SERVICE 5-23 5.2.1 Sun Tran Transit Service 5-23 5.2.2 Paratransit Services 5-26 SR 77/Oracle Road Multimodal Corridor Profile Study May 2007 Final Report Page v TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 5.