S TUDY O VERVIEW , F INDINGS , S URVEY R ESULTS J OINT URMDAC AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

STUDY OVERVIEW, FINDINGS, SURVEY RESULTS JOINT URMDAC AND RROMAC

February 15, 2017

“…evaluate the long-term transportation strategies and investments needed to sustain the county’s economic health and quality of life in the coming decades”

2013 Legislative charge

Public

• Online open houses and community

briefings

Advisory Committee

• Advised project team throughout the

study

Agency Coordination

• Reviewed approach and analysis

Public process shaped study

Our Past: Growth and transition

• Grew faster than predicted
• Much more ethnically diverse
• Land use plans responded to

changing community values and economic conditions

• Implemented transportation funding

strategies

Our Future: Urban form takes hold

• Growth scenarios based on
• Local plans and 2040

Growth Concept

• Urban and Rural

Reserves

• Changing demographics

and technology

• Two scenarios
• Current Trends
• Increased Trade and

Technology

More people + more jobs = more urban

• Population could increase 40%-55%
• Growth targeted to urban centers and corridors
• Employment could increase 100%-145%
• More daily trips into the county than out of the county;

and the share of daily trips within the county will increase

More people + more jobs = more trips

• Total trips increase up to

60%

• Driving trips to increase by

50%

• Walking and biking trips

increase by nearly 100%

• Transit trips increase by over 200%

More trips = more traffic delay and congestion

Congested regional access points Truck hours of delay, especially on freeways, increases over four-fold More cut-through traffic

Vehicle hours of delay (PM Peak) % increase compared to 2010

165% 365%

Longer travel times, especially on freeways

• A. Adopted Plans, Enhanced

Transit and Demand Management

• B. Builds upon A with an

Enhanced Arterial Network

• C. Builds upon A with New

Major Roadway and Transit Capacity

Transportation Investment Packages

Centers + corridors = fewer vehicle trips

 VMT per person trip continue to decline  Improved street connectivity, parking management, and commuter programs  Increase non-auto use by 50% in centers  More roads = more VMT

Smart technology = better efficiency and safety

 Increased efficiency with

smart streets (signal

and communications technology)  Improved safety, and reliability with

smart cars (connected/

autonomous vehicles)  May increase VMT

More people + more jobs = more transit demand

 Portland transit trips more than double  Transit trips within county increase by nearly 300%  Transit demand increases an additional 20% with express service and park & ride  80% of households within ¼ mile of transit  More than 80% of low-income households within ¼ mile

Improved arterials = better traffic distribution

 Reduce traffic delay by 5%  Improve safety  Shift traffic out of neighborhoods  Limited freight and travel time improvement

Improved arterial capacity, new connections and access management could:

New roads + highway capacity = reduced delay and improved travel time

 Reduce traffic delay up to 15%  Reduce cut-through traffic in urban centers by up to 14%  Improve travel times between key regional centers

Northern Connector North-South Limited Access Road

New road connections = reduced regional traffic on parallel routes

New Northern Connector:

• Reduces traffic on US 26,

including 60% of trucks

• Improves travel time to

PDX and I-5 Northbound

• Rural, community and

environmental impacts

Northern Connector North-South Limited Access Road

New North-South Limited Access Road:

• Reduces traffic on TV Hwy

and rural roads

• Improves travel time

between Hillsboro and Clackamas County

• Rural, community and

environmental impacts

New road connections = reduced regional traffic on parallel routes

Managed highway lanes = improved travel times

• Managed lanes for trucks, transit

and carpool could:

 Reduce delay for trucks by over 40%  Increase carpooling

• Demand stills exceed capacity

Pricing = reduced congestion

 Tolling can help better manage traffic flow BUT May increase cut-through traffic  Road user charges (VMT charge) can reduce travel demand by as much as 15% IF Implemented as a variable fee - by time and location

Complete streets + trails = improved health and safety

 200% increase in walking and biking  Almost 80% of the households will have access to a complete street (with sidewalks and bike lanes) or a trail  Protected bike lanes, trails, and complete streets improve safety and access

* Estimated costs in 2016 dollars, subject to refinement

* Bicycle & Pedestrian Transit Arterials Highways

Relative costs

• Costs range from

$11 B to $26 B

• New revenue

needed

What does the public think?

How did the County get input?

ONLINE OPEN HOUSE

• 5,319 People participated (Also,

42 participated in Spanish- language survey)

• BIG INCENTIVE!

RANDOM SAMPLE PHONE SURVEY

• Telephone survey among 400

Washington County residents age 18 years and older

• Margin of error +-5%

Transportation priorities

OVERALL

• People support a multimodal system
• Improving traffic flow is top objective

ONLINE OPEN HOUSE

• Ranked transit as top priority; closely followed by

new freeway lanes RANDOM SAMPLE PHONE SURVEY

• Ranked roads and highways as top priority; closely

followed by transit

Support for new funding sources

ONLINE OPEN HOUSE

• 2 out of 3 support or strongly

support a gas tax, and over half support/strongly support paid parking. RANDOM SAMPLE PHONE SURVEY

• 3 out of 4 people would be

willing to pay $100 per year

• 48% willing to pay $300/year

Other key findings

• 88% expect transportation will be a problem in the

future.

• 80% support exploring ways to use smart technologies to

reduce the need for widening or building new roads

• Over 70% said very important to reduce freeway

congestion within and connecting to Washington County

• 60%-70% support new limited access N-S roadways
• Increased support if it reduces congestion
• Decreased support if it increases GHG, impacts farm

and forest

• Continued review of the findings
• Collect input on next steps:

– Investments – Studies – Policies – Partnership

What’s next?

Questions

Study Contact Information www.WCTransportationFutures.org Department of Land Use and Transportation 503-846-4530

Thank you!