Public Workshop #2

October 2010
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Meeting Agenda

1. Background
2. Corridor Design 101
3. Opportunities and Constraints
4. Workshop
Project Background

YouTube Video
Draft Purpose Statement

The purpose of this project is to…

Address corridor congestion and safety problems.
Serve future north-south traffic.
Serve expected population growth in the area.
– Damascus,
– Happy Valley,
– Pleasant Valley Plan Area and
– Gresham,
Serve the growing demand for regional travel.
Project Goals & Objectives

Corridor Alignment Goals

1. Improve mobility for:
– Through traffic
– Local community,
– Freight movement.

2. Minimize impacts to:

– Environmental resources,
– Cultural resources, and
– Social

3. Provide flexibility for:

– Changing socio-economic conditions,
– Development opportunities.
Goals & Objectives (cont.)

Streetscape Goals
4. Provide a unique, aesthetically pleasing design that
preserves rural character.
5. Integrate “green streets” design with the natural features.
6. Improve safety for all users.
7. Support healthy and walkable communities.
Goals & Objectives (cont.)

Land Use & Transportation Integration Goals

8. Protect the long-term function of the corridor.
9. Ensure that the corridor plan supports local economic
development.

Implementation Goals
10. Ensure effective project implementation by selecting a
plan that is fundable and can be built in phases.
Project Process
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Alternatives Development Process
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Alternatives Development (Continued)
Corridor Design 101

Roadway Design Basics:

Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
Roadway Cross Sections
Intersection Treatments
Intersection Spacing
Horizontal Alignment Design

Maximum degree of curve based on speed

Vertical Alignment

Maximum Roadway Grades:

8% for arterials,
12% for collector/
local roadways
Roadway Profile Design

Sight distance
requirements
Vertical curve design
Roadway Cross Sections

Design lane width requirements

• Travel lane – 11-12’ • Sidewalks – 6-8’
• Center turn lane – 12-14’ • Landscape Strip – 5-7’
• Bike lanes - 6’ both sides

Source: City of Happy Valley TSP

Roadway Cross Sections
Typical 3-Lane Arterial

Source: City of Happy Valley TSP

Other Streetscape Features

Drainage Considerations
Other Streetscape Features

Retaining wall to minimize

impacts
Example Cross Sections

Photos to be added
– 172nd Ave (south)
– Sunnyside Rd
– Kruse Way
– Others…
Intersection Treatments

Traffic
Signals

Roundabouts Stop Sign Control

Intersection Spacing

Minimum Intersection Spacing

– Arterial & Collectors Intersections – 1,000 ft
– Local Street Intersections – 500 ft
Opportunities and Constraints
Stakeholder Interviews
Existing Conditions
Projected Future Conditions
Other Planned Transportation Improvements
Stakeholder Interview Summary 23

Key themes:
Respect Property Rights
Preserve Rural Character
Reduce Congestion
Improve Safety
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Existing Conditions Analysis Completed:

Existing Transportation Conditions

Future Transportation Conditions
Infrastructure
Natural Resources
Historical and Cultural Resources
Hazardous Materials
Socio Economic and Land Use
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Existing Transportation Conditions Analysis

Current traffic volumes:

– 172nd Avenue: 8,500 vehicles per day (Near Hemrick Rd)
– Foster Road : 7,500 vehicles per day (Near Cheldelin Rd)
– SE Sunnyside Road: 9,000 vehicles per day (Near 172nd Ave)

All study intersections operate acceptably except

Foster Road/172nd Avenue (LOS F)

Intersection crash rates are within normal levels

No bike or sidewalk facilities

Existing Cross Section

172nd Avenue
Existing Cross Section

190th Avenue
Existing Topography
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Natural Resources
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Historical and Cultural Resources
10 historical resources within the PSA eligible for National
Register of Historic Places
– Generally located along Foster Rd

No archaeological sites have been recorded within the PSA

The PSA has a low to moderate likelihood of containing

archaeological sites
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Future Transportation Conditions Analysis

2035 Projections in Project Study Area:

– Households forecast to grow by more than 300%
– Jobs forecast to grow by 1,200%
– Virtually all study area intersections will fail during peak
hours

2035 Projected ADT

– 16,000 veh/day (south of Foster Rd)
– 25,000 veh/day (north of Sunnyside Rd)
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Future Transportation Conditions Analysis

– 172nd and 190th Avenue roadway cross-sections

will require 3 to 5 lanes:
– 5 Lanes at South End
– 3 Lanes at North End

– Ten intersections would require roundabouts or

traffic signals under current road network
Planned Transportation Network 33
Planned Transportation Network (north)
Planned Transportation Network (south)
Future Land Use

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Lets Create Some Corridor Design Concepts…
– Add image of design tool and base map