Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

• Prom ote traffic safety education and awareness, em phasizing the responsibilities required of motor vehicle drivers, in order to reduce the per capita num ber of m otor vehicle accidents. Summary of Improvement Strategies In sum mary, the Street Plan includes the following strategies: • Implem ent the street functional classification sy stem and revised street standards. Consider neighborhood im pacts, unique topography or ne ighborhood features and street connectivity needs, as well as opportunities for street design treatm ents such as boulevards or “m ain” streets. • Develop and adopt Neighborhood Circulation Plans to address local traffic issues. • The City , County and ODOT should utilize access m anagem ent, including access location and spacing, as a strategy to increase the capacity and safety of the transportation sy stem . The City should adopt ODOT access managem ent standards for state highway s in Medford, as well as any duly enacted revisions thereto, and revise City access m anagem ent standards to m aximize efficiency of existing and future street sy stem appropriate to the street classification. • Maintain the current Level of Service “D” st andard to identify needed congestion relief improvem ent projects. Further study revisions to transportation concurrency ordinance. • Implem ent funded short, m edium and long-term roadway and intersection im provem ent projects (based on tim ing and funding availability identified in Chapter 13). • Implem ent bridge im provem ents to address existing city bridges that have been identified as structurally deficient. • Implem ent roadway safety measures including im provem ents to address existing safety problem s and other relevant actions by the city to enfor ce existing m unicipal code provisions that enhance travel safety . Medford Transportation Syst em Plan 5-36 Street Plan