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listed in the RTP are subject to change based on the outcom e of the City ’s TSP planning process, these projects do provide a starting point for discussion of bicy cle sy stem improvem ents and priorities. In addition, while the TPR and the RVMPO Altern ative Measures package ai m to include bicy cle facilities on m ost arterial and collector streets, the TSP recognizes the physical limitations on some roadway s in the Medford UGB. Lim ited right-of-way , presence of m ajor utilities that would require relocation and other factors would generally preclude the reasonable im plem entation of bicy cle facilities on a num ber of streets including portions of Barnett Road and Crater Lake Avenue, and these lim itations were considered in the developm ent of improvem ent strategies. Table 10-3 describes each strategy and identifies relevant polices that could be satisfied by the strategy . Table 10-3 Bicycle System Improvement Strategies Strategy Description Objectiv es of the Strategy Fill in Gaps Improve/construct facilities linking ex isting and planned bikew ays (filling in “missing links”) Focus on Schools Provide bikew ays to/from all public schools w here none ex ist (emphasis on arterials and collectors) Focus on Activity Centers Provide bikew ays to/from commercial and neighborhood employment centers and parks where none ex ist (emphasis on arterials and collectors) Connect to Transit Routes Provide bikew ays to/from major transit stops w here none ex ist (emphasis on arterials and collectors) • Increase percentage of bicycle facilities on arterial and collector streets • Improve connections to employment centers, commercial districts, transit centers, institutions, and recreational destinations • Increase percentage of daily trips made via bicycle • Primarily improve connections to schools • Secondarily improve connections to employment and commercial districts, transit, institutions and recreation • Encourage and facilitate safe and convenient bicycle transportation for younger riders • Increase percentage of daily trips made via bicycle • Secondarily increase percentage of bicycle facilities on arterial and collector streets • Primarily improve connections to employment and commercial districts, transit, institutions, and recreation • Increase percentage of daily trips made via bicycle • Increase percentage of bicycle facilities on arterial and collector streets • Encourage and facilitate safe and convenient bicycle transportation • Primarily improve connections to transit • Secondarily improve connections to employment and commercial districts, institutions and recreation • Increase percentage of daily trips made via bicycle and transit • Encourage and facilitate safe and convenient bicycle transportation The strategies listed above directly and indirectly respond to the bicy cle sy stem planning policies dictated by the TPR, RTP, and the City ’s Comprehensive Plan . To vary ing degrees, the strategies also reflect the goals of the Medford Vision Strategic Plan, the Jackson County Bicycle Master Plan and the RVMPO Alternative Measures package. While m any policies do not relate to the actual phy sical expansion of the bikeway system , they are equally important to the overall bicy cle network. Provision of supportive land uses, bicy cle storage facilities and routine bikeway maintenance all contribute to im provem ent of the bicycling environm ent and encouragem ent of bicy cling as a transportation m ode of choice. Medford Transportatio n System Plan 10-5 Non-M otorized Transportation Plan