Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Development Code.” This goal and accom panying policies were reviewed and m odified as appropriate during the developm ent of the TSP. New goals, polic ies and im plem entation strategies are included in Chapter 13. The City of Medford’s Vision for the 21st Century foresees a com munity that is “served by a safe, accessible, efficient, and well planned transportation system” . The Vision Statem ent includes a series of “elem ents” aim ed at m eeting the City’s circulation needs in the com ing decades. Elem ents of the vision that pertain to the pedestrian circulation system focus on providing bikeway s and sidewalks in accordance with transportation im provem ent projects listed in the RTP, com pleting the Bear Creek Path through Medford, and providing bicy cle/pedestrian connections to other east-west linear routes. In addition to regional and local policy strategies gove rning pedestrian circulation sy stem enhancem ents, two state strategies m ust also be satisfied. The fi rst is associated with State Planning Goal 12, the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR). The TPR re quires the Oregon Departm ent of Transportation (ODOT) and the cities and counties of Oregon to c ooperate and to develop balanced transportation system s, including pedestrian facilities. Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 366.514 requires the provision of bicycle and pedestrian facilities on all arterial and major collector construction, reconstruction, or relocation projects where conditions perm it. Additionally , in any fiscal y ear, at least one percent of road improvem ent funds in a jurisdiction m ust be allocated for bicy cle/pedestrian projects. The second directive is based on alternatives to the TPR requirem ent for a per-capita reduction in vehicle miles of travel (VMT) that have been approved fo r implem entation in the Rogue Valley metropolitan area (RVMPO). This requirem ent is intended to reduce vehicular congestion in th e urban portions of Oregon and to encourage the developm ent and use of alterna tive transportation m odes such as transit, walking and bicycling. The RVMPO Alternative Measures pack age was endorsed in 2002 by the Land Conservation and Developm ent Com mission, and includes seven m easures with targets for implem entation that are phased in five-y ear increm ents through 2020. The Alte rnative Measures pertaining to pedestrian facility planning are listed in Table 10-6. Table 10-6 Alternative RTP Performance Measures Related to the Pedestrian System for the Rogue Valley MPO Measure Current Intent 2000 Benchm ark 2005 Benchm ark 2010 Benchm ark 2015 Target 2020 Measure 1: Transit and bicycle/ pedestrian mode share Demonstrate a shift in travel behavior aw ay from the automobile % of daily trips Transit: 1.0 Bike/Ped: 8.2 % of daily trips Transit: 1.2 Bike/Ped: 8.4 % of daily trips Transit: 1.6 Bike/Ped: 8.4 % of daily trips Transit: 2.2 Bike/Ped: 9.8 % of daily trips Transit: 3.0 Bike/Ped: 11.0 Measure 4: Percent of arterials and collector s in TOD areas with sidew alks Demonstrate improvements in pedestrian accessibility in these portions of the MPO area – w here pedestrian access is most cr ucial 47% 50% 56% 64% 75% Measure 7: Alternative Transportation Funding * Demonstrate commitment to implementing the alternative transportation projects upon w hich many of the measures rely N/A $950,000 $2.5 million $4.3 million $6.4 million Source: Land Conservation and Development Commission, OAR 660-012-0035(5), April 3, 2002. * Dollar amounts are cumulative from 2000 through 2020. Medford Transportatio n System Plan 10-17 Non-M otorized Transportation Plan