Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

• Lozier Lane from Cunningham Lane to Stewart Avenue – Extend Lozier Lane from Cunningham Lane to Stewart Avenue and signalize the Lozier Lane/Stewart Avenue intersection. This improvem ent was also included in the existing conditions SYNCHRO m odel. • Table Rock Road at Merriman Road – Install traffic signal or roundabout. • Garfield Street from Peach Street to King’s Highway - Widen the existing dirt road to a five-lane paved section. • Delta Waters Road from Crater Lake Avenue to Foothill Road - Widen existing two-lane sections to three lanes. • Juanipero W ay from Golf View to Olympic - Extend Juanipero Way through as a three-lane section. • Front Street from Jackson Street to Court/Central/Edwards – Front Street through as a 3-lane collector section (this project is contained in Me dford’s 17-project list but was not considered in the 2023 analy sis). Regional Transportation Plan Projects Versus Transportation System Plan Projects The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) contains lists of projects for all com munities within the planning boundaries of the RVCOG. The RTP “identifies improvem ents needed on the arterial and collector street system to serve long-range needs for m obility and accessibility based upon anticipated developm ent through 2023”. As such, the projects listed in the RTP focus on regional traffic needs versus local traffic needs. Projects of local im portance are included in each com munity ’s Transportation Sy stem Plan (TSP). All RTP projects are included in the applicable local jurisdiction’s TSP, however not all TSP projects are included in the RTP. The projects included in the RTP were determ ined largely based on direct output from the regional EMME/2 m odel and/or perceived problem s with the existing transportation system . Some projects in the RTP serve to im prove connectivity , reduce vehicle m iles of travel, or address other policies contained in the RTP and State Planning Rules. The projects in the RTP are separated into Tier 1 and Tier 2 lists. All projects expected to be funded through the planning hor izon are included in the Tier 1 list. All other projects are listed as Tier 2 projects. The Tier 2 lis t represents projects that are likely needed through the planning horizon but are not as high-priority as the financially -constrained Tier 1 projects. The LOS analy sis for the TSP provides a higher level of detail than the analy sis perform ed to determ ine candidate RTP projects. While the RTP looks at more general capacity issues along m ajor traffic facilities, the TSP analy sis looks at potential operational issues at each intersection throughout the collector and arterial roadway network. In this wa y, an actual im provem ent project can be identified for each location, with each project bringing the LOS up to acceptable levels. The determ ination of candidate projects under both the RTP and TSP relies on estim ates of future-y ear traffic volum es using the regional EMME/2 m odel, as described previously . It is im possible to know for certain how developm ent will proceed in the future in term s of location of developm ent, intensity of developm ent, etc. The need for particular project s identified in the RTP and TSP m ay be accelerated or put off based on actual developm ent trends. G-8