Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Rationale for Reclassification The following streets are proposed to be reclassified from lower classifications – generally collectors – to minor arterials. As reclassify ing existing roadwa ys to higher or lower designations should not be proposed without justification, a brief explanation is included for each street. • Beall Road west of Highway 99 (collector to m inor arterial) : The City of Central Point abuts the north side of this street segm ent and classifies it as a m inor arterial. Designation by the City of Medford as a m inor arterial would provide consiste ncy between the two cities, particularly since the rem aining westerly extension of Beall Lane is entirely within the City of Central Point. • Barnett Road from Highway 99 to Holly Street (standard residential to m inor arterial) : This street currently has a four-lane cross-secti on and is used to access the industrial property paralleling Highway 99 to the west along Grape Street and to access the southern end of downtown along Holly Street. Major Collector Major collectors link arterial and local streets, serving both direct land access and traffic m obility functions. For purposes of the TSP, it is assum ed that all streets currently designated as collectors are major collectors with exception of the street segm ents identified in Table H-5 under the heading of “Minor Collectors”. Exam ples of existing m ajor coll ector streets include Lozier Lane, Hillcrest Road, Black Oak Drive, Sunrise Avenue, and Springbrook Ro ad. There are about two dozen m ajor collector roadway s within the UGB. The proposed cross-section for a m ajor collector street is consistent with the 74-foot ROW required for collectors under the City ’s existing Developm ent Code. A 44-foot paved width is proposed to accom modate 11-foot travel lanes in each direction, a 12-foot center m edian or left turn lane, and five- foot bicy cle lanes in each direction. Five-foot sidewalks and 10-foot planter strips form the rem aining 30 feet of ROW. As an alternative, 7-foot sidewalk s could be provided on both sides without planter strips. No on-street parking would be perm itted along a m ajor collector street. Rationale for Reclassification The following are proposed for reclassification as m ajor collector roadway segm ents that are not currently classified as collectors: • Bullock Road north of Highway 62: This street provides access to the industrial area on the south side of the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport and will be realigned with the Highway 62 Unit 1 im provem ents to directly access the highway at the Poplar Drive intersection. Accordingly , its functional classification should be upgraded. • North -South Road west of Medco Haul Road: This street will also provide collector level access and circulation to the industrial area east of th e airport and should be designated accordingly . • 10th Street from Oakdale Avenue to Riverside Avenue : This street is proposed for downgrading from arterial to m ajor collector for consistenc y with the existing collector and proposed m ajor collector classification of this street outside of the downtown core area. In addition to the foregoing upgraded classifications, it is recom mended that Manzanita Street between Court Street and Riverside Avenue be downgraded to a local street connection as it does not serve a collector street function. H-10