Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

• Provide backup vehicle for every 3.5 m iles. • Provide daily peak hour com muter service to the core areas of the central city . • Provide a guaranteed ride hom e program to all users of the public transportation system and publicize it well. • Provide park and ride facilities along transit route corridors to m eet reasonable peak and off-peak demand for such facilities. • Maintain vehicles and corresponding facilities in a cost-effective m anner and replace vehicles when they reach suggested retirem ent age. • Establish ridem atching and dem and m anagem ent program s in com munities of 5,000 where there are em ployers with 500 or m ore workers who are not already covered by a regional ridem atching/dem and m anagem ent program . • Establish ridem atching and demand m anagem ent program s in com munities of 10,000. In addition to public transportation, the plan al so describes m inimum level of service standards for intercity bus and passenger rail. Oregon Highw ay Plan (1999) This plan defines policies and investm ent strategies for Oregon' s state highway s for the next 20 y ears. It further refines the goals and policies of the Oregon Transportation Plan and is part of Oregon' s Statewide Transportation Plan. The Highway Plan has three m ain elem ents: 1. The Vision presents a vision for the future of the state highway system , describes econom ic and demographic trends in Oregon, future transpor tation technologies, sum marizes the policy and legal context of the Highway Plan, and contains inform ation on the current highway system . 2. The Policy Element contains goals, policies, and actions in five policy areas: sy stem definition, system managem ent, access m anagem ent, travel altern atives, and environm ental and scenic resources. 3. The System Element contains an analy sis of state highway needs, revenue forecasts, descriptions of investm ent strategies, im plem entation strategy , and perform ance m easures. The Highway Plan gives policy and investm ent direction to corridor plans and transportation sy stem plans that are being prepared around the state, but it leaves the responsibility for identify ing specific projects and m odal alternatives to these plans. Specifically relevant to the Medford area are the level of service and access m anagem ent standards for Highway 99, Highway 238 and Interstate 5 that are included in the Highway Plan. Oregon Rail Freight and Passenger Plan (2001) This plan presents an overview of the rail system in Oregon. It outlines the State rail planning process and exam ines specific rail lines in detail that may be eligible for State or Federal financial assistance. The plan exam ines the trend of service on low-density rail lines increasingly provided by the short haul (Class III) railroads. In addition, the plan describes m inimum level of service standards for freight and passenger rail sy stem s in Oregon. Relative to the Medford area, this plan describes use patterns of the Union Pacific route that passes through Medford. The previously adopted Passenger Policy and Plan ( 1994) is now a com ponent of the Oregon Rail Freight and Passenger Plan. Medford Transportation System Plan 2-3 Previous Work/Background Studies