Statew ide Transportation Impr ovement Program (STIP), 2004-2007 Oregon' s Statewide Transportation Im provem ent Program is the state’s transportation capital improvem ent program , which fulfills the requirem ents of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The STIP lists the schedule of tr ansportation projects for the four-y ear period from 2004 to 2007. It is a com pilation of projects utilizi ng various federal and state funding program s, and includes projects on the state, county and city transportation sy stem s as well as projects in the National Parks, National Forests, and Indian Reservations . Also included are projects fully funded by the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) that are of regional interest or significance. The improvem ent projects program med in the 2004-2007 STIP for the Medford Urban area are illustrated in Table F-1 of Appendix F. The STIP is not a planning docum ent; it is a project prioritization and sche duling docum ent developed through various planning processes involving local and regional governm ents, transportation agencies, and the interested public. Through the STIP, ODOT allo cates resources to those projects that have been given the highest priority in these plans. I-5 State of the Interstate Report (2000) The Oregon Departm ent of Transportation (ODOT) com pleted the I-5 State of the Interstate Report in June, 2000. The report provides an assessm ent of the existing and forecasted safety , geom etric, and operating conditions along the entire length of Intersta te 5 from California to Washington. The docum ent covers a wide range of issues, including: • Overview of related plans, policies, and studies • Trends in population, em ployment, land use, and transportation • Existing and forecasted conditions for each I-5 interchange and m ainline freeway segm ent • Environm ental conditions and potential developm ent im pact areas • Opportunities for short-term improvem ents Within ODOT’ s Region 3 – which encom passes southern Oregon, including Medford – the report states that travelers will experience significant congestion on I-5 by 2020. Many interchanges in this region are expected to have one or m ore com ponents (i.e. ram p terminal intersection or ram p junction) operating at an unacceptable level of congestion, if no im provem ents are m ade. The problem s associated with interchanges are expected to occur in more the popul ated portions of the corridor. The South Medford Interchange was specifically referenced as a potential problem area. Jack son County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element (1994) The Transportation Element of the Jackson County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in June 1994, and serves as the prim ary transportation planning docum ent for Jackson County . The Transportation Element addresses all m odes of transportation in the county over a 20-25 y ear planning period. It sets forth policies and implem entation m easures that include related pl ans and program s designed to m aintain and im prove the transportation sy stem . The elem ent includes twenty specific findings, policies and im plem entation strategies for those policies. The goal stated in the Transportation Element is: GOAL: To provide and encourage a safe, convenie nt, energy efficient and economical transportation system, by: • Providing citizens of the county and surrounding a reas safe and efficient airport facilities for commercial and general aviation use; Medford Transportation System Plan 2-4 Previous Work/Background Studies

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