Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Policy 5: Local governments shall remove traffic signals where they are no longer justified due to land use changes and the resultant change in traffic patterns. Policy 6: Local governments shall consider intersec tion geometric improvements that would increase capacity and safety for all road users, incl uding motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Policy 7: Local governments shall consider prohibiti on of turn movements at major intersections to increase vehicular capacity and minimize conflict among motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Policy 8: Local governments shall develop access management plans for the major street system where such plans have not already been adopted. Policy 9: Local governments shall consider the insta llation of new traffic signals when warranted at major intersections in the metropolitan area. Ne w traffic signal locations shall be identified based on guidelines established in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Policy 10: ODOT in consultation with local government s, shall consider the installation of ramp signals at freeway on-ramps to meter the amount of tr affic entering the freeway, thereby maintaining optimum flow conditions on the freeway system. Policy 11: Local governments shall consider goods movement management strategies along the major arterial streets in commercial and industrial areas. Policy 12: Where warranted by traffic speed, vo lume, and average dwell time and where approved by RVTD, local governments shall facilitate implem entation of bus bays on congested arterial streets as a means of facilitating tra ffic flow during peak travel periods. Policy 13: Local governments shall give priority to removal of or timed prohibition of on street parking over street widening as a means of enhanci ng capacity on congested arterial streets. RTP signal projects in the City of Medford are presented in Appendix F. Transportation Demand Management Component The Transportation Dem and Managem ent (TDM) Com ponent of the RTP focuses on actions that reduce the dem and for peak hour travel, particularly by single-occupant autom obiles. The TDM component identifies four policies local governm ents should consider as they develop their TSPs. Policy 1: The implementation of a regional trans portation demand management program shall be an important component of a comprehensive strategy to reduce demands placed on the transportation system. Policy 2: Local governments and major employers (g reater than 50 employees) shall encourage work arrangements providing an alternative to the 8-to-5 work schedule. These arrangements shall include, but not be limited to, employee flex-time programs, staggered work hours, and compressed work weeks. Policy 3: Local governments and major em ployers shall encourage telecommuting. Policy 4: Local governments and major employers s hall encourage rideshar ing by subsidizing ridesharing or by making ridesharing more convenient. Medford Transportation System Plan 2-8 Previous Work/Background Studies