Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Minor Residential . Minor Residential streets have the sole function of providing access to immediately adjacent land upon which a m aximum of one hundred (100) dwelling units front and take access. On-street parking m ay be perm itted on both sides. The existing Functional Classification sy stem of arterial , collector and standard residential streets within the Medford UGB is illustrated in Figure 3-1 on th e following page. In addition to these city wide classification standards, the city recently adopted downtown streetscape standards to enhance the pedestrian environm ent and general livability of downt own. These street standards are further discussed in Appendix H. Figure 3-1 also shows the boundaries of the adopted ne ighborhood circulation plans within the City . Neighborhood circulation plans are prepared by the City to address the unique issues, concerns and visions of individual neighborhoods within the City at a greater level of detail than is possible in a citywide TSP. In addition to the higher order streets adopted on the functional classification map, these neighborhood circulation plans show the conceptual loca tions of future lower order streets to aid in assuring proper connectivity . When adopted, the re quirem ents of a neighborhood circulation plan will supercede any conflicting requirem ents of the TSP. Chapter 5 of the TSP presents a discussion of revised street classifications to accom modate com munity growth and street sy stem enhancem ents. Existing Street Characteristics This section presents a sum mary of the phy sical char acteristics of the existing street sy stem in the Medford UGB. Also included is a discussion of bridg es, railroad crossings and intelligent transportation system (ITS) assets. Physical Features of Street System The street sy stem in the Medford UGB consists of a one- and two-way grid sy stem in the downtown and in the older urban core area located largely to the west of downtown. The City is bisected by Interstate 5, running in a northwest to southeast direction on the east side of downtown. There are two interchanges with I-5 that serve Medford; at Highway 62 at the north end of town (serving the airport, Rogue Valley Mall and other “big box” com mercial areas, and the north west industrial portion of the city ), and Barnett Road at the south end of town serving m uch of the city’s residential area, as well as the com mercial node located in the interchange area. On the east side of I-5, the City’s street system follows a looser grid pattern and is characterized by a lack of higher order streets (arterial and collectors) that provide connections for longer distance, north-south through trips from one part of the city to another. Foothills Road/N. Phoenix Road on the eastern edge of the UGB provides the only arterial street connection that links the southern and northern portions of the UGB east of I-5. A partial north-south arterial connec tion is provided by Crater Lake Avenue, but this street truncates at Main Street east of the downtown core. A partial north-south collector connection is also provided by the Highland/Sunrise/Springbrook co rridor, but this route is disconnected between Jackson and Main Streets. Because of the lack of higher order street connectivity on the east side of town, traffic intrusion onto local streets is an identif ied problem . Better arterial and collector connections are available for east-west traffic on the east side of the UGB. The eastern portions of the UGB are also characterized by rolling topography and the street sy stem is influenced by this factor. Detailed inform ation about the phy sical characteristics of the existing street sy stem in the Medford UGB is presented in Appendix A by street segm ent. Listed inform ation includes presence of parking; presence and location of sidewalks; presence and location of bicy cle lanes; presence and location of curbs; roadway condition; intersection traffic control; in tersection turn lanes; and posted speeds. Medford Transportatio n System Plan 3-6 Existing Conditions