Highway 99W Corridor Improvement and Management Plan
Background
The City of Tigard is currently participating in the preparation of a traffic improvement
plan for Highway 99W through the City from its intersection with Durham Road at the south
City Limits to the I-5 interchange at the north end of the City. The Plan will identify
projects and potential land use changes both aimed at alleviating traffic congestion and
improving traffic circulation within the highway corridor through Tigard.
The project is funded through a Transportation and Growth Management Program (TGM)
(www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/) grant. The grant amount is
$176,000 matched by $24,000 in local funds for a total project amount of $200,000.
The TGM Program is a joint effort of the ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation) and
DLCD (Department of Land Conservation and Development). The purpose of the program
is to provide funding to local governments for planning that:
- Facilitates integrated transportation facility and land use planning;
- Encourages compact, mixed-use, pedestrian, and transit-friendly development;
- Promotes transportation choices;
- Provides for the efficient use of public resources;
- Protects existing transportation facilities; and
- Aids in promoting livability and economic vitality within the community.
The plan will build on previous studies and recommend transportation system improvements that
address the excess traffic demand on the highway and promote transportation-efficient development
patterns that support compact, mixed-use and pedestrian friendly developments. It will include
an evaluation of access management, street widening, intersection improvements, parallel
roadway connections, and other off-highway improvements. Access management includes setting
standards for driveway spacing, combining driveways and restricting permitted turns.
The expected outcome is a package of projects that can be implemented over a period of years
to ensure that the most benefits are received for project dollars in future construction.
The project will also identify opportunities for potential land use changes that could be
implemented as redevelopment occurs or explored through future land use studies. Completion
of the project is a current City Council Goal.
Why is This Plan Necessary?
Highway 99W is a principal arterial connecting Portland with communities in the southwest
part of the metropolitan area and to the Oregon coast. This highway is currently overwhelmed
by the existing traffic volumes. There are no significant parallel routes to this highway and
traffic congestion will continue to worsen as traffic increases during the next few years.
The intersections of Highway 99W with Hall Boulevard, Greenburg Road, and McDonald Street
are bottlenecks that seriously hamper the smooth flow of traffic. At peak travel hours,
cut-through traffic uses the City of Tigard's collector and arterial system to avoid the
Highway 99W traffic congestion. This traffic adversely impacts the arterial and collector
street system in the City. Past studies have resulted in recommendations which included
major widening of the highway. These studies have been criticized because of huge costs
and significantly adverse effects on adjacent businesses. This project will evaluate
various alternatives for improvement of the highway (including development of new parallel
routes and connections that can feasibly be made between developments parallel to the highway)
between Durham Road and Interstate 5.
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Project Objectives
- Develop concept-level plans for transportation improvements, including roadway cross-section, changes to channelization and traffic control, and identification of alternative mode facilities on 99W, including crosswalks and transit stops.
- Identify solutions to accommodate regional and local travel demand in the corridor through transportation improvements and access management.
- Identify an integrated system of bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities to the corridor, including facilities on cross-streets up to one quarter mile from 99W.
- Explore options for improving local circulation, particularly to reduce local trip demand on 99W.
- Ensure consistency with state and local transportation plans.
- Ensure the development selection of alternatives address social, environmental and financial impacts.
- Ensure coordination with stakeholders agencies including Metro, Tri-Met and Oregon Department of Transportation.
- Ensure community stakeholders have an opportunity to learn about corridor issues and provide input through an effective public involvement process.
Plan Preparation
The consulting team of OTAK, Inc. and DKS Associates is preparing the plan with oversight and
management by ODOT and City of Tigard staff. A TAC (Technical Advisory Committee), consisting
of representatives from agencies and jurisdictions that have an interest in Highway 99W, has
been formed to ensure coordination among agencies and jurisdictions and to provide technical
oversight. The TAC ensures that information is accurate and that the ultimate products are
technically feasible and consistent with interests and goals of public agencies potentially
affected by the project.
A CAC (Citizen Advisory
Committee) has also been formed to guide the preparation of the plan and to ensure that
the plan takes the citizens' perspective into account in the plan preparation. The CAC
provides a cross-section of the community with stakeholders along the corridor and the
City at-large represented in the membership.
Project Schedule
The project goals will be achieved by completion of the following tasks.
Task 1 - Project Management, Interagency Coordination and Public Involvement. This task will continue throughout the project.
Task 2 - Existing Conditions, Plans, and Policies. The report for this task was completed January 2007.
Task 3 - Identify Needs, Opportunities and Constraints. This task was completed with an opportunity for the public to review the report at a February 7, 2007 Open House meeting. Public comments were obtained through a questionnaire made available at the meeting.
Task 4 - Alternatives Development. The report for this task is expected to be available for public review on April 12, 2007. The report will be presented and comments from the public will be requested at an Open House meeting (the second of three) scheduled for 6:30 PM, April 19, 2007 at City Hall. The public input period will be held open for a week following the meeting. Input received will be considered in the evaluation of alternatives.
Task 5 - Alternatives Evaluation. The evaluation report is expected to be available on May 24, 2007. The report will be presented and comments from the public will be requested at an Open House meeting (the third of three) scheduled for 6:30 p.m. June 7, 2007 at City Hall. The public input period will be held open for a week following this meeting.
Task 6 - Refinement/Implementation. This task will result in the final plan, which is expected to be available in early July 2007.
The project timeline with submittals for each task are shown graphically below:
Public Involvement
Successful completion of the plan will require effective public involvement.
Three open house meetings have been scheduled to review the progress of the project at
key points during the project timeline. In addition, the Citizen Advisory
Committee) input into the process will help guide the preparation of the plan. Furthermore,
stakeholder interviews will be conducted to receive input from those that would be
significantly affected by the recommended improvements.
Current Status
The Existing Conditions (Task 2) and Needs, Opportunities and Constraints Reports (Task 3) have been submitted. The Existing Conditions Report provided up-to-date information on the existing highway and identified policies, standards and best-practices guidelines to be applied in subsequent tasks. The Needs, Opportunities and Constraints Report identified the transportation needs within the corridor, developed potential measures to alleviate congestion and enhance multi-modal transportation options, and identified opportunities for applying these solutions together with tradeoffs inherent in each measure.
An open house meeting (the first of three) was conducted Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Tigard Library Community Meeting Room. The purpose of this first public meeting was to get a sense from the community as to whether or not the future needs have been accurately and comprehensively identified, and that the measures that have been developed are appropriate to address those needs. A project overview, project status update, and a summary of the identified needs, opportunities and constraints were presented at this meeting. The meeting was well-attended by approximately 35 citizens (many who lived along or had business interests along the corridor) who listened to the presentation and provided input to help guide the preparation of the plan.
The needs, opportunities and constraints identified will be used as a basis for the development of
alternatives, which is the next phase of the project. Residents of the cities of Tigard and King
City, business owners along the Highway 99W corridor, and anyone else that may have an interest
in learning about the corridor issues and wish to participate in the development of a plan to
relieve traffic congestion and enhance multi-modal transportation alternatives are invited to
attend the upcoming open house meetings and other public meetings during the development of the
plan. The project is expected to be completed by the end of June 2007 with a report that
provides a package of projects and land use recommendations that can be used as the basis
for future land use actions and ensure that the most benefits are received for project
dollars in future construction of projects.
Comments and questions at any time may be directed to:
Agustin P. Duenas, P.E. City Engineer
13125 SW Hall Blvd. Tigard OR 97223
gus@tigard-or.gov
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Questions?
Comments and questions at any time may be directed to:
Agustin P. Duenas, P.E.
City Engineer
13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard OR 97223
gus@tigard-or.gov
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99W Improvement and Management Plan Final Report
Conceptual Planning and Technical Information
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April 2007 Stakeholder Summary
Interview Summaries
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Alternatives Evaluation & Comparison by DKS Associates
The purpose of this memorandum is to evaluate and compare the previously outlined
set of alternatives. This evaluation and comparison helps to determine an appropriate
preferred alternative to take forward for final recommendation.
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Concepts Development by DKS Associates
The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the process for the
development of concepts for the Tigard 99W Improvement Plan, as
well as describe the concepts developed that will be evaluated and
compared in a later task.
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Needs, Opportunites and Constraints
Report by DKS Associates
The purpose of this report is to identify the transportation
and land use needs and deficiencies along the Hwy 99W corridor, describe a number
of potential enhancements that could be implemented to address these needs/deficiencies,
and evaluate the opportunities/constraints associated with implementation of the
enhancements. All of this information should be used to help create future
alternatives for later evaluation and comparison.
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Public Comments
Tigard 99W Improvement Plan Open House #1 (2/7/07) Questionnaire Comments (24 pages)
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Survey Results
Tigard 99W Improvement Plan Open House #2 -- Concepts Presentation Informal Survey
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