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Alternate Mobility Targets Project for Hwy 213 Corridor
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends the City and Planning Commissions review the information and share questions and thoughts with staff.
BACKGROUND:
Oregon City’s 2013 Transportation System Plan (TSP) determined that the Highway 213 (OR213) corridor from Redland Road to Molalla Avenue (including the intersection of Beavercreek Road) will exceed the current adopted mobility target in 2035, resulting in more congestion than is allowed. The OR213 intersection with Molalla Avenue is anticipated to meet the target; however, Beavercreek Road and Redland Road are not anticipated to meet the target.
The intersection improvements that would allow the City to meet the existing mobility targets at the OR213/Beavercreek Road and OR213/Redland Road intersections are not cost feasible, given the financial constraints of the City and other agency partners.
The City, in coordination with community stakeholders, ODOT, and Clackamas County has conducted a study to determine intersection improvements that are cost feasible, along with revised mobility targets that can be met within the 2040 planning horizon. Adoption of the revised standards and projects requires a legislative amendment to the municipal code and the Transportation System Plan. Staff will bring the proposed amendment to the Planning Commission in early 2018 after conducting additional public outreach.
The Alternate Mobility Targets process inlcuded a Technical Advisory Group and Community Advisory Group with widespread representation. Each group met three times during the process, and a fourth and final meeting of the groups is planned for January, before the first public hearing for this project.
At this work session, staff will provide background information, describe the process utilized to determine the proposed targets and improvement projects, describe the draft recommendations, and answer questions from the Commissione...
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