Overall Work Program - Pima Association of Governments

51 – Transportation Corridor Planning, Definition and Outreach
Transportation Planning
Purpose:
Assure regional multi-modal transportation corridors are planned and developed to ensure appropriate levels
of access and mobility, provide high quality transportation, enhance safety, promote livable communities,
foster economic development along the corridor, and optimize the investment of regional funds in project
development. Assess and establish measures and methods that may be used to preserve access/mobility
options and land corridors that could be key to creating, maintaining and enhancing regional and interregional
multimodal transportation connectivity.
Tasks:
Outreach Related to Corridor Planning
• Provide diverse opportunities for input into corridor planning and definition from a broad-range of
agencies, interest groups, policymakers, technical experts, community stakeholders and the public.
• Assess environmental, cultural and social impacts and prepare preliminary documentation, as
appropriate.
Design, Access Management and Corridor Preservation Strategies
• Prepare strategies for preserving corridors to prevent the loss of rights-of-way needed for future
transportation facilities.
• Provide input and clarification on the design concept and scope of major transportation investments.
• Provide consistent or complementary standards for facility design based on access and mobility needs,
particularly for regional corridors and corridors that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
• Identify potential strategies to improve traffic flow, such as medians, turn lanes, signal preemption and
enhanced traffic signal coordination.
• Development of corridors included in this work activity will occur over extended time periods and may
include planning for: Grant Road, Tangerine Road, La Cholla Boulevard, Houghton Road, Magee Road,
Sunset Road, La Cañada Drive, First Avenue, Downtown Links, 22nd Street, Broadway Boulevard,
Valencia Road, Kolb Road, Tanque Verde Road, Silverbell Road, Irvington Road, Speedway Boulevard,
Harrison Road, Wilmot Road and other strategic or emerging corridors.
Regional Access Management Plan
• Work with PAG jurisdictions, as needed, to develop regional access strategies.
• Coordinate regional access management proposals with statewide efforts.
Regionally Significant Routes and Other Studies
• Review existing state planning routes and identify potential new state and regional routes.
• Provide timing and classification recommendations.
• Initiate jurisdictional adoption, as appropriate.
• Additionally, other studies may be added based as appropriate pursuant to needs identified in the
long-range transportation plan.
Regional Design Standards and Specifications
• Available for printing upon request:
o Regional drawings and specifications for common roadway design elements including but not
limited to elements such as pavement design, aggregate, asphalt, concrete, pipe, fencing and
guardrail, sidewalks, curbing, etc.
Pima Association of Governments 25 June 28, 2012