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Appendix
TrAnsporTATIon II: UrBAN COrrIDOrS
The following are potential catalyst corridors
within the City of Tulsa. In general, these
case studies identify the corridor planning
process and illustrate the range of projects
that can be served by an urban corridor
planning process that incorporates CSS.
FIGUre 5: 2030 ConGesTIon
ALonG THe mInGo expressWAy
Catalyst Corridor #1:
east-side Bus rapid Transit (BrT)
sTep 1
Identify Corridor vision and
Determine Study Area
The U.S. 169 Expressway provides north-south
mobility for the east-side of Tulsa using 6 vehicular
lanes for automobile traffc. The vision for this
corridor is to be multi-modal. Strategically integrating
transit, transit oriented development and walkable
places into the corridor will provide greater travel
choices for Tulsa residents, while improving the
regional through traffc capacity. To accomplish this,
the study area must include trip patterns beyond the
City of Tulsa, thus one half-mile on either side of
U.S. 169 Expressway from Owasso city limits to the
Creek Turnpike was considered.
sTep 2
Determine Area Context and Needs
Currently, the corridor has over 90,000 cars of
average daily traffc with 6 freeway lanes facilitating
this vehicular movement. Major employment and
commercial destinations in the corridor attract
travelers from all parts of the region, but the
predominant travel pattern is from northern and
southern suburban cities to Tulsa destinations, such
as the multiple shopping centers and Hospitals
within one mile of the corridor. Currently, planned
land uses in the corridor will result in increasing
levels of congestion. Figure 5 shows that in 2030 the
corridor will have a failing level of service even after
the expressway is expanded to 8-lanes. The traffc
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