Uptown Transportation Study - OKI

Planning Study ReportPart B: Interstate 71 Access Improvement Study, PID 776287.1. Introduction7. STRATEGIC PLANThe Uptown Transportation Study was conducted under the auspices of the ODOT MajorPDP. This study completed steps 1 through 4 of a total of 14 that comprise the PDP. Tasksperformed during PDP steps 1 through 4 are documented in the other sections of thisPlanning Study Report. The Strategic Plan provides documentation of the ImplementationPartners’ concurrence to advance the recommendations through succeeding steps of thePDP. It will serve as an implementation plan that will be continuously updated following thecompletion of each subsequent step of the PDP.Several projects and policies are recommended to improve I-71 access in the Uptown areato reduce travel time, simplify wayfinding and support economic vitality. Somerecommendations do not deal directly with physical changes to the existing interstateaccess, but with policies that will support future modifications to that access. Theimplementation of the recommended projects and policies should begin immediately and becarried out in specific actions over the next 10 to 15 years.7.2. Uptown Transportation Study - Part A RecommendationsThe Uptown Transportation Study-“Part A” includes recommendations for a number ofstrategies and projects to improve transportation in the Uptown area. These strategies andprojects will help to attain the goals of the “Part B” I-71 Access Improvement Study, butalone will not fully meet the project’s purpose and need. The “Part A” recommendations aresummarized as follows:Travel Demand Management – A coordinated program of information andincentives adopted by Uptown area employers to promote alternatives to drivingalone.Signage and Wayfinding – A comprehensive package of new directional signage toimprove wayfinding, help to establish the Uptown identity, and improve the visualstreetscape.Traffic Signal Optimization – Optimization and coordination of the traffic signaloperations throughout the Uptown area is forecast to result in a significant decreasein traffic delays.Parking – Potential shared development and operation of off-street parking facilities.A potential shortfall of 5,000 off-street spaces is forecast with a recommendation fortwo new parking facilities.Bus System Enhancements – Bus service through the Uptown area will beenhanced by reducing headways on selected routes, adding bus shelters at highactivity locations, improving bus signage and information, and by establishing transithubs to ease transfers and support transit oriented development opportunities.Limited Stop Bus Routes – On selected bus routes through Uptown, bus stops willbe consolidated to improve bus travel times between Uptown and Downtown.Uptown Transportation Study 69URS CorporationNovember 2006