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Deschutes County
Transportation System Plan
Adopted by Ordinance 2012-005
August 6, 2012
By The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
2010 - 2030
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ...................................................................................................... 10
Chapter One
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................30
1.1 Geographic Setting .......................................................................................................30
1.2 Transportation Planning ..............................................................................................31
Goal 12 .....................................................................................................................31
Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) ..................................................................31
TPR Requirements for Deschutes County ......................................................33
1.3 Major Changes Since the Adoption of the 1998 Plan ...........................................35
Regional Growth and Destination Resorts ......................................................35
Urban Growth and County Coordination .......................................................36
Public Transportation ...........................................................................................36
Financial Impacts ....................................................................................................37
State Transportation Changes ............................................................................37
1.4 Updating the Transportation System Plan ..............................................................38
Review of Existing Plans, Policies and Standards ............................................39
Population and Employment Forecasts .............................................................40
Determining Transportation Needs ..................................................................40
Other Roadway Needs .........................................................................................40
Public Transportation Needs ..............................................................................40
Bikeway Needs .......................................................................................................41
Pedestrian Needs ...................................................................................................41
Transportation System Plan ................................................................................41
Financing Plan ..........................................................................................................41
Chapter Two
Inventory and Background ..............................................................................................................42
2.1 Existing Transportation Goals and Objectives .....................................................42
Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan ..........................................................42
Deschutes County Major Roads Capital Improvement Plan .......................43
Deschutes County Pavement Management .....................................................43
Deschutes County Bicycle Master Plan ............................................................43
City of Bend Transportation System Plan ........................................................47
City of Bend Municipal Airport Master Plan ....................................................48
City of Redmond Transportation System Plan ...............................................48
Redmond Municipal Airport Master Plan .........................................................50
City of Sisters Transportation System Plan .....................................................50
Oregon Transportation Plan ...............................................................................51
Oregon Highway Plan ...........................................................................................51
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Statewide Transportation Improvement Program .........................................55
Oregon Aviation System Plan .............................................................................59
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan ..................................................................59
2.2 Existing Transportation System and Current Needs. .........................................61
Existing Road System ............................................................................................61
Types of Roads in Deschutes County ...............................................................61
Road System Configuration .................................................................................63
Road Functional Classifications ...........................................................................64
Highways/Principals Arterials ..............................................................................66
Rural Arterials ........................................................................................................71
Federal Forest Highways ......................................................................................75
Rural Collectors .....................................................................................................76
Traffic Control Devices ........................................................................................79
Performance Standards.........................................................................................80
Traffic Volumes ......................................................................................................85
Safety Analysis.........................................................................................................87
Pavement Type/Condition ...................................................................................91
Road and Street Standards ..................................................................................92
Bridge Condition ....................................................................................................94
Bicycle Facilities ......................................................................................................94
Bikeway Maps .........................................................................................................97
Typical Bikeway Design Standards .....................................................................97
Pedestrian Sidewalks/Walkways .........................................................................99
Public Transportation ...........................................................................................99
Transportation Demand Management ........................................................... 105
Railroad ................................................................................................................. 106
Motor Freight/Trucking ..................................................................................... 107
Air Transportation ............................................................................................. 107
Public-Use Airports ............................................................................................ 109
Private-Use Airports and Heliports ................................................................ 111
Waterborne Transportation ............................................................................ 111
Pipeline Transportation ..................................................................................... 111
2.3 Existing Land Use, Population, Employment ...................................................... 112
Analysis of Existing Land Uses and Vacant Lands ........................................ 112
Current Land Use Patterns .............................................................................. 112
Unincorporated Communities ......................................................................... 112
MUA-10 and RR-10 Exception Areas ............................................................ 115
Development Constraints ................................................................................. 116
Other Development Areas ............................................................................... 118
Population ............................................................................................................. 118
Employment ......................................................................................................... 119
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Chapter Three
Transportation Forecast ............................................................................................................... 123
3.1 General Background ................................................................................................ 123
3.2 Traffic Forecast ......................................................................................................... 124
Future Traffic Conditions .................................................................................. 125
Deschutes County Roads ................................................................................. 125
State Highways .................................................................................................... 128
Chapter Four
Transportation Needs Analysis ................................................................................................... 132
4.1 General Overview .................................................................................................... 132
4.2 Public Involvement and Interagency Coordination ........................................... 133
4.3 Transportation Issues Identified in TSP Update Process ................................ 138
Issues that Pertain to all of Deschutes County ............................................ 138
US 97 Corridor ................................................................................................... 141
US 20 Corridor ................................................................................................... 147
OR 126 Corridor ................................................................................................ 151
Chapter Five
Planned Improvements and Policies ........................................................................................... 153
5.1 Purpose of the Transportation System Plan....................................................... 153
5.2 Coordination and Implementation of the Transportation System Plan ....... 154
5.3 Arterial and Collector Road Plan ......................................................................... 157
Road Network ..................................................................................................... 157
Future State Highway Projects and Policies .................................................. 164
County Roads ...................................................................................................... 168
Access Management Policies ............................................................................ 169
Functional Classification .................................................................................... 170
Road and Street Standards ............................................................................... 173
Road Management System ................................................................................ 174
Performance Standards...................................................................................... 175
Bridges ................................................................................................................... 177
Truck Routes ....................................................................................................... 177
Facility/Safety Improvements ............................................................................ 178
5.4 Public Transportation Plan ...................................................................................... 180
5.5 Bikeway and Pedestrian Plan ................................................................................... 181
Rural Bikeways .................................................................................................... 181
Rural Walkways................................................................................................... 182
On-Road Route Selection ................................................................................. 183
Off-Road Route Selection ................................................................................. 183
Bike Facility Requirements ................................................................................ 183
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5.6 Airport Plan ................................................................................................................ 187
Airport Overview ............................................................................................... 187
5.7 Rail Plan ........................................................................................................................ 190
Freight Rail Plan ................................................................................................... 191
Rail Passenger Plan ............................................................................................. 191
5.8 Water Plan .................................................................................................................. 191
5.9 Pipeline Plan ................................................................................................................ 192
5.10 Transportation System and Demand Management .......................................... 192
Transportation System Management .............................................................. 192
Transportation Demand Management ........................................................... 193
Chapter Six
Transportation Finance Plan ........................................................................................................ 195
6.1 Current Funding Sources ......................................................................................... 195
6.2 Improvement Costs .................................................................................................. 196
6.3 Possible Funding Sources ......................................................................................... 197
State Highway Trust Fund................................................................................. 198
Local Gas Tax ..................................................................................................... 198
Local Vehicle Registration Fee ........................................................................ 199
Street Utility/Road User Fee ........................................................................... 199
Aggregate Fee (Natural Resource Transportation Fee) ........................... 199
County Service Districts for Roads ............................................................... 199
Property Tax (Local Option Tax) .................................................................. 200
County Road Bonding Act ............................................................................... 200
Exactions .............................................................................................................. 200
Rural System Development Charge .............................................................. 200
Grants ................................................................................................................... 201
Special Road Districts ....................................................................................... 201
Local Improvement District ............................................................................ 201
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List of Tables
Chapter One
None
Chapter Two
Table 2.1.T1 2006-2011 Deschutes County MRCIP Projects .................................................45
Table 2.1.T2 State Highways by Functional Classification .......................................................54
Table 2.1.T3 STIP Projects in Rural Deschutes County, 2008-2015 .....................................57
Table 2.2.T1 Deschutes County Road Mileage & Maintenance by Functional Classification .64
Table 2.2.T2 Generalized County Road Segment ADT and LOS ..........................................81
Table 2.2.T3 Top County 2009 Rural Road Volumes and Estimated LOS ..........................82
Table 2.2.T4 Maximum Volume to Capacity Ratios Outside of
Urban Growth Boundaries .........................................................................................................84
Table 2.2.T5 Medium Risk State Highway Segments, 2009 .....................................................86
Table 2.2.T6 Top Intersection Crash Locations on County Roads, 2005-2009 .................87
Table 2.2.T7 Segments Exceeding State Highway Crash Rates, 2005-2007 ........................89
Table 2.2.T8 State Highway Crash Severity in Top 10% of Safety Priority
Indexing System .............................................................................................................................90
Table 2.2.T9 Unpaved Principal Arterials, Arterials, and Collectors ....................................91
Table 2.2.T10 Minimum Road Design Standards, Rural County ............................................92
Table 2.2.T11 Minimum Design Standards, Terrebonne ..........................................................93
Table 2.2.T12 Minimum Design Standards, Tumalo ..................................................................93
Table 2.2.T13 Substandard County Bridges ................................................................................94
Table 2.2.T14 Alternative Routes for Riders to Avoid State Highways ...............................97
Table 2.2.T15 Selected Minimum Bikeway Design Standards .................................................98
Table 2.2.T16 Redmond Municipal Airport Boardings, 2000-2010 .................................... 110
Table 2.3.T1 Deschutes County Unincorporated Communities ........................................ 114
Table 2.3.T2 Multiple Use Agricultural, Rural Residential Exception Areas ..................... 117
Table 2.3.T3 Deschutes County Population, 2005-2025 ...................................................... 119
Table 2.3.T4 Commuting Choice by Mode .............................................................................. 120
Table 2.3.T5 Travel Times to Work .......................................................................................... 121
Table 2.3.T6 Export of County Workers ................................................................................. 121
Table 2.3.T7 Deschutes County Residents’ Places of Work ............................................... 122
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Chapter Three
Table 3.2.T1 Deschutes County Roads and 2030 Levels of Service .................................. 126
Table 3.2.T2 Deschutes County Intersections in 2030 ......................................................... 128
Table 3.2.T3 State Highway Segments and 2030 Volume to Capacity .............................. 129
Table 3.2.T4 State Highway Intersection Rankings in 2030 .................................................. 131
Chapter Four
Table 4.2.T1 Meetings Related to TSP Update........................................................................ 134
Chapter Five
Table 5.3.T1 County Road and Highway Projects .................................................................. 158
Table 5.3.T2 Illustrative List of Unfunded Highway Projects ............................................... 162
Table 5.3.T3 Deschutes County Roads Maximum Average Daily Traffic by
Level of Service ........................................................................................................................... 176
Chapter Six
None
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List of Figures
(Note: Due to the size of the maps, the figures appear consecutively at the end of the text,
so there are no page numbers.)
Chapter One
Figure 1.1.F1 Deschutes County Overview
Chapter Two
Figure 2.2.F1 County Road System: Arterials and Collectors
Figure 2.2.F2 State Highways
Figure 2.2.F3 Redmond Area Roads Existing Classifications
Figure 2.2.F4 Bend Area Roads Existing Classifications
Figure 2.2.F5 Sisters Areas Roads Existing Classifications
Figure 2.2.F6 Tumalo Area Roads Existing Classifications
Figure 2.2.F7 South County Roads Existing Classifications
Figure 2.2.F8 Traffic Control Device Locations
Figure 2.2.F9 Bend Area County Roads Average Daily Traffic, 2008-2009
Figure 2.2.F10 Redmond Area County Roads Average Daily Traffic, 2008-2009
Figure 2.2.F11 La Pine Area County Roads Average Daily Traffic, 2008-2009
Figure 2.2.F12 Sisters Area County Roads Average Daily Traffic, 2008-2009
Figure 2.2.F13 State Highways Traffic Volumes, 2009
Figure 2.2.F14 High Crash Rate Locations, 2005-2008
Figure 2.2.F15 Unpaved Collector Roads
Figure 2.2.F16 Existing Transit
Figure 2.2.F17 Park and Ride Sites
Figure 2.2.F18 Rail Lines
Figure 2.2.F19 Public Use Airports
Figure 2.2.F20 Private Use Airports
Figure 2.3.F1 Population Centers
Figure 2.3.F2 Multiple Use Agricultural and Rural Residential Exception Areas
Figure 2.3.F3 Exclusive Farm Use and Forest Zones
Figure 2.3.F4 Rural Industrial and Surface Mining Zones
Figure 2.3.F5 Open Space, Conservation, and Floodplain Zones
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Chapter Three
Figure 3.2.F1 2030 Bend Area Estimated ADT
Figure 3.2.F2 2030 Redmond Area Estimated ADT
Figure 3.2.F3 2030 Sisters Area Estimated ADT
Figure 3.2.F4 2030 South County Area Estimated ADT
Figure 3.2.F5 2030 State Highway Estimated ADT
Chapter Four
None
Chapter Five
Figure 5.3.F1 Proposed Travel/Turn Lane Improvements
Figure 5.3.F2 Proposed Intersection Improvements
Figure 5.3.F3 Areas with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F4 Forest Lane Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F5 Pine Crest Subdivision Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F6 DRRH Unit 6, Part II Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F7 La Pine State Park Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F8 Wild River Subdivision Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F9 Lazy River West Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F10 Deer Avenue Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F11 Elk Avenue/6th Street Area with Limited Access
Figure 5.3.F12 Redmond Area Functional Reclassification
Figure 5.3.F13 Bend Area Functional Reclassification
Figure 5.3.F14 County Road System Transportation System Plan
Figure 5.5.F1 Three Sisters Scenic Bikeway
Figure 5.5.F2 Bend Area Bikeways
Figure 5.5.F3 Redmond Area Bikeways
Figure 5.5.F4 Sisters Area Bikeways
Figure 5.5.F5 South County Bikeways
Figure 5.5.F6 Terrebonne Area Sidewalks
Figure 5.5.F7 Tumalo Area Sidewalks
Figure 5.5.F8 Existing and Proposed Trails in Bend Area
Figure 5.5.F9 Existing and Proposed Trails Bend to Redmond
Figure 5.5.F10 Regional Trails
Chapter Six
None
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Acknowledgements
Staff: Peter Russell, Senior Transportation Planner, Project Manager
Tim Berg, GIS Analyst Programmer
Sher Buckner, Editorial/Formatting
Deschutes County Community Development - Planning Division
117 NW Lafayette Ave., P.O. Box 6005
Bend, OR 97708-6005
Phone: (541) 383-6718 Fax: (541) 385-1764 e-mail: peter.russell@deschutes.org
Deschutes County wishes to thank all the members of the public who freely gave their time at
numerous evening open houses, meetings, and public hearings to ensure the County’s transportation
system accommodates all users and modes. Their comments, suggestions and observations have
contributed to and improved this document. Deschutes County also acknowledges the professional
assistance of the various committee members listed below.
Technical Advisory Committee
Jim Bryant, Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 4
Rod Cathcart, Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 4
Tyler Deke, Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization
Chris Doty, City of Redmond
Steve Jorgensen, Bend Park and Recreation District
George Kolb, Deschutes County Road Department
Thanh Nguyen, Transportation and Planning Analysis Unit, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, Salem
Eric Porter, City of Sisters
Rick Root, City of Bend
Wayne Sorenson, City of Redmond
Steering Committee
Tom Blust, Deschutes County Road Department
Mark DeVoney, Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 4
Nick Lelack, Deschutes County Planning Division
Cover photo of Paulina Peak by Peter Russell
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This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM)
Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of
Land Conservation and Development. This TGM grant is financed, in part, by federal Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), local government, and
State of Oregon funds.
The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect views or policies of the State of Oregon.