The next Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) meeting will be on
February 12 at 7:00 pm
at City Hall
If you have comments or questions about the TSP, the maps and information and information below, there is a public comment period at the beginning and end of the meetings. The Board members can also be reached by email. Call Amanda Owings, CityTraffic Engineer, or Erica Rooney, Assistant Engineer, for information on the next TSPAC meeting. The TSP is expected to be finished in April. at City Hall
From the TSP Update Webpage:
Kittelson and Associates is the engineering consultant hired to assist the City with the update. Our regional partners include TriMet, Clackamas County, Metro, and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Lake Oswego coordinates planning efforts with all neighboring cities and counties.
The TSP also includes a long list of projects for upgrading and enhancing the transportation system, including automobiles, transit, bicycling, and pedestrian improvements. A consistent theme is to make walking, cycling, and transit more convenient to reduce congestion on the roadways rather than adding capacity (new lanes) to existing roads. After a rigorous scoring and cost estimating process, all projects are then transferred to the Capital Improvement Plan regardless of dedicated funding sources. As funding becomes available through annual City budget review or during the private development process, these projects are constructed.
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TSP Maps and Charts (Draft)Key maps and charts: (though all have great information)
Project maps have numerical codes for each project. These can be found on the TSP Prioritization Project List (7/12/2013). The list includes roject descriptions and estimataed costs. I assume that the pink coded projects are Metro regional projects.
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects (includes 4 maps)
- Roadway and Transit Projects
- Existing Bike, Pedestrian and Transit Facilities
- Proposed Roadway Classifications
- Transportation Funding
Other very important information can be found on the TAB Meeting webpage under "Agenda attachments."
- December 11, 2013: AUDIO recording; Funding Scenario Update; TSP Schedule; Potential Street Reclassifications
- July 10, 2013: Minutes; Project Prioritization Sorted by Type; Project Prioritization Sorted by Score; Evaluation Criteria; Roadway Functional Classifications Draft Memo
- April 10, 2013: Minutes
The first thing I read in the summary is multimodal transportation. That certainly puts the wrong foot forward,
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Also lacking is any discussion or identification of cost/benefit. What alternatives are there and how were they considered?
Finally, the very last chart is very revealing. It is identified as a road/rail project and strangely enough follows the PNW rial line through LO. what is this?
The PNW rail line and Willamette River bridge are not available - the RR has no plans to give them up. This is part of the regional plan for the future which means that if the RR ever does decide the freight line isn't worth keeping, Metro wants it. Take a look at the identified list of capital projects for a better idea of near-er term plans and remember the dollars are on top of any road maintenance which seems to always be getting the short end of the stick.
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