03/19/1992 - Packet 99W TASK FORCE AGENDA
MARCH 19, 1992
7:00 P.M.
TIGARD CITY HALL - TOWN HALL
13125 SW HALL BLVD
TIGARD, OREGON 97223
1. Call to Order/Introductions
2. Roll Call: Clark — Cook _ Deuth _ Eddy
Edwards _ Hawley _ Holland _ Moore _
Reilly _ Schwartz _ Schweitz
Alternates: Carver _ Hopkins _
3. Visitor's Agenda and Comments
4. Approval of minutes from February 20, 1992
5. Review of Proposed Improvements
Project Details
• Communicating with Affected Property Owners/Business
Persons
6. Review of Future Agendas
7. Other Business
8. Adjourn
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99W TASK FORCE MINUTES
February 20, 1992
1 . Meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.
2. Present: Clark, Deuth, Hawley, Holland, Moore, Reilly, Schweitz, and
Carver
Also attending: City Staff: Ed Murphy, Randy Wooley and Ellen Fox
ODOT Staff: Ted Keasey and Bill Ciz
3. Steve Clark asked audience participants to introduce themselves.
4. Visitor's Agenda:
There were no visitors wishing to speak.
5. Approval of minutes
Brian Moore moved and Joe Schweitz seconded to approve the minutes of
the January 16th meeting as written. Motion passed by unanimous vote of
members present.
6. Western Bypass Update
o Bill Ciz with the Department of Transportation (ODOT) provided a brief
history of the Western Bypass and he noted this is the fifth study being
done for this purpose. He described the system planning effort and the
plan to have ODOT study it further. He advised that it is now being
looked at as a corridor level study where various alternatives are being
analyzed. He said the next step will be the process of location and
impact study.
Mr. Ciz shared the Process Flow Chart dealing with the following main
areas:
Establish Evaluation Framework
Document Existing and Future Deficiencies
Prepare Study Area Mapping
He explained how they defined the study area and boundaries. He
discussed the six transportation strategies. He commented on the
importance of citizen involvement at various levels of the process. He
described the data that has been gathered concerning population growth
and transportation analysis.
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He discussed each of the strategies in detail and described routes
considered in these strategies. He advised they came up with the
following four alternatives:
1 . No-Build Alternative
2. Transportation System Management Alternative
3. Arterial Expansion/High Occupancy Vehicle Express Alternative
4. Bypass Alternative
He estimated some time frames for completing the approval of
alternatives and preparing an Environmental Impact Statement. He
speculated that by May 1996 the project level would be reached, and the
public hearing process could begin. There was discussion of the reasons
for the lengthy process.
o Bob Brannan with Parsons Brinkerhoff explained why the By-Pass project
would not have a notable effect on the capacity needs for 99W. He
talked about plans to improve Highway 217. He discussed the concept of
"Latent Demand" and explained how this might bring an increase in volume
to 99W after improvements are made.
In discussing the arterial expansion alternative, he pointed out one of
the benefits would be its function of providing a connection. He
answered questions about reliability of the models used. He talked
about the variables considered, including population projections.
7. Mr. Clark discussed the role of the Committee. There was agreement the
Committee fills a necessary role, and the importance of the community
coming together. State project goals and funding were discussed. Bill
Ciz explained how the State sorts priorities and sets schedules. There
was discussion of Federal funding.
o Leo Huff talked about Access Oregon Highways and explained the standards
they are trying to achieve throughout Oregon. He explained the handout,
"Access Management Classification System" , which is a matrix for
categorizing streets and highways. There was discussion of obtaining
this status on 99W. Ted Keasey talked about the access management they
had planned for 99W in the future. There was discussion of whether to
widen 99W or not, how to solve neighborhood traffic problems, and
possible use of express lanes on 99W. The suggestion was made that an
elevated system should be looked at.
o Mr. Clark asked the Committee to define goals, and he suggested that the
Committee needs to make a commitment to be more aggressive.
o Ed Murphy encouraged the Committee to focus at this meeting to determine
if there are any other options. There was discussion of having a
sub-area study done, with costs and objectives uncertain at this point.
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o Randy Wooley updated the Committee on the State's 6-year plan.
Discussion followed concerning the schedule.
o Ted Keasey summarized plans already under way, and again addressed the
issue of "Latent Demand."
8. Comments from the audience were heard.
Peter Fry, a planning consultant, provided the Committee with a brief
background of his experience. He suggested that 99W does not have a
capacity problem but a congestion problem. He proposed the strategy of
using median strips to limit access and to deal with the turbulence
problem.
Larry Bissett asked the Committee to allow Kittleson to address some of
the issues which have been raised.
9. ADJOURNMENT - 9:05 PM
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March 16, 1992 DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
HIG14WAY DIVISION
Wayne Kittelson Region I
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
FILE CODE:
610 S.W. Alder, Suite 700
Portland, Oregon 97205 C034-1806
Subject: Dartmouth Extension
The purpose of my February 19, 1992 letter to Randy Wooley was to
convey to the Tigard 99W Task Force ODOT's position on the
Dartmouth Extension. As "support staff" for the task force, our role is
to respond to their requests for technical support. In this instance, I
was responding to their request for our review and opinion of the
Dartmouth Extension and its effects on the State Highway system.
The specific comments cited in your February 24, 1992 letter are based
upon analysis performed previously by the Transportation Analysis Unit
and reviewed by Tom Schwab prior to inclusion in my letter. My
response, however, had a policy basis as well as a technical one and
should be interpreted in this broader perspective.
Our conclusion about the future need for improvements to 99W stem
from the Dartmouth connector analysis the Transportation Analysis
Unit did in 1991, but reflects Tom's review of subsequent documenta-
tion as well.
Our analysis recognized "the significant benefit to the Tigard area as
a whole and in particular to the Tigard Triangle Area" from construc-
tion of the Dartmouth extension. However, it also was concluded that
"analysis of lane requirements for the options considered reveal a six-
lane section is required on 99W between I-5 and Greenburg Road and
a four-five lane section west to Walnut Street. Considering the
Dartmouth extension to Walnut Street, lane requirements would be the
same as above, particularly if no-turn prohibitions are made along 99W.
With turn prohibitions along 99W, the facility would operate at one
service level better than would be found with the no-Dartmouth ,
extension".
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