Description
The Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking a consultant to update the City of Ashland's Transportation System Plan. The plan must identify an integrated network of multi-modal transportation facilities and services consistent with the Transportation Planning Rules and adequate to support development of the City's existing and planned land use over a twenty-year planning horizon. The project will develop an updated Transportation System Plan and draft implementing regulations that include goals, policies, performance measures, and implementing regulations that support the City's Comprehensive Plan and create a safe and reliable multi-modal transportation system. The key objectives and outcomes of the project include identifying, mapping, and assessing existing transportation facilities, identifying appropriate transportation options and techniques, and preserving the function and capacity of transportation facilities to support the economy and movement of goods.
• The project will support key outcomes, including filling gaps and improving safety on pedestrian and bicycle routes to schools and key destinations
• The project will review and update typical street cross sections to support adjacent land uses and safety for all modes
• The project will be consistent with applicable laws and adopted plans, including the Ashland Comprehensive Plan and the Transportation Planning Rules
• The project will identify how the investments and policies in the TSP support a path to reach the regional greenhouse gas emissions reduction target
• The project will include a transportation system funding and financing strategy to support the development of the identified transportation system