(A) The project team developed several evaluation criteria to identify and prioritize the city’s bicycle and pedestrian projects. Specifically, the criteria were applied in two ways:
(1) To lay out the best possible future pedestrian/bicycle network by identifying the features of a network most important to city residents; and
(2) To rank projects against each other as an indication of their relative importance.
(B) The goal was to develop a three tiered priority list, enabling the city to focus financial resources and funding applications on the highest priority projects. The project team assigned each criterion a range of points, with the number of potential points reflecting the criterion’s relative importance (based on input from city staff, the Technical Advisory Committee and the public). Specific criteria included the following:
(1) User generator: to what degree will the project likely generate transportation or recreational usage based on population, corridor aesthetics and the like?
(2) Land uses: how many user generators does the project connect within reasonable walking or bicycling distance, such as schools, parks, downtown and the like?
(3) Overcomes barrier: how well does the project overcome a barrier in the current bicycle and pedestrian network?
(4) Safety and comfort: can the project potentially improve bicycling and walking at locations with perceived or documented safety issues? This criterion takes into account available crash data as well as feedback from the local bicycling and walking community?
(5) Regional benefit: to what degree does the project offer potential benefits to the wider, regional community by offering opportunities for increased connectivity to parks, Wallowa Lake, surrounding communities and the like?
(6) Community support: to what degree do city residents desire the proposed project? This criterion takes into account oral and written feedback received at the community open houses, the walking and bicycling tours and other public outreach events?
(7) Cost: what financial resources are needed to implement the project? Is the project cost prohibitive or can it be implemented through grant funding or other opportunities?
(C) (1) Using the above criteria, the project team ranked each project based on information obtained from site visits, field work, city staff and the public.
(2) Projects fulfilling the greatest number of evaluation criteria received higher scores, correspondingly leading to higher rankings in the overall project list.
(3) As a result, the projects were grouped by classification into Tier 1 (short-term, zero to five years), Tier 2 (medium-term, six to ten years) and Tier 3 (long-term, ten to 20 years) priorities.
(4) The short-, medium- and long-term priorities may change according to available funds, changing priorities, new roadway projects that coincide, new development and redevelopment opportunities or other factors.
(D) (1) It should be noted that the purpose of this exercise is to understand the relative priority of the projects so that the city may apportion available funding to the highest priority projects.
(2) Medium- and long-term projects are also important, and may be implemented at any point in time as part of a development or public works project.
(3) The ranked lists should be considered a “living document” and should be frequently reviewed to ensure they reflect current priorities.
(E) The following table lists the recommended bicycle/pedestrian improvement projects and relative prioritization, while § 71.155 of this chapter provides the evaluation scoring for each individual project.
Recommended Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects | |||||
Project | Segment | Description | Lead Agency | Priority (Tier 1, 2, 3) | Planning Level Cost Opinion1 |
Recommended Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects | |||||
Project | Segment | Description | Lead Agency | Priority (Tier 1, 2, 3) | Planning Level Cost Opinion1 |
Intersection Improvements | |||||
Intersections in vicinity of Joseph Elementary School | N/A | Install high-visibility crosswalks and advanced warning signs | Joseph | Tier 3 | $49,600 |
E Eighth Street at S College Street | N/A | Install crosswalks and advanced warning signs on E Eighth Street | ODOT | Tier 3 | $5,900 |
Sidewalks | |||||
N Park Street | W McCully Avenue to W Wallowa Avenue | Construct sidewalk on east side of street | Joseph | Tier 1 | $57,800 |
S Main Street | Eighth Street to Tenth Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $212,400 |
S Main Street/E Eighth Street | Fourth Street to S College Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of each roadway where they currently do not exist | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 2 | $382,300 |
Lake Street | E Third Street to E Wallowa Avenue | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street where they currently do not exist | Joseph | Tier 3 | $401,800 |
College Street | E Third Street to E Wallowa Avenue | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street where they currently do not exist | Joseph | Tier 3 | $260,900 |
East Street | E First Street to E Wallowa Avenue | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $251,100 |
W Wallowa Avenue | N Russell Street to N Main Street | Construct sidewalk on north side of street | Joseph, Wallowa County | Tier 2 | $290,200 |
W Wallowa Avenue | N Park Street to N Main Street | Construct sidewalk on south side of street | Joseph, Wallowa County | Tier 2 | $241,100 |
E Wallowa Avenue | N Main Street to N East Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street where they currently do not exist | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 3 | $211,600 |
W Joseph Avenue | N Mill Street to N Main Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $67,400 |
E Joseph Avenue | N Lake Street to N East Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $160,100 |
W.E. Williams Avenue | Lake Street to East Street | Construct sidewalk on north side of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $81,600 |
W McCully Avenue | N Park Street to W Main Street | Construct sidewalk on north side of street | Joseph | Tier 1 | $139,800 |
W McCully Avenue | Mill Street to Main Street | Construct sidewalk on south side of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $33,700 |
W First Street | S Mill Street to S Main Street | Complete sidewalk gaps on north side of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $33,700 |
E First Street | S Main Street to S East Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street where they currently do not exist | Joseph | Tier 2 | $119,300 |
E Second Street | S Main Street to S East Street | Construct sidewalks on both sides of street | Joseph | Tier 3 | $119,300 |
W Fourth Street | Joseph City Park to S Main Street | Construct sidewalk on north side of street | Joseph | Tier 2 | $82,300 |
Shared Use Paths | |||||
Wallowa Union Railroad Path Feasibility Study | Joseph to Enterprise | Conduct a study to determine the feasibility of developing a shared use path on or along the Wallowa Union Railroad corridor between Joseph and Enterprise | Joseph, Enterprise, Wallowa County, Wallowa Union Railroad | Tier 1 | $30,000 |
Wallowa River Path Feasibility Study | Joseph City Park to Wallowa Lake | Building on the previous Wallowa Land Trust study, develop a study to determine the feasibility of developing a soft surface or paved path along Wallowa River between Joseph City Park and Wallowa Lake | Joseph, Wallowa County | Tier 1 | $15,000 |
Soft Surface Trails | |||||
Joseph Middle/High School Trail | N/A | Reconstruct perimeter trail surrounding the Joseph Middle/High School campus | Joseph | Tier 3 | $100,800 |
Bike Lanes | |||||
S Main Street/E Eighth Street | S College Street to Third Street | Widen shoulders to provide bike lanes | ODOT | Tier 2 | $167,900 |
Wallowa Avenue | N Russell Street to N East Street | Widen shoulders to provide bike lanes | Wallowa County, ODOT | Tier 3 | $100,400 |
Shoulder Bikeways | |||||
Oregon 82/N Main Street | Daggett Street to north city limits | Construct shoulder bikeways | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 3 | $116,300 |
Airport Lane/Hurricane Cr. Road | West city limits to N Russell Street | Construct shoulder bikeways | Joseph, Wallowa County | Tier 2 | $93,000 |
E Wallowa Avenue/lmnaha Highway | N East Street to east city limits | Construct shoulder bikeways | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 3 | $279,000 |
Bicycle Boulevards | |||||
Westside Bicycle Boulevard | S Main Street at E Fourth Street to N Main Street at E Fourth Street | Develop a "Level 3" Bicycle Boulevard along Fourth Street between Lake and Mill, along Mill between Fourth and Alder, and along Alder between Mill and Lake | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 3 | $18,600 |
Eastside Bicycle Boulevard | S Main Street southern terminus to N Main Street at Daggett Street | Develop a "Level 3" Bicycle Boulevard along Main Street between its southern terminus and Eleventh, along Eleventh Street between Main and College, along College Street between Eleventh and Seventh, along Seventh Street between College and Lake, along Lake Street between Seventh and Daggett and along Daggett Street between Lake and Main | Joseph, ODOT | Tier 1 | $19,2002 |
Other Projects | |||||
Wayfinding signage plan | N/A | Develop a citywide pedestrian and bicycle Wayfinding Signage Plan identifying: appropriate sign locations, destinations to be highlighted on each sign, approximate distance and walking/riding time to each destination | Joseph | Tier 3 | $7,000 |
Warning signage | N/A | Install signage (e.g., "BIKES ON ROADWAY") on major roads to alert motorists to the presence bicyclists on the roadway | Wallowa County, ODOT | Tier 2 | $5,600 |
Safe routes to schools plan | N/A | Develop a Safe Routes to School Plan for Joseph Elementary, Middle and High schools outlining engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation measures to increase walking and bicycling to school among Joseph students | Joseph | Tier 2 | $15,000 |
Programmatic Elements | |||||
Bike/pedestrian education, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation measures | N/A | Implement programmatic measures relating to education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation (see §71.060) | Joseph | Tier 1 | Varies |
1 Infrastructure-related cost opinions do not include right-of-way or easement acquisitions. All cost opinions include an additional 20% for contingency and 35% for design, engineering, mobilization and construction management (beyond the original project cost) 2 This project does not include roadway resurfacing. Resurfacing needed on approximately 9.5 blocks to improve riding conditions for bicyclists | |||||
(Ord. passed 6- -2009)