• Develop a framework for community mobility through safe, accessible, multi-modal options, while addressing congestion, freight mobility, and creating a balanced transportation system. • Improve connectivity in the City’s transportation network for all modes of travel, with an emphasis on walking, biking, and public transit. Focus transportation investments in older and underserved areas of the city. • Enhancing community livability, including improving health and safety, infrastructure upgrades, and neighborhood traffic safety. Plan and design streets that reflect their intended use and are compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. • Assessing roadway functional classifications and design standards and ensure there are no inconsistencies between local and state jurisdictions. • Ensure compatibility of planned transportation improvements with the City’s Comprehensive plan and development code updates. • Addressing need for a pavement management system to provide a systemic approach to maintain safe drivable roads in St. Helens including a review and update of the City’s Street pavement index. Department of Transportation Transportation & Growth Management (“TGM”) Program 355 Capitol St. NE, MS 42 Salem, OR 97301 • Establishing the need for the City to adopt and begin moving forward with a mobility transition plan that meets Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requirements. • Identify transportation system operational costs for the City. Identify modifications or additions necessary to address the predicted future needs for operations and maintenance. • Create a more sustainable street tree planting and maintenance program to enhance and promote environmental stewardship through sustainable land use and transportation planning. • Updating the City’s Transportation Capital Improvement Plan, including project prioritization and incorporating projects from previous transportation refinement studies and plans. • Coordinate with law enforcement and emergency services to improve access and emergency response operations. • Identify access solutions for industrial and commercial sites within the City’s UGB. • Integrate Updated TSP with other plans that have been updated since the development of the Current TSP. • Resolve the inconsistencies between the Current TSP and specific area plans. • Update Current TSP capital project lists, including project cost estimates, and determine the amount of funding available over the planning horizon.
