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Goal 5: Mobility
Promote the efficient and cost-effective movement of people, goods and services by all modes.

Objective 5.1 Provide a county roadway system that is cost-effective, designed to operate efficiently, and
serves all travel modes�

• Strategy 5.1.1 Recognize that the functional classification system represents a continuum in
which through traffic increases and provisions for vehicle access decrease in the higher classifi-
cation categories. Designate a roadway Functional Classification Map utilizing some or all of the
following criteria for defining or modifying the functional classification:
› Expected amount, type and characteristics of vehicle traffic.
› Distance between similar roadways within the system.
› Expected needs of the community and traveling public.
› Extent of appropriate access.
› Length of the roadway.
› Land use along the roadway.
› Neighborhood and community aspirations.
• Strategy 5.1.2 Determine ultimate street design requirements and street profile for develop-
ment review and/or public improvement based on the Functional Classification Map designation
and/or Special Area Street Map designation; and utilize the Pedestrian System Map, the Bicycle
System Map, and the Lane Numbers Map to determine the appropriate right-of-way dedication
and design treatment applicable within the currently adopted roadway standards.
• Strategy 5.1.3 Address potential impacts of long-distance trips on neighborhoods or communi- ADOPTED TEXT
ties by:
› Ensuring that the collectors and arterials of the transportation system are designed to adequately
accommodate these trips.
› Designing and managing local streets to accommodate local trips and to discourage long-distance
trips.

• Strategy 5.1.4* Prior to adding through travel lane capacity to the Lane Numbers Map, or
elsewhere in the transportation system plan, consider the following strategies, in the order
listed below:
› Transportation System Management strategies, including Travel Demand Management, safety,
operational and access management improvements.
› Bicycle and pedestrian system improvements.
› Appropriate lane-markings, safety improvements, and other operational devices to improve traf-
fic flow.
› Where appropriate and feasible incorporate Land Use strategies to reduce motor vehicle conges-
tion and peakperiod demand.
› Parallel connections and local street connectivity improvements.

*Strategy 5.1.4 has been developed based on and in response to the Regional Transportation
Functional Plan requirements in Title 2, 3.08.220.

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016