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Using This Guide

The Washington County Transportation System Plan Users’ Guide consolidates information from multiple documents
that make up the official Washington County Transportation System Plan (TSP), and provides direct links to the more de-
tailed source documents and other reference materials. It is intended to provide the reader with a “one-stop” resource
to find background information on the transportation system and travel behavior in Washington County; current Wash-
ington County transportation goals, objectives, and strategies; designations of functional classification and number of
lanes for county roads; designation of facilities for other transportation modes (pedestrian, bicycle, transit. and freight);
and information on plan implementation (funding, coordination with other agencies and planned improvements). If
there is any question about information included in the Users’ Guide, the reader should refer to the officially adopted
ordinances (A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 768, A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 783, and A-Engrossed Ordinance 799).

This document was prepared for use by County staff, staff from other agencies, and the general public. It is available in
electronic format (with direct links to various documents and web sites) and in print. Additional information is available
on interactive web-based maps that illustrate components of the TSP. The Users’ Guide is organized into the four major
sections described below.

Part 1 – Background
This section includes information on the purpose of the County’s TSP, the requirements governing its development,
how it is used, framework documents that influence Washington County’s TSP, and a summary of existing and future
transportation conditions. In addition, this section includes a summary of information gathered through the extensive
community-involvement process used to develop the TSP.

Part 2 – General Transportation Policies
Section 2 includes an overview of the County’s overarching transportation goals, objectives, and strategies, along with
guiding principles for the TSP. It also includes general transportation goals, objectives, and strategies that affect all
modes of travel. Goals, objectives, and strategies related to specific travel modes are included in subsequent chapters.

Part 3 – Transportation System Plan Modal Elements
The individual plan elements developed for each major travel mode are covered in section 3. These include the
Roadway Element, Freight Element, and Active Transportation Element. Each of these elements includes introductory
information about existing conditions and forecasted needs related to the travel mode; specific goals, objectives, and
strategies associated with the travel mode; and maps and other supporting information that show the classifications of
specific facilities associated with the travel mode.

Part 4 – Implementation
Information about how the TSP will be monitored and amended in the future, and specific goals, objectives, and strate-
gies related to implementation of the plan (Coordination, Funding, and Maintenance) are included in the final section.
In addition, this section includes information about the list of candidate transportation improvements included in the
Financially Constrained Project List (projects for which funding is anticipated to be available during the next 20 years).
The candidate project list is included as Appendix C of this document.

Appendices
Appendices to the Users’ Guide include: A Glossary (Appendix A) defining terms used in the TSP; a list of Abbreviations,
Acronyms, and Initializations used in the document (Appendix B); and a list of candidate transportation improvement
projects consistent with the 2014 Regional Transportation Plan (Appendix C).

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