Page 3 - Wash Co First and Last Mile Background Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Purpose and Background................................... 1 Figure 2-9 Washington County Service Needs
1.1 Project Purpose and Objectives ............................ 1 Assessment .................................................................. 24

1.2 Background ........................................................... 1 2.4 First and Last Mile Services ................................. 25

1.3 Population and Employment ................................ 2 2.4.1 Publicly Operated Shuttle Service ....................... 25
Figure 1-1 Washington County Population Density ...... 3 2.4.2 Privately Operated Shuttle Service ..................... 27

Figure 1-2 Overlapping Demographics above Regional 2.4.3 Ridesourcing Companies ..................................... 28
Rates (Race/Ethnicity and non-English Speakers) ......... 4
2.4.4 Car Sharing .......................................................... 29
Figure 1-3 Washington County Employment Density ... 5
2.5 Active Transportation ......................................... 31
Figure 1-4 Number of Employers in Washington County 3.0 Travel Options Propensity ............................... 36
by Location and Size ...................................................... 6
3.1 First Mile Travel Options Propensity ................... 37
1.4 Population and Employment Growth and Trends 6
Figure 3-1 Zero Vehicle Households in Washington
2.0 Transportation Context ..................................... 7 County – Residents ...................................................... 39
2.1 Commute Travel Patterns ..................................... 7 Figure 3-2 Low-Income Individuals in Washington
Figure 2-1 Work Locations of Portland Metro Region County – Residents ...................................................... 40
Working Residents ......................................................... 7 Figure 3-3 Young adults in Washington County –

Figure 2-2 Commute Flow of Washington County Residents ..................................................................... 41
Employees, by County .................................................... 8
Figure 3-4 Older Adults in Washington County –
2.2 Commute Mode Split ............................................ 8 Residents ..................................................................... 42

Figure 2-3 Commute Mode Share Patterns in Figure 3-5 Travel Options Propensity Index -
Washington County ....................................................... 9 Residents ..................................................................... 43

Figure 2-4 Mode Splits at ECO-affected Site in Figure 3-6 Low-Income Individuals in Washington
Washington County ..................................................... 10 County – Employees .................................................... 46
2.3 Existing and Planned Future Transit ................... 12 Figure 3-7 Travel Options Propensity Index –
Employees .................................................................... 47
Figure 2-5 Washington County Transit Service ........... 13
4.0 Land Use Context ............................................ 48
2.3.1 TriMet Service ..................................................... 14
Figure 4-1 Housing permits in the Portland Metro area,
2.3.2 SMART Transit ..................................................... 17 2009-2017 – units per square mile .............................. 49

2.3.3 Intercity Services ................................................. 17 Figure 4-2 Washington County Land Use and

2.3.4 Transit Plans ........................................................ 18 Transportation ............................................................. 50
Figure 2-6 Westside Service Enhancement Plan ......... 21 Figure 4-3 Washington County Future Land
Use Map ...................................................................... 51
Figure 2-7 Southwest Service Enhancement Plan ....... 22
5.0 Applicable Plans and Policies ........................... 52
Figure 2-8 Tri-County Public Transportation Figure 5-1 Summary of Relevant Plans and Policies ... 52
Improvement Plan ....................................................... 23