High
Priority Transportation Corridor
The
recently completed a High Priority Transportation
Corridor (HPTC) Study identified Broadway/North
River Road as the preferred corridor for
implementation. The study produced a prototype
plan to improve both transit and automobile
operations within that corridor, with a
special emphasis on making transit service
more competitive with the automobile.
Click
here to view and download the HPTC brochure,
which contains more information and a map
of the proposed corridor improvements.
Providing this higher quality transportation
service will require coordinated improvements
in both the transit and traffic portions
of the system. Transit design elements,
upgraded equipment, transit-priority improvements,
and new technologies that will improve the
performance and attractiveness of transit
services in the corridor have been endorsed
by the SKATS Policy Committee and will be
offered for review and comment as part of
the public involvement process for the upcoming
RTSP Update (see above). The HPTC plan also
includes components that will enhance traffic
flow, bicycle usage, and pedestrian safety.
Finally, the package of improvements put
forth in the plan will support and encourage
planned redevelopment efforts in both Keizer
(River Road) and Salem (North Downtown).
The
Salem-Keizer Area High Priority Transportation
Corridor Prototype Plan Final
Draft Report and Executive
Summary are provided in Portable Document
Format (.pdf) and may be viewed using Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a
free copy of Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
If
you have any questions or would like additional
information about the High Priority Transportation
Corridor Study, please contact Richard Schmid
at (503) 588-6177 or rschmid@mwvcog.org.
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