Abstract:
In 1994, the City of Prineville developed a transportation system plan (TSP) to serve as a guide for the management of existing transportation facilities and the design and
implementation of future facilities.... A major update and
revision of the 1994 TSP was completed in 1998. The Draft 1998 TSP update was
reviewed by the City Council but not adopted. Since adoption of the Prineville TSP in
1994, and completion of the Draft 1998 TSP update, a number of significant issues have
been raised and discussed, including:
expansion of the Prineville Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include the
Hudspeth property and other residential lands in south Prineville; new and updated forecasts for population and employment growth in the
Prineville urban area, and their consistency with Crook County and State of
Oregon projections; partial completion of the Northern Arterial; renewed discussion of traffic control options for Highway 126 corridor
improvements in downtown Prineville (e.g. two-way vs. one-way couplet along
Third Street, reconfiguration of the â Yâ intersection with the possible
construction of a roundabout and/or new connection to Second Street; need for a systems development charge (SDC) to help pay for local transportation
capacity improvements and keep pace with growth.
Given these issues, and the fact that Prinevilleâ s Draft TSP is already six years old, the
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) agreed to assist the City of Prineville in
revising and updating their transportation plan. [From the Plan]