[Grovenet] The city will be planning for the future of our transportation system

[David Morelli]

Forest Grove and the region will be planning for our transportation  
future.

http://www.fgnewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=116482520522692600

Of course I have my personal suggestions for the City's future.

Calculate the timing requirements for all streets crossing the TV  
Highway between Dairy Creek and Dilley.  Determine which  
intersections could receive traffic signals that CAN be timed to keep  
traffic flowing and which intersections CANNOT be timed to traffic.   
Intentionally plan the whole route for smooth flow even with the  
impact of all possible lights.

Time the lights at Hawthorn, Mountainview, and 4th in Cornelius to  
feed traffic to match the red/green progression of the light at TV  
Highway/Hwy 47.

Calculate the timing requirements for all streets crossing the  
Highway 47 truck route from Dilley past the proposed David Hill Road  
intersection.  Intentionally plan the whole route for smooth flow  
even with the impact of all possible lights.  Include consideration  
of Oak/Porter, Laurel, and Hawthorne Streets.

Address the trucks that run the light at TV Highway and Highway 47 by  
timing the North-South traffic to arrive only during the green  
light.  This requires one or more lights at intersections like 19th,  
Poplar, 22nd, and Martin that will punctuate the flow with gaps timed  
to the red lights.

Simplify the traffic issues at TV Highway and Highway 47 by extending  
the couplet from Safeway East at least to Hwy 47.  I actually suggest  
taking the couplet all the way to Mountainview Lane as a real solution.

Address the traffic problems at B Street and 19th Avenue by pushing  
the couplet West to E Street.  Address the traffic problem this would  
create at E Street and Pacific Avenue with a traffic circle.

As the area South of Pacific Avenue and West of E Street develops it  
will generate traffic that will pass Tom McCall.  Consider extending  
19th all the way to Richey Road Bridge.

Plan for the traffic flow at the Gales Creek/Thatcher Road  
intersection.  Include consideration of the traffic flow coming from  
Willamina Ave and Bonnie Lane.

The School District is concerned with traffic on Hartford Avenue  
North of the High School if it is extended to the developments West  
of the school.  Collect and review the data on raised intersections  
as a solution rather than pushing that traffic off onto other streets,

Collect and review information on raised intersections and raised  
crosswalks together with information on curb extensions to reduce  
pedestrian crossing times and improve vehicle compliance with yield  
to people in crosswalk requirements.

Collect and review information on the impact on road capacity caused  
by various intersection signalization philosophies.  Specifically  
compare the impact on the capacity of TV Highway from demand metered  
(random) lights, synchronized fixed cycle (timed) lights, and  
synchronized flexible cycle (computerized) lights.  From a cost- 
benefit perspective, I believe that the timed lights are superior.

Review the various potential routes for a light rail to enter and  
serve the city, together with connection sites with local transit.

Review potential routes for public transit serving the local community.

David