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The study reviewed past growth trends and developed future growth scenarios for a 40-50 year timeframe that reflects the development of adopted land use plans and areas designated for future urban development. The study collected values that were important to the community for use in considering tradeoffs between transportation investments.
Earlier in 2016, we asked the public to help identify potential transportation investments and ideas to study. We have completed an evaluation of these ideas and investments to see how well they meet anticipated future transportation needs and support community values.
We expect a 41-55% increase in population and a 100-150% increase in employment, depending on growth scenario assumptions. This is like adding at least the population of another Hillsboro, Beaverton and Tigard.
Areas such as downtown Beaverton, Tanasbourne, Tigard Triangle, and other centers are anticipated to continue to redevelop and become more urban. These places are expected to have a mix of residential, employment and commercial uses (similar to the Beaverton Round or Orenco Station), and will require people to drive less. The study found that with increased urbanization and trends in travel behavior, the number of vehicle miles traveled per person trip will continue to decline over time and will be less than in 2010. Transit, biking and walking trips are expected to more than double.
As millennials age and new generations emerge, things will be different. With help from the public, the Study Advisory Committee and local and regional agency partners, this study looked at hundreds of conceptual transportation strategies to support the County’s quality of life and economic health in the future. This was an opportunity to explore aspirational ideas and think outside the box. The study considered investing in all modes of travel—driving, biking, walking and transit— because there is no one, single solution to meet future travel demand.
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Self-driving cars could theoretically travel more closely together than today’s cars, allowing more cars to use the same road, reducing crashes and related delays. Because self-driving cars could reduce congestion on roads, this may simultaneously encourage people to drive more as roads open up. The study found that, if self-driving cars increase the capacity of the roads by 20%-40%, delay could be reduced by 11%-22%, but the total number of vehicle miles driven could increase by up to 55%-155%.
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The study also found that:
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The study also found that:
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The study also found that:
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The study found that:
However, added capacity would be readily consumed by additional vehicle traffic and freeways would remain congested, though traffic on parallel arterials would be reduced.
Faster speeds with the added lanes would increase the total number of vehicle miles traveled, increase crash risk and could contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, unless mitigated by safer and cleaner vehicles.
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This study is requesting demographic information to evaluate the effectiveness of public outreach activities. The identity of individuals is kept confidential. The results are reported as totals only, and used solely to help improve future community engagement. Providing this information is voluntary and optional.