Chapter 5 Pedestrian and Bicycle System

City of Keizer Transportation System Plan 2009

Pedestrian and Bicycle System

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SYSTEM

AstheCityofKeizercontinuestodevelop,futurepopulationgrowthwillincreasetheneedfor expandingtheexistingpedestrianandbicyclefacilitiesanddevelopingnewfacilities.Providinga connectednetworkofpedestrianandbicyclefacilitiesisimportantforserving: Shortertripsfromneighborhoodstoareaactivitycenters,suchasschools,churches,and neighborhoodcommercialuses; Recreationaltrips(e.g.joggingorhiking)andcirculationwithinparklands; Commutetripswheremixedusedevelopmentisprovidedandpeoplehavechosentolive nearwheretheywork;and Providingaccesstopublictransitbyeitherwalkingorcycling.

Providingpedestrianandbicyclefacilitiesforthesetriptypesmovesinthedirectionoffulfilling theCitysgoaltoreduceoverallvehiclemilestraveledbyautomobile. This chapter provides a summary of existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities, the status of pedestrian and bicycle travel within the City, design standards, design standard amendments, and near term, midterm, and long term pedestrian and bicycle projects. Consideration will be giventothe2008CityofKeizerParksandRecreationMasterPlanandprojectswillbeintegrated wherepossible. Existing Pedestrian Facilities Analysis PedestrianfacilitiesinKeizerwill be integrated with transit stopsandwillseparatepedestrians from vehicular traffic. Furthermore, pedestrian facilities will provide continuous connections betweenneighborhoods,employmentareas,andnearbypedestrianattractors.Ofthefiveexisting minor arterials, McLeod Lane and Wheatland Road do not have bike lanes or sidewalks. On McLeodLanethisislimitedtobetweenLockhavenDriveandChemawaRoad;allothersections have bike lanes and sidewalks. Verda Lane has bike lanes but no sidewalks. In addition, the followingcollectorsdonotprovidesidewalksonbothsidesofthestreetalongtheentirelengthof roadway: CandlewoodDrive Chemawa Road (Windsor Island Road to 15thAvenue) ClearlakeRoad CummingsLane DearbornAvenue SunsetAvenue TrailAvenue WindsorIslandRoad
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Figures 5.1 and 5.2 illustrate the locations of sidewalks within the study area along with key pedestriantripgenerators.Figure5.1showstheareaofKeizerlocatednorthofLockhavenDrive and Figure 5.2 shows the area of Keizer located south of Lockhaven Drive. These two figures showthatmuchofKeizeriswellcoveredbythesidewalknetwork,especiallytheareaofthecity locatednorthofLockhavenDrive. Figures5.1and5.2alsodepictsidewalkgapsonstudyroadwaysandshowthelocationswhere pedestrian generators lack sidewalk connections. Several of these locations are identified as follows: TheareaborderedbyShorelineDrivetothewest,RiverRoadtotheeast,SunsetAvenue to the south, and Lockhaven Drive to the north, including areas around McNary High SchoolandCummingsElementarySchool. DearbornAvenuebetween13thAvenueandVerdaLane. ChemawaRoadwestofRiverRoad. WheatlandRoadnorthofRiverRoad. Keizer Little League Park, the Volcanoes Stadium, Claggett Creek Park, McNary High School,andRiversEdgePark.

Gaps near pedestrian generators are the greatest impediment to pedestrian trips because they occurwhereahighnumberofpedestriantripsarelikelytooccur.

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Pedestrian Attractions

School
CLEAR LAKE RD NE

City Hall Parks Library Stadium

O'NEIL RD NE

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Grocery Store Retail Store

WHEATLAND RD N PARKMEADOW DR NE

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MCLEOD LN NE

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EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK AND PEDESTRIAN GENERATORS NORTH KEIZER, OREGON

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Staats Lake
LOCKHAVEN DR N
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School City Hall Parks Library Stadium Grocery Store Retail Store

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CHEMAWA RD N

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DEARBORN AV N

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Public Sidewalks No Sidewalks Private Sidewalks

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EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK AND PEDESTRIAN GENERATORS SOUTH KEIZER, OREGON
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PLYMOUTH DR NE

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Pedestrian Improvement Projects City of Keizer policies require all new development and redevelopment to provide adequate sidewalk facilities. As such, some sections of missing pedestrian facilities will be completed as development occurs. Consequently, thesidewalkfocusinthealternatives analysis involves completing short gapsintheexistingsidewalksystem, identifying and prioritizing longer sidewalk gaps in already developed areas, and continuing the expansion of the Citys offstreet pathway network. Figures 5.3 and 5.4 illustrate the locations of sidewalk improvement projects within the study area. Figure 5.3 shows the area of Keizer located south of Lockhaven Drive and Figure 5.4 shows the area of Keizer located north of Lockhaven Drive. Additionally, Table 5.1 provides a summary of the sidewalk improvement alternatives and reason for the improvements.Theseprojectsarenotlistedinanyorderofpriority.

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Pedestrian Attractions

School
CLEAR LAKE RD NE

City Hall Parks Library Stadium Grocery Store Retail Store

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O'NEIL RD NE

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WHEAT LAND RD N PARKME ADOW DR NE

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IV ER R D N E

To Spong's Landing Park

TEPPER LN NE
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Pedestrian Facilities
Public Sidewalks No Sidewalks

Private Sidewalks Sidewalk Project

RD

LOCKHAVEN DR N

Staats Lake
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TR

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AV

NE

MCLEOD LN NE

14TH AV NE

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KEIZER STATION

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FUTURE SIDEWALK PROJECTS NORTH KEIZER, OREGON

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Pedestrian Facilities
Public Sidewalks No Sidewalks Private Sidewalks Sidewalk Alternative
CANDLEWOOD DR NE

PLYMOUTH DR NE

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FUTURE SIDEWALK PROJECTS SOUTH KEIZER, OREGON
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Table 5.1
# Roadway Sunset Avenue Manbrin Avenue Description Construct sidewalks Fill in sidewalk gaps From Rivercrest Drive To

Pedestrian Improvement Projects

Reasons for Improvement
Sunset Ave i s a col lector roadway and a di rect connecti on between Ri vercrest Drive and River Road. Provide better nei ghborhood and regi onal access to Sunset stops. Park and transit

Priority

Cost*

S1

River Road

Low $$

S2

Toni Ave.

River Road

Improve sidewalk continuity west of River Road by filling in a relatively small gap along Manbrin Avenue. Cummings Lane is a col lector roadway and a di Rivercrest Drive and River Road. rect connecti on between

Low $

S3

Cummings Lane

Construct sidewalks

Palma Ciea Park

River Road

Provide better regi onal access to Pal ma Ci ea Park, exi sting transi t stops, and commercial centers along River Road. Provide better access to Cummings Elementary School.

High $$

S4

Chemawa Road Dearborn Avenue Delight Street Dearborn Avenue Lane

Construct sidewalks Construct sidewalks Construct sidewalks Construct sidewalks Construct sidewalks Fill in sidewalk gaps Fill in sidewalk gaps Construct sidewalks Fill in sidewalk gaps

West City Limits Delight Street Cummings Lane 13th Avenue Alder Drive Chemawa Road Parkmeado w Drive Verda Lane River Road

River Road

Provide a conti nuous east/west si dewalk network wi th regi onal access to Kei zer Rapids Park. Chemawa Road is a minor arteri al and provi des regi onal access to commerci al areas and transit opportunities. Improve sidewalk continuity west of River Road and fill in a significant gap in the sidewalk network. Provide better neighborhood access to Cummings Elementary School. Improve north/south sidewalk continuity west of River Road. Fill in a small gap in the east/west sidewalk network. Establish a conti nuous north/south si dewalk connection between Lockhaven Drive and the Salem Parkway. Provide better sidewalk connectivity and access to transit stops.

High $$$

S5 S6 S7

River Road Chemawa Road Verda Lane Kalmia Drive City Limits Clear Lake Road Lockhaven Drive Clear Lake Road

Medium $$ Medium $$ Medium $$ Medium $$$ Low $$$ Medium $ Medium $$ Low $

S8 Verda S9 S10 O S11 S12

Windsor Island Road Neil Road Chemawa Road Wheatland Road

Provide a continuous north/south alternative to River Road and Wheatland Road. Provide a conti nuous east/west si dewalk connecti on from River Road to Keizer Station. Provide a continuous north/south sidewalk alternative to River Road.

* $$$ - Expected to have major ROW needs and/or a significant project scope. $$ - Expected to have some ROW needs and/or a moderate project scope. $ - Expected to have minor ROW needs and/or a small project scope.

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Existing Bicycle Facilities Analysis Bicycle facilities (dedicated bicycle lanes in the paved roadway, multiuse paths shared with pedestrians, etc.) serve a variety of trips. Supporting bicycling as a viable alternative to the automobilerequiresmorethansimplyprovidingbicyclelanes.Supportfacilities,suchassecure parking and worksite changing facilities, are also needed before many potential users will considerthebicycletripasapracticalalternative. Bicycle facilities will connect residential neighborhoods to schools, retail centers, and employmentareas.Dedicatedbicyclefacilitiesarerequiredalongmajorstreetswhereautomobile traffic speeds are significantly higher than bicycle speeds. However, allowing bicycle traffic to mixwithautomobiletrafficisacceptablewheretheaveragedailytraffic(ADT)onaroadwayis less than 3,000 vehicles per day, according to the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (Oregon DepartmentofTransportation,1995). BasedontheCitysmostrecentinventoryofthe existing bicycle facilities, Figure 5.5 depicts the locations of existing bicyclefacilities in theCity of Keizer. Most of the major bicycle trip generatorsarelocatedonthebicyclenetworkor have local street connections to the bike network.Theonlyarterialwithoutbikelanesin Keizer is River Road south of Chemawa Road. Inaddition,thefollowingcollectorstreetsdonot havebikelanesonbothsidesofthestreetalong theentirelengthofroadway: AlderDrive CandlewoodDrive ChemawaRoad(WindsorIslandRoadto15thAvenue) ClearlakeRoad ParkmeadowDrive ShorelineDrive SunsetAvenue TrailAvenue WindsorIslandRoad

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CLEAR LAKE RD NE

School City Hall Parks Library Stadium

WHEATLAND RD N

To Spong's Landing Park

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R D

MCLEOD LN NE

NE

Grocery Store Retail Store

O'NEIL RD NE

PARKMEADOW DR NE

TEPPER LN NE

TRA IL

14TH AV NE

MCNARY ESTATES DR N

KEIZER
STATION

E AV N

AN ISL OR DS WIN DN DR

LOCKHAVEN DR NE

Staats Lake

LOCKHAVEN DR N

DEARBORN AV N

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NE

CHEMAWA RD N
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DEARBORN AV NE

13TH AV NE

VERDA LN NE

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RIVERCREST DR N

CUMMINGS LN N

RIVER RD N

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SUNSET AV N

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Bicycle Facilities
Bike Lanes Bike Route Multiuse Path

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CANDLEWOOD DR NE

PLYMOUTH DR NE

Kroc Center

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BICYCLE ROUTE NETWORK KEIZER, OREGON
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Bicycle Improvement Projects Improvedbicyclefacilitiesweretheprimarybicycleneedidentifiedbyboththetechnicalanalysis and public comment. One specific area of concern expressed by the public included improving RiverRoadforbicycling,particularlythesectionsouthofChemawaRoad. Projectalternativesfortheabovementionedlocationswerediscussedaspartofthealternatives selectionprocess,howevertherewerenoidentifiedprojectstoaddressenhancedbicyclefacilities on Rivercrest Drive, Shoreline Drive, or River Road south of Chemawa Road. The following sectionprovidesadditionalinformationregardingtheseroutes.
River Road (South of Chemawa Road)

AprojectalternativetoaccommodatebikelanesonRiverRoadfromChemawaRoadintoSalem wasreviewedduringtheTSPprocess.Theidentifiedprojectproposedareductioninlanewidth (from12feetto10feet)foralltravellanesonRiverRoad.Additionally,thewidthofthecenter turn lanes was proposed to be narrowed from 12 feet to 11 feet. The combination of these lane reductions was to accommodate a single 4.5 foot bike lane for thenorthbound and southbound directions. This project was removed from further consideration since the proposed roadway cross section doesnotfitwithintheCitysdesignstandardsforbikelanesonanarterialstreet.Understanding therelativelyhighvolumeofcyclistsandthedesiretouseRiverRoadasaconnectiontoSalem, the TSP identified projects considered alternate adjacent routes to River Road to accommodate bicycletraffic. To mitigate gaps in the bicycle system a set of improvement projects has been identified. The project locations are illustrated in Figure 5.6. Additional descriptions for each alternative are providedinTable5.2.Theseprojectsarenotlistedinanyorderofpriority.

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Library
WHEATLAND RD N

CLEAR LAKE RD NE

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Grocery Store

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O'NEIL RD NE

PARKMEADOW DR NE

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To Spong's Landing Park

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MCLEOD LN NE

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TEPPER LN NE

14TH AV NE

MCNARY ESTATES DR N

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10

TRA IL E AV N

KEIZER
STATION

AN ISL OR DS WIN DN DR

LOCKHAVEN DR NE

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LOCKHAVEN DR N

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SUNSET AV N

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Bike Route Multiuse Path Bicycle Facility Projects

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Desired connection between Keizer and Kroc Center

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CHER RY AV NE

Bike Lane Alt.

CANDLEWOOD DR NE

Bike Route Alt. Multiuse Path Alt.

Keizer City Limits/ Urban Growth Boundary City Streets Railroad

PLYMOUTH DR NE

Kroc Center

BICYCLE ROUTE NETWORK PROJECTS KEIZER, OREGON

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Table 5.2
# B1 Roadway Dearborn Avenue Description Designate as a bicycle route. Construct bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway. Designate as a bicycle route. Construct bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway. Construct bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway. From Delight Street

Bicycle Improvement Projects

To Shoreline Drive Reasons for Improvement Fill in a small gap and provide continuous bike route from Verda Lane to Shoreline Drive. Provide a continuous east/west bicycle network. Cost* $

B2

Chemawa Road

Windsor Island Road

West City Limit

Chemawa Road is a minor arterial. Provide regional access to Keizer Rapids Park.

$$$

B3 Verda

Lane

Kalmia Drive

Lockhaven Drive Railroad tracks

Fill in a small gap and pr ovide a co ntinuous bik e r oute f rom Lockhaven Drive to Salem Parkway. Better neighborhood access to Keizer Station and multi-use path. Sunset Avenue is a collector roadway and a direct connection between Rivercrest Drive and River Road. Provide better neighborhood and regi onal access to Sunset Park and transit stops. Provide better neighborhood and regional access to Willamette Manor Park. Provide neighborhood and regi onal route designation to Cummings Elementary School and McNary High School Provide neighborhood and regional route designation between Cherry Avenue and Dearborn Avenue. Provide nei ghborhood and regi onal rout e desi gnation to the Salem Parkway multi use path. Provide nei ghborhood and Elementary School. regional route designation to Gubser

B4 Tepper

Lane

McLeod Drive

$$

B5

Sunset Avenue

Rivercrest Drive

River Road

$$$

B6

Fall Creek Drive/5th Avenue Street

Designate as a bicycle route. Designate as a bicycle route. Designate as a bicycle route. Designate as a bicycle route. Designate as a bicycle route. Designate as a bicycle route.

Rivercrest Drive Cummings Lane Cherry Avenue Mandbrin Drive Lockhaven Drive Parkmeadow Street

Sunset Avenue Lockhaven Drive Dearborn Avenue Salem Parkway Gubser Elementary Clear Lake Elementary

B7 Delight

B8

Mandbrin Dr/Thorman Avenue Brooks Avenue

th

B9 B10 14 B11

$ $ $

Avenue

MeadowGlenn St.

Provide nei ghborhood and regional route designation to Clear Lake Elementary School.

* $$$ - Expected to have major ROW needs and/or a significant project scope. $$ - Expected to have some ROW needs and/or a moderate project scope. $ - Expected to have minor ROW needs and/or a small project scope.

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