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Kittitas County Transportation Element 2018 <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Executive Summary .............. ·••.•······················ ......................................................................................... 1 <br />1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 <br />1.1 Purpose .............................................. , ............................................................................................... : ................ 3 <br />1.2 Planning Context ........................................................ :··· .. ··· .... ·,•·· ..................................................... , .•.............. 3 <br />Other Plans ........................................................................................................................................... s <br />Kittitas County 2008 Comprehensive Plan ................................................................................ , ............ 5 <br />Kittitas County Long Range Transportation Plan ...................................................... --........................... 5 <br />Kittitas County Road Safety Plan ........................................................................................................... 6 <br />Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan ............................................................................................................ 6 <br />OUADCO Regional Transportation Plan ................................................................................................ 6 <br />Kittitas County Park, Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Plan ................................................................. 6 <br />Washington State Freight Mobility Plan ................................................................................................ 7 <br />l-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project ......................................................................................................... 7 <br />GMA ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 <br />1.3 Role of the Transportation Element ............................................................................................. , .................... 8 <br />1.4 Element Organization ................................................................................. , ...................... , ............................. , .. 8 <br />2 Conditions and Trends ......................................................................................................................... 9 <br />2.1 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................................................. 9. <br />Land Uses and Key Destinations ............................................................................................................ 9 <br />Transportation Network Overview ......................................................................................................... 17 <br />Safety .................................................................................................................................................. 30 <br />2.2 Opportunities and Challenges ......................................................................................................................... -3S <br />Network Connectivity .......................................................................................................................... 35 <br />Regional Growth .................................................................................................................................. 3'5. <br />Safety ................................................................................................................................................... 35 <br />Funding ....................................................................................................... , ...................... , .. , ............. 35 <br />3 Transportation Goals and Policies ........................................................................................................ 37 <br />Goal 1-Safe .......................................................... , ............................................................................ , .............. ., ... 37 <br />Goal 2 -Efficient and Accommodates Growth, but Respects Rural Character ........... , .................. : .... :···: ............. 37 . <br />Goal 3 -Complete, Multi modal, and Accommodates Outdoor Recreation ....................................... , ................. 38 <br />Goal 4 -Leveraged by Active Partnerships ............................................................................................... ., ........... 39 <br />Goal 5 -Sustainably Funded and Maintains What We Have ................................................................................ 40 <br />4 Maintaining Our System .................................................................................................................... 4,1 <br />4.1 Existing System ............ , .............................................. -.................................................................................... .41 <br />Maintenance .................................................. , .................................................................................... 41 <br />Preservation ............................................. , ....................... , ................................................................... 4J.