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<br /> <br />Chapter 4 TRANSPORTATION <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Page 47 Comprehensive Plan <br />Project Choice/Prioritization: <br />T-P52: Prioritize projects and expenditures of transportation funds that have multiple benefits. <br />T-P53: Prioritize arterial improvements and maintenance activities based on traffic volumes, multimodal <br />uses, and identified safety concerns. <br />T-P54: Establish appropriate performance measures by maintaining the Pavement Management System <br />(PMS) to measure pavement conditions and to prioritize maintenance or improvement projects, and the <br />Hazard Elimination Safety Program to identify potentially hazardous locations and to prioritize mitigation <br />measures. <br />T-P55: Maintain an arterial system that can accommodate legal weights year-round by developing a <br />program for identifying and prioritizing maintenance and reconstruction projects for roads that are used <br />primarily for freight and goods movement. <br />Maintenance: <br />T-P56: Provide scheduled preservation and maintenance of valuable roadway assets. <br />T-P57: Consider the traffic volumes, type of use, adjacent land uses, and maintenance costs before <br />approving any new county-maintained gravel roads. <br />T-P58: Maintain and operate transportation infrastructure according to industry standards. <br />T-P59: Encourage and initiate Road Improvement Districts to bring all roads up to County standards. <br />T-P60: Protect at-risk roads by imposing seasonal weight restrictions as appropriate. <br /> MODAL NETWORKS <br />Roads in Kittitas County serve different travel purposes, and the modal networks therefore prioritize a <br />different balance of users on each corridor. Determining how the entire transportation network fits together <br />in Kittitas County requires identifying desirable routes for each mode, combining them to locate overlaps, <br />and then identifying infrastructure enhancements to ensure safe and complete facilities for all modes. The <br />following sections review the priority networks for each mode and establish their level of service standards. <br /> Walking <br />Walking is the most fundamental transportation mode of all since virtually all trips include a walking <br />component. Effective pedestrian facilities enable community building and social equity. While many of the <br />County’s roads do not need fully separate sidewalks or paths due to the lack of destinations in close <br />proximity in rural areas, arterials and collectors in the Urban Growth Areas (UGA) and Limited Areas of More <br />Intensive Rural Development (LAMIRDs) may warrant dedicated pedestrian infrastructure. <br />The County is required by Federal guidelines to establish an ADA Transition Plan. This should be prioritized <br />to ensure that both new and existing pedestrian infrastructure is accessible for all users.