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Should we invest any public money to make road and/or transit improvements in the I-5 Corridor?

Will just doing the improvements identified in our region's long term transportation plans (the Baseline 2020 option) satisfy our transportation needs?

Existing Conditions
No Build 2020
Baseline 2020
Today's conditions in the I-5 Corridor. The conditions in the I-5 Corridor in 2020 if only the funded improvements in current capital plans are constructed. It includes Interstate MAX, and improvements to Marine Dr.

The conditions in the I-5 Corridor in 2020 if the funded and planned (but not funded) improvements are made. It provides increased transit service throughout the region and road improvements region-wide.

In the I-5 corridor it includes widening in the Rose Quarter area and between Delta Park and Lombard to 3 lanes in each direction

Summary of Findings
(See Details of Summary Findings Below)


Measure
Existing Conditions
No Build 2020
Baseline 2020
Auto travel times
Downtown Portland to Salmon Creek in p.m. peak period
38 min.
44 min.
40 min.
Transit travel times
Downtown Portland to downtown Vancouver in p.m. peak period
27 min.
55 min.
41 min.
Ridership
Number of people crossing the Columbia River using transit in the p.m. peak period (I-5 & I-205
2,100 riders
3,300 riders
6,500 riders
I-5 & I-205 Congestion
Percent of lane-miles congested on I-5 & I-205 during the p.m. peak period
24%
34%
30%
Truck Route Congestion
Percent of lane-miles congested on truck routes in the study area during the p.m. peak period
19%
30%
25%
Environmental Impacts
Impacts to natural resources such as fish, wildlife, plants, wetlands
Moderate
Displacements
Number of residential and business displacements given conceptual design
0
0
12
(Rose Quarter)
Cost
2001 dollars
0
0
$291 M

Summary Details

Existing Conditions No Build 2020 Baseline 2020
Travel Time

Travel time between downtown Portland and downtown Vancouver during the PM peak is currently:

  • 27 minutes by transit
  • 28 minutes for autos and trucks
  • 23 minutes via HOV

Travel time between downtown Portland and downtown Vancouver during the PM peak increases by:

  • 28 minutes by transit
  • 6.5 minutes for autos and trucks
  • 3.8 minutes via HOV

Travel time between downtown Portland and downtown Vancouver during the PM peak compared to today increases by:

  • 13 minutes by transit
  • 2.4 minutes for autos and trucks
  • 1.9 minutes via HOV
Transit Ridership

Number of people using transit during the evening peak period to commute to Clark County:

Today = 2,100 riders

Number of people using transit during the evening peak period to commute to Clark County increases:

No Build = 3,300 riders

Number of people using transit during the evening peak period to commute to Clark County increases:

Baseline 2020 = 6,500 riders

Study area transit trips during the evening peak is 9%. Study area transit trips during the evening peak would increase to over 12% Study area transit trips during the PM peak would increase to over 18%.
The percent of people taking transit from downtown Vancouver is 5.6% Decreases the percent taking transit from downtown Vancouver by 12% to 4.9%. Increases the percent taking transit from downtown Vancouver by 20% to 6.7%.
Freeway Performance
Daily PM peak trips across the River is currently 52,300 (trips daily northbound across the Columbia River on I-5 and I-205) Daily PM peak trips across the River will increase by 10% to 57,800 Daily PM peak trips across the River will increase by 11% to 58,300
Total number of hours of delay for traffic in the study area during the PM peak is 18,100 hours. The total hours of delay for all traffic in the study area during the PM peak will increase by 77% to 32,100 hours. The total hours of delay in the study area during the PM peak will decrease by 19% to 21,400 hours.
Hours of delay on truck routes in the study area during the PM peak is currently 13,400. Hours of delay for trucks in the study area during the PM peak will increase by 92% to 25,800 hours. Hours of delay for trucks in the study area during the PM peak will increase by 28% to 17,100 hours.
The percent of congested lane-miles on I-5 and I-205 is currently 24% The percent of congested lane-miles on I-5 and I-205 increases to 34% The percent of congested lane-miles on I-5 and I-205 increases to 30%
Displacements
As currently conceived there are 12 total displacements from the Rose Quarter widening project: 5 are residential and 7 are non-residential.
Costs
$291 M

For more information see:

Maps:
Map of Baseline

Graphs:
Transit
Automobiles
Trucks

Arterial Roads
Regional VMT

Land Use Findings:
Summary of Findings
Employment
New Homes
Housing Price

Data Table (Microsoft Word format | Adobe Acrobat format)

Costs of Option Packages Studied

Environmental Findings