OAR 660-012-0500: Pedestrian System Planning

(1) Transportation system plans must include a pedestrian system element that meets the requirements of this rule. For the purposes of this division, the pedestrian system is intended to serve people walking and those using mobility devices or other devices that operate at a similar speed and scale as people walking. The pedestrian system is intended to serve most short trips under one mile in cities. (2) A pedestrian system element must include the following elements: (a) The complete pedestrian system as described in section (3) of this rule that includes the full buildout of the pedestrian system within the urban growth boundary; (b) Identification of gaps and deficiencies in the pedestrian system as described in section (4); (c) Locations of key pedestrian destinations identified as provided in OAR 660-012-0360; and (d) A list of prioritized pedestrian system projects developed as provided in OAR 660-012-0520. (3) The complete pedestrian system is the full buildout of a complete pedestrian system within the planning area. A city or county determines the complete pedestrian system plan by: (a) Using the pedestrian system inventory developed under OAR 660-012-0505 as a base; (b) Adding the minimum pedestrian facilities to places that do not presently meet the minimum pedestrian system requirements in OAR 660-012-0510; and (c) Adding enhanced facilities above the minimum pedestrian system requirements where the city or county finds that enhanced facilities are necessary or desirable to meet the goals of the jurisdiction’s comprehensive plan. (4) Cities and counties shall identify gaps and deficiencies in the pedestrian system by comparing the complete pedestrian system plan with the pedestrian system inventory developed under OAR 660-012-0505. Cities or counties must include any part of the complete pedestrian system not presently built to the standard in the complete pedestrian system plan as a gap or deficiency.