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CITY OFASHLAND <br />Ashland's current `good" street condition rating will deteriorate significantly unless the city <br />receives an increase of $1, 000, 000 per year in maintenance and preservation funding. <br />ASHLAND QUICK FACTS <br />• 2006 Population: 21,430 <br />(an increase of 17 percent in the last 10 years) <br />• Funding Need: An additional $1,000,000 annually is needed to <br />maintain Ashland's 193 lane miles. A minimum total cost of <br />$5.3 million is needed to bring all streets up to "good" condition. <br />• Highways 99 and 66 run through Ashland city limits. <br />• Local Economy: Education -Southern Oregon University (850 employees). Mixed <br />Commercial - A few larger businesses, mostly small businesses. Tourism -The <br />Shakespeare Festival (398 employees) brings in 360,000 tourists each year, <br />Ashland has struggled for years to obtain adequate financing for street projects. There is <br />significant competition for regional, state and federal transportation dollars. Consistent long <br />term maintenance funding must be a priority to ensure safe and easily trafficable streets, <br />sidewalks and bikepaths. <br />Street crews assess the road condition every 18 to 24 months and manage an overall street <br />condition index (OCI). In the past, Ashland has maintained an OCI of 78 out of 100. Without <br />major assistance from ODOT to fund <br />improvements on two failing main <br />streets, the city would have dropped <br />below that level. Ashland estimates <br />that it needs an additional $1 million <br />per year for maintenance and <br />preservation funding to maintain an <br />OCI of 78 or higher. <br />The limited resources of the city's <br />street fund must be allocated to meet <br />many transportation needs. The street <br />meet new operational requirements <br />~ fund provides: scheduled maintenance; <br />- ~ ,, emergency maintenance; required <br />~.r~~ _ overlays; planned improvements to <br />ty treets: Case Studies -Page 12 <br />Ci S <br />.City Streets: Case Studies -Page 13 <br />t <br />