KEY ACTIONS

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The plan for WY-22 should focus on people-movement (not just on moving cars) and wildlife protection. To do this, the WYDOT NEPA process must use measures of performance that go beyond delay for vehicular traffic and consider all the community values delineated in the Teton County Comprehensive Plan.

All WY-22 corridor alternatives considered in the future WYDOT process should include demand management, high-occupancy vehicle or transit lanes, aggressive transit programs, and pricing.

Manage speeds for capacity and safety.

The current environment of the schools allows students to walk and bike to school safely, noting a grade separated crossing of US-89 and a low traffic environment. Increased vehicular volumes in school zones and lack of awareness from out-oftown drivers should be considered as part of the TTCR assessment.

Teton County should tether decision making about the benefits and impacts of the TTCR to the WY-22 alternatives development process. Introduction of a new intersection requiring merge movements or signalization on an already highly congested WY-22 will likely cause significant additional mainline delay.

Teton County’s planning for TTCR includes an assumption that WY22 will be a two-lane per direction cross section at the point where the roadway intersects. Should TTCR be built prior to WY-22 improvements, which could take six to ten years in planning and design, it would force WYDOT to build an interchange that may require rebuilding in relatively short order or to make a presumptive decision about the future outcome of its WY22 alternatives analysis. Either would counter the intent of NEPA to consider a broad range of alternatives, environmental impacts, and community input.

Given WYDOT has advanced the timeline for the WY-22 study, Teton County should integrate TTCR planning with the WYDOT study to ensure corridor and transportation system outcomes are evaluated holistically.