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Expanding transportation choices
Planning and conservation › Transportation › Expanding transportation choices
The Regional Travel Options program works to increase use of travel options and reduce pollution.
Every day, people throughout the Metro region are getting where they need to be without the hassles of gas prices, traffic and parking woes. In a coordinated effort with public agencies and business organizations, Metro's Regional Travel Options program promotes and supports the transportation choices available in the region to reduce the number of drive alone trips.
Reducing the number of vehicles on the road cuts vehicle emissions, decreases congestion, extends the life cycle of existing roadways and promotes a healthier community.
The program is guided by a five-year strategic plan developed in partnership with program stakeholders. The plan is available to download below.
Know your options
Metro's web site provides a guide to the many travel options available in the Portland-Southwest Washington metro region, including public transit, walking, biking, and ridesharing in a carpool or vanpool.
Learn more in Sustainable living: Getting around
If you need a car once in awhile, consider carsharing and contact Zipcar to learn more.
Visit the Zipcar site
Drive Less/Save More provides tips and tools to help you save money on gas by reducing trips and driving more efficiently.
Visit Metro's Drive Less/Save More site
Program partners
- Clackamas County
- C-TRAN
- City of Gresham
- Multnomah County
- SMART (Wilsonville)
- Oregon Department of Energy
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- ODOT
- City of Portland Transportation Options
- Port of Portland
- Transportation management associations
- TriMet
- City of Vancouver Washington County
Need assistance?
Pamela Peck
503-797-1866
pam.peck@oregonmetro.gov
files and related materials
Files that are downloadable from this page
- Regional Travel Options 2008-2013 Strategic Plan 4.1M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 20, 2008
- Appendices Regional Travel Options 2008-2013 Strategic Plan 167K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 20, 2008
To view PDF files, download free Adobe Reader. To translate PDF files into text to assist visually-impaired users, visit Access.Adobe.com.
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Connecting Green
The Metro Council and other community leaders are working together to create the best system of parks, natural area and trails in the world.
Active transportation partnership
Find out about the partnership working to help secure funding to complete a regionwide pedestrian and bike network.
Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails
A committee of civic, business and elected leaders gathered at Metro to think big about regional trails. Read their recommendations for investing in and planning our transportation systems to maximize mobility, livability and community.
Regional trails and greenways system
Find out about the ambitious effort to establish a network of regional trails and greenways that connect the cities, centers, parks, natural areas and neighborhoods of the region.
Related Internet links
- Center for Urban Transportation Research
(http://www.cutr.usf.edu/index2.htm)
- Online TDM Encyclopedia
(http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/)
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Did you know?
Metro VanPool
Metro manages a regional vanpool program that brings groups of employees to employment sites around the region, reducing traffic and pollution and providing an economical and relaxing ride to work.
Did you know?
A daily commute of 20 miles round-trip in your car can add up to more than $2,000 per year, not including parking!