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2035 Regional Transportation Plan update
Planning and stewardship › Regional vision and policy › Regional Transportation Plan › 2035 RTP update
Learn about the region's plans for connecting and completing a multi-modal transportation system from now through 2035. Find out when and how community and business stakeholders help shape these plans.
Project status
In August, staff convened the RTP Finance Work Group to help develop transportation system funding strategies and options.
In addition, work continued on testing different transportation policy and investment scenarios using the Regional Travel Demand Model and Metroscope. These analyses are being coordinated with other land-use scenarios as part of the larger "Making the Greatest Place" planning effort. The results of these initial scenarios will be studied by Metro advisory committees in a series of workshops planned for October, November and December to help regional and local leaders frame the land use and transportation investment choices they will need to make in the next two years.
A new look at transportation
Metro is currently updating the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) to shape future planning to protect the livability of our communities and sustain our region's well-being and economic prosperity. A goal of this update is to better advance regional policies, public priorities and local efforts to implement the 2040 Growth Concept to keep this region a great place to live and work for everyone.
More about the 2040 Growth Concept
This RTP update comprises two components:
- a federal component (including air-quality determination) approved by U.S. DOT on February 29, 2008
- a state component and final 2035 RTP for approval in late fall 2009
Federal component of the RTP
The federal component of the plan was approved by the Metro Council and the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation on Dec. 13, 2007, and with an approved air-quality analysis, by the U.S. DOT on February 29, 2008. The federal component was updated in response to changes in federal law and regulations contained in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Review the final draft RTP
Read an executive summary of the RTP
Visit the Federal Highway Administration site to read the SAFETEA-LU
A final RTP will address regional, state and federal planning requirements; issues identified in the 2005 Cost of Congestion Study; and recommendations from two concurrent processes to plan for freight and goods movement in the region and efficient management of the existing regional transportation system.
Read the Cost of Congestion study
Learn about freight and goods movement in the region
Learn about the High Capacity Transit System Plan
Public input on the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan
Public input is essential to ensure that the RTP is balanced, affordable and implements priorities that are consistent with the values embodied in the 2040 Growth Concept. Key public participation events held during development of the federal component of the RTP included two regional forums, a series of stakeholder workshops, a scientific public opinion survey, a mobility workshop, and public open houses and hearings.
The stakeholder engagement and public participation plan for updating the state component and final RTP (summarized below) emphasizes collaboration with public and private sector leaders, community groups, businesses and residents of the region, and includes a strong educational component.
- Regular Metro Council and advisory committee meetings
- Informal web-based "pulse" surveys
- Monthly web-based status reports
- Quarterly e-news letters
- Structured conversations with business and community stakeholders
- Public "listening posts"
- Public hearings
Stay informed
To be added to the 2035 RTP update interested parties contact list, call 503-797-1735 or send e-mail to rtp@oregonmetro.gov.
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Metro regional transportation planning
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Related Links
Freight and goods movement
The Regional Freight and Goods Movement Action Plan will present policies and strategies for moving freight that complement the region's multi-modal transportation system and support regional land use goals.
Cost of congestion
Download a study examining the relationship between investments in transportation and the economy.
Public opinion research on population growth and land use
As part of the Metro Council's effort to understand the underlying values and beliefs of the people in the region, Metro commissioned extensive public opinion research.
Related Internet links
- 2006 Oregon Transportation Plan Amendments
(http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP/ortransplanupdate.shtml)
- Federal Highway Administration SAFETEA-LU website
(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/)
- 2006 Oregon Transportation Planning Rule Amendments
(http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/transplan.shtml)