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Regional Transportation Plan
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Learn about the Regional Transportation Plan, the Portland metropolitan area's blueprint for a multi-modal transportation system.
Metro Council adoption
After considering public comment, the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation approved and the Metro Council adopted the 2035 RTP on June 10, 2010.
The decision updates the transportation policies, projects and strategies needed to implement the 2040 Growth Concept, monitor system performance for all modes of travel and begin addressing state greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets at the regional and local levels.
On Sept. 20, 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation approved the plan
and air quality findings. The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development approved the plan on Nov. 24, 2010.
The region’s transportation system is vital to our economy, our community and our lives. The Regional Transportation Plan is the blueprint that guides investments in the region’s transportation system to reduce congestion, build new sidewalks and bicycle facilities, improve transit service and access to transit and maintain freight access.
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Investing in transportation projects
Metro selects projects to receive some of the federal transportation funds spent in the Portland metropolitan region and administers federal funds to ensure consistency with federal laws and the Regional Transportation Program...More
High Capacity Transit System Plan
Learn about the program to guide regional high capacity transit capital investments by evaluating and prioritizing transportation corridors for potential new projects and extensions to existing lines...More
Freight and goods movement
The Regional Freight Plan will present policies and strategies for moving freight that complement the region's multi-modal transportation system and support regional land use goals.. More
Transportation system management and operations
Transportation system management and operations strategies provide money saving multimodal solutions that relieve congestion, optimize infrastructure investments, promote travel options, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions...More
Mobility Corridors Atlas
Discover how the Mobility Corridors Atlas visually presents land use and transportation data for the region’s major travel corridors to help local transportation planners and policymakers develop strategies that improve mobility...More
Local transportation system plans
Leaders from across the region adopted the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan in 2010, setting the direction for creating an innovative, sustainable transportation system. Learn how local transportation system plans will help bring about that vision...More
Active Transportation Program
Find out how Metro and partners across the region are working to complete the regional active transportation network...More
More about the Regional Transportation Plan
The plan:
- sets the direction and guides planning for future investments in the region's transportation system
- establishes policies and priorities for all forms of travel – motor vehicle, transit, pedestrian, bicycle and freight – and street design and the efficient management of the overall system
- anticipates the region's current and future travel needs based on forecasts of growth in population, households and jobs as well as future travel patterns and analysis of travel conditions
- evaluates federal, state and local funding that will be available for transportation improvements
- estimates costs of projects and proposes funding strategies to meet these costs.
While the plan recognizes that most travel in the region will continue to be by auto, alternatives to driving alone, such as transit, walking and bicycling, are also recognized as important. The RTP provides a vision for new ways to get around, such as commuter rail and vanpools, and includes telecommuting, ridesharing and other programs designed to reduce demand on the transportation system. The policies focus on ensuring that all layers of the region's transportation system work together in the most effective way possible, including the efficient management of the overall system. In addition, the policies recognize the importance of the movement of goods and services to our regional economy.
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Metro regional transportation planning
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