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Regional Active Transportation Plan

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Learn about the effort to create a regional network of pedestrian and bicycle investments that can increase access to public transit, improve public health, increase energy independence and create walkable and bikeable neighborhoods.

A strategy for the region

The regional Active Transportation Plan will make it easier walk, ride a bike or take public transportation to your destination. The plan will identify the strategies, priorities and projects to complete a seamless green network of on- and off-street pathways and districts connecting the region and integrating walking, biking and public transit. The plan will be amended to the Regional

Transportation Plan (RTP) and will update policies, targets and performance measures in the RTP and the Regional Transportation Functional Plan (RTFP).

Learn more about the RTP
View the RTFP

A successful plan will make it easier for cities and counties to fund and build improvements that make great communities; guide regional investments for years to come; identify a pipeline of projects that can be built in a way that makes the greatest impact for the region; and increase the use of biking, walking and public transit across the metropolitan area.

The plan will be developed by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The Metro Council, the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and other Metro committees will provide guidance throughout the planning process.

• December 2012 project update
• April 2012 project update
• Committee chart
• Project scope of work
• Project timeline
• Project fact sheet 

Project Materials

Existing Conditions

Data on existing bicycle and pedestrian facilites and information on who is walking and riding bicycles in the region was collected to provide a snapshot of active transportation in the region today. Existing conditions provide the framework for developing alternatives and identifying the preferred regional active transportation network.

• Executive Summary - Existing Conditions Report
• Existing Conditions, Opportunties and Findings Report
• Regional cycle zone analysis poster
• Regional pedestrian corridors analysis poster
• Regional pedestrian districts analysis poster
• Evaluation analysis for regional pedestrian network
• Evaluation analysis for regional bicycle network

Principles and Critiera

Principles to guide the development of the regional active transportation network and criteria to evaluate progress drafted by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee.

• Principles and criteria for the regional active transportation network

Regional bicycle and pedestrian network concepts

Three bicycle network concepts and improvements to the principal regional pedestrian network are evaluated to better understand the benefits and considerations of improvements to the regional active transportation network.

• Bicycle Network Concept - Mobility Corridor
• Bicycle Network Concept - Grid
• Bicycle Network Concept - Spiderweb
• Pedestrian Network Concept
• Regional Destinations Map
• Bicycle network evaluation methodology
• Pedestrian network evaluation methodology

Stakeholder Advisory Committee

The Stakeholder Advisory Committee includes transportation and trails staff from small and large cities in the region and each of the counties, TriMet, ODOT, bicycle, pedestrian,transit, health and equity groups, youth and elder representatives.The committee will form work groups with additional stakeholders to focus on specific topics such as funding and integrating with freight.

View the committee members

Committee Meetings and Materials

April 4, 2013

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting notes

Feb. 21, 2013

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting notes

Jan. 10, 2013

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting notes
• Meeting memo

Dec. 5 & 6, 2012 (workgroup meetings)

• Meeting notes (Dec 5)
• Meeting notes (Dec 6)

Nov. 15, 2012

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting notes
• Meeting memo

Oct. 18, 2012

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting notes
• Meeting memo

Sept. 6, 2012

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting memo
• Meeting notes
• Draft 2 Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunities report
• Appendix 1 – Maps
• Appendices 2-21
• Appendix 22 – Metro State of Safety Report
• Appendix 23 – Regional Transportation Functional Plan
• Appendix 24 – RFFA Equity Report
• Appendix 25 – Glossary

July 19, 2012

• Meeting agenda
• Meeting memo
• Presentation
• Meeting notes

March 15, 2012

• Meeting agenda and  materials
• Presentation
• Meeting notes 

Active Transportation Council

The Active Transportation Council was established by members of Metro’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails in 2009 to support development of the regional active transportation network, and is a Council of The Intertwine. The council will provide policy guidance and recommendations on the project and will develop business and health organization support. 

• List of the council members
• Mission statement

committee meetings and materials

Feb. 22, 2013

• Meeting agenda

Oct. 4, 2012

• Meeting agenda

March 29, 2012

• Meeting agenda
• PPT
• Meeting packet
• Meeting summary

Files and related materials

• Agenda for the March 15 SAC meeting 226K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 7, 2012
• March 15 SAC meeting packet 7.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 7, 2012
• PPT Presentation March 15 SAC meeting 2.0M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 19, 2012
• March 29 agenda 345K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 2, 2012
• March 15 meeting notes 827K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 2, 2012
• March 29 PPT 2.5M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 2, 2012
• March 29 agenda and meeting packet 7.4M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 2, 2012
• March 29 meeting summary 333K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 9, 2012
• ECAT Mission 256K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published April 9, 2012
• SAC members 5K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Update April 2012 405K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• SAC Sept6 meeting agenda 174K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published August 30, 2012
• SAC Sept 6 meeting cover memo 225K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published August 30, 2012
• Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties Report Appendix 1- Maps 85.4M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties Report Apendix 22- Metro State of Safety report 3.6M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties Report Appendix 23- Regional Transportatin Functional Plan 132K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties Report Appendix 24 - RFFA Equity Report 48.7M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties Report Appendix 25- Glossary 636K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• SAC July 19 agenda 217K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• SAC July 19 meeting memo 169K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• SAC july 19 meeting notes 239K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• SAC July 19 PPT 1.1M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• ATP committee meeting and milestone dates 331K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Oct. 4 ECAT meeting agenda 308K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 26, 2012
• Drat 2 of ATP Existing Conditions, Findings and Opportunties report 89.6M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 26, 2012
• Members of the Active Transportation Council 57K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 16, 2012
• Dec 2012 Project Update 350K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published March 4, 2013
• Feb 13 ECAT agenda 343K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• April 4 SAC agenda 334K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• April 4 mtg notes SAC 571K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Feb 21 SAC agenda 244K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Feb 19 mtg notes SAC 517K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Jan 10 SAC mtg notes 531K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Nov SAC mtg notes 279K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Jan 10 SAC agenda 323K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Jan 10 SAC memo 314K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Dec 5 Ped WG notes 320K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Dec 6 Bike WG notes 264K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Grid Concept 522K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Mobility Corridor Concept 524K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Spiderweb concept 530K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Ped Network Concept 2.7M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Regional destinations map 2.7M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Oct 18 SAC agenda 225K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Oct 18 memo 162K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Oct 18 PPT 438K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Oct 18 SAC notes 265K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• CZA poster 22.0M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Ped corr poster 13.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Ped Dist poster 9.8M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Exec Summary EC Report 1.0M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Principles criteria 190K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• bike eval methodology 504K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• ped eval methodology 205K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Nov 15 agenda 171K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Nov 15 SAC memo 536K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Sept 6 SAC notes 234K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Bicycle Network Evaluation Report 32.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Regional Pedestrian Network Analysis 18.1M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Existing Conditions, Opportunties and Findings Report 93.6M Adobe Acrobat PDF

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