2018 Regional Freight Strategy
The greater Portland region is the trade and transportation gateway and economic engine for the state of Oregon.
A regional freight strategy is important because the movement of freight and goods transcends local jurisdictional boundaries, and includes multiple modes, employment and industrial centers, economic clusters and important regional and local freight access and delivery points.
Updating a Regional Freight Plan adopted in 2010, the new strategy will provide a coordinated vision and approach for enhancing freight and goods movement and prioritizing freight investments based on clear priorities.
Getting involved
Metro has developed a public review draft of the 2018 Regional Freight Strategy and sought additional input from regional partners and Metro policy advisory committees through June 2018. The draft 2018 Regional Freight Strategy is now available for review. Read the strategy
- Public comment period for the draft 2018 Regional Freight Strategy – June 29 to Aug. 13, 2018. Along with the draft 2018 Regional Transportation Plan and regional strategies for safety, transit and emerging technology, the draft Regional Freight Strategy is currently available for public comment.
- Refinements to the draft 2018 Regional Freight Strategy – August through September, 2018. Along with the draft 2018 Regional Transportation Plan and other modal and topical plans, the draft Regional Freight Strategy will be finalized based on public comments and input from regional partners.
- Metro policy advisory committees JPACT and MPAC provide recommendation to the Metro Council on adoption of the Regional Transit Strategy – October 2018. The Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and the Metro Policy Advisory Committee will be asked to make a recommendation to the Metro Council on adoption of the Regional Freight Strategy along with the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan and regional strategies for safety, transit and emerging technology.
- Metro Council considers final action on the Regional Freight Strategy – December 2018. The Metro Council will be asked to consider adoption of the Regional Freight Strategy along with the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan and regional strategies for safety, transit and emerging technology.