2028-30 Regional flexible funding allocation

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Regional flexible funds provide federal funding for investments in sidewalks, trails and roadways in communities across the region.

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A street, bike lane, sidewalk and welcome sign indicating entry into downtown Beaverton. It is a mostly sunny day, and cars drive on the street. There is a single bike rider in the bike lane. Trees line the road.

A group of three people walk along the Gresham Fairview Trail. One person pushes another person in a wheelchair. A person on a bike is approaching from further down the trail. Trees line both sides of the trail on a sunny day.

Almost everyone can point to an improvement they'd like to see on a roadway or street, a trail connection or sidewalk gap they would like to see filled.

Every few years, Metro has an opportunity to help make those projects happen with something called regional flexible funds – money from the federal government that can be used for a wide range of transportation projects across the Portland region.

It's not a lot of money – expected to be about $145 million over three years, just five percent of transportation funding spent in the tri-county urbanized area – but it can help with crucial gaps and long-awaited fixes.

Where do the regional flexible funds come from?

These funds come from two federal grant programs:

Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds may be used for transportation projects to preserve and improve conditions and performance on public roads, transit capital, on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities and environmental mitigation.
Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality program (CMAQ) funds may be used for transportation projects and other related efforts that contribute to better air quality and reduce the emissions of harmful pollutants and provide traffic congestion relief.

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