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Weigh in on transportation investments planned for greater Portland in the next four years

Learn about how planned transportation projects will advance the region’s transportation priorities. Use this survey to weigh in on what’s most important to you. Your thoughts will be shared with the Metro Council, local leaders and other policymakers from throughout the Portland region.
 
Learn more about the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, also known as MTIP, and other ways to comment on the MTIP at oregonmetro.gov/mtip2024-27.

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* 1. Please provide your zip code (required)

Overview

The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program documents transportation investments planned for the Portland region in the next four years. The 2024- 2027 MTIP includes about $1.4 billion of investments in transportation projects and programs. This includes all federal transportation money already awarded to projects in the greater Portland area as well as the required “local share” – city, county and state money dedicated to projects. The MTIP does not include locally-raised dollars that cities and counties spend on other things like fixing local roads or money that transit agencies spend operating buses and rail in the region.


The transportation projects and programs included in the MTIP help to advance the Regional Transportation Plan. The 2018 Regional Transportation Plan identifies needed capital and maintenance investments in the region through 2040, which total $42 billion of investments.

Federal transportation dollars are used for a variety of things in the Portland region, including:
  • fixing and operating roads, bridges and transit
  • building new streets, sidewalks, transit lines and other transportation infrastructure
  • running programs to help the region's transportation system work better, be safer and connect people to travel options
  • planning to analyze needs, develop project proposals and maintain eligibility for federal and state funding
As part of the MTIP, Metro assesses how planned projects advance regional priorities of equity, safety, climate and mobility. This survey asks you to review a brief description of how MTIP investments address each of the regional priorities. Then, rate whether you think the region is making enough progress toward regional priorities.

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* 2. Advancing equity

The region prioritized reducing disparities in the transportation system in communities with higher numbers of people of color, people with low incomes, and people with limited English proficiency. Metro calls these communities equity focus areas and they are communities where people generally face significant challenges traveling around the region and have the fewest options to meet every day needs.
  • The projects in the 2024-2027 MTIP are expected to make a greater rate of progress toward completing the regional walking and biking system in equity focus areas than outside equity focus areas. The rate of pedestrian completion in these areas is nearly 71%. The rate of completion in these areas near transit stops and stations is nearly 75% and the highest rate of completion across the pedestrian network. The rate of bicycle network completion is 62%, which is better than the region-wide completion of 55%.
  • Access to jobs and community places, specifically by transit, for equity focus areas only make marginal gains, if ay all. This is because there are not any new major transit investments scheduled to be completed by 2027. As a result:
    • Access to community places by transit is expected to remain at the same level for equity focus areas. In general access to community places by transit tend to be higher for equity focus areas than non-equity focus areas.
    • Access to jobs by transit is generally expected to increase very slightly for equity focus areas and at a greater rate of increase than in non-equity focus areas. But the access to jobs can vary across the region. For example, access to jobs for equity focus areas in Clackamas County areas does not increase as much as non-equity focus areas. 
Do you think greater Portland is making the right level of progress toward advancing equity in the transportation system? Use the slider below to select a number. One indicates more and faster work is needed and five indicates that the region is on the right track.

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* 3. Is there anything you would like to share about the greater Portland region’s planned investment in advancing equity?

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* 4. Advancing safety

The region is committed to getting to zero death and serious injuries on its roadways (Vision Zero). It does so by prioritizing investments such as medians and pedestrian crossing islands and protected left turn signals, that would reduce the number of crashes with fatalities and serious injuries. Despite previous investments, fatal and serious injury crashes have increased in the region in recent years.
  • A little over 10% of the MTIP package invests in proven countermeasures to reduce crashes. While the level of investment in safety is not large, the majority of the safety investments are making the most of each dollar by focusing on high injury corridors and intersections in marginalized communities.
  • Over 80% of the safety projects in the MTIP are addressing safety issues on the region’s high injury corridors and intersections – the roadways and intersections most prone to crashes.
  • Over 90% of the safety investments in the MTIP are focused on addressing safety issues on those high injury corridors and intersections that are located in or that travel across marginalized communities.
Do you think the greater Portland region is making the right level of investment in advancing safety in the transportation system? Use the slider below to select a number. One indicates more and faster work is needed and five indicates that the region is on the right track.

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* 5. Is there anything you would like to share about the greater Portland region’s planned investment in advancing safety?

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* 6. Advancing climate

The region is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sources and make progress towards the implementation of the region’s Climate Smart Strategy. The MTIP includes investments that are expected to reduce air pollution from cars and trucks.
  • MTIP investments, such as completing active transportation gaps, installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and transitioning transit vehicles to energy efficient vehicles, are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 67-92 metric tons per day. This is a marginal decrease in emissions. However, it is notable that there is a projected decrease in greenhouse gas emissions despite the expected increase in population, at a rate of 18,000 additional people arriving in the region each year.
Do you think the greater Portland region is making the right level of progress toward advancing its climate priority? Use the slider below to select a number. One indicates more and faster work is needed and five indicates that the region is on the right track.

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* 7. Is there anything you would like to share about the greater Portland region’s planned investment in advancing climate?

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* 8. Increasing mobility

Putting a priority on mobility ensures that people and businesses can safely, reliably, and efficiently reach their destinations by a variety of travel options. The assessment of the 2024-2027 MTIP shows that the region’s continued investment in the transportation system will help to manage travel demand.
  • The 2024-2027 MTIP includes projects that are expected to shift nearly 1,000 car trips to walking, bicycling, and using transit.
  • The 2024-2027 MTIP investments helps the region reach a projected combined walk, bike, and transit mode share of 16.5 percent.
  • The 2024-2027 MTIP investments contribute to approximately 3,500 less vehicle miles traveled region-wide per day.
  • The 2024-2027 MTIP includes $101 million to improve traffic signal timing, monitor road conditions, provide buses priority at intersections, and invest in other systems that respond to incidents such as crashes, special events or extreme weather to make travel times more reliable.
Do you think the greater Portland region is making the right level of progress toward reducing traffic congestion? Use the slider below to select a number. One indicates more and faster work is needed and five indicates that the region is on the right track.

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* 9. Is there anything you would like to share about the greater Portland region’s planned investment in increasing mobility?

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* 10. Is there anything else you would like Metro, cities, counties, and transit agencies to know as they prepare to implement the projects and programs in the MTIP?

Tell us a little about yourself – Demographic questions

These next few questions are optional but are important as they will help us determine whether we are hearing from a representative group of people reflecting the region’s diverse communities and broad range of experiences.

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* 11. What County do you live in?

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* 12. When asked about your racial or ethnic identity, how do you identify? (Please check all that apply.)

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* 13. What is your annual household income?

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* 14. What is your gender?

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* 15. Do you identify as a person with a disability (including but not limited to vision; hearing; speech; mobility; cognitive; and invisible disabilities)?

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* 16. Which of the following age ranges includes your age?

Thank you for your time and thoughts.
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