Communities awarded $2.6 million for transportation, land use projects

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Aug. 28, 2015

 

For more information: Contact: Bill Holmstrom, DLCD, (503) 934-0040 or Shelley M. Snow, ODOT Public Affairs, (503) 881-5362

 

Joint news release with Department of Land Conservation and Development

 

 

 

SALEM – Seventeen communities across Oregon – from the Coquille Indian Tribe to Crook County – have been awarded Transportation and Growth Management grants for transportation and land use planning projects. The Transportation and Growth Management program (TGM), a 22-year partnership between the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), awards grants to support Oregon communities working to create vibrant, livable places where people can walk, bike, take transit or drive where they want to go.

 

“Our ability to offer grants that make ‘on the ground’ changes, when and where they are important to people, is a critical piece of making the program succeed,” said Jim Rue, director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

 

For this year’s funding cycle, TGM staff received 57 applications requesting $6.9 million, far more than is available in the program. Award recipients are listed below, and project descriptions are online.

  • City of Beaverton
  • City of Cornelius
  • City of Gladstone
  • City of Hood River
  • City of Mosier
  • City of Oakland
  • City of Portland
  • City of Redmond
  • City of Salem
  • City of Springfield
  • Benton County
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
  • Coquille Indian Tribe
  • Crook County
  • Lincoln County Transportation Service District
  • Metro
  • Yamhill County

 

Awards are used for various projects, such as updating the city of Cornelius’ transportation system plan, or TSP, a process that local governments must do regularly in order to move transportation and land use projects forward. Another example is using funds to develop a coordinated land use and transportation plan, which the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is doing for the community of Mission. TGM funding also supports developing a public transit plan – and that’s how the Lincoln County Transportation Service District will use its award.

 

Planning is critical to the success of a community’s economic and environmental health, yet there are few sources of transportation and land use planning funds for local governments. With over 1,100 projects completed, Oregon’s Transportation and Growth Management Program continues to provide value by helping communities craft their future transportation systems in concert with their desired land uses.

 

In addition to planning grants, the program offers local governments other resources, including education and outreach workshops, speakers and publications; code assistance; quick response; and transportation system plan assessments. To see examples of the program’s accomplishments, see the “TGM Tangibles report,” or visit “Publications” on the TGM website, www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/.

 

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