June 11, 2019

Hello Oregon public transportation friends,

We invite you to review and comment on the latest recommendation list for transit funding. This list is the result of ranking applications that came in for the first competitive Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) Discretionary and Statewide Transit Network grant programs. Comments are due by July 1 and can be submitted via email (to Patrick.depriest@odot.state.or.us) or by attending a public hearing that will be part of the next Public Transportation Advisory Committee meeting:

• 1:15 p.m., July 1.
• Building X, 885 Airport Road SE, Salem (ODOT Region 2 campus).

At the conclusion of the hearing, the Public Transportation Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Oregon Transportation Commission on which projects to fund. 

In making its recommendation, PTAC will consider whether the submittals are consistent with: 1) Rules developed for the program (OARs 732, Division 040 and 044); and 2) The OTC-approved STIF Project Selection Criteria. The OTC is scheduled to review and take action on PTAC’s funding recommendation during its August 15 meeting in Ashland.

Anyone interested is invited to attend the hearing. Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please call Rhonda Urben at 503-986-3412, rhonda.urben@odot.state.or.us, or statewide relay at 7-1-1 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Keep Oregon Moving (HB 2017) established the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund. To learn more about the program and other STIF funding opportunities, visit the STIF Project website.

Thank you for your continued interest in and contributions to Oregon’s transportation system!

The STIF Team

Karyn Criswell, STIF Project manager
503-986-4004
karyn.c.criswell@odot.state.or.us