Oregon Toll Program: May 2020 Newsletter

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Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee Update

New committee will develop equitable mobility strategies

Rush house congestion along I-5 in Portland.

Rush hour congestion along I-5 in Portland.

Last month, we began forming an Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee. The committee will advise ODOT on how tolling on the I-205 and I-5 freeways, in combination with other strategies, can benefit populations that have historically been underserved and underrepresented by transportation projects.

EMAC members will represent a variety of equity and mobility interests and perspectives in the Portland metro area and Southwest Washington including:

  • Transportation options and access.
  • Transportation affordability.
  • Environmental justice for historically underrepresented and underserved communities.

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I-205 Public Engagement: Coming this Summer

Learn and share feedback about the environmental review process

Community member participates in a Value Pricing Feasibility Analysis open house in 2018.

Community member participates in a Value Pricing Feasibility Analysis open house in 2018.

This summer, we will launch a public comment period for the I-205 Toll Project. This 45-day public comment period is an important part of the federally-required National Environmental Policy Act environmental review process that will examine different alternatives of where tolls would start and end on I-205 and how well they would achieve the project objectives to raise revenue and manage congestion. We want to hear from you at the start of the environmental review about the project's purpose and what we should consider as the project moves forward.

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Community Briefings

Learn more and share feedback on toll projects

Throughout winter 2019 and spring 2020, the project team met with elected officials and policy committees to share information, hear feedback, and answer questions about the I-205 and I-5 Toll Projects. Digital tools allow us to continue these presentations until the risks associated with COVID-19 have subsided. Visit the calendar to see our schedule.

Would your organization, committee or council like to receive a project briefing too? Let us know by sending an email to the project team.

Transportation experts use a digital platform to participate in a workshop in April 2020. They will inform the I-205 and I-5 Toll Projects.

Transportation experts participate digitally in a workshop in April 2020. They will inform the I-205 and I-5 Toll Projects.

Regional Agencies Share Expertise through Working Groups

Transit and traffic modeling experts inform toll projects

Transportation experts meet at a kick-off workshop in February 2020. They will inform the I-205 and I-5 Toll Projects.

Transportation experts meet at a kick-off workshop in February 2020. They will inform the I-205 and I-5 Toll Projects.

To shape the I-5 and I-205 Toll Projects, we are joined by transportation experts from across the region who serve on two technical groups: the Transit Multimodal Working Group and the Regional Modeling Group. Members of these two groups come from cities, counties, public transportation service providers and other public agencies across the region, giving us insights on how tolls could affect specific jurisdictions and the people who live or work there. They are sharing their expertise to broaden our understanding of opportunities, benefits and risks as we move forward.

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For more information and to sign up for email updates, please check out the project website or email the project team.


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The information in this document, and the public and agency input received, may be adopted or incorporated by reference into a future environmental review process to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.