In this issue

• What we heard in Clackamas County about the I-205 Toll Project.
• Regional Mobility Pricing Project workshop results and engagement with community-based organizations.
• Introducing the new Urban Mobility Office newsletter.  

I-205 Toll Project Community Conversations 

What we heard in Clackamas County. 

Thank you for your feedback. The Oregon Department of Transportation participated in several meetings with Clackamas County community members in the past month. During discussions with the Leaders for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council, the Oregon City Business Alliance, and after participating in the Clackamas County Town Hall, we heard some of the following themes:

• Diversion: Concern about drivers avoiding tolls by using local streets. Many commented that they are already experiencing diversion and are worried that the tolls would increase traffic on local roads.
• Equity: Interest in avoiding unequal negative impacts to working people, seniors, and those without alternative route options. We heard ODOT should consider how underserved drivers in different geographies will be affected differently.
• Funding: Questions about why tolling is needed and why other funding sources cannot be used to make improvements.
• Fairness: Concern that the project is unfair to those in Oregon City, West Linn, and the surrounding areas since transit options are limited and that area will be tolled first.

In advance of the release of the Environmental Assessment in Spring 2022, the project team is continuing to meet with communities in Clackamas County and provide information about what we know now and how questions will be answered. If your community organization is interested in a briefing, please email Oregontolling@odot.oregon.gov.

Regional Mobility Pricing Project Updates

Regional workshop results are now available. 

In November 2021, the Oregon Department of Transportation hosted two virtual workshops to explore congestion pricing in the Portland metropolitan area with elected officials, business and community leaders, and local and regional agency staff. Thank you to over 50 workshop attendees who participated and everyone who responded to the public survey. You can read the full summary here or view meeting materials and videos from the workshops here.

November 10 workshop poll results: What three words describe an ideal transportation system?

Engaging with community-based organizations. 

On November 17, we invited several community-based organizations to a virtual discussion to learn more about the Oregon Toll Program and the Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee’s role while discussing the program and preferences for future engagement. Thank you to representatives from the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Black United Fund, Exceed Enterprises, Latino Network, and Ride Connection for joining us.  We value the interests and concerns of community-based organizations. They highlighted the need for alternative transportation options, potential impacts of tolls, and the best ways to continue the conversation with their communities.

Please contact Hannah Williams, ODOT Community Engagement Coordinator, at Hannah.Williams@odot.oregon.gov if your organization is interested in participating in a future discussion. 

We're moving!

Introducing the Urban Mobility Office newsletter. 

In January 2022, our monthly news is moving to a new Urban Mobility Office newsletter. You’ll still have access to Oregon Toll Project updates in this new format, along with important news about projects in the Portland metropolitan area. Our website is always the best source for immediate information and to answer your questions. All subscribers of this newsletter will automatically receive our new newsletter and Toll Program updates. Thank you for reading our articles. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.

About the Oregon Toll Program

ODOT has two toll projects underway in the Portland metropolitan area – the I-205 Toll Project and the Regional Mobility Pricing Project. While these are separate projects, each toll project aims to manage traffic congestion equitably, address climate effects from transportation, and create revenue to fund safety and infrastructure improvements and multi-modal solutions. Toll prices will be higher at peak traffic times, known as "variable pricing." With both projects:

• Drivers only pay for what they use.
• Tolls help traffic move more smoothly.
• Tolls provide a more reliable trip.
• Toll prices will not be a surprise.

The Oregon Department of Transportation invites your input to make tolls work for our community.

Stay connected. 

Please follow along with us to receive updates on the Regional Mobility Pricing Project and the I-205 Toll Project and tell us what’s on your mind. Thank you for sharing our channels with neighbors, friends and members of your community.

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Toll Project Monthly Update: November Monthly Update

Beginning in January, office hours will be held on the second and fourth Friday of the month, 9-10 a.m. click here to join the meeting

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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