Item 6: ODOT STIP Funding Priorities 2015-18

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enhancing operations or otherwise improving travel times within high-congestion corridors. (2)Enhances the safety of the traveling public by decreasing traffic crash rates, promoting the efficient movement of people and goods and preserving the public investment in the transportation system. (3)Increases the operational effectiveness and reliability of the existing system by using technological innovation, providing linkages to other existing components of the transportation system and relieving congestion. (4)Is capable of being implemented to reduce the need for additional highway projects. (5)Improves the condition, connectivity and capacity of freight-reliant infrastructure serving the state. (6)Supports improvements necessary for this state’s economic growth and competitiveness, accessibility to industries and economic development. (7) Provides the greatest benefit in relation to project costs. (8) Fosters livable communities by demonstrating that the investment does not undermine sustainable urban development. (9)Enhances the value of transportation projects through designs and development that reflect environmental stewardship and community sensitivity. (10)Is consistent with the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and reduces this state’s dependence on foreignoil.” ORS 184.611 .This statute addresses prioritization of freight mobility projectsand reads “(1) As used in this section, “freight mobility project” means a project that supports the safe, reliable and efficient movement of goods between and among local, national and international markets.(2) The Legislative Assembly finds that investment in freight mobility projects will yield a return on the state’s investment in terms of improved economic opportunity and safety.(3) In developing the STIP, the Department of Transportation shall give priority to freight mobility projects that:(a) Are located on identified freight routes of statewide or regional significance;(b) Remove identified barriers to the safe, reliable and efficient movement of goods; and(c) Facilitate public and private investment that creates or sustains jobs.” ORS 366.507 . This statute addresses Modernization program funding,conditions and criteria. ORS 366.514 . This statute addresses the use of state highway funds for footpaths and bicycle trails. It includes the requirement that “The amount expended by the department or by a city or county as required or permitted by this section shall never in any one fiscal year be less than one percent of the total amount of the funds received from the highway fund.” and related definitions and exemptions. 1.4OTC Perspective In the past year the OTC has studied the existingfunding and institutional realities facing ODOT and Oregon transportation system development, future challenges, and how other DOTs addressed financial limitations and achieved improved partnerships with transportation stakeholders and jurisdictions. The OTC Workshop in October2011 highlighted severalkey pointsincluding: Funds are not keeping up with expenditures 9/24/2012Page 6