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Attachment C <br />ȋ‘ˆˆ‹…‡Ȍ <br />Lane Area Commission on Transportation (LaneACT) <br />DRAFT 2015-2018 STIP Prioritization Considerations <br />Enhance Projects <br />Summary <br />It will be the responsibility of the LaneACT to review submitted Enhance applications and <br />provide a prioritized recommendation to ODOT staff by March 15, 2012. While templates are <br />still under development, previous discussions with the Governor and Oregon Transportation <br />Commission (OTC) have provided a list of themes for consideration when selecting project <br />priorities. It is important to note that other considerations, of local or regional importance, may <br />be factored into any selection recommendation process, this includes any considerations of <br />importance established by the LaneACT in their review. This document summarizes the <br />‘Introduction to Enhance and Fix-it for the 2015-2018 STIP’ to assist in this considerations <br />discussion. <br />Governor’s Direction <br />One excellent source of guidance to determine which project applications represent the best <br />high-value, multimodal project opportunities comes from the office of Governor John Kitzhaber. <br />On August 24, 2011, the governor met with the OTC and talked about his direction and <br />expectations, where he laid out six principles he wants brought to the fore in transportation <br />decision making. Those six principles are: <br />1.Have the right group of people at the table at the beginning of the process to define the <br />problem and solution together <br />2.Determine who is best positioned to manage/own facilities <br />3.Create programs that invest in the transportation system AND meet a multitude of <br />community objectives <br />4.Move us closer to a sustainable, safe, lower carbon, multi-modal system <br />5.Maximize benefit for the least cost under limited resources <br />6.Move us closer to a transportation funding mechanism for the future <br />Additionally, the governor stressed that to support sustainable communities, state agencies shall <br />seek to help enable and encourage local communities to achieve the following objectives: <br />