Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Cities,
counties, Metro, and state agencies shall use the framework in this rule for
decision making regarding prioritization of transportation facilities and
services. Cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies shall consider the
following:
(a) Prioritization factors as
provided in section (3);
(b)
Classification of facilities or segments as provided in section (4);
(c) The planned land use context as provided
in section (5); and
(d) Expected
primary users as provided in section (6).
(2) Cities, counties, Metro, and state
agencies may use local values determined through engagement as provided in OAR
660-012-0120 to weight various prioritized factors when making prioritization
decisions as provided in this division.
(3) Cities, counties, Metro, and state
agencies shall prioritize transportation facilities and services based on the
following factors:
(a) Meeting greenhouse gas
reduction targets, including:
(A) Reducing
per-capita vehicle miles traveled to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets
provided in OAR 660-044-0020 or OAR 660-044-0025;
(B) Supporting compact, pedestrian-friendly
patterns of development in urban areas, particularly in climate-friendly
areas;
(C) Reducing single-occupant
vehicle travel as a share of overall travel; and
(D) Meeting performance targets set as
provided in OAR 660-012-0910.
(b) Improving equitable outcomes for
underserved populations identified in OAR 660-012-0125;
(c) Improving safety, particularly reducing
or eliminating fatalities and serious injuries;
(d) Improving access for people with
disabilities;
(e) Improving access
to destinations, particularly key destinations identified as provided in OAR
660-012-0360;
(f) Completing the
multimodal transportation network, including filling gaps and making
connections;
(g) Supporting the
economies of the community, region, and state; and
(h) Other factors determined in the
community.
(4) Cities,
counties, Metro, and state agencies shall consider the functional
classification of planned or existing transportation facilities or segments
when making decisions about appropriate transportation facilities and services.
Cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies may establish mode-specific
functional classifications for each mode on any facility or segment that they
own and operate.
(5) Cities,
counties, Metro, and state agencies shall consider the planned land use context
around an existing or planned transportation facility or segment when making
decisions about appropriate transportation facilities and services.
(a) Within climate-friendly areas, cities,
counties, Metro, and state agencies shall prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and
public transportation facilities and services. Cities, counties, Metro, and
state agencies shall ensure facilities are planned for these modes to
experience safe, low stress, and comfortable travel for people of all ages and
abilities within climate-friendly areas with minimal interference from motor
vehicle traffic.
(b) In areas with
concentrations of underserved populations, cities, counties, Metro, and state
agencies shall prioritize transportation projects addressing historic and
current marginalization. Proposed transportation projects in these areas must
work to rectify previous harms and prevent future harms from occurring. These
areas may have suffered from disinvestment or harmful investments, including
transportation system investments. Such harms include but are not limited to
displacement, increased exposure to pollutants, destruction and division of
neighborhoods, heat islands, and unsafe conditions for pedestrians, cyclists,
transit users, and others.
(6) Cities, counties, Metro, and state
agencies shall consider the expected primary users of an existing or planned
transportation facility or segment when making decisions about appropriate
transportation facilities and services. In particular:
(a) In areas near schools or other locations
with expected concentrations of children, or areas with expected concentrations
of older people or people with disabilities, cities, counties, Metro, and state
agencies must prioritize safe, protected, and continuous pedestrian and bicycle
networks connecting to key destinations, including transit stops.
(b) In industrial areas, along routes
accessing key freight terminals, and other areas where accommodations for
freight are needed, cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies must consider
the needs of freight users. Pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation
system connections must be provided in industrial areas at a level that
provides safe access for workers.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
197.040
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
197.012, ORS
197.180, ORS
197.712 & ORS
468A.205
