The Washington County Transportation Futures Study (WCTFS) Final Report, which identifies three transportation packages that could meet future transportation needs, is available at
WCTransportationFutures.org.
If current trends continue, the County could see a 40 percent increase in population, a 100 percent increase in employment and a 50 percent increase in vehicle trips per day in the next 40-50 years. The study evaluated transportation needs based on different population and employment growth scenarios, illustrating the need for improvements in bicycle and pedestrian facilities, transit, highways and roads, intelligent roads/vehicles and transportation demand management.
"The long-term perspective of this study offers us a chance to consider how to proactively meet the needs of future County residents and support strong job growth and quality of life," said Andrew Singelakis, director, Washington County Land Use & Transportation. "We are grateful to all who worked on the study, in particular the WCTFS Advisory Committee."
The public, advisory committee and staff from the County, cities, TriMet and other agencies offered numerous projects and policies for consideration. The advisory committee combined transportation investment options into three packages, each representing different policies and investments in multimodal transportation.
Package details:
- Package A: Continue current transportation policies and investments, with additional investment in transit and demand management.
- Package B: Package A, plus additional improvements to arterials.
- Package C: Package A, plus a policy focus on improving the regional system by expanding throughways, major roads and transit.
The study examined the pros and cons of each package. Key findings will help decision makers develop regional, county and local plans and priorities. For Washington County, this may include further study of some transportation projects and a focus on projects most likely to meet long-term transportation needs.
More than 5,000 people commented on the study findings in an online open house, and another 400 participated in a random-sample phone survey. Respondents supported multimodal transportation and identified traffic flow improvements and congestion reduction as priorities. Online participants ranked transit and new freeway lanes as the highest priorities; phone survey participants ranked roads and highways as top priority, followed closely by transit.
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