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Partners who plan, manage, or influence transportation systems in Oregon are invited to attend.

Meeting info here

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The Oregon Department of Transportation is updating Oregon’s Transportation Safety Action Plan to create a safer transportation system for everyone. This plan will guide decisions and investments to reduce crashes and eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Oregon roads. Traffic fatalities in Oregon have decreased since 2022, however fatalities and serious injuries remain high and are still much higher compared to a decade ago. The plan’s goal is to create a transportation system where everyone can travel safely, whether they drive, walk, roll, bike, or take public transportation.

As part of our partner engagement efforts, we are hosting a virtual meeting, March 19th from 10-11am. The meeting will review key crash data findings to identify issues and opportunities for Oregon’s 2026 TSAP safety investments.

The OTC is ODOT’s boss. In other words, the OTC, “establishes state transportation policy. The commission also guides the planning, development and management of a statewide integrated transportation network that provides efficient access, is safe, and enhances Oregon’s economy and livability.” 

• OTC Website
• March meeting materials and agenda
• Watch this meeting on YouTube here.

Items on the agenda include:

• HB 3991 Update: An update on implementing HB 3991 and ODOT’s budget situation.
• I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project Update: An informational update on the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project funding and progress.
• I-205 Abernethy Bridge: An informational update on the I-205: I-5 to OR 213, Phase 1A project.
• 2027 Legislative Concept Development Update: Conduct an initial review and discussion of ODOT’s 2027 legislative concepts ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
• STIP Amendments: Approve added, modified or canceled projects to the State wide Transportation Transportation Improvement Program.
• Audit Accountability Committee: Approve the revised Internal Governance Policy to establish a new Audit Accountability Committee to oversee corrective actions on audit findings.

The Transportation System Plan (TSP) is the 20-year plan to guide transportation projects, programs, policies, and investments in Portland… and it’s going through an update!

Meeting #5   |   February 26, 2026  |  6 – 8:30 pm 

Hybrid options: 

• In person: Portland Building room 108, 1120 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR 97206 A light meal will be provided for in person attendees. 

• Online option available until the open-house portion begins: Register Via Zoom 

This is a public meeting. Members of the public in attendance are welcome to participate in the open-house style engagement on the agenda, ask questions of staff during that time, and submit public comments via their own workshop packet (available at the meeting) which may be submitted before leaving the workshop or by follow-up email to the project team at 2045TSP@portlandoregon.gov by EOD Monday 3/2. Public attendee feedback will be summarized uniquely from CAC feedback.  

Agenda 

Item	Presenter(s)	Start time/ duration
Welcome, introductions, agenda, schedule check-in	Francesca Jones	6:00 pm 20 min
Updated vision, goals, objectives overview (presentation, Q&A)	Shane Valle	6:20 pm  40 min
Zoom meeting adjourns. Remainder of the meeting is in-person only.
Workshop instructions	Tyler Smith	7:00 pm  5 min
CAC policy open house style workshop	Open engagement	7:05 pm 85 min
Conclude – turn in your workshop packets!	Francesca Jones	8:30 pm

The 82nd Avenue Transit Project Policy & Budget Committee provides high-level, strategic direction. Meetings are open to the public and testimony is welcome.

This meeting will be a discussion about the extent of BAT lanes on 82nd Ave. It could be the final meeting before TriMet GM Sam Desue makes the decision about the design.

Location: PCC Southeast Community Hall Annex (SE Division & 82nd)

Agenda and full details

The steering committee for the Transportation Safety Action Plan will hold its final virtual workshop 9-11 a.m. Feb. 12, 2026. Partners who represent various safety interests will also join this meeting. 

The steering committee advises ODOT on updates to the plan, which guides the agency’s decisions and investments to make roads safer for everyone, including people who walk, roll and bike. This is the committee’s final meeting.     

The meeting is open to the public and there is an opportunity to submit comments.   

On the meeting agenda: Committee members and partners will provide feedback on the draft plan’s proposed safety actions. 

Meeting agenda and zoom links

Event website

Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Cafeteria (4906 NE 6^th Avenue)

Join the conversation about local transportation funding and weigh in on a variety of options and opportunities at an open house in your district.

Portland is experiencing a transportation funding crisis. PBOT is in its eighth year of budget cuts. Our streets are falling apart, our bridges are aging, and we can’t afford to make the safety improvements our communities are asking for. The cost of transportation construction has gone up, and funding hasn’t increased to pay for it.

The longer we wait to repair our transportation assets, the more expensive and expansive the problems get. 

Portland City Council is talking about how to solve this problem. Come to an open house to learn more – and give us your feedback – about:

• the options to raise more money
• the kinds of things that the city would spend the money on
• ways to review and monitor the spending

Event website

Location: Atkinson Elementary School Cafeteria (5800 SE Division Street)

Join the conversation about local transportation funding and weigh in on a variety of options and opportunities at an open house in your district.

Portland is experiencing a transportation funding crisis. PBOT is in its eighth year of budget cuts. Our streets are falling apart, our bridges are aging, and we can’t afford to make the safety improvements our communities are asking for. The cost of transportation construction has gone up, and funding hasn’t increased to pay for it.

The longer we wait to repair our transportation assets, the more expensive and expansive the problems get. 

Portland City Council is talking about how to solve this problem. Come to an open house to learn more – and give us your feedback – about:

• the options to raise more money
• the kinds of things that the city would spend the money on
• ways to review and monitor the spending

Event website

Location: Lent Elementary School Cafeteria (5105 SE 97^th Avenue)

Join the conversation about local transportation funding and weigh in on a variety of options and opportunities at an open house in your district.

Portland is experiencing a transportation funding crisis. PBOT is in its eighth year of budget cuts. Our streets are falling apart, our bridges are aging, and we can’t afford to make the safety improvements our communities are asking for. The cost of transportation construction has gone up, and funding hasn’t increased to pay for it.

The longer we wait to repair our transportation assets, the more expensive and expansive the problems get. 

Portland City Council is talking about how to solve this problem. Come to an open house to learn more – and give us your feedback – about:

• the options to raise more money
• the kinds of things that the city would spend the money on
• ways to review and monitor the spending

Event website

Location: Rieke Elementary School Gym (1405 SW Vermont St.)

Join the conversation about local transportation funding and weigh in on a variety of options and opportunities at an open house in your district.

Portland is experiencing a transportation funding crisis. PBOT is in its eighth year of budget cuts. Our streets are falling apart, our bridges are aging, and we can’t afford to make the safety improvements our communities are asking for. The cost of transportation construction has gone up, and funding hasn’t increased to pay for it.

The longer we wait to repair our transportation assets, the more expensive and expansive the problems get. 

Portland City Council is talking about how to solve this problem. Come to an open house to learn more – and give us your feedback – about:

• the options to raise more money
• the kinds of things that the city would spend the money on
• ways to review and monitor the spending