“MAP-21 cut dedicated funding… Regardless, ODOT is committed to funding active transportation programs.”— Matt Garrett, Director of ODOT Oregon biking and walking advocates received good news on Friday when ODOT Director Matt Garrett announced his agency is committed to key biking and walking programs that lost dedicated funding in the recently passed federal transportation bill … Read more
Seeing green on SW Barbur.(Photo: Alan Love) I’ve got a couple of news tidbits from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) that have piled up in my inbox so I thought I’d share them all at once. From a new job opening in their Active Transportation section to the installation of their first-ever green colored … Read more
ODOT Director Matt Garrett, photographed in Salem.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
The director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Matt Garrett, in his office in Salem.(Photos © J. Maus)
ODOT Director Matt Garrett is moving forward with changes at the agency. Back in July I shared that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had embarked on a major organizational shift with the creation of a new Active Transportation Section. A memo from ODOT Director Matt Garrett sent to staffers on Tuesday, and a new … Read more
Chart of ODOT’s Capital Program falling off a cliff in the next few years. A memo from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Matt Garrett and ODOT Highway Division Manager Paul Mather to a state Senate committee back in November outlines a dire funding forecast they say will lead to a five percent staff reduction … Read more
Matt Garrett, Director of ODOT.(Photo © J. Maus) Last month, we wondered whether Governor Kitzhaber would make a personnel change at the most powerful position inside the Oregon Department of Transportation. This week the Governor announced a slew of changes atop various agencies — but ODOT wasn’t one of them. Read the email below that … Read more
Governor Kitzhaber at his acceptance speech back in November.(Photos © J. Maus) Oregon’s newly elected Governor John Kitzhaber has made a many staff appointments in his first month in office. He’s named people to help him develop policy on issues like energy policy, business development, job creation, health care, affirmative action, and other issues. But … Read more
Last night I heard a presentation by Matt Garrett, Region Manager for ODOT. He came to the PSU Traffic and Transportation class to give an overview of how ODOT fits into the transportation picture. As someone who is concerned about bike safety, and the livability of our cities, it was very unsettling to listen to … Read more