Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee is seeking volunteers interested in transportation issues. Three community representative appointments are open for two-year terms starting January 2015. One additional one-year term position is open, also starting January 2015. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2014. The Metro Council expects to make the appointments in December.
About TPAC
TPAC reviews regional plans and federally funded transportation projects across the Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington County metropolitan area. The committee advises local and regional leaders on transportation investment priorities and policies related to transportation, such as efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create communities with easy access to public transit. It also helps identify needs and opportunities for involving the public in transportation matters.
An essential responsibility of TPAC is to advise the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation, JPACT, a panel of elected officials and transportation agency executives that controls federal transportation spending in the Portland area. TPAC also advises the Metro Council, which reviews and must approve all major JPACT actions.
TPAC is comprised of 15 transportation professionals – appointed by area cities, counties and government agencies – and six community members.
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