Don’t worry if you missed the March 14 open house for East Metro Connections Plan. It’s not too late to help shape future transportation investments in Gresham, Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village and Multnomah County.
This winter, about 120 transportation projects were evaluated to understand how they perform across seven factors:
- Access and mobility: Connectivity and travel time
- Economic development: Job retention, growth and investment
- Safety and security: Features that increase safety
- Healthy communities: Health benefits
- Equity: Distributed benefits and burdens
- Natural environment: Access to and protection of natural features
- Feasibility: Cost, funding potential and support
In order to prioritize some projects over others, the steering committee will decide at its April 2 meeting if some factors are more important than others.
Share your input with the steering committee. What do you think? The survey will be open until Thursday, March 29.
Upcoming steering committee meetings
The canceled March 14 steering committee meeting has been rescheduled. The public is invited to attend. Public comment is heard at the end of each meeting.
Monday, April 2
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Fairview City Hall, council chamber
1300 NE Village St., Fairview
The steering committee will discuss the projects that are beginning to emerge as priorities. The East Metro Connections Plan is a group of local governments working together to advocate for the East Metro area. They will develop an agreement on near- and long-term transportation investments that make the area more attractive to employers while protecting neighborhoods, making roads safer and promoting treasured natural areas.
Wednesday, April 18
2 to 4 p.m.
Mt. Hood Community College
Town and Gown Room (Academic Center, room 2057)
26000 SE Stark St., Gresham
The steering committee will begin to prioritize transportation projects and form a preliminary recommendation. The recommendation will include an action plan that identifies local and regional actions to implement prioritized transportation projects, associated timeline and partnerships to support near- and long-term actions. The committee will refine and confirm that recommendation in May. It will then go to local elected councils for endorsement.