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TRAFFIC INCIDENT RESPONSE
At this time, Washington County does not envision development of a traffic incident response program. Wash-
ington County coordinates with ODOT, which provides a dedicated and efficient incident response program
(formerly known as Corridor Management Teams or COMET). Beyond the ODOT incident response program,
Washington County relies on emergency services departments (such as the Washington County Sheriff Office
and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue) to respond to incidents throughout the transportation system.

TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is the general term used to describe any activity that provides
an alternative to single occupant vehicle trips. Demand management encompasses a range of strategies
such as carpooling, staggered work shifts or telecommuting. Strategies may encourage ridesharing (e.g., on
site showers, lockers or bike parking), walking to work or providing flexible working hours. Such strategies
are viewed as relatively low-cost initiatives that can help reduce traffic congestion and air quality problems.
As growth in Washington County occurs, the number of vehicle trips and travel demand in the area will also
increase. The ability to provide alternatives will help accommodate this growth. Travel demand management
strategies and programs have taken on increased importance and emphasis over time, particularly as inter-
est in green-house gas reductions have increased.

Employers with more than 100 employees at a single work site are subject to the Department of Environmen-
tal Quality’s Employee Commute Options (ECO) rule. Such employers are required by state regulations to have ADOPTED TEXT
programs in place intended to reduce the percentage of employees who drive alone to work, and to regularly
survey their employees about their commute patterns. An employer participating in an equivalent commute
trip reduction program who does not achieve its target auto trip rate by the target compliance date must
demonstrate that a good faith effort was made to achieve the target rate.

Washington County coordinates with the Westside Transportation Alliance (WTA) on a variety of employer
based TDM strategies. The WTA, the primary Transportation Management Association (TMA) within Wash-
ington County, works with its partners and Washington County employers to offer workplace services and
programs that help employees commute to work by transit, carpool, vanpool, bicycling and walking. These
services include transportation fairs, assistance with ECO Rule compliance, surveying, events, incentive pro-
grams, and participation on local and regional transportation planning committees.

Travel Demand Management programs may include a wide variety of commute options and incentives, such as:

• Free TriMet passes for all employees
• Preferential parking for carpooling vehicles
• Bike storage and showers in locker rooms
• Compressed work weeks

• Telecommuting
• Individual Marketing Programs

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016