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Part 4 – Implementation and Funding

Ultimately, the value of the Transportation System Plan (TSP) will be determined by the success of its imple-
mentation. In order to assure that the transportation system effectively meets the needs of county residents
and businesses, Washington County must make the commitments necessary to pursue implementation. How
provisions are carried out is at least as important as what is in the TSP. Among the most important provi-
sions, the TSP stresses the need for efficient management of the system over time. The TSP implementation ADOPTED TEXT
element consists of a number of interrelated activities and processes that should be carried out on a regular
basis. Implementation objectives and strategies are addressed in the following three goals: Goal 9: Coordina-
tion, Goal 10: Funding, and Goal 11: Maintenance.

This element provides background information on Coordination, Funding, and Maintenance, along with the goals, objec-
tives, and strategies associated with each element.

MONITORING THE TSP

Public capital improvement programs cover a broad range of scale and type of improvements and funding catego-
ries. Development of capital improvement and maintenance programs rely heavily on the TSP monitoring activi-
ties. Information provided by regular system monitoring is needed in order to make informed decisions regarding
selection of construction and maintenance projects. Coordination with state, regional and local jurisdictions and
their transportation planning processes is imperative in order to develop unified requests for funds and to help
secure optimum benefits for the transportation systems within Washington County. A periodic review of funding
and maintenance should include items such as an inventory of capital and maintenance expenditures, updates of
planning-level project costs, estimates of anticipated revenues and an update of the long-term revenue forecasts.

Likewise, public involvement is critical during the development and implementation of the TSP. Such public
involvement ensures that transportation needs are appropriately defined and met. Engagement of interested
groups and members of the public in transportation planning, programming and project development activi-
ties ensures that system implementation is reasonably and fairly carried out. ADOPTED TEXT

Monitoring
Transportation system operating characteristics are influenced by a number of different factors, which should
be reviewed regularly to determine whether changes in project lists, prioritization or general plan policies are
needed. Characteristics to monitor include population and employment growth, changes in travel patterns or
modes, development activity, traffic volumes and accident analysis transportation facility construction and
condition and plan amendments that occur over time.

Periodic reviews of the TSP help Washington County achieve satisfactory transportation and land use ben-
efits as well as progress towards achieving regional mode share targets. Amendments and administrative
adjustments are necessary to enable Washington County to ensure implementation actions are consistent
with and advancing Plan goals and objectives. Washington County amends and adjusts the TSP as neces-
sary, according to the following procedural descriptions:

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016