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The guidelines describe the means and opportunities for public involvement in LUT transportation planning efforts,
programs, and policies. They also include public information and involvement tools, techniques, and strategies to guide
LUT’s efforts to keep residents and project stakeholders informed and to enlist their help in planning, identifying, pro-
gramming, and developing Washington County’s future transportation improvements.

Agency Coordination
Agency coordination is essential in Washington County, where the State of Oregon, Metro, TriMet, 16 local governments,
several special services districts (including Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District), and a number of private enter-
prises either provide or rely on the transportation system. Local governments in Washington County have succeeded
in coordinating and integrating their respective transportation plans, policies, programs, and transportation system
improvements through a variety of activities conducted on an on-going basis; and through special committees or pro-
cesses associated with individual planning and programming efforts.

Regular discussions at monthly meetings of the Washington County Coordinating Committee (WCCC) have strengthened
consensus on transportation issues, funding, and investment strategies. The WCCC is composed of local elected leaders
of Washington County and the cities within the County who review and comment on major land use and transportation
issues, plans, and projects. It provides a forum for discussion of transportation issues, resulting in recommendations for a
coordinated approach when appropriate. The WCCC’s primary function is to establish positions of consensus on land use
and transportation issues among Washington County’s local governments, which may be carried into regional and state
discussions as “countywide” positions. In addition, the WCCC has a specific role and authority in two countywide programs:
the Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP) and the Transportation Development Tax (TDT) program.

The WCCC is supported by the WCCC Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCC TAC), which is composed of senior staff
representatives from local governments. Submission of transportation activities, programs, and policies to the WCCC is
voluntary and at the discretion of elected representatives.

Plan Coordination and Consistency Requirements
As noted in the Introduction to this Users’ Guide, public policies at the state, regional, county, and local levels provide
direction and legal requirements for transportation planning in Washington County. Coordinating and achieving consis-
tency with other planning work is an important part of TSP development. Washington County’s TSP Update was devel-
oped to be consistent with the following documents and policies summarized below.

Oregon Transportation Planning Rule (TPR)
Oregon Administrative rule 660-012 is referred to as the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR). It implements Statewide
Planning Goal 12: Transportation. The purpose of the TPR is to ensure adequate coordination of transportation and
land use planning for transportation system plans and in project development. The TPR is the legislative mandate that
requires Washington County to prepare and update its transportation system plan.

Oregon Highway Plan (OHP)
The Oregon Highway Plan sets vision, policies, and strategies for investing in state and federal highways in Oregon. Since
adoption of the last Washington County transportation system plan in 2002, there have been two major amendments to
the OHP that affect Washington County. These are described in Part 1 of this document, under Framework Documents.

2014 Regional Transportation Plan (2014 RTP)
There are several key items in the RTP that affect transportation planning in Washington County. These include the designa-
tion of mobility corridors, performance targets, and mobility standards. These requirements, along with desired outcomes
for the RTP are included in Part 1 of this document. Most of the adopted city transportation system plans and the Metro
2014 RTP use 2035 as their plan horizon year, and include some consideration of Urban Reserves adopted by Metro. Wash-
ington County’s 2035 horizon planning year must be updated to match the regional transportation plan when it is updated.

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