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• Strategy 2.3.2 Facilitate a transportation system that provides employers access to an ad-
equate labor pool.
• Strategy 2.3.3 Recognize the economic benefits that active transportation and transit invest-
ments have for recruiting and retaining businesses and employees, and facilitate these invest-
ments appropriately.

Objective 2�4 Encourage rural economic vitality in Washington County�

• Strategy 2.4.1 Facilitate the safe, efficient movement of agricultural and forest products, includ-
ing agricultural machinery.

• Strategy 2.4.2 Consider developing rural road safety strategies to address conflicts between
agricultural equipment, log trucks, cars and bicycles on rural roads.

• Strategy 2.4.3 Consider the transportation and land use needs of agricultural and forest indus-
tries when designing roadway improvements in the rural area.

• Strategy 2.4.4 Facilitate safe travel for rural tourism traffic, including the safe operation of des-
ignated scenic driving and bicycling routes.

Livability
Livability means different things to different people, but most would agree that good transportation is a
ADOPTED TEXT nity means attractive streets and a variety of travel options; for others it means uncongested freeways and
critical component of community livability. For some a transportation system that supports a livable commu-

quick travel times. The transportation system provides connections – both literally and figuratively – between
commonly-stated elements of livability: affordable housing, good jobs, strong schools, nearby shopping and
a safe, healthy environment. A well-planned transportation system should meet the fundamental need of
mobility while also providing the benefits of safe, livable and vibrant communities.

The TSP livability strategies focus on:
• Reducing negative impacts on the human environment, which includes neighborhoods, busi-
ness districts, farms, parks, and other features that people took care in creating.
• Coordinating land use and transportation planning.
• Recognizing and addressing the unique concerns of the rural area.

• Addressing social and geographic equity in transportation investments and impacts.

Land Use and Transportation Integration
The successful integration of land use and transportation planning can reduce the need for travel, promote
fiscally responsible investment of public dollars, and create livable communities. Land use and transporta-
tion integration is well established in Washington County.

In 1995, Metro adopted the 2040 Growth Concept, the long-range plan for managing regional growth that
“merged land use and transportation planning to reinforce the objectives of both.” Washington County and
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the cities therein plan their land use designations and transportation investments in concordance with the
2040 Growth Concept, concentrating mixed-use and higher-density development into “centers,” “station
communities” and “main streets” and connecting them with multi-modal transportation corridors.
4 Metro, Regional Transportation Plan, page 2-4, 2010.

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016