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5.0 Applicable Plans and Policies

Policies applicable to Washington County’s First and Last Mile Strategies include state, County, regional,
and local plans. All of these regulatory bodies have developed policies and strategies to support the
expanded use of travel options other than driving alone. For the purpose of this project, relevant
policies are primarily focused on access to transit, active transportation, technology, parking codes and
local approaches to parking management practices, travel options programs, and references to inclusion
of travel options/TDM in the development process. A summary of relevant plans and policies in
Washington County is provided in Figure 5-1 below.

Figure 5-1 Summary of Relevant Plans and Policies
Type Plan Plan Author Relevant FLM Policies and Strategies

Oregon Public ODOT Policy 2.2: Improve access to and ease of use for public
Transportation transportation by connecting routes and services, including
Plan (2018) linking stops and stations to bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
Policy 2.4: Encourage employers, educational institutions,
and others to provide opportunities for employees’ and
clients’ use of public transportation, carpool, vanpool,
shuttles, and other shared rides
Policy 9.2: Foster creative investments and partnerships
among public agencies and private organizations to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of public transportation
services.
Oregon ODOT Establishes a statewide vision and provides policy guidance
Transportation that integrates transportation options in local, regional, and
State Options Plan state transportation planning, programming, and
(2015) investment. Policies and strategies were developed around
10 goals including safety, funding, accessibility, mobility and
system efficiency, economy, health and environment, land
use and transportation, coordination, equity, and
knowledge and information.
Task Force on ODOT Proposes a permitting process for autonomous vehicle
Autonomous testing in Oregon based on national and state guidance. This
Vehicles (2018) process will collect certain information about vehicles and
drivers involved in testing, set minimum insurance coverage
requirements for entities testing autonomous vehicles,
require certain safety assurances regarding autonomous
driving systems, and direct testing entities to engage with
law enforcement and first responders to promote safe
testing

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