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ZIO N C H U R C H R D Bendemeer KA I S
ARTERIAL S C H O O L ER
A high-capacity urban road. The primary R D W E S T R D
function of an arterial is to deliver traffic C K S ON U N IO N R D Bet hany
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from collectors to freeways or expressways,
and between urban centers at the highest D J A
level of service possible. Cent er vi l l e R EVERGREEN RD Somer set B L V D
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COLLECTOR R D G L E N C O E W Y B E T HA N Y
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A low- to moderate-capacity road which P K S A LT
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provides access to residential areas by Hillsboro O OD CORNELL RD M
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moving traffic to and from local streets M ahan W A N R D
to arterials. Sewel l Or enco A V E Cedar
Forest B R O O K M i l l
Grove 1ST AVE Quat ama 17 3 R D
MAJOR STREETS TRANSPORTATION A V E BASELINE ST M A IN S T B A S E L IN E R D 185TH AVE M ar l ene West
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IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSTIP) 1 0 T H Cornelius W A L K E R Vi l l age
Washington County’s capital funding program El moni ca R D B A R N E S
supported by local property taxes since 1986. L V D R D
Funds are used to make safety and capacity W i t ch A V E JENKINS RD B
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improvements, primarily to existing roads. H azel 1 7 0 T H HIL L S Cedar West
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TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT TAX (TDT) R ID G E T.V. HWY A l oha C A N Y O N
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A countywide tax paid by developers to offset R
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the cost of capital improvements to support TONGUE LN MIN T E R B IV E R Ral ei gh
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residential and commercial growth. R D MURRAY BLVD H i l l s
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Y H azel dal e BANY RD Beaverton H ome
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Singelakis proposed what became known as the “The County will issue bonds, leveraging the R D
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MSTIP Bonding Cost-sharing Program. Adopted by annual incremental revenue growth in assessed O L E S O N Nesmi t h
the Washington County Board of Commissioners in valuation from MSTIP to pay them off,” Singelakis G R A B H O R Pr ogr ess
June 2015, it leverages the County’s Major Streets said. “This will preserve the MSTIP balance for Far mi ngt on Jack t own Br adl ey
Cor ner
Transportation Improvement and Transportation other high-priority road projects throughout N M et zger
Development Tax funds, as well as fees on new the County.” RD 175TH AVE
development levied by the partner cities. S CH O L L S F E R R Y R D Gr eenbur g
Up to 20 road projects could be funded through Gr et on
“The key to the funding partnerships is a ‘fair the MSTIP Bonding Cost-sharing Program within
share’ formula to equitably divide the $140 million the next 10 years. The design of the first seven T IL E F L A T W A L N U T S T
cost of the road improvements,” Singelakis said. started in FY2015–16. The funding/construction R D
L aur el wood Tigard Lake
schedule reflects the anticipated development
Travel forecasting estimates indicated that one- schedule of the high-growth areas. K i nt on Oswego
third of the travelers using the improved roads Boni t a
will result from the new developments, most of “When vehicles travel to and from these future
which are located in cities. The remaining two- developments, the roads they travel on will have M i dway 72ND AVE
thirds will be “regional travel”— trips that begin wide lanes, bicycle and pedestrian facilities and
and end outside the new developments. As a other safety improvements,” Singelakis said. Schol l s B E E F B E N D R D DURHAM RD
result, the cities are paying one-third and “That’s something the County and its partners ROY ROGERS RD King City
Washington County is paying the remaining can be proud of.”
two-thirds — or $93 million. Durham
Learn more about the MSTIP Bonding Cost-Sharing S C H O L L S -S H E R W OOD
1:90,000 program at www.co.washington.or.us/costshare Tualatin T E T O
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