Washington County Transit Study

The Study will establish a collective vision with our city partners on transit priorities to support the continued growth envisioned by our communities and help position the County and cities to leverage partnerships with regional transit agencies to enhance the existing transit system. This will include developing short- and long-term policies, programs, and projects to improve transit service. The Study will comprise three major elements. Each of these elements inform and are informed by the overall process. Policy Element: Explore different strategies to support transit including development standards to improve access and use of transit. The results will identify potential land use and transportation policies for consideration at the city and county levels. Service Element: Explore existing and future market conditions that influence transit performance in Washington County. The results will inform TriMet’s service enhancement plan updates and priorities in the County’s Transit Development Plan update, as well as potential last mile shuttle priorities. Capital Element: Identify strategies to improve access to and efficient and reliable delivery of transit service in Washington County. The capital element will be closely coordinated with Metro’s Regional Enhanced Transit Concepts, Washington County’s Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program and MAX Redline Extension and will draw from other recent plans (e.g., First and Last Mile Strategies). The results will inform requests for access to regional ETC funding, other competitive funding opportunities and local capital improvement programs. To complete this study the County is seeking comprhensive consultant services in the following areas: Transit Service Planning, Transportation, Planning and Engineering, Civil Engineering (transit priority), Traffic Engineering, and Public Involvement and Communication.