Sustain economic health by providing access to jobs and industry. Balance transportation and land use plans to protect livability in the region. Maintain access to natural areas around the region. These policies include expansion of regional and town centers within established transportation corridors. The plan addresses state planning requirements and looks at future transportation needs through the year 2020 - when our children and grandchildren will be using the transportation system that we build.
Transportation can benefit from the careful placement of new developments.
This could help reduce the need to expand the transportation system. It also means placing new transportation projects in areas that most need access, and where the region has decided future growth should occur within the urban growth boundary. This will help slow traffic growth by providing good alternatives to driving alone to work, shopping or cultural events and entertainment. Metro's funding strategy is to use limited state and federal dollars to support projects in our major transportation corridors. The plan requires more funding to maintain the existing roads, bridges and other transportation facilities while improving the efficiency of the overall system.