Active transportation gets a boost from reorganization at ODOT and streamlined programs

ODOT’s new Active Transportation Section is streamlining Oregon’s bicycle and pedestrian programs to invest scarce resources more strategically. With the new organizational structure, ODOT has combined the state Bicycle and Pedestrian Program and the Transportation Enhancement program into a single $20 million statewide solicitation for projects.

• $20 million available for bicycle, pedestrian, and Transportation Enhancement projects
• Active Transportation Section hits the ground running (and walking and biking)

Highway construction to put thousands to work across Oregon

Another busy summer construction season will see dozens of projects underway across the state. ODOT’s construction map will help travelers find out about construction activity that could impact their trip before they leave home.
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Meet the OTC: Mark Frohnmayer, new commissioner and transportation entrepreneur

Mark Frohnmayer, founder of an electric vehicle company, brings an interest in innovations that will make the transportation system more sustainable to his work on the Oregon Transportation Commission.
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Agreement reached to end US 20 design-build contract

Work will begin again this summer on the US 20 Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville project now that a settlement has been reached between ODOT and the firm working on the project.
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What’s next for mileage-based user fees?

The Road User Fee Task Force has designed a new pilot program that gives motorists choices in how they will report the miles they drive and pay fees for the use of the roads.
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What does the future hold for Area Commissions on Transportation?

The Oregon Transportation Commission has asked ACTs to examine their membership to ensure that the right stakeholders are at the table making decisions about investments in the transportation system.
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Rail Division Administrator becomes more than just “interim,” and Lane County gets a new area manager

Hal Gard has been appointed ODOT Rail Division Administrator, and Frannie Brindle has been named Area Manager for Lane County.
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Strategy lays out vision for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

The draft Statewide Transportation Strategy, which has been released for public comment, examines what it would take to substantially reduce future GHG emissions from Oregon’s transportation system, looking to the year 2050.
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