| Program and Economic Analysis Unit |
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The Programs and Economic Analysis Unit manages the Transportation and Growth Management Program (TGM), the State Planning and Research Program (SPR), Economic Analysis Services for the entire agency and jointly manages significant projects, initiatives and projects. These currently include Least Cost Planning, and Tolling Policies and Rules for example. The Unit works closely with other programs such as Flexible Funds, Connect Oregon, and others to help ensure planning program consistency, coordination, and implementation.
TheTransportation and Growth Management Program is a joint effort of ODOT and the Department of Land Conservation and Development to integrate transportation and land use planning to create livable communities connected by an efficient transportation network that provides convenient options for travel and commerce. The program provides funding and planning guidance to local jurisdictions."
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| Economic Analysis |
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Economists at ODOT help the agency carry out its mission by assisting staff in making more-informed decisions. In this role economists provide the following services:
- Incorporating economic considerations into goals, plans, programs, and projects
- Policy analysis and development (discerning the consequences of potential policy changes, assisting in policy development)
- Estimation and valuation of impacts (including job and economic development impacts, for existing and potential projects and plans)
- Assessment of the distribution of impacts (who gains, who loses, and to what degree)
- Future demand estimation (how much of something is needed given the status of the economy, markets, and expected prices)
- Recommendations for resource allocation (given limited resources, what is their best use for addressing specific goals)
- Financial analysis (including local government finance, congestion pricing, long-term financial assumptions for planning)
- Program and tool development assistance (for instance Least Cost Planning)
- Economic consultation including project planning, scoping oversight, and reviews
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| Tolling and Congestion Pricing Policies and Information |
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Background information, highlights and links to the Tolling White Papers, Tolling Policies, Tolling Administrative Rules and the Congestion Pricing Pilot Program can be found here.
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| Least Cost Planning |
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Background information on Least Cost Planning can be found here.
Sustainability Program - http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/SUS/
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