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Step 3: Existing Conditions

Plans and Policy Review

A critical early step in the development or update of a TSP is to conduct a review of all state, regional, and local planning documents relevant to the planning area. The product of this work is a technical memorandum that:

  • Identifies relationships, conflicts, and discrepancies within and between these documents and the TSP
  • Identifies inconsistencies between existing federal, state, regional, and local plans and policies and the TSP
  • Reviews existing cross-section standards for consistency with federal, state, regional, and local guidelines
  • Reviews proposed multimodal improvements to state, county, or local facilities, including identifying roadway projects that will be subject to an enhanced review process if brought forward into the updated TSP based on OAR 660-012-0830 (see Enhanced Review of Select Roadway Projects for more information)
  • Reviews relevant traffic and modal studies (e.g., Transportation System Management Plans, Intelligent Transportation Plans, Transportation Safety Action Plans)
  • Reviews relevant environmental studies (e.g., local Goal 5 inventory, Oregon Conservation Strategy, Preparing for Landslide Hazards: A Land Use Guide for Oregon Communities and Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds) and baseline environmental data
  • Reviews existing sources for funding transportation facilities and services
  • Reviews land use policies and regulations that guide the relationships between land uses and transportation facilities and their impacts on each other
  • Reviews demographic and economic data, forecasts, and plans as they relate to transportation and land development
  • Identifies how these plans, policies, regulations, and standards impact the transportation system

It is important to consider all adopted policy direction that relates to the function of or planning for all transportation modes. The Local Plan and Policy Review Checklist lists the types of local documents to consider as part of a plans and policy review. This review will need to explain how relevant content might influence the outcomes of the planning process and where the jurisdiction may need to modify existing policy or ordinances based on the recommendations of the new or updated TSP. Jurisdictions should also briefly explain the role of each plan reviewed and the date it was adopted or last revised. This review will give context on how each plan is related to transportation system planning and how its content compares to the unique project objectives of the transportation system planning process.​

The Oregon Transportation Plan (OTP), statewide modal plans, and topic plans that apply the OTP and the Transportation Planning Rules (OAR 660-012) include state policy, requirements, and guidance related to transportation system planning. Because local planning and actions implement many statewide transportation planning goals and objectives, these documents play a critical role in the development of a local TSP. Jurisdictions must address the statewide planning documents listed in the State Plan & Policy Review Checklist as part of the local TSP planning process. In addition, OR Plan is a supplemental online searchable tool that consolidates policies and strategies from the statewide modal and topic plans. It provides a policy framework related to specific transportation issues and modes.​ 

Resources

State Plan & Policy Review Checklist

OR Plan​

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