Building the 2027-2030 STIP

​The vast majority of funds in the 2027-2030 STIP are directed to dedicated programs according to rules and regulations. Funding levels for these programs are set to required minimums, which in the case of Fix-It, for example, is a 40% reduction from the 2024-2027 STIP. Limited funding has been reserved for discretionary programs like Transportation Options and Elderly and Disabled, while historic programs like Mass Transit and Enhance have been zeroed out in order to maximize the amount of unallocated funds. 

What remains of unallocated funds ($70,571,851) is nearly ten times less than those available in the last STIP cycle and the Federal Infrastructure Investment bill, IIJA. With federal dollars, the Fix-It program garners much support from the Commission and the public. Yet, given the unit cost of Fix-It items such as interstate paving, that $70 million would be consumed relatively quickly. Instead, those limited dollars could be stretched further to take advantage of mobilization and other costs when paired or leveraged with other planned investments. 

Both the OTC and ODOT staff agree that these funds be directed in a way to support key outcomes adopted by the Commission. Outcomes highlighted as the primary lenses in the Oregon Transportation Plan – safety, equity, and climate – are also consistent with public feedback voicing support for investing more in public and active transportation, safety for all modes, and supporting environmental outcomes. 

With this in mind, ODOT is aiming to take a strategic approach to outcomes with an evolution of the Great Streets Program — Great Streets 2.0. This next phase of an already established and successful approach will continue to look for project opportunities across the state (with funding from other programs), that can have expanded, and more impactful scopes of work focused on key outcomes and provide the highest benefit to the system and communities. In accordance with the recently adopted Oregon Transportation Plan, Great Streets 2.0 has identified the top outcomes to include: Safety, followed by equity and climate.