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Oregon Toll ProgramEquity and Mobility Advisory Committee Jessica Stanton, FacilitatorPronouns: she/her

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Oregon Toll Program www.OregonTolling.org

Centering Exercise


Welcome and technical info

What you say is part of the public record and open to public records requests through the Oregon Public Records and Meetings Law. We will post the minutes on the Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee webpage at OregonTolling.org.

Tech help? Contact Nick [email protected]


Working together agreements


Proposed Outcomes

1. Gain EMAC and ODOT agreement on “Foundational Statements” as our next step in building recommendations to advance equity

2. Prepare for the Oregon Transportation Commission meeting on November 18

3. Discuss the December EMAC Meeting4. Provide an update on toll projects and upcoming engagement

opportunities


Agenda

• Today’s Meal: Foundational Statements

• Oregon Transportation Commission Meeting on November 18

• December EMAC Meeting

• Toll Projects and Engagement Update

• Closing


Today’s Meal: Foundational StatementsJessica Stanton – Facilitator EMAC Members Garet Prior – ODOT Chris Lepe – Equity Consultant


June – July April – May

Sept – Nov


Revised Approach

• Partnership on Foundational Statements between ODOT, EMAC, and the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) will serve as a building block for recommendations

• More time is needed to bring toll rates, revenues, analysis of benefits and impacts, and community feedback to support the development of recommendations


Important Grounding

• Historic and Current Impacts• EMAC Charter• Equity Framework • Trauma Informed Approach• Climate, Wealth Gap, Health Disparities, Housing Affordability


Foundational Statement #1

Invest Provide enough investment to ensure that reliable, emissions-reducing, and a competitive range of transportation options (bike, walk, bus, carpool, vanpool, etc.) are provided to advance climate, safety, and mobility goals, and prioritize benefits to Equity Framework communities.



Climate and equity needs are connected and solutions should must be developed to address both at the same time.



There should must be toll-free travel options available to avoid further burdening people experiencing low-incomes who are struggling to meet basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, healthcare).



To the greatest degree possible, investments that are necessary to advance equity must should be delivered at the same time as highway investments and be in place on day 1 of tolling or before. Additional work needs to be completed to identify these investments.



Tolling must be user-friendly system that is clear and easy to use by people of all backgrounds and abilities, including linguistic diversity, and those without internet access.



Benefits that are offered in Oregon should -must extend into Southwest Washington.



Although the toll projects will have a statewide impact, they should -must be developed in coordination with regional partners to build an equitable and successful transportation system, together.


Next StepsEnforcement

Commitments from the OTC

Partnerships with

agencies

Application of Equity

Framework

Data Collection

and Security

Commitments for Public

Policy

Dedicate Toll Revenue


Is EMAC in the 80% - 100% range to support these Foundational Statements?

Polling question


Considering the proposed amendments, is EMAC in the 80% - 100% range to support these Foundational Statements?

Polling question


Oregon Transportation Commission Meeting on November 18Jessica Stanton – FacilitatorGaret Prior – ODOT


Oregon Transportation Commission

Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee


Outline for November 18 OTC meeting

• EMAC members to talk about work since May 2021, the last time EMAC talked with the OTC

• EMAC members to present the Foundational Statements • ODOT to present “plan for support” of further work on

recommendations


Requests for the OTC

• OTC to weigh-in and join EMAC and ODOT in support of the Foundational Statements

• OTC to provide direction to ODOT on the “plan for support” of further work on recommendations


ODOT’s Plan for Support


Financial – Toll Rates and Revenues• Estimation for early planning (Level 1): Value Pricing

Feasibility Analysis in 2018.• Inform the NEPA analysis (Level 2): For the I-205 Toll Project,

this is planned to be in mid-2022. For the Regional Mobility Pricing Project, this is planned to be in mid-2023.

• Investment grade (Level 3): Due to the specificity of this report, there is a limited shelf life and it is usually completed within six (6) months of the financing and the start of tolls.


• Equity Framework• Community feedback • Research from other programs• Toll rate and revenue analysis from

toll projects

September 15, 2022Report back to legislature (directed by HB3055)

Equitable, Income-Based Toll Rate Report

How• Equity and Mobility Advisory

Committee• Coordination with toll projects• Engagement through

workshops and briefings• Congestion pricing/toll policy

development with transportation plan updates

Contact: Garet Prior, ODOT Toll Policy Manager

Information


Community Feedback

• Continuous process throughout the toll project analysis and program development

• Summer 2021 engagement feedback on some of EMAC’s preferred options is being prepared now

• ODOT and EMAC collaboration opportunities for community-based organizations and regional workshops (November 9 and 10)


Impacts Analysis – Benefits and Burdens

Equity Framework Step #3


Information Needed for Step #3 – lived experience and cultural knowledge

Types of knowledge, as defined by DataCenter (datacenter.org)

Today Equity

http://www.datacenter.org/who-we-are/our-mission-and-vision/


Information Needed for Step #3 – Equity Factsheets for each preferred strategy and policy option


Information Needed for Step #3 – NEPA Analysis

Types of knowledge, as defined by DataCenter (datacenter.org)

Project-level NEPA analysis

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http://www.datacenter.org/who-we-are/our-mission-and-vision/


1. Is there anything additional ODOT can do to support EMAC in presenting to the OTC on Nov 18?

2. What questions or feedback do you have on ODOT’s plan for support?

Discussion question


December EMAC MeetingJessica Stanton – Facilitator


Proposed next step for EMAC

• EMAC meeting in early December to avoid holidays at the end of November and December

• Map out a revised EMAC Game Plan for 2022 • Discuss what happened at the OTC meeting


Toll Projects and Engagement UpdateHannah Williams – ODOT


Equity Climate Change

Congestion

Safety Reliable Funding

Regional Mobility Pricing Project & I-205 Toll Project


Engagement Opportunities for EMAC

1. Community-based organization discussion group (November 17)

2. Regional workshops (November 9 and 10)


How we received feedback: September 2021

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Jan Feb March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov Dec

Number of public comments received: 2021

Public Comments: Unique Website Visitors Meetings w/CBOs:

News Stories: Tabling Event/Focus Group: Committee Meetings:

E-News/News Releases:

Presentations/Briefings:

1,600+ 4,000+

21

4216

2

85TBD% from June

Purpose & Need Comments:

9


ClosingJessica Stanton – Facilitator


Next Steps

• Next EMAC meeting will be in December• Please complete the meeting evaluation


Thank you!

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