2025 Transportation Package

Background

The Joint Committee on Transportation (JCT) will be holding 12 meetings and local tours around the state for the purpose discussing the need for stable and sufficient transportation funding in anticipation of the 2025 legislative session. The goal of convening these meetings around the state is to:

• Build public understanding of transportation funding challenges and potential funding tools to address those challenges.

• Build legislative understanding of statewide transportation needs and shared priorities.

• Build local, regional, statewide support and a sense of urgency for a transportation funding package focused on maintenance, operations, and safety.

• Gather input from the public and community leaders about preferred methods for addressing the transportation funding challenge.

Invited Participants

The JCT will invite the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission, local senators, and representatives to join the JCT at the community meetings.

Potential Luncheons / Roundtables with Local Officials

Each stop will include a conversation with local officials, including community leaders, local elected officials, local legislators, and local business leaders. Conversation focused on what suggestions local officials are interested in discussing as potential policy tools to be considered (local needs assessment, weight mile, CPI on the gas tax, etc.).

Planned Site Tours

• ODOT will be asked to work with local communities to identify 2-3 locations that demonstrate the type of ongoing maintenance needs that the local community may want to share with the legislators at each meeting location.

• From the ODOT provided list the JCT Chairs and Vice-Chairs will select one location to tour.

Meeting Agendas

• High Level Report on Needs Assessment

  • ODOT

  • 10 minutes

• Potential Policy Solutions

  • ODOT

  • 10-15 minutes

• Public Testimony

  • Public testimony informed by the needs assessment and potential policy solutions outlined in meeting

  • 90 minutes