Resolution No. 26-5614

Page 1 Resolution No. 26-5614 BEFORE THE METRO COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING A WORK PLAN FOR THE 2028 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE ) ) ) ) ) RESOLUTION NO. 26-5614 Introduced by Chief Operating Officer Marissa Madrigal in concurrence with Council President Juan Carlos González WHEREAS, Metro is the regional government responsible for regional land use and transportation planning under state law and the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Portland metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the federally recognized transportation policy for the Portland metropolitan region, and must be updated every five years; and WHEREAS, the RTP fulfills statewide planning requirements to implement Goal 12 Transportation, as implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 660 Division 12); and WHEREAS, the RTP is a central tool for implementing the Region 2040 Growth Concept, and constitutes a policy component of the Regional Framework Plan; and WHEREAS, the most recent update to the RTP was completed on November 30, 2023, and approved and acknowledged by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC); and WHEREAS, this update must be completed on or before November 30, 2028 when the current plan expires to ensure continued compliance with federal planning regulations and funding eligibility of projects and programs using federal transportation funds; and WHEREAS, this update will seek to address RTP-related recommendations and corrective actions identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation in the 2025 quadrennial federal certification review; and WHEREAS, the 2028 RTP update will serve as a major vehicle for implementing the region’s Climate Smart Strategy, approved by the LCDC in 2015 and incorporated in the RTP in 2018, in response to House Bill 2001 and Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 660 Division 44, to help meet statewide goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels at least 75 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050; and WHEREAS, the 2028 RTP update will seek to address RTP-related corrective actions approved by LCDC in January 2025 and help meet revised statewide goals identified in the Governor’s Executive Order 20-04 that require accelerated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, the 2028 RTP update will provide critical planning, analysis, and policy to inform implementation of the Future 50 vision through future updates to the Regional Framework Plan, the Region 2040 Growth Concept, the Climate Smart Strategy, the Regional Transit Strategy and regional functional plans; and WHEREAS, the first phase included a formal scoping period to build agreement on the overall approach for the updates, including a review of the RTP goals, key regional priorities to address during Page 2 Resolution No. 26-5614 the update, and ways to meaningfully engage the public, agency partners, community organizations and business groups and consult with Tribal governments throughout the process; and WHEREAS, from March to September 2026, the Metro Council, the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT), the Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC), the Committee on Racial Equity (CORE), the Public Engagement and Review Committee (PERC), the Committee on Disability and Inclusion (CODI), the Metro Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC), the TransPort Subcommittee of TPAC, the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (SWRTC) staff, county-level coordinating committees, elected officials, city and county staff, representatives from state, federal and resource agencies, port and transit districts, and business, community organizations from the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area provided input as to what priorities should be addressed as part of the update; and WHEREAS, Metro staff have prepared a work plan that organizes engagement, consultation and planning activities to increase regional collaboration and coordination to support a regional policy discussion on the future of the region’s transportation system and the role that investment can play in providing safe, equitable, reliable and affordable mobility options to access to jobs, education, healthcare and other services and opportunities and building healthy, climate-friendly and resilient communities and a thriving economy; and WHEREAS, the work plan seeks to develop the 2028 RTP through a combination of partnerships, focused policy discussions, sound technical work, tribal consultation, and meaningful, inclusive engagement across agency partners, businesses, and communities, linking land use and transportation to implement the 2040 Growth Concept and Climate Smart Strategy, addressing urgent regional and global challenges within fiscal constraints, building public trust and support for adoption of the 2028 RTP, and making a clear case for funding and investment in the region’s transportation system; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2026, JPACT approved and recommended Metro Council approval of the 2028 RTP Update Work Plan, identified in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, on September 23, 2026, MPAC recommended Metro Council approval of the 2028 RTP Update Work Plan, identified in Exhibit A; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED that the Metro Council approves the 2028 RTP Update Work Plan, identified in Exhibit A. ADOPTED by the Metro Council this 8th day of October 2026. Juan Carlos González, Council President Approved as to Form: Carrie MacLaren, Metro Attorney