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| Introduction |
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Introduction
ODOT is in the process of developing the Oregon Freight Plan that will help guide Oregon State agencies’ actions that support the transportation of goods to meet the material and economic needs of Oregon’s people and businesses.This planning effort will produce a plan under the 2006 Oregon Transportation Plan (OTP).
ODOT has convened a steering committee and a series of working groups to provide guidance, input, and review during the development of this plan. During the December 10, 2008, Freight Plan Steering Committee meeting, the Steering committee discussed changes to a series of candidate freight plan objectives prepared by ODOT staff. The Steering Committee advised reformatting of the five candidate objective statements, to include one overall purpose statement and a series of implementing statements. The updated Freight Plan Objective Statements are presented below.
Purpose:Improve freight connections to local, state, regional, national and global markets to increase trade-related jobs and income for Oregon workers and businesses.
To achieve this purpose, the freight plan will:
a. Establish a process for identifying, prioritizing and facilitating investments in Oregon’s highway, rail, marine, air and pipeline transport infrastructure in furtherance of a safe, seamless multimodal and interconnected freight system.
b. Identify institutional and organizational barriers to an efficient and effective freight transportation system in Oregon and develop prioritized strategies for overcoming these barriers.
c. Interpret OTP goals and policies related to the development of the freight system.
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Beginning in March 2009, ODOT is publishing a monthly newsletter to document the development of the Freight Plan. Please click on the links below to read the newsletters.
September 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
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| Plan Development |
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Freight Plan Steering Committee
The Freight Plan Steering Committee is charged with an advisory role in plan development coordination, oversight and work-group product integration. The Steering Committee is chaired by OTC Commissioner David Lohman. Its membership is established to provide a balanced
multi-stakeholder perspective for the Freight Plan.
For more information on the Steering Committee, including a list of members and meeting information, please see the Freight Plan Steering Committee page.
Freight Plan Working Groups
The three Working Groups will be topically oriented and work closely with the project team in reviewing and providing input to work products and Freight Plan chapters.
The three working groups are:
- Freight Infrastructure and Traffic Issues Working Group
- Policy and Process Working Group Freight
- Economy Working Group
It is anticipated that the working groups will help ODOT refine background technical memos that support the freight plan, and suggest sources of data and information that they have unique knowledge of
For more information on the Working Groups, including a list of members and meeting information, please see the Freight Plan Working Group page.
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| Schedule |
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Plan Schedule
The following draft schedule highlights major milestones in the development of the freight plan.
This schedule is current as of September 1, 2010, and may change as the plan develops.
- September 8, 2010 – Freight Plan Steering Committee Review of Internal Draft Freight Plan.
- September 15, 2010 – Oregon Freight Advisory Committee Review of Internal Draft Freight Plan.
- September 22, 2010 – Presentation of Status and Strategies to the Oregon Transportation Commission.
- October 18, 2010 – Freight Plan Steering Committee Final Review of Internal Draft Freight Plan.
- December 15, 2010 – Presentation of Draft Oregon Freight Plan to the Oregon Transportation Commission. Release of Draft Oregon Freight Plan for public comment.
- After December 15, 2010 - The public comment period must last a minimum of 45 days. After receiving comments from the public ODOT may make changes to the text of the Draft Oregon Freight Plan before requesting the Oregon Transportation Commission adopt the Final Oregon Freight Plan in the spring of 2011.
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| Freight Plan Publications |
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Economic Background
Freight Climate Change
Freight Regulations
Commodity Flow
The background technical memo publications for the Oregon Freight Plan help to identify and define the necessary information needed to establish long-range policies and investment strategies for the State freight System. The Freight Mobility Unit continues to work with external stakeholders to better identify the information needed in creating a Statewide Freight Plan.
Publications are available in printed form.
For inquiries and/or orders:
Call 503-986-3520 between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or
Write ODOT TDD Planning Section, Freight Mobility Unit, 555 13th Street NE, Suite 2, Salem, Oregon 97301-4178
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