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Tualatin adopts 2045 Transportation System Plan after committee and public review
Summary
After a year‑long outreach and a Community Advisory Committee process, the council adopted Ordinance 1451‑25 to approve the 2045 Transportation System Plan and related code amendments; staff and residents flagged future grade‑separation and project‑prioritization concerns to be addressed in the next phase.
The Tualatin City Council adopted the 2045 Transportation System Plan (TSP) and related comprehensive‑plan and development‑code amendments on Aug. 11, following a year of community engagement, a 13‑member Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and Planning Commission review.
Staff said the plan updates transportation goals and the functional classification map to reflect changing priorities, new state requirements to reduce vehicle miles traveled, and local climate commitments. The plan identifies 113 projects across modes — active transportation, transit amenities and complete‑street projects — and a financially constrained list developed to match likely funding streams.
Aaron (staff) introduced the TSP and recognized the CAC, which included two council members. CAC members who spoke praised the outreach and urged caution about the plan’s larger projects — particularly the conceptual grade separation at the Boones Ferry/Tualatin‑Sherwood Road rail crossing — saying the city must prioritize local, multimodal access and vulnerable users if such a project advances.
Staff said the grade‑separation project remains on the unconstrained list (moved off the fiscally constrained list) and that future project development would include detailed analysis and neighborhood engagement before any design decisions. Staff also previewed updated street cross sections allowing narrower travel lanes, wider planter strips for trees and several local‑street options to better balance parking, stormwater and speed.
Council members moved for first and second readings by title and then adopted Ordinance 1451‑25 by roll call. Councilors recorded unanimous aye votes for first/second readings and adoption on the ordinance as presented.
