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Committee reviews transit priorities and debates Metro bond to accelerate BRT, TriMet coordination
Summary
Washington County officials reviewed the county’s FY2025–27 Transit Development Plan (funded in part by the payroll‑tax created by House Bill 2017) and debated Metro bond scenarios that could accelerate bus rapid transit projects on Tualatin Valley Highway and 80 Second Avenue. Members discussed trade‑offs between concentrating funding on catalytic projects and spreading funds across many projects.
Washington County’s coordinating committee spent significant time on Dec. 11 reviewing the county Transit Development Plan priorities for FY2025–27 and discussing regional funding strategies, including Metro’s redistributed federal funds and a potential bond to speed delivery of large transit projects.
Diami Valentine, Washington County principal transportation planner, framed the priorities and funding mechanism: as she explained, the payroll‑tax created by House Bill 2017 provides a dedicated statewide transit revenue stream administered by ODOT and distributed to TriMet, which then advances local transit improvement plans. "It's an employee payroll tax...and these funds are dedicated to improving public transportation…
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