Committee discusses unfunded planning projects and multisector partnerships (TriMet, counties, cities)

Mar 19, 2026

Staff said several large planning projects lack construction funding; members noted these projects will require multi-party funding (TriMet, counties, cities, state) and asked for tracking of financial strategies for planning-stage projects.

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Tova shifted the walkthrough to planning projects, noting many are priorities but do not yet have funding for final design and construction. She emphasized these projects should be visible to the commission and legislature as early-stage priorities even if unfunded. "These are projects that are priorities of the agency and they don't yet have a strategy to fully fund through construction," she said.

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