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Committee Questions and Requests Matrix

    ODOT is committed to tracking and following up on all questions and requests we’ve
    received from the Equity and Mobility Advisory Committee. This matrix is a living
    document to be updated after each committee meeting. The matrix includes two tables.
    The first table lists specific questions, information requests and action items requested
    by the committee. The second table compiles project recommendations and ideas we
    have received from the committee and documents how the project team is responding.
    Questions and requests that are complete are highlighted grey.

    TIMING KEY
    N/A: No Additional Action Needed. Near Term: Zero to six months. Long Term: Six months to
    one year.

    TABLE 1: EQUITY AND MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REQUEST AND
    ODOT’S RESPONSE MATRIX
Date      EMAC                 ODOT                          Timing   Responsible   Status    Topic
5/26/21   Request for          The Oregon                    Long     ODOT          In        Funding
          clarity regarding    Transportation                Term                   process
          how available        Commission (OTC) will
          funds from toll      provide the final
          revenue will be      decision on the
          split among          allocation process for toll
          different entities   revenues. As noted in
          to fund projects –   the “Tolling, Transit and
          ODOT, cities,        Multimodal Research”
          counties, and        document, there are
          community-           different models from
          based                around the country. In
          organizations.       addition to the EMAC
                               recommendation to the
                               OTC this November,
                               there could be additional
                               opportunities for EMAC
                               to provide their
                               recommendation to the
                               OTC and ODOT on a
                               preferred allocation
                               process.

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                        Timing   Responsible   Status     Topic
5/26/21   Request for more    In supporting EMAC          Long     ODOT          In         Funding
          information         with information to form    term                   process
          regarding a         a recommendation to the
          baseline for        OTC, ODOT will come
          Disadvantaged       back with further details
          Business            on what is currently
          Enterprise          required for
          Investment – how    Disadvantaged Business
          will money get to   Enterprise (DBE) on
          community           transportation projects.
          organizations and   EMAC should expect
          equity              this information in the
          businesses?         August/September
                              timeframe.
5/26/21   Request to dive     In supporting EMAC          Short    ODOT          In         Transit
          deeper into         with information to form    term                   process    strategies
          regional bus on     a recommendation to the
          shoulder and the    OTC, ODOT will come
          concept of          back with further details
          mobility as a       on the bus on shoulder
          service             and mobility service
                              strategy. We will be
                              working closely with
                              transit and mobility
                              service provides from
                              around the region
                              through a work group.
                              EMAC should expect
                              this information in the
                              August/September
                              timeframe.
5/26/21   How is              Multimodal is generally     Short    ODOT          In         Multimodal
          multimodal          defined as more than one    Term                   progress
          defined?            mode of travel. Within
                              the transportation
                              analysis for the toll
                              projects, the multimodal
                              component typically
                              refers to bike and
                              pedestrian travel beyond
                              the analysis being
                              completed for motor
                              vehicles and transit.

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Date      EMAC                 ODOT                         Timing   Responsible   Status    Topic
5/26/21   Can end of trip      Bicycle and pedestrian       NA       ODOT          Ongoing   Funding
          facilities (secure   facilities within the road
          bike racks,          or street right-of-way is
          shelters, etc.) be   listed as an example of
          funded with toll     improvements that could
          revenue?             be funded directly with
                               toll revenue in the
                               “Tolling Revenue,
                               Guardrails, and History”
                               document. For items that
                               are not specifically on
                               this list or are in
                               question, ODOT is
                               continuing to research
                               the legislative
                               restrictions that will
                               affect the use of toll
                               revenue. It is important
                               for EMAC to identify the
                               need for these facilities
                               or other elements within
                               the policy and strategy
                               options and then ODOT
                               will come back to EMAC
                               with additional
                               information on how
                               different elements can be
                               funded.
5/26/21   How will the         In supporting EMAC           Long     ODOT          Ongoing   Transit
          strategy to          with information to form     Term                             strategies
          support a            a recommendation to the
          regional bus on      OTC, ODOT will come
          shoulder vision      back with further details
          be implemented?      on the bus on shoulder
          Which agency         vision. We will be
          will lead?           working closely with
                               transit and mobility
                               service provides from
                               around the region
                               through a work group.
                               EMAC should expect
                               this information in the
                               August/September
                               timeframe.

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                          Timing   Responsible   Status    Topic
5/5/21    Request for more    ODOT agrees with the          Long     ODOT          Ongoing   Transit and
          information         importance to provide         Term                             Multimodal
          related to the      EMAC as much detail as
          funding             possible about the
          mechanisms          commitments, which
          ODOT has            further details will be
          available for       provided to EMAC
          transit and         before their
          multimodal          recommendation to the
          investments.        Oregon Transportation
          Specifically, how   Commission in
          could the           November. We are
          Statewide           working with EMAC
          Transportation      and our partners to
          Improvement         understand the existing
          Fund (STIF) be      resources and needs to
          used?               inform commitments
                              that will occur as the toll
                              project’s progress
                              through the
                              environmental review
                              process.

                              The mention of STIF was
                              to communicate to
                              EMAC that ODOT could
                              have a path for funding
                              transit service. If
                              additional dollars from
                              tolling come into the
                              system, this would free
                              up dollars that could be
                              shifted over to STIF or
                              the Statewide
                              Transportation
                              Improvement Program
                              (STIP). Travis Brower
                              talked about this type of
                              funding swap at an
                              earlier EMAC meeting
                              (video).

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Date      EMAC                 ODOT                         Timing   Responsible   Status    Topic
4/28/21   Will transit         Transit ridership covers     Long     ODOT          Ongoing   Policy
          ridership account    fixed-route buses and        Term
          for SMART riders     trains operated by
          and shuttles? All    TriMet, CTRAN,
          levels of transit?   SMART, ODOT, and
                               others. Flexible route, on
                               demand, paratransit,
                               shuttles, vanpools, ride-
                               hailing are included with
                               the high occupancy
                               vehicle travel data, along
                               with automobiles with
                               additional passengers, in
                               the regional travel
                               demand model. Through
                               our surveying and
                               Transit Multimodal
                               Work Group, we will
                               work to capture
                               additional data not
                               picked up in the regional
                               travel model.
4/28/21   What will be the     ODOT is researching the      Long     ODOT          Ongoing   Strategy
          registration         existing process in          Term
          process for          Oregon for vanpool and
          exemption of         carpool registration. If
          vanpools and         exemptions are granted,
          carpools?            ODOT will have a
                               process for registration
                               developed in
                               coordination with
                               service providers.

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                         Timing   Responsible   Status    Topic
4/28/21   How is net toll     Net toll revenue is what     N/A      ODOT          Ongoing   Policy
          revenue defined?    remains from the gross
          Are bondholders     toll revenue collected
          paid prior to net   from users after paying
          revenue?            for the routine annual
                              roadway and toll
                              collection operations and
                              maintenance (O&M)
                              expenses. When tolls are
                              used to provide funding
                              for capital improvements
                              or investments with
                              financing (such as
                              bonds), the lenders or
                              bondholders typically
                              require that the O&M
                              costs be paid first, ahead
                              of debt service.

                              Other required uses of
                              net toll revenues after
                              debt service may include
                              deposits to various
                              reserve accounts (e.g.
                              periodic repair and
                              replacement costs or a
                              “rainy day fund” should
                              toll revenues be
                              temporarily disrupted).

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                         Timing    Responsible    Status    Topic
3/31/21   Timing of project   The I-5/I-205 Regional       Long      Project Team   Ongoing   Project
          and ability to      Toll Project is about a      Term                               duration
          adjust              year behind the I-205
                              Toll Project. As the
                              project progresses
                              through the
                              environmental review
                              process into 2023 and
                              2024, there will be an
                              ability for the project to
                              adjust to incorporate
                              transit and multimodal
                              investments. Information
                              on timing and all
                              documents associated
                              with the projects are on
                              the Oregon Toll Program
                              webpage.
3/31/21   Request for         ODOT will provide            Ongoing   ODOT           Ongoing   Legislature
          updates on the      EMAC with ongoing
          current             updates on the
          Legislative         Legislative session.
          session
3/31/21   How can             If there were transit        Long      ODOT           Ongoing   Transit and
          investments be      vehicle exemptions, this     Term                               Multimodal
          made in             would be tied to the
          Washington          vehicle transponder and
          (CTRAN)?            provided for CTRAN
                              vehicles. We are working
                              with partners to
                              determine how
                              investment in transit or
                              multimodal
                              infrastructure could
                              occur across state lines.

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Date       EMAC                ODOT                        Timing   Responsible    Status     Topic
10/14/20   Request for         The project team met        Near     Project team   Ongoing    Public
           project team to     with a contact from the     term                               involvement
           talk with people    committee and discussed
           with a lived        ideas for engaging
           experience with     people living with a
           disability about    disability.
           how they would      Recommendations
           like to be          included working
           engaged,            directly with an
           including           organization that
           TriMet’s            supports people living
           Committee for       with a disability to
           Accessible          advise on engagement
           Transportation.     best practices, share
                               information and help
                               collect input for the
                               project. The team still
                               needs to meet with
                               TriMet’s Committee for
                               Accessible
                               Transportation. The
                               team presented to
                               TriMet’s CBO meeting
                               and received feedback
                               that discussion groups
                               were a great tool for
                               getting information out
                               and in with underserved
                               communities.
10/14/20   Request to lower    The project team will       Near     Project team   Ongoing    Public
           reading level for   continue to work to use     Term                               involvement
           all future public   plain language in future
           documents.          committee materials.
4/28/21    How will            EMAC feedback will be       N/A      Project Team   Complete   Policy/Strategy/
           feedback from       used to update the                                             Performance
           the EMAC            performance measures,                                          Measures
           meeting be          policies, and strategies.
           incorporated into   Updated materials will
           the performance     be presented to EMAC at
           measures,           the May meeting.
           policies, and
           strategies.

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                          Timing   Responsible    Status     Topic
3/31/21   Committee           We developed a Toll           Near     ODOT           Complete   Transit and
          members asked       Guardrails and History        Term                               Multimodal
          how can money       document that provides
          go towards          further detail on the
          transit or          Oregon constitutional
          multimodal with     restrictions and ability to
          constitutional      invest in transit and
          restrictions?       multimodal.
3/31/21   Will ODOT           Measurements for job          N/A      Project Team   Complete   Accessibility
          consider what       access and coordination
          jobs people are     with transit will be
          traveling for and   studied as is identified in
          who is unable to    project environmental
          use transit?        review documents (see I-
                              205 Performance
                              Measures). Additional
                              data on the analysis of
                              job commuting patterns
                              today is described in the
                              I-205 Corridor User
                              Analysis.
3/31/21   What have other     We have prepared a            N/A      Project Team   Complete   Tolling
          toll projects       Tolls, Transit, and
          done?               Multimodal: Policy and
                              Research document,
                              where we highlight
                              examples for both
                              regional and bridge
                              replacement or shorter-
                              length toll projects and
                              their coordination with
                              transit and multimodal
                              investment.

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Date      EMAC                  ODOT                       Timing   Responsible    Status     Topic
3/31/21   Is the project        Interoperability among     N/A      ODOT           Complete   Transit and
          looking at a          California and                                                Multimodal
          system/entry          Washington, as well as
          point to access all   with mobility service
          of those services;    providers like TriMet is
          incorporated          identified in state law
          with the HOP          and in project
          PASS program?         documents (see I-205
                                Purpose and Need
                                Statement) as a goal of
                                the Oregon Toll
                                Program. Through
                                working with our
                                partners, we are hoping
                                to have a system that
                                makes a seamless
                                transition between
                                tolling and mobility
                                service providers like
                                transit.
3/31/21   Will ODOT             We are planning for the    N/A      Project Team   Complete   Data
          update transit        long-term and looking
          assumptions and       out 25 years. As more
          planning post-        people become
          COVID?                vaccinated and the
                                economy reopens,
                                vehicle numbers are
                                increasing. Already,
                                traffic counts are about
                                90% of pre-pandemic
                                levels. We anticipate
                                congestion to quickly
                                return as people resume
                                commuting to work and
                                school.

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Date      EMAC                 ODOT                          Timing   Responsible    Status     Topic
8/26/20   Additional           Project team prepared a       Near     Project        Complete   Data
          information          one-page summary of           Term     modeling
          about Streetlight    the methodology to                     specialists
          data and how         share with committee
          Streetlight          prior to meeting #4. See
          controls for         Committee Meeting #3
          people who do        supplemental materials
          not have smart       on the committee
          phones. Do they      webpage.
          gather data only
          from people
          driving in cars or
          anyone with a
          smart phone?
8/26/20   Request to recruit   The project will not be       Near     Project team   Complete   Committee
          additional           adding members to the         Term                               processes
          committee            Equity and Mobility
          members with         Advisory Committee.
          lived experience     The project team
          of a disability.     provided potential
                               supplemental strategies
                               to include voices from
                               this community such as:
                               interviews, surveys,
                               creating a panel, and
                               focused discussion
                               groups.
7/28/20   Request for more     Project team provided         Near     Project team   Complete   Draft toll
          information          more information on the       Term                               project's equity
          about who            draft toll projects' equity                                      framework
          created the draft    framework authors and
          I-205 and I-5 Toll   the equity team.
          Projects' Equity
          Framework,
          which ODOT
          staff reviewed,
          and what their
          understanding of
          what equity is.

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Date      EMAC                ODOT                       Timing   Responsible    Status     Topic
7/28/20   Request for         All public materials       Near     Project team   Complete   Public
          information of      created by the Oregon      Term                               involvement
          the engagement      Toll Program are
          planned for         readable for visually
          people who are      impaired people using
          visually or         screen readers and all
          hearing impaired.   project videos and
                              meeting recordings are
                              captioned. The project
                              team will continue to
                              implement best practices
                              to engage people who
                              are visually or hearing
                              impaired.

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TABLE 2: IDEAS/RECOMMENDATIONS
The following is a compiled list of recommendations and ideas received through the Equity and
Mobility Advisory Committee:
 Date         EMAC                      ODOT                  Timing   Responsible   Status     Topics
 5/26/21      Consider the Get          As the project        Long     ODOT          Complete   Diversion
              Moving 2020 projects      team continues to     term
              as they could address     collect more
              potential diversion       information on
              impacts.                  potential
                                        diversion and
                                        analyze impacts,
                                        the Get Moving
                                        2020 projects will
                                        be considered.
                                        One benefit of the
                                        Get Moving 2020
                                        projects is the
                                        planning and
                                        outreach work
                                        that has already
                                        been conducted
                                        and therefore,
                                        those projects
                                        could potentially
                                        be implemented
                                        more quickly.
 5/26/21      Determine the process     ODOT will             Long     ODOT          Ongoing    Transit
              to create an integrated   continue to work      term                              strategy
              and easy to use fare      with EMAC to
              system.                   develop specific
                                        strategies related
                                        to
                                        interoperability
                                        and the
                                        integration of
                                        different fare
                                        systems.
                                        Interoperability is
                                        also discussed in
                                        response to an
                                        earlier question
                                        (see Table 1,
                                        completed
                                        responses from
                                        3/31/21)

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 Date         EMAC                         ODOT                 Timing   Responsible    Status    Topics
 4/28/21      Add another section to       Included in the      Near     Project Team             Policy/Strategy
              the Policy and               EMAC Policy and      Term
              Strategy options             Strategy
              document –                   recommendations
              Alternative Funding          will be additional
              dedication – describes       information
              dedication of other          provided from
              dollars towards              ODOT about how
              strategies that advance      the action is
              equity that are not          advancing equity
              eligible for toll dollars.   and who is
                                           responsible and
                                           involved.
                                           Included in
                                           responsibility,
                                           will be details
                                           about the funding
                                           path to achieve
                                           the action.
 3/31/21      Recommendation to            The project team     Near     Project team   In        Public
              create a FAQ that            will consider this   term                    process   involvement
              responds to public           and follow up
              comments EMAC                with more
              receives with                information.
              information available
              to date.
 10/14/20     Create an accessible         Committee            Near     Interested     In        Public
              one page summary of          members              term     committee      process   involvement
              draft toll projects’         volunteered to                members
              equity framework.            assist with this
                                           effort.

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 Date         EMAC                     ODOT                 Timing   Responsible    Status     Topics
 7/28/20      Evaluate                 ODOT is actively     Near     Project team   In         Public
              compensating people      working to           Term                    Progress   involvement
              who participate in       determine
              engagement activities.   opportunities to
                                       provide
                                       incentives to
                                       people for their
                                       time for different
                                       types of
                                       engagement,
                                       including for
                                       discussion group
                                       participants and
                                       for survey
                                       completion, and
                                       eventually for in-
                                       person events.
                                       The project team
                                       will provide
                                       information to
                                       the committee
                                       when further
                                       details are
                                       available.
 10/14/20     Request to share         Materials will be    Near     Project team   Complete   Materials
              employee travel data     shared with the      term                               shared by
              compiled by James        committee in the                                        committee
              Paulson from meeting     supplemental                                            members
              #4.                      materials for
                                       Meeting #6.
 8/26/20      Request to examine       The project team     Near     Project team   Complete   Performance
              Health Impact            incorporated         Term                               measures
              Assessments as a tool    assessment of
              for committee work.      health impacts
                                       into the I-205
                                       performance
                                       measures. The
                                       team will
                                       continue to
                                       evaluate other
                                       means to
                                       evaluate health
                                       impacts and will
                                       continue to
                                       discuss with the
                                       committee.

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 Date         EMAC                      ODOT                 Timing   Responsible    Status     Topics
 8/26/20      Share Health Impact       See Committee        Near     Project team   Complete   Materials
              Assessment for San        Meeting #3           Term                               shared by
              Francisco Road Pricing    supplemental                                            committee
              Project.                  materials on the                                        members
                                        committee
                                        webpage.
 8/26/20      Share the Southwest       See Committee        Near     Committee      Complete   Materials
              Washington                Meeting #3           Term                               shared by
              Accountable               supplemental                                            committee
              Community of Health       materials on the                                        members
              (SWACH) Policy            committee
              Committee Criteria        webpage
              Tool with the
              committee for
              consideration as a
              policy evaluation tool.
 7/28/20      ODOT should have a        ODOT already         N/A      Project team   Complete   Public
              phone line with           provides this                                           involvement
              interpreters or           service to callers
              translators ready to      who call in
              answer questions in       through the main
              multiple languages.       number through
                                        a professional
                                        translation
                                        service.

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