Agenda includes:
Committee member discussion on transportation funding resolution report and committee priorities for 2026 (Presentation)
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Bike/Ped Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting (Mult Co)
January Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome and Introductions
Land Acknowledgement
Introductions
(10 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………6:00 pm - Opportunity for Public Comment
(5 minutes if submitted) ………………………………………..………………………………..6:10 pm - Chair Report – Andrew Holtz, BPCAC
(5 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………..6:15 pm - Review and Adoption of December 2025 Meeting Minutes – All (Action Item)
(5 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………..6:20 pm - Safety Update – MaryJo Anderson, Multnomah County
(10 minutes) ………………………..……………………………………………………….……6:25 pm - Road to Zero Grant Letter Support, Nsilo Berry, Multnomah County Health Department
(20 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………6:35 pm - Stark Street Bridge BUILD Grant Letter of Support, Megan Neill, Multnomah County
(15 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………6:55 pm - Safer Sandy, Arini Farrell, Multnomah County
(20 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………7:10 pm - Staff Updates – MaryJo Andersen, Multnomah County
(10 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………7:30 pm
10.Open Share/Project Updates/Other Business – All
(5 minutes) ………………………………………………………………………………………..7:40 pm
Next BPCAC meeting: February 11, 2026, 6-8pm
Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting (PBOT)
The 20-member volunteer Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meets monthly to review projects of interest to cyclists and discuss bike issues. The committee advises the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) as well as city council and other bureaus on all biking-related matters.
Meets on second Tuesday of each month (not this month because of Veterans Day Holiday) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Meetings are hybrid via Zoom and in person at Suite 216 of the Portland Building (1120 SW 5th Avenue)
January Meeting Agenda:
A PDF version of the agenda can be found on the January meeting webpage.
Announcements (6:00-6:15)
- Vision Zero Update
- Committee member hot topics
NW/SW 4th Avenue Report (6:15-6:25)
Central City in Motion Project Manager Gabe Graff will provide an update on the 4th Avenue project.
Alternative Transportation Funding Discussion (6:25-7:05)
A Resolution introduced in July 2025 by Councilor Olivia Clark noted that funding for PBOT has “been in long-term decline, resulting in the City’s inability to provide adequate basic maintenance”, and urged the Public Works Service Area, in collaboration with the Budget and Finance Service Area to “develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and evaluate viable alternative funding sources”. PBOT responded by developing an “Alternative Transportation Funding Report” that was presented to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 15, 2025. Mark Lear, part of the Project Core Team, will discuss the leading options and seek input from the Committee as the public process moves forward.
Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) and E-bikes (7:05-7:35)
PCEF has funded the city’s first E-bike rebate program. Seetha Reem-Rao, Transportation Decarbonization Program Manager for PCEF will discuss the current program’s status.
Committee Business (7:35-7:50)
Outstanding or upcoming issues for members to discuss.
Public Comment (7:50-8:00)
Adjourn (8:00)
TriMet Service Cuts Open House
Learn more about proposed service cuts.
Bahá’í Center
8720 N Ivanhoe Street, Portland
Plan your trip
TriMet Service Cuts Open House
Learn more about proposed service cuts.
This open house event will take place on the campus of Portland State University
Portland State University
Student Union (Rms 296/298)
1825 SW Broadway, Portland
TriMet Service Cuts Open House
Learn more about proposed service cuts.
Clackamas Community College Harmony Campus
Community Room (Harmony West Building)
7738 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie
Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (Metro)
From Metro:
The Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC) provides technical input to the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) on transportation planning and funding priorities for the region.
TPAC reviews regional plans and federally funded transportation projects, and advises area leaders on transportation investment priorities and policies related to transportation. Such efforts include curbing greenhouse gas emissions and creating communities with easy access to public transit. The committee also helps identify needs and opportunities for involving the public in transportation matters.
TPAC’s 12 members consist of technical staff from the same governments and agencies as JPACT, plus a representative from the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, and six community members appointed by the Metro Council. In addition, the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, City of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington Department of Ecology and C-TRAN System have each appointed an associate non-voting member to the committee.
TPAC meetings are held on the first Friday of the month, from 9 a.m. to noon online via Zoom, unless otherwise notified.
Quarterly Trails Forum (Metro)
The Quarterly Trails Forum is a peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge and ideas about planning, building, promoting and enjoying trails.
Do you work on trails or active transportation projects as an advocate, civil servant, or consultant? Do you enjoy riding your bike, hiking, horseback riding or paddling? Metro’s Quarterly Trails Forum is designed for you to network with fellow trail enthusiasts and learn about resources to help bring more trails to your community. For more than 30 years, Metro has convened these gatherings as a way to support each other’s work by fostering connectedness, collaboration and information sharing.
Membership
The Quarterly Trails Forum is inclusive and informal by design. There is no charter or membership roster. The general public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Participation in the Quarterly Trails Forum does not require any special qualifications or affiliations.
Portland Freight Advisory Committee Meeting (PBOT)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Freight Advisory Committee, formed February 2003, serves as an advisory group to the Portland Bureau of Transportation and City Council on issues related to freight mobility. Includes community member volunteers and public agency representatives at the local, state, and federal level.
January 8 Zoom meeting registration
A PDF version of the agenda can be found on the meeting website.
8:30 AM – Welcome and Introductions
Jana Jarvis / All
8:35 AM – Hot Topics, Points of Interest
Jana Jarvis / All
PFC members report on current activities from their respective industry and agencies.
• Vision Zero updates – Leeor Schweitzer
8:55 AM – PBOT Director’s Annual Update
Millicent Williams, Director, PBOT
Director Williams will provide an annual update and discuss PBOT’s workplan and priorities for the coming year.
9:35 AM – Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Update
Mark Lear, Russ Brooks, Zef Wagner, PBOT
PBOT staff will provide an update on the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax and plan for expenditures in 2026.
10:20 AM – Public Comments
Jana Jarvis
Members of the public can provide comment and ask questions to the committee and staff.
10:30 AM – Adjourn
Links:
Educational Ride With Simon Battisti
Oregon Metro is sponsoring an educational ride with Simon Battisti, Executive Director of the Relationship Center in Tirana.
Simon joined a small group ride this summer and is returning for another visit. I’ve been inspired for years by his work supporting School Streets in Tirana, and he also serves as Creative Director of the Start with Children Summit, which I had the privilege of attending this May in Bratislava.
Ride details
Date: Sunday, January 4
Time: 2 to 4 pm
Start: Wilshire Park
Route: Visiting and discussing infrastructure at multiple schools in Portland, focused on Northeast Portland
Please feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested.
Thanks,
Coach Sam Balto
About Simon Battisti
Simon Battisti is Executive Director of the Relationship Center (Qendra Marrëdhënie, “QM”), a nonprofit research and design agency based in Tirana. QM provides technical assistance to local governments to deliver mobility and public space projects that center the needs of children and caregivers. Since 2020, QM has supported the Municipality of Tirana’s citywide School Streets program.
Simon is also Creative Director of the Start with Children Summit, an annual international convening focused on urban childhoods, held in Bratislava. He holds degrees in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
More information:
https://www.qendra-m.org/en
https://www.instagram.com/qendra_marredhenie/
https://startwithchildren.com/
Transforming SW Harvey Milk and Oak
Downtown to the Waterfront:
Transforming SW Harvey Milk and Oak
Mass Timber, Queer Culture, Housing and Urban Play
Open House 3-6 pm, Friday, December 12
Presentation: 4:30 pm
JK Gill Building, 408 SW Fifth Avenue
City of Possibility is pleased to present the second in our series of workshops to re-envision downtown’s connection to Waterfront Park: Transforming the Harvey Milk/Oak Corridor.
Join us to see the ideas generated so far and add yours!
No two streets arguably have as much potential—along with some challenges—as Harvey Milk and Oak to become the kind of live/work/play urban neighborhood that will be the next chapter of downtown Portland’s evolution:The streets stretch from Powell’s Books and the burgeoning West End through the coming Darcelle XV and Pride plazas to the Willamette RiverThey intersect both the future Green Loop and the current “I-5 of fiber”–major bandwidth and durable power for tech developmentThere are four potential office-residential conversion opportunities and eight surface parking lots primed to sprout housing and space for innovationThey end at an underdeveloped portion of Waterfront Park–a prime spot for a major new amenity: an artwork, playground or . . . tell us what the city needs!
Background:
With the announcement of a major Metro grant for design competition for an event facility at the “Hawthorne Bowl” (location for the Waterfront Blues Festival), City of Possibility saw an opportunity to rethink all of Waterfront Park and the downtown’s connection to it.
In March, we held the first Downtown to the Waterfront Workshop bringing key personnel from planning, parks, transportation, and Prosper Portland together with leading urban designers and other creative minds for a major rethink. In October, we brought one America’s most respected urbanists, Carol Coletta, to share her experiences redeveloping the waterfront of her hometown, Memphis.
Since then the design competition has been expanded to the entire park and the other bureaus have been studying options. City of Possibility is continuing its advocacy and its convening to imagine new neighborhoods and a new kind of Waterfront Park.
Join with us!