Washington County Transit Study

Vision for Transit survey

The Vision for Transit open house and survey was open through March 1. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

About the Transit Study

The Washington County Transit Study identifies a vision for public transit in the county for the next 20 years. The draft executive summary is available for review. Public transit in Washington County today includes bus, light rail, Community Connector, on-demand and shuttle service. As we look to the future, how can transit serve as a viable transportation option, help us expand economic opportunity and improve livability in the county?

Key outcomes of the study include:

• Clearly identify transit needs in the County
• Create a vision that is grounded in the experience of transit customers
• Define actions the County and its local partners can take to support transit; for example, giving buses priority, improving access to stops and stations and strengthening regional partnerships

Related Projects

Planning efforts are underway for the future of public transportation. The Washington County Transit Study supports these plans, including:

• Metro’s High-Capacity Transit Plan Update, which will identify corridors for future Bus Rapid Transit or Light Rail lines throughout the region
• Updates to TriMet’s Service Enhancement Plan, which will identify transit improvements in service, transit stop amenities and regional connections
• The Westside Multimodal Improvement Study, which is looking at investments for all modes of transportation between southwest Portland and Hillsboro  

Involvement

We brought together community members with a variety of perspectives and experiences to talk about improving transit access and use in the county and throughout the region.

• Technical Work Group: Staff from cities, agencies, transit providers and County departments
   
• Stakeholder Workshops: Community-based organizations, jurisdictional partners, transit agency partners, elected officials and practitioners
   
• Community Roundtable Discussions: Major employers, people with disabilities, transit riders, people who do not ride transit, affordable-housing residents and shift workers

Resources

• Transit element of the Washington County Transportation System Plan
• Washington County Community Connector Shuttle Service (FY24-25 Regional coordination evaluation and draft proposal)  (PDF 4.98 MB)
  Washington County Transit Development Plan (PDF 1.02 MB)
•  TriMet Unified Service Enhancement Plan 
• Tri-County Public Transportation Improvement Plan 
• TriMet HB 2017 Transit Advisory Committee 
• Keep Oregon Moving (HB 2017) 
• TV Highway HOPE Grant