Samtd transportation options FFY25-FF27

The Oregon Department of Transportation received a Formula Grant award of $528,613.60 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 4, 2025. This three-year award (FFY25-FFY27) funds the SAMTD Transportation Options project, a combined Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and rideshare program serving the Salem-Keizer urban area. The project employs a strategic approach to service coordination and customer engagement through education, marketing, and community outreach initiatives designed to promote and encourage the use of multimodal transportation alternatives to single-occupant vehicles.

The Salem Area Mass Transit District (Cherriots), serving as the sub-grantee, will deliver the program's core services and outreach activities. As a public transit provider, Cherriots will coordinate service offerings and implement the TDM and rideshare promotion activities funded under this award. The Highway Planning and Construction program's support for this project reflects the Federal Highway Administration's recognition of multimodal transportation network development and transportation alternatives as eligible activities within its broader highway and surface transportation infrastructure investment mandate.

Project description

Combined transportation demand management and rideshare program for state fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. This project uses a strategic approach for service coordination and customer service including education, marketing and community outreach to promote & encourage the use of transportation options as an alternative to the single occupant vehicle in the salem-keizer urban area.