The purpose of this award is for transportation demand management activities in the portland oregon transportation planning area

Metro received a Formula Grant award of $6.96 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 17, 2025, for transportation demand management (TDM) activities in the Portland, Oregon transportation planning area. The award funds a comprehensive public engagement and outreach initiative designed to promote non-automobile travel modes, including transit, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and telework. Through June 30, 2027, Metro and its 23 sub-awardees—including TriMet, City of Portland, Clackamas County, Portland Community College, and numerous community organizations—will deliver targeted TDM programs aimed at reducing congestion, lowering emissions, and improving access to jobs, services, and education across diverse populations.

Sub-awardee activities include travel trip planning services, rideshare matching programs, bicycle safety training, transit pass marketing to employers, safe routes to school initiatives, and distribution of safety equipment such as lights and reflectors for pedestrians and cyclists. The program prioritizes equity by tailoring outreach and engagement efforts to meet the specific travel needs of underrepresented populations, including individuals of varying ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Expected outcomes include increased utilization of non-single occupancy vehicle modes and enhanced economic activity through improved multimodal transportation access across the Portland metropolitan region.

Activities

Activities to be performed are a variety of public engagement and outreach programs aimed at educating and encouraging people to use transit bicycling walking ridesharing and telework.

Expected outcomes

Expected outcomes are more use of non-auto travel modes less congestion reduced emissions and more economic activity through improved access to jobs services and education.

Intended beneficiaries

Intended beneficiaries are the public transportation community. Particular focus is given to ensuring that programming will support the needs of people from all backgrounds ages and abilities.

Subrecipient activities

Subrecipient activities include public engagement to increase awareness of the availability of non-single occupancy modes. These programs are tailored to meet a variety of travel needs specific to different groups of people. Activities include travel trip planning rideshare matching teaching safe use of bicycles marketing of transit passes to employers safe routes to school education to students and parents and providing items (lights reflectors etc.) to help people walk and bike more safely.city of portlandclackamas community collegeclackamas countygo lloydportland community collegesmart - city of wilsonvilletrimetwestside transportation alliancebeaverton school districtcity of hillsborocity of tigardcommunity cycling centermultnomah countyp:earthe street fund trustoregon walksride connectioncity of greshamwashington park tmaforth mobility funddivision midway alliancenorthwest housing alternativestualatin hills parks and REC districttrash for peacelloyd ecodistrictportland indigenous marketplace