This project implements regional travel options (RTO) program strategies to help diversify trip choices reduce pollution andimprove mobility with the ability for youth to safely affordably and…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded Metro $4,003,068 on August 11, 2026, under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to implement Regional Travel Options (RTO) Program strategies that diversify trip choices, reduce pollution, and improve mobility for youth accessing school safely, affordably, and efficiently through the Safe Routes to School program.

Metro will conduct public engagement and outreach programs educating and encouraging transit use, bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and telework. Sub-recipients including the City of Portland, Clackamas County, TriMet, Clackamas Community College, Portland Community College, City of Gresham, City of Hillsboro, City of Tigard, Beaverton School District, and community organizations including Community Cycling Center, Oregon Walks, Ride Connection, P:EARTH, Street Fund Trust, and others will execute activities tailored to different populations. Their work encompasses travel trip planning, rideshare matching, bicycle safety education, transit pass marketing to employers, and Safe Routes to School education for students and parents to increase safe walking and biking.

Expected outcomes include increased non-automobile travel modes, reduced congestion and emissions, and improved economic activity through better access to jobs, services, and education. The program prioritizes meeting the needs of people from all backgrounds, ages, and abilities.

Performance period runs through March 31, 2028, with all work performed in Oregon.

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 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 marketplacesumaevergreen community partners