Sustainable City Year Reports 2020-21 (Troutdale)

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    Finance, Economics, and New Mobility: 21st Century Transportation Challenges and Solutions for Troutdale, Oregon
    (University of Oregon, 2021-06) Keough, Nick; Brown, Anne
    The following report reviews and synthesizes work completed by University of Oregon students regarding potential transportation polices for the city of Troutdale, Oregon. Students focused on three categories: transportation finance, transportation economics, and new mobility options. TRANSPORTATION FINANCE Students investigated transportation finance in Troutdale, which included current funding mechanisms used by Troutdale such as the State of Oregon Highway Trust Fund and a local gas tax. Students reflected on why there is a need for municipalities to start exploring other funding mechanisms and ultimately recommended pricing parking, implementing payroll taxes, increasing the current system development charge rates, raising the local gas tax, and enacting a street utility fee to enact more secure and sustainable transportation funding for Troutdale. TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS Students researched transportation economics specific to alleviating congestion in Glenn Otto Park. Students began by reviewing the current conditions at Glenn Otto Park, analyzing congestion management literature, and highlighting existing parking pricing approaches at similar recreation areas. Students advocate for a tiered parking fee that has varying rates for residents and non-residents. Specific dollar amounts of the fees are suggested, with Troutdale staff encouraged to make modifications to the pricing structure based on demand. In doing so, students hope this approach will not only reduce congestion in the park, but will help the city raise funds for transportation maintenance and improvements. NEW MOBILITY OPTIONS Students turned their attention tothe ways new mobility options will impact cities, specifically suburban cities like Troutdale. The catgory defines and provides background on three key areas in new mobility: (1) autonomous vehicles, (2) micromobility, and (3) ride-hailing. A discussion of the major trends in new mobility and the impact that new mobility options will likely have on municipal policy follows. Recommendations include an autonomous vehicles corridor, an autonomous goods delivery service, a bikeshare program and hybrid micromobility system, and an expansion of ride-hailing, among other options. While all three categories consider different transportation challenges for Troutdale, there is a significant amount of crossover between the three topics suggesting that different areas of transportation policy do not operate independently. This highlights that transportation solutions will likely need to be multi-faceted as well as suggests that collaboration will help bring about transformative transportation change in Troutdale.