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Safety covers planning, building, operating and maintaining the transportation system so that it is safe and secure for users across all modes. Policies cover not only the 5 E’s (design and engineering, education, enforcement, and evaluation), but also include emergency response, disaster resilience, operational security, and perception of security.

Subcategories include:

• Engineering
• Education
• Enforcement
• Evaluation
• EMS/Emergency Response
• Disaster Resilience
• Security
• Preservation and Maintenance

Accessibility is the opportunity for people to connect to important destinations such as jobs, housing, education, services, and social and recreational opportunities using a variety of modes. Accessibility is impacted by the presence or absence of a mode. Connectivity is the ability to reach key locations or other modes via the transportation network. Policies cover roadway classifications, access management, infill, system completeness, design, intra-modal and inter-modal connectivity, and ADA policies.

Subcategories include:

• Access Management
• Roadway Classifications and Designations
• Intra-modal Connectivity
• Accessibility (Access to Destinations)
• Inter-modal Connectivity

This topic recognizes the tie between land use and transportation. It focuses on how transportation decisions can affect the built environment and how, in turn, land use policies and patterns can impact transportation. Policies cover parking management, land use consideration in transportation decision making, and designations such as Special Transportation Areas and National Scenic Areas.

Equity is providing opportunities and choices for people of all ages, abilities, and incomes in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the state to reach their destinations and to access transportation options, assuring transportation disadvantaged populations are served. It is also about guiding ODOT’s interactions with the public and stakeholders to ensure a meaningful two-way dialogue to inform decisions. Policies cover Title VI and Environmental Justice populations, as well as equity considerations related to public involvement and engagement strategies, data, and analysis to inform decision making.

Coordination, communication and cooperation among transportation users, providers, and those most affected by transportation activities is about aligning interests, removing jurisdictional barriers and bringing innovative solutions. Policies cover partnerships among transportation agencies, providers, and the private sector, ways to better align interests and create consistency across the transportation system, and outreach and communications practices.

Subcategories include:

• Education and Training
• Coordination
• Communications and Outreach
• Partnerships