OAR 660-012-0215: Transportation Performance Standards

(1) This rule applies to transportation performance standards that cities and counties use to review comprehensive plan and land use regulation amendments as provided in OAR 660-012-0060. If a city or county requires applicants to analyze transportation impacts as part of development review in acknowledged local land use regulations, then that review must include evaluation of the performance standards established under this rule. This rule applies to transportation performance standards that Metro uses to review functional plan amendments as provided in OAR 660-012-0060. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt transportation performance standards. The transportation performance standards must support meeting the targets for performance measures set as provided in OAR 660-012-0910. The transportation performance standards must include these elements: (a) Characteristics of the transportation system that will be measured, estimated, or projected, and the methods to calculate their performance; (b) Thresholds to determine whether the measured, estimated, or projected performance meets the performance standard. Thresholds may vary by facility type, location, or other factors. Thresholds shall be set at the end of the planning period, time of development, or another time; and (c) Findings for how the performance standard supports meeting the targets for performance measures set as provided in OAR 660-012-0910. (3) Cities, counties, Metro, and state agencies shall adopt two or more transportation performance standards. Metro may adopt regional performance standards in a functional plan for use across regional and local plans. At least one of the transportation performance standards must support increasing transportation options and avoiding principal reliance on the automobile. The transportation system plan must clearly establish how to apply the multiple performance standards to a proposal that meets some, but not all, of the transportation performance standards. The transportation performance standards must evaluate at least two of the following objectives for the transportation system, for any or all modes of transportation: (a) Reducing climate pollution; (b) Equity; (c) Safety; (d) Network connectivity; (e) Accessibility; (f) Efficiency; (g) Reliability; and (h) Mobility.