Engagement Summary SUMMER – FALL 2020 March 2021 Final ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY SUMMER – FALL 2020 Prepared for: Prepared by: Engagement Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... I Project Context .................................................................................................................. I Engagement Approach.................................................................................................... II Engagement Outcomes ................................................................................................. III Key Takeaways and Themes ........................................................................................ IV ODOT Responses to Comments ................................................................................... V Next Steps ....................................................................................................................... VI 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of this Report ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project History ...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................... 2 1.4 Connection to the I-205 Improvements Stafford Road to OR 213 Project .................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 COVID-19 Pandemic ........................................................................................... 4 2 ENGAGEMENT PROCESS .......................................................................................... 5 2.1 Comment Period Overview ................................................................................ 5 2.2 Topics for Public and Stakeholder Review ...................................................... 5 2.2.1 Draft Project Purpose and Need Statement .................................................... 5 2.2.2 Draft Range of Alternatives ............................................................................... 6 2.2.3 Topics to be Studied or Issues to be Considered in the NEPA Process .................................................................................................................. 8 3 AGENCY AND TRIBAL COORDINATION ............................................................ 9 3.1 Agency Coordination .......................................................................................... 9 3.1.1 Participating Agencies ....................................................................................... 9 3.1.2 Project Working Groups .................................................................................... 9 3.2 Tribal Consultation ............................................................................................ 10 4 PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT................................................ 11 4.1 Outreach Overview ........................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Input Opportunities .......................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 Comment Period Notification Methods ........................................................ 15 4.1.3 By the Numbers................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Methodology for Analyzing Comments ......................................................... 19 4.2.1 Data Integrity ..................................................................................................... 19 4.2.2 Analysis of Open-Ended Questions ............................................................... 20 4.3 Geography and Demographics of Survey Respondents .............................. 20 4.3.1 Geography ......................................................................................................... 21 4.3.2 Race/Ethnicity .................................................................................................... 22 I-205 Toll Project | Page i Engagement Summary 4.3.3 Gender ................................................................................................................ 23 4.3.4 Age ...................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.5 How Often Respondents Use I-205 ................................................................ 24 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS AND THEMES .......................................................................... 28 6 RESULTS: TOPICS FOR PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER REVIEW ................. 32 6.1 Overall Sentiment .............................................................................................. 32 6.2 Draft Project Purpose and Need ...................................................................... 32 6.2.1 Multiple-Choice Questions .............................................................................. 32 6.2.2 Written and Verbal Comments ....................................................................... 34 6.3 Draft Project Goals and Objectives .................................................................. 35 6.3.1 Multiple-Choice Questions .............................................................................. 35 6.3.2 Written and Verbal Comments ....................................................................... 36 6.4 Recommended Alternatives ............................................................................. 39 6.4.1 Multiple-Choice Questions .............................................................................. 39 6.4.2 Written and Verbal Comments ....................................................................... 40 7 RESULTS: KEY CONCERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES ........................................ 44 7.1 Multiple-Choice Questions ............................................................................... 44 7.2 Written and Verbal Comments ........................................................................ 46 7.2.1 Revenue and Taxes ........................................................................................... 47 7.2.2 Rerouting/Diversion ......................................................................................... 49 7.2.3 Fairness ............................................................................................................... 50 7.2.4 Congestion Observation and Impacts ............................................................ 51 7.2.5 Toll Implementation ......................................................................................... 53 7.2.6 Accountability and Trust ................................................................................. 56 7.2.7 Expand Capacity ............................................................................................... 57 7.2.8 Multimodal Transportation ............................................................................. 58 7.2.9 Equity .................................................................................................................. 60 7.2.10 Personal Financial Impacts .............................................................................. 61 7.2.11 Public Engagement and Decision Processes ................................................. 62 7.2.12 Environmental Impacts .................................................................................... 63 7.2.13 Economic Impacts ............................................................................................. 64 7.2.14 Other Congestion Management Ideas ........................................................... 65 7.2.15 Other Tolling Systems ...................................................................................... 66 7.2.16 Safety .................................................................................................................. 67 7.2.17 Other Concurrent Projects ............................................................................... 68 8 RESULTS: AGENCY AND TRIBAL COMMENTS ............................................... 70 8.1 Agency Comments ............................................................................................. 70 8.1.1 Clackamas County ............................................................................................ 70 8.1.2 City of Canby ..................................................................................................... 71 8.1.3 City of Gladstone .............................................................................................. 72 8.1.4 City of Lake Oswego ........................................................................................ 72 I-205 Toll Project| Page ii Engagement Summary 8.1.5 City of Oregon City .......................................................................................... 73 8.1.6 City of Tigard .................................................................................................... 75 8.1.7 City of Tualatin.................................................................................................. 75 8.1.8 City of West Linn .............................................................................................. 76 8.1.9 City