Bend's Transportation Plan's Steering Committee made decisions regarding the direction of the project, project recommendations, and related matters.

The roles of the Transportation System Plan Steering Committee (SC) were to:

• Direct Transportation Policy and TSP/MTP Updates – The SC set policy direction and determined recommended updates to the Bend Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).  The updates were considered for adoption by the Bend City Council and MPO Board, respectively.
• Promote Intergovernmental Coordination – The SC served as a forum for coordination between officials from the City of Bend, Deschutes County, the Bend MPO and Oregon Department of Transportation.
• Consider Community Input – The SC received, considered, and gave weight to recommendations from the Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) and other community members during the process. The SC had the option to request additional work by the CTAC, accept their recommendations, or revise their recommendations. 
• Guide the Planning Process - The SC used the approved project scope and schedule to guide the process. If additional work needed to be done or if additional meetings were needed to resolve difficult issues, staff evaluated the feasibility of the request and advised the SC with consideration for project schedule and budget. The SC Chair worked with the project team between SC meetings to provide direction regarding the schedule and work products as necessary. 

The Steering Committee reviewed project recommendations at the following milestones:

• Vision, goals and policies
• Citywide transportation framework
• Transportation system and performance measures
• Transportation project list and performance measures
• Updated TSP and MTP

Roles and milestones were finalized at the first Steering Committee meeting on March 13, 2018

MEMBERSHIP

The SC consisted of all seven Bend City Councilors, a Deschutes County Commissioner, a Bend Planning Commission member, and the Region 4 manager of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The members were:

• Sally Russell, Bend Mayor
• Bruce Abernethy, Bend Mayor Pro Tem
• Barbara Campbell, Bend City Council
• Gena Goodman-Campbell, Bend City Council
• Justin Livingston, Bend City Council
• Bill Moseley, Bend City Council
• Chris Piper, Bend City Council
• Lindsey Hopper, Bend Planning Commission
• Tony DeBone, Deschutes County Commission
• Gary Farnsworth, Oregon Department of Transportation Area Manager

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MATERIALS

January 30, 2019 Steering Committee Interactive Map