--- kind: section source_pdf: oregon-prosperity-council-report-june-2026.pdf fingerprint: 8ac9aef8ca1b page_range: [295, 295] breadcrumb: ["Appendix E: Submissions & Feedback", "31. Move Oregon Forward — Cover Letter"] source_links: pdf: "https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295" raw_pages: - "../../.extracted/pages/page-0295.txt" --- # 31. Move Oregon Forward — Cover Letter ## TL;DR *(generated · confidence: high)* Move Oregon Forward, a coalition of transportation and environmental advocacy organizations, submits its report "Smarter Investing in Transportation for a Stronger Oregon Economy" to advocate that transportation policy is economic policy. They recommend Oregon shift from expansion-focused spending to disciplined investment in system maintenance, safety, transit, active transportation, electrification, and efficient land use to strengthen the economy. **Key points** *(each cites a PDF page)*: - Transportation policy is economic policy; Oregon's investment approach directly affects economic strength and success ([p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)) - Recommend disciplined investment approach focusing on maintenance and repair of current system rather than costly expansion ([p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)) - Five key investment priorities: improved safety infrastructure, expanded transit and active transportation, transportation electrification and charging infrastructure, clean energy from Northwest powering EVs, and efficient land use ([p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)) - Claim that providing transportation options and electrifying the system will lower household costs, connect more workers to jobs, improve customer access, and generate more economic value per public dollar ([p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)) - Call for Council to connect Oregon's economic strategy with its transportation strategy, treating safety, transit, biking, and electrification as core economic infrastructure ([p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)) Programs: Move Oregon Forward · Smarter Investing in Transportation for a Stronger Oregon Economy · Parties: Move Oregon Forward · Governor's Prosperity Council > **Source:** PDF [p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295) · raw: [295](../../.extracted/pages/page-0295.txt) Breadcrumb: Appendix E: Submissions & Feedback > 31. Move Oregon Forward — Cover Letter --- Dear Members of the Governor’s Prosperity Council, On behalf of Move Oregon Forward, a coalition of transportation and environmental advocacy organizations, we are pleased to share the attached report, Smarter Investing in Transportation for a Stronger Oregon Economy, as a resource for the Council’s work. At its core, transportation policy is not separate from economic policy; it is economic policy. The way Oregon raises, prioritizes, and spends transportation dollars directly affects the strength and success of our economy. The report, a compilation of best practices from across the United States of America and other countries, demonstrates that Oregon’s strongest transportation business case is not a status quo approach that too often defaults to costly expansion before lower-cost preservation, safety, operational, and multimodal strategies. Rather, it is a disciplined investment approach that creates durable transportation solutions. The report demonstrates a need to focus on maintenance and repair of the current system and additional investments in: ● Improved safety infrastructure ● Expanded transit and active transportation options ● Transportation electrification and charging infrastructure ● Clean energy made in the Northwest, powering clean electric vehicles, combined with grid resilience ● Efficient land use Providing people with transportation options and electrifying the system will lower household costs, connect more workers to jobs, improve access to customers and main streets, and generate more economic value for each public dollar. The Council’s work offers an important opportunity to connect Oregon’s economic strategy with its transportation strategy. If Oregon wants a stronger economy, it needs a transportation system that gives people and businesses more reliable, affordable, and efficient ways to move. Safety, transit, walking and biking, electrification, freight reliability, and good governance should not be treated as side issues. They are core economic infrastructure. Please use this report as a resource as the Council develops recommendations for the Governor and the state. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the findings further. Sincerely, Move Oregon Forward --- Parent: [Appendix E: Submissions & Feedback](./INDEX.md) · PDF: [p. 295](https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/Oregon%20Prosperity%20Council%20Report_June%202026.pdf#page=295)