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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM munity groups and civic clubs, city and county public works officials and staff, and councils of governments (COGs). They are part of each ODOT region's public in- volvement activities. These meetings pro- vide the public with opportunities to learn about and comment on ODOT's programs, goals, and challenges. Ongoing feedback from this interaction provides ODOT man- agement with important guidance as they develop the biennial STIP funding proposal that is forwarded to the OTC. As ODOT strives, with limited resources, to meet the transportation needs of the state, these improved communication processes are critical for identifying issues and needs, prioritizing solutions, and implementing programs and prof ects. Economic Revitalization Team and Re- ~ional Partnerships The Economic Revitalization Team (ERT) was established to focus state agencies on working together at the local level to in- crease economic opportunity and help local governments and business and property owners bring industrial sites to "shovel- ready" status. Formerly the Community So- lutions Team, the ERT emphasizes multi- agency coordination on projects of local and statewide significance. The ERT has re- gional coordinators deployed around the state to help Oregon communities and busi- nesses succeed. The ERT plays a role in the development of transportation plans and projects related to economic development initiatives, including state system improve- ments and MTIP projects that are funded through the STIP. Frequently, ERT mem- bers also are members of an ACT. Oregon Freight Advisory Committee The Oregon Freight Advisory Committee helps to list and prioritize freight needs in many program areas of the STIP, especially in modernization and bridge. Freight needs are an important part of the STIP as per the OTIA III legislation, which requires that priority be given to freight projects in the STIP. The committee has developed Project Eligibility Criteria and Prioritization Factors for freight projects and has provided a pre- liminary list of freight priorities in all five regions for the 2008-2011 STIP. The OTC- adopted STIP Project Eligibility Criteria and Prioritization Factors for 2008-2011 specifi- cally include support of freight mobility as a prioritization factor for modernization pro- jects. Further information about the Oregon Freight Advisory Committee is available at: http://www.ore~on. goy/ODOT/TD/FREIGH T/ofac. shtml. STIP Stakeholder Committee The STIP Stakeholder Committee was formed in 2000 to study the STIP process. The committee made a variety of recom- mendations including that the OTC adopt project eligibility criteria and prioritization factors for certain programs. Criteria are now adopted by the OTC for the Moderniza- tion, Pavement Preservation, and Bridge programs. For further information on the STIP Stakeholder Committee, see: http://e~ov.oregon. Gov/ODOT/TD/TP/public Involvement.shtml A further recommendation was that ODOT develop documentation explaining how the STIP is developed for the public, partici- pants such as ACTS and local governments, and as a reference for staff. Those products are the STIP Citizen's Primer brochure and the STIP Users' Guide, which has more de- tailed information about the STIP project se- lection process for programs and the ODOT regions. These are both available at: http://www.ore~on. Gov/ODOT/HWY/STIP/i ndex.shtml. Page 27