May 24, 2001August 1, 2026

Destination 2030 map

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Destination 2030 is a long-range regional transportation plan for the central Puget Sound area, adopted on May 24, 2001, by the Puget Sound Regional Council. It serves as the transportation element of VISION 2020, the region's growth management and economic strategy, and outlines major transportation investments planned between 2001 and 2030. The plan covers roadway improvements, HOV lanes, ferry routes, commuter rail, and high-capacity transit across Snohomish, King, Kitsap, and Pierce counties.

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This is the Destination 2030 map, a long-range transportation plan for the central Puget Sound region adopted on May 24, 2001. It serves as the detailed transportation element of VISION 2020, the region’s growth management, economic, and transportation strategy. The map displays major transportation investments planned between 2001 and 2030, including roadway, transit, ferry, commuter rail, and high capacity transit improvements across Snohomish, King, Kitsap, and Pierce counties.

As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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