This document describes the central Puget Sound region's Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS), a multi-modal network of roads, ferries, transit, rail, and aviation facilities serving King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. It outlines how regionally significant transportation facilities and services are identified and planned in accordance with federal and state requirements, including nine categories of statewide transportation significance. The document also provides a detailed breakdown of the region's approximately 16,790 miles of roadways by county, ownership, and functional classification as of 1999.Open full document
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This appendix from the Destination 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan provides a detailed description of the central Puget Sound’s Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS), as required by federal Metropolitan Planning Organization planning requirements. It defines the MTS components including roadway, ferry, transit, non-motorized, freight, intercity passenger rail, and regional aviation systems, and outlines transportation facilities and services of statewide significance. The document includes a table of centerline miles by jurisdictional geography and functional classification for 1999.