Destination 2030 is a regional transportation financial plan for the Puget Sound area that outlines funding principles and strategies for meeting local, state, and regional transportation needs through 2030. The plan acknowledges that rising infrastructure costs, insufficient public revenues, and a growing maintenance backlog require new and enhanced funding sources beyond traditional tax bases such as motor fuel and vehicle sales. It recommends use-based financing, multi-modal investment support, and the creation of a regionally managed transportation fund to better coordinate planning, prioritization, and implementation of transportation improvements.Open full document
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Chapter 6 of the Destination 2030 regional transportation plan outlines financial principles, conditions, and assumptions for plan implementation in the Puget Sound region. It discusses the need for multiple funding sources, sustainable financing, and use-based revenue mechanisms to address growing transportation infrastructure costs. The chapter also references the Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation recommendations and the role of regional funding mechanisms.