Washington State House Bill 2688 proposes expanding and modifying the state's transportation policy goals by adding new priorities such as accessibility, health and resilience, and equity and environmental justice, while removing existing goals like mobility and stewardship. The bill would require all transportation projects to be evaluated against these updated goals and specific metrics before receiving budget authorization, with projects failing to meet a minimum score threshold being excluded from funding. The evaluation process would involve multiple state agencies and must include public input from vulnerable and highly impacted communities.Open full document
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This bill analysis from the Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research covers HB 2688, which modifies and expands Washington’s statewide transportation policy goals. The bill removes the mobility and stewardship goals while adding new goals for accessibility, health and resilience, and equity and environmental justice. It also requires all transportation projects to be evaluated against these policy goals and various metrics before inclusion in a budget authorization.