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Puget Sound Regional Council Annual Report 2017

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The Puget Sound Regional Council's 2017 Annual Report outlines the region's response to rapid population and job growth, focusing on transportation investments, long-term planning, and equitable development. Key highlights include over $11 billion in secured state and local transportation funding, an update to the Transportation 2040 plan, and nearly $700 million in federally funded regional projects covering transit, roads, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure. The report emphasizes guiding growth sustainably through 2040 while preserving the region's natural environment and quality of life.

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Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Annual Report for 2017, authored by PSRC President Mayor John Marchione (City of Redmond) and Executive Director Josh Brown. Covers regional population and job growth in the central Puget Sound four-county area, VISION 2040 growth strategy progress, Transportation 2040 plan update (expected adoption spring 2018), and PSRC competitive project selection awarding nearly $700 million in federal transportation funds in 2016. Topics include high capacity transit expansion, new passenger-only ferry service between Seattle and Kitsap County, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, climate change, emerging transportation technologies, and sustainable long-term regional funding. Over $11 billion in new state and local transportation investments secured for freeway, road, and transit improvements.

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