Puget Sound Regional Transportation Plan Executive Summary 2018-518

A n Action Plan for the Central Puget Sound Region The central Puget Sound region is growing. Since 2010, over 375,000 new residents call the region home. Over 330,000 new jobs have also been created in a technology driven boom. This rate of growth has outpaced the ability of the region’s housing market and transportation system to keep pace — resulting in growing housing costs and increased traffic congestion. 2040 without Plan 2040 PlanToday Delay per Capita per Day (minutes) 0.00 10.00Maps show how the plan impacts expected travel delay with an additional one million people by 2040. DRAFT / The Regional Transportation Plan — 2018 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 The Regional Transportation Plan shows how the region intends to catch up and keep pace with expected growth. It outlines unprecedented investments the region is making to improve highway, transit, rail, ferry, bicycle and pedestrian systems to support the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. It maps how the region’s transportation system will be sustained and improved — to better connect housing with employment centers, major military installations and freight hubs — and provide equitable access to the region’s spectacular natural landscape, recreation, sporting and cultural assets. DRAFT / The Regional Transportation Plan — 2018 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY2 V ISION 2040 Regional Growth Strategy DRAFT / The Regional Transportation Plan — 2018 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 The region has a plan for growth — VISION 2040 — that supports a vibrant economy, protects environmentally sensi- tive areas, farms,…

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