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This draft document from the Puget Sound Regional Council outlines the 2025-2028 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the greater Seattle-Tacoma region, listing federally, state, and locally funded transportation projects scheduled between 2025 and 2028. Projects are organized alphabetically by jurisdiction and include details on funding phases such as planning, design, construction, and equipment. The document was prepared as of September 5, 2024, with final updates expected by October 2024.

The Port of Seattle's Equity Index tracks community well-being across King County using four categories: Economy, Livability, Accessibility, and Environment. It draws on data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, EPA EJ Screen, and local agencies to measure indicators like poverty rate, housing cost burden, transit access, and diesel emissions. The index is designed to assess equity and quality-of-life conditions for residents and communities in the region.

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is a metropolitan planning organization founded in 1956 that oversees transportation planning, economic development, and growth management across King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties in the greater Seattle area. It serves as a collaborative forum for cities, counties, transit agencies, port districts, and tribal governments to address regional infrastructure and land-use issues. The PSRC maintains a regional Transportation Improvement Program and develops long-range strategies, such as VISION 2040, to guide the area's growth as its population approaches 5 million.

The Puget Sound Regional Council adopted resolutions in 1993 and 1996 establishing the region's long-term commercial air transportation policy, concluding that a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) should be pursued alongside additional noise reduction measures. The council determined that small supplemental airports, including Paine Field, would not serve as alternatives for meeting regional commercial air capacity needs. These decisions were incorporated into the 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and are maintained in the Destination 2030 regional transportation framework.

This appendix from the Puget Sound Regional Council's long-range transportation plan, Destination 2030, outlines the process for amending the plan and making major capacity investment decisions. It explains that the plan must be reviewed every three years under federal law and every two years under Washington State law, with air quality conformity statements required when amendments are made. The document also provides guidance on evaluating transportation corridor investments, assessing benefits and costs, and classifying projects as either 'Candidate' or 'Approved' for implementation.

This document outlines regional policies for High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the central Puget Sound region, covering rules for lane operation, enforcement, and public education. It establishes that HOV lanes should be reserved 24 hours a day, seven days a week for buses, carpools, and vanpools, and calls for increased fines for violations and better use of technology to improve compliance. The policies were developed by the Regional HOV Policy Advisory Committee in 1998-1999 and are intended to reduce traffic volumes, lower vehicle emissions, and improve overall transportation efficiency.

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.