TagRegional Transportation Plan(47)

The 2025-2028 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), published by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) on October 24, 2024, outlines planned transportation projects and investments across the greater Puget Sound region for a four-year period. It covers project selection processes, funding plans, air quality requirements, and federal performance measures for roads, transit, ferries, and active transportation infrastructure. This document does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

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 SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), convened on October 25, 2023 by the Puget Sound Regional Council, brought together stakeholders to discuss regional planning around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the context of the Vision 2050 plan, which guides growth for 5.8 million people across the Central Puget Sound region. The meeting covered key planning priorities including mobility, housing, equity, climate, and environment. It also outlined a regional planning timeline from 2020 to 2025, encompassing transportation plans, economic strategies, countywide growth targets, and local comprehensive plan updates leading to plan certification.

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) 2023 Annual Report highlights regional planning achievements including the adoption of a Regional Transportation Plan, a new Regional Housing Strategy, and Washington State's passage of House Bill 1110 to expand middle housing supply by an estimated 75,000 to 150,000 units over 20 years. The report also notes a $4.9 million grant secured for a Regional Safety Plan, progress on a Regional Equity Strategy, and efforts to support local comprehensive plan updates across the greater Puget Sound area.

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 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.

This appendix from the Destination 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan examines environmental justice in the central Puget Sound region, analyzing how transportation costs and benefits are distributed among minority and low-income populations across King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Using 1990 Census data and 1997–1998 estimates, it finds that low-income populations are concentrated in Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett, while the region's minority population stands at roughly 15 percent, with the highest concentrations in northern Pierce County and southwestern King County. The analysis was conducted to ensure that burdens and benefits of the regional transportation plan are equitably shared across groups defined by race, income, age, or disability.