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The Regional Transportation Plan — 2018 is a draft planning document produced by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) in May 2018, outlining the regional transportation vision and investment priorities for the greater Puget Sound area, including King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. Funded in part by federal transportation agencies and Washington State, the plan addresses multimodal transportation networks including roads, transit, and non-motorized travel. Note: this document does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy and may have limited relevance to airport noise concerns.

The Puget Sound Regional Council's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan outlines how the central Puget Sound region, which has seen rapid population and job growth since 2010, intends to manage an additional one million residents by 2040. The plan details major investments across highway, transit, rail, ferry, bicycle, and pedestrian systems to reduce traffic congestion and better connect housing, employment centers, and freight hubs. It aims to provide equitable access to the region's natural, cultural, and recreational assets while keeping the transportation system sustainable through projected growth.

The Puget Sound Regional Council's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan outlines strategies to manage the central Puget Sound region's rapid growth, which has added over 375,000 residents and 330,000 jobs since 2010. The plan details investments in highway, transit, rail, ferry, bicycle, and pedestrian systems to reduce traffic congestion and better connect housing with employment centers and freight hubs by 2040. Note: This document focuses on regional transportation planning broadly and does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The Puget Sound Regional Council's May 2018 Annual Report highlights the rapid growth and development occurring across the greater Seattle-Puget Sound region, including new housing, transportation, and infrastructure projects under construction. The report acknowledges challenges such as housing affordability, rising cost of living, and uneven economic growth across the region, while emphasizing the council's role in bringing local leaders together to find collaborative solutions.

In a January 2018 letter to the Puget Sound Regional Council, Des Moines Mayor Matt Pina raised concerns about the disproportionate noise, air quality, and environmental burdens placed on Des Moines residents by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's rapid growth, arguing these impacts are inadequately addressed in the Draft Regional Transportation Plan. The city called for sustainability, human health, and community impacts to be central factors in any decision to expand SeaTac's capacity or site a new regional airport. The letter also requested that the plan include discussion of a potential passenger ferry terminal in Des Moines as a multi-modal transportation alternative.

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.

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) 2009 Highlights report outlines the agency's transportation planning, funding, and economic development activities for the central Puget Sound region. Key efforts included distributing $214 million in federal Recovery Act funds for transportation projects, developing the long-range Transportation 2040 plan, and advancing regional economic strategies through the Prosperity Partnership. Note: this document does not contain content specifically related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The Puget Sound Regional Council's 2010 Annual Report highlights the organization's efforts to adapt to a challenging economy by reducing expenses, securing new grants, and directing more than $84 million in funding to regional transportation projects. Key achievements included the adoption of the Transportation 2040 long-range plan and the launch of economic development initiatives such as the BETI energy efficiency testing program and the Global Health Nexus, Seattle. The report reflects PSRC's broader mission of regional planning and partnership across the central Puget Sound area, though it does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The Puget Sound Regional Council's 2008 Annual Report outlines the organization's regional planning efforts, including transportation funding, growth management, and housing initiatives across the greater Seattle-Tacoma area. The report highlights $214 million in approved federal transportation funding and the adoption of the VISION 2040 growth strategy, aimed at supporting long-term regional development. Note: this document does not contain specific content related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The VISION 2040 Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, published by the Puget Sound Regional Council in July 2007, identifies a Preferred Growth Alternative for managing forecasted population and development growth in the Puget Sound region through the year 2040. It supplements a May 2006 Draft EIS that examined four conceptual growth alternatives, adding analysis of environmental impacts associated with the preferred option. The document was prepared in accordance with Washington State's Environmental Policy Act and invites public comment on regional growth planning policies.