PSRC relies on the work of key committees to provide advice and recommendations on regional issues.

PSRC Advisory

Regional Staff Committee
Discusses key issues and may make recommendations to the policy boards, Operations Committee, and Executive Board.

Regional Food Policy Council
Serves as a forum for discussing food issues and fostering regional coordination between sectors of the food system.

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Technical Advisory Committee
Advises PSRC and Department of Commerce staff on model ordinances, development regulations, and guidance related to electric vehicle infrastructure and associated facilities.

Transportation

Transportation Operators Committee
Deals with transit-related issues. Includes representatives of the public transit agencies in each county, Sound Transit, and the state Department of Transportation’s Ferry Planning Office, Urban Mobility Office, and Transportation and Rail Division.

Regional Traffic Operations Committee
Works to create a collaborative and coordinated approach to regional traffic operations investments and practices in the Central Puget Sound region.

Regional Freight Mobility Roundtable
Public-private forum to define and recommend actions serving freight mobility needs in and through central Puget Sound

Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Coordinates with and advises PSRC staff, policy boards, and other advisory committees on a variety of bicycle and pedestrian-related planning issues.

Funding

Regional Project Evaluation Committee
Makes recommendations on criteria and specific projects for federal funding and deal with related transportation planning issues.

Seattle-Tacoma-Everett FTA Caucus
A subcommittee to the Transportation Operators Committee. Recommends a program of Federal Transit Administration urbanized formula program funds (also known as 5307 funds), and Fixed Guideway Capital program funds (also known as 5307 FG funds) for transit.

Special Needs Transportation Committee
Advises the Transportation Operators Committee on special needs transportation, environmental justice and transit.

Data Advisory

Regional Technical Forum
Includes technical staff from Council members, and others interested in technical issues.

Model Users Group
Addresses current travel forecasting projects.

Land Use Technical Advisory Committee
Advises on demographic, economic, and land use data and modeling projects and technical long-range land use planning activities.

Interagency Data Group
Coordinates and shares existing transportation system performance data, measures and indicators for the central Puget Sound region