FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2009
Contact: Rick Olson, 206-971-3050, rolson@psrc.org

SEATTLE — The Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Transportation 2040. The comment period spans from May 29 – July 13, 2009.

Transportation 2040 is taking a fresh approach at long-range regional transportation planning. Scheduled for adoption in 2010, the new plan will address climate change and sustainable financing for transportation, while attending to the mobility needs of a growing region. Transportation 2040 will also help guide federal transportation investments in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Transportation 2040’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement analyzes six plan alternatives and their impacts on the transportation system and the environment. In addition to how the planned investments can be sustainably financed, PSRC is focused on providing information to the public on how these plan alternatives would impact congestion and mobility as well as air and water quality in 2040.

Find out more: The DEIS is available on the web at www.psrc.org
Schedule a presentation: Marina King, 206-389-2878

Attend a public meeting:
Thursday, June 4, 6 – 8 pm
Kent Senior Center, Social Hall
Thursday, July 9, PSRC
8 – 10:30 a.m. Open House,
10:30 – 12:30 Courtesy Hearing

How to Comment:
E-mail: transportation2040@psrc.org
Fax: 206-587-4825
US Mail: Sean Ardussi, PSRC, 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500,
Seattle, WA 98104-1035.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. It coordinates the distribution of about $160 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds each year. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.

Title VI Notice: PSRC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see PSRC’s Title VI page or call 206-587-4819.

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