SEATTLE— The public is invited to attend an air quality conformity scoping meeting on August 20th in Seattle.
The meeting is intended to include all interested parties in determining whether all projects included in the region's draft 2003-2005 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) conform with the State Implementation Plan for Air Quality. Information available at the meeting will explain how the TIP will be modeled to ensure that it meets clean air requirements.
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Washington State Department of Transportation, and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will attend.
When: August 20, 2002
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Where: Regional Council Boardroom, 5th Floor
1011 Western Ave, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104
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In addition to projects selected for federal funds through the Regional Council, the draft 2003-2005 TIP will include all transportation projects in the region that are expected to proceed within the next three years. The entire draft 2003-2005 TIP will include about 750 projects, approximately 150 of which are projects with new funding sources, and will be released for public comment and review on September 12, 2002.
The Regional Council 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 receives about $100 million in federal transportation funds each year and coordinates, sets priorities, and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.