SEATTLE— Regional officials unanimously approved an aggressive plan today to make traffic better in the notoriously congested central Puget Sound region.
Called Destination 2030, the plan includes over 2,000 specific projects in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties designed to make traffic better in the places where people are stuck today. Destination 2030 includes support for:
"The key right now is getting projects done quicker and cheaper – and getting better roads, transit service, ferry service, freight mobility and other improvements on the ground. If there's one thing that people tell me, it is this: get moving, get the job done. If we wait, the cost of everything goes up," said Commissioner Bob Edwards, Regional Council President.
The Destination 2030 plan anticipates the central Puget Sound region will need to accommodate 60 percent more daily travel and another 1.5 million people over the next 30 years. Road projects in the plan are complemented by better transit, land use planning, expanded ferry service, new traffic technology, and many other tools designed to make traffic better.
The Destination 2030 plan is available on the Regional Council's Web site, psrc.org, or by calling the Regional Council's Information Center, (206) 464-7532.
The Puget Sound Regional Council is the designated regional transportation and growth management agency for the central Puget Sound region under state and federal laws. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region, and develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.