SEATTLE—The central Puget Sound region's long term transportation plan will be updated over the next 18 months. The first steps are now underway. The update will include preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS process starts this month.
Four public meetings have been set to help determine the scope of the EIS. The meetings will be held at the following times and locations:
Pierce County. Pierce County Regional Council, September 16th, 7:00 p.m., Pierce County Annex Public Meeting Room, 2401 South 35th Street, Tacoma.
King County. September 22nd at 7:00 p.m., Board Room, Puget Sound Regional Council, 1011 Western Ave, Suite 500, Seattle.
Snohomish County. Snohomish County Tomorrow, September 29th at 6:00 p.m., Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Avenue, Everett.
Kitsap County. Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, October 6th, 12:00 noon, Silverdale Community Center, 9729 Silverdale Way. NW, Silverdale.
More information, including the scoping document, is available by calling Gail Boyd at (206) 464-7890 or by checking out the Regional Council's Web site. You can request a newsletter featuring monthly updates on activities relating to the plan.
The region's long term transportation plan is officially known as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The MTP represents the efforts of government agencies serving King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties to coordinate planning of transportation systems to support the region's anticipated growth and meet its economic and environmental goals through the year 2020. The current MTP was adopted in 1995 and amended in 1996. The update is scheduled for adoption in March 2001 and will describe the region's needs and its transportation strategies through the year 2030.