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News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2003
PSRC Seeking Public Comment on Transportation ProjectsSEATTLE— The Puget Sound Regional Council is encouraging public comment on the proposed 2003 Air Quality Amendment to the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The proposed amendment consists of 19 projects using federal, state and local funds for a total investment of $1.9 billion, and includes both new projects and changes to existing projects. The project list includes the Seattle Monorail Project, several interchange and other roadway improvements, traffic signal improvements, improvements to I-90 within Seattle and Mercer Island and the proposed South Lake Union Street Car. A detailed listing of the projects submitted for the proposed amendment is available on the Regional Council's Web site at psrc.org, or by calling the Regional Council's Information Center, (206) 464-7532. In addition, the projects may be viewed geographically via the TIP Web Map at www.psrc.org/projects/tip. The public comment period on the proposed amendment runs from August 14 through September 17, 2003. On September 11, the Transportation Policy Board will receive a summary of all public comments on the proposed amendment, and will take action on a recommendation to the Executive Board. There will also be an opportunity for comment at the September 25 meeting of the Executive Board when the TIP is scheduled to be adopted. Please send written comments on the amendment to the attention of Karen Richter:
The TIP is a document which details hundreds of planned projects to improve highways and roadways, transit, and other forms of transportation in the four-county central Puget Sound region, and verifies that the projects are coordinated and consistent with the region's metropolitan long-range transportation plan, Destination 2030. The Air Quality Amendment is an annual opportunity for regionally significant projects to be added to the TIP and ensures that the region continues to meet federal and state air quality requirements. 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 coordinates the distribution of about $150 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds each year. The Regional Council 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 http://www.psrc.org/about/titlevi/index.htm or call 206-464-6175.
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