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News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2007
PSRC Releases Six Transportation Projects for Public ReviewSEATTLE— The Puget Sound Regional Council wants to hear what Puget Sound residents think about six projects recommended to receive $3.8 million in funding during 2008 to 2010. The funds come from three federal sources administered by PSRC: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, Federal Transit Administration, and the Rural Town Centers and Corridors Surface Transportation Program. The projects up for public comment are Carnation's SR 203 Tolt Ave redevelopment plan, Eatonville's SR 161 Rural Town Center and Corridor Program, Kitsap County's Miller Bay Corridor Suquamish Safe Routes to Schools Projects, King County's Avondale Road ITS Project, Everett's SR-99 Evergreen Way BRT Transit Signal Priority Improvements, and Kitsap Transit's Replacement Van Purchase. All six projects were previously approved by PSRC in July 2007 as part of a larger list of projects receiving PSRC federal funds; however, these seven projects are new to the region and require a public comment and review period before they can be included in the regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP details hundreds of planned projects to improve mobility in the region, and verifies that the projects meet federal requirements and are coordinated and consistent with the region's metropolitan long-range transportation plan, Destination 2030. The projects are accessible through the PSRC website in a new Google map format that allows direct public comment opportunities in addition to regular project listings (www.psrc.org/projects/tip/tipGMap/index.htm).
How to Make a Comment: 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, contact PSRC at 206-587-4819 or see http://www.psrc.org/about/titlevi/index.htm. This public notice of public involvement activities and time established for public review and comments on the TIP development process will satisfy the FTA's Program of Projects requirements.
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