Through the Regional Council, the region's cities and counties work together to preserve and enhance quality of life in the central Puget Sound region. To find out more about our major activities, click on the links below.

VISION 2040
The region's shared vision of what we want for the future is reflected in this growth management, economic, and transportation strategy adopted by the region's cities and counties in 1995. Each year the Regional Council holds the VISION 2020 Awards program, which is designed to recognize the superb work being done by public and private organizations to achieve our region's growth and transportation strategy.

Destination 2030
The region's current long-range transportation plan outlines the future of regional road, transit, ferry, rail, and other systems through 2030. PSRC is currently developing a new long range plan for the region, see Transportation 2040 for more information.

Prosperity Partnership
Economic Strategy for the central Puget Sound region.

Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The region's short-range transportation improvement program ensures that transportation projects are coordinated and consistent with the region's Destination 2030 plan and meet clean air standards.

Air Quality
Assuring that the region meets or maintains the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Air Transportation
Update of current air transportation planning activities.

Awards
Annual VISION 2020 Awards

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
The nonmotorized element of Destination 2030.

BNSF Corridor Study
Preserving the regional rail corridor for future transportation uses.

Commute Trip Reduction
Reducing the number of people driving alone to work.

Congestion Management Process
A data collection effort that provides information on regional transportation performance and strategies for reducing traffic congestion.

Enhancements (Transportation)
Program which funds 12 categories of projects including facilities for bicycles and pedestrians, scenic beautification, and landscaping.

Freight Mobility/FAST Corridor
A collaborative effort to serve the needs of rail, air, marine, and highway freight movements and their intermodal connections in the central Puget Sound region and Pacific Rim gateway.

Growth Strategies
Growth related projects to implement VISION 2020 and Destination 2030. These include the Transportation Concurrency Survey.

Intelligent Transportation Systems
Information and guidelines for state and local agencies on national and regional ITS issues.

Milestones: Monitoring VISION 2020 and Destination 2030
Puget Sound Milestones reports on system performance, trends and plan implementation.

Policy and Plan Review
Information to assist local governments to meet planning requirements under the state Growth Management Act.

Regional Passenger-Only Ferry Study
Framework for investments in the region's passenger-only ferry system.

Rural Town Centers and Corridors
Finding better ways to integrate planning and capital project implementation for rural highways and town centers.

Transit Station Communities
PSRC's Transit-Oriented Development Web site.

Traffic Choices Study
Information about the Traffic Choices Study.

Travel Survey
Survey of 4,600 households in the central Puget Sound region about how and why they travel to work, school, and all the other places they go.

Coordinated Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
The region's strategy for coordinating special needs transportation.