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  Regional Coordination     at work
  Transportation Policy Board and Growth Management Policy Board
 
              May 12, 2005

The Transportation Policy Board was briefed on the baseline information on two planning areas: Safety and Security and Transportation Access For All. This information will be used as a starting point in the update of Destination 2030.

The presentation described the effort to identify where and what types of transportation systems need the most improvements for safety and security, as well as the unique transportation needs of people who cannot depend on a private automobile for their mobility, and the challenges of providing these services.

For more information, contact Charlie Howard at (206) 464-7122 or choward@psrc.org.

In other business, the Transportation Policy Board:

  • Reviewed the outcome of transportation bills from the 2005 Legislature. A Legislative summary is attached.
  • Recommended adoption of a routine amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program enabling six projects to move forward, including 16th Ave S. in Des Moines, Pacific Highway South HOV Lanes in Federal Way, Pierce Transit's Mobile Communications Project, Sound Transit's Reverse Commute Marketing and Outreach Program, Tukwila's Urban Center Access Improvement Project, and I-5: Federal Way to Southcenter Parkway.
  • Recommended approval of the change in project status for three Destination 2030 projects. The Interim East Lake Sammamish Trail Project is seeking approved status, the interchange of SR 18, SR 161 and I-5 is seeking approved status for early Right of Way acquisition, and the Downtown Bremerton Pedestrian/Bremerton Transit Center Access Improvements is seeking conditionally approved status.

    REMINDER: The VISION 2020 + 20 Public Event will be held on May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seattle Center's Rainier Room.