Transportation 2040 is an action plan for transportation in the central Puget Sound region for the next 30 years. The plan was adopted by PSRC’s General Assembly on May 20, 2010.

Background

Five action alternatives and a baseline alternative reflecting existing funded plans and projects were developed to frame important issues for discussion among regional leaders, community members, business, and environmental groups through 2009.

Transportation 2040 seeks to meet the mobility needs of a growing region while sustaining the environment and supporting the regional economy. The region has made solid progress towards improving transportation in the last 10 years. The new plan will move beyond the past to employ 21st century technology to deliver a strategy to take us into the future.

Each alternative included a strategy to identify sufficient funding sources to help keep pace with the region’s needs, but each took a different approach to making transportation investments. The approaches ranged from making modest improvements with limited funds to shifting regional priorities in a way that would result in a new type of transportation system. In every case, tolling played a part, both to pay for improvements and to manage congestion.

Proponent and SEPA Lead Agency

Puget Sound Regional Council
1011 Western Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-1035
206-464-7090
www.psrc.org
Puget Sound Regional Council SEPA Policies [pdf]

SEPA Responsible Official

Ivan Miller
Principal Planner and SEPA Responsible Official
Puget Sound Regional Council
1011 Western Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-1035

Licenses and Approvals

The Transportation 2040 plan was adopted by the General Assembly of the Puget Sound Regional Council.

Principal Contributors

Please see List of Preparers, page L-1

Date of Issue of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

May 29, 2009.

Comment Period

The extended DEIS comment period ran from May 29 to July 31, 2009.

Courtesy Hearing and Presentations

PSRC held an open house and courtesy hearing in tandem with the Transportation Policy Board meeting on July 9, 2009. Presentations on the DEIS were held throughout the central Puget Sound region. Scheduled presentations are listed online at psrc.org.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

The following environmental document is hereby incorporated by reference into this Transportation 2040 DEIS. Copies of this document are available for review at PSRC offices – 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1035.

VISION 2040 Final Environmental Impact Statement, PSRC, April 2008.

Document Availability

Copies of the DEIS on CD may be obtained by contacting the PSRC Information Center, 206-464-7532, info@psrc.org, and are available for download at psrc.org. A full printed copy of the DEIS is available for review at the offices of PSRC, 1011 Western Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1035. Copies of the DEIS are also available at libraries in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.