An appeal of Transportation 2040 was filed on June 23, 2010 in King County Superior Court. A hearing was held on June 28, 2011 in King County Superior Court. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Carol Schapira ruled in favor of the Puget Sound Regional Council, and dismissed the appeal of Transportation 2040. The plaintiffs filed a notice to appeal this decision on August 15, 2011.

The Puget Sound Regional Council has released the following statement:

“We are really proud of the Transportation 2040 plan, and the process by which it was created. In fact, we have put together a 30,000 page record that documents the process. Thousands of citizens – representing many points of view – participated in the process and contributed to the plan over a several year period.

The plan offers a balanced, sensible and realistic approach to meeting our region’s transportation needs. One of the exciting things about the plan is the initiatives aimed at addressing climate change. Our plan is one of the most proactive and progressive in the nation in the area of climate change.

We remain confident the plan will stand up to any challenges.

Local elected officials from the four counties overwhelmingly support the plan – the vote to approve the plan was 54 to two. We encourage interested citizens to find out more about the plan by visiting www.psrc.org."

News media may contact Rodney L. Brown of the Cascadia Law Group with inquiries about the appeal at 206.292.6300.
For more information about the Puget Sound Regional Council and the Transportation 2040 plan, contact Rick Olson at 206.971.3050, rolson@psrc.org.