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SEATTLE— The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released a draft Regional Safety Action Plan to help address the alarming increase in serious injuries and deaths on our roadways. The public comment period on the draft will run through February 14, 2025. The plan is based on…
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Interested in transit-oriented development around the region? PSRC is seeking members for the Regional Transit-Oriented Development Committee (RTODC).   An advisory committee to the PSRC’s Growth Management Policy Board, RTODC meets quarterly to focus on equitable transit-…
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Contact: Robin Koskey, rkoskey@psrc.org Housing Leaders Convene to Discuss a Proposed Research Center at UW SEATTLE -- Over 100 leaders, including housing advocates, market and non-profit developers, banks, academics and federal, state and local government officials, gathered at…
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November is Native American Heritage Month! This month is reserved for celebrating the achievements and cultural impacts of Indigenous tribes across the country. This year, PSRC wants to highlight the incredible work of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.  The Puyallup Tribe, known…
Special Meeting  Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is convening a special meeting of local elected officials to discuss the current state of the Washington State Ferry System and funding for vessel construction, electrification and workforce development. Recommendations to the…
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How well is the region protecting and enhancing its open spaces? PSRC has just published a new report to share findings on the status of our resource lands.  The region’s open spaces represent a significant economic asset, providing services conservatively estimated at $11.4 to…
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In 2023, U.S. traffic crashes claimed the lives of 40,990 people, almost equal to the number of gun-related deaths. To honor their lives and pressure leaders to take measures to reduce the record numbers of traffic deaths in America, the Vision Zero Network has commemorated the…
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PSRC is working on a Regional Safety Action plan to help urgently address the alarming increase in serious injuries and deaths on our roadways.  We have taken a deep look at crash data across the region to examine what to improve first and have identified these key findings:…
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Data has always been integral to PSRC and the local planning process as it provides local jurisdictions with information on housing, transportation, and economic trends within the region. To help share our findings with a broader audience, PSRC has released Sound Trends: A Puget…
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In 2023, around 10% of residents of the region reported a disability on the American Community Survey. Having a disability can impede not only day-to-day activities, but also your employment status. For this month's Puget Sounds Trends, PSRC staff examined the employment trends…