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What will the region be like in 2050 when today’s kindergartners are 30 something? To help with long-range planning, PSRC is getting started on extending a key population and employment forecast another decade to 2050. This work is needed to develop a new long-range forecast to…

The USDOT has released a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s current traffic, infrastructure and funding challenges, Beyond Traffic 2045. In an effort to bring about improvements to the status quo, 18 innovation centers were named to lead research on solving these problems…

Port Gamble is now home to Kitsap County’s largest park. The Port Gamble Heritage park will grow to nearly 2,000 acres under a recent land acquisition facilitated by Forterra as part of the Kitsap Forest and Bay project. The new 1,300 acre section of the park will vastly expand…

Contact: Gil Cerise, 206-971-3053 or  gcerise@psrc.org SEATTLE -   The Puget Sound Regional Council is inviting public comment on special needs transportation projects recommended for funding. The projects will become eligible to receive funding through PSRC's Coordinated Grant…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE  -  Kirkland, Google and SRM have won a 2016  VISION 2040 Award  from the  Puget Sound Regional Council  for the Cross Kirkland Corridor Park. The awards recognize innovative projects and programs that help ensure a sustainable future as the region…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 27, 2016 Contact: Michele Leslie, 206-587-4819,  mleslie@psrc.org   SEATTLE - The Washington State Department of Transportation and its many partners in the SR 520 Bridge Replacement have won a 2016 VISION 2040 Award from the  Puget Sound…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 20, 2016 Contact: Erika Harris, 206-464-6360, eharris@psrc.org   PSRC Seeking Public Comment on its Updated SEPA Procedures   SEATTLE  - The Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking public comment on its draft State Environmental Policy Act (…

CONTACT: Kelly McGourty 206-971-3601 or kmcgourty@psrc.org  SEATTLE - The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending projects to receive nearly $700 million in PSRC funds and is encouraging public comment on a $4.5 billion draft regional Transportation Improvement Program that…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 7, 2016 Contact: Michele Leslie, 206-587-4819,  mleslie@psrc.org   Joint Base Lewis McChord Transportation Demand Management Program Wins VISION 2040 Award   SEATTLE - The JBLM and Pierce County have won a 2016  VISION 2040 Award from the  …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 22, 2016 Contact: Michele Leslie, 206-587-4819,  mleslie@psrc.org   Manchester Stormwater Park Wins VISION 2040 Award   SEATTLE - Kitsap County has won a 2016  VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for its Manchester…