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Get your TOOLBOX ready for our first webinar of 2026. Greener for All: Reimagining Access to Parks will be held on March 20 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Register for the free Zoom meeting The webinar will discuss how to expand access to parks and green spaces as a way to advance equity…

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8.4 million in federal funds for Seattle will be available to support the region’s transportation needs as it hosts the FIFA World Cup this summer. Lumen Field in Seattle will host…

PSRC submitted a letter signed by 49 local elected officials to the State Legislature’s Transportation Committee in support of the ferry plans in Governor Ferguson’s draft budget. The Governor’s proposed budget would allocate $1.1 billion within the transportation budget to…

The Puget Sound Regional Council has developed a summer program for teens who want to learn about urban planning and share ideas about making the Puget Sound region a better place to live. The Summer Planning Academy (SPA) is a free leadership development initiative that…

The U.S. Navy is undergoing an Environmental Impact Statement process to finalize proposed upgrades to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Kitsap County.  Improvements to the shipyard would include construction of a new…

PSRC sent a letter signed by 69 local elected officials to the State Legislature’s Transportation Committees in support of a supplemental transportation budget for 2026 including $2 billion for maintenance and preservation and $1 billion for new ferry construction.  Support…

PSRC celebrates Black History Month and Transit Equity Day by honoring Rosa Parks and the importance of equitable access to transportation. Black History Month was first established in 1926 to promote the achievements of Black communities during February.1 Transit Equity Day is…

PSRC is seeking nominations for its VISION 2050 Awards program through March 27, 2026.    What projects, plans and partnerships are making the region better? The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate efforts that are enhancing the region’s communities and natural…

In 2025, the central Puget Sound region lost 12,900 jobs. If you exclude the anomaly of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first time the region has experienced an annual decrease of jobs since 2009, during the depths of the Great Recession. The loss of 12,900 jobs in 2025 comes…

January is designated as Poverty Awareness Month, a month to recognize and combat poverty in America. The origins of Poverty Awareness Month date back to President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty in 1965,1 and January was reintroduced as Poverty Awareness Month by the House of…