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The Executive Board has unanimously approved an alternative path to fully certify the comprehensive plans for six small cities. This new option allows full plan certification if the cities make a commitment to completing a number of steps that support VISION 2040. Last year…
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The Executive Board has approved a list of special needs transportation projects that will become eligible to receive funding through PSRC’s Coordinated Grant Program and the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Grant Program. Special needs projects…
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By unanimous vote, Nate Nehring was selected to fill the District 1 position on the Snohomish County Council formerly held by Ken Klein. District 1 encompasses north Snohomish County, including the cities of Arlington, Darrington, Marysville, and Stanwood. Nehring was…
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Kitsap Transit announced this week that it will contract with King County Marine Division to operate its upcoming passenger-only ferry service between Kitsap County and Seattle. Kitsap voters approved the new ferry service in November. The 28 minute ferry from…
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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-…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …