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Thirty-six percent of the region’s employees work from home one or more days a week. This is a 16% drop in telework rates since 2021, as more of the workforce has gone back to the office full-time. For this Puget Sound Trend, PSRC examines the telework rates by the region and…

The Federal Highway Administration has recently highlighted the work PSRC staff have done on the new Equity Tracker.  Released in late June, the Equity Tracker is a tool that measures disparities between different communities, analyzes the region’s performance in equity-…

The central Puget Sound region gained over 34,000 jobs in 2023, hitting a new regional employment high of 2.16 million jobs, surpassing its pre-pandemic employment high of 2.13 million.  At the start of the pandemic, the region lost over 130,000 jobs, more than 6.1% of…

A new funding opportunity for improving water quality has emerged. Washington State Department of Ecology’s Water Quality Combined Funding program carries the mission of improving and protecting water quality throughout the state. Projects that can be included in the program and…

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted growth within the region? In our new Puget Sound Trends, PSRC has examined the population and growth rates in the cities and towns within our region. In 2019, the region received 73,279 net new residents. During the pandemic, the population…

PSRC is hosting its second TOOLBOX session of the year, concentrating on the opportunities and challenges associated with taking empty and underutilized commercial spaces and transforming them into housing in our region.  Attendees will receive valuable knowledge on the…

PSRC Executive Director Josh Brown announced the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) Annual Conference and Exhibition will be hosted in Seattle next year!  The National Association of Regional Councils is an organization that responds to the professional and…

PUGET SOUND REGION -- Key quality of life indicators show that racial and ethnic disparities have persisted in the central Puget Sound region, with Black, Indigenous, and people of color faring worse compared to white individuals. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)…

Transit around the Puget Sound region is growing and becoming greener this year! On June 24, Kitsap Transit opened its new Silverdale Transit Center on Ridgetop Boulevard next to State Route 303.  The facility features the region’s first wireless in-ground bus charging for…

PUYALLUP TRIBAL LANDS-- The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) for its Comprehensive Land Use Plan.  The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress ­to enhance the region’s communities and natural environment while…