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PSRC’s Regional Housing Strategy: 2023 Monitoring Report shows key indicators for housing affordability are not improving in the region.
Median rent in the central Puget Sound has increased by 50% from July 2015 to July 2023, that’s $1,500 to $2,300 a month.
Housing prices…
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Are you interested in the future of the Puget Sound region? PSRC is offering an opportunity to participate in long-range regional policy making for transportation and growth.
Both our Transportation Policy Board and Growth Management Policy Board…
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November marks Native American Heritage Month. For this month's Puget Sound Trend, PSRC has examined demographic data of Native Americans in the region.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, two of the largest Tribal groupings in the central Puget Sound region…
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The Economic Development District Board is meeting Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 10 a.m.
On the agenda:
Ratifying Nominating Committee for Election of Officers
Briefing of 2024 Economic Development Priorities
Industrial Lands Analysis Update
View the full agenda here.…
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Thanks to a $6.5 million grant from the Washington State Legislature, Paine Field will be the new home of a world-leading Research and Development Center focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
“This is a foundational component of our long-term commitment to…
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The U.S. and the Puget Sound region are experiencing the highest number of roadway deaths in 16 years. In 2021, over 3,000 individuals were either seriously injured or killed in car accidents in Washington State.
November 19 is World Day of Remembrance, where we take the…
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After 30 years at Waterfront Place, PSRC is moving to a new office! The transition to the new space will happen through December 2023 and January 2024 and we will be fully open for visitors on January 25, 2024, for our first Executive Board meeting of the year.
All PSRC board…
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Welcome, Amber Caldera!
Chair Amber Caldera was elected in the highest turnout of enrolled Tribe members to date. She has served on the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Council since 2020 and worked in the Tribe’s Department of Children and Family…
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Expect to see more trees in your local communities. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has opened its 2024 Community Forestry Assistance Grant cycle that will provide $5 million in federal and $2 million in state dollars to communities with urban forestry…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2023
Contact: Sarah Gutschow, 206-587-4822 or sgutschow@psrc.org
SEATTLE - The Puget Sound Regional Council is encouraging public comment on $607 million in federal transit funding for transit investments through 2026. The public comment…