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May is Older Americans Month, a time to honor the older adults who enrich our communities every day. It is also an opportunity to reflect on how we can better support healthy and independent aging. In our region, 656,000 residents (almost 15%) have reached their 65th birthday,…

The Washington State Department of Commerce and the City of Bellevue Community Development Department are co-hosting a workshop to share feasibility and policy guidance for local governments to successfully promote and implement Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and Land…

Special Meeting Notice Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is convening a special meeting of local elected officials to discuss the current state of the Washington State Ferry System, vessel construction bids, ferries in the state budget and the summer sailing schedule.…

The Washington State Legislature ended a 105-day legislative session on April 27, 2025. Operating, capital and transportation budgets were adopted. Read the Budget Summary.  Legislators had to grapple with how to address a $12-$16 billion operating budget deficit over 4…

May is Bike Everywhere Month! Look for PSRC’s Bike to Work celebration station in Seattle on Wednesday, May 14 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. We’ll be on the 2nd Avenue plaza (bike lanes) side of the 1201 Third building. PSRC encourages and celebrates all things bicycling, but not…

Registration is now open for the annual meeting of the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly on May 22.  Shailen Bhatt, former head of the Federal Highways Administration, will lead a discussion on Regional Roadway Safety at the meeting. Mr. Bhatt has worked on…

The central Puget Sound region faces significant housing challenges related to supply and affordability. In this month’s Puget Sound Trend, we look at changes in the region’s housing production. Housing production has been at record-high levels in the last six years. But the…

House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Request for Stakeholder Proposals  The T&I Subcommittee on Highways and Transit is requesting policy and funding legislative proposals from stakeholders as the Committee begins efforts to reauthorize…

Is your jurisdiction planning for a new regional growth center or manufacturing/industrial center? If so, we want to hear from you! Regional centers are the hallmark of VISION 2050 and the Regional Growth Strategy. They guide regional growth allocations, advance local planning,…

The U.S. Department of Transportation has opened the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)  grant program through a Notice of Funding Opportunity. The available funds are to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational related initiatives to prevent death…