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PSRC hosted the second annual Summer Planning Academy (SPA). Twenty-three high school students from across the region had the opportunity to learn about planning, data and different ways that planning impacts their communities. The youth engagement program started on August 7…
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Sound Transit’s 1 line is expanding. On Friday, August 30, four new stations will be open to transit riders from Shoreline to Lynnwood.  The extension covers 8.5 miles between King County and Snohomish County and will serve transit riders every 10 minutes. The new stations…
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Traffic-related deaths in the central Puget Sound region have almost doubled since 2010, reaching nearly one death every day.  Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is taking action to improve roadway safety by developing a Regional Safety Action Plan. Following the U.S…
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY – Local Initiative Support Corporation – Puget Sound (LISC) has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) for their work on the Casino Road Economic Agenda. LISC Puget Sound partnered with Casino Road Connects and Village on…
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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…
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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-…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…