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PSRC’s Executive Board is poised to approve 128 different transportation projects from four concurrent funding competitions for a total of $549 million in PSRC funding through 2024.
The projects include transit, freight, preservation and multimodal improvements all over the…
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The manufacturing sector remains an important generator of jobs in the central Puget Sound region, accounting for 9% of all regional jobs, but trends show a gradual decline in manufacturing jobs that varies by county.
The central Puget Sound region is home to the fourth largest…
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On July 16, the Growth Management Policy Board will be briefed on housing efforts underway at PSRC and around the region.
Housing access and affordability are key policy areas in VISION 2050, the region’s long-range plan for growth. An early action item in the draft plan is to…
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An upcoming webinar presented by Governing for Racial Equity and Inclusion (GREI) will focus on how governments can prioritize investments to improve racial equity.
Regional data shows a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. As the region works on…
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The Transportation Policy Board will meet remotely on Thursday, July 9 at 9:30 am to make a recommendation on the transportation projects that may receive $549 million in PSRC funding through 2024.
Four concurrent competitive funding processes were conducted from February…
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As a result of the global pandemic, unemployment claims have surged in the central Puget Sound region.
However, some groups have been hit harder than others.
Almost a quarter (23%) of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander workers in the region filed continuing unemployment claims…
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The region rang in Y2K with 3.3 million people. Now we're at 4.3 million.
To put that growth in perspective, it’s as if another Seattle and Tacoma were added to the region in the last two decades.
This year’s additional 60,800 residents means the region gained 166 people a day…
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A total of 216,820 continuing unemployment claims were filed during the week of June 7-13 in the central Puget Sound region.
Continuing unemployment claims are filed by workers who have previously filed an initial unemployment claim and remain eligible for unemployment benefits…
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More than 3,000 households in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties took part in the 2019 PSRC Household Travel Survey.
One of the questions asked on the survey was why people moved from their previous homes. About a quarter of households that moved in the past five…
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In its first ever remote meeting, the Puget Sound Regional Council's General Assembly reelected Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier as President and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci as Vice President of PSRC.
"Our focus during this challenging time is on supporting…