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Washington state is far and away the best location in the U.S. for aerospace design and manufacturing, according to a comprehensive, independent report released today by Gov. Jay Inslee and members of the Choose Washington New Middle-of-the-Market Airplane Council (NMA Council…
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Congratulations to Kent and Renton! Both cities have been honored with a Smart Communities Award by Governor Jay Inslee. “Outstanding local collaboration is key to creating sustainable communities with a shared vision for their future growth and prosperity,” said Governor…
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The Federal Transit Administration has launched a new pilot program to help fund Transit-Oriented Development planning.  Over $25 million in funding is available to support integrated land use and transportation planning in new transit corridors. FTA may award…
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Today the Puget Sound Regional Council’s General Assembly unanimously reelected Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers as President and Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier as Vice President of PSRC. The General Assembly also voted to adopt the 2018 Regional Transportation…
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Contact: Rick Olson, 206-971-3050,  rolson@psrc.org SEATTLE - By unanimous vote, the Puget Sound Regional Council's General Assembly reelected Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers as President and Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier as…
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At last week’s TOOLBOX Peer Networking session on housing, participants had a chance to hear from a great lineup of housing developers, advocates and planners. The goal was to set the stage for how best to address housing in VISION 2050 with a common set of facts about where…
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Transit boardings grew past 220 million by the end of 2017, an increase of 5 million over the previous year. This is a 2.3% increase in transit ridership across the region. Transit ridership has grown almost twice as fast as the region’s population since 2010. The bus fleet…
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Fans of the Foothills Trail are invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday to celebrate completion of a new section of the trail between South Prairie and Buckley.  The trail project included the construction of 3,000 feet of pin pile bridge, three miles of…
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Home prices and rents in the central Puget Sound have been rising at some of the highest rates in the nation over the past few years. Robust job and wage growth driven by the region’s technology sector, along with population growth, have created strong housing demand pressures,…
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An additional $27.5 million of PSRC’s Federal Highway Administration funding is now available for 18 transportation projects on a contingency list approved in 2016. Recommended Projects REGIONAL Kirkland - 124th Avenue NE Roadway Improvements, $1,821,492 Tacoma - Taylor Way…