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Who owns the region’s airports?
The central Puget Sound region boasts 29 airports, but not all of these are open to the general public.
Nineteen operate as public facilities—airports available for public use without a requirement...
Connecting regional airports with high capacity transit
A safe and efficient transportation system serves as a backbone of the economy and is essential to the region’s quality of life. Roadway and transit connections keep the region moving and are vital...
Bringing the Region Together
On October 4, 2019, the event Bringing the Region Together brought together a broad range of stakeholders for a regional conversation about bus rapid transit. Building on the region’s commitment to...
Regional airports are critical for emergency and natural disaster response
Airports are often key facilities for emergency response and management. Twenty of the region’s airports report some emergency operations.
From search and rescue to firefighting and natural disasters...
Towered and non-towered airports operate across the region
In the United States, non-towered airports drastically outnumber airports with air traffic control (ATC) towers, 40 to 1. In the central Puget Sound, seven of the region’s 29 airports have towers:...
Briefing on the Regional Aviation Baseline Study
Preliminary analysis of planned capacity at the region’s airports and how it compares to the 2050 forecasts released last spring will be the main topic of discussion at the upcoming Central Puget...
Tacoma Housing Authority gets REDI
The Tacoma Housing Authority has secured REDI funding for its nearly 7-acre project at James Center North.
The development is near the future terminus of Tacoma Link, providing an opportunity for a...
Why does the census matter to cities?
When the results of the 2020 census come out, we’ll have the most accurate count since 2010 of how many people live in central Puget Sound, as well as the region’s mix of ethnicities, ages, and...
American Community Survey 2014-2018 Five-Year Estimates
The files below include survey results from the five-year period from 2014 through 2018. They are demographic profiles which include age, sex, income, household size, education, and other topics.
