 |
|
|
|
|
Transportation Commission
to Discuss Local Roadways,
RTID and Transit
Posted
10.13.06
Transportation Commission Office - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date: October
13, 2006
| Contacts: |
Reema Griffith, Transportation Commission
Executive Director,
360-705-7070 |
OLYMPIA – Next
week in Olympia, the Washington
State Transportation Commission
will discuss city street
and county road safety,
hear the latest plans for
the Regional Transportation
Investment District (RTID)
and consider transit trends
across the state. In addition,
the Commission’s
Rail Team will hold a work
session to continue developing
a policy framework for
investment in rail.
The Commission’s
regular monthly meeting
starts at 9 a.m. on Tuesday,
October 17, and reconvenes
at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,
October 18. The Rail Team
meeting will be held from
2:15 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Meetings will be held at
the Transportation Building,
Commission Board Room,
310 Maple Park Avenue SE,
Olympia, and are open to
the public.
On Tuesday, a representative
from the Association
of Washington Cities
and from the County Road
Administration Board
will discuss safety needs
and challenges for city
streets and county roads.
Through the draft Washington
Transportation Plan,
the Commission recognizes
that city streets and
rural county two-lane
roadways are key locations
for making safety investments.
In addition, safety improvements
are needed on state routes
that serve as city streets.
Also on Tuesday, consultants
for the RTID will provide
the Commission with
an update regarding
the emerging package
of transportation investment
projects and financing
plans. RTID was created by the
Washington Legislature,
with the goal of developing
a proposal for improving
transportation by focusing
on the most highly
congested highways
and bridges in Snohomish,
King and Pierce counties.
The proposal will be
submitted to voters
in the fall of 2007,
along with a companion
transit investment
package from Sound
Transit. In addition,
the consultants will
discuss the Joint Transportation
Committee’s performance
measure and benchmark
study. This study is
looking at the goals
and benchmarks currently
in state law relative
to the Washington State
Department of Transportation
(WSDOT).
On Wednesday, staff
from WSDOT’s Public
Transportation and Commute
Options office, along
with representatives
for the state’s
transit providers, will
discuss statewide transit
trends. Commissioners
will consider recent
trends in urban and rural
transit systems, including
the number of passenger
boardings and operating
costs.
News Archive
|
