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State Transportation Commission
Adopts Washington Transportation
Plan
Posted
11.15.06
Transportation Commission Office - PO Box 47308 - Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date: November
14, 2006
| Contacts: |
Reema
Griffith, Transportation
Commission
Executive Director,
360.705.7070
Judy Lorenzo, WTP
Plan Manager, 360.705.7274 |
OLYMPIA –The
Washington State Transportation
Commission today unanimously
adopted the updated
2007-2026 Washington Transportation
Plan (WTP) (pdf 5 mb).
For the past two years,
the Commission worked with
Washington’s
citizens, business owners,
elected officials, tribes,
transportation planners
and others to update this
20-year transportation
plan. The WTP serves as
a blueprint and provides
strategies to guide decisions
and investments needed
to develop Washington’s
transportation system for
the future.
“This plan is the
product of a collaborative
effort between the Transportation
Commission and the Washington
State Department of Transportation,” said
Commission Chair Dick Ford. “Together,
the Commission along with
WSDOT staff has conducted
an unprecedented level
of outreach. We’ve
personally met with each
of the 14 Regional Transportation
Planning Organizations
and held 15 public meetings
throughout the state. The
plan incorporates many
of the comments we received
from citizens and organizations
statewide.”
The WTP guides transportation
policy and investment
decisions at all levels
throughout the state
and meets federal and
state planning requirements.
Recognizing a projected
$26 billion in high-priority
unfunded system needs,
the Commission developed
five investment guidelines
that set overall priorities
and form the basis of
the plan:
- Preservation – preserve
and extend prior
investments in existing
transportation facilities
and the services they
provide to people and
commerce;
- Safety – target
construction projects,
enforcement and education
to save lives, reduce
injuries, and protect
property;
- Economic vitality – improve
freight movement and
support economic sectors
that rely on the transportation
system, such as agricultural,
tourism and manufacturing;
- Mobility – facilitate
movement of people
and goods to contribute
to a strong economy
and a better quality
of life for our citizens;
- Environmental quality
and health – bring
benefits to the environment
and to our citizens’ health
by improving the
existing transportation
infrastructure.
The early data and stakeholder
input was the basis for
the 2005 transportation
budget proposal submitted
to the Legislature that
helped to shape last
year’s Transportation
Partnership Act. The
Commission expects the
WTP update will continue
to provide guidance in
future legislative sessions.
Over the next two years,
the Commission will work
to further the plan and
offer an amended version
in time for the 2009
legislature. More information
on the Washington Transportation
Plan can be found at:
www.wsdot.wa.gov/planning/wtp
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