Title
Regional Transportation Plan Update
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Report
Issue:
Staff briefing on the status on the Draft "What Moves You: 2040 Regional Transportation Plan."
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development
Jailyn Brown, Senior Planner, Thurston Regional Planning Council
Background and Analysis:
Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) is comprised of 21 entities working together to make the region an extraordinary place to live, work, and play through collaborative, informed planning. Focused plans, studies, and data analysis for transportation, growth management, and environmental quality provide a common foundation for decision-making and cooperation. Members include cities, county, tribes, school districts, regional services, and higher education.
Both federal and state laws direct TRPC to prepare a long-range transportation plan. TRPC is required to model and plan for a 20-year land use and transportation horizon, addressing multimodal travel. The plan must be strategic, efficient, financially feasible, use performance measures, and protect environmental quality. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) serves as a blueprint for the region's transportation system. It provides an overall analysis of how transportation will work over a 20 year time frame and supports coordination among jurisdictions.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The RTP builds upon other planning processes, such as the Buildable Lands Report and the Sustainable Thurston efforts. It provides a regional context for addressing local government land use and transportation issues addressed in local comprehensive plans under the Growth Management Act. Therefore, the RTP integrates several community interests and is of interest to a wide array of our residents.
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