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Kenmore wins VISION 2040 award from Puget Sound Regional Council for work to create city center

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Councilmember Smith, Councilmember Curtis, Mayor Baker, Deputy Mayor Herbig,
PSRC Executive Director Brown, Councilmember Marshall, Councilmember Srebnik.


The City of Kenmore won a 2019 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for its downtown creation project. The awards recognize innovative projects and programs that help ensure a sustainable future as the region grows.

"The Kenmore Downtown Creation Project is a successful strategic process to create a viable city center,” said Josh Brown, Executive Director of PSRC. "They drew significant private investment, created desirable housing, developed important community space and attracted destination businesses."

The award was presented to the Kenmore City Council at their meeting on September 9, 2019.

In the mid 2000’s, the City of Kenmore purchased nearly 10 acres of downtown property and worked to create a village consistent with the city’s visioning process and comprehensive planning. Through public private partnerships the site features mixed rate housing, medical and dental facilities, a town square, commercial buildings, restaurants and park space.

Kenmore’s downtown is now home to Kenmore Camera, the Seaplane Kitchen and Bar, the Flyway and the City’s very popular Hangar community building, a year-round public gathering place.

MainStreet Property Group, the primary developer for the site, has invested over $100 million in the property since 2014. 

“We’re very proud of our partnership with MainStreet,” said Mayor David Baker. “They share our values of creating a special downtown with great walk appeal, places to gather, housing choices, and local amenities and services.”

VISION 2040 is the region's growth management, economic, and transportation strategy, designed to meet the needs of the 5 million people expected to be living in the region in 2040. It is an integrated, long-range vision for the future that lays out a strategy for maintaining a healthy region - promoting the well-being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 entities, including all four counties, cities and towns, ports, state and local transportation agencies and tribal governments within the region.



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PSRC seeking public comment on new regional economic strategy

Saturday, April 15, 2017

I-90, Mercer Island, Bellevue
Photo courtesy PSRC

The Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking public comment on a draft regional economic strategy for King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The public comment period will run from April 14 - May 14, 2017.

"Our region is witnessing a surge of job growth, but we've also learned we can't take our economy for granted," said Catherine Stanford, President of the Economic Development Board and Deputy Mayor of Lake Forest Park. 
"This new strategy is focused on what we need to do over the next few years to better prepare for the future, and to provide more equitable access to jobs and opportunity throughout the region."

Advancing educational opportunity, improving transportation, making the region more affordable and continuing to sustain a healthy environment are among the draft strategy's key initiatives.

The region is home to key export focused industries that make it unique. These include Aerospace, Information and Communication Technology, Maritime, Military and Defense, Tourism, Transportation and Logistics, Clean Tech, Life Sciences and Global Health, and Business Services.

The strategy is designed to support these strategic clusters and grow jobs and opportunity throughout the economy. In addition, five new specialty sectors are identified in the draft strategy: Architecture and Engineering, Materials Manufacturing, Food and beverage, Recreational Gear and Wood Products.

The draft strategy establishes a set of four broad goals for regional economic development. These goals are:
  1. sustain a high quality of life, 
  2. open economic opportunities to everyone, 
  3. compete globally, and 
  4. connect the region to the world. 
A series of strategies are contained in each goal which aim to improve the whole of the economy and support the people who live in the region, as well as make the region more competitive for job growth in established and emerging industry clusters.

The strategy is expected to be finalized in May. It is being developed by the region's Economic Development District board as the comprehensive economic development strategy - a federal requirement to make the region eligible for funding from the Economic Development Administration.

Share your comments via Email, U.S. Mail: ATTN: RES Comment, 1011 Western Ave, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104, or in person: Economic Development Board meetings at 1pm on May 3 and May 17, 2017 at PSRC, 1011 Western Ave, Suite 500, in Seattle.

Written comments received will become a part of the public record and be presented to the board prior to adoption. The strategy and related information can be found online or from the Information Center at 206-464-7532. The board is scheduled to adopt the strategy on May 17, 2017.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 entities, including all four counties, cities and towns, ports, state and local transportation agencies and tribal governments within the region.



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PSRC Regional Travel Study underway

Friday, March 24, 2017

The Puget Sound Regional Council is kicking off a new regional travel survey this spring.

The information collected will be vital for planning and prioritizing transportation improvements.

Thousands of residents in the area will receive invitations to participate. Demand for travel in the Puget Sound region is expected to increase by 25% between now and the year 2040.

Participation in the study can help answer questions about how the region can maintain and improve mobility as population grows and travel patterns evolve.



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PSRC seeking comment on Draft Public Participation Plan

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

 
The Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking public comment on its draft Public Participation Plan. The 45-day public comment period will run from June 27 to August 10, 2016. The draft Public Participation Plan is available online from PSRC's Information Center at 206-464-7532.
 
How to make a comment:
  • Email: Michele Leslie at mleslie@psrc.org
  • US Mail: Michele Leslie, 1011 Western Ave, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
  • In person: Any PSRC board or committee meeting, see calendar
 
The Puget Sound Regional Council is updating its Public Participation Plan to reflect its current practices for public involvement, consultation with interested parties, interagency consultation, and agency governance and operations, all in one document for public reference.
 
PSRC worked with its membership, boards and committees, interagency consultation process, stakeholder groups, interested parties and the public to develop its public involvement practices. PSRC adopted its first Public Participation Plan in 1993.  It was updated in 1994, 2002, 2007 and last in 2012. It was refined through public processes by incorporating outreach strategies that proved effective in involving the public during specific studies, as well as new federal and state guidance.
  

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. It coordinates the distribution of about $240 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds each year. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.



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Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Puget Sound Regional Council is a consortium of elected officials from four counties -  King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap. Representatives from cities and towns, ports, tribes, transit agencies, and the state work together to develop policies and make decisions about regional issues, planning for regional transportation, growth management and economic development.

PSRC works with local government, business and citizens to build a common vision for the region’s future, expressed through three connected major activities:

  • VISION 2040, the region’s growth strategy
  • Transportation 2040, the region’s long-range transportation plan
  • Regional Economic Strategy, the region’s blueprint for long-term prosperity.
VISION 2040 is the region’s strategy for addressing anticipated growth of population and employment through 2040. VISION 2040 describes how and where we can grow while also supporting the well-being of people and communities, economic prosperity and a healthy environment.
Transportation 2040 is the region’s long-range transportation plan. The plan outlines the investments and strategies needed to keep the region moving as we grow.
Regional Economic Strategy, led by the PSRC’s Economic Development Board, is a plan for strengthening the region’s economic foundations and supporting industries that offer outstanding potential for good-paying jobs and long-term sustainability.
PSRC is governed by a General Assembly and an Executive Board. Each member of PSRC is a voting member of the General Assembly, which meets at least annually to vote on major decisions, establish the budget, and elect new officers. The Executive Board is chaired by the PSRC President, meets monthly, and serves as the governing board. Both the General Assembly and Executive Board use weighted votes based on population to make decisions.

The Transportation Policy Board and Growth Management Policy Board include representatives of PSRC’s member jurisdictions, tribes, regional business, labor, civic, and environmental groups, as well as voting members representing each caucus of the state Legislature. These boards make recommendations on key transportation and growth management issues to the Executive Board.

Shoreline City Councilmember Chris Roberts is an alternate to the Growth Management Policy Board, as well as an alternate to the Transit Oriented Development Board. Councilmember Chris Eggen is an alternate to the Transportation Policy Board.

PSRC also supports the work of the region’s Economic Development District, governed by a board composed of public and private members that meets bi-monthly to coordinate regional economic development planning.

The Puget Sound Regional Council operates under a two-year (biennial) budget and work program. The agency receives its revenue from federal, state and local sources.



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Puget Sound Regional Council releases study on impacts of proposed coal terminal

Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Puget Sound Regional Council released a new study today that evaluates the economic effects of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal on the central Puget Sound region.

Pacific International Terminals' (a subsidiary of SSA Marine) proposed terminal would be a dry bulk commodity export-import facility at Cherry Point, Washington, approximately 100 miles north of Seattle. The proposed terminal expects to result in an additional 18 trains per day, each 1.6 miles long, between the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming through Washington State.  The terminal is expected to primarily transfer coal to ships for export.

"The PSRC's regional land use, economic development and transportation planning supports the vital role of international trade in our region's economy.  We also recognize the importance of our railways in keeping our seaports competitive.  That's why we need to stay on top of changes that could impact our economy and communities up and down the Sound," said Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, President of the PSRC.

The study found that most of the proposed terminal's direct economic benefits accrue to Whatcom County. 

Much of the direct costs to King, Pierce and Snohomish counties would be related to increased train traffic - traffic delays at rail crossings and infrastructure improvements.

The study assessed long term traffic impacts. Findings include: 
  • Gateway Pacific Terminal traffic impacts due to increased times for passing trains would vary on the BNSF Railway mainline by an increase of 41 percent in Steilacoom to 147 percent in Marysville, with a regional average 65 percent increase.
  • The amount of additional time roads could be blocked by Gateway Pacific Terminal trains would range from 38 minutes to one hour and 26 minutes per day.
  • The study found that 34 of 101 rail crossings within the region could potentially benefit from mitigation related to Gateway Pacific Terminal impacts. 
  • Grade separation (new under crossings or overcrossings) can be a desirable solution.  Grade separation projects would likely cost between approximately $50 million and $200 million each - predominately public funds.
  • The study identified 21 crossings in the region where additional waits for trains could impact the delivery of emergency response service due to close proximity to fire stations or emergency medical facilities.
  • The study found that low income and minority population in Kent and Seattle would have the highest disproportionate impacts from train operations.  Low income and minority populations in Everett, Auburn, Algona, Pacific and Fife would also be impacted by the additional trains travelling to and from the proposed terminal.
  • The study also found that the region's economy depends on robust rail service and that demands for increased service, for both freight and passengers, is likely to increase regardless of whether the Gateway project is approved and built.

The PSRC retained a consultant team to provide a comprehensive, independent evaluation of the economic effects of the proposed Gateway terminal on King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

The study's two main purposes are to: 
  1. Better inform decision-makers and the public regarding the effects of the proposed terminal for the central Puget Sound region in advance of the project's draft environmental impact statement due next year, and
  2.  Inform ongoing transportation planning within the region. 

The study looked at the incremental economic effects of the Gateway project - it did not evaluate emerging issues related to proposed additional crude oil shipments by rail. 

The study indicates that the proposed terminal could impact rail capacity within the region, depending on whether the BNSF Railway responds to the increase in demand for service by increasing capacity.

Rail freight and passenger traffic is projected to grow in Washington state and the central Puget Sound region.

Rail service is critical to maintaining the region's growing economy and creating jobs, the study found.  In 2012, the value of goods moving through the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett were valued at more than $105 billion.  Exports accounted for nearly $40 billion - everything from agricultural products to Boeing parts.

More than 4 million people board an Amtrak or Sounder train annually and the study says passenger growth is expected to continue.  


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Nominate projects for the VISION 2040 awards

Sunday, February 2, 2014

The Puget Sound Regional Council is now accepting nominations for its annual VISION 2040 Awards program until March 31, 2014. The awards recognize the superb work being done to achieve the region's growth, economic, and transportation strategy, VISION 2040.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will chair this year's Awards Selection Committee. The Awards will be presented at PSRC's General Assembly.

PSRC honors businesses, local governments, and non-profit organizations who do creative work to provide transportation access and mobility, enhance our natural environment, bring jobs closer to where people live, focus high quality housing where the infrastructure needed to support it already exists, and improve the quality of life in the central Puget Sound region.

Previous award winners include the YWCA Family Village Issaquah, Jackson Hydroelectric Project Enhancements, and the Lyndon Avenue North Complete Street Project.

Award nomination materials are available online here or by contacting Michele Leslie Potter at 206-587-4819. Nominations will be accepted until March 31, 2014.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. It coordinates the distribution of about $240 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds each year. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.

Title VI Notice: PSRC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, contact PSRC at 206-587-4819 or see webpage.


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PSRC seeking volunteers for Citizen Advisory Committee

Thursday, April 11, 2013


PSRC (Puget Sound Regional Council) is seeking volunteers for the 2013 Transportation Alternatives Program Citizens Advisory Committee. This committee will help recommend a list of projects for funding under a new federal program.

The committee will be composed of individuals with expertise in archeology, bicycle and/or pedestrian issues, environmental mitigation, historic preservation, outdoor advertising, scenic resources, or vegetation management. The committee will include representation from King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. PSRC encourages diversity in its boards and committees.  

The time commitment is expected to be 3-4 meetings between May and August. Apply here. Note that employees of public agencies are not eligible to participate.

Members of this volunteer citizens committee will be appointed by PSRC's Transportation Policy Board on May 8, 2013. 

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 entities, including all four counties, cities and towns, ports, state and local transportation agencies and tribal governments within the region. PSRC is also the lead regional economic development planning resource and home to the Prosperity Partnership.


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Puget Sound Regional Council recommends transportation funding for Shoreline; seeks public comment

Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending $6.9 million in funding for projects in Shoreline, part of more than $440 million in federal funds proposed by PSRC to improve transportation around the region.

Projects in the Shoreline area include:

  • Aurora Ave N (SR-99), N 192nd St to N 205th St  - $3,411,665
  • N 175th Street Overlay Preservation Project, Midvale Avenue N to I-5 - $190,229
  • Interurban Trail-Burke Gilman Connection – 195th Street Trail (1st Ave NE – 5th Ave NE) - $371,950
  • Westminster Way N Overlay Preservation Project, N 145th Street to Aurora Avenue N - $246,054
  • Lynnwood to Northgate Link Light Rail Extension - $2,691,969

“These projects were selected on their merits and support the region’s economic development and growth,” said Bellevue Councilmember Claudia Balducci, chair of PSRC’s Transportation Policy Board.  “When Congress approved these funds earlier this year, their focus was on growing and sustaining jobs.  These projects, large and small, will put people to work and shore up the foundations of our economy for the future.”

PSRC is encouraging public comments on the projects proposed for funding and on the region’s draft Transportation Improvement Program for 2013-2016. The public comment period runs from September 13 through October 25, 2012. The vote by PSRC’s Executive Board to approve the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program is scheduled for October 25. A complete list of all projects and more information is available at PSRC.

How to make a comment:

Mail:
Puget Sound Regional Council
ATTN: Kelly McGourty
1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-1035

Email Kelly McGourty

In Person on October 11, 2012 or October 25, 2012:

There will be a public comment period at the beginning of two PSRC meetings in October:

  • Transportation Policy Board, 9:30 a.m., October 11, 2012
  • Executive Board, 10:00 a.m., October 25, 2012

The Puget Sound Regional Council is located at 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle 98104.



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PSRC Seeking Comment on Draft Public Participation Plan

Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking public comment on its draft Public Participation Plan. The 46-day public comment period will run from May 1 to June 15, 2012.


The draft Public Participation Plan is available online or from PSRC's Information Center at 206-464-7532.

How to make a comment:
US Mail: Attn: Michele Leslie Potter, 1011 Western Ave, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
FAX: 206-587-4825
In person: Any PSRC board or committee meeting, see calendar

The Puget Sound Regional Council is updating its Public Participation Plan to better reflect its existing practices for public involvement, consultation with interested parties, interagency consultation, and agency governance and operations, all in one document for public reference.

PSRC worked with its membership, boards and committees, interagency consultation process, stakeholder groups, interested parties and the public to develop its public involvement practices. PSRC adopted its first Public Participation Plan in 1993.  It was updated in 1994, 2002, and last in 2007. It was refined through public processes by incorporating outreach strategies that proved effective in involving the public during specific studies, as well as new federal and state guidance.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. In 2012, PSRC will select projects for the roughly $400 million in federal funds the region can expect to receive over the next few years. PSRC is also the lead regional economic development planning resource and home to the Prosperity Partnership.

Title VI Notice: PSRC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, call 206-587-4819. Servicios de Traducción Disponible 206-971-3052, Diana Martinez.  Có dịch vụ thông dịch sang tiếng Việt. Xin liên lạc Thu Lê số 206-464-6175.


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