Wednesday, May 9, 2012

State Rail Plan In The Works

Here's something interesting I found in my email this morning; the Washington State Department of Transportation is starting work to develop a long range state rail plan, to outline the future of Washington’s passenger and freight rail networks. The plan will provide a framework for improving the state’s overall freight and passenger rail system to maximize efficiency and accommodate anticipated economic growth (yeah hopefully). The plan will be a blend of participation from rail industries, ports, shippers, tribes, transportation communities, interest groups, and the general public.


The plan is scheduled to be complete in August 2013. It will serve as a strategic blueprint for investment in the state's freight and passenger rail networks and strengthen our ability to compete for future federal rail funding. Here's more information on this plan.

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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.