Plan Says Funding Shortfall Straining State Transportation System
Washington state’s transportation system will fall into a long-term decline under the current funding scheme that relies on motor vehicle fuel tax, according to a draft report by the Washington State Transportation Commission.The commission released a draft of it's 20-year transportation plan last week and is asking members of the public to weigh in on it.
The Spokesman-Review's "Getting There" column looks at the plan.
About SRTC
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.
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