Driver and Vehicle Licensing

Frequently Asked Questions

Oversize/Overweight Truck Permits

Approval of January 13 & 14, 2009 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes

TRANSPORTATION 101 – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FUNDING AND PLANNING IN WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION (pdf 1.5 mb)

Presenter:  Paul Parker, Senior Policy Analyst, WSTC

CITY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES

• City of Kent
  Presenter: Mayor Suzette Cooke
• City of Auburn (pdf 3 mb)
  Presenter: Mayor Peter Lewis
• City of Covington (pdf 2.3 mb)
  Presenter: Glenn Akramoff, Public Works Director

TRANSPORTATION 2040: THE NEXT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN (pdf 1.1 mb)

Presenters: Puget Sound Regional Council
Bob Drewel, Executive Director
Sue Singer, President
Mike Cummings, Program Manager, Transportation Planning

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

• Sound Transit
  Presenter: Ron Lewis, Deputy Executive Director
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
  Presenter: Steve Taylor, Planning Director
• King County Transportation
  Presenter: Harold Taniguchi, Director of Transportation
• King County – South County Area Transportation Board
  Presenter: Jeanne Burbidge, Chair

THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF FREIGHT

Panel Members:
BNSF
Roger Nober, Executive Vice President (pdf 1 mb)

Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
Captain Mike Moore, Vice President
Jordan Royer, VP for External Affairs

Costco
Thomas K. Walker, Executive Vice President

Port of Seattle (pdf 564 kb)
Kurt Beckett, Director of External Affairs

Port of Tacoma (pdf 249 kb)
Dick Marzano, Commissioner

Wal-Mart
Bob Dixon, General Manager, Transportation

LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN SOUTH KING COUNTY

Presenters:

Peninsula Truck Lines
Stan Vander Pol, President

City of Kent
Mayor Suzette Cooke

City of Auburn (pdf 844 kb)
Dennis Dowdy, Public Works Director

Cascade Bicycle Club
Chuck Ayers, Executive Director

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT) REGIONAL PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES

• SR 167 and North-South Connections at I-405, I-5 and SR 512 (pdf 3.3 mb)

Presenters: Craig Stone, Administrator, Urban Corridors Office, WSDOT; and
Carol Hunter, Transportation Planner, Urban Corridors Office, WSDOT

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

(The Commission reserves the right to take action
on any item during the Commission meeting.)

All Transportation Commission and Committee meetings are open to the public.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

Individuals requiring reasonable accommodations may request written materials in alternate formats, sign language interpreters, physical accessibility accommodations, or other reasonable accommodations by contacting the event sponsor (Commission Office at (360) 705-7070), by April 17, 2009. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the event sponsor through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.

Title VI Notice to Public

It is the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin and sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities.  Any person, who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint with WSDOT's Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). For Title VI complaint forms and advice, please contact OEO's Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098.