Transportation Commission to hold community outreach meeting in Kent
Posted
4.15.09
Transportation Commission
Office - PO Box 47308 -
Olympia, WA 98504-7308
(360) 705-7070
Date: April 15, 2009
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Reema
Griffith, Transportation
Commission Executive
Director, 360-705-7070 |
OLYMPIA – As part of the Washington State Transportation Commission’s community outreach efforts, Transportation Commissioners will meet with local, regional and tribal officials, public transportation providers and freight industry representatives next week in Kent.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21, at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Olympia Room, 22318 84th Avenue South, in Kent, starting at 9 a.m. The meeting is open to the public, and persons wishing to speak to the Commission may do so during the public comment period scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
The meeting will consist of a series of panel discussions and short presentations about current activities, future plans and needs for transportation at the local, regional and state level. Representatives from the cities of Kent, Auburn and Covington will discuss transportation challenges and priorities from the city perspective. Members of the Puget Sound Regional Council will give a presentation to the Commission regarding Transportation 2040: The Next Regional Transportation Plan. Speakers from Sound Transit, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, King County Transportation and the South County Area Transportation Board will talk about regional transportation challenges and successes.
The Commission will participate in a panel discussion with business, shipping, rail and port representatives as they talk about the changing dynamics of freight. A follow up panel of city, trucking and bicycling interests will provide a local perspective of freight movement issues in South King County.
Washington State Department of Transportation staff will update the Commission on the status of SR 167 and north-south connections at I-405, I-5 and SR 512.
The Washington State Transportation Commission holds several meetings throughout the state each year to gain insight from local government, industry and citizens about transportation issues that affect their communities and region. This information helps the Commission to develop and implement a vision for transportation that reflects the policies, plans and priorities of the people of the State of Washington.
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