July 28, 2011

The Executive Board approved $41.9 million in PSRC federal funding for priority projects in the region.

These funds came available due to higher than estimated allocations from the region's two Federal Highway Administration's funding sources. In addition, a share of the funding is from previously funded projects that could no longer use the funds. The projects were selected from a contingency list approved previously by the Executive Board. Descriptions of the funded projects are available at psrc.org.

For more information, contact Kelly McGourty at 206-971-3601 or kmcgourty@psrc.org. 

The Executive Board discussed proposed updated designation procedures for new regional growth and manufacturing industrial centers.

The designation procedures will apply to new regional growth and manufacturing industrial centers, and will help ensure that new centers will be successful in achieving the VISION 2040 regional growth strategy. The Executive Board is scheduled to take action on the updated procedures in September 2011. Watch the presentation online at psrc.org. 

For more information, contact Ivan Miller at 206-464-7549, imiller@psrc.org.

 In other business, the Executive Board:

• Authorized an amendment to PSRC Legal and Human Resources Services contracts
• Authorized a contract for Regional Economic and Land Use Forecasting Support 
• Approved an amendment to the 2010-2013 Transportation Improvement Program, adding 29 projects
• Certified updates and amendments to the comprehensive plans of Carnation, Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Duvall and Poulsbo, and conditionally certified a comprehensive plan amendment and update for Bonney Lake
• Received an information item on the Transportation 2040 Prioritization effort
• Met in Executive Session to discuss the Transportation 2040 appeal, which was dismissed in King County Superior Court on June 28, 2011