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Thurston Regional Planning Council outlines 25-year transportation plan, flags Yelm projects and resilience gaps
Summary
Lisonbee Osterberg, planning manager at the Thurston Regional Planning Council, told the Yelm Planning Commission that the council’s draft Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), called “What Moves You,” looks out to 2050, projects rapid regional growth and lists major projects and policy targets affecting Yelm including the Yelm Loop; the draft will be released for public review at the end of the month with a public comment period through April–May and a July adoption target.
Lisonbee Osterberg, planning manager at the Thurston Regional Planning Council, told the Yelm Planning Commission that the council’s draft Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), called “What Moves You,” looks out to 2050, projects rapid population and housing growth across the region, and lists major projects and policy goals that local jurisdictions should use when updating their transportation elements.
The RTP matters because projects must be listed in the regional plan to be eligible for many federal and state transportation funds, and the plan must be consistent with local comprehensive plans under state law. Osterberg said the draft will be released for public review at the end of the month, with a public comment period through April and May and an adoption target in July.
Osterberg said the region is growing quickly and that the RTP is a high-level, financially constrained roadmap of projects, modes and targets the region will track. “No surprise to folks in Yelm, our region is growing very,…
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