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Council renews commute‑trip reduction plan and interlocal agreement with Community Transit
Summary
The council adopted a 2025–2029 Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan requiring affected employers to implement a set of measures to reduce single‑occupant vehicle trips and approved renewal of an interlocal agreement with Community Transit to administer CTR programs in Snohomish County.
The Mountlake Terrace City Council unanimously adopted a 2025–2029 Commute Trip Reduction plan Wednesday and approved renewal of an interlocal agreement with Community Transit to coordinate and administer employer CTR programs in the city.
City traffic engineer John Merrick summarized the plan and said state law requires jurisdictions to maintain CTR plans that encourage alternatives to single‑occupant vehicle trips, reduce congestion and lower carbon emissions. The plan applies to "affected employers" — businesses with sufficiently large workforces arriving at a single site during peak commute hours — and establishes a goal for a…
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