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County staff present 2025–2029 Commute Trip Reduction plan update; board asked to approve
Summary
County transportation staff briefed commissioners on Spokane County’s update to the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan covering 2025–2029, described baseline drive‑alone rates, affected employers and jurisdictions, and said the plan will take effect July 1 pending county approval.
County transportation staff presented an update to Spokane County’s Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan for 2025–2029 during the May 20 board briefing and asked the Board of County Commissioners for approval to adopt the plan and submit it to the state for an effective date of July 1.
Staff said the update was developed collaboratively with the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC), Spokane Transit and the seven jurisdictions in Spokane County. The CTR law, staff said, was passed in 1991 and updated in 2006; its statewide goals are to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and fuel consumption.
According to the presentation, the CTR program applies to employers with more than 100 employees who work between 6 and 9 a.m. and work at least 35 hours a week. County staff reported that 96 employers across Spokane County are subject to CTR requirements; unincorporated Spokane County has nine affected employers. Staff said baseline commute data (2024) shows a countywide 64.4% drive‑alone rate and that the statewide target is 60%.
Staff outlined outreach and survey work, jurisdiction-level targets and the plan’s performance baselines. The presentation said Spokane County began the update in March 2024, submitted materials to SRTC in September for review and that SRTC and the TDM Technical Committee have approved the plan. Staff requested formal board approval so the county plan can go into effect July 1.
Commissioners asked whether CTR data can inform the county’s climate-change and comprehensive-planning work. Staff said they had begun sharing data with the county’s climate-resiliency committee and that regional grant funding for mobility programs remained at expected levels pending gubernatorial action.
No final vote was recorded during the briefing; staff said the plan would be presented for the board’s approval per the county’s regular agenda process.
