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Council members raise alarm after Transportation Policy Board recommends removing "equity" language from regional plan
Summary
Councilmember Madrone told Olympia's City Council that the Transportation Policy Board recommended removing the word "equity" and other federally targeted language from the Thurston Regional Transportation Plan draft, a move he and other councilmembers warned could endanger regional projects and federal funding.
Councilmember Madrone reported to the Olympia City Council on April 29 that the Thurston Regional Transportation Policy Board voted to release the regional transportation plan (RTP) for public comment while also recommending that staff begin removing language flagged as federally targetednotably the word "equity" and related terms.
Madrone said the motion to release the RTP was combined with a recommendation to direct staff to remove language tied to federal executive orders and cited concern that removing…
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