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Federal Way to provide SeaTac CTR services; city to accept WSDOT CTR technical funds
Summary
Federal Way staff said an interlocal with SeaTac will have Federal Way provide commute-trip-reduction (CTR) technical services for $45,000 per year, billed quarterly, and the city will accept $44,300 in WSDOT CTR technical funds for the 2025–27 biennium; the committee forwarded both items to the Jan. 6 consent agenda.
Federal Way transportation staff briefed the Land Use & Transportation Committee on two related commute-trip-reduction actions and moved both to the Jan. 6, 2026 council consent agenda.
John Howard, transportation planner for the City of Federal Way, said the city has provided CTR technical services to SeaTac since 2023 and the proposed interlocal would have SeaTac pay Federal Way $45,000 per year for those services. "The city of SeaTac is paying us $45,000," Howard said; the committee clarified that the amount is billed quarterly.
Howard also discussed a WSDOT technical fund award to help the city meet its CTR obligations. "The policy question before us is should the council authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation, allowing the state to reimburse the city its share of technical assistance funding for implementing commute trip reduction law," he said. The award is $44,300 for the 2025–27 biennium.
Howard emphasized CTR is a state-mandated, funded program intended to improve air quality, reduce congestion and encourage employer-based alternatives to drive-alone commuting. He told the committee the recent reduction in funding compared with the prior cycle does not prevent the city from delivering program services because much of the policy work is complete and the ongoing tasks will be lighter.
Council members asked whether the $45,000 adequately covers staff time; Howard replied that it does and noted SeaTac’s funding cycles fluctuate depending on participating worksites. The committee moved to forward both the SeaTac interlocal and acceptance of the WSDOT CTR technical funds to the Jan. 6 consent agenda.
What’s next: Both the interlocal agreement with SeaTac and the WSDOT funds-acceptance request were forwarded to the council consent agenda for Jan. 6, 2026.
