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Executive Council Chair

Commissioner David Sullivan, Jefferson County

 

Policy Board Chair

Annette Nesse, Director,
Planning and Admin.,
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

 

Technical Advisory Committee Chair

Rich James, Senior
Transportation Planner,
Clallam County

 

PRTPO Coordinator

Patrick Babineau, WSDOT
(360) 357-2675

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    Purpose and Activities

    Formed in December 1990, the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO) is an association of cities, towns, counties, ports, tribes, transit agencies and major employees that serve as a forum for developing policies and making decisions about regional growth management, economic and transportation issues in Clallam, Jefferson, *Kitsap and Mason counties.

    The primary purpose of the PRTPO is to provide for cooperative decision-making by the agencies within the region in order to bring about a continuous and comprehensive transportation planning process. One aspect of this purpose is to ensure that all local plans are coordinated with and consistent with the regional plan. This is accomplished through the participation of all jurisdictions and members of the private sector in the technical analysis and policy approvals for the plan.

    The PRTPO is made up of elected officials, planners, public works directors, general managers and corporate CEOs representing four counties, nine cities, four transit agencies, 10 tribal nations, four port districts, and four major employers. The Washington State Department of Transportation is the lead agency and provides staff and support to the PRTPO.

    The PRTPO developed a multi-year work plan to accomplish its goals of preparing the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) in accordance with Growth Management Act (GMA) legislation. The work of the PRTPO has achieved this goal and several other goals, ranging from establishing a comprehensive public involvement program, to forecasting future traffic volumes, and to identify necessary future transportation projects and programs. Additional goals the RTP has met include:

    • Establishing a regional concept for land use and transportation linkages.
    • Develop a multi-modal transportation plan that addresses the regional road system and tourism, freight, non-motorized, transit and ferry travel.
    • Carrying out a funding analysis to determine the feasibility and priority of project recommendations.

    Peninsula RTPO On-going Projects

    • Updating and reformatting the Regional Transportation Plan
    • Updating the Public Transit/Human Service Plan
    • Developing parameters for a future Regional Trails Plan
    • Updating the Annual R-TIP/S-TIP

    *Note: Kitsap County is a member of both Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) and the Peninsula RTPO.