Gray Notebook

WSDOT's executive direction & Statewide Transportation Policy Goals

The Gray Notebook executive section includes updates on its Strategic Plan, quarterly progress on the Statewide Transportation Policy Goals, and progress on federally-mandated Transportation Performance Management targets.

Laws enacted in 2007 established policy goals for transportation agencies in Washington (RCW 47.04.280). Throughout its editions, WSDOT's GNB reports on progress toward the six statewide transportation policy goals that include:

• Safety: To provide for and improve the safety and security of transportation customers and the transportation system (GNB articles: Active Transportation Safety, Highway Safety, and Worker Safety)
• Preservation: To maintain, preserve, and extend the life and utility of prior investments in transportation systems and services (GNB articles: Aviation, Bridges, Capital Facilities, Highway Maintenance, Pavement, and WSF Vessels & Terminals)
• Mobility: To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington, including congestion relief and improved freight mobility (GNB articles: Amtrak Cascades, Incident Response, Travel Information, and Washington State Ferries)
• Environment: To enhance Washington's quality of life through transportation investments that promote energy conservation, enhance healthy communities, and protect the environment (GNB articles: Electric Vehicles, Fish Passage, Water Quality, Wetlands, and Wildlife Habitat Connectivity)
• Economic Vitality: To promote and develop transportation systems that stimulate, support, and enhance the movement of people and goods to ensure a prosperous economy (GNB articles: Commercial Vehicles, Freight, and Freight Rail)
• Stewardship: To continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the transportation system (GNB articles: Advertisement Record & Change Orders, Completed Projects & Contracts, and Pre-Existing Funds)