Regional Mobility

The Regional Mobility Grant Program supports local efforts to improve connectivity between counties and regional population centers and reduce transportation delay. This program includes four eligible project types: vehicle and equipment purchases, capital construction, operations, and transportation demand management.

We seek to fund projects that deliver public benefits as quickly as possible. State funding supports this grant (RCW 47.66.030).

Eligible applicants

Cities, counties, ports, public transit agencies, regional transit authorities, regional transportation planning organizations, and metropolitan planning organizations in Washington state are eligible to apply.

Pre-application requirement

To apply for a Regional Mobility grant, you must first submit a pre-application. WSDOT engineers, planners, and transportation demand management experts will review your pre-application. Only organizations with a reviewed pre-application may apply for a grant.

Applicants may apply for more than one project. Each project requires a separate pre-application

The 2025-2027 Regional Mobility pre-application closed Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Eligible projects

Applicants may apply for two- or four-year projects. This program includes four eligible project types:

Vehicle and equipment purchases

  • Passenger service vehicles.
  • Charging equipment for electric vehicles.
  • Communications equipment.
  • Computer hardware, software, and data systems.
  • Multimodal enhancements (e.g., bicycle racks).
  • Security equipment.

Capital construction

  • Passenger transfer centers.
  • Bus-only or high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
  • Bus passenger shelters, platforms, and stations.
  • Transit access improvements.
  • Transit signal priority, queue jumps, and bypasses.
  • Park-and-ride lots and facilities.

Operations

  • New, expanded or more frequent bus routes, express service, and feeder service.
  • New community connections or transportation corridors serving multiple communities.

Transportation demand management

  • Programs that enhance commute trip reduction programs (e.g., incentives, transit passes, expansion of growth, and transportation efficiency centers).
  • Programs that encourage a mode shift to high-efficiency modes (e.g., transit, walking, biking).
  • Outreach to employers to increase the use of teleworking.
  • First- and last-mile connections programs (e.g., public transit rideshare expansion).
  • Other transportation demand management strategies and concepts listed on WSDOT’s Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) website.

Note: The application will ask you to describe the TSMO strategies under consideration for your proposed project. We encourage you to explore the TSMO website before applying. Review WSDOT’s definition of TSMO under the About tab on the website. Think about how your proposal will support WSDOT’s goal to operate and manage a multimodal transportation system. Explore the Strategies and Concepts tab for possible TSMO processes and tools that apply to your project.

Match requirements

Applicants must provide matching funds of at least 20 percent of the total project cost as direct contributions. Direct contributions are cash or other assets that directly benefit the project and are fundamental to implementing the project.

Applicants may use any funding source as matching funds, except for other competitive state public transportation grants.

Evaluation criteria

WSDOT’s panel of subject matter experts will evaluate 2025-2027 biennium grant applications based on the following criteria:

  • Reduce delay: Uses program funds to reduce the amount of time it takes for people to get where they are trying to go.
  • Improve connectivity: Improves multimodal connections and services between counties or regional population centers.
  • Project performance: Reduces vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled compared with costs and useful life.
  • Readiness to proceed: Consistent with local plans and minimizes scope, schedule, and budget risks. Likely to deliver public benefits on schedule.

Important dates

  • Feb. 1, 2024: Pre-application available in the Grants Management System (GMS). Pre-application must be submitted by the deadline and reviewed by WSDOT to apply for a 2025-2027 biennium grant.
  • 3 p.m. March 5, 2024: Pre-application due in GMS. Applicants may apply for more than one project. Each project requires a separate pre-application.
  •  March - April 2024: WSDOT subject matter experts review pre-applications.
  • April 9, 2024: WSDOT posts notice of funding opportunity.
  • May 9, 2024: Grant applications available in GMS. Applicants may apply for more than one project. Each project requires a separate application.
  • May-June 2024: WSDOT staff available for questions and technical assistance.
  • 3 p.m. June 25, 2024: Grant applications due in GMS. Applicants may apply for more than one project. Each project requires a separate application.
  • June-August 2024: WSDOT reviews applications and performance estimates. WSDOT works with applicants to make any application revisions.
  • 3 p.m. Aug. 27, 2024: Revised applications due in GMS.
  • August-September 2024: Independent evaluation panel reviews and scores applications.
  • Nov. 29, 2024: WSDOT sends prioritized list of projects to the Legislature and Governor’s Office.
  • May-June 2025: WSDOT sends grant award letters to grantees (subject to budget bill enactment).
  • July 1, 2025: 2025-2027 biennium begins.
  • June 30, 2027: 2025-2027 biennium ends.

Awards

The Regional Mobility grants table below shows 39 projects awarded over $76 million for the 2023-2025 biennium.

*Indicates a four-year continuing project that began in the 2021-2023 biennium.

Organization

County/counties

Project title

Award

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit)

King, Snohomish Stride bus rapid transit: non-motorized elements and transit signal priority

$4,818,281

City of Bellevue

King, Pierce, Snohomish

Bellevue transportation demand management of the future*

$250,000

City of Bothell

Snohomish

Bothell Canyon Park transportation demand management program

$333,334

City of Grandview

Yakima

Wine Country Road park and ride

$323,384

City of Kirkland

King

108th Avenue NE transit queue jumps, phases 1 and 2*

$500,000

City of Seattle (Seattle DOT)

King

N 130th St/Roosevelt Way NE/NE 125th St multimodal corridor improvements

$2,300,000

City of Seattle (Seattle DOT)

King

RapidRide J Line*

$3,000,000

City of Seattle (Seattle DOT)

King

Route 40 transit plus multimodal corridor*

$3,000,000

City of Shoreline King

State Route 523 and I-5 roundabouts*

$1,500,000

City of Tukwila

King

Regional transportation demand management for South King County*

$336,000

City of Vancouver Clark Residential transportation demand management program $421,434

Clallam County Public Transportation Benefit Area (Clallam Transit System)

Clallam

Strait Shot 123 service expansion*

$248,000

Clark County Public Transit Agency (C-TRAN)

Clark

Highway 99 bus-rapid-transit project

$12,000,000

Intercity Transit

Thurston

Rear-door boarding and real-time passenger information deployments

$1,211,221

Intercity Transit

Pierce, Thurston

Zero-emission hydrogen demonstration project

$6,192,557

King County Metro Transit

King

ORCA youth access to transit

$832,000

King County Metro Transit

King

Southwest King County transit signal priority

$399,268

King County Metro Transit

King

ORCA business passport ridership-based rebate pilot

$2,350,400

King County Metro Transit

King

Major transit spot improvements

$296,180

King County Metro Transit

King

Park-and-ride pedestrian and bicycle site improvements

$1,272,000

Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority (Kitsap Transit)

Kitsap

SR 305 Day Road park and ride

$2,355,700

Kitsap County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority (Kitsap Transit) Kitsap

SR 16 park and ride*

$3,125,000

Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) Cowlitz, Lewis Lewis County to Cowlitz County connector service $864,186
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston Lewis County zero-emission transit network initiative $2,772,480
Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) Lewis, Thurston

Southwest Washington e-transit corridor*

$778,000

Pierce County Planning and Public Works

King, Pierce

Reduce regional commute trips with transportation-demand-management programs

$292,000

Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit)

Pierce

Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7: roundabout at S. 96th Street to support Stream bus-rapid-transit-corridor project

$3,801,000

Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit)

Pierce

Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7 roundabout at 121st Street S to support Stream bus rapid transit

$2,296,670

Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit)

Pierce

Puyallup runner service

$774,360

Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) Pierce

Port of Tacoma service*

$568,000

Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Pierce Transit) Pierce

Spanaway Transit Center, phase 2*

$5,700,000

Skamania County

Clark, Klickitat, Skamania

Skamania County Senior Services public transportation expansion grant*

$222,000

Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area Corp (Community Transit) Snohomish

Swift bus rapid transit*

$300,000

Spokane County Spokane

Commuter revitalization project

$212,678

Spokane Transit Authority (STA) Spokane

Argonne station park and ride

$1,400,000

Spokane Transit Authority (STA) Spokane

I-90/Valley high-performance transit corridor infrastructure*

$6,486,000

Spokane Transit Authority (STA) Spokane

Sprague Line high-performance transit improvements*

$1,980,000

Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services/Wahkiakum on the Move

Clark, Pacific, Wahkiakum

Bus replacement

$200,000

Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) Whatcom

Whatcom Smart Trips

$439,971

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