Statewide plans

Active transportation describes human scaled and often person-powered ways of getting around, such as walking, bicycling or rolling a wheelchair. The Active Transportation Plan provides a foundation for policies, procedures, investments, and improvements to the Washington state active transportation system.

Learn about our community engagement plan, which includes our policy for engagement, shares guidance for practitioners, and lets community members know what to expect.

Explore cooperative automated transportation (CAT), including autonomous and connected vehicles, and learn how it could improve safety and enhance livability for all residents.

Several plans guide our development of a freight transportation system that supports the economic vitality of Washington state. Explore information on freight plans, rail plan, truck parking, and the PCC short line railroad.

The Highway System Plan is Washington’s roadmap for preserving, maintaining, operating and improving our state highways for the next 20 years.

Read the latest passenger rail plans, view Amtrak Cascades performance reports, and learn about our projects and studies.

See the details of our 2024 updated Project Delivery Plan and how it shapes transportation across the state.

WSDOT creates several public transportation plans that identify areas for improvement in the public transportation system. We support local and regional partners in their planning efforts.

The Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan provides an exciting look at how safety rest areas operate in Washington and how they support the highway system and today’s travelers.

Learn how we tell the story of planning for and spending federal transportation dollars.

Target Zero is a plan with the goal to reduce the number of traffic deaths and serious injuries on Washington's roadways to zero by the year 2030. It also serves as the state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

Target Zero is a plan with the goal to reduce the number of traffic deaths and serious injuries on Washington's roadways to zero by the year 2030. It also serves as the state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

Explore our Transportation Carbon Reduction Strategy, a plan that focuses on ways to reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions. 

Explore the Washington State Plan for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment.

The Washington Transportation Plan (WTP) is the state's long-range transportation plan, based on the Legislature's six policy goals. This 20-year vision for improving the state's transportation network is completed in two parts: policy and implementation.