Commerce is kicking off an update to its Transportation Element Guidebook and we want your help!
We are seeking volunteers from counties, cities, tribes, regional transportation agencies, and community-based organizations to join an advisory group as we develop new resources to help local governments understand and update the transportation element of their comprehensive plans.
Your insight and expertise will be crucial to our success. As an advisory group member, you’ll help to ground deliverables in the realities of local implementation, raise concerns and opportunities early and strengthen the usability of final products. Our goal is to provide a guidebook focused on usability and applicability, as well as a toolkit for implementation.
We expect to hold up to nine, one-hour meetings over the course of the project. Read more about joining the advisory group in the Advisory Group Work Agreement (PDF).
For questions, contact Ananda Gordon-Peabody at Ananda.Gordon-Peabody@Commerce.wa.gov.
Background
Commerce provides guidance to help local governments update their comprehensive plans consistent with state laws, including the Growth Management Act.
The Transportation Element Guidebook (PDF) was last updated in 2012. While its recommendations remain relevant, a lot has changed in 15 years. The new guidebook will reflect current state law and best practices gleaned from successful implementation at the local level.
