Transportation
This page provides a comprehensive listing of transportation information for Washington Local Governments. Some of pages are still under development and links have been made to state agency pages. Content coverage includes the broad topics of:
Congestion Management - Planning and Policy - Funding - Modes of Transportation - Traffic Engineering and Design - Traffic Codes and Enforcement - Parking Management - Streets and Roads - Transportation Links
If you have information to share or are aware of other Web sites to which we should link, please contact one of the consultants who prepared these pages: John Carpita, Public Works Consultant, Sue Enger, Planning Consultant, Carol Tobin, Public Policy Consultant, or Lynne De Merritt , Senior Public Policy Consultant or call MRSC at (206)-625-1300
Contents
Congestion Management
Transportation Planning and Policy
- National, Statewide and Regional Transportation Planning
- Transportation-Related Washington Statutes and Administrative Codes
- General Information - Transportation Planning
- Transportation Planning Guides and Programs from Other States
- Making Decisions about Transportation Planning Policy
- Public Involvement in Transportation Planning
- Resources and Data for Transportation Planning
- Travel Demand Forecasting
- Rural and Small Community Transportation Planning
- Local Transportation Plans and Plan Elements
- Glossary
Transportation Funding
- Washington Local Government Transportation Funding
- State and Local Transportation Taxes
- Transportation Resource Manual
- Joint Transportation Committee, January 2007 Update
- Transportation Resource Manual
- Public Transportation Funding
- Road and Bridges Service Districts
- State and Federal Grants and Loans
- Transportation Benefit Districts
- Transportation Impact Fees
- Assessment Districts
- Other Funding Technique Including Innovative Funding
Transportation Modes
- Airports
- Bicycles
- Bus Systems/Mass Transit
- Intercity and Rural Public Transportation Program
- WSDOT
- Public Transportation Funding - Program descriptions
- Transit Systems
- WSDOT
- Intercity and Rural Public Transportation Program
- Carpool/Vanpool/FlexCar
- Freight Mobility
- Freight
- WSDOT
- Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
- WSDOT
- Freight
- Intermodal Planning
- Ferries
- State Ferry System
- WSDOT
- Lummi Island Ferry
- Whatcom County
- Pierce County Ferry System
- Guemes Island Ferry
- Skagit County
- State Ferry System
- Designing Transportation Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles
- Rail
- WSDOT
Traffic Engineering and Design
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
- Traffic Control and Safety Topics
Traffic Codes and Enforcement
- Traffic Regulations and Enforcement
- Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO)
- Automated Traffic Enforcement
- Impounding of Vehicles (Chapter 46.55 RCW)
- Truck Route and Weight Restriction Provisions
- Motorized Scooter Regulations
- Requiring Bicycle Helmets
- Junk Vehicles
- Cruising and Street Racing
Parking Management
- Parking Regulations and Enforcement
- Off-Street Parking Provisions (Zoning)
- Parking Demand and Pricing
- Downtown Parking - Issues and Management
- Municipal Parking Lots and Structures
- Parking and Business Improvement Areas (PBIA)
- Parking and Storage of Oversized Vehicles (Commercial Vehicles, RVs, Boats)
- Bicycle Parking and Storage
- Parking Management Reference Tools
Streets and Roads
- Street and Road Classifications
- Design and Construction
- Easements and Vacations
- Street Vacation Procedures: Sample Ordinances and Forms
- Unopened Streets
- Maintenance
- Pavement Maintenance
- Road Maintenance (ESA Protection)
- Policies Naming Public Facilities and Streets
- Nuisances on Public Property and Public Ways
- Snow and Ice Removal on Public Right-of-Way
- Sidewalks
- Sidewalk Construction, Maintenance, and Repair
- Pedestrian Facilities - Sidewalks and Crosswalks - includes sidewalk programs
- Streetscape - includes "green streets"
- Street Trees and Landscaping
- Landscape Provisions - includes planting strips
- Street Trees
- Tree Conservation/Management/Protection - includes street trees
- Street Use Permits
- Right-of-Way Use Permits - Street Use, Construction, Excavations, and Special Use Permits
- Sidewalk Use Policies
- Special Events Permits
- Street Banner Regulations

