Sound Transit Long-Range Plan wins VISION 2040 award

Sound Transit has won a 2015 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for its Regional Transit Long-Range Plan. The awards recognize innovative projects and programs that help ensure a sustainable future as the region grows.

The Regional Transit Long-Range Plan outlines Sound Transit's plan to expand regional transit, including express bus, commuter rail, light rail and related access projects, beyond what voters have already approved and is scheduled for completion in 2023. 

VISION 2040 is the region's growth management, economic, and transportation strategy, designed to meet the needs of the 5 million people expected to be living in the region in 2040. It is an integrated, long-range vision for the future that lays out a strategy for maintaining a healthy region - promoting the well-being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 entities, including all four counties, cities and towns, ports, state and local transportation agencies and tribal governments within the region.