Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)

The Puget Sound Regional Council is a consortium of elected officials from four counties -  King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap. Representatives from cities and towns, ports, tribes, transit agencies, and the state work together to develop policies and make decisions about regional issues, planning for regional transportation, growth management and economic development.

PSRC works with local government, business and citizens to build a common vision for the region’s future, expressed through three connected major activities:

• VISION 2040, the region’s growth strategy
• Transportation 2040, the region’s long-range transportation plan
• Regional Economic Strategy, the region’s blueprint for long-term prosperity.

VISION 2040 is the region’s strategy for addressing anticipated growth of population and employment through 2040. VISION 2040 describes how and where we can grow while also supporting the well-being of people and communities, economic prosperity and a healthy environment.

Transportation 2040 is the region’s long-range transportation plan. The plan outlines the investments and strategies needed to keep the region moving as we grow.

Regional Economic Strategy, led by the PSRC’s Economic Development Board, is a plan for strengthening the region’s economic foundations and supporting industries that offer outstanding potential for good-paying jobs and long-term sustainability.

PSRC is governed by a General Assembly and an Executive Board. Each member of PSRC is a voting member of the General Assembly, which meets at least annually to vote on major decisions, establish the budget, and elect new officers. The Executive Board is chaired by the PSRC President, meets monthly, and serves as the governing board. Both the General Assembly and Executive Board use weighted votes based on population to make decisions.

The Transportation Policy Board and Growth Management Policy Board include representatives of PSRC’s member jurisdictions, tribes, regional business, labor, civic, and environmental groups, as well as voting members representing each caucus of the state Legislature. These boards make recommendations on key transportation and growth management issues to the Executive Board.

Shoreline City Councilmember Chris Roberts is an alternate to the Growth Management Policy Board, as well as an alternate to the Transit Oriented Development Board. Councilmember Chris Eggen is an alternate to the Transportation Policy Board.

PSRC also supports the work of the region’s Economic Development District, governed by a board composed of public and private members that meets bi-monthly to coordinate regional economic development planning.

The Puget Sound Regional Council operates under a two-year (biennial) budget and work program. The agency receives its revenue from federal, state and local sources.