Kimberly Rubenstein

This document provides an overview of Washington's transportation system, highlighting past achievements and outlining key priorities for 2026 and beyond. It is guided by principles of accountability, delivery, resilience, innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. Major focus areas include addressing preservation backlogs, improving the ferry system, advancing fish passage, and preparing for future population growth and major events like the FIFA World Cup to ensure long-term transportation safety, reliability, and economic vitality.

This document outlines the Urban Mobility, Access and Megaprograms organization's efforts in Western Washington Transportation System Planning Coordination. It addresses future growth, transportation needs, and existing system constraints. Key focus areas include the I-5 Master Plan, the Cascadia High-Speed Rail Service Development Plan, and the Amtrak Cascades Service Development Plan. The plan aims to create a safe, reliable, and resilient multimodal transportation system that enhances accessibility and supports regional economic vitality by modernizing infrastructure and expanding travel options, while also planning for future population growth and extreme weather risks.

This document, presented by the Seattle Department of Transportation, details the city's Autonomous Vehicle Program. It outlines Seattle's preparations and timeline for autonomous vehicles, including regulatory frameworks, testing permit programs for companies like Zoox and NVIDIA, and community engagement initiatives such as the Autonomous Vehicle Inclusive Planning Cohort. The program addresses potential challenges like accessibility, congestion, and regulatory preemption, while leveraging opportunities for safety and consistent user experience. It emphasizes regional collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and a strategic vision to guide AV deployment, aiming to ensure safe, affordable access, and alignment with community-centered governance, equitable workforce transition, inclusive accessibility, and data transparency.

This document outlines Redmond's Planning Framework, which is designed to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, organize around light rail, improve travel choice and mobility, create a safe system, maintain transportation infrastructure, and enhance freight and service mobility. It also analyzes the alignment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) with these guiding principles, identifying potential misalignments concerning resiliency, sustainability, equity, and safety. The long-term vision is to achieve affordable and sustainable mobility for community members by 2050.

This document outlines the Washington State Transit Association's legislative priorities for 2026. The key strategic areas include preserving, maintaining, and increasing public transit investments, incentivizing the transition to zero-emission fleets, supporting safety and security for transit employees and customers, reducing costs and streamlining processes to strengthen public transit, and protecting the effective and efficient delivery of public transit.