Public Participation Plan

Public involvement is a key component of the transportation planning and programming process. A proactive public involvement process is one that provides complete information, timely public notice, and full public access to major transportation decisions and supports early and continuing involvement of the public in developing transportation plans and programs.

In an attempt to ensure that our planning process is inclusive, RTC employs specific strategies for reaching out to persons who are traditionally underserved by transportation projects, such as low-income and minority households. In addition to ensuring that community members are involved, our transportation investments should not adversely impact these populations; and improvements are to be equitably distributed.

RTC utilizes a broad range of public information and participation opportunities in planning for regional transportation needs and programming of regional transportation projects. RTC also recognizes the importance of public participation at the local level and will acknowledge and consider public input resulting from transportation planning and project programming at the local jurisdictional level, as well as through public participation conducted by transportation agencies such as the public transit provider, C-TRAN, and Washington State Department of Transportation.