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Washington State Public Transportation Plan<br />
Chapter Three: Goals and Action Strategies<br />
EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION<br />
When making decisions about potential investments, criteria geared toward mutually<br />
beneficial outcomes can keep planning processes focused on integrated multimodal<br />
transportation options that open doors for the upward mobility and improved health of<br />
every member of the community.<br />
A more inclusive approach to planning, funding, and implementing transportation will<br />
increase opportunities to build alliances, develop community support, and collaborate on<br />
solutions that leverage resources to achieve thriving communities.<br />
Given the increasingly diverse and complex challenges in communities across the state,<br />
public transportation is a critical tool for promoting social integration and equity for people<br />
to access every service and amenity that our communities have to offer.<br />
EVALUATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES<br />
Desired<br />
Outcomes<br />
• Healthy people<br />
• Prosperity<br />
• Sustainable environment<br />
• Equity<br />
Measures<br />
Currently Available<br />
• Tons of greenhouse gases<br />
caused by transportation<br />
• Jobs created or sustained by<br />
transportation projects<br />
• % increase in miles of trails<br />
Measures to<br />
be Developed<br />
• Thriving Communities Dashboard<br />
»»<br />
Economic, environmental and<br />
community benefits of public<br />
transportation<br />
»»<br />
Mode split by subarea<br />
»»<br />
Costs of transportation as a<br />
portion of household income<br />
»»<br />
Air quality<br />
»»<br />
Number and types of housing<br />
units in proximity to public<br />
transportation<br />
STRATEGIES<br />
Implicit in the concept of thriving communities is a recognition that public transportation<br />
benefits go beyond simply transporting people from one place to another. Where public<br />
transportation is more accessible, people can more easily connect with others, resulting in<br />
productivity gains, economic investment, better health, and improved quality of life.<br />
PP<br />
Research, test and share tools and best practices to advance sustainable and equitable<br />
transportation planning and investment<br />
PP<br />
Quantify and communicate the economic, environmental, health and community benefits<br />
of public transportation to Washington state<br />
PP<br />
Test ways to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of transportation strategies that<br />
support people throughout their lives<br />
PP<br />
Align and coordinate transportation investments to support local comprehensive plans<br />
and community priorities, such as improving first and last mile pedestrian connections<br />
or connections between bus and ferries<br />
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WSDOT | <strong>DRAFT</strong> October 2015 | WaTransPlan.com
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