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Washington State Public Transportation Plan Chapter Three: Goals and Action Strategies GOAL 1: THRIVING COMMUNITIES GOAL 2: ACCESS GOAL 3: ADAPTIVE TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY GOAL 4: CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE GOAL 5: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GUARDIANSHIP 82 WSDOT | <strong>DRAFT</strong> October 2015 | WaTransPlan.com
Washington State Public Transportation Plan Chapter Three: Goals and Action Strategies GOAL 5 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GUARDIANSHIP Protect, conserve, and manage Washington’s transportation assets in a manner that maximizes and sustains their value to the public, public transportation and the statewide transportation system We all must be guardians of Washington state’s transportation system. It is the economic lifeblood of Washington state and its urban, suburban, rural and tribal communities— moving people and goods by various modes across many jurisdictions. Guardianship of the transportation system is a commitment to continuously improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation system. Guardianship of the system entails: »» Maintaining the physical condition of transportation infrastructure »» Ensuring and demonstrating that transportation investments are made in a manner that maximizes value to the public—economic, social and environmental »» Ensuring the transportation system continues to respond to the needs of Washington state residents, communities, visitors and businesses Washington state’s primary and traditional transportation responsibility has been state stewardship of state owned and managed infrastructure. As the state is challenged to find cost-effective ways to increase the carrying capacity of its transportation system, public transportation has become a more essential component of Washington’s toolkit. Maximizing the value of Washington’s transportation system assets requires an approach to the planning and delivery of transportation that incorporates a range of solutions that may require new ways of integrating, managing and funding transportation investments. Washington’s public transportation system provides 235 million transit trips a year, combined with 450 daily ferry sailings, 250 miles of HOV lanes, intercity bus service, tribal transit and nonprofit community transportation. This enables people to get where they need to go—whether to a job, a doctor’s appointment, to shopping, or to recreation. Initiatives and programs such as the state’s commute trip reduction program, Vanpool Investment Program (largest public program in the nation with 8.4 million trips), the special needs Grant Program, High Occupancy Vehicle and managed lane system, and park and ride lot system all contribute to providing a complete transportation system for people to WSDOT | <strong>DRAFT</strong> October 2015 | WaTransPlan.com 83
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