Press Releases

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) is asking for public comment on a $2.1 billion draft 2026-2029 four-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that includes programming of major transportation projects within the Clark County region....

The RTC Board of Directors reviewed and accepted the Congestion Management Process: 2024 Monitoring report at their July 1, 2025 meeting.  The report offers information on measures of congestion, changes to system operating conditions and strategies to manage...

The RTC Board of Directors adopted the Clark County Safety Action Plan at their June 3, 2025 meeting. The plan was funded through a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant to help identify transportation focused safety needs and improvements across Clark...

Vancouver, Washington - Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) wants to hear from people across the region about roadway safety in Klickitat County and Skamania County. Through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Gorge Safety Action Plan, RTC...

Complete Streets is a comprehensive approach to planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining our streets. It is a departure from previous approaches that often assumed automobiles as the most prevalent transportation mode. Complete Streets provides a full...

On April 1, 2025, the RTC Board of Directors issued a Call for Projects, opening RTC’s annual competitive grant program for new applications. The estimated grant program availability is $13.9 Million. Agency grant applications are due on July 11, 2025. Detailed...

Vancouver, Washington - Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) is looking for additional input on what programmatic solutions and location specific solutions should be considered for the Clark County Safety Action Plan. Community members can find...

The draft SFY 2026 Unified Planning Work Element is available for public and stakeholder review until May 2, 2025. The final SFY 2026 UPWP will be presented to the RTC Board of Directors for approval on May 6, 2025. The UPWP describes transportation planning...

RTC Board Endorses 2025 Legislative Statement The RTC Board of Directors endorsed the Clark County Transportation Alliance 2025 Policy Statement. The Policy Statement is a multi-agency coalition statement, and presents the highest regional project and program...

RTC Publishes 2024 Annual Report The 2024 Annual Report of RTC’s key work program accomplishments is published and was presented to the Board of Directors. Agency highlights included delivering a $23 million dollar grant program, completion of regional transportation...

Public invited to Online Open House Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan Vancouver, Washington  Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) wants to hear from people in Clark County about making our streets safer. Through the Safe...

Board Approves 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program The 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was adopted by the RTC Board of Directors on October 1, 2024. The TIP provides a summary of upcoming regionally significant transportation projects...