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VAST Program Annual Report March 2021
The annual report summarizes key accomplishments and recurring, recent and upcoming activities of the Vancouver Area Smart Trek (VAST) program which is a partnership of transportation agencies in the Clark County region established to improve transportation system operations and performance through the use of smart technology and the system and communications infrastructure needed to support it.
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Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County October 2023
The TIP is a four-year program of regionally significant transportation projects. The TIP represents an agency’s intent to implement a specific project and the anticipated flow of funds for that project. Regionally selected transportation projects are incorporated into the TIP along with other regionally significant projects selected for funding at the state or federal level.
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2020-2023
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2019-2022
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2018-2021
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2017-2020
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2016-2019
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2015-2018
Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2014-2017
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2013-2016
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan, Clark County, 2012-2015
Unified Planning Work Program May 2023
The UPWP describes the transportation planning activities to be completed as part of the regional transportation planning process. This document is prepared annually by RTC to meet federal requirements. It details the funding sources required to carry out the planning program and addresses the major transportation policy issues of the forthcoming year.
2023 UPWP Amendment - Transportation Data Study
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan February 2024
The RTP for Skamania County establishes the region’s vision, goals, and principles for the enhancement of Skamania County’s transportation system over the next 20 years. It details the transportation strategy to support the economic growth and prosperity of the region. The current update was published in 2021.
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, April 2021 Update
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended November 2018
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended November 2016
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Updated May 2014
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended December 2011
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended May 2009
Skamania County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended May 2003
Regional Transportation Plan for Clark County February 2024
The RTP for Clark County, December 2014, is now replaced by the current Regional Transportation Plan for Clark County adopted in March 2019. The RTP is the region’s principal transportation planning document representing a twenty-plus year transportation plan for Clark County. The Plan is developed through a coordinated process between local jurisdictions and transportation agencies in order to develop regional solutions to transportation needs.
Regional Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2019 Update 2021 Amendment
Regional Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2019 Update
Regional Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2014 Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2011 Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2011 Update, Unabridged
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, August 2012 Amendment
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2007 Update, 2008 Amendment
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2007 Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2005 Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2002 Update, 2003 Amendment
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2002 Update
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for Clark County, 2000 Update
Human Services Transportation Plan November 2022
The federal transportation act, SAFETEA-LU, required development of a Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan. The HSTP addresses the transportation needs of the elderly, people with disabilities, low income populations, and rural residents unable to provide transportation for themselves. The first HSTP for our region was adopted by the RTC Board of Directors in January 2007, and subsequently updated in December 2010. The Plan supports grant requests submitted by agencies from this region for state and federal funding for human services transportation needs through the WSDOT’s statewide competitive Consolidated Public Transportation Grant program.
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan February 2024
The RTP for Klickitat County establishes the region’s vision, goals, and principles for the enhancement of Klickitat County’s transportation system over the next 20 years. It details the transportation strategy to support the economic growth and prosperity of the region.
The current update was published in 2024.
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, 2024 Klickitat RTP
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, 2018 Klickitat RTP
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, Updated May 2014
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended December 2011
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended May 2009
Klickitat County Regional Transportation Plan, Amended May 2003
Performance Based PlanningJanuary 2025
2023 Transportation Performance Measurement (TPM) Summary Report
2022 Transportation Performance Measurement (TPM) Summary Report
C-TRAN’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and Safety Performance Targets
C-TRAN’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Document
MAP-21 Safety Performance Measures and Target Setting
Transit Asset Management State of Good Repair
Transit Asset Management Performance Targets
Regional Collision Data Trends and MAP-21 Compliance
10-Year Transportation Project Priorities Report November 2012, Amended March 2014In November 2012, the RTC Board adopted the Ten-Year Transportation Project Priorities Report. Listed projects were identified as being shorter-term needs in the Clark County MTP and were recommended for prioritization analysis by local jurisdictions and transportation agencies. The priority projects were analyzed based on the following transportation performance criteria: safety, mobility, multi-modal and support for economic development. Subsequently, three additional projects emerged as priority projects for this region’s local jurisdictions and were included in the Clark County Transportation Alliance’s 2013-2014 Washington State Legislative Policy Statement. These additional projects are now included in the March 2014 amended 10-Year Project Priorities Report.
10-Year Transportation Project Priorities Report, 2014, 2.08MB
SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Study October 2011
The purpose of the SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Study was to consider options to improve transportation access across the Columbia River between Bingen/White Salmon, Washington and Hood River, Oregon. Between 1999 and 2004 the study effort resulted in the completion of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and identification of preliminary preferred alternative. Between 2010 and 2011 a Type, Size, and Location Study was completed to identify the preferred bridge.
Type, Size, and Location Study, Final Report, October 2011
Type, Size, and Location Study, Executive Summary, October 2011
SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Feasibility Study, Final Report, September 2004
SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Feasibility Study, Executive Summary, September 2004
Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Plan June 2011
The first TSMO Plan for the Clark County region was adopted by the RTC Board 2011. TSMO strategies focus on lower cost operational and multimodal approaches that are coordinated between technologies and agencies to make better use of existing transportation facilities. These strategies are directed toward improving system efficiency and performance without adding new roadway capacity. They support regional transportation goals by improving travel time reliability, reducing crashes, improving transit on-time performance, and by reducing travel delay, fuel use, and air pollution. TSMO strategies can include a wide range of projects such as: traveler information, freeway management, arterial management, coordinated incident management, and transit signal priority. The 2016 Plan update is now available.
Safety Management Assessment for Clark County April 2011
Safety for all modes of travel is an important component of the metropolitan transportation planning process. The Safety Management Assessment for Clark County, Washington is a tool to help identify the safety needs for the region. This report introduces the general purpose and requirements for safety planning, identifies priority factors involved in traffic fatalities, and identifies high collision intersection locations and planned improvements. This assessment is intended to be folded into the next update to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
Final Report, April 2011
Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning Workshop April 2011
In April of 2011, a FHWA sponsored Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning Workshop was held in Vancouver, Washington, in partnership with WSDOT and RTC. Scenario planning provides a framework for developing a shared vision for the future by analyzing various forces (e.g., health, transportation, economic, environmental, land use, etc.) that affect growth. A defining characteristic of successful public sector scenario planning is that it actively involves the public, the business community, and elected officials on a broad scale, educating them about growth trends and trade-offs, and incorporating their values and feedback into future plans.
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Workshop Agenda, April 2011
Clark County High Capacity Transit System Study December 2008
The Clark County High Capacity Transit System Study report is the culmination of a two-year effort, on the part of RTC and its partner agencies, to develop a HCT System Plan. The plan includes BRT in the Highway 99, Fourth Plain, and Mill Plain corridors and significant bus improvements in the I-205 corridor. The plan will serve as a guide for C-TRAN and the communities in Clark County as they move forward with improvements in the planning of future HCT Corridors.
Final Report, Executive Summary
Transportation Corridor Visioning Study April 2008The Transportation Corridors Visioning Study was an effort to identify and assess potential new regional transportation corridors in Clark County and across the Columbia River. The purpose of the Visioning Study was to begin to answer the question: “How would we get around within our own community in the longer-term future if our County reaches one million in population?” The intent of the study was to provide a high-level “50,000-foot level” planning analysis while future phases may assess land use implications and evaluate corridors at a higher level of detail.
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Commuter Rail Feasibility Study May 1999
This study evaluated the feasibility of operating a commuter rail system between Clark County, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. It focused on whether commuter rail service could be accommodated on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad’s existing local track system.
Transportation Futures Committee December 1996
The Transportation Futures Committee (TFC) report documents the process, transportation vision and findings of the TFC which was formed after the February 1995 defeat by voters of a financing proposal for light rail transit in Clark County. In response to the vote, the Board of Clark County Commissioners and the Vancouver City Council appointed a group of 28 people to serve as members of the TFC whose charge was to serve as a citizen-based approach to discuss the community’s future transportation needs.