Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2017

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are requesting comments on the transportation planning process conducted in the Portland-Vancouver urbanized area by Metro and Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC).

This request for public comment is part of a transportation planning certification review that will assess compliance with Federal regulations pertaining to the transportation planning process conducted by Metro and RTC, the Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation, transit agencies, and local units of government in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

Please send your comments by February 10, 2017 to:

Rachael Tupica
Federal Highway Administration, Oregon Division
530 Center St. NE, Suite 420
Salem, Oregon 97301
Rachael.Tupica@dot.gov

Sharleen Bakeman
Federal Highway Administration, Washington Division
711 South Capitol Way, Suite 501
Olympia, Washington 98501
Sharleen.Bakeman@dot.gov

Jeremy Borrego
Federal Transit Administration, Region 10
915 Second Ave., Suite 3142
Seattle, Washington 98174
Jeremy.Borrego@dot.gov

Ned Conroy
Federal Transit Administration, Region 10
915 Second Ave., Suite 3142
Seattle, Washington 98174
Ned.Conroy@dot.gov

FHWA and FTA are also hosting two Board Member listening sessions with Metro and RTC, which are open to the public, and scheduled for the following dates:

RTC Board Member Listening Session
Date: Tuesday January 31, 2017
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Clark County Public Service Center
1300 Franklin St., Room 679, 6th Floor
Vancouver, Washington 98660

Metro Board Member Listening Session
Date: Wednesday February 1, 2017
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Location: Metro
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, Oregon

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