RTC Studies

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) is developing a Clark County Freight System Plan to guide the future of freight transportation across the region.

Freight plays a critical role in Clark County’s economy—moving goods, supporting local industries, creating jobs, and connecting communities to regional, national, and global markets. As the region continues to grow, a safe, efficient, and resilient freight system will be essential to maintaining economic competitiveness and supporting quality of life.

The Freight System Plan will build upon the findings of the 2025 Freight Mobility Study and identify strategies, policies, and investments needed to strengthen the movement of goods across Clark County.

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) wants to hear from people in Clark County about making our streets safer. Through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan, RTC will identify transportation focused safety needs and improvements across Clark County. The key goal for the plan is to try and eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes by 2030 for people walking, biking, rolling, and driving.

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) with support from the Washington Department of Transportation and our member agencies, have launched a transportation study to better understand how people travel throughout Clark County and the region.

RTC conducts household travel roughly every 10 years, as household demographics and related travel behaviors change over time.

In July 2024 RTC and HFWA executed the agreement for the SS4A grant funds to initiate this work. RTC will be utilizing consultant services for the development of the regional safety action plan. The USDOT has provided agencies a clear structure as to what has to be included in a safety action plan, which was utilized to develop a scope of work for a project RFQ. An RFQ is expected to be released in late August, with proposals being due mid-September. Work is anticipated to begin in October 2024.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL) established the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), a new regionally competitive grant program managed by RTC. The CRP authorizes grant funding for projects designed to reduce transportation emissions. RTC was awarded funds to develop signal timing to improve traffic flow, safety, and air quality in the Clark county urban area. and the public

The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Program provides education, resources, and funding to improve safety and mobility for children by enabling and encouraging them to walk, roll, and bicycle to school. To support local agencies, school districts, and parent-teacher organizations who are interested in implementing SRTS, RTC has developed this SRTS Toolkit with ready-to-use resources that can be used to start a basic SRTS program.