Newsroom

May 8, 2018

May is National Bike Month and the Washington region is celebrating. The TPB proclaimed Friday, May 18 as Bike to Work Day for the region. This is the 18th year the TPB, through Commuter Connections, has co-organized Bike to Work Day, along with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). It’s a day to encourage more people in the region to try out biking as a way to get to work.

Apr 26, 2018

Back in December and January, the TPB endorsed seven initiatives for a better transportation future. Now, we’re holding nine public forums across the region to get people talking about not only their opinions about the initiatives but also how they imagine the future of transportation in the region.​

Apr 10, 2018

Reliability is the main factor that influences how people in the region make their transportation choices. Last summer, the TPB conducted a public input survey to gather general attitudes and opinions about transportation in the region. The survey’s purpose was to better understand what factors influence people’s travel choices, what affects their travel experiences, and what they would like to see in the future. The results will be used to inform the TPB’s planning process.

Mar 13, 2018

What kinds of cars and trucks are on our region’s roads? TPB planners are interested in understanding the current characteristics of cars, trucks and buses in our region. Knowing this information helps them more accurately forecast mobile emissions and see if our region is meeting its air quality goals. ​

Mar 5, 2018

Before the TPB approves its new long-range transportation plan, Visualize 2045, staff will complete two analyses. One will test the financially constrained element for its effect on the region’s air quality and the second will quantify forecasted changes in the transportation system.

Mar 5, 2018

The Transportation/Land-Use Connections (TLC) Program supports planning for vibrant and accessible communities. The TPB created the TLC program in 2006 to assist local jurisdictions in identifying ways to help make the region’s transportation system and the built environment support one another more effectively. The TLC program has provided technical assistance for more than 100 projects around the Washington region. To make it easier to learn about them, we’ve developed a mapping tool.

Feb 13, 2018

Every two years the TPB selects and awards federal grant funding to projects throughout the region aimed at improving mobility for older adults and persons with disabilities. Each selection is very competitive–this year the TPB received grant applications totaling $13 million in requests–over two times the federal funding available.

Jan 23, 2018

Two initiatives, endorsed by the TPB at its January meeting, join the five generated by the TPB’s Long Range Plan Task Force to form the basis for Visualize 2045’s aspirational element. These two additional initiatives focus on bicycle and pedestrian projects. The “non-motorized” initiatives supplement the five initiatives focused on other forms of transportation.

Nov 21, 2017

At the November 15 TPB meeting the board received an hour long briefing to go over the results from an analysis of 10 transportation improvement initiatives it had selected for study earlier in July.

Nov 21, 2017

At its November 15 meeting, the TPB received a long briefing on the results of a study of the initiatives recommended by its Long-Range Plan Task Force. The board also approved the region’s designated Critical Urban Freight Corridors.