Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-63 - Commute trip reduction program › Section 468-63-050 - Regional commute trip reduction plan

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Purpose and process.
(a)
Purpose of regional CTR
			 plan.
The state's intent in requiring regional CTR plans is to ensure
			 that the region develops a consistent, integrated regional strategy for meeting
			 CTR goals and targets. The region shall use existing plan information as much
			 as possible to determine how the CTR program can help the region achieve its
			 transportation goals. The state intends for CTR services and strategies to be
			 prioritized in regional funding programs.
(b)
Plan development
			 process.
RCW
			  70.94.527(6) requires the
			 regional CTR plan to be developed in collaboration with all affected local
			 jurisdictions, transit agencies, and other interested parties within the
			 region.
(i) Collaboration. The RTPO shall
			 invite, as appropriate, local jurisdictions, local transit agencies, major
			 employers, business associations and economic development organizations,
			 nonprofit transportation and land use advocacy organizations, pedestrian and
			 bicycle advocacy organizations, public health agencies, tribal governments, and
			 others as necessary to participate in the development of the regional CTR
			 plan's goals, targets and strategies.
(ii) Development of regional GTEC criteria.
			 The RTPO shall develop minimum land use and transportation criteria for GTECs
			 in collaboration among local jurisdictions, transit agencies, major employers,
			 and other affected parties as part of the regional CTR plan. The state intends
			 for minimum land use and transportation criteria for GTECs to be developed as
			 early in the regional planning process as possible.
(iii) Regional role. The state intends for
			 the RTPO to coordinate the local and regional CTR planning process, and work
			 closely with local jurisdictions to ensure consistency in all of the plans. The
			 RTPO shall provide data and technical assistance to local jurisdictions to aid
			 the development of their local CTR plans.
(iv) Planning framework. The state intends
			 for local plans to follow a planning framework established by the RTPO.
			 However, the state recognizes that during the initial planning phase in fiscal
			 year 2007, development of local and regional CTR plans will be a concurrent,
			 iterative process. Thus the state intent that RTPOs lead the planning
			 process.
(c)
Identification of lead agencies.
The regional CTR plan shall
			 describe which entities will be implementing the CTR program for each city and
			 county, as determined locally. This description shall include an identification
			 of lead agencies and the expected contractual relationships for program
			 administration.
(d)
Consistency and integration with other plans, programs and local
			 requirements.
RCW  70.94.527(6)
			 requires the regional CTR plan to be consistent with and incorporated into
			 transportation demand management (TDM) components in the regional
			 transportation plan (as required by
			 RCW
			  47.80.030). The regional CTR plan shall be
			 consistent with TDM components in the regional transportation plan. The
			 regional CTR plan shall be incorporated by the RTPO into the regional
			 transportation plan by December 31, 2008.
(e)
Plan review and approval.
According to
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(6), regions
			 without an approved regional CTR plan shall not be eligible for state CTR
			 funds.
(i) Schedule. For jurisdictions in the
			 region to receive CTR program funding, the CTR board must receive final draft
			 regional CTR plans by October 1, 2007, and by March 31 every two years
			 thereafter, if updates have been made to the regional CTR plan or if the RTPO
			 is adopting a regional CTR plan for the first time.
(ii) Submittal.
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(7) requires RTPOs
			 to submit their regional CTR plans, related local CTR plans, and certified GTEC
			 programs to the CTR board. By October 1, 2007, and by March 31 every two years
			 thereafter, the RTPO shall submit the regional CTR plan, all local CTR plans in
			 the region, and GTEC certification reports to the CTR board. Local and regional
			 CTR plan submittals shall include documentation of support from the applicable
			 transit agencies if the plans include a transit element.
(iii) Determination of consistency.
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(7) requires the
			 RTPO to collaborate with the CTR board to evaluate the consistency of local CTR
			 plans with the regional CTR plan. When the RTPO submits local CTR plans to the
			 CTR board, it shall also submit its determination of which local CTR plans are
			 consistent with the regional CTR plan and meet state requirements. If any plans
			 are not consistent or do not meet state requirements, the RTPO shall describe
			 its reasoning and what changes need to be made to the plan before it is
			 approved. The CTR board shall use the RTPO recommendation during its review of
			 the local and regional CTR plans.
(iv) Approval. According to
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(7), regional CTR
			 plans must be approved by the CTR board to be eligible for state CTR funding.
			 The CTR board shall review the regional CTR plan and notify the RTPO in writing
			 whether it approves or denies the plan. If the regional CTR plan is approved,
			 jurisdictions in the region are eligible for state CTR funding. If the regional
			 CTR plan is not approved, the CTR board shall state its reasoning and
			 recommendations for improvement to the RTPO. The RTPO may then choose to submit
			 its revised plan to the CTR board by the deadline established by the CTR board
			 or to appeal the decision.
(v)
			 Appeal. If a regional CTR plan is not approved by the CTR board, the RTPO may
			 choose to appeal the decision to the secretary of transportation or his/her
			 designee within sixty days of the board's decision by submitting a written
			 request for appeal to the secretary of transportation or his/her designee. The
			 secretary of transportation or his/her designee shall consider the appeal
			 within sixty days of the RTPO's request. If the secretary of transportation or
			 his/her designee grants the appeal, the regional CTR plan shall be considered
			 valid by the CTR board. If the secretary of transportation or his/her designee
			 denies the appeal, the region is not eligible for state CTR program funding
			 until a revised regional CTR plan is submitted and approved by the CTR
			 board.
(f)
Annual
			 progress report.
RCW
			  70.94.527(8) requires RTPOs
			 with a regional CTR plan to submit an annual progress report to the CTR board
			 at the end of each state fiscal year. The RTPO is required to submit a progress
			 report to the CTR board by June 30, 2008, and every year thereafter. The report
			 shall describe progress in achieving the regional CTR goals and targets and
			 shall highlight any problems being encountered in achieving the goals and
			 targets. The information shall be reported in a form established by the CTR
			 board.
(g)
Plan update
			 cycle.
The regional CTR plan shall be updated concurrent with the
			 schedule for the regular update of the regional transportation plan or in order
			 to establish new regional goals and targets and incorporate information from
			 updated local CTR plans.