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PRTPO Resources
Staff
Thera Black
PRTPO Coordinator
TheraB@PeninsulaRTPO.org
Phone (360) 878-0353
Edward Coviello
Transportation and Land Use Planner
Kitsap Transit
EdwardC@kitsaptransit.com
Phone (360) 824-4919
Fax (360) 377-7086
Peninsula RTPO Members
Executive Board Chair
Annette Nesse
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Executive Board Vice Chair
Councilmember Bek Ashby
City of Port Orchard
Executive Board Secretary
Tammi Rubert
Jefferson Transit Authority
Technical Advisory Committee Chair
Wendy Clark-Getzin
Jefferson County
Technical Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Dave Smith
Mason County
Members
Executive Board | Technical Advisory Committee |
---|---|
Clallam County | Clallam County |
Jefferson County | Jefferson County |
Kitsap County | Kitsap County |
Mason County | Mason County |
City of Bainbridge Island | City of Bainbridge Island |
Bremerton | Bremerton |
Forks | Forks |
Port Angeles | Port Angeles |
Port Orchard | Port Orchard |
Port Townsend | Port Townsend |
Poulsbo | Poulsbo |
Sequim | Sequim |
Shelton | Shelton |
Port of Allyn | Port of Allyn |
Port of Bremerton | Port of Bremerton |
Port of Port Angeles | Port of Port Angeles |
Port of Shelton | Port of Shelton |
Clallam Transit | Clallam Transit |
Jefferson Transit | Jefferson Transit |
Kitsap Transit | Kitsap Transit |
Mason Transit | Mason Transit |
WSDOT, Olympic Region | WSDOT, Olympic Region |
Hoh River Tribe | Hoh River Tribe |
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe | Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe |
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
Makah Tribe | Makah Tribe |
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe | Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe |
Quileute Tribe | Quileute Tribe |
Squaxin Island Tribe | Squaxin Island Tribe |
Skokomish Tribe | Skokomish Tribe |
Suquamish Tribe | Suquamish Tribe |
What is an RTPO?
A Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) is formed through a voluntary association of local governments within a county or contiguous counties. RTPO members include cities, counties, WSDOT, tribal governments, ports, transportation service providers, private employers and others.
What is the purpose of an RTPO?
Authorized in the 1990 Growth Management Act, RTPOs are a formal mechanism for local governments and the state to coordinate transportation planning for regional transportation facilities.
What do RTPOs do?
Collaborating with cities, counties, transit agencies, ports, WSDOT and business and community groups, RTPOs conduct a variety of transportation planning and coordinating activities such as:
- Prepare a regional transportation plan (RTP) that is consistent with county planning policies
- Certify that countywide planning and policy elements of local comprehensive plans are consistent with the RTP
- Develop and update a six-year Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
How are RTPOs different than Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)?
State legislation (GMA) created RTPOs. An RTPO covers both urban and rural areas and receives state funding in support of its planning efforts. Federal legislation created Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). An MPO covers an urbanized area and receives federal funding in support of its planning efforts.
MPOs and RTPOs serve the same basic transportation planning functions - develop a long-range plan, coordinate within a region, and prepare a transportation improvement program. The federal MPO and state RTPO requirements of these organizations are complementary. The lead agency for a RTPO is also the lead agency for the MPO within the region (except Lewis-Clark Valley MPO because it is a bi-state organization).
What makes the Peninsula RTPO unique among RTPO's in Washington State?
Kitsap County, one of the four counties of the PRTPO, is also a member of the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSCRC) and receives its Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding through PSRC. The other three counties -- Clallam, Jefferson and Mason -- elected to receive their STP funds directly from the state rather than through the PRTPO.
What is WSDOT's role with RTPOs?
WSDOT provides administrative and technical assistance, supports RTPO coordination activities, and actively participates in the regional transportation planning process.
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