The Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly adopted the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) on May 28, 2026, setting a long-range blueprint for transportation investments through 2050 across King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. The RTP prioritizes system maintenance and preservation, major expansion of high-capacity and local transit, active transportation, specialized mobility services, ferry system modernization and decarbonization, freight network improvements, and climate and safety outcomes. The plan estimates roughly $300 million per year in federal funds administered by PSRC and identifies that current-law revenues will only cover about 83% of the region’s transportation needs, leaving a sizable funding gap especially for cities and local transit agencies., road usage charging, higher transit sales taxes, vehicle fees), implementing the Regional Safety Action Plan, expanding specialized transportation, planning passenger-only ferries, and addressing rural transportation, emerging technologies, and performance monitoring. ) into specific studies, corridor concepts, TIP amendments, and capital and service procurements over the next several years.

The RTP incorporates the Coordinated Mobility Plan, Active Transportation Plan, Regional Safety Action Plan (2025), Financial Strategy, and other technical reports; PSRC also manages competitive federal funding programs where safety, maintenance, climate, equity, and transit are emphasized in project selection.