The original RTP adopted in 1995 was part of the original Growth Management Act start-up efforts to ensure coordination between transportation and land use, consistency between local and state plans, and consideration of all modes of travel. It informed the initial development of locally adopted Countywide Planning Policies and Comprehensive Plans that are consistent with the regional growth strategy. It considered a planning horizon of 2010. Local, regional, and state policy have matured in the ensuing decades, but the underlying direction spelled out in the 1995 RTP is still relevant today.
This was the first update to PRTPO’s Regional Transportation Plan. It was reformatted to better account for access to plans and resources on the internet, which wasn’t readily available in 1995. It greatly expanded the goals and policies section to better support the myriad of considerations facing local, tribal, and state agencies. While it did include an overview of relevant state and national issues expected to shape regional planning in the years ahead, it refrained from including a project list or recommendations at that time. It considered a planning horizon of 2035.
This was the last RTP update before the RTP Online update. It carried forward much of the work from the 2015 RTP, retaining from that earlier plan the underlying vision, goals and policies with only minor updates. It introduced the State Facilities Action Plan, a fine-grained strategy from WSDOT Olympic Region for managing and operating its state highways. It also introduced for the first time select measures that PRTPO itself could undertake or promote to support regional needs. This update was adopted soon after PRTPO reconfigured itself as independent from WSDOT. It considered a 2040 horizon.