Req. #1 1439
RILESOLUTIONNO. 37220
1 A RESOLUTION related to the City's Commute Trip Reduction ("CTR") Plan;
approving the proposed plan and the proposed Growth and Transportation
2 Efficiency Center Program; and submitting both to the Puget Sound
Regional Council and the Washington State CTR Board for review and
3 approval.
4 WHEREAS, in 2006, the Washington State Legislature passed the
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Commute Trip Reduction ("CTR") Efficiency Act ("Act"), which is a revision to
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the 1991 CTR law and sets forth new planning requirements and higher goals
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8 for reducing single-occupant vehicle ("SOV) trips and vehicle miles traveled
9 ("VIVIT") by affected employees, and
10 WHEREAS the Act requires local jurisdictions to develop CTR plans to
11 identify strategies for achieving the goals and also encourages local
12 jurisdictions to designate areas of dense employment and residential
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development as Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers ("GTEC") where
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15 more aggressive strategies can be applied to achieve a greater reduction of
16 SOV trips and VIVIT, thus reducing demand on the state and local
17 transportation systems, and
18 WHEREAS the proposed City of Tacoma Commute Trip Reduction Plan
19 has been developed pursuant to the Act, and
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WHEREAS the proposed CTR Plan is a planning document and
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22 provides a rational basis for a discussion by the City Council on the level of
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