Daily vehicle hours of delay during PM peak period on arterial/freeway system
Current Conditions: 150,000
2020 Trend: 660,000
2020 RTA Plan (MTP): 513,000
% Increase in hours of delay during PM peak period on arterial/freeway system
Current through 2020 trend: 340%
Current through 2020 under RTA Plan: 242%
Source: 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (The Transportation Element of VISION 2020, the Region's Adopted Growth and Transportation Strategy), Puget Sound Regional Council, May 25, 1995.
Roadway Performance Associated with the RTA Plan from an RTA Forecast
Daily reduction in peak-period delays produced by the RTA Plan:
6,700 person-hours
Estimated daily peak-period delays in the year 2010 from above PSRC data:
710,000 person-hours
Percent Reduction of Year 2010 Congestion Due to the RTA Plan:
0.9%
Source: The Ten-Year Regional Transit System Plan, Appendix C: Benefits, System Use and Transportation Impacts of Sound Move, RTA, May 31, 1996.