Indicator | Current Conditions | 2020 Trend | 2020 RTA Plan (MTP) |
Daily vehicle hours of delay during PM peak period on arterial/freeway system | 150,000 | 660,000 | 513,000 |
% Increase in hours of delay during PM peak period on arterial/freeway system | -- | 340% | 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.