Planning
Background
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is committed to providing leadership in and support of comprehensive multi-modal metropolitan and statewide planning. In the Washington Division Office, our role includes policy and program guidance as well as information and advice on FHWA, state, regional, and local transportation planning and program matters in Washington.
We coordinate technical, administrative and authoritative guidance to WSDOT, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and local officials in the direction and execution of their transportation planning. Planning includes the integration of the transportation and air quality planning processes, along with aiding MPOs in the development of both long and short range plans. These plans are coordinated with the development of the transportation control measures for the State Implementation Plan, the Statewide Long Range Plan and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
Division Office Transportation Planning Program Manager
Sidney Stecker, Planning Program Manager & Air Quality Coordinator
Phone: 360-753-9555
E-mail:sidney.stecker@dot.gov
Responsibilities
- SPR Program (Statewide Planning and Research) Oversight
- Metropolitan/ Urban Planning
- Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWP)
- Air Quality ,Conformity & Financial Constraint Issues
- TMA Planning Certification Reviews
- Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)
- Transportation Community and System Preservation (TCSP)
- Lead Contact for the following MPOs:
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- Whatcom CoG
- Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council
- Yakima Valley CoG
- Spokane Regional Transportation Council
- Benton Franklin CoG
- Lewis-Clark Valley MPO
- MPO Long Range Plans
- Smart Growth
- Sustainable Communities
- Emergency Coordinator
- Region 10 ESF-1 Representative
Transportation Planning Engineer
Sharleen Bakeman, Community Planner
Phone: 360-753-9418
E-mail: Sharleen.Bakeman@dot.gov
Responsibilities
- Statewide Planning
- STIP (Statewide Transportation Improvement Program)
- MPO Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) & Financial Constraint
- Lead Contact for the following MPOs:
- Thurston Regional Planning Council
- SW Regional Transportation Council
- Skagit MPO
- Cowlitz Wahkiakum CoG
- National Highway System (NHS)
- Highway Functional Classification
- Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)
- Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
- Traffic Monitoring Data
- Fuel Tax Evasion
- Certification of Public Road Mileage
- Truck Size & Weight Program
- Highway Statistics Program
- Census
Legislation & Regulations
For current legislation and regulations pertaining to metropolitan and statewide planning, air quality, and other environmental regulations as outlined below, to go to the FHWA HQ planning website.
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Title 23, United States Code, Highways (GPO electronic USC)
- Title 23 United States Code Part 134 - Metropolitan Planning
- Title 23 United States Code Part 135 - Statewide Planning
Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Highways (GPO electronic CFR)
Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401-7671q)
Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
August 15, 1997 Transportation Conformity Regulation
Planning Links
Federal
State
