HB 2440.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/16/02)

     Provides for the integration of transportation and land use planning.

     Declares that priority programming for the improvement program shall take into account the consistency with local comprehensive plans developed under chapter 36.70A RCW including the following if they have been included in the comprehensive plan:  (1) Support for development in and revitalization of existing downtowns;

     (2) Extent that development implements local comprehensive plans for rural and urban residential and nonresidential densities;

     (3) Extent of compact, transit-oriented development for rural and urban residential and nonresidential densities;

     (4) Opportunities for multimodal transportation; and

     (5) Extent to which the project accommodates planned growth and economic development.

     Requires that, in any project funded by the transportation improvement board, and in addition to any other items required to be considered by statute, the board also shall consider the land use implications of the project, such as whether the programs and projects:  (1) Support development in and revitalization of existing downtowns;

     (2) Implement local comprehensive plans for rural and urban residential and nonresidential densities;

     (3) Have land use planning and regulations encouraging compact development at appropriate residential and nonresidential densities; and

     (4) Promote the use of multimodal transportation.