Skagit and Island Counties are Washington State’s 11^th and 14^th most populous counties respectively, with a total population of just over 190,000, and are expected to grow by between 50,000 and 100,000 residents over the next 20 years. The area is also a burgeoning commercial/industrial center and a regional tourist attraction. The Skagit-Island Regional Transportation Plan is an important planning document that addresses future transportation needs over the next 20 years, to ensure the timely and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the region. The Plan is officially known as the Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Plan, or M/RTP, but for the sake of simplicity it is referred to as the Regional Transportation Plan.

An update to the Plan is needed to comply with federal and state planning requirements and new federal laws, and to maintain the region’s eligibility for state and federal transportation improvement funds.

• Skagit-Island M/RTP (6.37 MB)(pdf)
  

Skagit MTIP / Skagit-Island RTIP

Skagit MPO ITS Architecture

The Skagit MPO ITS Architecture was approved at the December 2011 MPO Policy Board meeting. This document is designed to assist agencies in eliminating redundencies in Intellegent Transportation Systems across jurisdictional boundaries.

Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Plan

• 2010 SCOG Coordinated Plan for Adoption (5.59 MB)(pdf)
  
• Skagit-Island Prioritization Discussion (41.77 KB)(pdf)
  

Skagit County

Skagit County has released the Envision Skagit 2060 Citizen Committee’s final report and recommendations, which are now available on the project website at www.skagitcounty.net/envisionskagit, and will soon be available in hard copy.

• Skagit-Island M/RTP (6.37 MB)(pdf)
  

Inside Skagit Station, you will find Skagit Transit’s Customer Service counter, Greyhound’s Customer Service counter and an Amtrak ticket machine.

Skagit County Regional Non-Motorized Plan

Upcoming Non-Motorized Project

We can use input on how to make an upcoming SR 20 paver project (pending funding) coincide with other non-motorized projects that can easily be addressed during the paving work. Please send suggestions to gabep@scog.net.

Complete Streets and Healthy Planning Workshops

On October 24th and 25th 2011 workshops were held to enhance local jurisdictions’ planning efforts for all modes of transportation. Materials from the workshops can be found below:

This Skagit transit website is a helpful tool for customers, full of information on bus routes, schedules, fares, and much more.

For other local transit information please got to the Whatcom County Transit or Island County Transit website

To View the Draft Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Plan Please see Planning Projects