Web Site References

* indicates a stakeholder

Modes

  1. Aviation

Sanderson Field (Shelton airport) information.

  1. Freight

Freight Mobility

  1. Marine

Kamilche Adventures, a tribal member kayaking business.

Salish Seafood, a Squaxin Island Tribal business of Island Enterprises, Inc.

Canoe Journey information.

  1. Motorized

* WSDOT

* WSDOT Olympic Region

* Mason County Public Works

BIA Indian Reservation Roads (through TTAP)

Indian Reservation Roads (through FHWA)

ORV Recreational Trails in Washington

  1. Non-Motorized

Bicycling in Washington

Washington Trails

  1. Rail

Amtrak Cascades

Sound Transit for passenger rail

Freight (covering truck, rail, and marine freight)

  1. Transit

* Community Transportation Association – Northwest, membership fee

* Transportation Association of America

* Paratransit Services - Washington

* Mason Transit

* Intercity Transit

* Grays Harbor Transit

* Thurston Regional Planning Council, our consultant, membership fee

* WSDOT Public Transportation

Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation

Transpro

Capital Aeroporter

Coastal Transport, Elma, Washington (360) 482-4474 Brent Meldrum, President – no web site

Issues

  1. Capacity (administrative)

* Squaxin Island Tribe

* RTPO

WSDOT Key Facts

WSDOT, “Building Projects that Build Communities: Recommended Best Practices,” 2003 guidebook developed by the Community Partnership Forum.

* Northwest Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP), administered by the EasternWashingtonUniversity’s Urban Planning Program under contract with the FHWA.

TTAP links – great resource!

Indian Transportation Association (ITA)

Research Board

AASHTO Best Practices

Planning principles

Planning for Transportation

Association of Washington Cities

Local Government Commission

Context Sensitive Design

Nisqually case study

Tribes of Northwest Indians - Transportation Committee

* Chehalis Tribe, Lennea Magnus

Salish Kootenai Tribe Transportation Plan

  1. Capacity (funding)

general funding reference.

general funding reference.

current Squaxin Transit funding

FHWA National Scenic Byways Discretionary Program. For large-scale projects that provide strategic benefits, competitive grant.

DOI National Park Service (NPS), Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program technical assistance (no grants) to help communities achieve on-the-ground conservation successes for their projects.

Transportation Association of America (CTAA) Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program, funded thru USDA providing short-term and/or long-term technical assistance (no grants) for facility and service development and expansion.

American Society of Civil Engineers

for Strategic and International Studies, Commission on Public Infrastructure

newsletter by Jim Hightower

Natural Resources Defense Council

  1. Capacity (system)

WSDOT Trans. Plan congestion

  1. Climate change and sustainability

Climate Impacts Group, an ATNI reference

West Coast Governors Global Warming Initiative, an ATNI reference

  1. Community vitality

Street

  1. Economic development, tourism, workforce development

American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association.

Olympic Peninsula Tribal Tourism Association

offers both driving directions and public transportation options.

Washington State Tourism web site.

Thurston County Chamber of Commerce

Thurston County Economic Development Council

Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce

Mason County Economic Development Council

Visitor & Convention Bureau

  1. Elders

* South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency, helping elders and the whole community

U.S. HHS Administration on Aging, NationalResourceCenter on Native American Aging.

  1. Emergency Management

Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities

  1. Maintenance/preservation

road maintenance schedule

  1. Mobility

National Rural Transit Assistance Program

AASHTO Passenger Transportation

Smart Trips, a program to reduce congestion and air pollution

WSDOT Aviation Division

WSDOT Long-Term Air Transportation Study

Seattle mobility options:

Sound Transit

Metro system

n' Ride lots

Metro ride free areas

  1. Natural/cultural resources protection

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

  1. Special needs/accessibility

Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility

  1. Traffic safety

Traffic Calming

  1. Youth

general reference

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