Current efforts to reconnect and revitalize communities that have been divided by transportation construction projects is one of the topics of discussion when the Washington State Transportation Commission meets virtually next week. The commission will also hear about General Motors’ collaboration with Cruise to introduce the Origin, one of the latest developments in electric autonomous vehicles.
The meeting starts at 9 a.m. both Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16. Due to limitations related to COVID-19, this meeting will be virtual using Zoom. People interested in attending can register on the commission’s website. TVW will broadcast the meeting live.
Highlights of Tuesday’s presentations include:
- Tolling Performance and Financial Update: An overview of traffic and revenue performance of Washington toll facilities will be provided.
- Virginia’s Road Usage Charge Implementation: Insights will be provided from Virginia’s upcoming implementation of a voluntary road usage charge program.
- Federal Safety Program for Partially Automated Vehicles: This briefing will focus on the federal Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) new ratings program that evaluates the safeguards that vehicles with partial automation employ to help drivers stay focused on the road.
- Learnings from Cruise’s “Origin” Autonomous Vehicle Shuttle: A briefing will be provided on the Origin, a fully driverless vehicle, designed to operate without a human driver. Discussion will include the policy implications of advancing autonomous vehicle technology.
Highlights of Wednesday’s presentations include:
- Reconnecting Communities: An overview of the impacts created when neighborhoods are separated by the construction a major transportation system through the community will be provided. Two current projects in Washington designed to reconnect and revitalize communities that have been negatively impacted will be highlighted.
- Front and Centered Listening Sessions: The results of recent listening sessions and surveys designed to gather community perspectives on issues such as climate change, green transportation, and mobility equity will be discussed.
The commission will take public comment at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Those wishing to speak can sign up during the meeting by posting their name in the Q&A box on-screen. Written comments can also be submitted via email at: transc@wstc.wa.gov.
For more information about the commission and a complete meeting agenda, visit: www.wstc.wa.gov.
Oh my gosh.
“Current efforts to reconnect and revitalize communities that have been divided”
Ha.
Bullet points.
Not against tolling, but we spend a great deal of tax dollars on roads already how does tolling improve our roads?
Voluntary tolls, like that will ever bear fruit.
Yes partially autonomous vehicles do save lives.
Learning from cruise’s “Origin” autonomous vehicle shuttle? Why not learning from multiple autonomous vehicle programs?
Reconnecting community’s, again Ha. Public transportation has always been prioritized in large urban area’s where the underserved have historically lived. Ah and the last one listening, Equity. Equity would be all underserved people to have their own car. We are a car dependent society and that will not likely change. Again Ha. Green transportation will come in time although green transportation is not necessarily green, let’s exploit others to provide a benefit for me! Mobility issues is something we can give more attention to.
I can’t wait to hear a bunch of virtue signaling people discuss how they are going to waste our future tax dollars. In the meantime could you at least fill the potholes?