PacTrans News
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October 31, 2025
Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Region 10 Transportation Conference!
In October, the 12th Annual PacTrans Region 10 Transportation Conference was held at Portland State University, drawing transportation researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from all across the Pacific Northwest for this year’s theme, Connecting Communities: Improving Mobility Under Uncertainty.
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September 14, 2025
Join our Transportation Forum titled “What is the Future for Public Transportation in Washington?”
Come join PacTrans and the Washington Policy Center as we collaborate for a FREE panel discussion on the future of public transportation in Washington. Featured speakers will address key topics including transit performance trends, current plans and new opportunities.
Moderator:
Don MacKenzie (UW PI) – Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington
Panelists:
Jack Whisner – Retired senior planner for King County Metro and currently a member of the City of Seattle’s Transportation Levy Oversight Committee
Doug MacDonald – Former WSDOT Transportation Secretary, previously served as head of the Massachusetts Bay Water Quality Authority
Charles Prestrud – Director of the Coles Transportation Center at the Washington Policy Center, previously served in planning manager positions for WSDOT and Community Transit -
August 26, 2025
Registration Now Open for the PacTrans Region 10 Transportation Conference
We are proud to continue the tradition of providing a premier forum for transportation research in the Pacific Northwest. This year’s theme is Connecting Communities: Improving Mobility Under Uncertainty.
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August 25, 2025
Another Summer, Another Successful WA Transportation Camp!
In August, the 2025 PacTrans-WSDOT Washington Transportation Camp wrapped up its third successful year, taking place at:
- Washington State University in Pullman, WA
Pullman, WA – June 27-26, 2025 - University of Washington in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA – August 3-8, 2025
WA Transportation Camp is a one-week residential high school summer program covering transportation topics such as urban planning, traffic safety, supply chain logistics, and the realm of connected and autonomous vehicles. Students worked on real-world challenges, connected with UW and WSU faculty, and industry professionals, and experienced firsthand how transportation shapes our communities and daily lives.
- Washington State University in Pullman, WA
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August 6, 2025
USDOT SMART Team Honored as First-Ever Safe Systems Champion at 2025 Washington Traffic Safety Summit
USDOT SMART Team, led by the Yakama Nation DNR Engineering Program, in partnership with AIWaysion, UW STARLab, and WSDOT, has been honored as the first-ever recipient of the Safe Systems Champion Award at the 2025 Washington Traffic Safety Summit, held July 15 – 17, 2025 at the Spokane Convention Center, Washington.
