Completed studies

This page provides access to final reports and other associated materials for all of the Joint Transportation Committee studies that have been completed.

Date completed	Study title	Study presentation to JTC
June 2025	Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) Project Delivery Streamlining Work Group	11/21/24 06/24/25
February 2024	Design of Infrastructure and Incentive Program for Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicles (MHD ZEVs)	10/09/23 01/04/24
May 2024	Statewide Household Travel Survey Utility Analysis	11/16/23 05/14/24
June 2024	Public-Private Partnership (P3) Work Group	10/09/23 01/04/24 05/14/24
June 2024	Retail Delivery Fee Analysis	01/04/24 06/18/24
December 2023	Workgroup on Local Government and State Partnership to Deliver State Projects	11/16/23 01/04/24
April 2023	Transportation Equity in Cities & Catalog of Tools and Methods (excel file)	12/15/22
June 2023	Independent Review of Cascadia Ultra High Speed Rail	12/15/22 06/20/23
June 2023	Powered Micromobility Lending Libraries Study	12/15/22
June 2023	Encouraging High Consumption Fuel Users to Switch to Electric Vehicles	11/15/22 06/20/23
January 2023	Nondrivers: Population, Demographics, and Analysis	10/04/22 12/15/22
December 2022	Washington State Ferries Workforce Plan	09/23/21 12/16/21 12/15/22
October 2022	Vehicle Registration (Car Tabs) Payment Options Workgroup	10/04/22 11/17/21
November 2022	Evaluation of Washington State Patrol's Cessna Aircraft Fleet	11/15/22
September 2022	Workgroup on Distribution of Federal Funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
September 2021	Hood River Bridge Bi-State Authority	09/23/21
December 2021	Broadband Infrastructure in Highway Rights-of-Way	10/19/21 12/16/21
December 2021	Assessment of State Support for Short Line Rail Infrastructure	09/23/21 12/16/21
December 2021	Truck Parking Action Plan	09/23/21 12/16/21
July 2020	Feasibility of East – West Intercity Passenger Rail	12/17/19 06/23/20
January 2021	Feasibility of a Private Ferry Between Washington State and Vancouver B.C.	09/17/20 12/17/20
December 2021	Assessment of Rail Safety Governance	09/17/20 12/17/20
November 2020	Electrification of Public Vehicle Fleets	05/21/20 11/17/20
July 2020	Statewide Transportation Needs Assessment	12/17/19 06/23/20 12/17/20
November 2020	Vehicle Licensing Sub-Agents	12/17/19 06/23/20 11/17/20
June 2019	Capital Needs of Public Transit Systems	12/13/18 06/26/19
June 2019	City Transportation Funding	12/13/18 06/26/19
December 2018	Assessment of Air Cargo Capacity	11/15/17 07/19/18 11/13/18
November 2018	Commercial Driver's Licenses and Medical Certifications	05/17/18 07/19/18 11/13/18
January 2019	The Regulation of Taxi and For-Hire Services	11/13/18 12/13/18
January 2019	The Regulation of Transportation Network Companies	11/13/18 12/13/18
January 2018	Assessment of Marine Pilotage Practices in Washington State	07/20/17 09/14/17
January 2018	I-405 Traffic Data and Performance Measures	12/14/17
December 2017	Washington State Transportation Commission Assessment	11/15/17
December 2016	Review of WSDOT's Implementation of Design-Build Project Delivery	10/22/15 07/21/16 11/10/16
January 2017	Road-Rail Conflicts in Cities	06/21/16 12/15/16
December 2016	Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Contracting
January 2016	Washington State Patrol Trooper Recruitment and Retention	10/22/15 12/17/15
January 2016	Weigh Station Planning, Placement and Operations	11/17/15
October 2015	Work Sessions on the Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement Project	10/22/15 12/17/15
March 2015	Business Models to Sustain Electric Vehicle Charging Station Networks	05/14/14 12/11/24
December 2014	Evaluation of New Methods and Expanded Requirements for Driver Education	05/14/14 10/16/14
December 2014	Evaluation of Vehicle Titling and Registration Processes	07/24/14 09/18/24
January 2014	Columbia River Crossing Oversight Subcommittee
January 2014	Evaluation of WSDOT Surplus Property Proceeds to Fund Facility Replacements	12/12/13
January 2014	Tacoma Narrows Bridge Refinance Opportunities	10/09/13
January 2014	Efficiencies in the Construction and Operation of State Transportation Projects	07/24/13 10/09/13
January 2014	Evaluation of Driver's License Requirements when Registering a Vehicle	11/19/13
January 2013	Aviation Search and Rescue	11/14/12 08/29/13 09/11/13
January 2013	Columbia River Crossing Oversight Subcommittee	04/16/12
January 2013	Federal Transportation Funds Effectiveness and Transparency	04/16/12
January 2013	Joint Procurement of 144-Car Vessels with BC Ferries	06/20/12
January 2013	Public Transportation Fiscal Health	06/20/12 12/05/12
January 2012	Liquefied Natural Gas as Ferry Fuel	10/19/11 12/07/11
January 2012	Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation	12/07/11 01/04/12
January 2012	Effective Stormwater Management Cost Recovery for Local Governments and WSDOT	07/13/11 11/16/11
January 2012	Study to Evaluate the Management Organization of Washington State Ferries	10/19/11 12/07/11 01/04/12
January 2012	Washington State Ferries Fare-Media Study	10/19/11 01/04/12
January 2011	Fuel Tax Refunds for Non-Highway or Off-Road Use of Gasoline and Diesel	07/15/10 10/12/10 12/09/10
January 2011	Local Agency Efficiencies - CRAB, TIB, FMSIB and WSDOT Highways and Local Programs	05/11/10 12/08/10
January 2011	Evaluation of State-Level Transportation Plans	07/15/10 10/12/10 12/08/10
January 2011	Identifying the State Role in Public Transportation	06/23/10 12/08/10
January 2011	Washington State Ferries: Jones Act Review	12/08/10
January 2011	Washington State Ferries: Marine Employees' Commission and Public Employment Relations Commission Review	10/12/10
January 2010	Implementing Alternative Transportation Funding Methods	01/05/10
December 2009	Toll Operations Costs Expert Review Panel
December 2009	Multimodal Concurrency Analysis - Pilot Program
May 2009	Washington State Ferries: Long-Range Finances
January 2009	Freight Investment Study	11/26/07
January 2009	Special Needs Transportation Study
October 2008	Bond Finance Assumptions & Cash Management Study Public Financial Management
September 2008	I-90 Bridge Independent Review
July 2008	Washington State Ferries: Management and Support Operating Costs
July 2008	Washington State Ferries: Non-Labor, Non-Fuel Operating Cost
July 2008	Washington State Ferries: Systemwide Capital Projects
April 2008	Washington State Ferries: Capital Program Staffing and Administration Cost
December 2007	Washington State Ferries: Vessel Preservation and Replacement
January 2007	Washington State Ferries: Financing Study
December 2006	Alignment of benchmarks and goals for Washington State's transportation system
January 2007	Long Term Transportation Financing Study
January 2007	Surface Transportation Program Enhancement Grants Evaluation
January 2007	Teenage Driving Study
August 2007	LEAP Study on Transportation Capital Budgeting System
December 2006	Transportation Executive Information System (TEIS) LEAP Committee
January 2006	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Study
January 2006	Passenger-Only Ferry Task Force	01/06/06
July 2006	Budget Methodologies Study
April 2005	Study of Alternative Transportation Project Funding Options
November 2000	Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation
July 2000	Lower Snake River Drawdown Study Phase 2
February 1999	Final Audit Report of Link Transit (Chelan-Douglas Counties)
January 1999	Review of the Statewide Transit Reporting and Performance Monitoring Program
February 1999	Lower Snake River Drawdown Study Appendix B
February 1999	Lower Snake River Drawdown Study Summary of Transportation Impacts
February 1999	Lower Snake River Drawdown Study Folio
January 1998	Local Transportation Assistance Review (LTC)
December 1996	Public Transportation Assessment (LTC)
January 1992	State of Washington LTC Public Transportation Study