WAC 468-700-100
Definitions. For purposes of
implementing the requirements of section 62, chapter 342, Laws
of 1991, relative to the transportation improvement board, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) Board - When board is used in this chapter, it refers
to the transportation improvement board.
(2) Connecting link - Connecting links should provide
system continuity, including needed alternate routing of
regionally oriented through-traffic or access to major
regional-based public facilities or traffic generators. Generally, links bypass the central business district and/or
the central city and form loops and beltways.
(3) Connection to places - Places may be considered
connected if they are within approximately two miles of a
state highway.
(4) Corridor - A corridor may vary depending on the
characteristics of a region and the use of the facilities. The corridor limits used by the board to analyze a state
highway route will be as described by the metropolitan
planning organization (MPO) or regional transportation
planning organization (RTPO) for the area where the route is
located.
(5) Parallel highway route - Parallel route consideration
is used to analyze alternative routes within the same
corridor. Outside a corridor, a route should be considered a
viable highway route if it meets the other criteria in this
chapter.
(6) Population equivalency of one thousand or more - To
determine the equivalent population of a recreation area,
refer to the WSDOT publication, "Guidelines for Amending Urban
Boundaries, Functional Classifications, and Federal-Aid
Systems."
(7) Rural highway route - A rural highway route is the
portion of a route that lies outside a federal urban area
boundary.
(8) Urban highway route - An urban highway route is the
portion of a route that is within a federal urban area
boundary.
[09-19-145, recodified as § 468-700-100, filed 9/23/09,
effective 9/23/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.26 RCW
and 1991 c 342 §§ 60 and 62. 91-23-091, § 479-210-100, filed
11/19/91, effective 12/20/91.]