To support achievement of the policy goals described in RCW 47.04.280, the department shall: (1) Maintain an inventory of the condition of structures and corridors in most urgent need of retrofit or rehabilitation; (2) Develop long-term financing tools that reliably provide ongoing maintenance and preservation of the transportation infrastructure; (3) Balance system safety and convenience through all phases of a project to accommodate all users of the transportation system to safely, reliably, and efficiently provide mobility to people and goods; (4) Develop strategies to gradually reduce the per capita vehicle miles traveled based on consideration of a range of reduction methods; (5) Consider efficiency tools, including high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy toll lanes, corridor-specific and systemwide pricing strategies, active traffic management, commute trip reduction, and other demand management tools; (6) Promote integrated multimodal planning; and (7) Consider engineers and architects to design environmentally sustainable, context-sensitive transportation systems.
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