The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for Clark County is the region's principal transportation planning document. It represents a regional transportation plan for the metropolitan area of Clark County, developed through a coordinated process between local jurisdictions in order to develop regional solutions to transportation needs.
The first Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for Clark County was adopted in December 1982. An Interim Regional Transportation Plan, which acted as a framework for development of Growth Management Act (GMA) transportation elements, was adopted in September 1993 and the MTP for Clark County was adopted in December 1994. This MTP version represents a review and update of the adopted Plan. It is intended to be a plan to meet transportation needs over the next 20-plus years and a plan to direct the metropolitan transportation planning process.
Transportation needs must be identified in the MTP before projects can be programmed for funding in the metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a three-year priority list of federally funded transportation projects to be built within Clark County. In addition to federally funded transportation projects, the TIP includes a listing of all other transportation projects that utilize state and/or local funding sources. The TIP must be consistent with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and meet clean air standards. In order for transportation projects to receive federal funds they must be included in the TIP.
The Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) for Klickitat County and Skamania County are the region’s principal transportation planning document. The first RTPs for Klickitat County and Skamania County were adopted in April 1995. The RTPs were updated and re-adopted in April 1998. This 2003 update to the RTPs uses 2025 as the horizon year and incorporates the latest available data. The RTPs are developed to meet the magnitude of transportation issues facing each region and the need for cooperation between jurisdictions in order to develop regional solutions. The RTPs are a plan which will meet the transportation needs over the next 20 years by implementing a regional transportation planning process.
       
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