Marysville Sound

Transportation · May 13, 2025

Commute Trip Reduction Plan update was scheduled for May 13 public hearing

A public hearing was scheduled for May 13, 2025, on a proposed update to Marysville's Commute Trip Reduction Plan for 2025–2029 and related amendments to the city's commute trip reduction code. 1

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the May 13, 2025, Planning Commission meeting, the agenda called for a public hearing on updates to the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan for 2025–2029 and the CTR ordinance 1. The suggested motion laid out for the item directed the Commission to recommend approval of amendments to Marysville Municipal Code (MMC) Chapter 11.52, which covers commute trip reduction, and approval of the 2025–2029 CTR Plan, for adoption by ordinance 1. The accompanying staff memo attributes the changes to state law and Washington State Department of Transportation requirements, including a new option for businesses with 20 or more employees to offer a monthly pre-tax payroll deduction for transit or vanpool expenses or an employer-paid transit pass, and a requirement that major employers select at least five commute-reduction measures from three categories 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome 1.

  • A public hearing was scheduled for May 13, 2025, on updates to the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan for 2025–2029 and the CTR ordinance. 1
  • The suggested motion was to recommend approval of amendments to Marysville Municipal Code (MMC) Chapter 11.52 and approval of the 2025–2029 CTR Plan for adoption by ordinance. 1
  • The proposed changes would require businesses with 20 or more employees to offer a monthly pre-tax payroll deduction for transit/vanpool expenses or a partially or wholly employer-paid transit pass. 1
  • Major employers would be required to select at least five measures from three categories: Commute Support and Incentives, Information and Education, and Amenities and Infrastructure. 1
  • Additional proposed changes include an amended definition of 'drive alone commute,' biennial progress reports and biennial employee commute surveys, and elimination of the transportation fair requirement. 1
  • The supplied records do not establish the outcome of the hearing. 1

Why it matters

If adopted, the changes would reach Marysville employers directly: businesses with 20 or more employees would have to offer a pre-tax transit/vanpool deduction option or an employer-paid transit pass, and major employers — those with 100 or more affected employees at a worksite — would have to choose at least five commute-reduction measures from categories covering commute support and incentives, information and education, and amenities and infrastructure 1. The amendments would also add biennial progress reports and biennial employee commute surveys and eliminate the annual transportation fair requirement 1. The packet lists three CTR-affected worksites in Marysville: City Hall, Safran Cabin, and The Everett Clinic 1.

What changed / what's next

  • The proposal would amend MMC Chapter 11.52, the city's Commute Trip Reduction code. 1
  • The proposal would update the CTR Plan to cover 2025–2029. 1
  • The outcome of the May 13, 2025, public hearing on the CTR item is not established by these pre-meeting records. 1
  • If the Commission recommended approval, the plan and code amendments would head to the City Council for adoption by ordinance, though no council date appears in the record. 1
  • The packet lists three CTR-affected worksites in Marysville — City Hall, Safran Cabin, Inc., and The Everett Clinic — whose programs would be governed by the updated plan. 1