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SECTION 3: ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> The Parties agree to cooperation, consultation, and coordination with each other as follows: <br /> A. Transportation Planning <br /> Sound Transit and the LPTAs shall consult with PSRC in the development and modifications of <br /> each respective agency's transit system and financing plan to ensure consistency with PSRC's <br /> development,refinement, and maintenance of its MTP. PSRC shall similarly consult with Sound <br /> Transit and all LPTAs for development and updating of PSRC's MTP to ensure consistency with <br /> the adopted system and financing plan for Sound Transit and each LPTA. PSRC, Sound Transit, <br /> and the LPTAs will cooperate with each other(and include WSDOT and other entities as <br /> appropriate)to identify those regional projects and programs that might serve as common <br /> elements for any regional and or locally sponsored major metropolitan transportation investment <br /> studies,which must be undertaken to achieve regional transit system implementation objectives. <br /> PSRC, Sound Transit, and the LPTAs shall also coordinate their system planning activities to <br /> ensure achievement of mutually compatible and coordinated land use, and high capacity and <br /> conventional transportation system plans. This latter activity shall include cooperation with local <br /> agencies in development and refinement of their comprehensive plans consistent with adopted <br /> PSRC and Sound Transit policies for mutual cooperation with local government for High <br /> Capacity Transportation System station area planning. <br /> 1. PSRC Emphasis on Multimodal Comprehensive System Planning <br /> PSRC is generally responsible for coordinating comprehensive system and multimodal <br /> transportation planning in cooperation with local governments, transit operating <br /> agencies,the WSDOT, and port districts within the Central Puget Sound Region. <br /> (FAST Act; 23 USC §134(c); 23 CFR 450.306; RCW 47.80.030(1)(b)). <br /> PSRC's transportation planning will be supportive of and integrated with local, <br /> countywide, and multicounty growth management policies, and Washington State <br /> Transportation System Plan policies (23 CFR 450.306 and RCW 47.80.030). In its <br /> planning processes, PSRC shall include policy coordination with Sound Transit and <br /> LPTAs to achieve integrated and supportive efforts in development of the annual <br /> UPWP, ongoing development and maintenance of the MTP, and development and <br /> maintenance of the TIP. PSRC's MTP shall incorporate and periodically update a <br /> regional financial plan, with no less than a 20-year planning horizon, as required by 23 <br /> CFR 450.324(g)(11) and RCW 47.80.030(1)(d). This financial plan includes Sound <br /> Transit's and LTPAs' financial needs for the implementation of the respective Sound <br /> Transit and LPTA system plans that support their respective service area's <br /> comprehensive plan for public transit service and respective six-year transit plans (RCW <br /> 35.58.240 and RCW 36.57A.060). <br /> 2. Sound Transit and LPTA Emphasis on System and Operations Planning <br /> Each public transportation operator is responsible for developing and implementing a <br /> comprehensive transit system plan that is consistent with the regional MTP. The overall <br /> MOU-Puget Sound Regional Council/Local Public Transit Agencies and Sound Transit Page 6 <br />