North Sound Connecting Communities Project
Organization - History and Chronology
The North Sound Connecting Communities Project (NSCCP), is a forum for government officials, planners, and citizen and private sector transportation interests. It was inaugurated in 1996 as a collaboration between the Cascadia Project of the Discovery Institute (Seattle), interested citizens and private sector transportation providers, elected officials and governmental and planning bodies in the North Puget Sound area. Under its auspices between 40 and 80 participants have met regularly at LaConner’s Farmhouse Inn between Mount Vernon and Anacortes--and the NSCCP has become affectionately known as "The Farmhouse Gang."
The Mission of NSCCP includes:
Assessing regional needs and exploring cooperative public and private cooperation to foster and enhance a seamless transportation system for passengers and freight in North Puget Sound.
The Goals of NSCCP include:
Improved intercity passenger rail service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.
Improved intercity and intercounty public transportation, including better connections between trains, buses, ferries and private providers.
Improved information for persons traveling by various modes.
The NSCCP is guided by a Steering Committee consisting of local elected officials, planners, and transportation providers.