>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
IT IS TUESDAY, MARCH 19th AT
2:00 P.M.
WELCOME TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE.
I'M MICHAEL BRYANT, STAFFED
TODAY BY JASMINE AND OTHER
COLLEAGUES JOINING ME
MOMENTARILY.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS TODAY.
WE'LL GET AN UPDATE ON THE
DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY AS
IT RELATES TO THE BUSES COMING
OUT OF THE TUNNEL THIS WEEKEND.
AND WE ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT PROGRESS TOWARD THE BASIC
BIKE RESOLUTION WE PASSED LAST
SUMMER.
WE'LL GET A PRESENTATION ON
STREET ENDS AND WE'LL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON UPDATING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT LIST,
POSSIBLE LEGISLATION AROUND THE
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE LEGISLATION
AROUND UNIVERSITY AND
WASHINGTON, THE MOBILITY PLAN
úON 43rd AVENUE AS THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION COMES ONLINE.
WE'LL START WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
ALEX ZIMMERMAN, VICKY CLARK AND
SARAH WOODHUFF.
YOU EACH HAVE UP TO TWO
MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU. I
WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TUNNEL.
I SEE MANY IDIOTS IN THIS CITY
BUT TUNNEL WE HAVE $6 BILLION.
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN
HUMAN HISTORY.
SMALL CITY LIKE SEATTLE, AND
700,000 COCKROACHES LIVE IN
THIS.
BUILD THE TUNNEL FOR $6
BILLION, MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
LIKE THEY'RE ALL BILLIONAIRES.
NICE.
I LIKE THIS.
HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN IN MY
EYES?
MY OLD, STUPID EYES.
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CRIMINAL IN
THIS CHAMBER, OFFICIAL CRIMINAL
RECOGNIZED BY COURT.
CRIMINAL.
THE CONSTITUTION IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
CRIMINAL RECOGNIZED BY COURT
WITH THE CONSTITUTION.
GONZALEZ, A BEAUTIFUL BROWN
SMART COUNCIL, FIVE TIMES IN
COURT RECOGNIZED.
WHY IS THIS CHAMBER?
THIS IS THE PROBLEM WE HAVE
BECAUSE THE 700,000 IDIOTS CAN
LIVE IN THE CITY AND NO ONE CAN
ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION, HOW IS
THIS POSSIBLE?
SHE STAY IN THIS CHAMBER.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN
AMERICAN HISTORY.
GONZALEZ SUPPOSED TO BE OUT BY
TOMORROW.
FOR THIS I LOVE SEATTLE AND
STAYED 30 YEARS BECAUSE SEATTLE
MAKE ME HAPPY.
YOU HAVE TOO MANY IDIOTS
AROUND, IT'S MAKE YOUR LIFE
NICE, A LITTLE BIT MISERABLE
BUT VERY NICE.
STAND UP AND STAND UP AMERICA,
CLEANSE THIS IDIOTIC CHAMBER.
>> VICKY, YOU'RE NEXT.
>> VICKY CLARK, SEATTLE POLICY
MANAGER FOR THE CASCADE BICYCLE
CLUB.
THE DOWNTOWN BIKE NETWORK IS AN
ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO KEEPING
PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN
DURING THE SEATTLE SQUEEZE.
IT'S REASSURING TO SEE S-DOT IS
ADVANCING MANY PIECES OF THE
BASIC BIKE NETWORK TO CONNECT
DOWNTOWN TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
TO THE SOUTH, NORTH AND EAST OF
DOWNTOWN.
AS WE SAW DURING JANUARY'S
CLOSURE, WHEN PEOPLE TOOK TO
THEIR BIKES IN RECORD NUMBERS,
PEOPLE TURN TO BIKING WHEN
CONGESTION LOOMS.
THAT'S A WIN FOR EVERYONE, NOT
JUST PEOPLE ON BIKES.
I LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT
WHEN I'M ON A BIKE, I'M NOT IN
THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM OR
TAKING UP THAT LAST SEAT ON A
TIGHTLY PACKED BUS.
WITH THE SECOND AVENUE BIKE
LANE, THE SPINE OF THE NETWORK
IN PLACE, THE MOST PRESSING
WORK IS CONNECTING THAT SPINE
TO NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH, SOUTH
AND EAST.
IT'S ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS
WEAKEST LINK.
WE WON'T SEE THE NUMBERS.
WITHOUT A CONNECTED NETWORK,
WE'RE ASSUMING PEOPLE WILL RIDE
ALONGSIDE MULTIPLE LANES OF
FAST-MOVING ERRATIC TRAFFIC.
IT'S A BIG ASK.
THAT'S WHY MAKING CONNECTIONS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE MATTERS.
A CONNECTION FROM DEARBORN TO
SECOND, EXTENDING 12th AS WELL
WILL HELP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICKY.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.
SARAH, YOU'RE NEXT.
YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY ANDREW
KITLEY THEN JAMIE HIGH SCHOOL
FOR.
>> I'M A CITIZEN ADVOCATE FOR
INCREASING OUR OPTIONS FOR
MOVING AROUND THE CITY MORE
SAFELY.
I CONSIDER MYSELF A PRETTY
EXPERIENCED CYCLIST.
I'VE BIKED ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND AROUND SEATTLE FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS.
I CHOOSE NOT TO OWN A CAR.
MY BIKE IS REALLY MY FREEDOM OF
GETTING AROUND.
EVERY DAY I SEE CLOSE CALLS
BETWEEN DRIVERS AND PEOPLE ON
BIKES.
IT'S VERY SCARY OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE
I'M PRETTY EXPERIENCED AND I'M
COMFORTABLE OUT THERE BUT I CAN
IMAGINE SOMEBODY TRYING TO GET
OUT ON A BIKE.
RIGHT NOW IT'S REALLY NOT SAFE
ON AN ACCESSIBLE OPTION FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION.
WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC IN
SEATTLE AND SIGNIFICANT
INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES COMING
UP, WE NEED A DIVERSITY OF
SAFE, ACCESSIBLE OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY.
I WANT TO REQUEST TO CONTINUE
BUILDING OUT THE BASIC BIKE
NETWORK.
PROTECTED BIKE LANES REALLY
ENCOURAGE RIDING BY A BROADER
AND MORE DIVERSE USER BASE, AND
I WANT BIKE TO FEEL LIKE AN
APPROACHABLE OPTION FOR ANYONE
IN THE COMMUNITY.
TERRIBLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE CITY PAIR THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH EDUCATION
OF SOME KIND, ENCOURAGING
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO TEACH
PEOPLE ON BIKES ABOUT THE RULES
OF THE ROAD, AND TEACH DRIVERS
HOW TO OPERATE AROUND CYCLISTS,
HOW TO NAVIGATE BIKE LANES.
I SEE PLENTY OF DRIVERS TURNING
LEFT ACROSS THE BIKE LANE OFF
2nd ON A RED ARROW, SEEN A LOT
OF PEOPLE ALMOST GET HIT.
I THINK THESE THINGS REALLY
NEED TO MOVE FORWARD HAND IN
HAND.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH.
ANDREW?
>> I'M WITH GREATER VALLEY
GREENWAYS AND SEATTLE 350.
MY HOUSE IS ABOUT A MILE AND A
QUARTER FROM THE LIGHT RAIL.
SO I FIGURE THAT THE BIKE AND
LIGHT RAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO
GET DOWNTOWN BY FAR.
WHEN I'M RIDING FROM MY HOUSE,
I'M VERY AWARE THAT I'M A TALL
GUY AND HAVE A BIG WHITE HELMET
AND KIND OF BIG ON MY BIKE.
I FEEL LIKE MAYBE I'M A LITTLE
SAFE BECAUSE EVERYONE CAN SEE
ME, I'M REALLY BIG.
THEN SOMETIMES I DON'T FEEL
SAFE, LIKE THEY'RE GOING PRETTY
FAST BY ME.
IT'S NOT THAT SAFE OUT THERE,
EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY
VISIBLE LIKE ME.
I READ A LOT ABOUT PLANNING AND
BIKE NETWORKS, AND BIKES ARE
GOOD FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
I OFTEN SHOP ON MY BIKE.
BIKES ARE GOOD FOR AIR QUALITY
BECAUSE, WELL, DUH, YOU DON'T
POLLUTE.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
BECAUSE PEOPLE EXERCISE.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
BECAUSE THEY CALM TRAFFIC.
THEY DO SO MANY THINGS.
I'M JUST MYSTIFIED BY WHY IT'S
TAKEN SEATTLE SO LONG, GIVEN
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE IN
OUR CITY, WHY IT'S TAKEN US SO
LONG.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW.
JAMIE, YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY DREW
THEN MEGAN.
>> MY NAME IS JAMIE HOLTER,
FORMER COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
AT WASH-DOT NORTHWEST REGION.
I'M CURRENTLY THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT AND
A VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF THE GREEN
ROADS FOUNDATION.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GREEN
ROADS, AN INTERNATIONAL
NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO GREENING
THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SPECIFICALLY I'M HERE TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT
MOBILITY PLAN AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOWCASE SEATTLE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
GREEN ROADS APPRECIATES THE
WORK OF THE CITIZEN ACTION
GROUP AND REST OF THE MOBILITY
GROUP FOR THEIR PARTS IN
COCREATING THE U DISTRICT
MOBILITY PLAN.
WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND FOR SEATTLE'S
DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP IN
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION.
WE SEE THIS AS A MIND SET AND
OPPORTUNITY TO GO ONE STEP
FURTHER WITH GREEN ROADS
CERTIFICATION.
I'M HOPING TO PERSUADE YOU TO
AMEND THE CONCEPT ON PAGES 30
AND 31 TO DECLARE A GREEN ROADS
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
BICYCLE CONNECTIVITY IS A BIG
PART OF THE MOBILITY PLAN BUT
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.
GREEN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE MEANS GREEN BEST
PRACTICES.
IT MEANS EVERYTHING THAT
TOUCHES THE PROJECT FROM
MATERIALS TO MANAGING RUNOFF TO
TRAFFIC FLOW HAS GREEN GLASSES
ON.
SOURCING MATERIALS NEARBY TO
REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT,
DESIGNING WATER ABSORBING
PAVEMENT, DESIGNING
INTERSECTIONS TO MINIMIZE
PROBLEMS FOR VEHICLES.
AS A RESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
AREA FOR MANY YEARS, I KNOW
THESE COMMITMENTS ARE ALL IN
THE CITY'S WHEEL HOUSE.
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
WASHINGTON IS NOT ALONE IN ITS
COMMITMENT TO THE GREEN ROADS
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
MODEL.
GREEN ROADS WORKS ACROSS THE
GLOBE IN NEW ZEALAND AND
CANADA, EVEN IN THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES.
WE WORK WITH STATES LIKE
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, TEXAS
AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND RIGHT
IN YOUR BACKYARD AS WELL.
GREEN ROADS' POLICY IN SOME OF
THESE PLACES INCLUDING NEW
ZEALAND FOR HIGH DOLLAR
PROJECTS.
I'LL RESPECT EVERYBODY ELSE'S
TIME.
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT GREEN
ROADS AND I HAVE MATERIALS THAT
I CAN LEAVE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JAMIE.
WE'D APPRECIATE SOME MATERIALS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY
INTRIGUING IDEA.
DREW?
>> THANK YOU.
I'M HERE TODAY.
I'M A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
WITH SEATTLE CHILDREN'S
REPRESENTING THE U DISTRICT
MOBILITY GROUP, WHICH WAS A
COALITION OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, RESIDENTS,
REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP, SMALL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION WHO ALL GOT
TOGETHER REALIZING THAT, YOU
KNOW, ALL THE LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS WILL BE PRECIOUS
JEWELS OF MOBILITY THAT WE
REALLY HAVE TO OPTIMIZE AND
MAXIMIZE.
AND FRANKLY, THE COMMUNITY HAD
TO STEP UP BECAUSE THERE WASN'T
A HOLISTIC PLAN ABOUT HOW
EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO WORK
AROUND THE STATION.
I'M PROUD OF WHAT'S GONE INTO
THE PLAN AND GRATEFUL YOU'RE
LOOKING AT A RESOLUTION TO
RECOGNIZE THAT BY THE CITY.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY HAVE THE IN-DEPTH
CONVERSATION WITH NEIGHBORS AT
A TIME WHERE THAT SEEMS TO BE
AT A PREMIUM, WHERE WE GOT TO
DELVE INTO LOOKING AT THE LONG-
TERM POSSIBILITIES FOR THE
STATION.
PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IT'S A
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED
NEIGHBORHOOD AND RELIES ON
TRANSIT TO SURVIVE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE IT NOT
JUST A PLACE PEOPLE CAN WALK
TO, BUT THEY WANT TO, THAT THEY
FEEL SAFE WALKING TO AND FEEL
WELCOME AT.
WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE FIRST
PROJECT KIND OF IN THE SCOPE OF
THE PLAN, THE 43rd STREET
PROJECT, APPEARS TO BE GETTING
THAT ATTENTION FROM THE CITY SO
FAR.
WE KNOW THEY ARE SELECTING A
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
WE ASK YOU TO HELP STAY ON IT,
LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THE FOCUS
ON PEDESTRIANS, ON PEOPLE.
THERE WILL BE TENS OF THOUSANDS
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT'S CLOSED
OFF.
WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
PEDESTRIANS, MAKE SURE SMALL
BUSINESSES HAVE ACCESS THEY
NEED TO NOT GET DISPLACED, AND
KEEP THE EYE FORWARD ON THE
SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
WILL BE THE U DISTRICT IN THE
FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MEGAN?
YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY CLARA, AND
YOU'RE THE LAST ONE TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO AGAIN.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES,
WHICH IS ON THE BALLOT TODAY.
THEY'RE A REASONABLE AND GOOD
WAY TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BUT NOT
THE WAY THEY'RE BEING
CALCULATED.
THE WAY THIS IS CALCULATED IS
BASED ON LOS, MEASURING SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE CARS, LEAVING
OUT TWO OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS
OF TRAFFIC WE HAVE ON THE
STREETS NOW, THE UBERS AND
LYFTS, AND THE DELIVERY TRUCKS.
IN 2018, A REPORT BY S-DOT SAYS
PRIVATE RIDE TNCs PUT 2.8 MILES
ON A ROAD FOR EACH MILE OF
PERSONAL DRIVE REMOVED.
THAT'S A 180% INCREASE.
IN SEATTLE THE MOST RECENT
FIGURES I COULD GET FROM THE
SECOND QUARTER OF 2018 REPORTED
17,500 UBER TRIPS A DAY IN THE
98101 ZIP CODE ALONE.
TNCs IN THIS ZIP CODE ROSE 30%
FROM 2016 TO 2017, SO IT'S ONLY
GOING UP.
THE SAME REPORT SUMMARIZES THAT
TNC TRIPS DRAW FROM USERS OF
SUSTAINABLE MODES LIKE TRANSIT,
BIKES AND WALKING, RATHER THAN
PERSONAL AUTO USE.
THE NET RESULT IS MORE DRIVING
AND LESS USE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.
HOW WILL THESE MILES BE
MEASURED AND CAPTURED THE WAY
THE BILL IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN?
S-DOT HAS DONE RESEARCH ABOUT
HOW MANY TRUCKS ARE ON THE ROAD
AND THE DRIVE OF E-COMMERCE
WITH ALL THE PACKAGES WE GET
EVERY DAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO DOUBLE BY 2023
AND THERE'S NO WAY TO CHANGE
IT.
IF WE DON'T CAPTURE THESE
VEHICLES, SEATTLE WILL DOUBLE
ITS LOSS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
INSIST NEW TOWERS ARE BUILT
WITH ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
CONTAIN THEIR TRANSPORTATION
IMPACTS.
THEY ARE NOT BEING BUILT WITH
ENOUGH LOADING SPACE OR SPACE
FOR GARBAGE TO BE CONTAINED
INTERIOR, AND THE ALLEYS AREN'T
WIDE ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO PARTS TO
THIS.
WE HAVE THE CAPTURE THE THINGS
NOT BEING CAPTURED RIGHT NOW IN
THE LOS BILL, AND WE HAVE TO DO
THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE.
WE CAN'T PAY OUR WAY OUT OF
THIS.
WITHOUT SUFFICIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE, IT WON'T WORK.
ONE SIDE NOTE, JUST THIS.
I UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS BEEN
STUDYING ALLEY CONGESTION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS AND IT
MAY BE SLOWING DOWN: I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
IN EVERY WAY YOU CAN.
THANKS.
>> THANKS, MEGAN.
CLARA?
>> HELLO, I'M CLARA COUNTER.
WE ARE VERY GLAD TO SEE SAFE
ROUTES WHILE PEOPLE ARE
TRAVELING AROUND THE CITY.
WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN AFFORD
TO BUY A CAR OR BUS PASS,
RECOGNIZING THIS IS ABOUT THE
CITY'S SAFETY AND HEALTH AND
STAINABILITY AND RECOGNIZING
THE 110,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED TO
USE THE BASIC BIKE NETWORK
REPRESENT THAT MANY PEOPLE
GETTING AROUND THE CITY BY LESS
SUSTAINABLE MODES.
WE NEED TO BUILD THIS NETWORK
THAT IS SAFE AND CONNECTED
WITHOUT THESE TERRIFYING FOUR-
BLOCK SECTIONS WHERE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE JUST ENDS.
S-DOT HAS STATED THAT THE FOUR-
BLOCK GAP ON 12th AVENUE WHICH
WAS A PART OF THE RESOLUTION IS
CURRENTLY OFF THE TABLE,
DESPITE BEING REQUIRED BY
COUNCIL, DESPITE THE HIGH MUST
REMEMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED IN
THOSE FOUR BLOCKS, MYSELF
INCLUDED, DESPITE IT BEING THE
MOST CRITICAL FOUR BLOCKS FOR
THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE
ENTIRE NETWORK.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO
HOLD S-DOT TO THE PROMISES THEY
MADE LAST SUMMER AROUND BUILD
THIS NETWORK THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
ALSO RECOGNIZE THIS MAP
REPRESENTS LITERALLY THE BAREST
OF MINIMUMS.
IT'S JUST ONE SAFE PROTECTED
ROUTE INTO DOWNTOWN,
PARTICULARLY FROM THE SOUTH AND
FROM THE EAST.
AND ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED,
WHICH IT SHOULD BE, WE NEED TO
CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THE REST OF THE CITY'S NETWORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT?
OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
ONE.
IF PRESENTERS WANT TO COME
FORWARD, WE'LL READ IT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM
LINKED TO THE STATUS UPDATE ON
THE END OF THE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL,
JOIN OPENING STATEMENTS AND
NEAR TERM ACTION PLAN.
>>> WELCOME, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE DIDN'T ASSIGN SEATS, SO
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
ONCE YOU'RE SEATED, WE'LL START
WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> HI.
I'M HEATHER MARX, DIRECTOR OF
THE DOWNTOWN MOBILITY FOR THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> MEGAN SHEPHERD, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN MOBILITY
FOR THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> I'M JIM CURTAIN, I'M WITH
THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION IN THE SEATTLE DOT.
>> GREAT.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND LAST
COUPLE MONTHS TALKING ABOUT THE
SEATTLE SQUEEZE.
WE GOT THROUGH PHASE ONE, THEN
THERE WAS 1A THAT WASN'T ON THE
PLAN BUT WE GOT THROUGH THAT
TOO.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
WORK.
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE'LL SEE
A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND
PERMANENT CHANGE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AS BUSES
COME OUT OF THE BUS TUNNEL.
SO WE WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE
ON THAT AND AN UPDATE ON THE
OTHER INVESTMENTS HAPPENING IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO MITIGATE
SOME OF THOSE IMPACTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY.
AS YOU MENTIONED, ON SATURDAY
WE ARE ENDING JOINT OPERATIONS
IN THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT
TUNNEL.
YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THAT THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT TUNNEL
IS THE ONLY TRANSIT TUNNEL
PROBABLY IN THE WORLD, BUT
DEFINITELY IN THE UNITE THAT
HAS PASSENGER STOPS AND USES
BOTH BUSES AND TRANSIT.
SO ON SATURDAY THAT ENDS.
ALL THOSE 830 BUSES ARE GOING
TO COME TO THE SURFACE AND BE
OPERATING WITH TRAFFIC ON THE
SURFACE STREET, MAKING THE
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT TUNNEL A
LIABILITY RAIL ONLY FACILITY.
THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT THE
ROUTES THAT OPERATE IN THE
TUNNEL AND THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
ROUTES IMPACTED BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO SHUFFLE HOW THE BUSES
MOVE THROUGH SEATTLE SO WE
DON'T HAVE ONE BUS ROUTE OR ONE
BUSWAY THAT'S OVERBURDENED.
THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO
FOLKS WHO RIDE THE BUS OR IF
YOU WANT MORE DETAILS, IT'S
AVAILABLE ON METRO'S WEBSITE.
A COUPLE OF THE BUSES THAT
OPERATE IN THE TUNNEL ARE REAL
WORKHORSES FOR THE SYSTEM,
PARTICULARLY THE 550, THE 41
AND THE 255.
SO THIS IS A LOT OF TRANSIT
SERVICE AND A LOT OF RIDERS
THAT ARE AFFECTED.
ONE OF THE THINGS S-DOT AND
METRO ARE WORKING ON TOGETHER
IS IMPLEMENTING ALL DOOR
BOARDING ON 3rd AVENUE.
IF YOU HAVE RIDDEN RAPID RIDE
BEFORE, YOU KNOW YOU CAN TAP
ON, SO TAP OFF BOARD AND THAT
MAKES BOARDING A LOT FASTER.
ON 3rd AVENUE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
USE THAT CARD READER FOR ANY OF
THE ROUTES THAT OPERATE ON 3rd
AVENUE.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ALREADY
CARD READERS AT 21 OF THE STOPS
INVOLVED.
THIS SLIDE SAYS 12, BUT I THINK
IT'S 10.
THIS IS WHERE METRO WILL
INSTALL NEW CARD READERS OVER
THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR OR
SO.
FOR THE SERVICE CHANGE AND
ONGOING UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE
ORCA CARD READERS, THEY WILL
HAVE PEOPLE WITH HAND HELD
READERS TO SPEED THAT BOARDING.
>> JUST TO BE SURE I'M CLEAR ON
THIS, THE BENEFIT OF THE
PLATFORM PAYMENT SYSTEM IS THAT
INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE
FRONT DOOR, YOU CAN GO THROUGH
ANY OF THE DOORS.
>> RIGHT.
>> THAT MEANS THE DRIVER IS NO
LONGER IN CHARGE OF FARE
ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
DOING THAT.
SO THE WAY YOU PROVE YOU PAID
THE FARE, IF AN ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER COMES BY, THEY WILL
SCAN YOUR CARD AND SEE THAT YOU
DID SCAN ON.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> IF YOU'RE CASH ONLY, USE THE
FRONT DOOR AND MAKE THE
TRANSFER?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO FOLKS NEED TO BE AWARE,
IF YOU SEE EVERYONE BOARDING ON
THE BACK DOOR, THEY NEED TO
REMEMBER TO SWIPE ON OR COULD
ENCOUNTER FARE ENFORCEMENT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A SLIDE.
>> THIS ONE, THE FARE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE ON
3rd AVENUE TO HELP TRANSITION
CUSTOMERS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
EXPELLING PEOPLE FROM THE BUSES
RIGHT AWAY.
WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE PLENTY
OF TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
NEW SYSTEM IS, ABSOLUTELY.
THEY DID AN EVENT, A PRESS
EVENT A COUPLE DAYS AGO A. THE
TIME SAVED IS ACTUALLY
SUBSTANTIAL.
I THINK THERE WAS PRESS
COVERAGE.
YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT.
>> GREAT.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS
ORIGINALLY THESE SCANNING
SYSTEMS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN
PLACE BY THE SPRING AND SUMMER
BUT HAVE BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE
OF THE CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES,
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
THERE ARE A LAUNDRY LIST OF
REASONS THEY'RE NOT DONE BY
NOW.
BUT METRO AGREED TO HAVE THESE
HUMAN BEINGS HOLD THE HAND HELD
READERS SO FOLKS CAN GET THE
BENEFIT EVEN WITHOUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.
>> SO FOR P.M.
RUSH HOUR, PEOPLE SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO DO THAT AT THE
STOPS THAT DON'T HAVE THE
READERS AND OTHER TIMES OF DAY,
BOARD THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AFTERNOON IS WHEN WE HAVE THE
MOST ISSUES WITH VARIABLE
TRAVEL TIMES.
>> OKAY.
>> METRO AND SOUND TRANSIT
ALONG WITH S-DOT AND WASH-DOT
HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO BE
SURE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNICATED
NOT ONLY WITH ALL THE BUS
RIDERS BUT ALSO WITH ALL THE
OTHER FOLKS THAT WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THE CHANGES,
EVERYTHING FROM RIDER ALERTS
AND TRANSIT ALERTS.
EVERYBODY HAS A BLOG AND
CRANKING OUT THE INFORMATION
ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO
POINT OUT IS THAT SOUND TRANSIT
AND METRO HAVE STREET TEAMS
THAT WILL HELP FOLKS IN THE
TUNNEL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN.
I THINK THOSE ARE STARTING
LATER THIS WEEK.
WHAT S-DOT AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ADDING
WILL BE COMMUNITY LIAISONS AT
THE BUS STOPS IMPACTED OUTSIDE
DOWNTOWN.
THOSE RESOURCES WILL BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE IN LANGUAGE SO
WE'RE CAPTURING EVERYONE.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THE 550, A
SOUND TRANSIT ROUTE, IS A
WORKHORSE FOR THE EAST SIDE
ROUTE THAT BRINGS THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN EACH AND
EVERY DAY.
THAT IS GOING TO COME OUT OF
THE TUNNEL JUST LIKE THE OTHER
METRO BUSES, AND WILL TAKE ITS
PLACE ON THE SURFACE STREETS.
RIGHT NOW THE JOINT OPERATING
CONDITION IN THE TUNNEL CREATES
SOME DELAYS FOR LIGHT RAIL
RIDERS.
HAVING THE BUSES TAKE THEIR
PLACE ON THE SURFACE STREETS
WILL IMPROVE RELIABILITY FOR
THE LIGHT RAIL AND THE
TRANSITION ALLOWS THEM TO ENJOY
SIX-MINUTE HEADWAYS, WHICH IS
EXCITING.
HEADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE AS THE SYSTEM EXPANDS.
THIS CHANGE RIGHT NOW IS
HELPING US GET READY FOR LIGHT
RAIL TO NORTH GATE AS WELL AS
LIGHT RAIL TO THE EAST SIDE.
SO WE ARE PLANNING AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT.
DON'T WORRY, WASH-DOT IS STILL
IN TOWN.
REMOVING THE VIA DUCT EVERY
DAY, MUNCHING AND CRUNCHING
AWAY, THAT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS'
WEATHER OF CONSTRUCTION.
IF YOU WANDER DOWN TO COLUMBIA,
YOU'LL SEE THE RAMP IS NO
LONGER THERE.
THEY ARE WORKING ON CEILINGS
FOR THE BATTERY STREET TUNNEL
SO THEY CAN DO THE DECOMMISSION
WORK.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE
OF YEARS.
MOST OF THE WORK, ESPECIALLY IN
THE EARLY PHASE, WILL TAKE
PLACE UNDERGROUND, SO YOU WON'T
NOTICE THAT MUCH.
IN THE LATTER PART OF THE
CONSTRUCTION, THERE WILL BE
IMPACTS ON BATTERY STREET
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO THE
FINAL FILLING FROM STREET SIDE.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON THE
SURFACE STREET CONNECTIONS SO
WE CAN CONNECT SOUTH LAKE UNION
TO UPTOWN, AND HAVE THAT
OPERATE BETTER THAN IT EVER
HAS.
S-DOT IS DOING MANY OF THE
THINGS WE DID DURING THE SR 99
CLOSURE INCLUDING REALTIME
TRAFFIC SIGNAL MONITORING AND
MANAGEMENT.
WE USE DATA TO IMPROVE HOW THE
SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.
WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS LIKE
GOOGLE TO BE SURE THEY
UNDERSTAND WHAT CONSTRUCTION
IMPACTS ARE, AND THEY SHOULD
NOT STEER DRIVERS INTO.
WE ARE MANAGING THE
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND
KEEPING CONSTRUCTION OUT OF THE
BUS LANES FOR THIS TIME BEING.
WE ARE NOT REVOKING ANY PERMITS
THIS TIME AROUND.
IN ADDITION, YOU MAY HAVE
NOTICED OUT FRONT OF THIS
BUILDING THAT WE EXPANDED THE
5th AVENUE BUSES-ONLY TURN
LANE.
THEY WILL TURN ON 6th FOR A
P.M.
PEAK BUS ONLY LANE.
WE DID SOME EXCELLENT WORK
REACHING OUT TO THE BUSINESSES
ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, AND I
THINK WE HAVE EVERYBODY ON
BOARD WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
ADD METRO HAS THEIR MOTOR
COACHES DOING TRAINING RUNS
RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU CAN SEE THEM OUT THERE.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I BELIEVE I SAW ONE THAT'S BUS
AND BIKE.
IT'S A SMALL CHANGE.
DEPENDING WHERE YOU GO, IT'S
PROVED TO BE A SHORTER ROUTE.
NO BUSES ON IT, AT LEAST WHEN I
WAS THERE.
REALLY EASY TOO.
>> GREAT.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE CONTINUING
OUR VERY COHESIVE
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY WITH
OUR AGENCY PARTNERS.
WE THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT MADE THE SR 99
CLOSURE GO JUST ABOUT AS WELL
AS IT COULD HAVE.
WE ARE ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF A
CAMPAIGN TO HELP FOLKS
UNDERSTAND THE OPTIONS THEY
HAVE TO GO SHOPPING AND EAT AT
SMALL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN, THEN
USE TRANSIT TO GET TO AND FROM.
SO THAT'S A CAMPAIGN YOU'LL
START TO SEE.
I THINK WE LAUNCHED IT LAST
WEEK, SO YOU'LL START TO SEE
THOSE COMING UP SOON.
BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE
TO COME AND VISIT YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, WE HAVE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO
INTERACT.
THE END OF JOINT OPERATIONS IS
COMING UP AND WE HAVE ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT THE BATTERY STREET
TUNNEL, THE NORTH SURFACE
STREET CONNECTION AS WELL AS
THE DEMO.
ALASKAN WAY CONSTRUCTION STARTS
MID-YEAR AFTER DEMOLITION IS
DONE.
THAT'S ANOTHER BIG ONE FOR US.
AND TOLLING, OF COURSE, WE'RE
NOT SURE WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN.
IT'S GOING TO BE LATE SUMMER.
THEN IN JANUARY FOR ABOUT TEN
WEEKS, SOUND TRANSIT WILL GO TO
SINGLE TRACK OPERATIONS TO
COMPLETE SOME CONSTRUCTION
WORK.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT
OF A CHANGE AND A LITTLE BIT OF
A BURDEN FOR FOLKS WHO USE THE
LIGHT RAIL IN THE TUNNEL.
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON WAYS TO
MITIGATE THAT.
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR US US
TO INTERACT WITH YOU AS WELL AS
THE COMMUNITY.
ONE THING I WANT TO NOTE THAT'S
A NEW ADDITION TO THIS
TIMELINE, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD
THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS
PLANNING TO ADD A CRUISE SHIP
TERMINAL TO 46 AND THAT'S
SCHEDULED TO COME ONLINE IN
2022.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CIRCULATION
ISSUES DOWN THERE SO WE WANT TO
HAVE LOTS OF TIME TO SORT THOSE
OUT.
>> THE SINGLE TRACKING THROUGH
THE TUNNEL FOR SOUND TRANSIT,
DID YOU SAY JANUARY 2020?
>> YES, FOR TEN WEEKS.
>> OKAY.
THAT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT WHEN
IT GETS HERE.
>> SURE WILL.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMPLICATED
SET OF CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF
THE NATURE OF BRINGING EAST
LINK INTO THE EXISTING TRANSIT
TUNNEL, WHICH WILL SOON BE
CALLED THE LIGHT RAIL TUNNEL,
AND WANTING TO DO THAT
CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE NORTH
GATE LINK OPENS.
SO THERE'S ABOUT A TEN-WEEK
PERIOD IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
IF YOUR DESTINATION IS THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, YOU CAN
GET ON AN OFF EASILY.
IF YOU'RE GOING FROM THE
AIRPORT TO U-DUB, YOU HAVE TO
BOARD ANOTHER TRAIN TO CONTINUE
BACK.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A
COMPLICATED NATURE THERE FOR
TEN WEEKS OR SO IN A LITTLE
LESS THAN A YEAR, BUT IT WILL
ALLOW US TO DO ALL THE
CONSTRUCTION NOW IN ADVANCE OF
THE 2023 OPENING OF THE LINK TO
THE EAST SIDE WITHOUT
DISRUPTING SERVICE TO NORTH
GATE RIGHT AFTER IT OPENED.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
AND SOUND TRANSIT ACTUALLY
PLANNED THIS VERY CAREFULLY,
NOT JUST WITH RESPECT TO
OPENING NORTH LINK AND THE LINK
TO THE EAST SIDE.
THEY ALSO WANTED TO WEDGE IT IN
BETWEEN TWO BIG SPORTS SEASONS
SO THAT WOULDN'T BE TOO BIG
AFTER A DISRUPTION.
THEY PUT A LOT OF PLANNING INTO
THAT, AND NOW IS THE TIME S-DOT
AND METRO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE
SOME MITIGATION PLANS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IS THAT THE LAST SLIDE?
>> IT IS.
>> SO WE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA
THE NEW TERM ACTION REPORTS.
APPRECIATE THAT.
THERE'S NOT A PRESENTATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT BUT WE
HAVE COPIES OF IT HERE AND
FOLKS CAN LOOK AT THAT.
>> AND WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS
IF YOU HAVE SOME.
>> I WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> SO, I WANTED TO GET AN
UPDATE ON SOME OF THE BIKE
PROJECTS DOWNTOWN, REFRESHING
FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN TRACKING IT OR
THOSE WATCHING ON TV.
>> WE BROUGHT SOME BACKUP
SLIDES.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> GREAT.
THE POCKET SLIDES.
THE BIKE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SAFE
CONNECTIONS DOWNTOWN.
OF COURSE THAT'S THE PLACE
WHERE OUR RIGHT OF WAY IS THE
MOST CONSTRAINED AND THERE'S SO
MUCH DEMAND FOR IT.
AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF SOME
SUCCESS ON PIECES OF PROJECTS,
FRUSTRATED THAT THEY WERE NOT
ALL CONNECTING, THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING AND COMMITTING THE
CITY TO COMPLETING THIS BASIC
BIKE NETWORK BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
WITH S-DOT, BOTH WITH MY OFFICE
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY WITH THE BIKE
ADVOCACY COMMUNITY.
I KNOW YOU ALL WORK CLOSELY
WITH THEM, INCLUDING DIFFERENT
ASPECTS TO SEE THIS IS NOT THE
ONLY THING HAPPENING IN THE
CITY RIGHT NOW, AS YOU HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
GENERALLY THINGS ARE STILL ON
TRACK BASED ON THAT RESOLUTION.
UPPED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO
WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND GET AN
UPDATE.
AND WHERE THERE ARE HICCUPS
THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING OR
THINGS WE KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO
AIR THOSE RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THEM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
WE DID BRING A FEW BACKUP
SLIDES.
JUST TO SET THE CONTEXT FOR THE
NEAR TERM ACTION PLAN, IT
CONTAINED THREE BICYCLE
FACILITIES IN ADDITION TO MANY
OTHER STRATEGIES RELATED TO
KEEPING TRANSIT MOVING LIKE THE
ALL-DOOR BOARDING ON 3rd AVENUE
AS WELL AS OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
WE'LL BE PUTTING IN PLACE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS TO MAKE
THE PEDESTRIAN AND PASSENGER
TRANSIT EXPERIENCE BETTER THAN
IT IS TODAY.
IT'S A JOINT $30 MILLION
INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND METRO AND SOUND
TRANSIT ARE MAKING TOGETHER.
THERE WERE THREE FACILITIES IN
THE NEAR TERM ACTION PLAN, A
PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON PIKE
AND/OR PINE.
THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT BETWEEN
6th AND BELLEVUE HAS A TARGET
COMPLETION DATE OF DECEMBER
2019.
THEN THE SOUTH END CONNECTION
FROM THE END OF THE 2nd AVENUE
BIKE LANE DOWN TOWARDS DEERBORN
HAS A TARGET COMPLETION DATE OF
DECEMBER 2019.
BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE VERY
COMPLICATED AND HAPPENING IN A
VERY COMPLICATED ENVIRONMENT
WITH TRAFFIC OPERATION ISSUES.
BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON
THOSE.
THE THIRD IS THE 4th AVENUE
PBL, AND WE WANT TO HAVE THE
DESIGN COMPLETE THIS YEAR.
AND WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THAT.
JIM CURTAIN IS HERE AS WELL TO
HELP PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
>> I'M HAPPY TO JUMP IN.
I THINK STARTING ON THE NORTH
END OF TOWN, WE HAD A
BREAKTHROUGH ON 8th AND 9th
AVENUE, GOING TO GET GOING OUT
THERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR.
>> GREAT.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC PROGRESS.
BELL STREET IS STARTING IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER AS WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT PIKE AND PINE
GETTING GOING THIS YEAR AS
WELL.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE
CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION
SITE BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH
THEM TO MITIGATE THAT.
WE COULD HAVE TO RAMP PEOPLE UP
ON THE SIDEWALKS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS THROUGH THAT.
>> AND ON THAT ONE, YOU SAW THE
PRESENTATION AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING FROM SOME OF
THE WORK THAT THE CAPITOL HILL
DISTRICT HAD LET ON.
MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S
WITHIN CONVERSATION WITH THE
DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THAT
CONNECTION, WHICH I APPRECIATE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS DOING THAT.
THE CONVENTION CENTER IS A
PRETTY BIG PROJECT, TAKING UP A
BIG CHUNK OF REAL ESTATE.
SO MY EXPECTATION IS THAT WE
CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT
AS BEST WE CAN.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
I THINK A FRUSTRATION THAT'S
HAPPENED AROUND PAST
CONSTRUCTION IS IT FEELS LIKE
PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES OFTEN
DON'T GET THE SAME LEVEL OF
TREATMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION,
THE WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO
GO.
SO AS WE FIGURE THIS OUT,
MAKING IT SAFE AND CONVENIENT
AS POSSIBLE, RECOGNIZING THERE
WILL PROBABLY BE THINGS THAT
ARE NOT IDEAL.
JUST HAVE BEEN THE TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT WHERE FOLKS ARE GOING TO
GO.
THE WHOLE NETWORK WON'T BE
COMPLETE BUT GETTING THE OTHER
PIECES ON THE GROUND WILL BE
IMPORTANT.
>> WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE BELLEVUE TO BROADWAY
SECTION NO MATTER WHAT.
WE'D LIKE TO DO IT ALL
TOGETHER.
IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING THAT
COORDINATION DONE AND GETTING A
SAFE FACILITY OUT THERE FOR
FOLKS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> FOR THE SOUTH END
CONNECTION, OUR BIG HANGUP IS
METRO LAYOVER SPACES ON MAIN
STREET.
WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP A
DESIGN FOR THAT AND MAY HAVE
HAD A BREAKTHROUGH AS WELL.
SO LONG AS AS THAT KEEPS MOVING
FORWARD, WE'RE ON TRACK FOR
THAT AS WELL.
12th AVENUE, CLARA MENTIONED
THE SEGMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR US
TO BUILD A BIKE FACILITY IN.
WE HAVE LOOKED AND MODELED
CONDITIONS THERE.
THE OPERATIONS AT THAT
INTERSECTION, PARTICULARLY SOME
OF THE ROUTES SERVING THE
RAINIER VALLEY AND THE
STREETCAR AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AT THAT
INTERSECTION.
IT'S BASICALLY WHERE BOURN AND
RAINIER MEET, ALSO 12th AVENUE.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE ANOTHER
SEGMENT ON 12th JUST SOUTH OF
THERE THAT WILL MAKE A NICE
CONNECTION, WHICH WILL BE 12th
AVENUE BETWEEN KING AND GOLF.
GOLF IS THE SOUTH END OF THE
BRIDGET THIS IS A SEGMENT THAT
WOULD CONNECT TO EXISTING
FACILITIES AND PICK OFF ONE OF
THE HIGH CRASH LOCATIONS FOR
BICYCLISTS AS WELL, AT THE
SOUTH EVENTED OF THE BRIDGE.
AND IT COULD PROVIDE A NICE
BIKE LANE UP TO KING STREET,
CONNECTING TO THE KING STREET
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY WHERE
PEOPLE COULD HEAD WEST AND INTO
DOWNTOWN AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE AROUND THAT ONE AS WELL.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT BUILT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE HERE.
>> ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
KING AND YESSLER ALONG 12th, I
WOULD LOVE TO FIND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE
TECHNICAL CONVERSATIONS WITH
SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF
THOSE CHALLENGES ARE.
SOMETIMES I KNOW THERE'S POLICY
TRADEOFFS, LIKE WHAT ARE WE
PRIORITIZING OVER SOMETHING
ELSE.
SO IF THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT,
IT'S GOOD TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE.
SOMETIME IT'S SPECIFIC TACTICAL
CHALLENGES OR CONSTRAINTS WITH
WHATEVER IT IS, STREET CAR OR
SOMETHING.
SO MAKING SURE EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S IN PLACE,
MAY BE USEFUL TO DO A LITTLE
WALKING TOUR OUT THERE TOO.
WE'LL LOOP BACK WITH THE
COMMUNITY BIKE MEMBERS AND
FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION AND SEE IF THERE
ARE NOT SOME CREATIVE IDEAS
THAT WE CAN EXPLORE, OR AT A
MINIMUM, MAKE SURE EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS WHERE EVERYONE ELSE
IS COMING FROM, SO WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH A SHARED
UNDERSTANDING. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT DEMAND TOOLS.
A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS NOT
ABOUT CONCRETE OR WIRES, BUT
JUST SHARING INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING IN HERE YOU ALL WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING ON, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO
READ THROUGH THE REPORT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE
ABSOLUTELY CONCUR WITH THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GOT US
THROUGH THE SR 99 CLOSURE NO
DOUBT WAS PEOPLE DECIDING TO
FLEX THEIR COMMUTE A LITTLE
EARLIER OR LATER OR WORK FROM
HOME ONE DAY A WEEK.
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT FALL
UNDER THE HEADING OF
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT WERE ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS THAT WE
HAD.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY SORT OF
HEARING THAT, THAT YOUR COMMUTE
CHOICES ARE ABOUT MORE THAN
YOUR OWN COMMUTE AND YOUR OWN
CONVENIENCE, THAT THERE'S A
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THERE AND
THERE'S A COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT
ALL OUR INDIVIDUAL CHOICES
MAKE.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
ANYTHING ELSE TO TOUCH ON OR
HIGHLIGHT?
>> JUST A COUPLE THINGS THAT
ARE UPCOMING.
FOR THE SEPTEMBER METRO SERVICE
CHANGE, IN PREPARATION FOR THAT
WE'LL BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
CHINATOWN STATION.
THESE ARE TO EXPAND BUS WAITING
AREAS AND PASSENGER AMENITIES
FOR PEOPLE MAKING CONNECTIONS
THERE.
THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS TO
HELP RIDERS MAKE THE CONNECTION
TO LIGHT RAIL MORE EASILY, SO
CHANGING WHERE THE BUSES PULL
INTO THE STATION AS WELL AS
SOME ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS.
IN THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT,
WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE NEXT BIG
THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
>> AND IS THERE A ROUTE FROM
THE EAST SIDE THAT WILL BE
TRUNCATED AND GOING TO THE
STADIUM INSTEAD OF DOWNTOWN?
>> THAT WOULD BE NICE.
>> THE ROUTE 255 IS UNDER
EVALUATION FOR TRUNCATION.
>> NOT AT THIS CHANGE?
>> THAT DECISION WILL BE MADE
BY THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL IN
ADVANCE OF THE SERVICE CHANGE.
>> GOT IT.
JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE WHO
HAPPENS TO BE PAYING ATTENTION,
THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF
ROUTES, AND A LOT OF BUSES AND
PEOPLE IN THE TUNNEL.
THOSE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BE
IN THE TUNNEL.
I ASSUME FOLKS THAT ARE RIDING
THOSE COMMUTES EVERY DAY ARE
WELL AWARE OF THIS BY NOW AND
KNOW WHERE TO GO.
I HOPE FOLKS KNOW THAT.
FOR FOLKS THAT ARE JUST THE
OCCASIONAL RIDER AND GO DOWN
AND CATCH THE 41 TO NORTH GATE,
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GET
INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE TO
CATCH THE 41?
WILL THERE BE SIGNS UP
EXPLAINING THAT?
>> THERE WILL BE, AND THERE
WILL ALSO BE BOARDING
ASSISTANCE.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THERE THAT
HELP PEOPLE GET TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO GO.
>> WILL THEY BE THERE FOR A FEW
WEEKS?
>> AT LEAST A WEEK, TO CATCH
THE COMMUTERS, THEN THE SIGNAGE
WILL STAY AFTER THAT.
>> EVEN IF YOU'RE ON A ROUTE
THAT'S NOT IN THE TUNNEL, IT'S
POSSIBLE SOME ROUTES ARE
CHANGING TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE
BUSES COMING OUT OF THE TUNNEL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO THOSE FOLKS MAY NOT HAVE
PAID ATTENTION AND THINK IT
DOESN'T MATTER.
THEN THEY'RE LIKE, WAIT A
MINUTE, MY BUS ISN'T COMING
HERE, WHAT HAPPENED?
SO FOR NEXT WEEK, WILL THERE BE
INDIVIDUALS ON THE SURFACE
STREETS HELPING DIRECT PEOPLE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE SLIDES, I APPRECIATE THE
DETAILS OF HIGHLIGHTING WHICH
ROUTES ARE BEING REDIRECTED SO
FOLKS CAN FOLLOW THAT.
>> AND VISIT
SEATTLE.GOV/TRAFFIC OR METRO'S
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT.
>> GREAT.
THANKS TO THE PUBLIC ONCE
AGAIN.
WE'RE CALLING ON YOU AND WE'LL
BE DOING IT MORE BEFORE THE
YEAR IS OUT, TO REALLY PAY
ATTENTION, BE FLEXIBLE AND BE
PATIENT.
YOU KNW, THE DECISIONS WE ALL
MAKE IMPACT EVERYONE ELSE TOO.
FOR THOSE OF US THAT DO HAVE
SOME FLEXIBILITY, WE'RE TRYING
TO PRODUCE AS MANY OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE TO CONSIDER AND MAKE YOU
AWARE OF THE OPTIONS AND
APPRECIATE THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY HELPING AND BEING
FLEXIBLE WITH THINGS LIKE THAT
TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
>> NUMBER TWO, INFORMATION ITEM
RELATED TO THE SHORELINE STREET
ENDS UPDATE.
>> WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
>> HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?
>> GREAT.
>> DOING GOOD.
>> ALWAYS EXCITING TO HEAR
ABOUT THESE WONDERFUL STREET
ENDS THAT IN SOME CASES FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED AND
ARE REEMERGING AS AN ASSET TO
THE COMMUNITY.
>> KAREN FROM FRIENDS OF THE
STREETS.
>> AND MANAGER FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> I'M THE SHORELINE STREET
ENDS PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
>> AND I'M MARTY, INVOLVED IN
FRIENDS OF STREET ENDS SINCE
THE 1990s.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE.
DO YOU WANT TO JUST JUMP IN?
>> YEAH.
I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF, JUST
GIVING YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF
THE SHORELINE STREET END
PROGRAM PER THE REQUEST OF
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN AND
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE SHORELINE
STREET ENDS IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM
AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC ACCESS TO SHORELINES
THAT ABUT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
OMAR IS GOING TO PRESENT THE
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM THEN
KAREN WILL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF
WITH THE CONNECTION TO HOW
SHORELINE STREET ENDS TIE INTO
S-DOT'S OVERALL MISSION.
IT'S CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE
BEAUTIFUL WATER FRONTS AND
MAKING THE CITY MORE VIBRANT
OVERALL.
SO BY THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION, I'M HOPING YOU
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL PROGRAM.
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T
HEARD OF THIS.
A SHORELINE STREET END, A
LITTLE HISTORY AND THE MISSION
VISION OF OUR SPECIFIC PROGRAM
AND SOME OF THE PROGRAM
ELEMENTS AS WELL.
SO WHAT IS A SHORELINE STREET
END?
IT'S BASICALLY A DESIGNATED
PORTION OF RIGHT OF WAY THAT
EXTENDS FROM THE ORDINARY HIGH
WATER MARK ALL THE WAY TO THE
NEXT ADJACENT INTERSECTION.
IT IS RIGHT OF WAY THAT S-DOT
CONTROLS AND IT'S TYPICALLY 40
TO 60 FEET WIDE, SOME UP TO 100
FEET.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU START
MAKING A CITY, BUT I ASSUME
SOMEONE PLOTTED THE CITY AND
THESE ARE JUST PUT DOWN ON A
GRID AND THEY CONNECTED THE
DOTS?
THEN PUT THE MALLS IN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, IS THAT ROUGHLY
IT?
>> THE STATE PLOTTED THE RIGHT
OF WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
THOSE POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE
BEEN SERVED AS LIKE POTENTIAL
FERRY STOPS.
>> MOSQUITO FLEET SERVES IN
SOME OF THESE AS WELL.
THERE'S A MASH OF DIFFERENT
USAGES.
THERE'S SO FEW SITES IN THE
CITY WHERE WE HAVE ACCESS TO
THE WATER, BECAUSE OF THE STATE
LAWS.
IT'S QUITE PRIVATIZED.
IN MOST CASES IT'S A PRIVATE
OWNER THAT OWNS THE SHORELINE,
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY THIS
PROGRAM EXISTS.
ALSO IT'S STATE LAW.
THE POLICY CHOICES WE MAKE
AROUND THESE ARE BASICALLY TO
PROVIDE PHYSICAL ACCESS OR
VIEWS TO THE SHORELINE.
NOT ALL SHORELINES YOU CAN GET
PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE
TOPOGRAPHY OR OTHER
CONSTRAINTS.
THAT'S THE IDEA, TO PROVIDE
THAT PRIMARY ACCESS.
WE ALSO PROVIDE PERMITS AT
THESE SITES.
THAT FUNDS THE PROGRAM SO WE
TRY AND BALANCE THOSE PERMITS
WITH ACCESS AS WELL.
WHERE ARE THESE SITES?
YOU CAN KIND OF DIVE INTO THIS
CLOSER TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY
ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A ROUGH IDEA WHERE THEY
ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE CITY.
MOST OF THEM ARE CONCENTRATED
ALONG THE WATERWAYS WITHIN THE
CITY, NORTH AND SOUTH, AND
ALONG LAKE UNION.
THERE ARE OTHERS AROUND THE
CITY AS WELL.
>> EACH OF THOSE DOTS
REPRESENTS ESSENTIALLY PUBLIC
ACCESS AND MAY HAVE HAD
IMPROVEMENTS OR MAY BE
INACCESSIBLE BECAUSE OF
BLACKBERRIES OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT?
>> THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC
ACCESS BUT SOME SITES ARE FULLY
PERMITTED OR INDUSTRIAL USES.
SO MARITIME USES ARE A PART OF
THAT USE IN THEORY.
BUT STILL OUR MAIN PRIORITY IS
PUBLIC ACCESS.
>> SO THIS IS THE INCLUSIVE OF
EVERYTHING IN THERE, INCLUDING
THOSE CURRENTLY UNDER PERMIT
THAT MAY NOT HAVE PUBLIC
ACCESS, LIKE THE SLIDES EARLIER
WHERE WE SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS
TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PUBLIC
ACCESS AND OTHERS KIND OF IN
LIMBO AT THE MOMENT?
>> RIGHT.
IF YOU FIND THE MAP ON THE
SHORELINE STREET ENDS WEBSITE
UNDER PUBLIC SPACE MANAGEMENT,
IT SAYS, IS IT WORTH A VISIT OR
NOT?
THAT'S OUR ROUGH INDICATOR OF,
LIKE, DO YOU WANT TO CHECK IT
OUT.
>> GOT IT.
>> OKAY.
SO BACKING UP A LITTLE BIT, THE
PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 1996
THROUGH A COUNCIL ACTION AND
ALSO SET POLICY AS WELL.
THERE WERE ORIGINALLY 149
SHORELINE STREET ENDS AND SINCE
THEN WE HAVE HAD POLICY UPDATES
AND CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM,
MORE NUANCED CHANGES.
RECENTLY WE ADDED A SHORELINE
STREET ENDS COORDINATOR
POSITION.
AND WE DID WORK IN 2017 PRIOR
TO MY GETTING HIRED THAT
EVALUATED ALL THE SITES ACROSS
THE CITY.
WE TOOK PHOTOS OF ALL THE
LOCATIONS, SEEING IF THERE WERE
ENCROACHMENTS OR NOT.
AND WHAT SITES WE SHOULD BE
TACKLING FIRST, BASED ON LIKE
AN INDEX.
SO A MORE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
TO LOOKING AT WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO US IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SHORELINE STREET ENDS ARE A
COMMUNITY ACCESS THAT THRIVE
THROUGH BUS COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS AND OUR MISSION IS
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND
PROTECT UNIQUE VIEWS AND
ENHANCE HABITATS FOR MARITIME
INDUSTRY AND FOSTER SITES
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE GETTING INTO THE
PROGRAM ELEMENTS HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
WHAT WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT THE
SITES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS
ENCOURAGE ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS TO REMOVE THEIR
ENCROACHMENTS IF THEY ARE NOT
APPROPRIATELY PERMITTED.
IF APPROPRIATE, WE GUIDE THEM
TOWARD GANG A PERMIT FOR THEIR
USES.
IF THERE'S NOT A COMMUNITY
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THE
SITE FOR ACCESS AT THAT TIME,
AND WE FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE TO
GRANT THE PERMIT, WE DO.
ONCE THOSE ARE GIVEN, THEY'RE A
YEARLY KIND OF RENEWAL FEE AND
WE INSPECT THEM EVERY YEAR TO
BE SURE THEY'RE STAYING WITHIN
THE BOUNDS THEY'RE PAYING FOR.
AND THOSE FEES HELP FUND
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT BASICALLY
AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SITES.
>> ARE THOSE PERMITS REVOCABLE?
THEY CAN BE NONRENEWED ANY
YEAR?
SO AS COMMUNITY INTEREST SHIFTS
OR WHATEVER IT IS, IF SOMEONE
INSIDES LIKE NEXT YEAR WE'D
LIKE TO REDEVELOP THIS SITE TO
CREATE BETTER ACCESS, WE'RE NOT
LOCKED IN OR LOCKED OUT IN THIS
CASE?
>> CORRECT.
>> GREAT.
THEN THE PHOTO YOU SHOW WITH AN
ENCROACHMENT, IT LOOKS LIKE
INDUSTRIAL USE JUST STORING
MATERIALS THERE.
IS THAT TYPICAL?
I IMAGINE IN MORE RESIDENTIAL
AREAS THERE'S PEOPLE THAT MAY
BE OVER TIME VARIOUS PROPERTY
OWNERS EITHER INADVERTENTLY OR
INTENTIONALLY KIND OF
RELANDSCAPED AND ASSUMED USE OF
THAT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
IS THAT AND ENCROACHMENT?
>> YES, THOSE ARE THE TWO
TYPICAL TYPES WE SEE, EXPANSION
OF BACKYARDS OR MATERIAL
STORAGE.
THOSE ARE THE MAIN ONES WE SEE.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL PERMIT THOSE IF THERE'S
NO BETTER DEMAND FOR IT?
>> RIGHT, LIKE A COMMUNITY
PROJECT COMING IN.
WE'LL WORK WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNER ADJACENT TO BE SURE THE
PLAN EITHER WORKS WITH THE
ENCROACHMENTS OR WE CAN SCALE
BACK THE ENCROACHMENTS
DEPENDING ON WHAT'S NEEDED.
>> AND THERE ARE GOOD EXAMPLES
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SHIP
CANAL IN BALLARD, WHERE THE
ADJACENT INDUSTRY HAS TAKEN
OVER.
AND IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY
PROBLEM.
SO THEY ARE PAYING A PERMIT,
AND THAT GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE
FUND.
>> GREAT.
>> AND I MIGHT ADD THAT
HISTORICALLY UNDER THE
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO
S-DOT, THE ATTITUDE FROM THE
CITY SEEMED TO BE THE ADJACENT
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SHORELINE STREET ENDS.
IF THEY WANT TO PRIVATIZE IT,
THEY CAN, AND IF THEY WANT TO
LET THE PUBLIC IN, THEY CAN.
THAT'S WHAT CHANGED IN THE 90s.
>> WE SAID, NO, THIS IS A
PUBLIC GOOD AND WE'LL
COLLECTIVELY DEFINE.
IT MAY CHANGE THE USE OR NOT.
WE'LL BE PROACTIVE IN THAT.
>> WITH THAT FUNDING BEING
BASED SOLELY ON PERMITS, IT'S
OBVIOUS THAT WITH ENCROACHMENTS
BEING REMOVED, THE PROGRAM
FUNDING LESSENS.
THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN SORT OF
RELY ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS MORE
IN THAT INSTANCE.
THE POINT IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO DO IMPROVEMENTS
AND ALSO SEEKING GRANT FUNDING
TO LEVERAGE THE DOLLARS WE HAVE
COMING IN, WHICH I THINK ARE
SIGNIFICANT.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PLAN FOR
THE FUTURE, BASICALLY THE
INTENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPROVEMENTS.
S-DOT AND OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS BOTH DO IMPROVEMENTS.
LAST YEAR WE DID THREE PROJECTS
ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE
PACKAGED TOGETHER.
THE FIRST AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE
AND EAST ALLISON STREET, YOU
CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THE REALLY
FUN SEATING THAT WAS INSTALLED
BY AN ARTIST AND OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH MANY
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP HELPED US
WITH WARSAW STREET, CONTINUING
EFFORTS THERE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE YEARS.
EAST HIGH LANDS DRIVE PARTNERED
WITH TREES SEATTLE.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN A
SECOND.
UNIVERSTY OF WASHINGTON
DEVELOPED 11th AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
WE CAN BACK UP IF YOU'RE
CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
IN 2014 WE PARTNERED WITH PARKS
TO DO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PARKS LEVY THAT WENT THROUGH AT
THAT TIME.
SO TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR WHAT S-
DOT PROJECTS TYPICALLY LOOK
LIKE, THIS IS THE ALLISON
STREET END THAT WAS DEVELOPED
LAST YEAR.
IT HAS SOME OF THE MORE HEAVY
IMPROVEMENTS THAT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS CAN'T PUT IN, CONCRETE,
RAILING, NEW PARKING.
BASICALLY YOU CAN SEE THE
BEFORE AND AFTER AS IT LOOKS
LIKE A PUBLIC SPACE.
THAT'S THE TYPES OF
IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE TRYING TO
DO.
WE DON'T WANT A SUPER HIGH
MAINTENANCE PARK, BUT JUST
CREATING THAT ACCESS AND WHAT'S
NEEDED FOR THE SPACE TO LOOK
MORE PUBLIC.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S ONE I STUMBLED UPON IN
THE LAST YEAR AND THAT'S A
GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
APPRECIATE THE BIKE RACKS
THERE.
THAT'S A NICE ONE.
>> SO S-DOT ALSO HAS FUTURE
PROJECTS COMING UP AT MCGRAW
STREET, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A
PARKS PROJECT.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND PUT NEW
RAILING AND STEPS DOWN TO THE
WATER.
IT'S GOT A STEEP SLOPE RIGHT
NOW SO WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN
THAT UP.
6th AVENUE WEST, WE HAVE A NEW
SHORELINE STREET END OPENING
UP.
THIS IS KIND OF A LONG PAST
PROJECT SO SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD OF THIS.
IT'S COMING BACK AROUND AGAIN
AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT
AFTER THE GROUND IN 2020.
>> WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE TRYING,
IS IT LIKE CAPACITY, LIKE YOU
CAN ONLY BE IN SO MANY PLACES
AT ONCE, OR IS IT FUNDING OR
COORDINATING 18 CITY AGENCIES?
>> THE LAST ONE.
IT'S THE COORDINATION.
WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT STAFF
MEMBERS TURNOVER AND LOST A
LITTLE MOMENTUM.
I'M PICKING IT UP NOW AND
GETTING UNDER IT AND THIS IS A
BIG ENOUGH PROJECT THAT WE'RE
NOT SURE FOR THE EXEMPTION OR
NOT YET.
>> THERE'S SOME LEGAL TECHNICAL
STUFF TO WORK OUT TOO?
>> YEAH.
>> AND FRIENDS OF SHORELINE
STREET ENDS HAS A PROJECT APRIL
27th AT EAST PROSPECT STREET,
9:00 A.M.
IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT AND
HELP.
THERE'S A SIGNUP AT TREES FOR
SEATTLE WEBSITE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BLACKBERRIES
AT THAT LOCATION.
SIMILAR TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS
AT EAST OLIVE WAY AND EAST PINE
STREET.
FRIENDS OF STREET ENDS, THEY DO
GREAT WORK OUT THERE.
I'M SURE THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT LATER.
ALSO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
HAS TWO PUMP STATIONS THEY ARE
REDOING WITH A RETROFIT AT
22nd, KRAMER STREET.
THIS YEAR THEY'RE STARTING
CONSTRUCTION.
IN 2020 IN SOUTH PARK, THEY ARE
PUTTING IN A NEW PUMP STATION
NEAR THE 7th AVENUE STATION.
ALSO THAT'S BEEN LONG
ANTICIPATED AND IT'S ARRIVING.
>> THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE
PUBLIC ACCESS AND SERVING A
UTILITY, THEY CAN COEXIST IN
THE SAME STREET END?
>> YES, IT'S GREAT.
THEY WILL BE MAINTAINING THE
SITE FOR US.
WHOEVER IS AT THE SITE, WE'RE
TRYING TO HAVE THAT DEPARTMENT
TAKE CARE OF THE LOCATIONS SO
WE DON'T HAVE TWO CREWS GOING
TO THE SAME LOCATIONS.
>> GREAT.
>> WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS AND IT'S
IMPRTANT THAT WE HAVE WORKED
WITH EACH OF THEM TO DEVELOP
SITES.
WE CAN'T AS AN ORGANIZATION
PULL OFF BIG PROJECTS ALL THE
TIME AND WE TRY AND WORK WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS, FRIENDS OF
STREET ENDS AND OUR INTERNAL
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS TO PULL OFF
PROJECTS.
AND JUST FOLLOWING HERE, A
QUICK RUN-THROUGH OF THE TYPES
OF PROJECTS OUR PARTNERS PULL
OFF.
THIS IS EAST HIGHLAND DRIVE,
KIND OF A FANTASTIC PROJECT
DONE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
THEY TOOK KIND OF A BRAMBLE AND
OPENED IT UP SO YOU CAN SEE THE
WATER.
THIS IS ADJACENT TO LAKE
WASHINGTON.
YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND
AFTER.
YOU COULDN'T TELL THE SHORE WAS
BEHIND THERE.
THEN THE WATER OPENS UP AND
THEY PUT IN SOME GREAT NATIVE
LANDSCAPE, COMPLETELY COMMUNITY
INSTALLED BASICALLY.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK WE
LIKE TO SEE.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WERE DRIVING
BY THE FIRST ONE, YOU HAVE NO
CLUE THERE'S ANY REASON TO PULL
IN THERE.
THE SECOND ONE JUST INVITES YOU
IN, WHICH IS NICE.
>> IT IS NICE.
SO THIS IS THE MCGRAW STREET
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE INITIAL
PARKS PROJECTS, PART OF THE
LEVY.
THIS IS ONE WE'RE HOPING TO
INSTALL A SAFER PATHWAY DOWN TO
THE WATER AND A RAILING.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
BUSINESS OWNER COMING IN AND
PROPOSING A PROJECT TO US.
THIS WAS A GREAT JOB OPENING
THE LANDSCAPE AT 28th AVENUE
NORTHWEST IN BALLARD.
>> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.
A BUSINESS OWNER WANTED TO KIND
OF IMPROVE THE SITE AND MAKE IT
LOOK BETTER FOR CUSTOMERS AND
EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY TOO, AND A
PUBLIC BENEFIT?
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND
TIME HE'D DONE THAT SITE.
>> REALLY?
>> SCENE SHORE WANTED THE SITE
DEVELOPED AND IT WAS KIND OF
SLOPING INTO THE WATER AND NOT
DOING MUCH.
SO THEY DEVELOPED IT TEN,
TWELVE YEARS AGO, PUT IN
BENCHES.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF
THE PROXIMITY TO THE RAIL LINE
THERE IS PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING
ON THE BENCHES.
SO THEY TOOK OUT THE BENCHES
THEN REDEVELOPED THE ENTIRE
SITE WITH S-DOT, AND THE
BUSINESS OWNER PAID FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT.
AND IT'S A PUBLIC PARK.
>> THAT'S STEWARDSHIP.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
>> YEAH.
>> AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT STEWARDSHIP.
ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR SITES ARE
MAINTAINED BY THE COMMUNITY.
WITHOUT THEM, WE COULD NOT GET
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE
NEED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
WE PARTNER WITH SVU'S PROGRAM
AND GREEN SEATTLE TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF STEWARDSHIP.
S-DOT BASICALLY HAS CREWS THAT
COME OUT AND WILL HELP KIND OF
PICK UP MATERIALS DROPPED OFF
BY VOLUNTEERS AND THAT HELPS
EXPAND THE CAPACITY OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE.
THEY ALSO HAVE TOOL TRAILERS TO
HELP THE RESTORATIONS GO A LOT
FURTHER.
>> THAT'S IT?
>> THAT'S IT.
LAST SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US HERE.
OUR GOAL TODAY WAS JUST TO
INFORM YOU AND CITIZENS ABOUT
THE VALUE OF THESE INCREDIBLE
PUBLIC SPACES.
I WAS INVOLVED IN COFOUNDING
FRIENDS OF STREET ENDS ALMOST
25 YEARS AGO, AND AT THAT TIME
ABOUT 20% OF THESE AMAZING
PLACES WERE OPEN FOR PUBLIC
ACCESS.
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE
YEARS, NOW 50% ARE JUST REALLY
WELCOMING, BEAUTIFUL PLACES.
ABOUT 20% HAVE PERMITS SO THAT
YOU CANNOT GO IN.
AND ABOUT 30% STILL ARE MORE
COMPLICATED BY LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITY.
YOU KIND OF GO WHY ARE WE
SPENDING SO MUCH TIME, WHY ARE
WE INTERESTED IN THESE PLACES?
IN THE LATE 1800s WHEN OUR CITY
WAS PLOTTED, STREETS DEAD-ENDED
ON BODIES OF WATER LIKE THE
SOUND AND DUWAMISH.
WHEN YOU VISIT THESE PLACES,
AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO
SO, YOU JUST VALUE OUR WATER.
IT'S SO AMAZING, RIGHT HERE ON
PEUGEOT SOUND.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU SMELL THE SALT
WATER?
YOU CAN DO THAT AT THESE
AMAZING PLACES.
THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT MAKE
THESE SO POSITIVE AND A JOY TO
WORK ON.
BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH S-DOT IS
ABSOLUTELY KEY, AND HAVING OMAR
ON BOARD, HAVING THE FUNDING
THAT KEEPS THAT POSITION
ONGOING IS CRITICAL.
AND ANGELA AND ELISE ALSO.
SO IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GO IN AND
OPEN THESE UP FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
THERE'S A FEAR FROM ADJACENT
PROPERTY OWNERS THAT OTHER
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME.
BUT AS SOON AS THESE ARE
OPENED, THEY ARE BASICALLY USED
BY PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
WALK THEIR DOG AND MEET THEIR
FRIENDS, MEET THEIR NEIGHBORS.
IT'S ALWAYS WORTHWHILE.
WHEN WE SAT DOWN IN DECEMBER
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, HE
IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE MATH.
AND THERE'S SOME MATH INVOLVED
IN THIS.
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY
THE PRIVATE PERMITS PAID FOR
ENCROACHMENTS.
OUR OVERALL GOAL IS THERE WILL
BE NO ENCROACHMENTS, ALL OPEN
FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.
THERE'S ONE UNIQUE STREET END,
AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS PAY UP TO $100,000 A
YEAR.
THIS IS BASED ON THE VALUE OF
THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, FOR THE
USE OF THIS WATER FRONT.
THEIR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO
REMOVE THE ENCROACHMENTS AND NO
LONGER PAY THAT MONEY.
THAT MEANS $100,000, WHICH IS A
VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE
FUND, WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE.
SO IN THE LONG-TERM, THE ASK IS
PRETTY SMALL IN TERMS OF THE
CITY BUDGET, BUT APPROXIMATELY
$100,000 IN DEFICIT WE'LL BE.
WE WERE SUCCESSFUL, BUT ON THE
OTHER HAND, THAT ENDED UP BEING
LESS MONEY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE ASK THE
COUNCIL TO BE THINKING ABOUT IN
THE FUTURE.
AND THEN MARTY HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THIS BOTH IN THE SOUTH END
OF LAKE WASHINGTON AND IN THE
SHIP CANAL.
>> I LIVE ON SOUTH WILLOW
STREET AND WE'RE THE
TROUBLEMAKERS WHO OPENED SOUTH
WILLOW STREET.
SOME NEIGHBORS LOVED US FOR IT
AND SOME HATED US FOR IT.
WILLOW STREET IS AMAZING
BECAUSE WE GET ALL KINDS OF
PEOPLE COMING DOWN THERE ALL
YEAR ROUND, EVEN IN THE RAIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF ORTHODOX
JEWISH FAMILIES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE ASIAN KIDS WHO WALK
DOWN, BLACK KIDS WHO WALK DOWN,
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, MIXING
OF PEOPLE, THERE'S NO TROUBLE
THERE.
I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN SOUTH PARK
WHERE MY BUSINESS IS, AND WE'RE
TRYING TO OPEN SHORELINE STREET
ENDS THERE.
THE PUMP STATION IS ONE WE'D
LOOKED AT FOR A LONG TIME
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GOOD WAY
FOR THE COMMUNITY TO OPEN IT.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO SOUTH PARK,
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE GEAR PARK
THAT THE PORT OPENED, WHICH IS
ALSO A STREET END.
THEN THE PORT AND S-DOT AND
PARKS CONNECTED THAT ACROSS
SOUTH RIVERSIDE INTO A MUCH
LARGER PARK AREA.
THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE
THESE THINGS WORK ARE GREAT.
MY WIFE AND I ARE THE STEWARDS
OF SOUTH WILLOW STREET, AND
YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
LIVE ADJACENT TO STREET ENDS OR
NOT ADJACENT TO STREET ENDS
KEEP THINGS GOING.
WE TEND TO DO CLEANUP AND RELY
ON S-DOT TO HELP US ON THE
BIGGER JOBS.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COLLECTIVE WORK OVER DECADES TO
BRING THESE ASSETS BACK INTO
THE PUBLIC EYE, AND APPRECIATE
THE FOLKS AT S-DOT THAT ARE
DOING THAT TOO.
I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING
THAT THESE ARE NOT WITHOUT
CONTROVERSY.
AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AT
LEAST, IT'S THE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT THING WE SHOULD BE DOING.
AND WE COULD BE SMART AND WE
CAN BE CONSIDERATE OF
NEIGHBORS, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY.
IT'S PUBLIC ACCESS.
IF FOLKS DON'T WANT TO LIVE
THERE, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THEY SHOULDN'T BE FEARFUL OF
VISITORS.
AND THERE'S PLENTY OF EXAMPLES
AROUND THE CITY AND AROUND THE
WORLD WHERE FOLKS FROM
DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE
INTERACT IN WAYS AND WATER IS A
DRAW FOR FOLKS TO DO THAT, AND
REALLY POSITIVE THINGS COME OUT
OF THAT.
SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
WORK, AND I WANT TO BE SURE
WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS GOING
FORWARD TOO.
KAREN, AN ESTIMATE ON THE
TIMELINE OF WHEN THAT ONE
PARTICULAR ENCROACHMENT MAY BE
UNENCUMBERED?
HOW MANY MONTHS OR YEARS DO YOU
THINK WE HAVE?
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO
BE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AND
SOUNDS LIKE THEY BACKED OFF.
LOOKING AT PROBABLY A YEAR OR
TWO.
>> IT MIGHT BE THAT.
THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO US
BEFORE, HONESTLY.
THEY HAVE PERMITS GOING FORWARD
AND DEVELOPED THE LANDSCAPE
PLAN, WHICH IS FURTHER THAN
THEY HAVE GONE BEFORE.
WE'RE CHECKING IN.
THEY SAID FOR SURE THIS YEAR
THEY WILL BE PAYING THE FULL
FEE.
>> OKAY.
SO I WOULD SAY THE AVERAGE
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO
ARE OUT EXPLORING AND STUMBLE
ACROSS A PLACE LIKE THIS WOULD
CALL THIS A COOL PARK AT THE
END.
THESE ARE TECHNICALLY NOT RUN
BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
BUT THEY ARE THE TYPE OF OPEN
SPACE THAT WE WANT TO CULTIVATE
AND NURTURE.
SO INTERNALLY, THE CITY WILL
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIND
THE RIGHT FUNDING AND WHO'S THE
RIGHT STEWARD AND WHERE THAT
MONEY GOES.
I THINK FROM THE PUBLIC'S
PERSPECTIVE, IN MY MIND AT
LEAST, THIS IS THE TYPE OF
INVESTMENT IN ACCESS AND OPEN
SPACE WE LARGELY DO THROUGH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US
TO DEDICATE SOME GENERAL FUND
REVENUE TO MAKE SURE THESE
CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED.
AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL, MAYBE
SOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS,
IT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR
PEOPLE TO BE SWIMMING NEXT TO A
SHIPYARD.
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS DO
THAT AND RETURN THESE ALL TO
PUBLIC ACCESS, WE'LL NEED AN
ONGOING FUNDING STREAM TO DO
THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE PARKS DISTRICT
LEVIES, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
TECHNICALLY ALLOWED TO BLEND
THERE OR NOT.
THOSE ARE A VARIETY OF PLACES
WE MAY LOOK TO SEE IF WE WANT
TO INCLUDE THAT AND FIGURE
THINGS OUT GOING FORWARD.
>> AND IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED
IN MOVING FORWARD, WORKING WITH
US ON THAT, AND WE ARE AN ALL
VOLUNTEER GROUP, OUR WEBSITE IS
ONLINE AND THERE'S A LINK TO S-
DOT'S WEBSITE.
AND S-DOT HAS A GREAT MAP.
IF THEY'RE OUT AND ABOUT, THEY
CAN GO ON AND DISCOVER IF THIS
STREET END IS PUBLIC.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
TOWN THAT HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY.
A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE HIGHLY
SKILLED IN ENGINEERING AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.
AND THE EASY ONES HAVE BEEN
CONVERTED, BUT THE CHALLENGING
ONES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE A CHALLENGE.
SO AN INVITATION FOR FOLKS THAT
WANT TO LOOK AT THE MAP ONLINE
OR PHYSICALLY, AND HIGHLIGHT
SOMETHING THEY WANT TO TAKE ON
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WOULD
BE GREAT.
OR A LOWER THRESHOLD, JUST SET
A SMALLER PROJECT AND PICK A
COUPLE OF THESE AND GO VISIT
THEM WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
IT'S GREAT FOR MORE PEOPLE TO
JUST BE AWARE OF THEM AND USE
THEM.
THAT'S ALSO A BENEFIT TO ALL OF
US, TO KNOW THEY ARE BEING USED
AND LOVED.
>> EXACTLY.
>> GREAT.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK.
I'M COMMITTED TO FIGURING OUT
HOW I CAN HELP MAKE SURE THE
WORK CONTINUES FOR THE DECADES
TO COME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
>> ALL RIGHT, JASMINE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE A
PRESENTATION THEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> THIS IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT
RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES AND THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> ALL RIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE
SEATED YOU CAN INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE A FEW
SLIDES TO RUN THROUGH.
THEN WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
BEFORE WE START, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT
WE ARE DOING TODAY AND WHAT
WE'RE NOT DOING TODAY.
THIS IS NOT LEGISLATION ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES
DIRECTLY.
BUT A REQUIREMENT FOR A
JURISDICTION TO IMPLEMENT A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE IS
TAT THERE IS A PROJECT LIST AS
PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND SO THE CITY NEEDS A TAKE A
STEP OF ADOPTING A
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT LIST
WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED TO DO
LEGISLATION.
WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY ADOPTING
THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
LISTED TO EITHER BECAUSE YOUR
EFFORT TO DO THAT HAS BEEN
CHALLENGED THROUGH JUNE.
WE HAD NOTICED THIS WAS A
PUBLIC HEARING SO WE'LL DO THE
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY,
RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S STILL AT
LEAST A FEW MONTHS AWAY BEFORE
WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO
INCORPORATE THE LIST, WHICH
NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE
ACTUALLY DO LEGISLATION TO
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
THIS IS LIKE STEP I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IN A MULTIPLE STEP
PROCESS.
>> AND QUICK QUESTION.
THE PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE
--IT'S MORE ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT THESE ARE THE RIGHT PROJECT
LISTS, NOT ABOUT --
>> THAT'S THE ACTION WE'RE
TAKING.
THERE'S THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP
AND WE'LL HEAR WHAT THEY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> WE WOULD NEVER CONSTRAIN
PEOPLE FROM TALKING ABOUT WHAT
THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
>> WE MAY HEAR, I DON'T LIKE
THIS BEING ON THE LIST, BUT I
SUSPECT IT'S MORE ABOUT THE
GENERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES.
>> I HAVE A FEW SLIDES I'LL RUN
THROUGHOUT A LOT OF THIS COVERS
THE GROUND YOU JUST COVERED SO
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY QUICK.
THIS IS IN SOME WAYS PICKING UP
WHERE THINGS LEFT OFF BACK IN
NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
TO REMIND FOLKS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, IN 2014 TO
BUDGET WAS ADDED WITH A BUDGED
FOR AN IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.
DURING THE ADMINISTRATION,
THERE WAS AN IDENTIFICATION AND
RECOMMENDATION ON WHICH TYPES
OF IMPACT FEES TO PURSUE, AND
EVEN DEVELOPMENT OF PORTIONS OF
AN IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.
THE COUNCIL DOCKETED THE
CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT FEES
FOR 2018 IN AUGUST 2017.
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, THE
COUNCIL AMENDED THE PLAN TO ADD
A PROJECT LIST FOR
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES, AND
THE THRESHOLD DETERMINATION FOR
THE APPEAL WENT TO THE CITY
MANAGER WHICH WILL TAKE THAT UP
IN JUNE.
WHAT HAS TO GO INTO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?
WHAT ESSENTIALLY HAS TO GO INTO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A
DRIPPING OF DEFICIENCIES.
THERE'S NOT AND LOS STANDARD WE
ARE USING HERE FOR
DEFICIENCIES.
WE ARE USING THE EXISTING
SYSTEM VALUE METHODOLOGY.
ALSO A PROJECT LIST, A LIST OF
PROJECTS THAT REMEDIES THE
DEFICIENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED.
SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH WHAT'S IN
THE BILL, MORE OR LESS.
THE BILL SETS OUT THE EXISTING
SYSTEM VALUE APPROACH TO
IDENTIFYING DEFICIENCIES, AND
THAT ESSENTIALLY IS AN APPROACH
WHEREBY THE JURISDICTION
QUANTIFIES THE VALUE OF THE
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, COMES
UP WITH A REPLACEMENT COST FORT
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DETERMINES
ESSENTIALLY A COST WHICH AN
IMPACT FEE CANNOT EXCEED.
AND THAT COST IS ESSENTIALLY
THE VALUE OF THE EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE DIVIDED BY THE
NUMBER OF CURRENT AND PEAK HOUR
TRIPS.
THEN PART OF THE DEFICIENCY
ANALYSIS, THE JURISDICTION,
WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING HERE,
DETERMINING THE COST OF
IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S NOT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN BUT THIS WOULD BE A FUTURE
STEP, THE COST OF CAPACITY
IMPROVEMENTS PER PERSON TRIP BY
DIVIDING THE TOTAL COST OF
IMPACT FEE ELIGIBLE COSTS,
WHICH I'LL GO THROUGH IN A
MINUTE, WITH FUTURE PERSON
TRIPS.
>> COLLEAGUES, THERE WILL BE A
QUIZ IN A MOMENT.
I HOPE YOU'RE TRACKING THIS.
>> I REMEMBER YOU BROKE THIS
DOWN FOR ME A COUPLE MONTHS
AGO.
IT'S PRETTY COMPLEX.
HOW DOES THIS METHODOLOGY
DIFFER FROM -- I THINK THIS IS
BASED ON PORTLAND AND OAKLAND'S
APPROACH.
HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM
WASHINGTON STATE?
>> SOME WASHINGTON STATE
JURISDICTIONS USE THIS.
I THINK KIRKLAND USES THIS
METHODOLOGY.
THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM
OUR CONSULTANT.
IT DIFFERS WITH A LEVEL OF
SERVICE OR STANDARD ASSOCIATED
WITH A PARTICULAR FACILITY, AND
THE IMPACT FEE WOULD BE
DESIGNED TO BRING THAT UP TO
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, C, B OR A
FROM A LEVEL OF SERVICE F. THAT
WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE ROAD
WIDENING TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
SO THE PROJECT LIST, THIS IS
MOSTLY WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN WOULD DO, ADDING A LIST OF
PROJECTS TO THE PLAN AND DERIVE
FROM SOURCES HOW CURRENT
PROJECTS AND MODEL PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION, DRIVER AND
SELECTION OF PROJECTS FOR THE
PROJECT LIST.
ALSO MOVE THE SEATTLE VISION
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY FUNDED BY MOVE
SEATTLE BUT IDENTIFIED THROUGH
THE MOVE SEATTLE PLANNING
PROCESS FOR FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS.
>> IN MY MEMORY, THERE ARE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE
ALLOWED TO BE FUNDED THROUGH
IMPACT FEES AND SOME THAT ARE
PROHIBITED.
YOU BRIEFLY WENT THROUGH WHAT
SOME OF THOSE ARE.
DOES THIS LIST INCLUDE PROJECTS
THAT ARE ONLY PROJECTS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM
IMPACT FEES OR WOULD THIS
REQUIRE BLENDED FUNDING FROM
OTHER SOURCES AND IMPACT FEES
COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SOURCES?
>> THESE ALL QUALIFY FOR
EXPENDITURES WITH IMPACT FEES.
THEY WOULD BE IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE RIGHT OF WAY, BENEFITING
ALL MODES OF TRAVEL.
THEY'RE NOT THINGS LIKE ROADWAY
WIDENING, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S AN EXAMPLE ONE MAY THINK
OF FOR A CLASSIC IMPACT FEE
PROGRAM.
THIS IS MORE THE NATURE LIKE
COMPLETE STREET IMPROVEMENTS,
IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT
OF WAY THAT BENEFIT TRANSIT AS
WELL AS PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES
AND AUTO TOO.
>> AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON
STRONG FOOTING WITH OTHER LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE THAT
ARE USING THIS METHODOLOGY TO
MAKE THESE KINDS OF
IMPROVEMENTS WITH THEIR IMPACT
FEE DOLLARS.
>> WE DO.
>> SO MOVING ON TO THE LIST
HERE, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE
A FAIR NUMBER OF COMPLETE
STREET PROJECTS THAT EXISTED IN
THE CURRENT CAPITAL PROGRAM,
SOME DERIVED FROM A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT SOURCES.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME PROJECTS
HERE THAT IMPLEMENT THINGS LIKE
THE GREAT MASTER PLAN.
THE PROJECT LIST ALSO INCLUDES
MODAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION WITH
THE BICYCLE PLAN AND FREIGHT
MASTER PLAN.
I'LL SHOW YOU A MAP THAT DOES
NOT REFLECT ALL THE POTENTIAL
INVESTMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE
FOR THE MODAL PLAN PROJECTS.
THEN THERE ARE THE MOVE SEATTLE
PROJECTS, WHICH ARE SORT OF
LONGER TERM AND ALSO BROADER IN
SCOPE AND INCLUDE THE COMPLETE
STREET PROJECTS LIKE THE AURORA
AVENUE PROJECT.
WHERE WOULD THESE BE LOCATED?
LET'S SEE HERE.
HERE IS A MAP THAT'S A SOMEWHAT
BETTER VERSION.
>> IT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT'S GREAT.
>> CAN'T REALLY SEE MUCH OF IT
HERE.
BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS,
THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
SO WHAT YOU'RE MOSTLY SEEING ON
THIS MAP ARE COMPLETE STREET
PROJECTS AND MASTER PLAN
PROJECTS.
WHAT'S NOT SHOWN HERE, BECAUSE
IT WOULD JUST BE TOO BUSY TO
SHOW, ARE THE BIKE AND MASTER
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS.
THIS MAP OR SOMETHING SIMILAR
WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> SO THAT'S MORE OR LESS IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU
MENTIONED THE AMENDMENTS ARE
UNNECESSARY BUT NOT A
SUFFICIENT STEP TO IMPLEMENTING
A FEE IMPACT PROGRAM.
THERE WILL BE DECISIONS TO MAKE
POSSIBLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER
OF THIS YEAR.
>> GREAT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS AT
THIS MOMENT?
>> I GUESS REGARDING OUR
ABILITY TO AMEND THE PLAN THIS
YEAR, CAN WE DO IT?
>> THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS
LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
JURISDICTIONS CAN AMEND THE
PLAN CONCURRENTLY WITH
AMENDMENTS TO AN ADOPTED
BUDGET.
IF THE CITY WERE TO ADOPT A
TRANSPORTATION FEE IMPACT
PROGRAM, IT WOULD INCLUDE
CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND
POSSIBLY TO SOME ON THE TABLE
AS WELL.
>> GREAT.
IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, WE
HAVE THREE FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALEX ZIMMERMAN IS THE FIRST.
I DON'T SEE HIM HERE.
THAT LEAVES RANDY BANNIKER THEN
MEGAN CRUZ.
YOU'LL HAVE UP TO TWO MINUTES,
RANDY.
>> THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN.
SEATTLE KING COUNTY REALTORS
HERE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NEXUS.
NEXUS, AND YOU'RE FIXING UT
DEFICIENCIES WHERE GROWTH IS
CREATING NEW DEFICIENCIES.
ONE OF THE NEXUSES THAT GIVES
US REAL CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT
FEES IS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
YESTERDAY YOU TOOK BOLD MOVES
ON THOSE UP SELLS.
IMPACT FEES ADD TO THE COST OF
MARKET RATE HOUSING AND THEY
ADD IN SIGNIFICANT WAYS,
DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHERE YOU
SET THOSE FEES.
WHEN THOSE FEES ARE FINANCED,
IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHARGE THAT
PROJECT DEVELOPER AT THE EARLY
STAGES, THOSE FEES WILL BE
FINANCED FOR THE DURATION OF
THAT PROJECT COMING OUT OF THE
GROUND.
THEN THE PURCHASER OF THAT
MARKET RATE WILL BE PAYING
THOSE FEES AS WELL.
SO IT HAS THE PERVERSE EFFECT
OF REALLY CHANNELING ADDED
COSTS ON THE LAST PERSON TO
SHOW UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO
THINK ABOUT THAT AS YOU
CONTEMPLATE THIS CONCEPT.
THE OTHER THING IS WHERE WE
HAVE IMPACT FEES IN THE REGION,
THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT
CREATED THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO IMPOSE IMPACT
FEES BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT JURISDICTIONS THAT JUST
HADN'T HAD ANY BUILTOUT PRIOR.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT IMPACT FEES
IN KIRKLAND AND REDMOND,
THERE'S INDIANA CORPORATED KING
COUNTY THAT'S NOT SERVED BY
SEWER.
THEY HAVE EXTENSION FEES.
IT'S DIFFERENT IN SEATTLE.
WE FRONT END IT, PAY THINGS
FORWARD.
SO IF WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS, OUR
REQUEST IS TO CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT THE TOOLS THAT ARE BROADER
IN WHICH EVERYONE PAYS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, RANDY.
MEGAN?
>> HI. I
WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS
AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
FIRST, THIS ISN'T GOING TO PAY
FOR THE GROWTH WE HAVE IN
SEATTLE.
OUR STREETS CAN'T HOLD THE
NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND CARS WE
HAVE ON THEM RIGHT NOW, AND WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX
THAT.
AND WITH THE METHODOLOGY, HOW
CAN IT COME UP WITH THE CORRECT
VALUES OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IF
WE DON'T KNOW THE PEAK TRIPS BY
TNCs?
17,500 TRIPS A DAY IN 98101 ZIP
CODE, AND IT'S GROWING BY 30% A
HERE.
HOW WILL WE CAPTURE THE FEES WE
NEED TO KEEP INFRASTRUCTURE
MOVING HERE IF WE ONLY GAUGE IT
BY LOS, SINGLE OCCUPANCY
VEHICLES?
IT'S NOT ACCURATE AND WE HAVE
TO EXPAND THAT.
THE PROJECT LIST SHOULD INCLUDE
THINGS THAT ARE NOT ON THESE
LISTS, THINGS S-DOT HAS BEEN
WORKING ON WITH REGARD TO
ADEQUATE NUMBER AND SIZE AND
SPACE AND ALSOLIES SHOULD BE
EXPANDED.
IF AN ALLEY CAN'T BE EXPANDED
BECAUSE OF AN
>>> THE DENSITY THAT WE ARE
ADDING IS NOT GOING TO BE
CONTAINED.
WE ARE NOT WORKING WITH
REALISTIC FIGURES.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
IF THERE IS A WAY TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT.
>> I CAN TALK AFTERWARDS.
DESPITE GREAT.
>>> THANKS MEGAN AND RANDY FOR
BEING HERE.
ANYONE ELSE ANSWERING TESTIMONY
IN PUBLIC HEARING?
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC
HEARING.
JUST REPEAT ONE MORE TIME, IT
WILL BE HEARING THE EXAMINER,
AT WHICH POINT WE WILL PLEDGE
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION ON
THIS BUT THAT IS AT LEAST A FEW
MONTHS AWAY, WE APPRECIATE THE
FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS COMMENTING,
AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
INTERACTIONS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND AS REQUESTED PLAN ON
BOARD.
ONE FINAL AGENDA ITEM, JASMINE
YOU WANT TO READ THAT?
>> ADDITION 31873, A RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING THE COMMITTEE LED
VISIONING PROCESS, PLAN TO
SUPPORT PEDESTRIAN FOCUS REBUILD
ON NORTHEAST 43rd STREET.
>> YOU HAVE PRESENTER TODAY?
>> WE DO.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME ON
THE AGENDA FOR ME TO COME AND
TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.
>> NO PROBLEM.
I HOPE IT WASN'T AN
INCONVENIENCE FOR YOU TO BE
HERE.
>> KNOW NOW.
GORE IS GOING TO BE STAFFING
THE SLIDESHOW FOR US BUT I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT.
SO, THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IS
A PLACE THAT IS UNDERGOING A
LOT OF CHANGE.
NOT ONLY DID WE IMPLEMENT THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAM.
WE ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
OPENING OF THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION PLAN FOR 21 FOR THE U
DISTRICT STATION, WE JUST
ADOPTED A NEW MASTER PLAN FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
AND, IT IS A PLACE THAT HAS HAD
A LOT OF DESIGN WORK WHICH
PRECEDED ALL OF THIS.
IT IS ALSO A LOT OF GREAT
ASPORTATION CONNECTIONS AND
CHALLENGES COMING TO, WITH
SERVICE REVISIONS THAT WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT COMING INTO PLACE
IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
COMING ONLINE IN 2021, AS WELL
AS THE BROOKLYN AT 43rd STREET
PROJECTS.
IN THE MIX, METRO IS PLANNING
FOR RAPID GUIDELINES.
IN THE FACE OF THAT CHANGE, THE
COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND
SAID HEY, RATHER THAN HAVING
FOUR DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
COME TO US, ONCE EVERY TWO
MONTHS FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS,
AND ASKED FOR OUR OPINION ON
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO, IN THE
FACE OF ALL THIS CHANGE, LET US
BE ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE, AND
PULL TOGETHER A PROACTIVE
VISION FOR MOBILITY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT WE CAN
THEN JUST INSERT YOUR
GOVERNANCE ISSUES OR QUESTIONS
HERE, IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
SO, IF YOU WILL MOVE TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, IT IS A COMMUNITY
LED PROCESS.
THAT YOU DISTRICT STATION
MOBILITY GROUP HAS BEEN FUNDED
BY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
D.O.T., AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS
FROM FOLKS LIKE THE SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON REDISTRICTING
PARTNERSHIP.
THEY HIRED GOOD FOLKS FROM THE
MAKERS OF PEERS TO LEAD THROUGH
STUDIES OF FOCUS GROUPS AND
DESIGN CHARRETTES TOWARDS
GETTING OUT COME. THEY ASKED US
IF WE WOULD BLESS THE SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS AS PART OF THE
VALIDATION, I THINK, OF THE
WORK THAT THEY DID.
NOT DISSIMILAR FROM THE
PRESENTATION WE RECEIVED A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE
DISTRICT.
HERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THEIR EXISTING CONDITIONS, YOU
CAN SEE HIGH PEDESTRIAN COUNTS,
WE ONLY HAVE FOUR OF SEATTLE'S
TOP CHALLENGING INTERSECTIONS,
CURRENTLY SERVED BY 16 BUS
ROUTES.
193 BUSES PER HOUR DURING RUSH
HOUR.
A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON 45th IS
EVERYONE CAN ATTEST.
A LOT OF GROWING FACILITIES AS
WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR
PRODUCTIVE BY GLEANING NETWORK
IN D4.
AND, IN ORDER TO GET TO THIS
VISION, OUR FRIENDS IN THE
DISTRICT DID A WHOLE LOT OF
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
WALKING TOURS, STREET FAIR
SURVEYS, A COUPLE OF DISTANCE
TO THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARDS,
THEY DID A TRANSIT TALK ON THIS
TOPIC.
THE DESIGN CHARRETTES I THINK
THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND ME
AND MY STAFF DID WAS VERY
INFORMATIVE ABOUT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT I THINK THE
COMMUNITY WAS ASKING OUR
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
TO WRESTLE WITH. ONE OF THOSE
CHALLENGES IS WHAT OUR
PRINCIPLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
SOMETIMES, THOSE PRINCIPLES ARE
IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER.
ON 43rd WE WILL OPEN A REALLY
INCREDIBLE LIGHT RAIL STATION,
THAT METRO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
BUS SERVICE SERVE ON 43rd.
BUT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO BE A
PEDESTRIAN ONLY STREET, FOR ALL
INTENTS AND PURPOSES, TWO
BLOCKS OF A VERY LIMITED RIGHT-
OF-WAY, WITH VERY LIMITED CARS
ON IT TODAY. I THINK THAT THERE
IS AN INTERESTING VISION FOR
THE COMMUNITY TO BE A
PEDESTRIAN ONLY STREET.
METRO WANTS TO RUN BUSES ON THE
STREET D.O.T.
HAS DESIGNED IT IN A WAY TO
HAVE CURBS THAT MAY BE WORKING
FOR PEDESTRIAN ONLY IT MAY NOT
WORK FOR PEDESTRIAN ONLY.
SO, IN ORDER FOR THE GROUP TO
REALLY COALESCE AROUND
RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY HAVE TO
START WITH SOME PRINCIPLES, AND
THESE ARE THEIR SIX PRINCIPLES,
GIVING TOP PRIORITY TO
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, DESIGNING
FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE
STATION, CONFIGURING AN
EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE BUS
ROUTE NETWORK, CREATE A SAFE
AND ATTRACTIVE STREET
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL ABILITIES,
COMPLETE.
BICYCLE NETWORK AND ADDRESS THE
MULTIMODAL CHALLENGES WE HAVE
ON THE 43rd WHICH IS A VERY
BUSY CORRIDOR.
SO, WE HAVE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS, PHASE I AND
PHASE II.
PHASE 1 BEING THINGS THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THE CITY SOUND
TRANSIT AND METRO DO BEFORE THE
STATION OPENS AND PHASE 2 BEING
THE THINGS THAT WILL OPEN, THAT
WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE STATIONS
OPENS.
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION OPENS.
YOU CAN SEE WE DID A LITTLE
RUNDOWN HERE, PREPARING A HUB
PLAN TO INFORM FUTURE ROUTE
PLANNING AS SERVICE CHANGES
HAPPEN FOR METRO BUS SERVICE IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE 2021
OPENING OF THE STATION.
WORKING WITH METRO ON ALL OF
THE THINGS, WHERE THEY WILL LAY
OVER BUSES, WHAT KIND OF BUSES
THEY WILL BE RUNNING, HOW DO WE
IMPROVE THE EAST-WEST
CONNECTIONS IN THAT CORRIDOR
PARTICULARLY 45th. 45th IS
UNFORTUNATELY AS YOU KNOW
DELAYED IN TERMS OF THE RAPID
RIDE LINE PLANNING, IT IS NOT
IN THE CURRENT SIX-YEAR PLAN,
THE ROOSEVELT RAPID RIDE LINE
IS STILL IN THE SIX-YEAR PLAN,
WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT
BUSES RUNNING ON 45th, THEY
JUST WON'T BE RUNNING AS RAPID
RIDE.
WORKING WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO
CONTINUE CONFIGURATIONS ON
43rd, AND AS YOU HEARD IN
PUBLIC ESTIMATE AS I UNDERSTAND,
A PROJECT TEAM WILL BE VERY
CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING WHAT THEIR
FINAL DESIGN PREFERENCE WOULD
BE ON 43rd, SO I LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT COMING SOON.
AND THEN, ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN
AND BICYCLE PRODUCTIONS ON 11th
AND 45th AVENUE.
PHASE 2 RECOMMENDATIONS, HOW DO
WE THINK ABOUT ELECTRIFICATION
OF OUR BUS FLEET, WE HAVE A LOT
OF BUSES RUNNING UP AND DOWN
THE AVENUE, AND ON 15th WE WILL
HAVE A LOT MORE BUSES WITH
RECONFIGURATION.
IMPLEMENTATION OF RAPID
GUIDELINES, AND I KNOW THAT
THERE IS A REALLY STRONG
INTEREST IN CONTEMPLATING
HAVING THOSE RABBIT REDLINES ON
45th GO DOWN TO SERVE
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE AND AROUND
THE CORNER TO SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT MISSING
CONNECTION RIGHT NOW, ADDING TO
THE FACT THAT THERE IS LIMITED
GEOGRAPHY FOR THOSE BUSES TO
TURN OVER AND HEAD BACK TOWARDS
BALLARD GETTING THAT CONNECTION
TO THE HOSPITALS IS MORE SPACE
AND MORE ROOM TO STRETCH OUT.
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ON 50th
TO COWAN PARK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND BROOKLYN IS A REALLY
INTERESTING STREET.
IT IS A GREEN STREET WHICH
COULD BE FOR BIKES AND
PEDESTRIANS AND TRANSIT, BUT
NOT FOR CARS.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTERESTING
ANALYSIS IN BROOKLYN AND WHAT
IS THE RIGHT MIX OF MULTIMODAL
INVESTMENTS BETWEEN THE BLOCK
FOR 43rd AND 45th.
LONG-TERM VISION, I THINK THERE
ARE A LOT OF FOLKS INTERESTED
IN KICKING CARS OFF THE AVENUE,
THERE IS INTEREST IN KEEPING
CARS ON THE AVENUE LIKE WHAT WE
SEE IN PIKE PLACE MARKET, A
HEALTHY TENSION BETWEEN THOSE
WHO WANT TO SEE AN ACTIVE
CORRIDOR TURNED OVER TO THE
PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR.
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED
EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IN BOTH OF
THOSE PLACES.
THEN CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH
THOSE CHALLENGES AROUND
BROOKLYN AND 43rd, THAT
CONCLUDES OUR BRIEF BRETT BACK
GROUND ON THE COMMUNITY, THE
RSOLUTION IS SUPPORTED BY A
WHOLE HOST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
MANY OF WHOM WOULD HAVE BEEN
HERE TODAY, BUT I GUESS THE
SUNNY WEATHER DETERRED A LOT OF
PEOPLE FROM ATTENDING TODAY'S
MEETING.
THE RESOLUTION IN AND OF ITSELF
IS A BLESSING OF THIS WORK AND
A DESIRE TO CONFIRM THE
COMMUNITY WITH OUR FINANCIAL
SUPPORT PULLED TOGETHER THIS
VISION, SO AGAIN, INSTEAD OF
HAVING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO
D.O.T.
METRO, SOUND TRANSIT,
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
OTHERS, THEY COULD DEVELOP AT
FIRST, AND THEN ALLOW FOR
OTHERS TO WORK WITHIN THAT
VISION, AS NEW PROJECTS COME
ONLINE.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BRING THIS
FORWARD, I KNOW YOU HAVE 1000
QUESTIONS, I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR
THEM ALL.
>> OKAY, WITH THE NORTHEAST
INTERSECTION OF -- I'M JUST
KIDDING.
I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING BODY
OF WORK.
COUNCILMAN JOHNSON I APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP, THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT ONCE AGAIN COMING
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT MODELS
OF SOME OF THE BEHAVIOR THAT
WOULD REALLY BE PROACTIVE, AND
REALLY DOING IT ANYWAY THAT
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED
ABOUT.
THE INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVISION,
NOT JUST HERE IS THERE TODAY,
BUT HE WILL BE THERE IN YEARS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AN
AREA GROWING AND CHANGING,
WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL
THOSE FUTURE NEEDS.
THAT'S OUTSTANDING.
I THINK FROM A CLIMATE AND
TRANSPORTATION OF THE FUTURE
PERSPECTIVE, VALUES ARE REALLY
ALIGNED HERE, AND I THINK IN
GENERAL WITH THE CITY, SO I
THINK THAT IS GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING THIS.
NEXT STEP AS FAR AS, ONCE THIS
BECOMES A CITY POLICY
OFFICIALLY, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF HOW THESE CONVERSATIONS WILL
CONTINUE?
>> AS YOU AND I BOTH KNOW,
RESOLUTIONS COME WITH A
DIFFERENT SET OF REQUIREMENTS
THAN ORDINANCES DO.
I THINK OUR OBJECTIVE WITH THE
RESOLUTION IS TO REALLY BLESS
THAT WORK, AND THEN ASK OUR
DEPARTMENTS TO CONTINUE TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THIS
COALITION OF ACTORS WHO CAME
TOGETHER WITH HIS VISION.
THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEAR-TERM
STEP ON THAT IS RELATED TO THE
DESIGN OF 43rd AND BROOKLYN AND
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE
DESIGNS AND PLANS FOR METRO BUS
SERVICE ON THOSE TWO STREETS AS
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION OPENS.
I THINK THAT IS THE REALLY
IMPORTANT CRUX OF A LOT OF OUR
CONVERSATIONS WHICH ARE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW., D.O.T.
TEAMS ARE SITTING HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE TODAY, WHO ARE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON
SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGN
OPTIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
I KNOW GETTING PUBLIC FEEDBACK
FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THOSE
DESIGN OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY ON
43rd.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY
COMPLICATIONS AROUND THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION, BECAUSE WE HAVE
ALREADY FOR ALL INTENTS AND
PURPOSES PERMITTED WHAT THAT
DESIGN LOOKS LIKE, DESIGNING
FOR THAT STATION, SO THERE WILL
NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND
SOUND TRANSIT, IF WE ARE GOING
TO BE ASKING THEM TO MAKE
CHANGES AS WELL.
IT IS A COMMON FRUSTRATION ITEM
FOR BOTH YOU AND I TO BE
SITTING HERE IN 2019 TALKING
ABOUT HOW A STATION CANNOT BE
CHANGED EVEN THOUGH WE ARE
STILL A YEAR AND A HALF OR TWO
YEARS AWAY FROM THAT STATION
BEING OPENED.
SO, I THINK SOME OF THIS IS
GOING TO BE ABOUT INURING TO
MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
DOING WORK ON THE GROUND, AND
OUR RESPECTIVE BUREAUCRACIES,
TO CULTIVATE A VISION THAT
WORKS WELL FOR EVERYBODY.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE DEFINITELY
NOT TALKING ABOUT PARK-AND-RIDE
AT THIS STATION.
SO, THE TENSION WE ARE SEEING
IS BETWEEN BUS ACCESS AND
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
SO, I APPRECIATE THE TENSIONS
WE ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE.
I HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED IN THE
PAST WITH LIGHT RAIL, INCLUDING
THE STADIUM, BUT WE HAVE
TRANSIT ACCESS BETTER.
THAT SAID, OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN,
THIS STATION HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO HAVE THE MOST PEOPLE
BEGINNING AREA TRIPS AS
PEDESTRIANS.
AND MAKING THOSE PEDESTRIANS TO
WHETHER IT IS JOBS OR
UNIVERSITIES OR WHATEVER.
SO, IT COULD BE REALLY EXCITING
PEDESTRIAN NODE, AND HOW WE
MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE.
THE PRINCIPLES I THINK HERE ARE
OUTSTANDING.
AS YOU MENTIONED THERE MAY BE
CONFLICT BETWEEN THEM, BUT I AM
REALLY HOPEFUL, AND THEY LOOK
TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
AGENCY PARTNERS, TO FIND
SOLUTIONS WHERE THEY ARE NOT IN
CONFLICT.
SO LET'S FIND THE PATH THAT CAN
HOPEFULLY LIFT UP ALL SIX OF
THESE PRINCIPLES IN A WAY THAT
ALL WORK, AND WE ARE NOT HAVING
TO MAKE TOO BIG OF TRADE-OFFS.
I KNOW THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY,
BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME GREAT
DESIGN FOLKS IN TOWN TO DO THAT.
GREAT, LET'S TAKE THIS TO THE
NEXT STEP.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 301.
>> I WILL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY.
THIS WILL MOVE ON TO FULL
COUNCIL.
NEXT WEEK.
THANKS SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU EVERYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE, IF THERE IS NOTHING
ELSE WE WILL BE ADJOURNED.