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Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships August 23, 2013 Spokane Regional Transportation Council WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013 Process Corridor Screening Land Use Scenarios Financial Scenarios Public / Stakeholder Input Scenario Analysis • Projects/Programs = Strategies Transportation Corridor Types Urban Neighborhood Freight/Commerce Population & Employment +35% 2040 2010 • Pop. = 471,221 • Emp. = 194,456 • Pop. = 636,000 • Emp. = 262,576 Land Use Scenarios Maintenance & Preservation Policy Planning Guiding Principles Technical Planning Data Collection and Analysis Community Engagement Member Agencies TDM Bridges ITS Bicycle Pedestrian Street Capital Performance Metrics Financially Scenario Planning Constrained ($ finite (What if?) resource) Strategies Citizens and Stakeholders Street Maint. Transit Estimate $10.5 billion Coalition for Safe & Complete Streets Questions? WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013 Transportation Policy Project July 27, 2012 Comp Plan Focus •Economic – Focus Growth – Improve Economic Environment •Infrastructure – Transportation Investment •Environment – Preserve Natural Assets •Fiscal Prudence – Cost-Effective Service Delivery Transportation Vision Statement “Citizens of Spokane will have a variety of transportation choices that allow easy access and mobility throughout the region and that respect property and the environment” •Variety of Transportation Choices •Allow Easy Access •Mobility Throughout the Region •Respect Property & the Environment Policies Use Fiscal Resources Efficiently Is All Growth Good Growth? New Lane-Miles of Street Conventional Development Infill Development 30.8 lane-miles 1.2 lane-miles Transit Service Conventional Development Infill Development 3.3 route miles needed 2.5 route miles needed Street + Transit Costs Conventional Infill $2,645,000 $68,000 Annual Street Maintenance Cost $193,000 $136,000 Annualized Transit Capital Cost $35,000 $17,000 Annual Transit Operating Cost $235,000 $119,000 $3,108,000 $340,000 Annualized Street Construction Cost TOTAL COSTS 10:1 Cost Advantage Public Costs and Individual Responsibility Conventional Infill $3,108,000 $340,000 Number of Households per Block 1,400 1,400 Households Planned for Addition by 2035 (Douglas County) 52,500 52,500 Development Blocks to Accommodate Households 37.5 37.5 Total Public Cost Per Year $116,550,000 $12,750,000 $460 $50 Total Public Costs per Development Block Total Public Cost Per Year, Per Household Transit Bicycling Walking HOV/HOT Lanes ITS System Management More Roads More Lanes Balanced Approach More Efficiency Manage, Not “Solve” Lateral Approach User View and Comfort Context-Sensitive Design Traffic Calming Personal Security Mixture of Uses Road Network Pedestrian-Oriented Environment Compact Development More Cars Conventional Approach More Pavement Lane Limits Change Standards Next 12-18 Months • September 2013- Kick-off • Steps to include: significant public participation, agency partner participation (Transit and others), review/update of goals/policy, review/update Level of Service, develop decision matrix, scenario analysis, financially constrained • Seek approval of the Comp Plan update • Update Engineering Standards Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships Karl Otterstrom, AICP August 26, 2013 STA Moving Forward Overview Goal: Define what Public Transportation will look like in Spokane in 5, 10 and 15 years Public Process and Agency Collaboration is critical Three Phases to STA Moving Forward High Performance Transit Network Phase II: Analyze Short List of Projects Short List Consisted of 20 Projects 6 High Performance Corridors Combined to Create 4 Corridor Advisory Panels (CAPs) Other Route Improvements or Additions 7 Connection Facilities Other System Improvements (Paratransit, Passenger Amenities, etc.) Collaboration with Partners Letters of Support Joint open houses Formal Consultation Joint Project Development Informal meetings Briefings to Elected Officials STA Moving Forward Public Process April 10, 2013 Joint Open House Lessons Learned Work to get everybody on the same team Keep people informed of process is as important as informing them of results Celebrate milestones Approx. 9,700 residents in 3,800 households Spans all income brackets ($41k avg. in 2010) About equal age distribution up to 65 (25-29 group higher) Almost equal owner-/renteroccupied housing units 60% commute <20 minutes to work (avg. is 19 minutes) 71% drove alone to work, 13% carpooled; only 5% used public transportation Walk score of 73 — third best in Spokane Four major arterials run through the neighborhood Increased public engagement, less frustration Should complement North Monroe revitalization Useful to Neighborhood Planning effort Laid foundation for future collaborations with STA Discussion