Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships August 23, 2013

Spokane Regional Transportation Council WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013

Overview Guiding Principles/Policies Public Engagement - Priorities Scenario Analysis ▫ Projects & programs Transit/Land Use Planning Financial Plan Safe & Complete Streets Recommended Scenario - pending ▫ Strategies Performance Based Planning

Process Corridor Screening Land Use Scenarios Financial Scenarios Scenario Analysis Projects/Program s = Strategies Public / Stakeholder Input

Transportation Corridor Types Urban Neighborhood Freight/Commerce

Population & Employment 2010 Pop. = 471,221 Emp. = 194, Pop. = 636,000 Emp. = 262, %

Land Use Scenarios

Maintenance & Preservation

Policy Planning Guiding Principles Performanc e Metrics Technical Planning Data Collection and Analysis Scenario Planning (What if?) Community Engagement Member Agencies Citizens and Stakeholders Financially Constrained ($ finite resource) Pedestrian TransitBridges Street Capital TDM Street Maint. Bicycle ITS Estimate $10.5 billion Strategies

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 Variety of Transportation Choices Allow Easy Access Mobility Throughout the Region Respect Property & the Environment “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”

Use Fiscal Resources Efficiently Policies

Is All Growth Good Growth?

Conventional Development Infill Development New Lane-Miles of Street 30.8 lane-miles 1.2 lane-miles

Conventional Development Infill Development Transit Service 3.3 route miles needed 2.5 route miles needed

Conventional Infill Street + Transit Costs Annualized Street Construction Cost $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 TOTAL COSTS$3,108,000$340,000 10:1 Cost Advantage

Conventional Infill Public Costs and Individual Responsibility Total Public Costs per Development Block $3,108,000$340,000 Number of Households per Block1,400 Households Planned for Addition by 2035 (Douglas County) 52,500 Development Blocks to Accommodate Households 37.5 Total Public Cost Per Year$116,550,000$12,750,000 Total Public Cost Per Year, Per Household $460$50

Lateral Approach Improve Quality of Travel User View and Comfort Context-Sensitive Design Traffic Calming Personal Security Move Less People, Fewer Miles Mixture of Uses Road Network Pedestrian-Oriented Environment Compact Development Lane Limits Change Standards Manage, Not “Solve” Conventional Approach More Efficiency More LanesMore Roads More Cars Transit Bicycling Walking HOV/HOT Lanes Move People, Not Cars System Management More Pavement ITS Balanced Approach

Next Months September 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 Informal meetings Joint Project Development Formal Consultation Joint open houses Letters of Support 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-/renter- occupied housing units 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-/renter- occupied 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 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 Increased public engagement, less frustration Should complement North Monroe revitalization Useful to Neighborhood Planning effort Laid foundation for future collaborations with STA

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