Transit Partnerships

Goal of Presentation Review the Transit Partnership Proposal Seek Ordinance Approval: –Authorizing the Mayor to submit Transit Partnership Proposal and execute Agreement –Amending Proviso

Metro Transit Now Approved by King County voters in November of 2006 Bulk of Transit Now resources (500,000 service hours) subject to 40/40/20 20% of the Total Transit Now Hours (100,000 service hours) dedicated to: West Sub-area (Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park)

Metro Transit Now 90,000 service hours set side for Transit Partnerships to leverage Metro’s resources 30,000 additional service hours could be available for Transit Partnerships at the County Council’s discretion Ordinance sets forth minimum requirements for partnerships County Council adopted additional criteria to evaluate Transit Partnership proposals

Bridging the Gap Approved by Seattle Voters in 2006 Included funds intended to leverage King County’s Transit Now $1.5 Million annually through 2015 for transit service increases $22.5 Million for corridor projects including transit speed and reliability capital improvements through 2015

Transit Partnership Proposal Outcomes Implements the Transit Plan Increases transit service in Seattle Implements Bus Rapid Transit

Seattle Transit Plan

Transit Now Partnership Program Types of Transit Partnerships: –Direct Financial –Speed & Reliability Competitive Eligible projects will be evaluated for implementation in accordance with criteria approved by County Council

Direct Financial Partnership Bridging the Gap funds can “purchase” 15,000 hours Metro 2:1 provides additional 30,000 hours 45,000 new transit service hours possible

Direct Financial Partnership City’s Proposal: –Investment Criteria in Transit Plan –Increases transit service along priority Urban Village Transit Network (UVTN) corridors –Designed to serve the highest amount of people –Considered geographic equity

Speed & Reliability Partnership UVTN corridors reaching a 10% transit speed increase can receive 5,000 annual service hours per Core Route in that corridor Rapid Ride Corridors qualify for S & R hours Additional Transit Service received as a result of S & R continues indefinitely $22.5 M Corridor Projects project funds to construct transit corridor improvements

Speed & Reliability Partnership City’s Proposal: –Phased S&R improvements along seven key UVTN corridors: Phase 1: Focus on Rapid Ride corridors first, plus Rainier Phase 2: Strategically implement selected UVTN corridors next –Secures up to 35,000 annual service hours

Speed & Reliability Partnership Types of improvements being evaluated along Rapid Ride and UVTN corridors: –Signal Interconnections for 25 signals –Transit Signal Priority (TSP) at 93 locations –Signal Improvements at 4 locations –Revised Signal Phasing at 17 locations

Speed & Reliability Partnership 8 Queue - Jump Locations 22 miles of Transit Priority Lanes

Speed & Reliability Partnership In-Line stops at 140 locations

Proviso Amendment Modeling of speed and reliability improvements is required to demonstrate 10% speed improvement Resources to accomplish modeling and analysis are currently restricted by proviso Proviso amendment needed to allow work to move forward.

Next Steps Proposal due to King County Metro - October 1, 2007 Metro’s recommendations to County Council – April 2008 King County Council action - May 2008 Transit Service improvements anticipated to start Summer or Fall of 2008

Actions Requested Approve Ordinance: Funds will be used to perform analysis and model the proposed speed and reliability improvements Allow Mayor to sign Transit Partnership Proposal and Agreement Support from City Council: Transit Partnership Proposal as it moves through the process and action by the King County Council Release of additional 30,000 hours by vote of County Council