On the Road to a New Metropolitan Transportation Plan Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health April 25, 2013

Purpose is to ensure that the expenditure of federal transportation funds is based on a continuing, cooperative & comprehensive (3-C) process Lead agency for transportation planning and decision-making in the metropolitan planning area SRTC is also a federally designated Transportation Management Area (urban areas over 200,000) which brings more discretion in selecting projects for certain federal funds Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) State designated Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)

Metropolitan Transportation Plan – Purpose Satisfy federal and state planning requirements 20+ year blueprint that establishes regional priorities and guides multi-modal transportation investments All federally funded transportation projects must be consistent with the MTP and must be included in SRTC’s 4-Year Transportation Improvement Program ▫ Regionally significant projects

Document Organization Executive Summary Chapter 1 – Who We Are Introduction/PurposePrelim. Draft Chapter 2 – Where We’re At Current ConditionsPrelim. Draft Chapter 3 – Where We’re Going Future ConditionsPrelim. Draft Chapter 4 – How We’ll Get There StrategiesJuly Appendices Summary Folio – Maps, Exhibits √ √ √

Background Information (What we’ve learned so far)

Quality of Life Livability Partnership for Sustainable Communities ▫ Provide more transportation choices ▫ Promote equitable, affordable housing  Increase mobility  Lower combined cost of housing and transportation ▫ Value communities and neighborhoods  Invest in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods

Quality of Life (cont’) Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ▫ Transportation Strategies  Enhance infrastructure supporting bicycling and walking  Improve access to public transportation  Enhance personal and traffic safety in areas where persons are or could be physically active SRHD and City of Spokane – 2012 “mixed land uses, residential and employment density, and street connectivity are all positively correlated with fewer vehicle miles traveled, greater use of transit, and increased physical activity.”

2011 Median Income Spokane County = $49,257 Washington State = $58,890 Housing Affordability

$8,964 (sedan 15,000 miles per year) AAA Your Driving Costs, 2012 Edition Housing + Transportation Costs - Affordability

Spokane County Households Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census (34% in 1990)

Diverse Transportation Needs - Today Economic Vitality/Jobs ▫ Freight corridors ▫ Urban transportation corridors Seniors/65 and over (12.9% of population) People with disabilities (13.5% of population) Low income (14.4% of population)

Diverse Transportation Needs – Tomorrow

Pavement Preservation - Washington State Very Good Pavement 2008 – 43.2% 2010 – 31.5% The Gray Notebook 44, February 22, 2012

Spokane County Bridges National Bridge Inventory Data 377 total entries (bridge “structures” or spans) 275 of the 377 spans were evaluated for condition ▫ 21 (7.6%) are structurally deficient (SD) ▫ 65 (23.6%) are functionally obsolete (FO) 140 bridges were built before 1962 ▫ 26 “reconstructed” within the last 50 years (majority in the 1990s and 2000s) Total estimated cost for bridge improvements ▫ $226,252,000 for SD (2 do not have entries for costs) ▫ $567,575,000 for FO (15 do not have entries for costs) ▫ $1,910,180,000 for all structures Washington State has 7,627 bridges-5% SD and 21% FO

Vacant Industrial and Commercial Lands

What About Transit? New Transit Has Spurred Development Source: LEHD 2008; Center for Transit-Oriented Development 2010 Urban corridors are: ▫ Neighborhoods/districts that can accommodate new mixed-use development ▫ Roads that can accommodate multi- modal travel: cars, transit, bikes, and pedestrians

Employment Centers Transit Focused Jobs = 113,612 Freight Focused Jobs = 80,932

Policy Planning Guiding Principles Performance Metrics Technical Planning Data Collection and Analysis Scenario Planning (What if?) Community Engagement Member Agencies Citizens and Stakeholders Financially Constrained Revenue Estimate $ (finite resource) Pedestrian TransitBridges Street Capital TDM Street Maint. Bicycle ITS Current MTP $7.8 billion

Next Steps Financial Plan Scenario Analysis Strategies Chapter 4 preliminary draft ~July Executive Summary ~August Agency review period ~mid-Aug. through mid-Sept. Public comment period ~mid-Sept. to mid-Oct. SRTC Board approval ~November/December

Closing Thoughts Today’s transportation questions are more complex than they were 20 years ago The next 25 years will be very different from the previous 25 years Funding is limited prioritize transportation projects/programs Our transportation systems need to be more integrated to serve the diverse needs of our region Regions that can build and maintain consensus are more effective than those that cannot

On the Road to a New Metropolitan Transportation Plan QUESTIONS? Ryan Stewart Senior Transportation Planner Phone: (509) Web: g