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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />The Tukwila Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan provides <br />an overview of past TDM activities conducted through the City of Tukwila <br />TDM Program (formerly the Commute Trip Reduction Program) and <br />outlines potential for future growth. <br />Tukwila is a centrally located city in the Puget Sound region that is easily accessed by private motor <br />vehicles and some transit lines, yet is divided by geographic and infrastructure barriers, making it <br />difficult to navigate by bike or foot. Tukwila's relatively large daytime population (between 150,000 and <br />170,000 compared to 20,000 nighttime/residential population in a 2012 estimate') is largely due to its <br />regionally -designated commercial and manufacturing/industrial centers. The geographic features and <br />influx of daytime employees and visitors to the city pose unique challenges and opportunities for <br />mobility management. <br />The TDM Program offers support to encourage those who live, work, and/or spend time in Tukwila to try <br />new modes of travel and take advantage of services, amenities, and infrastructure, such as the new <br />bicycle and pedestrian bridge (to open in fall/winter 2017), which will span the Green-Duwamish River, <br />connecting Tukwila Station to the Urban Center. In this way, the TDM Program can help improve <br />mobility and connectivity in the Urban Center, Tukwila International Boulevard, and the city as a whole, <br />as envisioned in the City's Comprehensive Plan (adopted in 1995, revised in 2015). <br />Tukwila is a city in which a variety of transportation options are widely known and easy to access. <br />Active transportation by foot or bike is easy, safe, and commonplace, and transit and car sharing <br />provide increased flexibility and spontaneity to mobility. Despite increased population density and <br />an expanding commercial sector, the widely adopted use of alternative transportation modes helps <br />mitigate vehicular congestion on main arterials and regional connectors, allowing for efficient use <br />of roadways for freight, transit, and other vehicles. As a result, Tukwila is able to achieve its <br />greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and the city and region benefit from improved air <br />quality. <br />'City of Tukwila Strategic Plan, 2012 <br />3 <br />