TIC 2017-10-10 Item 2B - Agreement - 2017-2019 Transportation Demand Management Program with WA State Department of Transportation

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TO: FROM: BY: City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Jack Pace, DCD Director Maggie Lubov, CTR Coordinator Valerie Lonneman, TDM Coordinator CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: October 6, 2017 SUBJECT: WSDOT Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program Allocation 2017-2019 ISSUE Biennial Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) allocation for 2017-2019 (formerly Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Program) BACKGROUND History and summary of the current TDM Program in Tukwila: • The program name has changed from Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Program to Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program in accordance with WSDOT change in nomenclature. • The City's TDM Program is mandated by state and operational since 1991. • The CTR Ordinance was updated and adopted in 2008, along with development of Tukwila's Local CTR Plan and Growth Transportation Efficiency Center (GTEC) Plan. • 20 Tukwila employers (including the City of Tukwila) provided TDM programs for their employees in the 2015/2016 survey cycle. The number of affected CTR sites is updated annually by the City based on state criteria and represents a snapshot at the time. This compares to the City of Renton with 11 affected employers, the City of Kent with 24 affected employers, Federal Way with 8 affected employers, and the City of SeaTac with 13 affected employers in the 2015/2016 survey cycle. • Employers are required to complete alternating biennial CTR Program Reports and Program Surveys to track progress toward goals. The City provides many services to assist CTR -affected and non -affected employers with implementation of TDM Programs, including the following: • Technical assistance given to all employers within the city, including access to statewide promotions such as Wheel Options and other monthly incentive programs, such as Bike to Work Month, administered through Rideshareonline.com. • Annual report and survey training and Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) training provided for all CTR sites. • Personalized assistance for ETCs and employees at all employer worksites. The City of Tukwila works closely with local agencies such as King County, local jurisdictions, WSDOT, the Puget Sound Regional Council, and others to coordinate, implement, and promote trip reduction activities and provide policy direction. The TDM Program is currently implementing two federally funded Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Programs (one local, one regional) through December 2017 and December 2018, respectively. 7