TIC 2017-10-10 Item 2D - Discussion - Metro Customer Parking Options at Interurban Avenue South / 52nd Avenue South

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City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Transportation & Infrastructure Committee FROM: Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: October 6, 2017 SUBJECT: Metro Customer Parking Options at Interurban Ave South and 52nd Avenue South ISSUE Update on new Metro customer permit programs at the two parking lots located at Interurban Avenue South and 52nd Avenue South. DISCUSSION King County Metro operates multiple park & ride lots for customers transferring to a bus, vanpool, or carpool. Parking availability at these lots is extremely limited throughout the County. To address this growing problem, in 2017 Metro has stepped up its enforcement of these lots as well as launched two new permit programs. In Tukwila, routes 150, 154, and 193 travel on Interurban Avenue South, and two separate parking lots on Interurban Avenue South and 52' Avenue South are part of the new permitting programs aimed at Metro customers. Tukwila Park & Ride, 13445 Interurban Avenue South This 267 -space lot is managed by King County Metro. Metro launched a pilot carpool parking permit program at six lots in February 2017, and is now expanding the program to add nine additional lots this fall due to funding from a PSRC Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant awarded in 2016. Because the Tukwila P&R is typically at 90% capacity or above by 9 a.m. on weekdays, it is now included in the expanded program. Applications for the carpool permit program at the Tukwila P&R are open as of October 2, and permits are free if applicants meet the conditions as follows: Groups of two or more commuters who regularly drive together to participating park & rides to catch transit, meet a vanpool, or another carpool are eligible to apply for carpool parking permits. Permits are free and allow permit holders to park in designated permit parking areas on weekdays during the morning rush hour. Applicants must provide basic contact information and ORCA card numbers, Vanpool ID, or RideshareOnline,com email account for each member of a carpool. Regular transit ridership is not required for initial issue of a permit, but once a permit is issued ORCA numbers, Vanpool, or RideshareOnline.com will be checked to verify regular transit ridership. At least two carpool members must average three days of ridership per week (12 days per month) to qualify for monthly permit renewals. "Park by Transit" Diamond Lot, 13451 Interurban Avenue South Earlier this year, King County Metro partnered with Diamond Parking to launch a new monthly paid parking program to help alleviate congestion at park and rides using existing spaces on private property. The privately -owned lot across from the Tukwila P&R has been added to this 35