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TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />Transportation and Infrastructure Committee <br />Jack Pace, DCD Director <br />Maggi Lubov, CTR Coordinator <br />Valerie Lonneman, TDM Coordinator <br />CC: Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: November 9, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: WSDOT Grant Awarded for Non -Traditional Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) <br />Pilot Program 2017-2019 <br />ISSUE <br />Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) awarded grant funds to the City of <br />Tukwila to implement a pilot program to reduce regional congestion and improve air quality in <br />Tukwila and South King County. The question before the Council is should the City accept the <br />grant? <br />BACKGROUND <br />WSDOT announced a funding opportunity to pilot the expansion of Transportation Demand <br />Management (TDM) programs beyond traditional CTR affected sites into new markets for trip <br />reduction. TDM Program staff applied for the grant in August 2017. The City of Tukwila was <br />one of two recipients selected to receive this competitive statewide grant. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The pilot project will have regional impact by encouraging employees at SeaTac Airport to <br />reduce drive -alone trips, thereby decreasing congestion in Tukwila and surrounding <br />communities, improving air quality in the SeaTac Airport travel -shed (1-5, 1-405, SR 518, SR 99), <br />and reducing the demand for parking at nearby park and ride stations, including the Tukwila <br />International Boulevard Station. The implementation will include use of a new ridesharing/trip <br />logging platform, which will provide an optimized end-user experience, with the goal of engaging <br />more employees in commute challenges. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />There is no impact to the general fund. WSDOT awarded the City of Tukwila $107,000 to <br />implement the pilot project. Partners King County Metro and the Port of Seattle will provide a <br />combined local match of $25,000. The grant funding leverages other TDM Program grants, <br />allowing for more robust implementation, and contributes to sustaining the Program's expanded <br />staffing capacity. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Council is being asked to accept the WSDOT grant award for the Transportation Demand <br />Management Program in the amount of $107,000 and consider this item on the Consent <br />Agenda at the November 20, 2017 Regular Meeting. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Attachment A: WSDOT Grant Award Letter for Non -Traditional Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) <br />Pilot Program 2017-2019 <br />101 <br />