TIC 2018-09-24 Item 3D - SCATBd - 7/17/18 Meeting Summary / 8/1/18 Meeting Agenda

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Q: One of the issues for the south end is that we pay for things we don't ever see. Extra property taxes on my house and I don't have a bus within a mile of my house. ST3 had to pass to get ST2 to work. Funding and taxing people more is not the solution, you will see backlash at the polls this November. A: The entire bus and transit system is under stress from a lot of riders and huge demand. Getting rail to Federal Way by 2024 will allow Metro to restructure bus service to get more access to light rail. We can address Algona's needs earlier. Q: Parking is insufficient at the park and rides. Is anyone looking at the water and increasing passenger ferry service from the south area? People would be happier riding a ferry instead of sitting on 1-5. A: Yes, recent passenger ferry summit was held and there is interest in expanding water taxi service in Lake WA and in Puget Sound. Q: Last week at the (PSRC's) Transportation Policy Board, there was a considerable amount of federal funding allocated to a transit agency. The issue of allocating funds to transit vs. local roads is an issue. Q: Kent should have had a garage from ST2 but we may get our garage in 5 years. This group (SCATBd) keeps pressure on Sound Transit and Metro to deliver. A: Everybody here is involved in putting together PSRC's plans. And those plans are not just about Seattle. An important aspect of the PSRC's planning is the development of economies in each of the cities so people don't have to travel 80 miles to get to work. Q: Each city needs to look at their own planning codes to see if businesses and jobs can locate in our cities. Widening the freeway in Seattle is not an option. We have to look at getting jobs away from Seattle to spread them around. Q: Concern with 2040 plan and financing all that is identified. There isn't going to be enough money to build ST3. We all know what is happening to projects out to bid that are coming back with much higher costs. v. WSDOT I-5 System Partnership: Thomas Noyes, WSDOT described the collaboration of cities, WSDOT and others planning for the preservation and redevelopment of I-5. 25 transportation agencies, 10 tribal governments. Washington State is ranked 10th in the US for the number of hours spent in traffic. 1100 people moving here every week. I-5 critical for import/exports and freight. WSDOT's process in in the goals and objectives stage, not at a place where we are identifying projects yet. Ultimate goal is to develop a master plan and projects for I- 5. Not just I-5 but all the connections to it. Near term actions 0-4 years to 2022, mid-term projects 5-17 years to 2035 and long-term program 18-32 years to 2050. Near term action agenda is underway, report to be released in 2019. Future work will be developing environmental and master plan. Q: Can you give some examples of what people are offering to solve some of these problems? A: Have not heard any specific strategies as the effort is engaged in scoping the problem. Tumwater, Olympia talking about metering to enter I-5. Buses are running on shoulders in Snohomish County. Q: The environmental data that is about to emerge from the POS SAMP and other air quality studies around SeaTac Airport should be incorporated into near term understanding. Travelers to I-5 connect at SR 518. A: WSDOT is conducting a study on SR 518 and will be presenting about that here this year. Q: Is WSDOT looking to allow buses to run on shoulders on 1-5? A: Yes, looking at I-5 and 405. I-5 is not meeting HOV performance target of 95% traveling at 45 mph. Developing new jobs in south end cities like Renton or Kent doesn't still solve the problem. We are going to need something to get to our further out areas. WSDOT is expanding the conversation beyond I-5 to address congestion for people getting to jobs. WSDOT is also looking at buses running on shoulders on state highways. vi. Public comment: None. Meeting adjourned 9:00 a.m. 108