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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2012-05-07 Item 2D - Suburban Cities Association - King County Metro Alternative Services PlanCity of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Haggerton Transportation Committ e FROM: Jack Pace, DCD Director Bob Giberson, Public W s Director BY: Jaimie Reavis, Assistant Planner DATE: May 2, 2012 SUBJECT: The Suburban Cities Association seeks feedback on the development of King County Metro's Alternative Services Plan. ISSUE The Suburban Cities Association (SCA) is seeking feedback from the City regarding our priorities for Metro's Alternative Services Plan. BACKGROUND Last year, King County Metro released its Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2011 -2021. The plan is available online at httD:H metro.kinacountv.aov /Dlannina The Ordinance adopting the plan discusses deliverables required in 2012. One of the deliverables is a five -year implementation plan for alternatives to traditional transit service, which has to be prepared by the King County Executive's office by June 15, 2012. The King County Regional Transit Committee, which is made up of three King County Council members, eight suburban cities members and two Seattle City Council members, will be reviewing and making recommendations on the implementation plan. This committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Metropolitan King County Council on policies and plans for Metro services. What is the existing traditional transit service? The existing traditional transit service includes "All Day" routes and some "Peak Time Only" routes by Metro buses. Service changes will be implemented in 2012 to eliminate lower performing routes and move the eliminated service hours to other, higher performing bus routes. A transit route map showing "All Day" routes that will experience changes in September 2012 are included with this memo as Attachment D for your background and understanding of the existing transit service in Tukwila and surrounding cities. Not included on the map in Attachment A are routes that will be eliminated. Changes to traditional transit service that will be implemented in 2012 that will impact Tukwila include the extension of Route 156 to Highline Community College in September (See Attachment B for map of Route 156) and the elimination of Route 129 in June (see Attachment C for map of Route 129). What are alternatives to traditional transit service? Alternative services (i.e., local shuttle buses, Dial -a -Ride Transit, vanpools, carsharing, etc.) can be more cost effective than fixed route transit, especially in suburban areas where the ridership levels may be too low to justify fixed route transit. Alternative services can help fill in gaps in fixed route transit by helping to provide neighborhood connections or local feeder connections to transit hubs. Please see Attachment A for the Transportation Options list prepared by King County Metro for a list of transportation alternatives. The Suburban Cities Association 61 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 Committee is compiling feedback from the City Councils of its member cities on the alternative service needs and opportunities of the local communities they represent. What is the five vear implementation plan for alternatives to traditional transit service? Per King County's adopting ordinance the five -year implementation plan for alternatives to traditional transit service should, at a minimum, include: A. A review of alternative service delivery best practices in the transit industry; B. Consideration of local service needs; C. Stakeholder involvement; D. Costs and benefits of all evaluated alternative service delivery options; E. A summary of constraints to implementation and methods to reduce barriers for change; F. Strategies to build ridership, such as through marketing, where resources are available to do so; G. Recommendations for alternative service delivery; and H. A timeline for implementation action. It is likely that the first two years of the Alternative Services Plan will focus on two to three pilot projects. These pilot projects will be located along corridors where transit service is proposed to be eliminated in September 2012, and the routes to be eliminated represent the only remaining transit connections to those individual communities. Metro intends for the five year implementation plan to be a `living document' and to learn from these pilot projects. DISCUSSION Questions for the Transportation Committee to consider are included below in italic, followed by staff recommendations for each question. 1. What would an ideal Public Transit System in Tukwila look like? What are Tukwila's local service needs for alternative services? (For example: DART, Car sharing, Bike Sharing, Taxi Script) An ideal Public Transit System in Tukwila would connect the City's neighborhoods to local and regional destinations in a way that makes using transit convenient. Where fixed route service is not practical due to low ridership levels, alternative services, including the following, could help fill in the gaps for our residents and business community: Dial -a -Ride Transit: This alternative can be a good substitute for fixed route service; it operates on a regular schedule with stops but offers more flexibility than regular Metro Transit buses. For example, this service could connect residents to the Commuter Rail and Link Light Rail stations, as well as the Tukwila Community Center. CAT Community Shuttles: This alternative offers door -to -door, on demand service. Tukwila and SeaTac currently represent a gap within in this type of on- demand service within King County. This service could benefit Tukwila residents by providing connections to medical appointments, events at the Tukwila and SeaTac community centers, libraries, and other destinations. For example, this service could connect seniors in Allentown, where there is no fixed route transit service, to other areas within King County. Vanpools and Vanshares: Vanpools offer opportunity for a group of people to ride together, and can be more convenient than the bus due to limited number of pick WALong Range ProjectsUransifinfo Memo SCA_TC_5 -07 -2012 (3).doc 62 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 3 up /drop off points for riders. Vanshares help connect the last mile from transit stations to employment sites. These alternatives could help free up parking spaces at the Sounder and Link Light Rail stations. Custom Bus: This alternative requires a contract with Metro to provide service from transit stations to large employment sites or schools. Group Health is one example of a local employer which has contracted for this type of a bus in the past, to connect employees to the Sounder Commuter Rail Station. Taxi Scrip: This alternative offers reduced cost taxi service to low income King County residents. This alternative could provide transportation for those without access to an automobile to areas not conveniently accessed by transit. 2. When and where is it appropriate to consider alternatives? If there is an opportunity to replace fixed route service with more cost effective alternative services, would Tukwila support this change? (For example: utilizing alternative services to support the "last mile" and neighborhood connections to regional Transit and Urban centers). Tukwila supports implementation of alternative services in the City. These services should not come at the cost of eliminating our existing fixed route transit. 3. Additional feedback for Suburban Cities Association Regional Transit Committee members? Please provide any additional feedback. FINANCIAL IMPACT No local impact. Metro is looking at ways to reduce current operations cost to match the existing revenue, rather than dedicating a set amount of revenue to alternative services. RECOMMENDATION Staff is asking Transportation Committee if they agree with Staff's recommendations outlined above, to provide any additional policy guidance for the SCA Regional Transit Committee, and to authorize staff to send the finalized list of comments to the Suburban Cities Association. Suburban Cities Association will be compiling a list of responses from multiple cities for the SCA Regional Transit Committee's review at their May 16 2012 meeting. Following submittal of Tukwila's finalized list of comments to the Suburban Cities Association, staff will provide a briefing to the Transportation Committee in June or July on the status of this issue. Attachments: Attachment A: Attachment B: Attachment C: Attachment D: Transportation Options (Alternative Services Descriptions) Map showing revised Route 156 effective in September 2012 Map showing Route 129 that will be eliminated in June 2012 September 2012 Recommended All -Day Network (only routes being changed are shown; this map does not represent all routes) WALong Range ProjectsUransitkInfo Memo SCA_TC_5 -07 -2012 (3).doc 63 Attachment A N O Li O O L_ L O� Q N O U Y T O C N a1 m L O) 0 U p C m 0 N E N 0 N o a J O a1 O E U 0 a a1 j N N m m m O N_ O O fa Q a N Q U N❑ N N a Q a Q w m N m J a) N a U J z O D N fa C C o m U a) N fa N J CO N O D C U N N N N L a1 J m N m fa N a> N V D U V N a) m a)> L m a1 N a a a j N m N L J O N a1 M a1 L -O N a N a, 0 a) 0 i O a1 N H N -p N C O L a a) a) a) O L O a1 J 0 E U m U� N a a N 0 w a) C O O N L N 2 0 N N N U U a a a) C a1 N C C L a C U O C a 2 2 N J C 0 _T C O LC1 p) rCa„ 0 m 0 0 m C D a1 C C N O V O O m T O O N N N E a' E C_ a 0 0 j� U Y? 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