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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial 2013-09-09 Comprehensive Plan - Attachment B6 - TransportationComprehensive Plan Update Comments from July 2013 Work Sessions Issue (highlighted in underline where possible) TRANSPORTATION Comment Date /Source Staff comment /analysis /options Concern /Issue Area /Policy 1 VISION 2040 calls for each regional growth center and manufacturing /industrial center plan to establish housing and employment growth targets and mode split goals for the center. The growth targets should be consistent with the adopted growth targets for the city as a whole. PSRC Recommendation: Add the following to the Transportation Element: The City's six yearmode split targets for the Urban Center are 65.7% drive alone trips and 34.3% non -drive alone trips, as defined in the city's GTEC Plan. Within the Urban Center, the City will also try to meet its GTEC goals with a targeted Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) rate of 13.05. (Comment is also repeated in Southcenter Element) 2 The city is encouraged to continue working with King County Metro and Sound Transit to coordinate on the provision of high - quality and efficient transit service in Tukwila. The city's 2005 Transit Master Plan represented a significant effort in support of this coordination and collaboration; however it is unclear whether the transit plan remains in effect as part of the current comprehensive plan 08/06/2013 Comment letter , PSRC RECOMMENDATION: Staff will update the transit Master Plan to capture changed demographics, and indicate desired service improvements. This will be used to work directly with METRO to advocate for service improvements 3 The city is commended for its good work on documenting existing and planned levels -of- service for bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities and services. The next steps section of the multimodal level of service results report (p. 35) calls for the city to "work with staff to establish MMLOS policies to balance deficiencies and improvement measures for different modes ... as part of the Transportation Element Update." We support the city moving forward with this work and encourage the city to adopt level -of- service standards for these modes and continue working to develop a multimodal concurrency system. 8/6/13, Comment letter, PSRC RECOMMENDATION: Staff will continue working to establish service levels for bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities. 4 Employment forecasts in the transportation element and used for the travel demand model (27,670 additional jobs from 2010- 2030), are nearly double the growth that current growth targets and forecasts represent (15,500 additional jobs by 2031). Internal consistency is a fundamental principle of comprehensive planning under the growth management act. As the city updates its plan, it will be important to address this discrepancy in land use assumptions. From our conversations, we understand that the city plans to address this issue in a 2016 update to this element. A commitment to do this work will be important for certification purposes and we encourage the city to identify this through the 2015 plan update process. 8/6/13, Comment letter, PSRC Recommendation: The City commits to updating its transportation model during 2016. Add wording: Employment forecasts in the transportation element and used for the travel demand model that include 27,670 additional jobs from 2010 -2030, are nearly double the growth that current growth targets and forecasts represents i.e. 15,500 additional jobs by 2031). The Transportation Demand Model was developed in 2010 -2011 using employment forecast information available at the time. Since then, the employment forecast has been revised downward significantly due to the effects of the Great Recession on the regional economy. In addtion, current forecasts are based to a greater degree on adopted King County Growth Targets for Tukwila. The City commits to addressing the employment forecast issue and the discrepancy in land use assumptions during the next scheduled travel demand model update in 2016. 5 Strengthen policy 13.1.11 for vehicle charging stations 8/31/13, CM Robertson Background: Per RCW 19.27.540, Tukwila is required to make provisions for electric vehicle charging stations. Tukwila Ordinance #2324.(2/11) amended sections of TMC 9, 18 and 21 to adopt regulations for electric vehicle infrastructure. No minimum number of charging station places was required. The thinking was if the market demands, it will happen. An electric vehicle charging space may be included in the calculation for minimum required spaces. Options: 1) Leave as is. 2) Add implementation strategy: Provide at least one electric vehicle charging station at all City facilities 3)Add implementation strategy: Amend TMC !8 to require a minimum # of electric charging stations per x parking spaces for new development.. 6 Tukwila has done a lot of work on transportation policy. We appreciate that the Transportation Element uses information from Commerce - funded Walk and Roll plan and the multimodal level of service study funded under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. We appreciate continued policy focus on multimodal transportation, and new policies addressing alternatives to traditional ownership Dpartment of Commerce letter, 8/15/13 Comment noted. See comment from PSRC above. 7 MAINTENANCE A PRIORITY - -P. 13 -1, Formatted Version -- Maintenance should be a key priority -- Add this to various CM Robertson, 8/28/13 Add wording, p. 13 -1, 2nd to last sentence. "It also provides guidance for development review and approval, land use and zoning decisions, and continuing transportation and maintenance programs . Page 1 of 2 Comprehensive Plan Update Comments from July 2013 Work Sessions Issue (highlighted in underline where possible) TRANSPORTATION Comment Date /Source Staff comment /analysis /options Concern /Issue Area /Policy 8 EDIT LONG SENTENCE - -P. 13 -2, Formatted Version -- Second Bullet, last sentence "Residents value quiet streets in neighborhoods, preferring the isolation and disconnected system, which puts a large volume of behicle and burden on the few streets that do connect and the properties and people who live on them and makes it more difficult for walking to destinations, such as schools, libraries or shopping. CM Robertson, 8/28/13 Edited - -p. 13 -2, 2ND BULLET, last sentence. "Residents value quiet neighborhood streets that exist in an incomplete or disconnected street system. With few "through" streets, many vehicles use the streets that do connect, and burden the adjacent properties and residents The large voume of vehicles on through streets also makes it more difficult to walk to destinations, such as schools, libraries or shopping." 9 ADD WORDING for MAINTENANCE - -P. 13 -6, Policy 13.1.7 CM Robertson, 8/28/13 Edited policy 13.1.7 , p. 13 -6 Protect the transportation system (e.g. roadway, rail, transit, air, and marine) against major disruptions by developing maintenance, prevention and recovery strategies and by coordinating distaster response plans. 10 ADD WORDING FOR BETTER CIRCULATION AMONG PARKING LOTS -- Policy 13.2.5 CM Robertson, 8/28/13 Add wording as follows: Require all new streets, street improvements, property developments and property improvements to provide sidewalks and other non - motorized infrastructure consistent with adopted standards and subarea plans. Property developments and improvements in commercial areas will provide direct pedestrian access from sidewalks to buildings , as well as to and from, and between parking areas. 11 MAPS 13 -4 AND 13 -5 (PP. 13 -24 & 13 -25) hard to read CM Robertson, 8/28/13 We are working to improve legibility per comments in 7/30 work session. 12 RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALKS -- Policy 13.6.2 (p. 13 -26) Continue to allocate funds to Residential Street Fund in order to build sidewalks on residential local access streets CM Robertson, 8/28/13 Rewritten to prioritize residential sidewalks, rather than simply continue to fund: Prioritize funds to the Residential Street Fund in order to build sidewalks on residential local access streets. 13 General Editorial Comment - -Don't use "Continue to..." Policies 13.6.2, 13.6.4, 13.6.5, 13.6.6, 13.6.10, 13.6.12 cm Robertson, 8/28/13 These will be revised. 14 FUNDING - -p. 13- 31 - -New policy desired as follows: Prioritize maintenance projects and funding over new capital projects. CM Robertson, 8/28/13 This is addressed proposed Capital Facilitlies Policy 14.1.2 Page 2 of 2