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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2013-10-14 Item 2 - Special Presentation - Sound Transit Long Range Plan Update HandoutFACT SHEET 1 OCTOBER 2013 eSOUNDTRANSIT Updating the Long -Range Plan for regional mass transit Citizens of the Puget Sound region's urban areas formed Sound Transit to build a regional mass transit system in a series of voter - approved phases, starting with the 1996 Sound Move measure. The original Long -Range Plan, established before the 1996 vote, serves as the blueprint for this system. The plan was last updated in 2005 prior to the 2008 passage of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure. Starting in fall 2013, the plan will be updated again to reflect current public priorities and take into account current land use plans, employment, and the projected 30 percent growth of the region's population by 2035. This process will ask the public where, how and when mass transit should continue to expand after the scheduled 2023 completion of Sound Transit 2. The Sound Transit Board will update the Long -Range Plan following an environmental review process. The updated Long -Range Plan will provide the vision for future expansions by identifying candidate projects and services for future ballot measures. The process will begin Oct. 25 -Nov. 25, 2013, when Sound Transit will seek input on which potential changes to the Long -Range Plan should be studied. Public involvement will continue following the publication of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in mid -2014. Sound Transit current Long -Range Plan Mukiltec Ly Edmonds Everett Shcreli Bother, Kirkland: Woodinville Redmond Seattle Overlake Bellevue Sammamish Mercer Is ila_,.� Burien SeaTac Des Moines Rento> Issaquah MAP KEY Funded light rail service Future light rail extensions Potential rail extensions Commuter rail service Regional Express bus service Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) High Capacity Transit Local bus service ] Sound Transit district boundary Sound Transit's Long -Range Plan will be updated again to reflect current public priorities and take into account current land use plans and growth projections. Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. For information about Sound Transit projects or services, visit soundtransit.org or call 1- 800 - 201 -4900 / TTY Relay: 711. 10/10/13 Public comments requested Oct. 25 -Nov. 25 The Sound Transit Board will update the region's Long -Range Plan after preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The first step in the process, called scoping, will determine which alternatives and environmental elements will be studied in the SEIS. Between Oct. 25 and Nov. 25, this important process will: • Give you, local jurisdictions and public agencies a chance to learn more and provide comments, and • Help Sound Transit identify and consider potential alternatives and effects on the environment. Several ways to comment Comments will be accepted Oct. 25 -Nov. 25, 2013 In person: Attend one of the public meetings below Online: Complete a survey at soundtransit.org /LongRangePlan Email: LongRangePlan@soundtransit.org Mail: Sound Transit, Attn: James Irish, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104 Public meetings All meetings except Nov. 8 and Nov. 21 are from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with a presentation at 6:15 p.m. Open House for Agencies /Local Governments: Friday, Nov. 8, 9:30 -11:30 a.m., at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle Seattle: Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Seattle University, Campion Ballroom, 914 E. Jefferson St. Federal Way: Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Federal Way Community Center, 876 S. 333rd St. Redmond: Thursday, Nov. 14, at Redmond Marriott, 7401 164th Ave. N.E. Tacoma: Monday, Nov. 18, at Tacoma Convention Center, 1500 Broadway Everett: Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Eisenhower Middle School, 10200 25th Ave. S.E. Seattle: Thursday, Nov. 21, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St. High- Capacity Transit corridor studies The process to update the Long -Range Plan will include, but not be limited to, close examination of several corridors within the existing plan that the Sound Transit 2 measure identified for particular focus through corridor studies that are now underway. The studies look at potential transit technologies, costs, ridership and the general corridors where service could be added to serve the following communities: • Ballard to Downtown Seattle (in partnership with City of Seattle) • Federal Way to Tacoma (part of the South Corridor Alternatives Planning Study) • Lynnwood to Everett (including the Southwest Everett Industrial Center) • Downtown Seattle to West Seattle and Burien • Renton to Tukwila, SeaTac and Burien • Bus rapid transit on Interstate 405 • Redmond to Kirkland and U- District • Ballard to U- District • Kirkland - Bellevue- Issaquah • East King County Rail Corridor (added following public acquisition of corridor) While the corridor studies will provide an additional level of information, potential future investments in expanded mass transit are not limited to these corridors. The process of updating the Long -Range Plan will provide opportunities for input. When could we vote on another transit expansion? The Sound Transit Board will decide whether and when to initiate a ballot measure on proposed expansions. The majority of existing taxes are committed through the 2030s for operating current services and building the extensions now underway. Any significant new expansion before the 2030s will require new revenue sources. Updating the Long -Range Plan will help set the stage to explore future funding options. Please visit soundtransit.org/ Projects- and -Plans /Developing - Regional- Transit To request accommodations for persons with disabilities or for information in alternative formats, call 1- 800 - 201 -4900 / TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility @soundtransit.org.