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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2003-04-21 Item 8D - Contract - Transit Planning Services of Transit Network Plan with Perteet Engineering for $82,795y i 0 ia —I I 1908 CAS Number: 03-059 Agenda Item Title: Original Sponsor: Timeline: Sponsor's Summary: Recommendations: Sponsor: Committee: Administration: I Cost Impact (if known): I Fund Source (if known): 1 Meeting Date 1 4/21/03 Meeting Date 4/21/03 COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Meeting Date 4/21/03 ITEM INFORMATION CJQI I Original Agenda Date: April 21, 2003 Tukwila Urban Center /CBD Master Plan Consultant's Agreement for Transit Network Plan Council Initials Prepared by 1 Mayor's review I Council review CIc/LM (shn EaM- I 6 I I I I Admin. Public Works/DCD ITEM NO. The consultant agreement is to conduct an analysis of Tukwila's Transit Network in conjunction with the Urban Center /CBD Master Plan and the update to the citywide Transportation Element. Three firms were short- listed from the Consultant Works Roster and Perteet Associates was chosen as the most qualified. Authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with Perteet Engineering, Inc. Forward to Regular Council Same as Sponsor. $82,795.00 000.08 DCD and 104/02 Commercial Streets (pg. 47 in 2003 CIP) RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION Action APPENDICES Attachments Information Memo dated April 9, 2003 Consultant's Scope of Services Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes from April 14, 2003 ISSUE INFORMATION MEMO To: Mayor Mullet From: Public Works Director Date: April 9, 2003 Subject: Tukwila Urban Center /CBD Master Plan Transit Network Plan Project No. 01RW -06 A consultant agreement with Perteet Engineering, Inc. to conduct an analysis of Tukwila's Transit Network in conjunction with the Urban Center /CBD Master Plan and the update to the city-wide Transportation Element. Contract amount for the work is not to exceed $82,795. BACKGROUND Perteet Engineering, Inc. was selected from the City's consultant roster list after being competitively scored by three staff members. Three firms were shortlisted based on the consultant roster category "1) Transportation Planning, including CBD Transit HUB siting." Other firms scored were The Transpo Group and O'Bunco Engineering. ANALYSIS Transportation is the critical factor in the Tukwila Urban Center and the transit network is a key player in the overall vitality of the transportation system. The Transit Network Plan will fold into the update to the Transportation Element update to the City's Comprehensive Plan. Further, recognizing the importance of transportation, land use, and economic vitality, the City is already in the midst of two large studies: the Tukwila Urban Center Planned Action and the Transit Oriented Development. As part of the overall studies underway with the assistance from Mirai Associates, Freedman Tung and Bottomley, and EcoNorthwest, a more detailed analysis of the global transit network is required. Public Works is managing this contract but the holistic work effort is being jointly addressed between Public Works and Community Development. The budget for this contract comes from two sources: $70,000 is allocated from the Transit Oriented Development federal grant (awarded to DCD) and up to $20,000 is from Public Works' 01RW -06 CBD Traffic Masterplan. RECOMMENDATION Approve the contract with Perteet Engineering, Inc. to perform transit planning services. h: \pubworks \cyndy \tuc \information memo perfect transit contract.doc and C`/ndy Knighton, Senior Engineer. Bradshaw, Senior Planner, En9ineenn9, Inc. Scoring composite core was earned by Network Plan Senior Planner, Moira (a nsit N Miranda submittals, Top consisted of Lynn consultant roster subm Scoring tea rated off of their con Firms were Maximum Points p'gunco Engineering Scoring Composite Pe rms t Engineering, Inc. 60 15 60 19 26 40 28 22 4 47 60 21 d3 48 40 42 58 60 Y a D- S I` Maslow So 118 246 290 B1 Scope of Services TUKWILA TRANSIT NETWORK PLAN Agreement No.: LA 5377 Federal Aid No: TCSP -TCSP (010) Purpose and Intent of Project The Tukwila Transit Network Plan will develop long and short range plans that will provide guidance regarding Tukwila's priorities for King County Metro, Sound Transit, and AMTRAK, as well as recommendations for infrastructure improvements and connection between modes. The study will primarily focus on the Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) and Longacres Transit Oriented Development (TOD) site. The Transit Plan will ensure that transit facilities relate to services and development plans within the TUC /TOD planning processes. The City of Tukwila is currently working on updating the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan as well as implementing an update to the Urban Center Subarea Plan. WSDOT is studying options for widening Interstate 405 to include new HOV facilities and accommodate future Bus Rapid Transit service. Sound Transit and AMTRAK share a train station at the TOD site and both agencies, as well as WSDOT, have long range plans for improving the existing facilities. With all of the focus on transportation modes within Tukwila, a Transit Network Plan is a necessity. This project will be funded by both city and federal funding; federal funding will be used only for the TUC /TOD analysis, while the City will fund the analysis of the remainder of the city. Task 0: Project Management Perteet project manager will be responsible for coordinating with the city's project manager and Public Works staff for all aspects of the Perteet tasks. The Perteet project manager will prepare monthly progress reports that include the budget expended, and percent project completed. Any issues and /or problems will be brought to the attention of the city's project manager immediately. The Perteet project manager will meet with the city's project manager on a monthly basis, or as needed, throughout the study period to coordinate work assignments. Phase I TUC /TOD Existing Conditions Task 1: Review Existing Documents Review existing data available from the previously completed TUC processes and obtain the most recent information available from King County- Metro, AMTRAK, and Sound Transit. Specific elements to be reviewed include: Existing travel patterns for vehicular traffic Future travel patterns for vehicular traffic Existing transit conditions and ridership Identified shortcomings and opportunities Mode split assumptions for existing and future conditions Land use and marketing data. King County Metro ridership levels and loads Shuttle Ridership from hotels to SeaTac Airport (if data are readily available) Commuter Rail and AMTRAK ridership. From the data review, we will create Arcview transit load maps for streets with transit on them to show the number of transit patrons carried in the TUC /TOD streets. Deliverables The data from Tasks 1 -3 will be summarized in a Technical Memorandum 1 Existing Conditions Task 2: Transit Market Analysis Economics and Demographics Analysis Based on data provided by the City of Tukwila, we will estimate the peak and off -peak demand for transit services. It is assumed that the City has data available or recently completed studies will have these data available. Among the factors to be evaluated, depending upon availability, will be: Employment Employment density Parking policies and supply Existing and assumed future transit mode split Land Uses For the TUC /TOD areas, we will review the existing data available through the City summarizing the land uses, buildings, transit existing conditions, and non motorized facilities. We will update Mirai's analysis to include a GIS bus stop accessibility assessment, showing which areas of the TUC /TOD are currently not within 1 /4 mile of existing transit service. Using census and City of Tukwila data, we will display some or all of the following as appropriate for the TUC /TOD area: Population, population density, population trends, and forecasts Population demographics Anticipated growth areas Major trip generators and attractors, including, but not limited to: Major employers and employment areas, retail facilities, office parks and industrial parks Educational facilities o Facilities for Seniors and the disabled Medical facilities Major transportation facilities We will verify any questionable data with field checks to ensure the completeness of the land use analysis. Transit Accessibility We will create Arcview maps showing the level of transit coverage and frequency on weekday peaks, midday, evenings and weekends. The maps will reflect topographical conditions that influence transit accessibility, such as ridgelines, rivers, and freeways. Deliverables The data from Tasks 1 -3 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 1 Existing Conditions. Task 3: Ridership Survey Historical data that shows transit passenger origins and destinations will be reviewed. In order to augment and update historical information, information about transit riders will be gathered through the administration, collection, tabulation, analysis and reporting of a survey of existing passengers at the Southcenter stop and at the Sounder /AMTRAK Longacres stop. A short, self administered survey will be prepared in consultation with Tukwila, King County Metro, AMTRAK, and Sound Transit staff to obtain information from existing system riders concerning their trip origins and destination, whether they transfer or not, transit travel experience and frequency, attitudes toward existing services, suggestions for improvements and the relationship between needed system improvements and increased ridership. Perteet and Tukwila staff will request coordination from the three transit providers to also have these surveys available on board at other stops within the urban center with either the transit providers collecting them or having a mail -in option available. One language option, in addition to English, will be offered (it is assumed that City of Tukwila staff will assist in developing the second language option). Survey data can also be used to identify potential changes to system operations and facilities that have potential for increasing ridership. Perteet will administer the survey over two days. We do not expect to physically get on any buses or trains; the surveys will be distributed and collected at the actual stop. Intercept Interviews The ridership survey may be supplemented by intercept interviews with riders and potential riders at selected surveyed load points. The rational for an intercept survey is to begin answering why a distinct trip pattern is made, and what the underlying needs behind that trip pattern are. A short interview with riders may gather such information as: Trip origins Trip destinations Trip pattern information Number of transfers Transfer wait times Frequency of transit travel While intercept interviews are anecdotal and not statistically significant, they can be valuable in identifying actual and potential service delivery issues. The data collected conducted under this task will be used to identify additional service and Southcenter facility needs. Deliverables Technical Memorandum 1- Existing Conditions The data from Tasks 1 -3 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 1 Existing Conditions. Technical Memorandum 1 will include maps of the existing transit network, maps of identified major activity centers will be overlaid with the route network in order to determine the adequacy of existing service to transit- oriented destinations, traffic flows and circulation patterns will be assessed. Technical Memorandum 1 will also identify un- served or under -served areas. Technical Memorandum 1 will include a copy of the survey, the results of the survey, and an analysis of the results. Task 4: Stakeholder Interviews Stakeholder Groups Hold at least three separate stakeholder group interviews to help determine the level of awareness of transit services among employees and business owners and to assist in the identification of transit- related issues in the community. Stakeholder interviews are a crucial component of identifying underlying transit needs in the TUC /TOD area. To be effective, each stakeholder interview should be limited to no more than 10 to 12 persons representative of a single population segment. We propose to conduct three group sessions with three separate stakeholder groups: Existing riders TUC employees TUC business owners Existing riders will be recruited with the assistance of King County Metro and from the persons identified as part of completing Task 3. The participants for the Southcenter employee and TUC business owner focus group discussions will be recruited with the help of the City. An appropriate mix of representative employees and business owners is crucial for the success of the focus groups. Deliverables The data from Tasks 4 and 5 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 2 Unmet Needs Task 5: Identify Unmet Transportation Needs The information gained from Tukwila staff, the data collection effort, the surveys, and public workshops will be compiled and analyzed to develop a summary of unmet transportation needs in the TUC /TOD area. These needs will be categorized and transportation services and programs will be identified to meet these needs over both short term and long term periods. The output from this analysis will become an input to the development of short- and long -term service options and plans. Deliverables Technical Memorandum 2 Unmet Needs The data from Tasks 4 and 5 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 2 Unmet Needs. Technical Memorandum 2 will summarize the input, results, and analysis of the focus groups, and the input, results, and analysis of the intercept interviews, and the needs identified in other input forums. Phase 1I TUC /TOD Future Conditions Task 6: Project Coordination with TUC and TOD Efforts Engage the TUC /TOD planning processes to determine the level of development that will occur. As part of the coordination process, we will attend up to ten meetings with staff, the consultant team, and public workshops (or more if mutually agreed upon with the City). As a part of this effort we envision participating in the TUC /TOD planning process to ensure that existing and future transit needs are incorporated into the TUC /TOD design. Deliverables Input from Task 6 will be included in both the long- and short -range transit plans (Technical Memoranda 3 and 4) Task 7: Future Development Identify future major trip generators, employment areas, and residential developments. Determine how future year conditions correlate with projected transit improvements from Sound Transit, King County Metro, and AMTRAK. Determine what the PSRC target mode splits are and then ascertain how much service will be necessary to meet that mode split. Deliverables An Arcview map will be created showing the future development will be included in both the long- and short-range transit plans (Technical Memoranda 3 and 4) Phase III TUC/TOD Transit Plans Task 8: Create Long -Term Plan We will create a long -term transit plan that will accommodate the 20 to 30 year transit goals and objectives outlined in the TUC and TOD processes. Specific areas that will be included in the TUC /TOD long -term plan: Future Route Patterns Identify route destinations and connections. Specific ridership and transfer patterns will be documented in graphic format. Shuttle services may be examined as a future route option. Quantify Frequency and Span of Service Targets Working with City staff, we will document the appropriate bus levels of service. Develop Transit Hierarchy for the Roadway Network We will facilitate discussions among the City /Consultant Team to assign transit classifications to existing and proposed Tukwila roadways. The transit hierarchy process will be crucial in identifying transit corridors that connect the TUC, TOD, and high capacity transit. Identify Potential Transit Center location(s) for TUC and TOD. Evaluations of sites, compatibility with existing/proposed land uses, impacts to surrounding businesses, transportation facilities, sizing, and preliminary amenities will be completed as a part of this task. Bus Rapid Transit We will evaluate the I -405 BRT and King County Metro BRT proposals We will show how the BRT proposals can better serve Tukwila needs and why these proposed improvements are beneficial and important to the success of each respective BRT proposal. We will also document what the types and amount of capital facilities necessary to make them work effectively, such as direct access ramps. Capital projects that assist both transit and HOV traffic will be identified. The plan will outline projects that have the potential to reduce travel times. Cost estimates for projects are not included as a part of this task. Deliverables The results of Tasks 8 and 9 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 3 Long -Term Transit Plan. Task 9: TUC/TOD High Capacity Transit Assist in the planning process to determine optimal routing for future High Capacity Transit to serve both the TUC /TOD. This task assumes up to six (6) meetings with Sound Transit LINK. Document and advocate for the alignment that works best for the City's interests. Deliverables Technical Memorandum 3 Long Term Transit Plan The results of Tasks 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 3 Long -Term Transit Plan which will also incorporate elements of the first two technical memoranda and comments received. Task 10: Create Short -Term Transit Plan Once the long -term vision has been established, we will create a short-range plan that focuses on elements from the long -term vision that may be implemented by 2010. We will identify short-term land use changes that affect transit operations and ridership. We will also identify short-term transit needs and then show how they may be addressed. Examples of issues to be covered in the short-term plan include: Short-Term Routes and Ridership Patterns Specific ridership and transfer patterns will be documented in graphic format. Quantify Frequency and Span of Service Targets Working with City staff and through the public process, we will document the appropriate level of service today for TUC /TOD bus routes. Southcenter Bus Stop Location and Amenity Assessment We will document the existing shortcomings of the bus amenities and stop locations. We will also coordinate with existing transit providers and with City staff to develop solutions to any shortcomings. Preliminary site concepts and sizing will be developed as part of this task. Longacres Station Integration Plan We will document recommended changes to the fixed -route bus network in due to the full implementation of 18 Sounder trains and AMTRAK service at the Longacres Station. Preliminary site concepts and sizing will be developed as part of this task. TUC/TOD /SeaTac Airport Connection One of the goals of the AMTRAK/Sounder station is to create a seamless connection to SeaTac Airport. We will examine how well existing service is meeting this goal and what steps /service are necessary to fully maximize this market. TUC /TOD /Sound Transit LINK Connection One of the goals of the TUC /TOD plans station is to create a seamless connection to the Sound Transit LINK Station at S 154 Street. We will examine how well existing service is meeting this goal and what steps /service are necessary to fully maximize this market. Deliverables Technical Memorandum 4 Short Term Transit Plan The results of Task 10 will be summarized in the Technical Memorandum 4 Short-Term Transit Plan. Phase IV— Citywide Transit Plan Task 11: Develop Citywide Transit Plan Existing Conditions For the non TUC /TOD areas of the city, we will review the following existing ridership data: King ,County Metro ridership levels and loads Shuttle Ridership from hotels to SeaTac Airport (if data are readily available) From the data review, we will create Arcview transit load maps for streets with transit on them to show the number of transit patrons carried in the TUC /TOD streets and on citywide streets. Using census and City of Tukwila data, we will produce maps that will display some or all of the following as appropriate for the entire City: Population, population density, population trends, and forecasts Population demographics Anticipated growth areas Major trip generators and attractors, including: o Major employers and employment areas, retail centers, office parks and industrial parks Educational facilities o Facilities for Seniors and the disabled o Medical facilities Major transportation facilities We will create Arcview maps showing the level of transit coverage and frequency on weekday peaks, midday, evenings and weekends. The maps will reflect topographical conditions that influence transit accessibility, such as ridgelines, rivers, and freeways. At the conclusion of this task, we will document unmet citywide transit needs. Future Conditions Identify future major trip generators, employment areas, and residential developments. Determine how future year conditions correlate with projected transit improvements. Determine what the PSRC target mode splits are and then ascertain how much service will be necessary to meet that mode split. Transit Plan We will create a transit plan that will accommodate the transit goals and objectives outlined for the City. Specific areas that will be included in the Citywide transit plan: Short-Term Routes and Ridership Patterns Specific ridership and transfer patterns will be documented in graphic format. Future Route Patterns Identify route destinations and connections. Specific ridership and transfer patterns will be documented in graphic format. Quantify Frequency and Span of Service Targets Working with City staff, we will document the appropriate bus levels of service. Develop Transit Hierarchy for the Roadway Network We will facilitate discussions among the City to assign transit classifications to existing and proposed Tukwila roadways. Address Interurban Park- and -Ride Needs We will document strategies to address overflow parking issues at the Interurban Park- and -Ride. Potential strategies examined may include shifting demand to other park- and -ride facilities and feeder service. LINK Integration Plan We will document recommended changes to the fixed -route bus network due to the upcoming completion of LINK station at Pacific Highway /154 Preliminary site concepts and sizing will be developed as part of this task. License Plate Surveys We will obtain license plate survey data for the Interurban and South Renton Park and Rides. We will determine the number of passengers within Tukwila City Limits. Deliverables Technical Memorandum 5 Citywide Transit Plan The results of Tasks 11 and 12 will be summarized in Technical Memorandum 5 Citywide Transit Plan. Elements of the TUC /TOD planning process will be included as appropriate in the Citywide Transit Plan. Phase V Public Involvement and Final Report Task 12: Public Involvement For the public involvement process, we propose playing key parts in four different Public Workshops scheduled as part of the primary TUC TOD planning process. Additional public input will be received through the surveys, intercept interviews and stakeholder interviews previously described. Task 13: Draft and Final Report A Draft Final Report will be prepared based on the five Technical Memoranda previously described and incorporating the comments received from Tukwila staff and elements of the public involvement process. The Draft Final report will be reviewed by Tukwila staff and available to the public for further comment. A Final Report will be prepared that incorporates changes and modifications. The final project report will include an executive summary, which will highlight the major findings of the project in a short, easy to understand format. Project Deliverables A number of written documents will be produced and delivered to the City of Tukwila in the course of this project. These are briefly summarized in the following section. Technical Memoranda Five technical memoranda, summarizing the methodology, findings and conclusion of preliminary work elements will be prepared for the City. The technical memos will summarize individual or multiple tasks and will be prepared as intermediate work products. Twelve copies of each Technical Memorandum will be provided for review by Tukwila staff. It is anticipated that modified versions of these technical memoranda will not be distributed after Tukwila staff review, but those modifications will be included in the Draft Final Report, allowing a further review and edit of materials and information included in the technical memoranda. Final Project Report Following review of the Technical Memoranda by Tukwila staff, a draft final project report of findings will be prepared that incorporates changes and modifications to the Technical Memoranda. After further review by the City, a Final Report will be prepared incorporating the fmal changes and modifications. The project report will include an executive summary, which will highlight the major fmdings of the project in a short, easy to understand format. Project Report Documentation In addition to the printed reports and technical memoranda, all rider and service data collected by Perteet Engineering and its sub consultants on the Tukwila Transit Plan will be turned over to the City of Tukwila at the conclusion of the project. Proposed Schedule We propose to complete the entire project, including production and delivery of the project fmal report by the end of December 2003. It is anticipated that the review process for technical memoranda and draft reports can be kept to about one to two weeks. In some cases, subsequent work can be started before the review of previous tasks is complete. TUC ?OD Tnnslt Planning Process Task 1: Review Existing Documents ran air a nae nalysu Task 3: Fasesntp survey l ass e: Vpuond leans Focus Groups Intercept Surveys aT sTt noenmy unmet t nnsponaaon rveeos vn ment cult tinge •ten gn capacity transit (upnonaIF non mange Alen Citywide Transit Planning Process utywtae t nnslt wan Meetings snops venues Apnl I May 1 dune 1 duty 1 August September1 October 1 November' December' 1 i •I •1 I 1. 1 1 i t 1 7FI *I 3. Tukwila Urban Center(TUCI /TOD Transit Plan There is already an ongoing study of the TUC /TOD areas by Freedman, Tung and Bottomley as well as ECONorthwest. Now Public Works has selected a contractor to do the Transit Network study that will be a part of the TUC /TOD study as well as an update to the Transportation Element of the Comp Plan. Staff used a consultant list to rate who would be best to do this work and selected Perteet, who has what is possibly the best transportation planner in the region. They were chosen from a list of three consultants. Perteet will coordinate with the other two consultants. Pam C asked for the tally sheet used to rate consultants. When asked how Metro's transit plan would fit into this, Cyndy said this study will be used to fit Metro's plan into this area. Dennis raised the issue of no residents being included in the stakeholder meetings, and Cyndy said residents could go to any of the meetings if they were interested. Recommend Consultant Agreement with Perteet for $82.795 to Regular Meeting for mayor's signature. 4. Interurban Bridge Consultant Services Entranco provides consultant services on city projects, and they have agreed to provide construction management services on the Interurban Bridge Widening and Trail. The cost of their services will be $250,000 for the $2 m. project. This will be Supplement 2 to their contract. Recommend Sunolemental Agreement for Entranco services on Interurban Bridge Widening project to Regular Meeting. 5. Gateway East II Group Health Turnovers International Gateway East constructed some public improvements as part of their Group Health development. Those were constructed according to city standards, and are ready for acceptance. They include a storm drain, curb, gutter, sidewalk, paving and driveway. Recommend acceptance of infrastructure and release of retainage to Regular Meeting's consent agenda. a -Committee Chair approval 1 C 0 (&Committee chair approval atb7 l C mom(. 4- 4 -03