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Home My WebLink AboutTrans 2007-02-26 Item 3C - Discussion - Sound Transit II and Regional Transportation Investment District Informational Memorandum TO: Mayor Mullet DATE: Public W orks Directo~ February 22, 2007 FROM: SUBJECT: Sound Transit 2 and Regional Transportation Investment District DISCUSSION The State legislatUre charged the Regional Transportation Investment District to develop a transportation package for improving significant highways and bridges in Snohomish, King, and Pierce Counties. At the same time, Sound Transit has proposed an expansion package for the regional mass transit system. This combined roads and transit package is to be submitted to the voters in November 2007. Sound Transit 2 Exoansion:. (See Attachment 1) . Expands light rail north from University of Washington to Lynnwood; south from Sea Tac to the Port of Tacoma area; and east as far as Overlake Transit Center, via downtown Bellevue. . Expands parking and enhances Sounder stations . Requires a sales tax increase of five-tenths (0.5) of one percent (new cost per household of approximately $125 per year). RTID Prooosal: (See Attachment 2) . SR 167 - Completes HOV lanes, adds new lanes between Sumner & Renton . 1-405 from Bellevue to Renton - adds additional lanes in each direction from SR 169 (Maple Valley Highway) to 1-90. . 1-405 and SR 167 Interchange - builds a direct connection between HOV lanes . 1-5 and SR 509 - extends SR 509 to directly connect with 1-5 . 1-5 and SR 18 - reconstructs the Federal Way interchange . SR 520 Bridge Replacement . Requires 0.8 percent increase to MVET (new cost per household of $80 per year for each $10,000 of vehicle value) . Requires one-tenth (0.1) percent increase in local sales tax (new cost per household of approximately $25 per year) Voters must approve both packages or neither one passes. RECOMMENDATION Information only. '/3 JAN. 11,2007 SOUND TRANSIT 2 DRAFT PACKAGE ... SOUNDTRANSIT IiIIaIlIlI1I Sound Transit 2 would expand the regional mass transit system by adding more light rail lines and enhancing commuter rail and express bus service between 2008 and 2027. The result would almost double Sound Transit system ridership, provide fast, reliable connections to more places for more people, and cut through congestion in the region's most heavily traveled corridors. DETAilS . Expands light rail north from the University of Washington to Lynnwood, south from SeaTac to the Port of Tacoma area, and east as far as Overlake Transit Center, via downtown Bellevue. . Identifies possible light rail extensions to down- town Redmond and downtown Tacoma by 2027 or thereafter, subject to securing additional funding or cost savings. Makes initial down payments on future extensions through planning, engineering and some real estate acquisition. . Expands parking and enhances Sounder stations, increasing access to the regional transit system. . Sets aside funding for future service enhancements to the existing ST Express bus network during light rail construction. As light rail expands, allows redeployment to corridors not served by rail. BENEFITS . Responds to the projected 1.2 million additional people living and working in the region by 2030. . Provides fast, frequent and reliable light rail service free of delays from congestion and weather, with trains running 20 hours/day, every few minutes at peak time. . Moves more people through the region's most congested corridors, taking cars off the road. . Connects many of the region's major population and employment centers with fast, reliable rail service, including: Bellevue, Overlake, Lynnwood, Northgate, Capitol Hill, downtown Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport, Federal Way, and the Port of Tacoma. . Provides rail extensions to Snohomish, Pierce and East King counties from the major light rail investments that North King County and South King County are making: almost 19 miles of light rail between the University of Washington and Sea-Tac Airport, an approximately $4.2 billion investment. continl/ed Oil back Edmonds Everett C!' t] n iO'! u id ""v <;;~. <::> Lynnwood .~~ '" Bothell o ~ cv Redmond . . f Kirkland ~...",() Unlver51ty 0 '. ~ --' Washington , Overlake lJJJJJJJJ@:;" ,~~~. Renton 0 Burien o ~ SeaTac Kent cv Tacoma Federal Way Auburn Lakewood Sumner Bellevue Issaquah ~ o MAP KEY N ~ Link Light Rail Underway ~ Sounder Commuter Rail Underway Light Rail Proposed o New Station, Facility or Enhancement o 1.405 Bus Rapid Transit (BRn Enhancement ....... Priority light rail extension with fund'ng for planning, environmen!al review, preliminary enginl:ering and right-<lf-way. Construction if sufficient funds are available. ggllgllS~ Ught rail planning. environmental documentation, preliminary engineering, and right-<lf-way. 0000009 High Capacity Transit Studies . Builds on experience-financial planning for draft package shaped by Sound Transit's experience in delivering the initial regional system approved by voters in 1996; application of lessons learned provides a high level of confidence that proposed rail lines can be built with available funds. . Reaches Northgate by 2018-other extensions would be phased through 2027. Additional project implementation and financial planning work will continue through winter and spring 2007. . Funds planning, environmental review, preliminary engineering, and some right-of-way acquisition for potential rail extensions to downtown Redmond and downtown Tacoma. . Funds studies of additional future high capacity transit extensions. ESTIMATED RIDERSHIP (2030) ANNUAL WEEKDAY SERVICE Without Package With Package Without Package With Package Central Link 37 million 90 million 120,000 294,000 Tacoma Link 1.1 million 1.2 million 3,800 4,000 Sounder 4 million 5 million 16,000 19,000 ST Express 15 million 9 million 52,000 33,000 TOTAL SYSTEM RIDERSHIP 58 million 106 million 192,000 351,000 BY THE NUMBERS: 160,000 Additional riders on the Sound Transit system 12,000 New park-and-ride stalls 42-45 Miles of new Link light rail 20-22 New light rail stations 9 Additional cities connected by light rail 7 New/improved Sounder stations 2 New 1-405 BRT enhancements 1 Mile of new/improved Sounder tracks 1 New streetcar line FINANCIAL AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION IS PRELl M I NARY Ail project cost, schedule and financial plan information presented here, online, and in other Sound Transit publications is preliminary and subject to change. Cost estimates and schedules ':Jill be under continual refinement through the spring of 2007. Cost estimates and inflation forecasts will be updated periodically to reflect the most current information available. SAMPLE TRAVEl TIMES (APPROXIMATE) . Overlake/Microsoft to downtown Bellevue: 10 minutes . Lynnwood to downtown Seattle: 28 minutes . SeaTac to the Port of Tacoma: 30 minutes . University of Washington to downtown Bellevue: 30 minutes . Downtown Bellevue to Qwest Field: 20 minutes WHAT IT Will COST SALES TAX INCREASE: Five-tenths of one percent. The estimated annual new cost per household is $125 (2007 dollars), or 5 cents for every $10 retail purchase. From 2008-2027, the total program costs would be funded by an estimated $7.4 billion (2006 dollars) in new tax collections in addition to existing taxes and bonding. THE VALUE OF THE INVESTMENTS* (2006 DOllARS) Capital Costs Operating & Maintenance Costs $9.8 billion $1.2-1.3 billion TOTAL $11.0-11.1 billion "These figures differ somewhat from previous ST2 materials due to inclusion of the Service Enhancement Fund and regional fund, and technical issues related to constant dollar conversions. Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound. (S#04241 Revised Blueprint for Progress Regional Transportation Investment District January 2007 The 2007 revised Blueprint for Progress is a draft plan that proposes investments in highways, bridges and roadways in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. The proposed projects will reduce congestion and ease chokepoints-today and in the future-in the Puget Sound region's most heavily traveled corridors. The Regional Transportation Investment District is developing the road-investment plan in cooperation with Sound Transit, which is crafting a plan to expand the regional transit system. The agencies' combined Roads & Transit package will be the first-ever plan presented to voters that is a unified program of investments in highways, light- and commuter-rail, HOV lanes, park/ride lots, and express and local bus service. RTID and Sound Transit leaders are making sure the proposed investments work together for everyone-whether they drive a car or truck or take transit. The Roads & Transit package will go before voters in the three-county region in November 2007. RTID's Guiding Principles . Improve safety and reduce congestion chokepoints; . Add to existing investments in key highway corridors; . Integrate with Sound Transit mass transit investments to improve mobility for citizens with both roads and transit; . Make investments throughout the three-county region, so that every area benefits; . Maximize financial resources by prioritizing investments in critical corridors; . Keep the Roads & Transit package affordable. Funding The projects funded in the Blueprint would cost approximately $8.5 billion, which would be generated by taxes and bond sales. Every dollar raised in each county would stay in that county. Investments would be funded by two sources: ~ .8 percent on the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) or car license fee, which amounts to about $80 on every $10,000 of assessed value of a vehicle; ~ .1 percent local sales and use tax, which is 1 rt on every $10 purchase. Next Steps . January-April 2007: ~ RTID gathers public input on draft plan ~ RTID and Sound Transit integrate road and transit plans . Late spring 2007: RTID and Sound Transit finalize plans . Summer 2007: County councils vote on road plan . November 2007: Public votes on Roads & Transit plan For More Information: www.rtid.org YB911IlEliIE@ll Seattle III ; Bellevue ~ 1:1 Il Il ~ ~ !:l !l 9 I!l !l Renton u/ I Tukwila : I'J II lil .. I Kent .. <@) i AUbU~ Mukilteo EI Edmonds B Lynnwood ,t ! n Shoreline Uy IHI 51 ~~~ Burie~ ~e .. @.f.. ~ SeaTac .. e Ci' Federal : Way +# <@.. +. Lakewood CD McChor<l /lIill.~B W .~. c Fort LeWIS , Puyallup 1J c o Q~ II .5 II "i: 1iI<C II I:l Il 1:1 @ Il Monroe: : ~~ /t(j ~'V~ Inj~ ( .~~$ ~ @ othel El Marysville 8 ~ ~"I!IDI!l~I!le> i Everett D Il W !l II Kirkland B II II Sumner ~ils.@.. <@ II II@ ~ II II I!I Woodinville Redmond ~. -- ~ Overlake o N MAP KEY -- Underway 11.11 Proposed in RTID's Blueprint Highlights of Proposed Regional Road Investments The following are the major transportation improvement projects proposed in the draft Blueprint for Progress. For a copy of the draft Blueprint, which includes descriptions of all projects proposed for the 2007 ballot, please visit www.rtid.org!blueprint. King County State Route 167 Green RiverValley: Completes HOV lanes on the south King County section of SR 167, adds new lanes between Sumner and Renton, fixes cokepoints. 1-405 expansion from Bellevue to Renton: Provides additional lanes in each direc- tion from SR 169 (Maple Valley Highway) to 1-90 to eliminate one of the most signifi- cant chokepoints in the region. 1-405 and State Route 167 Interchange: Builds a direct connection between HOV lanes on 1-405 and SR 167 to address the most congested interchange in the state. 1-5 and State Route 509: Extends SR 509 to directly connect with 1-5 to improve freight mobility, reduce South center Hill traffic jams and create a new south access road to Sea-TacAirport. 1-5 and State Route 18: Reconstructs this Federal Way interchange by adding merge/ exit lanes on 1-5 and realigning SR 18-helping to relieve back-ups at one of the most congested chokepoints in the state. State Route 520 Bridge replacement: Provides regional funds toward replacing the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. Seattle Mobility and 1-5 Chokepoint Improvements*: Replaces the 1-5 Spokane! Lander Street viaduct, improves the 1-5/Mercer Street connection, builds a direct ac- cess ramp from I -5 to the Industrial Way/South Bus Way and replaces the South Park bridge. Pierce County State Route 167 extension: Completes SR 167 from Puyallup to the Port of Tacoma. Improves SR 161 in Puyallup to help relieve congestion for commuters, truckers and shippers. State Route 162: Adds capacity to SR 162 in the vicinity of Sumner and Orting to ease congestion in this fast growing area of Pierce County. State Route 704 and 1-5 (Cross Base Highway): Provides a critical east-west corridor link between 1-5 and SR 7 passing through Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Snohomish County US 2: Alleviates chokepoints on the US 2 trestle and completes first phase of the Monroe bypass. State Route 9: Widens and improves SR 9 to Lake Stevens. 1-5 Corridor Improvements: Fixes key interchange chokepoints at US 2, 128th St SW, Everett Mall Way, 100 St SE, 116th St NE, 88th St NE, South Broadway and at SR 524 and SR 531. State Route 522: Completes the missing link on SR 522 from SR 524 to the Snohom- ish River. Other key eastlwest and northlsouth road and transit improvements. *Alaskan Way Viaduct: RTlO has been informed that viaduct replacement will not require regional funding. Roads & Transit RTID is working closely with Sound Transit to plan an integrated set of highway, bridge and transit improve- ments. The agencies' common goal is to better manage the Puget Sound region's traffic and improve the quality of life for all residents-whether they drive a car or truck or take transit. The integrated proposal--called Roads & Transit-will be presented to voters in November 2007. For more information: Regional Transportation Investment District www.rtid.org ,. SOUNDTRANS'T www.soundtransit.org Regional Transportation Investment District Executive Board Shawn Bunney, Pierce County Chair Julia Patterson, King County Vice-Chair Dow Constantine, King County Reagan Dunn, King County Tim Farrell, Pierce County Dave Gossett, Snohomish County Gary Nelson, Snohomish County Planning Committee All Executive RTID Board members Doug MacDonald, Secretary of Transportation (Non-voting Chair) Roger Bush, Pierce County Bob Ferguson, King County Barbara Gelman, Pierce County Calvin Goings, Pierce County Larry Gossett, King County Jane Hague, King County John Koster, Snohomish County Kathy Lambert, King County Terry Lee, Pierce County Dick Muri, Pierce County Larry Phillips, King County Kirke Sievers, Snohomish County Dave Somers, Snohomish County Peter von Reichbauer, King County , For more information: www.rtid.org