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City of Tukwila lla Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director
Jack Pace, DCD Director
June 10, 2008
Draft Walk Roll Plan
INFORMATION MEMO
Transportation Committee y embers
ISSUE
Review of the Draft Walk Roll Plan, including potential Council action items, in preparation
for City Council review and adoption of the Walk Roll Plan.
BACKGROUND
DCD staff attended the Transportation Committee meeting on May 28, 2008 to provide a brief
overview of the Draft Walk Roll Plan, after which Transportation Committee members
asked for additional time to review and consider the recommendations and projects contained
in the Draft Walk Roll Plan. During the May 28 meeting, committee members requested a
list of potential Council action items be compiled for Transportation Committee review. Also
requested was research into Tukwila School District transportation policies related to bus
routes and bus stops.
DISCUSSION
Interspersed throughout the Walk Roll Plan are recommendations for changes to existing
standards. Attachment A compiles these recommendations into a draft list of potential action
items.
Staff contacted the Tukwila School District and Highline School District to learn more about
school district transportation policies. Federal funding provides money to school districts for
transporting students who live outside a 1 -mile radius from a school. The Tukwila School
District pays for bus service for elementary school students who live within the 1/2 mile to 1-
mile radius from their school. Additionally, some bus stops may be closer to schools than the
1 -mile radius because they are on an existing bus route and it is convenient for the bus to stop
in these areas on its way to school.
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Within the Highline School District (see Attachment C for Service Area Maps), differing bus
service levels are provided for elementary, middle, and high school children. For elementary
students, bus service is provided for children who live outside a 1 -mile radius from their
school. For middle- school children, the radius is widened to 1 1 miles, and for high school
children the radius is 2 miles There are only two schools within the Highline School District
that City of Tukwila residents who typically would attend: McMicken Heights Elementary and
Tyee Educational Complex. Of note, no buses in the Highline School District are allowed to
use S 176 Street because of its steep grade.
RECOMMENDATION
Forward the Draft Walk Roll Plan to_the July 14 Committee of the Whole meeting for a
public hearing and discussion.
Attachments: A List of Potential Council Action Items from Draft Walk Roll Plan
B Tukwila School District Bus Routes double -sided to include bus stops for
elementary and secondary Schools
C Highline Public Schools Service Area Map 2007 -2008: double -sided to
include elementary school and secondary school service area boundaries
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35 (2nd paragraph)
If a section of the bicycle network is
indicated on a street proposed for
capital improvement then plans should
include a bike lane during design and
construction. Identification as a separate
capital project will be needed for streets
that have recently been improved or
those not currently or likely to be listed
as a capital improvement project.
Having an adopted Plan provides
opportunities to ask private development
to help implement the Plan. Currently
the City requires all developments of five
residential units or more and all
commercial development to construct
frontage improvements, which typically
consist of storm drainage, curbs, and a
sidewalk.
City standards should be changed to
improve pedestrian facilities along
arterial roadways. This includes
requiring additional landscaping buffers
on streets with speeds over 30 miles per
hour, and improving the safety of
driveway aprons.
Potential Action
Require that all CIP street projects include sidewalks,
and all CIP street projects streets identified as
Bicycle Friendly Routes include bike lanes (or other
bicycle improvement according to the hierarchy of
recommended bicycle infrastructure designs).
Amend Chapters 11 and 17 of the TMC to require
adequate right -of -way for bike lanes when a
development is proposed along a designated Bicycle
Friendly Route.
Improving the safety of driveway aprons can be
accomplished by adopting the Ancillary Infrastructure
Designs (starting on p. 46 of the Draft Walk Roll
Plan) as part of Action #2 above.
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DRAFT LIST OF COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS
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The City of Tukwila currently allows
development of less than 5 lots an
exemption from the requirement to build
sidewalks. Most of the development
within residential areas that Tukwila
receives is infill involving less than 5
lots.
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Potential Action
Amend Chapters 11 and 17 of the TMC to require the
construction of sidewalks and trails for new
development of one or more lots, including building
permits, short subdivisions, and/or boundary line
adjustments. Explore a fee -in -lieu program for
construction of sidewalks and trails in en
neighborhoods. Each neighborhood could be involved
in coming up with the connectivity map showing their
preference for sidewalks vs. trails; that would result in
a prioritized list of sidewalks /trails to be built.
A significant amount of development At a minimum, t easement at and/or
of short pay for
occurs through smaller -scale platting or
trails should be required
development of one, two, or three permitting. The city should consider funding small trail
homes. In particular the "pass- through building efforts. These types of efforts can be
trails to schools or parks will rhoods and scouting projects. The funding allocated
within the residential neighborh by the City
will need to occur during residential can act as seed money.
platting. Much of the City's policies and
existing trail system are neighborhood
oriented systems that will not
necessarily be competitive for funding
on a state or national level.
As new development occurs, the
creation of new pedestrian pathways
and /or streets should be considered for
improved pedestrian connectivity.
A budget to allow partnerships with developers during
development could provide the extra boost needed to
complete a missing link.
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DRAFT LIST OF COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS
Participation in walking and biking
programs should be increased.
47 On- street bicycle facilities (bike lanes,
paved shoulders, wide curb lanes) need
to include signage that identifies them
for bicycle use if they are designated
bicycle routes.
Potential Action
Provide budget for additional staff time and
departmental programs dedicated to promoting
participation in bicycle programs, such as the bicycle
rodeo, Bike to Work events, Walk to School events,
articles written for the Hazelnut and City of Tukwila
website, funds to print and distribute trail and bicycle
route maps, and other partnerships would highlight
City- sponsored programs and increase participation.
Amend the city's Development Guidelines Design
and Construction Standards to require that designated
Bicycle Friendly Routes be signed for bicycle use.
Where there is no other accommodation Add as a standard and /or a program in the CIP.
for pedestrians and /ori bicycles, paved
shoulders should be added to the
roadway until such time as sidewalks
and bike lanes can be constructed.
34 Bicycle Route Signage -A study is
recommended to determine the type
and placement of bicycle signage along
the Recommended Bicycle- Friendly
Routes in Tukwila.
Explore creating partnerships to build
and maintain our trails.
Airport Way is within the City of Seattle,
but offers the best bicycle connection
from Tukwila to Seattle.
An intern with DCD completed a study of potential bike
route signage locations. Budget exists for this signage
program stall will move it forward after adoption of
the plan.
Form a partnership with the City of Seattle for
improvement of Airport Way for bicycles. The
Duwamish TMA is another potential partner for this
project.
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Item Description
of cyclists can be
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onto many methods:
shoulder the following
signing existing the street to add
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bike lanes, (3) Restripin9
street to add bike lanes and how
within ice (LOS) standards, cle facility
travel -lane widths are Routes.
Reduced of State Examine level -of sery the addition r bicy
American Association Officials be affected by Bicycle Friendly
the Am Transporta for full- these may on designated addition
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width travel lanes decreas Travel lanes 30 to e
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JUNE 10, 2.008
BUS #1 Elementary
1. 154th/E. of 42nd (cva Thom)
2. Tukwila Elem. (cv& mom)
3. S.Center Blvd/Northhill (cva Thom)
4. Macadam /152nd (cva Thom)
5. Macadam /150th (cva Thom)
6. Showalter (transfer)
Transfer. #2- CV or #3 -Thom
7. Macadam /152nd (Tukwila)
8. Macadam /150th (Tukwila)
9. Macadam/146th (Tukwila)
TUKWILA (no transfer)
BUS #3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
BUS #10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Elementary
51 st/144th
51 st/149th
51st/152nd
53rd/Klickitat
160th/51 st
160th/45th
160th/43rd
4421 S 158th (chain link fence)
156th /44th PI
158th/Chalet
Military/158th
154th/40th (south side)
3700 S 154th/Ambassador Gard
Thomdyke
THORNDYKE (no transfer)
Elementary
53rd/142nd
53rd/139th
Inter /143rd (west side)
Inter /149th (west side)
Inter /147th (east side)
Inter /58th (east side)
Inter /56th (east side)
Macadam /43rd (Tukwila)
Macadam /135th (Tukvrila)
Macadam /137th (Tukwila)
Macadam /139th (Tukwila)
Macadam /142nd (Tukwila)
Showalter (transfer)
Transfer: #2 -CV or #7 -Thom
TUKWILA
AM PM
7:55 3:35
8:00 3:40
8:05 3:45
8:07 3:38
8:10 3:39
8:15 3:22
8:19 3:18
8:20 3:19
8:21 3:20
8:30 3:10
AM PM
7:51 3:34
7:52 3:35
7:53 3:36
7:54 3:37
7:55 3:38
7:56 3:39
7:57 3:40
8:00 3:43
8:02 3:44
8:04 3:45
8:06 3:46
8:10 3 :50
8:12
8:25 3:52
8:35 3:10
AM PM
7:55 3:35
7:56 3:36
7:59 3:39
8:01 3:41
8:06 3:46
8:08 3:48
8:09 3:49
8:12 3:52
8:13 3:53
8:14 3:54
8:16 3:56
8:17 3:57
8:20 3:20
8:35 3:10
Tukwila School District
Bus Routes 2007/08
BUS #2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
BUS #7 Elementary
1. 42nd/137th
2. 40th/131 st (east side Tukwila)
3. E. Marginal /128th (east side)
4. Riverton Park
5. Tukwila Comm. Ctr.
6. Macadam /43rd (cv Thom)
7. Macadam /135th (CV& Thom)
8. Macadam /137th (CV a mom)
9. Macadam/139th (cva Thom)
10. Macadam /142nd (CV a Thom)
Showalter (transfer)
Transfer. #2- CV or #10 -Tuk
THORNDYKE
BUS #12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
BUS #14
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Elementary
146th /OI'Cara
Military/EI Matador
34th/145th
Cascade View Elem.
Military/124th
Pacific Hwy /125th (west side)
Showalter (transfer)
Transfer: #3 -Thom or #1O -Tuk
CASCADE VIEW
Elementary
Interurban/40th
Interurban/116th
115th/40th
42nd/117th
Tukwila Comm. Ctr. (PM only)
124th/51 st PI
122nd/48th
122nd/44th
TUKWILA (no transfer)
Elementary
4020 S 140th St
Pac Hwy /Pac Villa
130th /37th
128th/37th
130th/E. Marginal
40th/132nd (west side CV)
144th/LaRouchelle (south side only)
CASCADE VIEW (no transfer)
AM PM
8:00 3:33
8:04 3:37
8:05 3:38
8:08 3:41
8:10 3:43
8:15 3:50
8:20 3:20
8:35 3:10
AM PM
7:56 3:35
7:58 3:37
8:00 3:39
8:03 3:42
8:06 3:45
8:11 3:50
8:12 3:51
8:13 3:52
8:15 3:53
8:16 3:54
8:20 3:20
8:35 3:10
AM PM
8:11 3:31
8:12 3:32
8 :14 3:34
8:15 3:35
3:23
8:17 3:26
8:19 3:28
8:35 3:10
AM PM
8:11 3:23
8:13 3:25
8:15 3:27
8:17 3:29
8:19 3:31
8:20 3:32
8:27 3:20
8:35 3:10
Effective: 11/05/2007
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BUS #1
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2.
3.
4.*
5.*
6.*
BUS #3
1.
2.
3.
4.
BUS #7 Secondary
1. 42nd /117th
2. 42nd/122nd
ACTIVITY BUSES
Bus #10 Showalter
Bus #2
Bus #2
Bus #2
Bus #14 Tukwila
Bus #14 Showalter
Secondary
65th/153rd
Inter /143rd (west side)
Inter /149th (west side)
Inter /147th (east side)
Inter /58th (east side)
Inter /56th (east side)
Showalter M.S.
Foster H.S.
*Stops 4, 5, 6 for students who live
on the east side of Interurban
Secondary
53rd/Klickitat
160th /51st
160th /43rd
42nd/158th
Showalter M.S.
Foster H.S.
Cascade View
Thomdyke
Showalter
AM PM
7:21 2:47
7:23 2:49
7:24 2:50
7:28 2:54
7:30 2:56
7:32 2:58
7:37 2:40
7:42 2:30
AM PM
7:27 2:53
7:29 2:55
7:31 2:57
7:33 2:59
7:37 2:40
7:42 2:30
AM PM
7:25 2:45
7:27 2:43
Tukwila School District
Bus Routes 2007/08
BUS #2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
BUS #12
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Secondary
128th /37th
Military/EI Matador
34th/145th
Pac Hwy /Pac Villa (only)
Military/134th
Military/124th
Pacific Hwy /125th (west side)
Showalter M.S.
Foster H.S.
Secondary
Inter /40th
Inter /116th
E. Marginal /112th
115th /40th
42nd/122nd
124th/46th (a.m. only)
122nd/48th (a.m. only)
42nd/125th (p.m. only)
Showalter M.S.
Foster H.S.
OSC BUSES
3:55 Bus #14 Foster to OSC
4:10 Bus #15 OSC to Foster
4:15
4:25 Bus #15 Foster to OSC
4:15 Bus #5 OSC to Foster
4:25
AM PM
7:17 2:49
7:21 2:53
7:23 2:55
7:26 2:57
7:29 3:00
7:31 3:02
7:35 3:07
7:37 2:40
7:42 2:30
AM PM
7:19 2:50
7:20 2:51
7:21 2:52
7:22 2:53
2:55
7:27
7:29
2:58
7:37 2:40
7:42 2:30
7:25
10:25
11:00
1:45
Effective: 11/05/2007
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Highline Public Schools Service Area Map
2007 - 2008
Highline Public Schools Service Area Map
2007 - 2008