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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2014-07-14 Item 2B - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Sound Transit Long Range Plan UpdateUpdating Sound Transit's Long-Range Plan ir OUNDTRW4NSIT AIDE TKE WAVE Lifetime of a Sound Transit project Regional Transit Planning • • • Long -Range Adoption Selection of Voters approve Plan of projects for regional transit Environmental Updated ballot investments Process Long- measure Range (subset of Plan LRP) Project Development Example: 2005 LRP update, followed by 2008 Sound Transit 2 approval Current work: 2014 Long -Range Plan update, potential future ballot measure development • Alternatives Project Environmental Engineering Construction Service Analysis Selection Review and Design Opens and Planning Example: Federal Way Link Extension, Tacoma Link Expansion, SounderAccess Projects, S. 200th Link Extension Future projects would be determined in ballot measure ir SOUND TRANSIT A /DE THE WAVE Process to update the plan Scoping Oct. 25 -Nov. 25, 2013 Public Involvement Identify alternatives to study Dec. 2013 Draft SEIS development Jan.-June 2014 0 Draft SEIS comment period Jun. -Jul. 2014 Public Involvement Final SEIS development Sep. -Nov. 2014 Adoption of the updated LRP Dec. 2014 We are here Draft Supplemental EIS released June 13th: • DSEIS available online and in all major libraries • SEPA Notification: Agencies, jurisdictions, tribes, elected officials, and other stakeholders Public Comment Period from June 13 -July 28- ir SOUND TRANSIT A /DE THE WAVE Elements examined in the DSEIS • Transportation /Transit • Air quality /greenhouse gases • Ecosystems • Water quality • Geology and Earth • Noise and vibration • Visual quality • Land use • Energy • Environmental health • Public services and utilities • Environmental justice • Historic and cultural • Parks and recreation • Cumulative impacts 2005 LRP with ST2 Updates Key Finding: current Long Range Plan is very robust • Major transportation corridors already have regional transit service options • Most system ridership gains from future growth possible within 2005 LRP + ST2 Plan South King County suggestions possible in existing LRP: • Extend light rail between Burien and Renton • Light rail stations at S.133rd and Boeing Access Road • High Capacity Transit from Renton the Lynnwood • Improve Sounder station access, including parking • Increase frequency and span of Sounder service • Extend and expand ST Express routes & invest in signal priority at key intersections We KU Er _ Lgl'!aa.l }rem 1�1 nylt.viete r°ae. 1111 Fagot IFall Bal Seine IBM ek.iNlil lal Eea: sign - {r.nd.a 1,14iU r.a pea BA 115134 Trank 9Bl - ras?..e ^.Eapma lesi.+.0 rvr:J F $o.Na BABA Pawl Darla W19:1 Llue ,lfn r[CS 1oje,crd Ondsir kVnE Sinwensl, Burin k'd Des -lanes Urd.ersern Ia LAW! &A r4.. rs.. 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Shoreline Lake Forest ® Park Mountlake Terrace Bothell Woodinville 0 Redmond RedmOndTC• Monroe SNOHOMISH COUNTY KING COUNTY 0 Duvall • Transit Center (TC) ▪ Link Station Link Align - - -• Steamn Vicnnry Alignment Profiles At -gratle Elevated Tunnel aaa� Interim°(Shared Track) Mode Bus Rapid Trnneit lRRTt 1-405 BRT Alignment Alternatives aaaaaaa� Lynnwood to Renton vie Kirkland end Bellevue With full build out of WSDOT 1 -405 Master Plan • Single route BRT • Trunk and branch BRT With WSDOT 1 -405 Master Plan Phased Plan • Single route BRT • Trunk and Branch BRT Federal Way to Tacoma HCT Study Travel Time (minutes) LRT: 16 - 19 BRT: 16 - 30* Capital Costs (2013$) LRT: $t7 -$2.9 B BRT: $0.6 - $0.7 B HCT Corridor Study Level 2 0 • Mons mg %n 447 SLRtt 4He n SR 99 Center LRT IF! 5R 99 Hybrid LRT • • • • p,{..pradt3wrWn sA99toISLET MES 19 YwarNareh LRT II 1.5 swr 4.5 Exte5outh LRT 14I9hway LIOT Real Static n ([� RAT Slattern and flyir Stop ffr Cilrac4 Acme Int rtani4 • Ali1,1e..•i•,.. u nnlly rivealrviiri'rg Id! wiv1,1n1 Ridership (protect weekday boardings) LRT: 13,000 — 17,000 BRT: 6,000 - 11,000 L Tacoma CDme Rnrthind koenue F!cie1al Way City (enter * All draft costs shown are conceptual -level estimates, only for purposes of comparison (2013$)