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Home My WebLink AboutTrans 2015-06-15 Item 3F - SCATBd - 5/19/15 Meeting Summary / 6/16/15 Meeting AgendaSOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) May 19, 2015 MEETING SUMMARY Members Councilmember Bill Peloza (Chair) Councilmember Dana Ralph (Vice - Chair) Mayor Carol Benson Mayor Dave Kaplan Councilmember Linda Johnson Mayor Dave Hill Deputy Mayor Jeanne Burbidge Councilmember Debi Wagner Robin Mayhew Elizabeth Leavitt Chris Arkills Charles Prestrud Lance Newkirk Councilmember Barry Ladenburg Chelsea Levy Councilmember Kathy Hougardy City of Auburn City of Kent City of Black Diamond City of Des Moines City of Maple Valley City of Algona City of Federal Way City of Burien PSRC (Alternate) Port of Seattle King County (Alternate) WSDOT (Alternate) City of Pacific City of SeaTac Sound Transit (Alternate) City of Tukwila I. Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment Vice -Chair Ralph reported on the last meeting of the Project Selection Task Force and said they reduced the preservation set -a -side from 25% to 20 %. Councilmember Ladenburg reported that the City of SeaTac supported the I -5 light rail alignment to Federal Way. The Board adopted the meeting summary for their April 21, 2015 meeting. Mr. Woosley, Eastside Transportation Association, commented on the PSRC's Stuck in Traffic report and suggested that a new direction is needed than what is recommended in Transportation 2040. He also commented on the transit and light rail mode split ridership during the PM peak and how the region's transportation dollars will be spent. II. Stuck In Traffic — Gary Simonson, PSRC Gary Simonson, PSRC, briefed the Board on PSRC's "Stuck in Traffic, 2015 Report ". As part of PSRC's long -range performance -based planning process, the PSRC is track a variety of regional demographic trends and congestion trends along the region's major highway corridors on a regular basis and will be producing a report twice a year. Key points of Mr. Simonson's presentation included: • The region has experienced a significant increase in both population and employment over the last five years, with employment growth outpacing population growth. This growth has cause increasing delay on the region's freeway and HOV system. • Transit ridership in the region is at an all -time high and continues to grow. • Despite flat vehicle travel volumes across the region, congestion (i.e., hours of delay) along the region's major highway corridors has increased significantly over the last five years, particularly between 2013 and 2014. This is due primarily to employment growth in the region, especially in region's largest employment centers. 49 • Delay along HOV lanes, particularly during the peak periods, has increased substantially in recent years. This has negatively impacted transit reliability, causing on -time performance and travel times to get significantly worse for routes that travel along freeway corridors. • In future reports PSRC will be including traffic data on arterials. IV. Southeast King County Alternative Service Delivery, Carol Cooper, Metro Transit Carol Cooper and Daniel Rowe, King County Metro Transit, brief the Board on Metro's Alternative Service Delivery Project. Ms. Cooper said this project will work towards the goal of tailoring alternative transportation services to community mobility needs. Alternative services make transportation more efficient and effective at getting people where they want to go, and offers a range of service options to the traditional fixed route transit service. Alternative services may include VanShare, VanPools, community shuttles (a route with flexible service areas), community hub (focal point for transportation in community), and flexible ridesharing (utilizes technology to find services). Mr. Rowe said the project area included Renton, Enumclaw, Auburn, Covington, Maple Valley, and Black Diamond, with a focus on the SR 164 and 169 corridors. A Stakeholder Working Group was created to offer guidance to Metro on the project. The group held their first and second meetings on March 31' and April 14th at the Covington City Hall. Mr. Rowe said they are looking for a recommendation from the working group by July. Phase 1 of the project included public outreach to engage existing and future riders. There was general satisfaction with existing service, but also heard there was a lack of evening and weekend service, service reliability could be improved, the lack of parking is barrier for commuters, interest in connections to Buckley, very little transit use between Enumclaw and Black Diamond. Based on these public comments, the following ideas were developed: add a trip in the evening to the 186, leaving Auburn Station at 7 pm; revise DART route 907; provide guaranteed or emergency ride home service for bus riders; provide incentives to form new Metro Vanpool, VanShare, and Trippool; and provide local connections between Covington, Maple Valley, and Black Diamond. These ideas will be brought back to the community for their review in Phase 2 of the project. The Board felt that greater access to park & rides lots will help increase transit ridership, and asked for a SCATBd letter support for more park and ride locations be drafted and reviewed at the next SCATBd meeting. Board members also noted that leased church parking lots were good locations for leased park & rides, and that Metro should also work with cities to identify opportunities for new or leased park & rides. Other Attendees: Gary Simonson, PSRC Jason Brown, KC Councilmember Regan Dunn Andrew Merges, Des Moines Brittany Jarnot Monica Whitman, Kent CM Tamie Deady, Black Diamond Andy Williamson, Black Diamond Paul Takamine, KC DOT Todd R. Woosley, ETA Charla Neuman, SCCLC Kendra Breiland, Fehr & Peers Rick Perez, Federal Way Pablo Para, Auburn Tom Gut, SeaTac Carol Cooper, KC Metro Daniel Rowe, KC Metro 50 DRAFT June , 2015 Dear The members of the South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) would like to submit this letter urging King County Metro to recognize the importance of Park and Ride facilities in their planning efforts such as the Long Range Transit Plan and the Access to Transit Study. As representatives of South King County cities, we want to share our growing concern regarding south King County park and ride facilities. Many of our existing lots are at capacity, leading potential bus riders to bypass transit altogether, or to look to residential streets to find parking that is unpredictable and inconvenient for riders and residents alike. Additional parking spaces are needed in existing lots; and now is also a good time to consider new Parks and Ride facilities in rural areas due to favorable economic conditions. Creative locations for leasing church parking lots should be considered as well. We believe that park and ride lots are an integral part of transit planning efforts and contribute to the goal of efficiently connecting users with transit. Transit demand in south King County will continue to grow and park and ride make it easier for routes to service certain areas. We respectfully request that you make park and ride lots a priority as you continue to develop the Capital Investment section of the Long Range Transit Plan. Sincerely, Bill Peloza Auburn Councilmember SCATBd Chair Dana Ralph Kent Councilmember SCATBd Vice -Chair South County Area Transportation Board 51 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) MEETING Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. SeaTac City Hall 4800 South 188th Street SeaTac Agenda 1. Open Meeting • Introductions • Approve summary of February 17, 2015 SCATBd Meeting Summary Action 9:00 a.m. 2. Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment • Chair or Vice Chair • Participant Updates from RTC and Other Regional Committees • Legislative Updates • Public Comment Reports and Discussion 9:05 a.m. 3. I -405 Express Toll Lane Briefing - Craig Stone and Kim Henry, WSDOT Report and Discussion 9:20 a.m. 4. SCATBd Action on Park and Ride Support Letter Review, Discussion & Action 10:00 a.m. 5. ST 2 & ST 3 Briefing — Karen Kitsis and Chelsea Levy, Sound Transit Report and Discussion 10:15 a.m. 52