HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2016-12-05 Item 2B - Update - King County Metro Transit: Inteurban Avenue Park and Ride LotTO:
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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Transportation Committee
Bob Giberson, PW Director
Mayor Ekberg
December 2, 2016
Metro Transit Interurban Avenue Park - and -Ride Lot
ISSUE
Status update on the auxiliary Park & Ride lot at Interurban Ave S /52nd Ave S that has been closed since 2014.
The auxiliary, providing an additional 41 parking stalls, on the southwest corner of 52nd Ave S and Interurban Ave
S, was leased by King County Metro Transit for over 20 years at a rate of $1,000 per month. In early 2014, as
reported to the January 27, 2014 Transportation Committee, Metro declined to renew the lease at $1,500 per
month, stating that the new rate would exceed their highest market rate per stall throughout their leased Park &
Ride Program.
The large main Tukwila Park & Ride lot to the north provides 255 parking stalls and has been consistently over-
capacity for more than 20 years. The need for additional parking is clear and is addressed in the 2016 Tukwila
Transit Plan Update. Metro Transit staff has been looking for a replacement auxiliary lot in the vicinity and has not
yet found a suitable replacement lot.
The issue of non - recreational parking at Foster Golf Links was presented to the Transportation Committee on
March 2, 2015 as well as Community Affairs and Parks Committee on February 23, 2015. Signs were installed
warning non - recreational violators that towing would occur after the third recorded violation. Most of the non -
recreational parking has been curtailed. Optional commuter parking at the south end of the Foster Golf Links
parking lot was considered, but was rejected since recreational parking can occasionally fill the entire lot.
The auxiliary vacant parking lot at the southwest corner of Interurban Ave S /52nd Ave S is still available for lease,
however the new rate is $2,000 per month and requires a 5 -year lease with a midpoint market rate adjustment
based on the CPI. This parcel is zoned RCM, which requires Park & Rides to only be permitted under Conditional
Use Permits, and it appears that Metro Transit did not receive permit approval for the auxiliary lot. A new lease for
use as a Park & Ride will require a conditional use permit and an application fee of $4,154, plus required
improvements (paving, drainage, striping, landscaping, lot lighting, security, etc.). These improvements are
estimated to cost over $100,000 and would reduce the 41 current stalls to 30 or so after curbs /landscaping is
installed. The conditional use permit requirements now make this option no longer feasible.
At the November 7, 2016 Transportation Committee, staff received approval to submit a grant application to King
County Metro Transit for an alternative services pilot project that could potentially provide access between Park &
Ride lots as well as fill other gaps in local transit service and access to transit in general.
RECOMMENDATION
Information only. Continue to aggressively pursue grant funding.
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