HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIS 2025-08-25 Item 1F - Grant Acceptance - WSDOT for 2025-2029 TDM Regional Mobility ProgramCity of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee
FROM: Nora Gierloff, DCD Director
BY: Alison Turner, Sustainable Transportation Program Manager
CC: Mayor McLeod
DATE: August 18, 2025
SUBJECT: TDM Regional Mobility Grant Program Award 2025-2029
ISSUE
The Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program is asking for approval to accept a WSDOT
Regional Mobility Grant (RMG) Program award. The City has been awarded $416,000 for the 2025-
2027 biennium and is projected to receive $416,000 for the 2027-2029 biennium.
BACKGROUND
The TDM Program successfully applied for a new 4-year "Tukwila and South King County TDM" project
to continue providing regional TDM services. This is the third time the TDM Program has been awarded
funding from the Regional Mobility Grant.
DISCUSSION
The scope of the 4-year (July 2025 to June 2029) project is to provide TDM programming and services
to employers, residents, and workers in Tukwila and South King County to reduce drive -alone travel
and traffic congestion. The project will use TDM strategies to increase the use of transit, carpooling,
active transportation, telework, and new mobility services. Strategies include outreach, education, and
incentives such as ORCA cards and safety gear to encourage sustainable transportation choices.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the general fund. Local match (20% of the project budget, $208,000) will be
provided by the City's Commute Trip Reduction grant funding, plus any local in -kind funding should
there be any.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to accept the WSDOT Regional Mobility Grant Program Award and
consider this item on the Consent Agenda at the September 8, 2025, Special Meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Regional Mobility Grant (RMG) Award Letter
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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Washington State
Department of Transportation
June 12, 2025
Thomas McLeod
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd, #100
Tukwila, WA 98188-2544
Subject: 2025-2027 Regional Mobility Grant Program award
Dear Thomas McLeod:
Transportation Building
310 Maple Park Avenue S.E.
P.O. Box 47300
Olympia, WA 98504-7300
360-705-7000
TTY: 1-800-833-6388
www.wsdot.wa.gov
Congratulations! The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is pleased to
award your organization's Regional Mobility Grant for the 2025-2027 biennium. Listed in the
table below is your funded project, contingent upon availability of state funds:
Project
2025-2027 award
2027-2029 projected
Tukwila and South King
$416,000
$416,000
County TDM
Regional Mobility funds are reimbursable for grant -supported activities beginning July 1, 2025.
Project expenditures accrued prior to this date are not eligible for reimbursement.
Matthew Cramer, community transportation planner, is your primary WSDOT contact who will
assist you with all aspects of your project. You can reach Matthew at
matthew.cramer@wsdot.wa.gov or (360) 709-8259.
If you determine at any point that you are unable to successfully implement your project, your
matching funds sources are no longer available, or you are unable to meet your application's
pledged match, please contact Matthew as soon as possible.
We appreciate the valuable services your agency provides. We look forward to finalizing your
grant agreement and funding your project. Again, congratulations!
Sincerely,
Jillian Nordstrom, grants and community partnerships manager
Public Transportation Division
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Thomas McLeod
June 12, 2025
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cc: Alison Turner, City of Tukwila
Firas Makhlouf, WSDOT
Matthew Cramer, WSDOT
Beth Le Duc, WSDOT
Evan Olsen, WSDOT
Megan Reardon, WSDOT
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