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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2013-02-26 Item 3C - SCATBd2012 Annual Report kAril outh County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) Mission: The mission of SCATBd is to serve as a South King County forum for information sharing, consensus building, and coordinating in order to resolve transportation issues and promote transportation programs that benefit the South King County area. Goals: To achieve its mission, SCATBd adopted the following goals: 1. Develop and promote a transportation system that will provide personal mobility choices for South County residents consistent transportation with the goals of the Growth Management Act and; 2. Develop and promote transportation and related actions that promote and sustain economic development, through efficient movement of people and goods, within the South County and contiguous areas. Dorian Tukyiila Pat of*. Banton Seattle Normandy ,. Park SaaTat Das Kant Moine King County Maple Covington - Walley Port of Tacoma Federal Way Black Diamond iltan r lerco County. - Pierce Transit - PSRC • South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition - TIB WSDOT •Washington State Transportation Commission History: The South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) was initially formed in the late 1980's by four South County Chambers of Commerce groups and its four cities to identify and promote transportation improvements in the South King County area. Significant funding was received from the Transportation Improvement Board for these purposes, and the informal group moved towards forming a Transportation Benefit District. At King County's request, this effort was superseded in 1992 by the formation of a new and expanded SCATBd involving fourteen South County cities and King County. This was accomplished through adoption of formal motions by each participating jurisdiction. Subsequently, interlocal agreements were adopted to guide SCATBd operations. Since 1992, SCATBd has provided valuable input to the development of the King County Metro Transit Six -Year Plan and service implemented in accordance with that plan and the development, implementation of Sound Transit's Sound Move Plan, and the development of Sound Transit 2. More recently, SCATBd monitored and provided guidance to King County Metro in their development of the Strategic Plan for Public Transportation, 2011 -2021 and Metro Service Guidelines. The approved plan sets goals for regional transit by encouraging transparency, streamlining current transit policies into a single unified blueprint and establishing guidelines for the allocation of transit service throughout King County. SCATBd Structure: Members of SCATBd for 2012 are shown on the following page. Each elected official representing a city or county has one vote. Agency representatives are non - voting members. In addition 51 to formal membership, South King County Chambers of Commerce are encouraged to attend. During 2012 Algona Mayor Dave Hill served as Chair and Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis served as Vice - Chair. SCATBd 2012 Highlights: • SCATBd actively sought out opportunities to engage with local and state legislative leaders to inform them of SCATBd's top major projects and local transportation funding priorities; and of the importance of freight mobility to the economy of the region. • SCATBd held two joint meetings with the Regional Access Mobility Partnership (RAMP) to discuss mutual transportation concerns and to hear the transportation platforms of the two 2012 gubernatorial candidates. • The Board invited representatives from the Port of Tacoma and the South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition to become members of SCATBd. • The Board produced a 2013 Message to the Legislature brochure and an accompanying map that highlighted priority local and regional south King County projects (attached). • SCATBd approved a joint SCATBd, ETP, Seashore legislative message to the 2013 State Legislature supporting the maintenance and improvements to major state corridors, helping local governments meet their transportation needs, and supporting the use of tolling to manage and fund projects and to help mitigate the traffic impacts on other corridors (attached). • Participated in the PSRC's regional grant competition process. SCATBd recommended five projects from the South County area for consideration by the King County Project Evaluation Committee. SCATBd Website: Additional information about SCATBd, including representatives and alternates, meeting summaries and meeting dates, are available at the following Internet address: http: / /www.kingcounty.gov/ transportation / kcdot /PlanningAndPolicy/ RegionalTransportationPlanning /S ubareas /South County Area Transportation Board.aspx 52 2012 SCATBd Members Jurisdiction Board Member Algona Mayor Dave Hill (Chair) Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis (Vice- Chair) Black Diamond Pete Butkus Burien Councilmember Jack Block, Jr. Covington Councilmember Wayne Snoey Des Moines Councilmember Bob Sheckler Federal Way Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge Kent Councilmember Elizabeth Albertson King County Executive Executive Dow Constantine King County Council Councilmember Julia Patterson Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer Maple Valley Councilmember Noel Gerken Milton Councilmember Bart Taylor Normandy Park Councilmember Stacia Jenkins Renton Councilmember Marcie Palmer SeaTac Councilmember Barry Landenberg Tukwila Councilmember Allen Ekberg Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy Pierce Transit Kelly Hayden Port of Seattle Elizabeth Leavitt Port of Tacoma Commissioner Don Meyer Puget Sound Regional Council Charlie Howard South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition Terry Davis TIB Steve Gorcester WSDOT Stacy Trussler Washington State Transportation Commission Commissioner Dick Ford 53 DRAFT 2012 SCATBd Work Program Goals and Accomplishments In early 2012, SCATBd developed and adopted a work program for 2012 with four major work items. A brief summary of the accomplishments under each of the four major work items are show below. 2012 Major ork Item 2012 Accomplishments Implementation • Monitored Sound Transit's (ST) light rail segment between SeaTac Airport and South 200th Street /South Corridor planning, ST's station area access studies and service changes in the South County area • Monitored WSDOT's SR 516 corridor study, and provided input. • Monitored Metro's service changes and RapidRide F Line route development in the south County area. Funding • Participated in the PSRC's regional grant competition process. SCATBd recommended five projects from the South County area for consideration by the King County Project Evaluation Committee. KCPEC forwarded 12 King County projects for regional grant competition. • Advocated for the following regional projects: o Continued support for funding Completion of I -5 /SR 509 through SeaTac to Federal Way o Completion of SR 167 from Puyallup to SR 509 in Tacoma o Completion of the I- 405 /SR 167 Interchange and increasing capacity in the 1 -405 Renton to Bellevue corridor o Completion of the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Interchange (Triangle Project) o Properly connecting SR 18 to SR 167 o Completion of SR 18 from Issaquah /Hobart Rd to 1 -90 at Snoqualmie o Expansion of the Stampede Pass Rail Line and north -south mail line improvements Planning • Provided input on regional prioritization process for update of Transportation 2040 • Monitored current plans and activities in South County area as identified by members • Monitored Growing Transit Communities progress and provided input • Monitored and provided input on implementation of Metro Transit's Strategic Plan and the Alternative Service Delivery Plan. Education and Advocacy • Develop 2012 Legislative Message Brochure that identified local priority projects, regional funding priorities and identified freight mobility and pavement preservation as an important consideration for South King County jurisdictions. • Developed a joint legislative message with other subareas for the 2013 Legislature • Looked for opportunities to coordinate legislative messages with RAMP /Pierce County. • Held two joint SCATBd /RAMP meetings in 2012 to discuss regional transportation issues and to hear for gubernatorial candidates McKenna and Inslee. • Invited the Port of Tacoma and the South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition to participate as a members of SCATBd 54 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) January 15, 2013 MEETING SUMMARY Members Councilmember Marcie Palmer (Vice- Chair) Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge Stacy Trussler Emiko Atherton Councilmember Barry Ladenburg Elizabeth Leavitt Chris Arkills Commissioner Don Meyer Maiya Andrews Kelly Hayden Councilmember Bill Peloza Mayor Dave Hill Andy Williamson Glenn Akramoff Kelly McGourty Councilmember Stacia Jenkins Councilmember Kate Kruller City of Renton City of Federal Way WSDOT King County Council (Alternate) City of SeaTac Port of Seattle King County Executive (Alternate) Port of Tacoma City of Burien (Alt) Pierce Transit City of Auburn (Alt) City of Algona City of Black Diamond (Alt) City of Covington PSRC City of Normandy Park City of Tukwila I. Open Meeting Councilmember Marcie Palmer Chaired the meeting. Alter introductions the Board adopted the December 19 SCATBd meeting summary. II. Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment Kelly Hayden reported on Pierce County Transit's Board of Director's vote to reduce service by 35% in wake of their failed ballot initiative. He said service will be reduced from its current 417,000 service hours per year down to 275,000 with no weekend service. Mr. Hayden said that Pierce Transit will maintain peak hour service during the work week, but there will be some service reductions in low productive routes. He said that "life -line service" on weekends was a concern of Pierce Transit Boardmembers, and they were looking for partnerships to support some other type of service provided by alternative carriers. He said service reductions would start in September 2013. Mr. Hayden said the agency did see an increase in sales tax collections in October, but were not expecting this as a trend for future collections. Pierce Transit will hold public hearings to give more detailed in reductions, and there will be reductions in Pierce Transit service to Federal Way and parts of south King County during the midday period. Board members asked about plans for Pierce Transit's extra inventory when service is reduced. Mr. Hayden said that their bus fleet was 100% compressed natural gas vehicles. The natural gas tanks have term life 10 -20 years, and that a majority of their fleet's tanks 55 Page 2 were in need of replacing. He said it would not be cost effective to replace the tanks on an already aging bus fleet so some of their buses will be sold for scrap. Pierce Transit will also be selling -off surplus properties and some park and ride lots, and will reduce bus stops. Vice -Chair Palmer discussed a news release about the creation of the SR -167 Completion Coalition. The new working group will bring together the stakeholders who have been working on SR 167 into a single group with a unified agenda and message. Port of Tacoma Commissioner Don Meyer said the main message of the Coalition is to get the SR 167 project completed. He said the group reflected a new momentum in SR 167, with a goal to put money and resources to get things done through legislation. Mr. Meyer said that there was a broad coalition of supporters which also included customers in eastern Washington. He also said that the condition of local streets that help move freight to and from the ports area are an important consideration. Boardmembers asked about the availability of information on the SR 167 project, and Mr. Meyer said the coalition should develop a project fact -sheet for distribution. III. Adopt SCATBd 2013 Work Program The Board reviewed the revised 2013 SCATBd work program. Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge asked to include under "Major Corridor Project Implementation and Funding" the complete list of projects that are listed in the 2013 SCATBd Legislative Message Brochure. Councilmember Ladenburg requested that the work program include an item about outreach to eastern Washington transportation stakeholders to help advocate for transportation needs. He requested a revised work program be brought back for final adoption at the February SCATBd meeting. A Motion was made and seconded to include the specific regional projects listed in SCATBd's 2013 message to the Legislature brochure into the 2013 work program and to include out -reach to eastern Washington leaders to help advocate for transportation needs. The Board requested a revised 2013 Work Program be reviewed and voted upon at their February meeting. IV. 2013 Legislative Session Update Councilmember Marcie Palmer reported that SeaShore was the last subarea to approve the joint legislative message. The Board was reminded that at their last November, 2012 meeting, the Board authorized the Chair to sign the joint letter, and ETP approved the joint letter at their December 2012 meeting. Ms. Palmer said that a final joint legislative letter will be sent to the 2013 Legislature. Ms Palmer passed out the PSRC's 2013 Legislative Message passed at the January meeting of the Transportation Policy Board (TPB). Mayor Hill went over some minor wordsmithing 56 Page 3 that occurred at the TPB meeting, including stormwater, local transit, and non - motorized language. The Board was informed that the PSRC Executive Board will review and adopt a final 2013 Recommendations at their next meeting. Ron Posthuma and Chris Arkills reported on the local funding option agreement arrived at between Sound Cities Association, King County and the City of Seattle. Mr. Arkills said he felt that the group developed a good balance in local revenue options. He said that the State Legislature required that the region needed to be in agreement on a funding package before State Legislators would consider a package. Mr. Posthuma said that the group was currently briefing stake holders, and putting together a fact sheet with specific examples of what may be done with local option revenues. SCATBd members also discussed possible fees on electric vehicles and hybrid cars, noting the declining revenues from the state gas tax. They also discussed the possibility of investigating vehicle - miles - travelled (VMT) as a possible future transportation funding source, and noted that there was a VMT pilot project occurring in Oregon. Tolling was mentioned as another funding source being looked at by the State. V. Update on the City of SeaTac's Connecting 28th /24th Avenue South Corridor Projects Susan Sanderson, City Engineer for the City of SeaTac, briefed the Board on their priority project. Connecting 28th /24th Avenue South completes a five -lane arterial corridor between South 188th Street and South 216th Street. She said the corridor provides vital connections within and between the City of SeaTac's Regional Growth Center, the Des Moines Creek Business Park, SeaTac International Airport, the South 200th Street Light Rail Station and adjacent developable properties including Port of Seattle land. This project will also complement the SR 509 corridor project. Project stakeholders include the Port of Seattle, the City of Des Moines, WSDOT, and Sound Transit. Ms. Sanderson said the project will also create access to 200 vacant acres and when developed, would create: • Up to 24,000 new jobs including 12,667 family wage jobs • 1,345,000 square feet of logistics, warehouse and industrial uses • 4,380,000 square feet of office and retail uses • 1,600 residential units and several hotels • The 28th /24th Avenue South corridor will carry about 4 millions annual tons of freight Ms. Sanderson said the total cost of the project is about $20.2 million and the cost of construction is $17 2 million and that SeaTac had about $7 million in committed funds for the project. The Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board awarded the project $2.5 million for construction, Sound Transit is contributing about $4 million for construction. The City of SeaTac is also planning to apply for grants in 2013 and in 2014. 57 SCATBd Meeting Minutes December 18, 2012 Page 4 SCATBd members were interested in the impacts of the proposed 11,000 non - family wage earners impacts on surrounding cities in terms of housing and schools. The Board expressed an interest in further discussions regarding what type of jobs will be created to assist in long term financial planning of surrounding cities. The Highline Communities Coalition was identified as a good venue to carry on this discussion. Board requested a summary of additional economic impact information of the job growth in the 28th /24th Avenue South corridor at a future Board meeting. Emiko Atherton informed the Board that King County Councilmember Patterson was also interested about the job related aspects of the project and would like to participate in further discussions. VI. Other SCATBd members asked about the possibility of moving the SCATBd meeting start times to either earlier or later in the morning. Vice -Chair Palmer asked that this issue be at a future meeting when Mayor Lewis can chair the discussion. Other Attendees: Len Madsen, Des Moines Paul Takamine, King County DOT Jim Seitz, City of Renton Bob Giberson, Tukwila Tom Gut, SeaTac Evette Mason, Port of Tacoma Susan Sanderson, SeaTac Rick Perez, City of Federal Way Rick Perez, City of Federal Way Ron Posthuma, King County Cathy Mooney, Kent Dennis Dowdy, Auburn 4 58 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) MEETING Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. SeaTac City Hall 4800 South 188th Street SeaTac AGENDA 1. Open Meeting • Introductions • Approve summary of January 15, 2013 SCATBd Meeting* Action 9:00 a.m. 2. Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment Reports and Discussion 9:05 a.m. • Participant Updates from RTC and Other Regional Committees • Chair or Vice Chair • Legislative Session Update • SCATBd Draft Annual 2012 Report* • Citizen Comment 3. Adopt SCATBd 2013 Work Program* Report, Discussion and 9:20 a.m. Action 4. Update on the City of Normandy Park Priority Report and 9:30 a.m. Projects, Councilmember Stacia Jenkins Discussion 5. Washington Road Usage Charge Assessment, • Briefing on WSTC study to determine the feasibility of transitioning from the gas tax to a road user assessment system of paying for transportation, Jeff Doyle, WSDOT Report and Discussion 9:50 a.m. 6. MAP 21 Implications for Freight Mobility in the Report and 10:20 Puget Sound Region, Sean Ardussi, PSRC Discussion a.m. 7. Subarea Agreements Discussion Update, Mayor Report and 10:45 Lewis Discussion a.m. *Attachment to Agenda 59 South County Area Transportation Board REVISED 2013 WORK PROGRAM - Draft SCATBd Agreement • Review and provide input to SCATBd subcommittee recommendations regarding revisions to the SCATBd Agreement and SCATBd Procedures. • Adopt a 2014 — 2017 SCATBd Agreement and SCATBd Operating Procedures. 2013 State Legislative Session • Advocate for SCATBd priorities as stated in adopted legislative message. • Consider joint legislative message with other subareas. • Look for opportunities to coordinate legislative messages with RAMP /Pierce County. • Monitor other state legislation that affects regional transportation. • Provide input into the local option transportation funding proposals. Metro Strategic Plan • Monitor and provide input on implementation of Strategic Plan and 2012 work items including: 1. Annual Service Guidelines Report 2. Alternative Service Five Year Plan 3. Updates • Monitor plans for annual service changes. Regional Planning Activities • Provide input on regional prioritization process for update of Transportation 2040. • Monitor current local and State plans and activities in South County areas including the update of local transportation projects and issues, the Washington State Rail Plan, the State Freight Plan, and the Road Usage Charge Assessment study. • Monitor current plans and activities in South County area as identified by members. • Monitor Growing Transit Communities progress and provide input. • Monitor and provide input to PSRC regarding the development of a unified message on the new elements for freight under MAP 21 can be implemented to best serve the central Puget Sound freight and goods system. • Develop and implement SCATBd Legislative Action Campaigns. • Continue outreach efforts to eastern Washington stakeholders for support for SCATBd's regional priority projects. Major Corridor Project Implementation and Funding • Continue advocacy for funding for: o Completion of I -5 /SR 509 through SeaTac to Federal Way o Completion of SR 167 from Puyallup to SR 509 in Tacoma o Completion of the I- 405 /SR 167 Interchange and increasing capacity in the I -405 Renton to Bellevue corridor o Completion of the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Interchange (Triangle Project) o Properly connecting SR 18 to SR 167 60 DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION February 19, 2013 o Completion of SR 18 from Issaquah /Hobart Rd to I -90 at Snoqualmie o Expansion of the Stampede Pass Rail Line and north -south mail line improvements • Monitor implementation of SR 520 tolling for implications to other corridors. • Monitor activities for replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, particularly as they may affect South King County areas. • Monitor and provide input into Sound Transit's light rail segment project between SeaTac Airport and South 200th Street. • Monitor Sound Transit's station area access studies. 61 Who Are We? The South (King) County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) is a collaborative effort of local elected officials who are committed to improving the regional transportation system. SCATBd represents an area that encompasses: 16 Cities Portions of Two Counties Three Transit Agencies The Ports of Seattle & Tacoma 9 State Legislative Districts. 691,600 People 36% of County Population Over 300,000 Jobs The largest freight, manufacturing and industrial center in the Pacific Northwest! Don Wilson/Port of Seattle 1 Membership VOTING MEMBERS: Algona Auburn Black Diamond Burien Covington Des Moines Federal Way Kent King County Executive King County Council (2) Maple Valley Milton Muckleshoot Tribe Normandy Park Pierce County Renton SeaTac Tukwila NON - VOTING MEMBERS: Pierce Transit Port of Seattle Port of Tacoma Puget Sound Regional Council South Sound Chambers Coalition Sound Transit Transportation Improvement Board WA State Department of Transportation WA State Transportation Commission MS: KSC -TR -0814 201 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 -3856 206 - 684 -1417 South County Area Transportation Board 2013 Message To The Legislature Burien Tukwila SeaTac Normndy Park 1 Desss���{{ Mor es Renton King County Black Diamond Muckleshoot Tribe King County Enwhcla,� -� Effective Transportation Systems Equal Jobs & Quality of Life! Fund Major Projects for an Integrated Transportation Grid: The following projects are necessary to cre- ate a fully functional and integrated trans- portation grid to move people and freight in the South Sound Region. Transit, all types of vehicular transportation choices and air qual- ity will benefit! • Completion of I -5 /SR 509 through SeaTac to Federal Way. • Completion of SR 167 from Puyallup to SR 509 in Tacoma. • Completion of the I- 405 /SR 167 Inter- change and increasing capacity in the 1 -405 Renton to Bellevue corridor. • Completion of the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Interchange (Triangle Project). • Properly connecting SR 18 to SR 167. • Completion of SR 18 from Hobart/ Issaquah Road to 1 -90 at Snoqualmie. • Expansion of the Stampede Pass Rail Line & N/S Main Line improvements. Create Better Funding Tools for Preservation of Local Systems: Available local financing tools do not allow local jurisdictions to maintain, operate and preserve their existing systems. In South King County alone, the estimated cost to preserve roads over the next 30 years is over $2 billion. Further, local transit fund- ing is not sufficient to maintain existing transit services. We request that the Legislature: • Provide funding for expansion and maintenance of local streets used for regional freight and vehicle mobility. • Authorize new local options for fund- ing local transportation maintenance. One of these potential funding sources showing promise is the Street Mainte- nance Utility legislation. • Support a more diverse and stable funding source to maintain transit service, This is important to provide travel options for our diverse communi- ties in the South County Area. Provide Funding for Local Government GMA Needs: For many years, local governments have been accepting growth consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act. However, revenues have not been suf- ficient to provide the infrastructure neces- sary to support this growth. We are short hundreds of millions of dollars to provide street and transit improvements. New funding sources must be provided to finance growth! Invest Now to Keep /Grow Jobs: Competition from Canadian ports and the expansion of the Panama Canal has the po- tential to relocate thousands of jobs from our region. We must improve freight mobility in and out of our region! Jobs provide security and a stable community. Long commute times take away from family time and stalled traffic creates air pollution. Cutbacks in tran- sit service cause more traffic and green- house gas. The time is NOW to invest in regional transportation improvements! Burien SR 518 E/B off ramp to Des Moines Memorial Dr. $12m need Normandy Park 1st Ave S Multimodal Investments $8m need erce slan Increase capacity of 1 -405 Corridor between Renton & Bellevue Tukwila Interurban Ave S Improvements Ft Dent Way to S 143rd St $10.8m need Newcastle Renton Muni. Airport SeaTac Connecting 28th /24th Ave S Complete 5 lane freight corridor $11.8m need Bu n 5 u ,v port SeaTac Complete SR 509 Corridor through SeaTac to Federal Way Des Moines Transportation Gateway Project S216St &24AveS $8m need Renton Rainier Ave S Corridor Improvements $16m need Complete SR 167/ 1-405 Interchange King County RapidRide - F Line Burien to Renton ].1L I Kent S 228th St UP Grade Separation $16.9m need Kent Q Covington SR 516 from Jenkins Ck to 185th Ave SE Widen to 5 Lanes $11.8m need Complete the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Triangle Project ('owing - Valley Auburn W Main St Multimodal Corridor Improvements $5m need Maple Valley SR 169 Improvements Witte Rd to 228th Ave SE $5.2m need ,: 61 `�� \, lrer Complete SR 18 from Issaquah /Hobart Rd to 1 -90 Expansion of Stampede Pass Rail Line & N/S mainline improvements Black Diamond Roberts Drive Roundabout © SR 169 ort of 11d'OIna Fede Way uhurn Federal Way Completing the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Triangle Projects Pacific liill��•i Properly connect SR 18 to SR 167 Algona West Valley Highway Reconstruction $19.7m need Complete SR 167 from Puyallup to SR 509 in Tacoma Milton Interurban Regional Trail Missing Link Projects Btac Diamond Loa South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd) Regional & Local Project Priorities SCATBd Regional & Local Priority Projects Benefits All By: • Improving freight mobility for port and general freight traffic; maintaining and preserving the "last mile" in the regional transportation system. • Removing state freeway & arterial choke points to improve the flow of freight, goods, and commuter traffic. • Improving connections between freeways and state routes. Note that the I- 405 /SR 167 interchange is identified as the worst in the state. • Improving access to downtowns and urban activity centers to support their continued economic vitality . • Removes freight and passenger rail choke points to improve rail & vehicular traffic flow and improves emergency response times. • Providing bicycle and pedestrian facilities that improve the health and well -being of our citizens. • Providing transit mobility options for commuters and residents. SCATBd REGIONAL PRIORITIES WSDOT I-5/SR 509 Corridor Completion and Freight Improvement Project Complete the SR 509 Corridor through the City of SeaTac to the City of Federal Way WSDOT I-405/SR 167 Interchange Project, 1 -405 Widening Reconstruct interchange to connect HOV lanes and increase capacity in the 1 -405 Corridor, increase capacity in 1 -405 Renton to Bellevue Corridor. WSDOT I-5/SR 18 /SR 161 Triangle Project Complete the remaining phases of the Triangle Project WSDOT SR 18 Widening Project Complete the SR 18 widening from the Issaquah Hobart Road to 1 -90 WSDOT SR 18 /SR 167 Interchange Properly connect SR 18 to SR 167 WSDOT Complete SR 167 connection Complete SR 167 from Puyallup to SR 509 in Tacoma Other Stampede Pass Rail Line 1 mprovements Expand the Stampede Pass rail line, and north south mainline improvements. SCATBd LOCAL PRIORITIES Algona W Main Street Multi -Modal Corridor Improvements This Project will reconstruct and widen the existing travel lanes to 12' and add 4' shoulders in both directions. Auburn W Main Street Multi -Modal Corridor Improvements from W Valley Highway to Interurban Trail This project will close a gap in the local non - motorized network by transforming West Main St between the Interurban Trail Crossing and W Valley Highway from a four lane section to a three lane section including a two way left turn lane and bike lanes. Black Diamond Intersection of SR 169 & Roberts Drive The project will add a roundabout at this intersection and will accommodate a future road connection to the east for the Lawson Hills Master Planned Development. Burien SR 518: Eastbound Off- ramp to Des Moines Memorial Drive A new east bound off -ramp at SR 518 and Des Moines Memorial Drive. This project will enable a heavily impacted and underused area in Burien to begin an economic revitalization that will benefit the City, the State, the Port of Seattle, and many others. Covington SR 516 from Jenkins Creek to 185th Ave SE The project will widen SR 516 to five lanes from the vicinity of Jenkins Creek to the vicinity of 185th Ave SE. The project will also widen the structure over the Jenkins Creek crossing. Des Moines Transportation Gateway Project The Transportation Gateway project improves two arterials: S. 216th Street and 24th Avenue S., serving as the City's centerpiece for economic development. Federal Way Triangle Improvements, Federal Way, I-5/SR 18 /SR 161 Phase one of the project, which includes two new flyover ramps, began in August 2010 and was completed in July 2012. Phase two has been broken up into five parts, and funding has not yet been secured for any part of phase two. Kent South 228th Street Union Pacific Railroad Grade Separation Construct a railroad overpass to separate the road from the Union Pacific railroad tracks and eliminate the existing at -grade crossing. King County RapidRide F Line RapidRide will serve the Burien Transit Center, the Link Tukwila International Boulevard Station, Tukwila Sounder Station, South Renton Park - and -Ride, and Renton Transit Center. Maple Valley SR 169 Improvement Project (Witte Road to 228th Ave SE) Construct a second northbound lane on SR 169 from Witte Road to 228th Ave SE. Other improvements include the construction of bike lane and an ADA compliant sidewalk and curb ramps, street illumination and landscaping. Milton Interurban Regional Trail Missing Link Project The City of Milton's portion of the project is a tunnel or pedestrian bridge crossing of SR 161 (Meridian) in King County and a short surface connection link to the Edgewood trail to the east. Normandy Park First Avenue South Multi- modal Enhancement Project The First Avenue South Multi -modal Enhancement Project Phase 3; adds sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and street & pedestrian lights and landscaping to the existing arterial, which is also designated as SR 509. Renton Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements Phase 2 will complete the improvements from S 3rd St (SR 900) to Airport Way. It includes installation of landscaped medians, curb, gutter, wider sidewalks, planted pedestrian buffer, street lighting including pedestrian scale illumination. SeaTac Connecting 28th/24th Avenue South The project will complete a five lane principal arterial corridor with bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The project provides a vital connection within and between the City of SeaTac's Regional Growth Center, the City of Des Moines, the Port of Seattle's SeaTac International Airport, and Sound Transits 200th St Link Light Rail Station. Tukwila Interurban Ave South (Fort Dent Way to South 143rd Street) The project benefits include converting the center lane to a planted median; left and u- turns will be provided for at several locations along the roadway to maintain access to abutting properties. 65 IL South County Area Transportation Board ETP EASTSI D E TRANSpRIAM 1P EA J FIORE Transportation Forum January 18, 2013 Subject: Transportation Priorities for 2013 Legislative Session Dear Legislators: The South County Area Transportation Board (SCATBd), Eastside Transportation Partnership (ETP) and SeaShore Transportation Forum are advisory boards of local elected officials committed to improving the transportation system in King County and the region. Together, members from these three boards represent the majority of King County's population. On behalf of our members, we are writing to ensure that you are aware of our priorities as the 2013 legislative session gets underway. In this time of budget shortfalls, we believe that finding solutions to our transportation problems will require leadership and cooperation at all levels of government. We offer our support helping you to make the hard decisions to support the transportation investments that are critical to the region's and the state's economic recovery and sustained prosperity. As representatives from King County, we ask you for action on these key shared priorities during this upcoming session. Maintain and improve major state corridors. Protecting and improving the existing transportation infrastructure is essential for mobility, economic development and safety. We urge the legislature to develop and fund a transportation package that will invest in critical infrastructure to meet current needs and improve freight mobility to keep and grow jobs. Help local governments meet their transportation needs. The transportation revenues available to cities and counties have been drastically reduced by rising costs, reduced gas tax collections and the global economic downturn. Available local financing tools do not allow local jurisdictions to maintain, operate and preserve their existing roadway infrastructure, respond to current transit demands, or support expected growth in population and jobs. Local governments 66 Transportation Priorities for 2013 Legislative Session January 18, 2013 Page 2 need additional and more effective tools with greater flexibility in the use of local options for funding both roads and transit to keep the system functioning, safe, reliable and responsive to our citizens' needs. Use tolling to manage and fund projects, and mitigate the effects on other corridors. The state should continue to evaluate tolling as a tool to help manage and finance specific projects in key corridors. Decisions about tolling should be made in close coordination with regional and local officials and transit agencies. Mitigation for negatively impacted jurisdictions and transportation systems should also be considered. Members of all three of our boards look forward to a robust discussion of these recommendations during the legislative session. We seek your cooperation in taking actions now to put in place the framework that will allow future transportation investment that spurs our economic growth. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Peter Lewis, Mayor City of Auburn Chair, South County Area Transportation Partnership (SCATBd) Bernie Talmas, Mayor City of Woodinville Chair, Eastside Transportation Partnership (ETP) Chris Eggen, Deputy Mayor City of Shoreline Chair, SeaShore Transportation Forum 67