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REQUIREMENTS: The State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires the City to inclu
Transportation Element within its Comprehensive Plan which imple
use element, and includes the following:
1.An inventory of existing transportation facilities.
2.Assumptions about future growth and land use changes and their i
highways.
3.Facilities and service needs over a twenty-year period, including a finance plan to pay for
maintenance of existing facilities and new improvements.
4. A discussion of how additional funding will be raised or how lan
reassessed to ensure that level of service standards will be met
meeting identified needs.
5.Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an assessment of the impacts of the
transportation plan and land use assumptions on the transportati
jurisdictions.
6.Demand-management strategies to encourage the efficiency of existing infrastructure and limit
impacts of excessive traffic in neighborhoods by promoting transportation
carpooling, vanpooling, transit, walking, biking, teleworking an
7.A pedestrian and bicycle component coordinated with other cities and the region which
encourages enhanced community access and promotes healthy lifestyles.
SUMMARY: The Transportation Element establishes Tukwilas transportation
20-year planning period. It provides direction for transportation dnnual plan updates
including the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, the six-year Transportation Improvement Plan, the
six-year Capital Improvement Plan, and the annual budget. It also p
review and approval, land use and zoning decisions, and continuing transportation programs.
The Transportation Element is reviewed carefully by the Puget So
transportation and land use planning agency, as part of its revi
Comprehensive Plan.
KEY ISSUES:
Creating a connected, dynamic urban environment.
Providing transportation choices for all ages, income levels, an
Addressing any deficiencies and building for growth is expensive and often requires retrofitting
existing streets. Challenges include: Competing needs for grants and City fundi
grants that fund local street improvements; limited right-of-way.
Balancing needs given limited funding. Needs include: maintenance and preservation; moving
people and goods efficiently concurrent with new development; and making up for deficiencies
in the complete street network.
Providing active transportation options.
Relying on regional agencies to fulfill transit needs of a small jurisdiction with large ridership,
including youth and low income population.
Addressing physical barriers to connectivity that create large i
for capacity improvements. Barriers include: the valley wall; Green/Duwamish River; and
highways.
Lack of fine-scaled street grid to provide connections throughout some neighborhood and
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commercial areas, especially in the Southcenter area. Areas with finer street grids are more
connected to places that people are trying to reach, and encourage walking and other active
transportation options for improved health.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED CHANGES:
The proposed policy changes are related to a several plans that the City has adopted since the last
Comprehensive Plan update. They include: 1) Tukwila Strategic Plan; 2) Multi-Modal Level-of-Service
study; 3) Walk and Roll Non-Motorized Transportation Plan and associated Complete Streets Ordinance;
4) Commute Trip Reduction Plan; and 5) Growth and Transportation Efficiency Centers (GTEC) Plan.
Transportation-related policies from other Comprehensive Plan chapters have been moved and
combined with other similar policies in order to have them in one locatioOther proposed policies have
been added to be consistent with Vision 2040, King Countys Countywide Planning Policies and state
requirements.
Specific proposed policy changes relate to the following:
Continue to maintain and preserve existing transportation facilities
Promote complete streets that are designed to accommodate many types of
transportation including pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as cars, trucks and buses
Promote healthy transportation choices, such as walking and biking
Address the needs of non-driving populations, including the young, old and disabled,
and others.
Design considerations on different types of streets to ensure adequate emergency
access, promote a healthy business environment, and provide a range of transportation
options
Continue to work with regional agencies for improved transit service to Tukwila
PLANNING COMMISSION-INITIATED CHANGES:
The Planning Commission added two policies pertaining to alternate transportation and fuels including:
13.1.10 Support car-share, bike-share and other alternatives to individual automobile ownership
enhance sustainability.
13.1.11 Support electric vehicle charging stations and other alternative
New policies, changes and edits that the Planning Commission pro
highlighted in yellow in the strikeout/underline document.
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