1. Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships August 23, 2013

2. Spokane Regional Transportation Council WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013

3. Overview Guiding Principles/Policies Public Engagement - Priorities Scenario Analysis ▫ Projects & programs Transit/Land Use Planning Financial Plan Safe & Complete Streets Recommended Scenario - pending ▫ Strategies Performance Based Planning

5. Process Corridor Screening Land Use Scenarios Financial Scenarios Scenario Analysis Projects/Program s = Strategies Public / Stakeholder Input

7. Transportation Corridor Types Urban Neighborhood Freight/Commerce

9. Population & Employment 2010 Pop. = 471,221 Emp. = 194,456 2040 Pop. = 636,000 Emp. = 262,576 +35%

10. Land Use Scenarios

11. Maintenance & Preservation

12. Policy Planning Guiding Principles Performanc e Metrics Technical Planning Data Collection and Analysis Scenario Planning (What if?) Community Engagement Member Agencies Citizens and Stakeholders Financially Constrained ($ finite resource) Pedestrian TransitBridges Street Capital TDM Street Maint. Bicycle ITS Estimate $10.5 billion Strategies

13. Coalition for Safe & Complete Streets

14. Questions? WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013

15. Transportation Policy Project July 27, 2012

16. Comp Plan Focus Economic – Focus Growth – Improve Economic Environment Infrastructure – Transportation Investment Environment – Preserve Natural Assets Fiscal Prudence – Cost-Effective Service Delivery

17. Transportation Vision Statement Variety of Transportation Choices Allow Easy Access Mobility Throughout the Region Respect Property & the Environment “Citizens of Spokane will have a variety of transportation choices that allow easy access and mobility throughout the region and that respect property and the environment”

18. Use Fiscal Resources Efficiently Policies

19. Is All Growth Good Growth?

20. Conventional Development Infill Development New Lane-Miles of Street 30.8 lane-miles 1.2 lane-miles

21. Conventional Development Infill Development Transit Service 3.3 route miles needed 2.5 route miles needed

22. Conventional Infill Street + Transit Costs Annualized Street Construction Cost $2,645,000$68,000 Annual Street Maintenance Cost $193,000$136,000 Annualized Transit Capital Cost$35,000$17,000 Annual Transit Operating Cost$235,000$119,000 TOTAL COSTS$3,108,000$340,000 10:1 Cost Advantage

23. Conventional Infill Public Costs and Individual Responsibility Total Public Costs per Development Block $3,108,000$340,000 Number of Households per Block1,400 Households Planned for Addition by 2035 (Douglas County) 52,500 Development Blocks to Accommodate Households 37.5 Total Public Cost Per Year$116,550,000$12,750,000 Total Public Cost Per Year, Per Household $460$50

24. Lateral Approach Improve Quality of Travel User View and Comfort Context-Sensitive Design Traffic Calming Personal Security Move Less People, Fewer Miles Mixture of Uses Road Network Pedestrian-Oriented Environment Compact Development Lane Limits Change Standards Manage, Not “Solve” Conventional Approach More Efficiency More LanesMore Roads More Cars Transit Bicycling Walking HOV/HOT Lanes Move People, Not Cars System Management More Pavement ITS Balanced Approach

26. Next 12-18 Months September 2013- Kick-off Steps to include: significant public participation, agency partner participation (Transit and others), review/update of goals/policy, review/update Level of Service, develop decision matrix, scenario analysis, financially constrained Seek approval of the Comp Plan update Update Engineering Standards

27. Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships Karl Otterstrom, AICP August 26, 2013

28. STA Moving Forward Overview Goal: Define what Public Transportation will look like in Spokane in 5, 10 and 15 years Public Process and Agency Collaboration is critical Three Phases to STA Moving Forward

31. High Performance Transit Network

32. Phase II: Analyze Short List of Projects Short List Consisted of 20 Projects 6 High Performance Corridors Combined to Create 4 Corridor Advisory Panels (CAPs) Other Route Improvements or Additions 7 Connection Facilities Other System Improvements (Paratransit, Passenger Amenities, etc.)

33. Collaboration with Partners Informal meetings Joint Project Development Formal Consultation Joint open houses Letters of Support Briefings to Elected Officials

34. STA Moving Forward Public Process

35. April 10, 2013 Joint Open House

36. Lessons Learned Work to get everybody on the same team Keep people informed of process is as important as informing them of results Celebrate milestones

37. Approx. 9,700 residents in 3,800 households Spans all income brackets ($41k avg. in 2010) About equal age distribution up to 65 (25-29 group higher) Almost equal owner-/renter- occupied housing units Approx. 9,700 residents in 3,800 households Spans all income brackets ($41k avg. in 2010) About equal age distribution up to 65 (25-29 group higher) Almost equal owner-/renter- occupied housing units

38. 60% commute <20 minutes to work (avg. is 19 minutes) 71% drove alone to work, 13% carpooled; only 5% used public transportation Walk score of 73 — third best in Spokane Four major arterials run through the neighborhood 60% commute <20 minutes to work (avg. is 19 minutes) 71% drove alone to work, 13% carpooled; only 5% used public transportation Walk score of 73 — third best in Spokane Four major arterials run through the neighborhood

39. Increased public engagement, less frustration Should complement North Monroe revitalization Useful to Neighborhood Planning effort Laid foundation for future collaborations with STA Increased public engagement, less frustration Should complement North Monroe revitalization Useful to Neighborhood Planning effort Laid foundation for future collaborations with STA

40. Discussion