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Transportation Policy Board Thursday, May 11, 2017 • 9:30 – 11:30 AM
PSRC Board Room • 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104
The meeting will be streamed live over the internet at www.psrc.org
*** The Board Engagement Session (Agenda Item 8a) is open to the public, but will not be webstreamed because simultaneous discussions will take place. If you would like to observe, please plan to attend in person. ***
1. Call to Order (9:30) - Councilmember Rob Johnson, Chair
2. Report of the Chair
3. Communications and Public Comment
4. Director's Report
5. Consent Agenda (9:50) a. Minutes of the Transportation Policy Board Meeting held April 13, 2017
b. Deadline Extension for Conditionally Certified Comprehensive Plans for Carnation, Milton,
Orting, South Prairie, and Wilkeson
6. Action Item (9:55) a. Release Projects for Public Review -- 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program and
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Regional Competition -- Jeff Storrar and Sarah Gutschow,
PSRC
7. Discussion Item (10:05) a. Transportation 2040 Update - Financial Strategy Status Report -- Pavithra Parthasarathi, PSRC
8. Board Engagement Session: Transportation 2040 Update (10:25) a. Transportation 2040 Update -- Climate Change -- Kelly McGourty, PSRC
*** The board will break into smaller groups to discuss the topic. This session is open to the public, but will not be webstreamed because simultaneous discussions will take place. If you would like to observe, please plan to attend in person. ***
9. Information Items a. Transportation 2040 Update – Regional Capacity Projects Draft Summary
b. Summary of April Health/Equity Board Engagement and Workshop
c. Regional Transit Asset Management Performance Targets
d. Final Coordinated Grant Awards
10. Next Meeting: June 8, 2017, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., PSRC Board Room Major Topics for June:
-- Recommend Approval of Projects for 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program Funding
and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Regional Competition Funding (Action)
-- Transportation 2040 Update
-- Regional Transit Asset Management Targets (Action)
-- Performance Measures
-- Engagement Session: Financial Strategy and Regional Outcomes
PSRC Annual General Assembly, May 31, 2017, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., the Conference
Center at the Washington State Convention Center
(register online at https://www.psrc.org/board/general-assembly)
11. Adjourn (11:30)
Board members please submit proposed amendments and materials prior to the meeting for distribution. Organizations/individuals may submit information for distribution. Send to Cheryl Saltys, e-mail [email protected]; fax 206-587-4825; or mail.
Sign language and communication material in alternate formats can be arranged given sufficient notice by calling (206) 464-7090 or
TTY Relay 711. 中文 | Chinese, 한국 | Korean, Русский | Russian, Español | Spanish, Tagalog, Tiếng việt | Vietnamese Call 206-
587-4819.
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MINUTES OF THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
April 13, 2017
[To watch a video of the meeting and hear the full discussion, please go to: http://psrcwa.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx.] CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:32 a.m. by Mayor Becky Erickson, Vice Chair. REPORT OF THE CHAIR
Vice Chair Erickson welcomed board members and remote participants to the meeting. COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT
The following people addressed the board:
Paul W. Locke
Will Knedlik DIRECTOR’S REPORT
There was no Director’s Report this month. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of Minutes of Transportation Policy Board Meeting held March 9, 2017 b. Routine Amendment to the 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) c. Recommend Certification of Comprehensive Plan Updates for Bainbridge Island and Brier d. Recommend Certification of Comprehensive Plans for the Cities of Covington, Gig Harbor,
North Bend, and Snoqualmie ACTION: The motion was made by Commissioner Rob Gelder and
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson to adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed.
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TRANSPORTATION 2040 UPDATE – REGIONAL CAPACITY PROJECTS As part of the Transportation 2040 update, PSRC is updating the Regional Capacity Projects list of larger scale regional investments planned through 2040. Rebecca Frohning, Senior Air Quality Modeler, provided background information and explained the process for updating the list. The call for projects for the plan update was open between January and March 2017. New projects to be added to the list, as well as all projects already on the list, were required to submit a form to ensure the most current cost estimates will be incorporated in the update. A review of the submissions is underway and PSRC staff is working closely with all jurisdictions to ensure no opportunity to submit a project is missed and to verify data submitted. The updated Regional Capacity Projects list will help inform the financial strategy for the Transportation 2040 update. Noting that the review of project submissions is still ongoing, Ms. Frohning shared some preliminary observations. The Regional Capacity Projects list will be provided to the Board for review in May. TRANSPORTATION 2040 UPDATE – PERFORMANCE MEASURES Sean Ardussi, Senior Planner, presented information about PSRC’s performance measurement program. He described the Regional Outcome Framework, which expands the prioritization measures developed by the Transportation Policy Board during the last plan update to reflect additional priorities based on the board’s direction and integrate new federal requirements. The Regional Outcomes carry forth regional priorities as established under VISION 2040 and serve as a guide for all stages of transportation planning work at PSRC. The framework includes the following 11 categories:
Air Quality and Climate Change
Freight
Health Equity
Jobs
Multi-Modal
Maintenance and Preservation
Puget Sound Land and Water
Safety and System Security
Social Equity and Access to Opportunity
Support for Centers
Travel The board requested an opportunity to reaffirm the set of performance measures as part of the plan update process. BOARD ENGAGEMENT SESSION: PERFORMANCE MEASURES – HEALTH & SOCIAL EQUITY Robin Mayhew, Long-Range Planning Program Manager, and Simran Noor, Vice President of Policy and Programs at the Center for Social Inclusion in New York City, provided a context-setting presentation as a lead-in to the board engagement session that followed. Ms. Mayhew discussed equity and health considerations in transportation planning, and provided examples of PSRC travel model improvements and equity metrics that will help inform transportation investments. Ms. Noor explained the equity tool process and presented a case study of a city park project to show the difference in outcome when such a tool is applied. Board members
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then split into two groups, led by Commissioner Rob Gelder and Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson, to discuss the topic and consider the following questions:
How could the social equity lens be applied to the Transportation 2040 plan (overall)?
What existing measures should be considered in this context? What measures could/should be added (process and outcome)?
Given the existing work, how could this be applied to engagement strategies? SUMMARY OF BOARD ENGAGEMENT SESSION Commissioner Gelder, Mayor Pro Tem Nelson, and staff reported highlights from the group discussions.
It is critical to reach out and gather information through community engagement, and to capture and understand the real-life needs of people, not just data.
Define the groups we’re trying to reach -- expand beyond the traditional definition (income, race and place) to include age and other communities of concern.
Go out and find the community rather than rely on the community to come to us, and seek out community leaders.
Provide resources and options to help make it more possible for people to engage in our processes.
Double check to make sure target populations are engaged – seek out missing voices.
Make sure data captures all groups.
Include more engagement with equity in the plan as a whole – equity should be a part of every measure.
Define the measures and the outcomes, and how they roll up into the targets
Use engagement to refine the measures – use the information gathered to design to the needs of the community and the region.
Consider setting regional policy related to equity to guide the planning process.
Other comments from the board:
Consider how to include more experts in health and equity, and how their voices are incorporated into the decision-making process.
Establish a share bank to learn from each other’s experience.
Consider age demographics – different age groups have different needs.
Promoting health/equity at a regional scale is different than at a project level. A summary of information from the board’s engagement session and the Health and Social Equity in Transportation 2040 workshop will be provided to the board in May. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:28 a.m.
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TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD April 13, 2017
TPB MEMBERS & ALTERNATES PRESENT
Councilmember Bek Ashby, Other Cities & Towns in Kitsap County Councilmember Claudia Balducci, King County Russ Blount, Regional Project Evaluation Committee (Alt.) Don Cairns, Regional Project Evaluation Committee Ann Dasch, League of Women Voters of Washington (via remote) Councilmember Dino Davis, Metropolitan Center–Bremerton Doug DeForest, Thurston Regional Planning Council Deputy Mayor Davina Duerr, Other Cities & Towns in King County (Alt.) Mayor Becky Erickson, Kitsap Transit, Vice Chair Anne Eskridge, University of Washington Commissioner Robert Gelder, Kitsap County Jesse Hamashima, Regional Staff Committee (Alt.) Craig Kenworthy, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (Alt.) Jeff Ketchel, Snohomish Health District (Alt.) Councilmember Kate Kruller, Other Cities & Towns in King County (Alt.) Councilmember Kathy Lambert, King County Councilmember Sam Low, Snohomish County (Alt.) Mayor Ron Lucas, Other Cities & Towns in Pierce County (via remote) Councilmember Joe McDermott, Local Transit–King County Councilmember Ryan Mello, Local Transit–Pierce County Mayor Pro Tem Debora Nelson, Other Cities & Towns in Snohomish County (via remote) Councilmember Mike O’Brien, City of Seattle Dr. Ngozi Oleru, Public Health-Seattle & King County Trinity Parker, Transportation Operators Committee Councilmember Dana Ralph, Other Cities & Towns in King County Dave Ramsay, WA State Transportation Improvement Board Shefali Ranganathan, Transportation Choices Coalition Janet Ray, AAA Washington Councilmember Doug Richardson, Pierce County (via remote) Councilmember Paul Roberts, Metropolitan Center–Everett/Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (via remote) Councilmember Terry Ryan, Community Transit Commissioner Hester Serebrin, Washington State Transportation Commission Andrew Strobel, Puyallup Tribe of Indians Councilmember Mike Todd, Community Transit (Alt.) Councilmember Rich Wagner, Other Cities & Towns in King County TPB MEMBERS ABSENT (*alternate present)
Rob Berman, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Mayor Fred Butler, Sound Transit John Daniels, Jr., Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Senator Joe Fain, Senate Transportation Committee Representative Mia Gregerson, House Transportation Committee Senator Steve Hobbs, Senate Transportation Committee Commissioner Don Johnson, Ports Dan McKisson, ILWU Local 19 Secretary Roger Millar, WSDOT
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TPB MEMBERS ABSENT (*alternate present) – cont’d
Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, Island County Councilmember Rob Johnson, City of Seattle, Chair * Councilmember Brian Sullivan, Snohomish County Councilmember Robert Thoms, Metropolitan Center–Tacoma * Chip Vincent, Regional Staff Committee Mayor Amy Walen, Other Cities & Towns in King County Councilmember Kevin Wallace, Metropolitan Center–Bellevue
GUESTS and PSRC STAFF PRESENT (As determined by signatures on the Attendance Sheet and documentation by staff)
Sean Ardussi, PSRC Ben Bakkenta, PSRC David Bragdon, Transit Center Melissa Cauley, Community Transit Lauren Craig, King County DOT Director’s Office Carolyn Downs, PSRC Alexandra Fastle, Pierce Transit David Forte, Kitsap County Rebecca Frohning, PSRC Ingrid Gaub, City of Auburn Sarah Gutschow, PSRC Erika Harris, PSRC Peter Heffernan, King County DOT Charlie Howard, PSRC Michael Hubner, PSRC Will Knedlik Alex Krieg, PSRC Brian Lee, PSRC Paul W. Locke Robin Mayhew, PSRC Brian Parry, Sound Cities Association Pavithra Parthasarathi, PSRC Joel Pfundt, City of Redmond Cheryl Saltys, PSRC JoAnn Schueler, WSDOT Olympic Region Kimberly Scrivner, PSRC Amy Shumann, Public Health - Seattle & King County Larry Sinnott Jude Willcher, Seattle DOT Lacey Jane Wolfe, City of Kent
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CONSENT AGENDA May 4, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Deadline Extension for Conditionally Certified Comprehensive Plans for
Carnation, Milton, Orting, South Prairie, and Wilkeson IN BRIEF Conditionally certified comprehensive plans for the cities of Carnation, Milton, Orting, South Prairie, and Wilkeson have a deadline to address conditions by June 30, 2017. This deadline should be extended to December 31, 2017, to allow additional time for the cities to address conditions and to align all remaining plans with conditional certification to have a deadline of December 31, 2017. RECOMMENDED ACTION The Growth Management Policy Board and Transportation Policy Board should recommend that the Executive Board extend the deadline to address conditional certification issues to December 31, 2017, for the following:
1) City of Carnation (certification report) 2) City of Milton (certification report) 3) City of Orting (certification report) 4) City of South Prairie (certification report) 5) City of Wilkeson (certification report)
DISCUSSION Twenty plans received conditional certification as part of the 2015/16 GMA periodic update plan review process. Five of these plans received full certification through plan amendments to meet the conditions or the alternative path for certain cities. Remaining plans have deadlines of either June 30, 2017, or December 31, 2017. Staff recommends the plans with a deadline of June 30, 2017, be extended to December 31, 2017, to ensure that each city has sufficient time to address the relevant planning issues. The cities are all making progress on meeting the conditional requirements and PSRC staff are providing support to city staff as needed.
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Extending the deadline to December 31, 2017, will align all remaining conditionally certified plans on the same schedule. All jurisdictions with certified or conditionally certified plans are eligible to compete in PSRC funding competitions. For more information, please contact Michael Hubner at (206) 971-3289 or [email protected] or Laura Benjamin at (206) 464-7134 or [email protected].
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ACTION ITEM May 3, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Release Projects for Public Review -- 2017 Rural Town Centers and
Corridors Program and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Regional Competition
IN BRIEF PSRC has project selection authority for several sources of funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). A project selection process is conducted every two to three years to distribute PSRC’s federal funds via a competitive process detailed in the Policy Framework for PSRC’s Federal Funds. In 2016, the project selection process to distribute approximately $700 million of PSRC’s federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018-2020 funds began. At that time, funds were awarded through the regional and countywide FHWA competitions, as well as that portion of FTA funds distributed to transit agencies via their earnings. Two processes were held over until 2017 - the FTA Regional Competition and the FHWA Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program. Projects have now been recommended to receive approximately $32 million in FTA Regional Competitive funds and approximately $3 million in Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program funds. RECOMMENDED ACTION The Transportation Policy Board should release for public comment the list of projects recommended for PSRC’s federal funds as identified in Attachments A and B, including prioritized contingency lists of projects should additional funds become available prior to the next project selection process. DISCUSSION Policy Framework A competitive project selection process is conducted every two to three years for the distribution of PSRC’s federal funds. Prior to each process, a Policy Framework is adopted, outlining the policy guidance for the distribution of funds and other details on how the process will be
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conducted. The 2016 Policy Framework for PSRC’s Federal Funds was adopted by the Executive Board on January 28, 2016, and encompasses the detailed policies and procedures used to conduct the competitive processes for both PSRC’s FHWA and FTA funding sources, including details on the policy focus of support for centers and the corridors that serve them, the various set-asides and distribution percentages for both FHWA and FTA funds, and other details of each competitive process, including contingency list procedures. The table below illustrates the amounts of funds available for each of the processes included in the 2016 project selection process.
2018-2020 PSRC FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2016 PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS
2018-2020 FHWA Funds = $206 million 2018-2020 FTA Funds = $493 million
Regional competition – $67 million Regional competition – $32 million
Countywide competitions – $133 million (includes set-asides)
Earned share distribution - $456 million (includes set-asides)
Other Distributions: PSRC Work Program - $3 million RTTC Program - $3.0 million
Other Distributions: PSRC Work Program - $3.75 million
PSRC’s FTA Earned Share funds (including set-asides) and FHWA Regional Competition and Countywide Competition funds (including set-asides) were distributed in 2016. The project selection processes for distributing FTA Regional Competition and FHWA Rural Town Centers and Corridors funds are being held in 2017. Regional FTA Competition There are three urbanized areas (UZAs) within the PSRC region – Bremerton, Marysville and Seattle-Tacoma-Everett. Kitsap Transit and Community Transit are the sole transit agencies within the Bremerton and Marysville UZAs, respectively. In the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett (STE) UZA, there are multiple transit agencies providing service. PSRC coordinates with FTA and the public transit agencies operating within the region to conduct the process to distribute PSRC’s FTA funds to projects. Per adopted regional policy, the process used to recommend and select projects to receive the funds is split between an “earned share” process and a regional competition. Funds come to the region based on the service and operating characteristics of each transit agency, as well as from regional attributes such as population density. Within the STE UZA, approximately 86% of the FTA funds are based on the service and operating characteristics of each transit agency and are therefore distributed via the earned share process. The remaining 14% of the funds in the STE UZA are based on regional attributes, and since 2004 this portion of the funds has been used for a regional competition. For the 2016 project selection process the earned share funds were distributed in 2016, while the regional funding competition was held in 2017. Fifteen projects were submitted into the FTA regional competition, requesting almost $80 million for the approximately $32 million available. Projects were scored and ranked by PSRC staff based on the agreed upon Regional Project Evaluation Criteria. The Regional FTA Caucus met in April 2017 to review the projects and the staff scores, and prepared a recommendation for the Transportation Operators Committee (TOC). In addition to the project scores, other factors were taken into consideration in preparing their recommendation, including geographic equity, agency equity, project implementation, and modal equity. The TOC met on April 26 and
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recommends the list of projects identified in Attachment A, including a prioritized contingency list of projects should additional funds become available prior to the next project selection process. Rural Town Centers and Corridors Competition In 2003, PSRC established the Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program to assist rural communities in implementing town center and corridor improvements. The program is funded through a set-aside as part of PSRC’s project selection process for FHWA funds, with the competition for the $3.0 million of available funding conducted the subsequent year. In February 2017, PSRC released a call for projects to all eligible sponsors. Consistent with procedures adopted in prior processes, the solicitation and screening of project applications included a two-stage collaborative effort with PSRC and each of the four countywide organizations. In stage one, eligible project applications were submitted for review to each of the four countywide organizations. Stage one of the process concluded with up to three of each county’s top projects being selected for stage two of the process -- submittal into the regional competitions conducted by PSRC. Eight projects were submitted to PSRC to compete regionally, with three from Snohomish County, two each from King County and Pierce County, and one from Kitsap County. PSRC staff conducted the technical evaluation and scoring of the eight grant requests. The Advisory Committee met on April 26 to develop a recommended list of projects to receive the $3.0 million available through the program. The Advisory Committee identified several additional considerations beyond the scores in preparing its recommendation, including geographic equity over the length of the program; ensuring project phases were fully funded through the requested grant or through higher levels of local funds; and providing a balance between preliminary engineering/design and construction phases so that projects can begin as well as be fully completed. The committee’s recommended list of projects is identified in Attachment B. Schedule The public comment period on the recommended list of projects from both processes will run from May 11 to June 22, 2017. Public comments received will be reported to the Transportation Policy Board at its meeting on June 8, at which time the board will make a final recommendation to the Executive Board. The Executive Board is scheduled to approve the project recommendations on June 22. For additional information on the FTA Regional Competition, please contact Sarah Gutschow at (206) 587-4822 or [email protected]. For additional information on the Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program, please contact Jeff Storrar at 206-587-4817 or [email protected]. Attachments: A - TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition B - 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program Project Recommendations and Contingency List
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Table 1: TOC Project Recommendations for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition
Sponsor Project TitleTotal
ScorePhase(s)
Amount
Requested
Amount
RecommendedProject Description
Community Transit
Swift BRT Orange Line Project Development 92 PE/Design 5,000,000$ $ 5,000,000
This project will complete the Project Development phase for the "Orange Line," the third line of CT's Swift BRT network. Project Development includes: completion of the environmental review process, including developing and reviewing alternatives; selecting a locally preferred alternative and alignment; and completion of the design and engineering portion of the project. Completion of Project Development is an FTA threshold to be eligible to apply for and receive FTA Small Starts funding.
Sound Transit
Sounder Vehicle Procurement 79 Other 7,800,000$ $ 7,800,000
This project will purchase 1 commuter rail locomotive and 3 passenger cars for Sound Transit’s Sounder South line. The new locomotive will be either Tier 3 or Tier 4 EPA standard. The Sounder South line serves both Pierce and King Counties and a total of 10 centers. The vehicles in this grant request will help prepare for ST3 Sounder South Service and Capital Improvements.
Sound Transit
Purchase 11 New High Capacity Transit Buses 72 Other 7,700,000$ $ 3,000,000
This project will purchase four High Capacity Transit (HCT) buses for the Sound Transit Express Bus service routes experiencing the most severe overcrowding and schedule reliability issues. These routes directly serve a total of 13 centers along the I-5, SR-520, and I-90 corridors in Snohomish, Pierce and King Counties. The new buses will all have bicycle
racks that hold 3 bicycles per bus. The recommended amount of funding for this project is
lower than the amount requested, so Sound Transit will use the funding to purchase four
buses rather than the eleven buses originally requested in the project application.
Other 5,504,000$ $ 5,504,000
Construction 960,000$ $ 960,000
City of Seattle
Rainier Rapid Ride Corridor 69 PE/Design 3,000,000$ $ 3,000,000
This project will build a new bus rapid transit (BRT)/RapidRide corridor along Rainier Ave S. Key features of the project include: business access and transit (BAT) lanes or exclusive transit-only lanes; signal modifications; channelization changes; and transit signal priority (TSP). Improvements will also include transit stop amenities and supporting bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, such as real-time arrival information, lighting, wayfinding, off-board fare payment options, sidewalks, and bicycle facilities. The funding in this project grant will be used to design improvements on all of the Rainier/Jackson corridor and phase 1 of the 23rd Ave corridor, from Rainier Ave to the Rainier Beach light rail station. The defined corridor in this project follows most of the current routing for Metro’s Route 7, with an extension to South Lake Union in the north and a new terminus in the south at the Rainier Beach Light Rail Station.
Attachment A: TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC’s 2017 Regional FTA Competition
King County/ Metro
KCM Service Expansion Battery Electric Bus Service 69
The project grant funding will fund the acquisition of eight expansion buses and the construction of eight charging stations. The 8 buses will be slow-charge/extended range battery electric buses (BEB). The chargers would be installed at Metro’s South Base and the buses would operate out of South Base, a bus maintenance and operations facility located in Tukwila that primarily serves south King County. The eight routes identified for service increase operate on corridors that connect eleven Regional Growth Centers, three designated Regional Manufacturing/Industrial Centers, seven local King County Transit Activity Centers, as well as other park-and-rides and transit hubs and major destinations.
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Attachment: A - TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (1973 : 2017 Project
Table 1: TOC Project Recommendations for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (cont.)
Sponsor Project TitleTotal
ScorePhase(s)
Amount
Requested
Amount
RecommendedProject Description
King County/ Metro
King County Metro System Expansion: Eighth Base 67 Planning 1,601,335$ $ 1,601,335
This project will use planning and preliminary engineering funds towards construction of an eighth bus base for King County Metro Transit. This scope of work includes the identification of potential properties for acquisition and the development of a conceptual layout of a transit base for the selected site. The new base will accommodate up to 300 of the buses King County/Metro will acquire as part of the “Metro Connects” bus fleet expansion, and potentially serve 33 bus routes.
Washington State Ferries
Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock - Pedestrian Overhead Loading 60 Construction 7,000,000$ $ 4,000,000
This project will fund the replacement of the Overhead Loading (OHL) structures of Slip 3 as part of the larger Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock project. The goal of the project is to provide a uniform corridor width from the vessel to the building and to minimize obstacles, such as abrupt changes in grade, in order to meet operational demand. The new pedestrian overhead loading ramp at Slip 3 will be wider than the existing ramp, meet ADA
requirements, and provide additional capacity for increasing volumes of pedestrians. WSF
accepted a reduced amount of federal funding, so they will complete the requested phase
using other funding sources.
Pierce Transit
Corridor Improvements for Transit Speed & Reliability 55 PE/Design 1,440,000$ $ 1,440,000
This project will identify and prioritize investments to improve transit performance and service quality along Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7 (Downtown Tacoma to Spanaway). It seeks to implement a package of transit preferential treatments in both corridors, which may include: modifications to existing transit signal priority (TSP) installations; traffic signal re‐timing; traffic signal modification and signal synchronization; queue jumps; designation of bus or HOV lanes; upgraded bus stop amenities; and improved bus stop spacing.
$ 32,305,335
Table 2: TOC Recommended Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA CompetitionPriority #1: Any additional FTA competitive funds received in the region will be used to advance projects on the recommended list of projects, identified in Attachment 1.
Priority #2: After Priority #1 on the contingency list is satisfied, the following projects, in priority order, will be considered for funding up to the amount identified.
Sponsor Project TitleTotal
ScorePhase(s)
Amount
Requested
Contingency
AmountProject Description
Sound Transit
Purchase 11 New High Capacity Transit Buses 72 Other $ 7,700,000 $ 4,700,000
This project will purchase seven High Capacity Transit (HCT) buses for the Sound Transit Express Bus service routes experiencing the most severe overcrowding and schedule reliability issues. These routes directly serve a total of 13 centers along the I-5, SR-520, and I-90 corridors in Snohomish, Pierce and King Counties. The new buses will all have bicycle
racks that hold 3 bicycles per bus. The recommended amount of funding for this project is
lower than the amount requested, so the remaining funds were placed on the contingency list.
Sound Transit will use the remaining funding on the contingency list to purchase the other
seven buses requested for this project phase.
Regional FTA Competitive Recommended Total
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Attachment: A - TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (1973 : 2017 Project
Table 2: TOC Recommended Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (cont.)
Sponsor Project TitleTotal
ScorePhase(s)
Amount
Requested
Contingency
AmountProject Description
King County/ Metro
King County Metro System Expansion: Eighth Base 67 PE/Design $ 2,944,455 $ 2,944,455
This project will use planning and preliminary engineering funds towards construction of an eighth bus base for King County Metro Transit. This scope of work includes the identification of potential properties for acquisition and the development of a conceptual layout of a transit base for the selected site. The new base will accommodate up to 300 of the buses King County/Metro will acquire as part of the “Metro Connects” bus fleet expansion, and potentially serve 33 bus routes.
King County/ Metro
King County Metro Fleet Expansion (Route 120/RapidRide H Line) 65 Other $ 7,372,696 $ 7,372,696
This project will acquire eight new 60-ft articulated buses that will operate on the existing Route 120 corridor between Downtown Seattle and Burien Transit Center. The new vehicles are necessary to provide increased transit frequency to meet existing and forecasted service demands. These vehicles will eventually operate on the RapidRide H Line after it is constructed.
Sound Transit
Puyallup Station Access Improvements 64 Construction $ 6,600,000 $ 6,600,000
This project will construct multimodal access improvements at the Sounder Puyallup Station, including approximately 669 new parking stalls (an estimated 503 of these will come from a new garage near the station with an additional 166 surface parking spaces along the north side of 3rd Avenue Northwest); sidewalk, pedestrian lighting and bicycle amenities in the station area; and a pedestrian bridge from the garage over 5th St NW to the Sounder Station platform. The grant request will complete the construction phase.
City of Seattle
Roosevelt Rapid Ride Corridor 62 PE/Design $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000
This project will build a new bus rapid transit (BRT)/RapidRide corridor along Roosevelt Way, Eastlake Ave, and Fairview Ave under King County Metro’s RapidRide brand. The project includes key features, such as business access and transit (BAT) lanes or exclusive transit-only lanes, signal modifications, channelization changes, bus stop consolidation, parking changes, bus bulbs, transit signal priority (TSP), bicycle and pedestrian access improvements, and protected bike lanes and/or parallel neighborhood greenways. Improvements will also include transit stop amenities, such as real-time arrival information, lighting, wayfinding, off-board fare payment options, and bicycle and pedestrian access improvements.
Pierce Transit
Corridor Improvements for Transit Speed & Reliability 55 Construction $ 2,160,000 $ 2,160,000
This project will identify and prioritize investments to improve transit performance and service quality along Pacific Avenue S/State Route 7 (Downtown Tacoma to Spanaway). It seeks to implement a package of transit preferential treatments in both corridors, which may include: modifications to existing transit signal priority (TSP) installations; traffic signal re‐timing; traffic signal modification and signal synchronization; queue jumps; designation of bus or HOV lanes; upgraded bus stop amenities; and improved bus stop spacing.
Washington State Ferries
Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock - Bicycle Access 52 Construction $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000
This project will construct a new bicycle facility as part of the larger Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock project. The facility includes a new dedicated entrance and a separate covered holding area for bicycle riders transiting on the Bainbridge route. Design of the facility was coordinated with design of the new cycle track to be constructed by the City of Seattle as part of the Central Waterfront reconstruction.
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Attachment: A - TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (1973 : 2017 Project
Table 2: TOC Recommended Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (cont.)
Sponsor Project TitleTotal
ScorePhase(s)
Amount
Requested
Contingency
AmountProject Description
Sumner
SR 410 - Traffic Ave/E Main Interchange Improvements 41 PE/Design $ 440,000 $ 440,000
This project widens the overpass to the Traffic Ave/E Main Street interchange, which will include reconfiguring two intersections and adding travel lanes and multi-modal access across SR 410. The project is less than 0.2 miles from the Sumner Sound Transit Station. The grant will fully fund the planning and design phase of the 14' two-way shared use path portion of the new overpass across SR 410.
King County DOT (Marine)
West Seattle Passenger Only Ferry Terminal Relocation 40 Planning $ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000
This project requests funding for planning, pre-design, and initial NEPA environmental analysis of a permanent ferry terminal location in West Seattle in support of the West Seattle to downtown Seattle passenger only ferry (POF) service.
Planning $ 160,000 $ 160,000
PE/Design $ 800,000 $ 800,000
Construction $ 1,600,000 $ 1,600,000
Total Funds Recommended for Contingency List $ 34,977,151
King County/ Metro
Shared Mobility Retrofits at King County Metro Park & Rides 39
This is a pilot demonstration project to complete the design and construction of shared mobility hub retrofits to incorporate new modes of transportation at King County/Metro’s busiest park and ride facilities (P&Rs). The project will include developing shared mobility hub retrofit designs at six P&R locations, and completing construction to fully retrofit four selected locations. Examples of retrofits include: safe and secure short-term parking for drop-offs; pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements; and additional amenities, such as lighting, shelters, real-time transit service and parking information, trip planning, and service request kiosks.
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Attachment: A - TOC Project Recommendations and Contingency List for PSRC's 2017 Regional FTA Competition (1973 : 2017 Project
Table 1: Projects Recommendations for PSRC's 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridor Program
Sponsor Project Title Total
Score Phase(s)
Amount
Requested
Amount
RecommendedProject Description
City of North Bend North Bend Way/Park Street Roundabout 82 Construction $ 1,250,000 1,000,000$
This project constructs a roundabout at the intersection of North Bend and Park Street. The project includes: landscaping, sidewalks and shared-use trail connections, signage, and utility improvements. The city accepted a reduced
amount of funding and will complete the construction phase using additional local
funds.
City of Stanwood 90th Avenue Extension 79 Construction $ 1,700,000 1,437,750$
This project extends 90th Avenue from 271st Street to Viking Way and includes a travel lane in each direction, parking, landscaping, and sidewalks. The city
accepted a reduced amount of funding and will complete the construction phase
using additional local funds.
City of Orting Whitehawk Boulevard Extension 77 PE/Design $ 346,000 346,000$
This project extends Whitehawk Boulevard NW from the Orting Avenue NW intersection to Calistonga SW/Kansas Street. The project includes a travel lane in each direction, a center median, bike and pedestrian facilities, and a new traffic signal.
City of Snohomish
Bickford & Weaver Intersection Improvements 69 PE/Design $ 216,250 216,250$
This project provides intersection improvements at Bickford Avenue and Weaver Road. The project includes a new traffic signal, curbing, channelization, sidewalks, and drainage improvements.
3,000,000$
Table 2: Recommended Contingency List for for PSRC's 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridor Program (in priority order)
Sponsor Project Title Total
Score Phase(s)
Amount
Requested
Contingency
Amount Project Description
Kitsap County Beach Drive 70 Construction $ 900,000 900,000$
This project constructs a six-foot buffered shoulder on both sides of Beach Drive from Main Street to Jessica Way.
City of Orting Whitehawk Boulevard Extension 77 Right of Way $ 865,000 865,000$
This project extends Whitehawk Boulevard NW from the Orting Avenue NW intersection to Calistonga SW/Kansas Street. The project includes a travel lane in each direction, a center median, bike and pedestrian facilities, and a new traffic signal.
City of Carnation
SR 203/Tolt Avenue Central Business District Improvements 74 Construction $ 1,000,000 1,000,000$
This project constructs transportation improvements in Carnation's downtown. Improvements include street re-grading and paving, widened shared-use sidewalks, curb bulbs, lighting, landscaping, and utility improvements.
PE/Design $ 58,850 58,850$
Construction $ 208,729 208,729$
PE/Design $ 27,680 27,680$
Construction $ 210,887 210,887$
3,271,146$ Total RTCC Funds Recommended for Contingency List
Attachment B: 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program (RTCC) Project Recommendations and Contingency List
City of Sultan Alder Avenue Reconstruction Phase II
This project reconstructs Alder Avenue from 4th Street to 5th Street. The project includes utility improvements as well as the replacement of curb, gutter, and sidewalks.
Pierce County Olson Drive KPN/92nd Street – Key Center Sidewalks
This project widens the two-lane roadway and provides paved shoulders, curb, gutter, and sidewalks and driveway approaches on both sides. 67
67
Total RTCC Funds Recommended
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Attachment: B - 2017 Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program Project Recommendations and Contingency List (1973 : 2017 Project
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DISCUSSION ITEM May 3, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Transportation 2040 Update - Financial Strategy Status Report IN BRIEF
The Transportation Policy Board will be briefed by PSRC staff on progress to date on updating the regional transportation plan financial strategy. This discussion is intended as a status report on the process currently underway to update a key component of the board-approved work program for the Transportation 2040 update. DISCUSSION The financial strategy is an important element of Transportation 2040 and serves as a blueprint for how the region intends to fund current and future transportation investments. As part of the plan update, PSRC staff have been working with the Finance Working Group, made up of Transportation Policy Board and other PSRC board and committee members, to revise the financial strategy. The T2040 Financial Strategy will account for existing revenues and reevaluate long-term new revenue assumptions based on federal and state policy and evolved thinking since the 2014 update. A special emphasis during this update is identifying revenue generating opportunities for local transportation needs, including resources for city streets, county roads, and local transit. Since their kick-off meeting in November 2016, the Finance Working Group has been reviewing financial assumptions in the adopted T2040 plan and key issues framing the 2018 update. The Working Group has focused on how the economy, new approaches to transportation funding, state policy direction, and voter-approved initiatives will shape the updated financial strategy. The Finance Working Group’s recommendations will be presented to the Transportation Policy Board for approval at the July 2017 meeting. PSRC staff will provide a status report on this effort and will outline next steps as the Finance Working Group develops recommendations.
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For more information, please contact Pavithra Parthasarathi, [email protected], 206-971-3277; Benjamin Brackett, [email protected], 206-971-3280; or Ben Bakkenta, [email protected], 206-971-3286.
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DISCUSSION ITEM May 4, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Transportation 2040 Update -- Climate Change IN BRIEF
In March 2016, the Transportation Policy Board provided direction for continued staff work on the region’s Four-Part Greenhouse Gas Strategy as part of the Transportation 2040 update currently underway. In addition, staff was directed to continue close coordination with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, particularly related to establishing a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and a common analytical framework. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) board adopted regional greenhouse gas emission targets in February 2018. At the May 11 meeting, the Transportation Policy Board will discuss the potential relationship between these targets and the update to Transportation 2040. DISCUSSION
The PSCAA board adopted the following regional targets at its February 23 meeting: to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. As a comparison, the current state limits are to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, 25% below 1990 levels by 2035, and 50% below 1990 levels by 2050. PSCAA anticipates preparing a list of strategies to be evaluated for potential agency action by January 2018 to assist in meeting these regional targets. PSRC is in the process of updating the region’s long-range metropolitan transportation plan, Transportation 2040, for adoption in May 2018. Included in this work is a review of the adopted regional Four-Part Greenhouse Gas Strategy, which addresses potential emission reductions from land use, transportation choices, pricing and technology, and is designed to complement the overall statewide program for meeting the state greenhouse gas limits. The Four-Part Greenhouse Gas Strategy will be updated to reflect the most current information within each category, as well as consider additional opportunities to achieve further emissions reductions and continue to complement the work of both PSCAA and the state program. The Transportation Policy Board will discuss these topics in greater detail at the May meeting, with a
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specific focus on how and if PSRC should address the PSCAA regional greenhouse gas emission targets as part of the Transportation 2040 update. For more information, please contact Kelly McGourty at 206-971-3601 or [email protected].
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INFORMATION ITEM May 3, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Transportation 2040 Update – Regional Capacity Projects Draft Summary IN BRIEF
As part of the update to Transportation 2040, an opportunity was provided to update the list of larger scale regional investments planned through 2040. This is referred to as the “Regional Capacity Projects” list. Staff is currently in the process of thoroughly reviewing every project submittal for accuracy; this memo provides preliminary information on the submittals, including cost, project type and other details. DISCUSSION
Transportation 2040 contains a variety of investments – to preserve and maintain the transportation system, improve the system’s efficiency, and expand the system with strategic capacity. These investments incorporate various modes of travel – vehicle, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, ferry - on a wide range of facilities, from local roads to major interstates. Most of these investments are considered “programmatic” in nature, and are not called out as individual investments but represent a substantial portion of the plan’s financial strategy. These programmatic investments include, among other things, preservation, maintenance and operations, and capacity investments on local roadways. For larger scale projects, thresholds have been established for each type of investment. Projects above these thresholds are required to be explicitly identified on the Regional Capacity Projects list and are subject to additional review and approval by PSRC’s Boards. It is recognized that these planned investments evolve over time, and an opportunity is provided as part of each plan update to submit new projects for consideration and/or revise existing projects. The call for projects for the current plan update was open between January and March 2017. PSRC has been conducting extensive outreach to all jurisdictions to keep them apprised of this process, to ensure no opportunity to submit a project is missed, and to verify data submitted. Per Transportation 2040 as currently adopted, in addition to key project details sponsors were asked to respond to the Prioritization Framework measures.
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A thorough review of every submittal is currently underway, and a summary report was provided to the Board in April. A preliminary summary of project types, total project costs and prioritization scores for the projects submitted for Board consideration is provided below. CHART 1: SUMMARY OF SUBMITTED REQUESTS – TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
(in billions, 2018$)
Chart 1 illustrates the sum of the projects submitted for consideration, in terms of their total project costs. It is important to note that many projects have already begun and have expended funding; please note that the project expenditures to be incorporated into the financial strategy will only reflect costs that will occur after plan adoption in 2018. This refined figure will be provided in the coming months. Approximately 25% of the project costs shown above have received funding to date, per preliminary data. Also, as a reminder, the Transportation 2040 Regional Capacity Projects List contains investments that are included in the plan’s financial strategy (the “Constrained” plan), but also contains investments that are identified as “Unprogrammed,” which are not included in the financial plan nor in the regional air quality conformity finding. A project’s status within either of these two plan categories will affect the sponsor’s ability to program funds and move forward towards implementation, as well as their ability to obligate funds in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program. The chart below describes the plan statuses and their corresponding requirements.
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CHART 2: TRANSPORTATION 2040 REGIONAL CAPACITY PROJECT STATUS DEFINITIONS
CHART 3: SUMMARY OF SUBMITTED CONSTRAINED REQUESTS – BY AGENCY
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CHART 4: SUMMARY OF SUBMITTED CONSTRAINED REQUESTS – BY TYPE
The chart above illustrates the types of project submitted for consideration in the Constrained plan, based on their individual scope elements. The majority of projects submitted are considered “multimodal” projects – for example, a project that is providing roadway improvements but also sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and/or transit improvements; or, a project that is providing transit improvements or expanded service, as well as pedestrian and bicycle access improvements. The remaining categories represent projects which at this point in time have indicated only one type of scope element, such as park and rides, capacity to state highways, trails, and local roadway improvements. There may be additional scope elements incorporated into these projects as they move forward towards implementation.
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CHART 5: SUMMARY OF CONSTRAINED REQUESTS – PRIORITIZATION SCORES
Projects requesting submittal into Transportation 2040 are required to provide information on the Prioritization Measures as adopted in Transportation 2040 in 2014. There are nine measures with multiple choice questions for sponsors to respond to, for a total of 90 available points. A guidance document and a web-based mapping resource was provided to assist sponsors in providing this information. Projects are not evaluated by PSRC staff to achieve a score – rather, each question has a predetermined adopted point value, and sponsors self-select their responses based on the scope and location of each project. PSRC staff is conducting a cross-check of the information provided, to see if any specific patterns emerge, and to guage the reasonableness of answers. Since there are over 400 projects submitted, it is not feasible for staff to review every response, but our preliminary review indicates that sponsors for the most part are being conservative in their responses. It is important to note when reviewing the information in the chart above that there is one set of questions applied to a diverse mix of projects, in terms of size, location, scope and schedule. Projects that tend to score on the lower spectrum of the available points are often located further from the more densely populated areas or are smaller scale projects. The draft list of projects submitted for consideration can be found on PSRC’s website at https://www.psrc.org/our-work/regional-planning/transportation-2040/regional-capacity-projects-list-and-approval-process, along with a web-based map showing the location of all requested projects. As mentioned, staff is conducting a thorough review to ensure accuracy of all projects submitted, and we are conducting cross-checks with various organizations to ensure coordination and eliminate duplications. We expect to finalize this data by the June Transportation Policy Board meeting. For more information, please contact Kelly McGourty at (206) 971-3601 or [email protected], or Rebecca Frohning at (206) 587-4812 or [email protected].
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INFORMATION ITEM May 3, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Summary of April Health/Equity Board Engagement and Workshop This is a summary of Transportation Policy Board member conversations from (1) the April 13 board engagement break-out session on health/equity, as well as (2) the special workshop on health/equity. The regional role in promoting health/equity is different than at the project level. Addressing health/equity at a regional scale through the Transportation 2040 Plan can provide policy guidance to local planning work. While the discussions included many versions of a definition, for this Transportation 2040 Update, Health/Equity planning is defined as a focus on positive health outcomes for all communities, especially for communities of concern. As capabilities allow, PSRC will measure income, race/ethnicity and place (communities of concern) as well as air quality, safety and levels of physical activity. Feedback on Health /Equity Outcomes for the T2040 Update
Focus on who benefits with emphasis on understanding impacts to the most disenfranchised communities – those who need it most
Where possible, evaluate how social determinants of equity support healthy outcomes (e.g., access to affordable, healthy food, access to health and human services)
In addition to race, place and income, consider other aspects (age, disability, etc.)
Make investments “where our principals are”
Consider social equity and access to opportunity (employment, education, medical support, healthy food)
Increase emphasis on multimodal, transit and nonmotorized
Remember that health is not an absence of disease or access to healthcare; it is about how people stay healthy in their built environments and the determinants of health
Consider setting regional policy related to equity to guide the planning process Feedback on T2040 Evaluation Framework
Measure impacts on racial/ ethnic communities when possible
Be clear about what we are measuring
Measures should be outcome based (what will it take to get us there?)
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Ensure data captures all groups Feedback on Community Engagement at a Regional Scale
Provide resources to community organizations to enable them to engage
Ensure PSRC’s community engagement adheres to best practices
Create a forum for community representation at the PSRC table
Remember that experience and anecdotal data is just as powerful as actual data
True engagement happens where people are and in accessible places/ languages Feedback Related to Other PSRC Work
Criteria for federal funding can be a tool to ensure the region meets health/equity goals
Pay attention to historic underinvestment
Make sure rural areas remain competitive
For more information, contact Robin Mayhew at [email protected] or 206-464-7537.
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INFORMATION ITEM May 4, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Regional Transit Asset Management Performance Targets IN BRIEF
The Transportation Policy Board will take an action at its June 8 meeting to set 2017 performance targets for Transit Asset Management in compliance with federal rules. This information item provides background on this topic in advance of the June meeting. BACKGROUND
The purpose of the new Transit Asset Management regulations is to monitor and manage public transit capital assets to enhance safety, reduce maintenance costs, increase reliability, and improve performance of the public transit system nationwide. Transit Asset Management is a business model that uses the condition of assets to guide the optimal prioritization of funding at transit agencies to keep the nation’s transit networks in a State of Good Repair. The final Transit Asset Management rule is applicable to all recipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding that own, operate, or manage capital assets used in the provision of public transportation. In this region, the rule applies to all fixed-route transit operators and public ferry operators. Some special needs transportation operators will also need to comply with the Transit Asset Management rule, but will do so through a state-sponsored group plan. To assist in implementation of the Transit Asset Management rule in this region, PSRC convened a group of stakeholders that include all public transit agencies, ferry operators, WSDOT Public Transportation Division, and the FTA. This group, known as the Transit Asset Management Advisory Committee, has been meeting periodically since the initial Transit Asset Management notice of proposed rule-making in 2013. The Transit Asset Management rule requires development of Transit Asset Management plans by the affected transit agencies and ferry operators. This agency-specific planning informs regional and statewide targets. Each agency is currently engaged in developing its agency-specific Transit Asset Management plan. Some agencies are planning to adopt their Transit Asset Management plans in 2017, while others are planning to adopt closer to the October 1, 2018, deadline. As
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shown in the timeline of Transit Asset Management milestones in Table 1, the federal Transit Asset Management rule requires action on agency and regional Transit Asset Management performance targets prior to completion of Transit Asset Management plans. Table 1: Federal Transit Asset Management Milestones
Date Milestone
January 1, 2017 Transit agencies establish their initial Transit Asset Management performance targets
July 1, 2017 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) establish initial regional Transit Asset Management targets
October 1, 2017 State DOTs establish statewide Transit Asset Management performance targets
October 1, 2018 Transit agencies complete their initial Transit Asset Management Plans
MPO reflects performance measures and targets in all Metropolitan Transportation Plans and TIPs updated after this date
Transit Asset Management performance targets are updated annually, and Transit Asset Management plans will cover a four-year period. Ideally, Transit Asset Management plans inform the annual performance target setting. However, none of the agencies in the region have completed a Transit Asset Management plan that meets FTA requirements. That said, agencies in this region are using the best available information from their existing asset management planning processes to create their initial Transit Asset Management performance targets being used in development of the regional targets. Transit Asset Management Performance Measures The FTA final rule identified the Transit Asset Management performance measures that all public transit properties and regions must incorporate into their planning and programming processes. The asset categories and associated Transit Asset Management performance measures are shown in Table 2 below. Table 2: Transit Asset Management Asset Categories and Associated Performance Measures
Asset Category
Example of Assets Covered Performance Measure
Rolling Stock Railcars, buses, ferries, vanpool vans, and other passenger vehicles
Percent of those vehicles that have either met or exceeded their “Useful Life Benchmark”. 1
Infrastructure Track and other fixed guideway. Although performance is measured by track segments with performance restrictions, this asset category also includes signal systems, power infrastructure, and structures (bridges and tunnels) which are evaluated and accounted for in Transit Asset Management plans, but not in the performance target framework.
The percentage of track segments with performance restrictions.
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Facilities Passenger facilities like a rail station; parking facilities such as a park & ride; and support facilities such as a Bus or Railcar base.
The percentage of facilities within an asset class, rated below an “Adequate” condition2.
Equipment Non-revenue service vehicles such as tow trucks and service supervisor cars; construction or maintenance vehicles.
Uses a combination of Useful Life Benchmark1 noted for Rolling Stock and condition assessment2 noted for Facilities.
Table 2 Notes:
Note 1: Useful Life Benchmark is expressed in a number of years. FTA provides guidance on default Useful Life Benchmark by vehicle type with age ranges from 8 years for a van or minivan to 42 years as a default for a ferry boat. Most bus types fall within the 10-14-year timeframe. Each agency may set its own Useful Life Benchmark that varies from the FTA guidance based upon local conditions and vehicle operating environment.
Note 2: Condition assessment is defined as part of a 5-term point Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM) scale. “Adequate” is defined as a condition “3” on the 5-point scale. A “5” on the TERM scale is considered Excellent; and a “1” on the TERM scale is considered Poor.
Transit Asset Management Performance Targets Each agency is required to develop annual performance targets associated with the performance measures found in Table 2. Performance targets are created annually and account for the condition of assets in addition to the upgrades and replacements that agencies are planning to achieve with available funding. All agencies within the region have developed their initial Transit Asset Management performance targets which were required by January 1, 2017. Although FTA is providing the performance measures to transit agencies on this topic, transit agencies use their operating environment and local conditions to influence the development of their performance targets. For example, the FTA sets a “default useful life benchmark” for various types of rolling stock, such as a bus. Transit agencies then use their agency’s transit asset management planning to identify agency-specific useful life benchmarks that exceed the FTA default. Performance targets are then set based upon the percentage of buses exceeding the agency-defined useful life benchmark. In this example, the FTA default useful life benchmark for a bus is 14 years. Transit agencies in this region have agency-defined useful life benchmarks for buses that range in the 14- to 16-year timeframe. The Transit Asset Management Advisory Committee helped develop a method of addressing regional Transit Asset Management performance targets in the context of multiple public transit agencies preparing their own agency-specific Transit Asset Management performance targets within the region. The method used relies upon information provided by agencies, which PSRC rolls into a regional performance target as a “weighted average” of each transit agency’s target for a particular asset classes’ performance measure. Under this method, larger transit agencies will have more of an influence on the overall regional Transit Asset Management target in each performance measure compared to smaller agencies. This method provides an overall regional performance target for each of the measures noted in Table 2; but individual agency performance targets will be different from the regional target because each agency contributes a portion of the overall regional target. King County Metro has the region’s largest bus fleet. Metro’s 0% target for bus rolling stock has a greater influence than the 6% target that Pierce
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Transit has for bus rolling stock. Overall, the various agency-specific targets come together to provide a regional target of 2% for bus rolling stock. The results of the initial regional 2017 Transit Asset Management performance targets shown in Table 3 will be presented to the Transportation Policy Board for action on June 8, 2017, to meet the federal deadline. The management approaches associated with each regional performance target are contained within each individual agency’s Transit Asset Management planning framework, which helps the agency guide its optimal prioritization of funding associated with preservation and maintenance of its assets. Performance targets are updated annually, as agency assets age and funding is identified for upgrades or replacement. Table 3: PSRC Regional Transit Asset Management Performance Targets for FFY 2017
Asset Category
Asset Class Performance Target for FFY 2017
Rolling Stock Bus No more than 2% of buses meet or exceed their Useful Life Benchmark
Other Passenger Vehicles
No more than 28% of other passenger vehicles meet or exceed their Useful Life Benchmark
Railcars No more than 0% of railcars meet or exceed their Useful Life Benchmark
Ferries No more than 5% of ferries meet or exceed their Useful Life Benchmark
Infrastructure Rail Fixed Guideway, Track, Signals, and Systems
No more than 2% of track segments have performance restrictions
Facilities Support No more than 11% of support facilities rated below Adequate on the TERM scale
Passenger No more than 0% of passenger facilities rated below Adequate on the TERM scale
Parking No more than 7% of parking facilities rated below Adequate on the TERM scale
Equipment Non-revenue service vehicles
No more than 19% of equipment meets or exceeds its Useful Life Benchmark
Construction No more than 0% of construction equipment rated below Adequate on the TERM scale
Maintenance No more than 7% of maintenance equipment rated below Adequate on the TERM scale
In addition to implementing the initial regional Transit Asset Management performance targets, PSRC is planning to incorporate a description of the measures and targets used in assessing Transit Asset Management in the Performance Measures section of the Transportation 2040 update. For further information on Transit Asset Management Performance Measures and Targets, please contact Gil Cerise at [email protected] or (206) 971-3053.
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INFORMATION ITEM May 4, 2017 To: Transportation Policy Board From: Charlie Howard, Director of Planning Subject: Final Coordinated Grant Awards IN BRIEF
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced the results of its Consolidated Grant for the 2017-2019 Biennium. With this information, PSRC now has a comprehensive program of special needs transportation programs resulting from the 2016-2017 Coordinated Grant competition (Table 1). The region succeeded in leveraging $4.1 million in funds from the statewide competition that, combined with PSRC’s $4.2 million in funding, provides a total of $8.3 million for 20 special needs transportation programs in the region. Final contingency lists for projects are also included (Tables 2 and 3). BACKGROUND The PSRC Coordinated Grant program funds special needs transportation projects in the region. Special needs transportation provides mobility for seniors, people with disabilities, and other populations with mobility challenges due to age, income, or disability. PSRC times its Coordinated Grant competition to leverage funding from the statewide Consolidated Grant competition, which funds similar types of projects in rural and small urban areas of the state. PSRC’s FTA Section 5310 funding is oriented to the large urban area encompassing urban portions of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. On January 12, 2017, the Transportation Policy Board made a recommendation to the Executive Board on the 2016-2017 Coordinated Grant competition. The recommendation included award of $4.2 million in FTA Section 5310 funding managed by PSRC and regional priority rankings for the WSDOT Consolidated Grant competition. The PSRC Executive Board approved the Transportation Policy Board’s recommendation on January 26, 2017. This week WSDOT announced $4.1 million in funding awards to projects on the regional priority ranking list that PSRC approved in January. This is over $1 million more than the State award for the current biennium in this region. This funding will allow many of the programs serving these vulnerable populations to continue providing service to meet their needs.
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The full list of projects with funding awards noted by PSRC and WSDOT is included in Table 1 attached to this memo. Two contingency lists (Tables 2 and 3) for projects seeking PSRC funding that were not funded or not fully funded are also attached. The contingency lists will remain active until the next Coordinated Grant competition. For further information on the Coordinated Grant for special needs transportation, please contact Gil Cerise at [email protected] or (206) 971-3053. Attachments: Table 1 - PSRC Coordinated Grant Program: Funding Award List Tables 2 and 3 - PSRC Coordinated Grant Program: Prioritized Contingency Lists
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TRADITIONAL 5310
Sponsor Title Description PSRC Award WSDOT Award Total Award
City of Seattle Human Services
Department, Aging and Disability
Services Division
Sustain Community Shuttles for Seniors
and People with Disabilities in King
County
Sustains community-based paratransit operations
for up to 11 vans in Seattle north of the Ship Canal,
Auburn, Des Moines, and Seatac and offers
affordable and accessible transportation for seniors
and people with disabilities.
490,911$ 490,911$
Hopelink Mobility Management in King County
Provides staffing, short term planning and
operational support for the King County Mobility
Coalition and three subregional coalitions.
513,056$ 513,056$
Pierce County Community
ConnectionsBeyond the Borders
Provides fully accessible transportation services to
special needs riders who live in or travel to
locations in east and south Pierce County that are
outside the Pierce Transit service boundaries.
989,262$ 52,338$ 1,041,600$
United Way of Pierce CountySouth Sound 2-1-1 Transportation
Resource Center
This project is a one call–one click service for
transportation that provides customers with a
single point of contact to learn about a variety of
available transportation resources.
189,111$ 28,902$ 218,013$
Pierce County Community
ConnectionsMobility Management Pierce County
Provides staffing for the Pierce County Coordinated
Transportation Coalition (PCCTC). The primary goal
of this project is to facilitate the coordination and
implementation of transportation solutions for
special needs riders in Pierce County.
174,754$ 174,754$
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Transportation Outreach
Provides custom instruction for seniors on all
aspects of trip planning including the use of public
transit, the ORCA card, obtaining reduced-fare
permits as well as other vital transportation
information throughout Snohomish County.
42,739$ 42,739$
Everett Transit SNOTRAC
The Snohomish County Transportation Coalition
(SNOTRAC) is a diverse partnership of organizations
that come together to provide Mobility
Management services in Snohomish County.
143,962$ 143,962$
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Capital for Vehicles
Acquire 3 replacement buses and 5 minivans for the
TAP program. TAP provides demand response
transportation services throughout Snohomish
County.
34,037$ 296,180$ 330,217$
Table 1: PSRC Coordinated Grant Program: Funding Award List for 2017-2019 Biennium
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Sponsor Title Description PSRC Award WSDOT Award Total Award
Sound Generations
Sustain the Hyde Shuttles-A Community-
based Paratransit Service In King
County
Sustains 15 community vans and 20 nutrition and
King County Housing Authority routes for a
community-based paratransit operation in urban,
suburban and rural areas of King County.
1,098,053$ 593,980$ 1,692,033$
Catholic Community Services of
Western Washington
Continue to Preserve Volunteer
Services’ King County Volunteer
Transportation Program
Volunteer Services provides volunteer
transportation to vulnerable, low-income adults
and persons living with disabilities.
93,400$ 93,400$
Northshore Senior CenterSustain Inter-County Special Needs
Transportation
Sustain existing demand response service to seniors
and individuals with disabilities in the NSC service
area (south Snohomish and north King counties)
particularly in areas not served by complementary
ADA paratransit.
100,850$ 100,850$
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Pay Your Pal
This volunteer transportation program provides a
safe and economical way to transport seniors and
people with disabilities living in Snohomish County.
45,000$ 45,000$
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Operations
As an ADA Enhanced Paratransit Service, TAP
provides demand response transportation services
to people with special needs who may not be
eligible for ADA paratransit services throughout
Snohomish County.
309,777$ 522,000$ 831,777$
PROJECTS RECEIVING WSDOT CONSOLIDATED GRANT AWARDS ONLY
Sponsor Title Description PSRC Award WSDOT Award Total Award
Mt. Si Senior CenterSustain Snoqualmie Valley
Transportation$1,027,379 1,027,379$
Catholic Community Services of
Western Washington - Pierce Co.
Volunteer Transportation Services
$277,696 277,696$
Mt. Si Senior Center
Mt. Si Senior Center - Capital Request
$193,154 193,154$
Provides ADA accessible transportation services for
transit dependent individuals in the incorporated
and unincorporated areas of North Bend,
Snoqualmie, Fall City and Preston to essential
appointment, including twice monthly service to
food bank in the City of Carnation.
Provides door-through-door transportation to
medical, grocery shopping and other necessary
appointments to low-income seniors and adults
with disabilities (18-59) who don't qualify for Pierce
Transit SHUTTLE Paratransit services or who live in
a rural area of Pierce County where public
transportation isn't available. Acquire 4 vehicles to replace vehicles that are
beyond their useful life—to support the services
provided by Snoqualmie Valley Transportation
(SVT) program.
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RTI Van Program Sustains existing van operations and serves two
major needs: 1) training of low-income individuals
to earn their CDL, and 2) providing transportation
service to special needs populations in south King
County and Pierce County.
548,853$ 548,853$
Puget Sound Educational Service
District
Key Peninsula School Bus Connects
(KPSBC)150,000$ 150,000$
Hopelink Regional Emergency
Management/Transportation for
Vulnerable Populations Coordination
77,804$ 77,804$
ATS Trans, LLC
Replacement Vehicles for Coordinated
Transportation in Pierce County388,248$ 388,248$
TOTAL FUNDING FOR 2017-19 BIENNIUM 4,224,912$ 4,156,534$ 8,381,446$
Acquire 5 vehicles, three for the fixed route service
in Sumner and Spanaway and two vehicles to
provide demand service in rural Eastern and
Southeast Pierce County. This project will replace
vehicles used by a private operator for the Beyond
the Borders service.
Provides staff support to the Regional Alliance for
Resilient and Equitable Transportation Workgroup
in order to address critical gaps that exist in
emergency planning for vulnerable populations.
PSESD, in partnership with Key Peninsula
Community Council (KPC) and the Peninsula School
District, intends to continue providing
transportation services with off-duty school buses
to a remote region of Pierce County that has no
other scheduled transportation option.
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TRADITIONAL 5310
Sponsor Title Total Score PSRC Balance
City of Seattle Human Services
Department, Aging and Disability
Services Division
Sustain Community Shuttles for Seniors
and People with Disabilities in King
County
92 25,972$
Hopelink Mobility Management in King County 90 58,542$
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Transportation Outreach68 2,261$
Senior Services of Snohomish
CountySNOTRAC 67 24,038$
Northshore Senior Center Data Tracking and Scheduling Software 65 48,000$
TOTAL 158,813$
OTHER 5310
Sponsor Title Total Score PSRC Balance
Senior Services of Snohomish
County
Transportation Assistance Program -
Operations71 30,033$
Catholic Community Services Disabled Veterans Transportation 69 202,639$
Rainier Foothills Wellness
FoundationCare Van Transportation Project 68 70,122$
City of TacomaWheelchair Accessible Taxis in Pierce
County53 60,000$
TOTAL 362,794$
Volunteer transportation program that provides disabled veterans living in
Snohomish County the ability to access medical and other essential
appointments. Includes funding for expansion.
Provides free, non-emergency transportation to and from healthcare
related appointments within their service area. The Care Van provides
rides to other plateau residents who are not seniors or disabled, but who
may show a temporary hardship for transportation to health related
appointments. Includes funding for expansion.
Acquire 2 wheelchair accessible taxis for use across all of Pierce County,
where there is no service accessible taxi service currently available.
Description
As an ADA Enhanced Paratransit Service, TAP provides demand response
transportation services to people with special needs who may not be
eligible for ADA paratransit services throughout Snohomish County.
Provides custom instruction for seniors on all aspects of trip planning
including the use of public transit, the ORCA card, obtaining reduced-fare
permits as well as other vital transportation information throughout
Snohomish County.
The Snohomish County Transportation Coalition (SNOTRAC) is a diverse
partnership of organizations that come together to provide Mobility
Management services in Snohomish County.
Purchase software licensing for scheduling and data tracking system to
enable greater efficiencies within the department.
Table 3: PSRC 2016-2017 Coordinated Grant Program Prioritized Contingency List for Other 5310 Funds
Table 2: PSRC 2016-2017 Coordinated Grant Program Prioritized Contingency List for Traditional 5310 Funds
DescriptionSustains community-based paratransit operations for up to 11 vans in
Seattle north of the Ship Canal, Auburn, Des Moines, and Seatac and
offers affordable and accessible transportation for seniors and people
with disabilities.
Provides staffing, short term planning and operational support for the
King County Mobility Coalition and three subregional coalitions.
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