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Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships

Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships. August 23, 2013. Spokane Regional Transportation Council. WA State Public Transportation Symposium Partners in Success August 26, 2013. Process. Public / Stakeholder Input. =. Strategies. Transportation Corridor Types. Urban Neighborhood

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Spokane Transportation Planning Partnerships

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  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. Process Public / Stakeholder Input = Strategies

  4. Transportation Corridor Types Urban Neighborhood Freight/Commerce

  5. Population & Employment +35%

  6. Land Use Scenarios

  7. Maintenance & Preservation

  8. Financially Constrained ($ finite resource) Strategies Estimate $10.5 billion Street Capital Street Maint. TDM ITS Transit Bridges Bicycle Pedestrian

  9. Coalition for Safe & Complete Streets

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

  11. Transportation Policy Project July 27, 2012

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

  13. “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” Transportation Vision Statement Variety of Transportation Choices Allow Easy Access Mobility Throughout the Region Respect Property & the Environment

  14. Policies Use Fiscal ResourcesEfficiently

  15. Is All Growth Good Growth?

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

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

  18. Street + Transit Costs Infill Conventional 10:1 Cost Advantage

  19. Public Costs and Individual Responsibility Infill Conventional

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

  21. 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

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

  23. 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

  24. High Performance Transit Network

  25. 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.)

  26. Collaboration with Partners

  27. STA Moving Forward Public Process

  28. April 10, 2013 Joint Open House

  29. 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

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

  31. E-G Transportation Statistics • 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

  32. Corridor Advisory Panel Outcome • Increased public engagement, less frustration • Should complement North Monroe revitalization • Useful to Neighborhood Planning effort • Laid foundation for future collaborations with STA

  33. Discussion

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