A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON TRANSPORTATION

1. A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON TRANSPORTATION Background Why Plan For Transportation? Facts You Should Know Expectations Projects and Costs Conclusions/ Next Steps

2. Background Cities and counties are required by the Growth Management Act (GMA) to plan for growth in a twenty-year period, including transportation needs The City updated the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan in 2007, but a complete review of the element has not been completed since the mid-1990’s The City updates the 6-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) annually

3. Background: Transportation Element Lists the City’s transportation goals and policies Determines existing conditions Adopts Level of Service (LOS) Standards Models the impact of growth on existing conditions Identifies projects necessary to meet LOS in the future Provides a funding strategy to pay for these projects

4. EXISTING TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES • Area-Wide Averaging/ Vehicle Miles Travelled • FEES BASED ON THE RELATIVE USE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM • FEES HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE 1997 • SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN FEES DEPENDING ON LOCATION

5. EXISTING TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES • EXAMPLES: CURRENT FEES: • SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE • CHURCH & THORNTON • $3796.82 • SLATER & KOPE • $342.62

6. FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW EXISTING TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS UPDATED IN 2007, BUT IS BASED ON A 1993 MODEL TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE 1997 Growth is and will continue to occur FERNDALE IS PROJECTED TO GROW BY 8,600 PEOPLE AND APPROXIMATELY 5,000 JOBS BY 2034. Today, MOST ROADS FUNCTION VERY WELL (LOS A OR B) TODAY, MAIN STREET AND INTERCHANGES EXPERIENCE CONGESTION (LOS C or D)

7. INTERSECTION EXISTING LOS FROM FIGURE 5 OF DRAFT ELEMENT

8. FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE SIGNIFICANT AND WILL EXPAND NOT ALL REVENUES CAN BE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION - MAINTENANCE VS CAPITAL COSTS PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED AS GROWTH OCCURS LOS BASED ON INTERSECTIONS FOR MOST STREETS MAJOR STREETS WILL UTILIZE “TRAVEL TIME” LOS (Corridor LOS)

9. CORRIDOR EXISTING LOS FROM FIGURE 3 OF DRAFT ELEMENT

10. EXPECTATIONS • HOW SHOULD FERNDALE’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNCTION IN 2034? • EFFICIENT EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS • INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING ROADS FIRST, BUILD NEW ROADS SECOND • COMMERCIAL GROWTH AT INTERCHANGES WILL REQUIRE IMPROVEMENTS • RESIDENTIAL GROWTH EAST OF THE FREEWAY, NORTH OF THORNTON, “INFILL” IN DOWNTOWN AREA • PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ARE LIKELY FOR MANY PROJECTS • “PLANNED ACTION” MASTER PLANNING IN DIFFERENT AREAS MAY RESULT IN AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN

11. EXPECTATIONS: FUTURE GROWTH FROM FIGURE 8 OF DRAFT ELEMENT

12. EXPECTATIONS: FUTURE GROWTH FROM FIGURE 9 OF DRAFT ELEMENT

13. EXPECTATIONS: FUTURE GROWTH FROM FIGURE 10 OF DRAFT ELEMENT PROJECTS LOS TO 2034 IF ONLY COMMITTED IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE Committed Projects: Church Road to Heather Widening Main Street to Church Widening

14. FUTURE PROJECTS AND COSTS • PROJECTS SEPARATED INTO FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES: • INTERSECTION/OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENTS • WIDENING/ RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS • NEW ROADWAYS • OTHER AGENCY IMPROVEMENTS • MAINTENANCE

15. FUTURE PROJECTS AND COSTS • COSTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTIONS FOR NEED AND SIMILAR COMPLETED PROJECTS. • TYPE, SCOPE, AND TIMING OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE DETERMINED THROUGH PLANS DEVELOPED AS PART OF 6-YEAR TIP

16. FUTURE PROJECTS AND COSTS • FROM FIGURE 13 OF DRAFT ELEMENT •  INTERSECTION/ OPERATIONS •  WIDENING/ RECONSTRUCTION •  NEW ROADWAY •  OTHER AGENCY PROJECT

17. FUTURE PROJECTS AND COSTS •  INTERSECTION AND OPERATIONS PROJECTS • Represents 50% of the projects • Represents 16% of the project costs • WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS • Represents 40% of the projects • Represents 32% of the project costs •  NEW ROADWAY PROJECTS • Represents 8% of the projects • Represents 42% of the project costs • NON-PROJECT SPECIFIC SIDEWALK AND PAVEMENT REHABILITATION • Represents 10% of project costs

18. THORNTON OVERPASS Estimated Cost: $32 million (33% of project costs)

19. FUTURE PROJECTS AND COSTS 2034 LOS WITH RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS FROM FIGURE 14 OF DRAFT ELEMENT

20. FUTURE PROJECT REVENUE SOURCES • Traffic Impact Fees • SEPA/ Developer Contribution • Grants • City • PARTNERSHIPS • TAXES

21. MAINTENANCE COST ESTIMATES 2010-2034 • Total Maintenance Revenues • $22 MILLION • Total Maintenance Costs • $38 MILLION • SHORTFALL: • $16 MILLION

22. CAPITAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATES 2010-2034 Total Capital Revenues $53 MILLION Total Capital Costs $74 MILLION SHORTFALL: $21 MILLION

23. PROJECT COST ESTIMATES • HOW DO WE CLOSE THE GAP? • ELIMINATE “LOW PRIORITY” PROJECTS • AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE GRANTS • INCREASE DEVELOPMENT SHARE OF COSTS (IMPACT FEES) • CONSIDER VOTER-APPROVED FINANCING (BONDS, LEVY’S) • UTILIZE FUTURE SALES TAX SURPLUS (for capital projects)

24. NEW TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES • AVERAGE COST PER TRIP • ONE COST PER TRIP CITYWIDE • POSSIBILITY OF CREATING DISTRICTS WITH SEPARATE FEES • AVERAGE PM PEAK HOUR TRIP COST COULD BE • AT OR AROUND $3,000

25. CONCLUSIONS • THERE ARE NO EASY SOLUTIONS • TRANSPORTATION COSTS WILL IMPACT NEW GROWTH AND EXISTING POPULATION • MANY PROJECTS DO NOT BECOME NECESSARY UNTIL GROWTH OCCURS • PROJECTS MUST BE IDENTIFIED EARLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT FUNDING, IMPACT FEES, PLANNING, AND PARTNERSHIPS • 2034 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK WILL FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL • MAINTAINING EXISTING SYSTEM SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED ABOVE NEW PROJECTS

26. NEXT STEPS • TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES WILL BE DEVELOPED • TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES WILL BE BASED ON A CITYWIDE “COST PER TRIP” • “COST PER TRIP” MAY BE HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING CITIES • CONCURRENCY PROGRAM WILL BE UPDATED • MAIN STREET/ AXTON ROAD PLANNED ACTION REVIEW IS NOW UNDERWAY – COMPLETION IN 2011