DESTINATION 2030

1. DESTINATION 2030 Update • KRCC TransPol and TransTac Meeting • Scoping Results • Criteria • Alternatives • May 22, 2008

2. Destination 2030 Update • Objectives of the Transportation Plan Update • Develop transportation strategies to address the results of the VISION 2040 update, the Regional Economic Strategy, and the latest 2040 growth forecasts for person and freight travel demand. • Make progress on the major transportation system issues facing the region and inform near term project decisions.

3. Schematic of Process – Major Elements 2007 2008 2009 2010 1. Background 2. Tool Development: 3. Scoping A 4. Criteria B 5. Alternatives Development 6. Analysis C 7. Recommendation 8. Approval Public Involvement and Environmental Analysis Concurrence Points

4. Key Scoping Process Milestones • November 15, 2007….Scoping Process Begins • January 2008…………Public meetings (6) • January 30, 2008…….Comment Period Ends • February 2008………..Complete Scoping Report • March 2008……………PSRC Scoping Action

5. Public Scoping Meetings January 1012-2 pm PSRC January 15  4-7 pm Bellevue January 16 4-7 pm Bremerton January 23 4-7 pm Tacoma January 24  3-6 pm Auburn February 21   3-5:30 pm Everett Main Library (rescheduled from Jan. 28)

6. Scoping Summary • Staff presentations……………………..60+ • Public meetings….…………..…………..6 • Public meeting attendees……………182 • Comment letters, emails, etc……..…176 • Individual comments………………….965

7. Scoping Objectives • Inform & involve the public early • Solicit agency and public input • Evaluate/respond to comments • Use scoping to inform the planning effort • Set the plan direction & focus the EIS: • - Key Issues to be addressed • - Environmental impacts considered • - Criteria for evaluating alternative • - Alternatives to be evaluated

8. Key Issues the Plan Will Address • Congestion and mobility • Environment and energy • (includes air quality, climate change, Puget Sound) • Support VISION 2040 • Tolling and congestion pricing • Investment in transit • System and demand management • Transportation funding • Investment prioritization 60% of all comments 33% of all comments

9. Other Impacts to be studied: Transportation Land Use Population, employment, and housing Visual quality and aesthetics Ecosystems Energy and natural resources Earth Environmental health Human health Public services and utilities Recreation Historic and cultural resources Environmental justice Cumulative effects SAFETEA-LU requirements Environmental Impacts Key Impacts to be studied: • Air quality/ conformity • Water quality and impacts on Puget Sound • Climate change Over 200 comments expressed concerns about air quality, the health of Puget Sound, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change

10. Criteria Objectives • Improve the mobility of people and goods in the Central Puget Sound region and reduce energy needs. • Create an efficient land use pattern for the provision of infrastructure, facilities, and services. • Promote economic prosperity. • Protect the natural environment. • Promote an overall high quality of life. • Distribute transportation benefits and costs equitably.

11. Criteria • Transportation Efficiency • Growth Management (the objectives of the Regional Growth Strategy • Economic Prosperity (the objectives of the Regional Economic Strategy). • Environmental Stewardship • Quality of Life • Equity-Including those with Special Needs

12. 6 Draft Criteria for Evaluating Alternatives

13. Alternatives to be Evaluated strategic expansion strategic expansion strategic expansion strategic expansion pricing pricing pricing strategic expansion pricing pricing system management system management system management system management system management demand strategies demand strategies demand strategies demand strategies demand strategies Baseline Alternative Action Alternatives Safety, Preservation, Special Needs & Security included in all Alternatives

14. D2030 2010 Update Development Transportation Concepts & Strategies Screening Alternatives Analysis V2040 Regional Growth Strategy Pricing Alt. 1 • Growth Distribution • URBANSIM • Criteria • V2040 RGS • V2040 MPP Analysis • Environmental Review • Regional Econ. Strategy • Public Comment Consistent TDM Alt. 2 MPPs • Policy Analysis System Mgmt. Alt. 3 Inconsistent Impacts Strategic Capacity Investment • EIS Impacts Alt. 4 Draft Plan Preferred Alternative

15. Path to a Recommendation Strategic Expansion Investments Demand and System Management Ideas No Action Screening Modeling and Empirical Data Alternatives Analysis Environmental and Transportation Based on Revised Criteria and Measurements No Action Alternative Demand Strat. System Mgmt. Pricing Strategic Expansion Concept 1 Recommendation Concepts 2-? Strategic Expansion Action Alternatives Demand Strat. System Mgmt. Pricing Strategic Expansion Concept ? Pricing Additional Data Needs Demand Strategies System Mgmt. Pricing Strategic Expansion Empirical Data Gathering – 12 issues Revised Criteria Draft Criteria & Measurement Development Demand Strat. System Mgmt. Pricing Strat. Exp. System Mgmt. Tolling Ideas: Facilities and Operational No Action Screening Modeling and Empirical Data Concept 1 Demand Strategies Demand Strat. System Mgmt. Pricing Strat. Exp. Concepts 2-? (Safety, Preservation, Special Needs & Security included in all Alternatives) System Tolling Feb. 2008 March April May December

16. Tolling Concepts

17. Information & Contacts Destination 2030www.psrc.org/projects/mtp/index Robin Mayhew1-206-464-7537 rmayhew@psrc.org Stephen Kiehl1-206-971-3290 skiehl@psrc.org Mike Cummings1-206-464-6172 mcummings@psrc.org