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CITY CENTERACCESS PROJECT

Context Sensitive Solutions Approachto Infrastructure Planning andDecision MakingCase Study: Federal Way City Center AccessFeasibility Study


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Starting at the End:


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Urban CenterUrban Centers -are places that contain a mixof business, commercial andcultural activity within acompact area. Centers areplaces where walking andtransit use, as well asautomobile and bicycle access,are viable transportationoptionsgrowth managementplans envision urban centers inrevitalized downtown districts,as well as in emerging suburbanhubs. To date twelve urbancenters are located in KingCounty.

PSRC - Destination 2030

Federal Way


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I-5 at 320 th Concurrency Not Met

Needed to meetconcurrency


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Todays Daily Traffic Volumes 1990 2002 Annual Growth %

I-5 137,000 180,000 2.6% SR 99 27,000 38,000 3.4%

SR 18 53,400 84,000 (1999) 6.3% 320th 53,309 66,000 (near I-5) 2.4% 272nd 22,700 34,000 3.8%

Military 8,900 14,700 5.1%Source: I-5, SR99 and SR 18 from State Annual Traffic Report


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Planned Long Range InfrastructureInvestments

LegendNumber of Lanes Today

Number of Lanes 2020

HOV Lanes Toda

HOV Lanes 202

Park and Ride Lots Today

(with # stal

Park and Ride Lots 2020

(with # stal

Xstalls

X X

Xstalls

900stalls

500stalls

40stalls

520stalls 4

4

4

4

20stalls

60stalls

25stalls

620stalls

7

7

8

TC550

700stalls

8

7

7

5

-Local investmentsand totalimprovement projectcosts carried on the20 year city CIP =$281M in 2003

dollars-Transit InvestmentsST2-I-5 Investments,HOV Triangle, 509


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Consideration of Safety


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Traditional Approach

Project Defined as Assigned 312 th Access Tasks kick-off Public is involved

Review of Alternatives As part of EIS Open House

Technical Analysis Completed Documentation


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Traditional Approach


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Changing Approach

Time

P a r t

i c i p a n t

I n v o

l v e m e n

t / I s s u e s

Design and analysis begin

Issues arise as alternativesand analysis is developed

Establish ParametersConsider Alternatives Consensus on

Alternatives

Roll through work

Consensus on Alternatives


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Context Sensitive Approach for CityCenter

Challenge of Traditional Approaches Involving Review Agencies Involving the Community Following Process Move Forward


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Context Sensitive Design Approach


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Context Sensitive ApproachContext

Sensitive D esign

Source: NCHRP 480 Context Sensitive Design Best Practices


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Creating a decisions driven process

Staffing Challenges Commitment Right folks to the table

Engaging the Public Meaningfully Practical effort (right sizing effort) Linking external decisions Gaining Endorsements For Durable Decisions

I t t d P f I t l D i i


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Set Study Parameters- Charter - Purpose and Need- Methods and Assumptions- Affected Environment- Screening Process and Criteria

Integrated Process of Incremental Decisions

DOT Driven Process 2 year review- Assumes steps are equal- Assumes solution pre-identified- Puts significant weight on review

I t g t d P f I t l


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Links to Environmental Products


NEPA

- Alternatives

- Purpose and Need- Affected Environment

- Preliminary Env. Scoping



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Critical Milestones for Decisions



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Establish Public Process andDecision Analysis


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Schedule

Incremental Decision Making Regularly Scheduled Meetings (Core Technical

Team and Public Team)

Managed Throughout Monitored Progress & Completed Most Steps Parameters Endorsed

Methods and Assumptions Evaluation and Screening


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Endorsements

Initially difficultto obtain

EventuallyEasier

Increased Levelof Trust


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Charting Progress

Preferred Alternative ALTERNATIVES

July 20, 2004 Support T eam


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Well Developed Problem Definition

Purpose and Need Open discussion Substantiated

Emphasis on helping make decisions MOEs Link Need and Evaluation


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Purpose and Need CCAP

In order to enhance access to and circulation withinthe City Center, the City of Federal Way seeks toimprove safety and reduce congestion on the

transportation network.


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Purpose and Need

City CIP Investments NotMeeting Long Term Demand

Anticipated Growth Expansion of Transit Service

and P & R State & Local Accident

History

Concurrency Not Met

Urban Growth Center

Increased Mode Share

Lack of Corridor Planning


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Reflecting Community Values

Council not 100% behind project Past History with Community outreach

Historically Public Open House/Project Recent projects raised community concerns Community groups formed

Staff recognition of increased needs


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Stakeholder Team

Took 6 months to select Met weekly until up to date with Core Team

Actually provided guidance Wasnt merely a conduit for public comment Offered new alternatives Developed consensus on alternatives


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Alternative Development and Evaluation

Broadest Range to avoid starting over Emphasis on solving need Lower Cost Local Management Solutions Connect Evaluation (MOEs to Purpose/Need)


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Transit and TravelTime MOEs

Contrasted Alternatives


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Safe and Feasible Design

Functional Planning Increase Design Detail as Alternatives Reduced Easily Understood by Community

Consider Historic Accident Data

Tools for Facilitating Decisions


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Tools for Facilitating Decisions

Alternative DevelopmentTracking

Easy to follow Adaptable for each step


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Documentation

Well Documented Replicable Transparent MOEs Linked to Need Endorsed


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Achieving Context Sensitive Solutions

Context

Sensitive D esign

You AreHere


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Moving Forward


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Next Phase

PreliminaryDesign

EnvironmentalStudy

SelectPreferred

DocumentationNEPA IJR

Core Technical Team & Public Stakeholders

FundingFinal Design


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