OPENPUBLICA · PUBLIC MEETING RECORD
Record of Proceedings

Shoreline Planning Commission Meeting - July 7, 2022: Transportation Master Plan Update

Planning CommissionThursday, July 7, 2022
BodyShoreline, Washington
SessionPlanning Commission
DateThursday, July 7, 2022
StatusFILED
Video Record

STREAMING COPY IN PREPARATION — RECORDING AVAILABLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE

Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

On oh sorry, no, I didn't automobile pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and shared use mobility hubs.

0:11

We've prepared a draft transportation project list that I'm going to go over tonight, and we ran an initial draft prior priorization analysis of that project list, which I will highlight tonight.

0:28

Currently, the team is preparing the outreach series summary report as well as the preliminary draft of the transportation element updates.

0:45

The project team conducted outreach series three between April 19th and May 16th to share what the city has heard from the community to date and to get feedback on the draft modal plans for walking, biking, taking transit, using shared use mobility hubs and driving in the city.

1:06

The team also asked for input on the draft priorization metrics and performance measures.

1:12

The team posted multilingual yard signs in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.

1:19

We distributed outreach flyers.

1:22

We ran advertisements in Chinese and Spanish ethnic media to encourage community members to provide their input via an online survey.

1:35

Lastly, the TMP update page hosted pre-recorded presentations that explain the outreach materials and provided a link to the online survey.

1:47

Overall, we heard from 427 people that took the survey to engage with underrepresented community members, the project team to play displayed pop-up outreach materials, and comment cards in following places where people could encounter them in their daily lives.

2:15

We had these displays at Einstein Middle School, Ronald Commons, Richmond Beach Branch Library, the Spartan Recreation Center, the Shoreline Library, and also the Shoreline High School.

2:47

And the survey asked the public their opinion on whether each plan provided too little, too much, or just the right amount of accommodation for the specified travel mode.

2:59

Wow, there was a rate a wide range of opinions on the appropriate level of accommodation for each of those modes.

3:08

As you can see from these barred graphs, most of the survey participants felt that the draft modal plans would provide the right amount of improvements for each mode.

3:23

To gain the community's input on the priorization process, the survey asked participants how important each of the draft priorities were to them.

3:34

And this figure shows the aggregated survey results of how the community values each priority.

3:46

Having clearly defined goals will help the city accomplish the trans its transportation vision.

3:53

The six goals are safety, equity, multimodality, connectivity, climate resiliency, and climate vibrancy.

4:04

Each of these have a purpose statement, and these goals were influenced by public input received during the outreach process.

4:14

On May 24th of 2021, city council agreed with the city staff's recommended TMP vision and goals.

4:28

Since the city operates within a finite site, excuse me, a finite site of sets.

4:35

Sorry, let me try again.

4:37

Since the city needs to operate within a finite set of resources, it is important to develop a transparent, equitable and data-driven process for prioritizing the implementation of transportation projects over the next 20 years.

4:56

Building on the project goals that I just highlighted in the previous slide.

5:01

The team assigned a draft point system to the priorization metrics based on council goals, city policies, and public feedback.

5:13

The intent is to use the priorization metrics to score a list of potential transportation projects to see if they are high, medium, or low priority.

5:25

Ultimately, the team will use the priorization results to develop a draft financially constrained list of priority projects to be included in the TE and the TMP updates.

5:42

Becoming an anti-racist community is a council goal that requires taking actionable steps towards equitable outcomes.

5:53

Over the past several years, the city has reoriented its efforts to seek equity and social justice in Shoreline.

6:02

And this emphasis is reflected in the approach to the TEE slash TMP updates.

6:08

From the beginning of the process, discussions about, I mean, among city staff, the public, the planning commission, and the council has focused on equity, including how to move beyond the status quo and ensure that all people, especially those whose needs have been systemically neglected, are well served by the transportation investments identified in the TE and TMP update.

6:38

This composite map of the draft equity priority areas identifies where underserved communities live in shoreline based on age, income, race, disabilities, and language.

6:52

The composite map indicates locations where projects may be prioritize to promote equitable access for the people most in need.

7:05

Let's now review how we developed the draft project list and where we are heading.

7:14

We started by inventorying the existing street network and where there are trails, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, and transit.

7:25

We also developed the vision and goals, which we just recapped.

7:29

That really created a foundation for our process.

7:33

And then we developed draft modal plans using a complete streets approach to define types of facilities that are needed for all travel modes.

7:47

Then we identified where there are gaps between the existing network and the vision and goals to create a draft project list and ran it through the priorization process.

8:01

Next, our work for the summer will be to develop high-level cost estimates of the list of projects and consider what the city can afford over the next 20 years.

8:22

The team developed a draft project list needed to fulfill the draft automobile, pedestrian, bicycle transit, and shared use mobility hub plans, which were shared with the public during the outreach series three.

8:41

And overall, there are 175 projects identified in that draft project list.

8:48

The team grouped the draft projects into the following categories: intersections and multimodal corridors projects.

9:00

Unimproved right-away, which is city right-away that oftentimes is used as neighbor informal neighborhood paths.

9:13

The trail along the rail, which is a concept of developing a roughly two and a half mile trail that will parallel the light rail alignment from 145th Street up to 195th Street.

9:33

Trail connections, so connections, um street connections to our existing and planned trails.

9:43

One bridge connection for the planned 185th non motorized bridge, as well as shared use mobility hubs.

10:14

So you'll see those um abbreviations.

10:19

I believe it was attachment um attachment B of your staff report.

10:27

Okay, um next the team ran each of the draft projects um on the list through a spatial analysis organized by the six goals safety, equity, multimodality, connectivity, climate resiliency, and community vibrancy.

10:48

Each project was assessed and scored based on these metrics.

10:52

The project priorization map shows the preliminary scoring results of each of the projects in red for high priority, yellow for medium priority, and in green for low priority.

11:07

Please note that previously prioritized projects by the city that require implementation funding are shown in purple, but were not run through the draft priorization analysis because the city has already committed to building them.

11:26

One example of this is on 145th along our border.

11:32

Um, you see that purple line that is for segments of the 145th multimodal corridor project that are planned, but the city is still seeking funding.

11:44

And this map is attachment C in the staff report.

11:50

Okay.

11:53

Um here is an excerpt.

11:55

I didn't want to include the entire matrix of the project list because it would be completely illegible at the scale on the PowerPoint slide.

12:05

Um, but it is attachment B in your staff report, and it shows the draft priorization list preliminary scoring results for each project.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████69%
Public Engagement█████████14%
Procedural██████9%
Equity in Transportation███5%
Public Works██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Shoreline Planning Commission Meeting - July 7, 2022: Transportation Master Plan Update

During its July 7, 2022 regular meeting, the Shoreline Planning Commission received a detailed presentation from city staff on the ongoing update to the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and Transportation Element (TE). The presentation covered draft modal plans, a project prioritization framework based on six community-driven goals, and initial results from a survey of 427 residents. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about specific project types (e.g., unimproved right-of-way), the top-ranking projects, and the upcoming financial analysis. No formal votes were taken, but staff outlined next steps including cost estimates and a financially constrained project list to be presented in September. The meeting also included brief updates on the annual planning commission retreat and the July 21 public hearing on outdoor seating development regulations.

Discussion Items

  • Transportation Master Plan Update (Staff Presentation)

    • Staff presented the results of Outreach Series 3 (April 19–May 16, 2022), which included multilingual yard signs (English, Spanish, Mandarin), advertisements in ethnic media, and an online survey completed by 427 participants. Pop-up displays were placed at Einstein Middle School, Ronald Commons, Richmond Beach Branch Library, Spartan Recreation Center, Shoreline Library, and Shoreline High School.
    • The draft modal plans cover walking, biking, transit, shared-use mobility hubs, and driving. Survey respondents generally felt the plans provided the “right amount” of accommodation for each mode.
    • Six TMP goals were identified: safety, equity, multimodality, connectivity, climate resiliency, and community vibrancy. These were approved by the city council on May 24, 2021.
    • Staff developed a draft point system to prioritize projects based on these goals, weighted by public input, city policies, and council direction. The proposed weighting places safety as the top priority (matching survey results), equity as second (higher than the survey’s fourth-place ranking, citing council goals), and community vibrancy as lowest. Connectivity and multimodality are tied for third, with climate resiliency ranked last but noted as interrelated with connectivity and multimodality.
    • A composite map of draft equity priority areas identifies underserved communities based on age, income, race, disabilities, and language.
    • The draft project list includes 175 projects in categories: intersections & multimodal corridors, unimproved right-of-way, trail along the rail (a ~2.5-mile trail paralleling the light rail alignment from 145th to 195th Streets), trail connections, the planned 185th non-motorized bridge, and shared-use mobility hubs.
    • Preliminary prioritization scored projects as high (red), medium (yellow), or low (green). Previously committed projects (e.g., 145th multimodal corridor segments) were shown in purple and not re-scored.
    • In response to Commissioner Carlahan, staff explained that “unimproved right-of-way” refers to informal paths connecting streets, often used as alternatives to busy streets. Some are associated with planned sidewalk projects from the 2018 sidewalk levy.
    • In response to a commissioner’s request for top projects, staff highlighted:
      • The intersection of 1st Avenue and 155th Street (required due to future failure).
      • The 185th multimodal corridor project (including 185th, 10th Avenue, and 180th connection) to connect to the future light rail station.
      • The 148th non-motorized bridge (planned, seeking funding).
      • The 145th off-quarter bike network, using low-speed streets to connect to the 148th light rail station and beyond to the Interurban/Burke-Gilman Trails connector.
      • Sidewalk projects funded by the 2018 levy, such as the 20th Avenue sidewalk connecting to Saltwater Park.
      • A neighborhood-scale shared-use mobility hub that scored high.
    • A commissioner asked about the financial analysis. Staff explained they are developing high-level cost estimates for all 175 projects to produce a financially constrained 20-year priority list. The analysis will consider projected city revenue, including grants, and will initially focus on high-scoring projects. A preliminary draft of the TE update will be presented to the planning commission in August, with a staff recommendation for a financially constrained list expected by September 1. A public hearing is planned for fall.
  • Annual Planning Commission Retreat

    • Staff announced that the annual planning commission retreat is tentatively scheduled for August 4, 2022 (regular Thursday evening). Commissioners were invited to suggest topics; last year’s retreat was held at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park.
  • Future Meeting Agenda

    • The next meeting (July 21, 2022) will include a public hearing on the outdoor seating development regulation amendments, with a potential recommendation to city council.

Key Outcomes

  • No formal decisions or votes were made.
  • Staff will return to the planning commission in August 2022 with a preliminary draft of the TE update and high-level cost estimates.
  • A more detailed, financially constrained priority project list will be presented on September 1, 2022, followed by a public hearing.
  • The July 21 meeting will address outdoor seating regulations with a public hearing and possible action.

Meeting Transcript

On oh sorry, no, I didn't automobile pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and shared use mobility hubs. We've prepared a draft transportation project list that I'm going to go over tonight, and we ran an initial draft prior priorization analysis of that project list, which I will highlight tonight. Currently, the team is preparing the outreach series summary report as well as the preliminary draft of the transportation element updates. The project team conducted outreach series three between April 19th and May 16th to share what the city has heard from the community to date and to get feedback on the draft modal plans for walking, biking, taking transit, using shared use mobility hubs and driving in the city. The team also asked for input on the draft priorization metrics and performance measures. The team posted multilingual yard signs in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. We distributed outreach flyers. We ran advertisements in Chinese and Spanish ethnic media to encourage community members to provide their input via an online survey. Lastly, the TMP update page hosted pre-recorded presentations that explain the outreach materials and provided a link to the online survey. Overall, we heard from 427 people that took the survey to engage with underrepresented community members, the project team to play displayed pop-up outreach materials, and comment cards in following places where people could encounter them in their daily lives. We had these displays at Einstein Middle School, Ronald Commons, Richmond Beach Branch Library, the Spartan Recreation Center, the Shoreline Library, and also the Shoreline High School. And the survey asked the public their opinion on whether each plan provided too little, too much, or just the right amount of accommodation for the specified travel mode. Wow, there was a rate a wide range of opinions on the appropriate level of accommodation for each of those modes. As you can see from these barred graphs, most of the survey participants felt that the draft modal plans would provide the right amount of improvements for each mode. To gain the community's input on the priorization process, the survey asked participants how important each of the draft priorities were to them. And this figure shows the aggregated survey results of how the community values each priority. Having clearly defined goals will help the city accomplish the trans its transportation vision. The six goals are safety, equity, multimodality, connectivity, climate resiliency, and climate vibrancy. Each of these have a purpose statement, and these goals were influenced by public input received during the outreach process. On May 24th of 2021, city council agreed with the city staff's recommended TMP vision and goals. Since the city operates within a finite site, excuse me, a finite site of sets. Sorry, let me try again. Since the city needs to operate within a finite set of resources, it is important to develop a transparent, equitable and data-driven process for prioritizing the implementation of transportation projects over the next 20 years. Building on the project goals that I just highlighted in the previous slide. The team assigned a draft point system to the priorization metrics based on council goals, city policies, and public feedback. The intent is to use the priorization metrics to score a list of potential transportation projects to see if they are high, medium, or low priority. Ultimately, the team will use the priorization results to develop a draft financially constrained list of priority projects to be included in the TE and the TMP updates. Becoming an anti-racist community is a council goal that requires taking actionable steps towards equitable outcomes. Over the past several years, the city has reoriented its efforts to seek equity and social justice in Shoreline. And this emphasis is reflected in the approach to the TEE slash TMP updates. From the beginning of the process, discussions about, I mean, among city staff, the public, the planning commission, and the council has focused on equity, including how to move beyond the status quo and ensure that all people, especially those whose needs have been systemically neglected, are well served by the transportation investments identified in the TE and TMP update. This composite map of the draft equity priority areas identifies where underserved communities live in shoreline based on age, income, race, disabilities, and language. The composite map indicates locations where projects may be prioritize to promote equitable access for the people most in need. Let's now review how we developed the draft project list and where we are heading. We started by inventorying the existing street network and where there are trails, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, and transit. We also developed the vision and goals, which we just recapped. That really created a foundation for our process. And then we developed draft modal plans using a complete streets approach to define types of facilities that are needed for all travel modes. Then we identified where there are gaps between the existing network and the vision and goals to create a draft project list and ran it through the priorization process. Next, our work for the summer will be to develop high-level cost estimates of the list of projects and consider what the city can afford over the next 20 years. The team developed a draft project list needed to fulfill the draft automobile, pedestrian, bicycle transit, and shared use mobility hub plans, which were shared with the public during the outreach series three. And overall, there are 175 projects identified in that draft project list. The team grouped the draft projects into the following categories: intersections and multimodal corridors projects. Unimproved right-away, which is city right-away that oftentimes is used as neighbor informal neighborhood paths. The trail along the rail, which is a concept of developing a roughly two and a half mile trail that will parallel the light rail alignment from 145th Street up to 195th Street. Trail connections, so connections, um street connections to our existing and planned trails. One bridge connection for the planned 185th non motorized bridge, as well as shared use mobility hubs. So you'll see those um abbreviations. I believe it was attachment um attachment B of your staff report. Okay, um next the team ran each of the draft projects um on the list through a spatial analysis organized by the six goals safety, equity, multimodality, connectivity, climate resiliency, and community vibrancy.

SUMMARIZED BY OPENPUBLICA AI
TRANSCRIPT VIA PUBLIC VIDEO
openpublica.com