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Connecting communities to improve public transportation for Snoqualmie Valley

April 12th, 2019

Welcome!

• Welcome & Introductions

• Announcements

Agenda

•Review: Project to Date

•Update: Existing Transportation Data

•Update & Discussion: 5-Year Transportation Plan

•Roundtable Discussion

•Next Steps

SVTC Mission

The Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Coalition (SVTC) believes that affordable,

accessible, and collaborative transportation is a necessity for life and are dedicated to

connecting communities to improve transportation for all of Snoqualmie Valley.

Project to Date

•Launched in fall 2017

•Current and Past Initiatives

1. Needs Assessment and Gaps Analysis

2. Communications Campaign

3. Pilot Service (Duvall Monroe Shuttle)

4. Now: 5-Year Transportation Plan

Transportation Plan’s Purpose

To create a coordinated transportation plan

uniting all cities in Snoqualmie Valley and the

surrounding unincorporated region.

Timeline

Timeframe Activity

March Kick Off

Stakeholder Interviews

Compiling Existing Data

April - June Community Engagement

Existing Conditions

July – August Draft & Finalize Plan

August – October Dissemination/ Presentations

SVTC Core Values

1. Collaboration

2. Accessibility

3. Necessity

4. Equity

5. Sustainability

SVTC Core Values

• Collaboration: Collaboration among all organizations represented in the coalition/in the

valley;

Everyone is aware what is going on and they help each other out; Geographic collaboration.

• Accessibility: Transportation for all (universally available, variety of options); Safety; Reliability in scheduling; Affordability; Intuitive transportation, easy understandable, comprehensive

information.

SVTC Core Values

• Necessity: Transportation is a necessity to being able to live. (Getting to jobs, having shelter, getting to medical appointments, getting food, not being isolated.) This is even more important in rural areas where distances are long.

• Equity:Transportation is tailored to a person’s need up to a point (if necessary, subsidized);

Removal of barriers: Mobility, location, age, and socio-economic factors should not be barriers to access;

Level of service is proportionate to need.

SVTC Core Values

•Sustainability:

Transportation services are cost-effective, equitable, efficient, safe, and accessible;

Ridership validated need.

Scope

1. Community Profile

2. Existing Services and Resources

3. Related Programs and Policies

4. Goals and Objectives

5. Guiding Principles

6. Prioritized Strategies

7. Five Year Program of Projects

8. Performance Evaluation

Scope

1. Community Profile

2. Existing Services and Resources

3. Related Programs and Policies

4. Goals and Objectives

5. Guiding Principles

6. Prioritized Strategies

7. Five Year Program of Projects

8. Performance Evaluation

City Data

•North Bend’s 2012 Comp Plan

•Carnation’s 2017 Comp Plan Amendment

•Monroe’s Transportation Plan

•Snoqualmie’s 2014 Comp Plan Update

•Duvall’s 2017 Transportation Plan

•Some Transportation Improvement Plans (TIPs)

Existing Needs Assessments & Data

• Communities of Opportunity Needs Assessment (2019)

• SVTC Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Needs Assessment (2017)

• SVTC Gaps Assessment (2018)

• SVTC Meeting Minutes

• SVCN’s Provider Survey

• PSRC’s Population Projections

SVTC Web Map

•Supported by City of North Bend

•Launched at November 2018 Workshop

•Key Points of Interest added

•Goal: Leverage paper maps during community engagement sessions

•See here: https://arcg.is/0XW0q0

Existing Needs and Gaps

1. Spatial - locations that are underserved, or not served at all, by transportation services.

2. Temporal - caused when transportation service is not available at times when it is needed.

3. Institutional - caused by the rules, regulations, and requirements that govern transportation service provision.

4. Infrastructural - areas where a lack of physical or technological infrastructure prevents individuals from accessing needed transportation options.

5. Awareness - occur when individual riders and social service agencies are not fully informed on available transportation options.

Existing Needs and Gaps

Community Engagement

•Purpose

1. To share what we’ve already learned on transportation needs in Snoqualmie Valley for corroboration and

2. To solicit feedback on the prioritized recommendations for the next five years.

Identified Stakeholders

• SVTC Staff Support - Lead

• Snoqualmie Valley Cities

• King County Metro

• Snoqualmie Valley Transit

• School Districts

• King County Mobility Coalition

• Puget Sound Regional Council

• Seattle-King County Public Health

• Aging and Disability Services

• Sound Generations

• Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce

• SNOTRAC

Invited

• Community Transit

• Snoqualmie Tribe

• Businesses

• Emergency Management professionals

• Other SVTC Members

Engagement Strategies

Definitely

1. Community Cafes – Transit Talks

2. Listening Sessions

3. Stakeholder Group Presentations & Discussion

Potential

1. Community Member Survey

2. Service Provider Survey

3. Rider Survey

Community Cafes – Transit Talks

Face-to-face engagement; open to all

In person events: North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City/Preston, Carnation, Duvall, and Monroe

Visual mapping; discussions with SVTC staff, transit staff, councilmembers, and other key stakeholders

Short presentation + table discussions.

At community hubs: libraries, schools, or community centers

Timeframe: May and June

King County Metro

Listening Sessions

Targeted demographic that is unlikely to attend café or complete survey

Provide appropriate compensation

Potential groups include:

Spanish-speakers

Tribal members

Who else?

Stakeholder Group Presentations

Transportation presentation/overview followed up discussion

Maps as visual tools as part of the discussion

During regular meetings to garner feedbackSnoqualmie Valley Community Network

Snoqualmie Valley Governance Association

Larger business connections in North Bend

School-related groups

Potential: Community Member Survey

Intercept survey to complete in real-time or return paper survey

Identify priorities from targeted groups at key locations:

senior centers

food banks

medical facilities

Potential: Service Provider Survey

Online survey for providers of human services on transportation priorities for their clients

Distributed via e-mail to existing network

Potential: Rider Survey

Ride-a-longs on transportation services

Point in time feedback from existing riders

Examples:

Metro (2012)

Duvall-Monroe Shuttle (2019)

Timeframe: mid-May

Engagement Strategies

•Community Cafes – Transit Talks

• Listening Sessions

•Stakeholder Group Presentations & Discussion

•Community Member Survey

•Service Provider Survey

•Rider Survey

One Survey Option

1. Community Member Survey

2. Service Provider Survey

3. Rider Survey

Reminder: Engagement Purpose

•Prioritize recommendations for the

next five years.

Activity – Transportation Priorities

➢One Minute – Reflect silently on the question:

If resources ($) and political will were not obstacles, what is ONE change I would make to improve

transportation in Snoqualmie Valley?

➢Five Minutes – Find a partner and share your idea and why.

➢Ten Minutes – In the whole group, share one or two ideas from your small groups.

Upcoming Meetings:

•Next Coalition Meeting: Friday, June 14th at

10:30AM at Carnation Library

•Next 5-Year Task Force Meeting: Friday, May

10th at 10:30AM at Carnation Library

Thank you!

M’Liss Moon

Mobility Coordinator, Snoqualmie Valley

(425) 943-6753

mlmoon@hopelink.org