Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative

July 28th, 2020

Welcome!

• Welcome, Introductions, &

Announcements

• Mobility Updates

• EERC Project Updates

On Thursday, July 30th from 11:00am-12:00pm, Hopelink and the Greater Redmond Transportation Management Association (GRTMA) will host a virtual discussion, “Redmond Rebound: A Discussion about Streets, Transit, & Trails.”

Please find the panel flyer here and register by visiting the link: https://bit.ly/3erHfzA. Contact Camille Heatherly at cheatherly@hopelink.org for more information.

Redmond Panel Discussion

King County Library System has partnered with Hopelink Mobility to provide online presentations about transportation in King County.

We will discuss how to stay safe and mobile throughout the region especially during this challenging time, provide transportation resources, trip planning solutions, money saving tips, and much more.

Getting Around Puget Sound with KCLS

There are four opportunities to attend, with webinars being held on August 12th, August 13th, August 18th, and August 20th at various times. The event flyer can be viewed at this link.

Please register by visiting the link here and reach out to Sara Sisco with questions at SSisco@hopelink.org.

Needs Assessment will be made up of:

An updated demographic profile

Inventory of services and other resources

Needs, gaps, and emerging issues and trends

A robust appendix detailing external sources used

KCMC Community Transportation Needs Assessment

• The finalized assessment will offer

a resource to consume the most

up-to-date and comprehensive

findings related to regional special

needs transportation. It will also

collect an appendix of critical

materials necessary for

understanding these findings.

RARET’s Response to COVID-19

• RARET has begun King and Pierce County partner meetings to address COVID needs that are unique to each county and share lessons learned/resources.

• If you are interested in joining these bi-weekly meetings or in assisting with the planning of the roundtable event please reach out to NEmory@hopelink.org.

WSDOT Consolidated Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity

As of June 23rd, WSDOT's Consolidated Grant application is now open to nonprofits, tribes, public transit agencies, local agencies in Washington state, and other government agencies whose project benefits the greater public.

Applications are due on October 30, 2020 at 5:00pm.

Mobility Updates

Mobility Updates

King County Metro’s Interim

General Manager

• Terry White will serve as the King

County Metro interim General

Manager starting August 1, 2020.

He will take over the position

previously held by Rob Gannon.

• Read his newsletter on the Metro

Matters blog for his plans and

priorities to move Metro forward.

King County Metro Driver

Layoffs

• Due to revenue losses

resulting from the ongoing

COVID pandemic, Metro will

layoff 200 part-time transit

operators.

• Please see Metro’s news

announcement for more

information on the projected

fund reductions.

EERC Project Updates

EATS• Earlier this month, the Eastside

Advocacy for Transportation

Services (EATS) workgroup held a

remote meeting on July 8th.

• Meeting notes can be found at this

link.

• For more information, please visit

kcmobility.org/eerc or reach out to

Camille Heatherly at

cheatherly@hopelink.org.

KCMC Website Resources• For a comprehensive list

of resources, please visit

resources.kcmobility.org.

Presentation; Bellevue South Downtown I-405 Access Study

Marie Jensen & Shuming Yang, Bellevue Transportation

Department

Eastside Easy Rider Collaborative

July 28, 2020

South Downtown I-405 Access Study

Today’s objectives

• Provide an overview of study process and timeline

• Share alternatives under consideration

• Share community and stakeholder engagement process

• Answer questions and share next steps

Study overview

History

I-405 Master Plan2002

2008

2009

2009

2015

2016

2019

Sound Transit 2

Bellevue Comprehensive Plan amendmentsBellevue Northeast

Second StreetPreliminary Design

Bellevue Pedestrian andBicycle Transportation Plan

Bellevue Comprehensive Plan

I-405 Master Plan Design -Northeast Second and Main Street

Looking beyond the study

• Study focuses on improving access to/from I-405 in the south downtown area

• Other city initiativesoComprehensive Plan Update

oSubarea studies and neighborhood area plans

oMobility Implementation Plan

Shared regional growth

• As required by state’s Growth Management Act, all jurisdictions within the central Puget Sound region collaboratively plan for future growth.

• Bellevue, like all other jurisdictions, has an obligation to share this planned growth.

• Downtown, Wilburton and Bel-Red receive most of the future growth.

Where future growth is expected

Need for the study

• Preferred location, configuration and cost estimate needed to position the project for funding.

• Development pending along 114th Avenue and in Wilburton will likely impact interchange options.

• East Main Transit Oriented District land use code amendment requires clarity about the future of 114th Avenue and Main Street.

Study outcome

• The City Council, in consultation with WSDOT, will select a preferred option for a new I-405 interchange in south downtown Bellevue

• A “no action” will be among the options to be considered

Decision making

Guiding principles

• Facilitate safe multimodal connections

• Improve access and efficiency

• Support economic development and urban design policies

• Align with existing plans & policies, including I-405 Master Plan

• Engage stakeholders and the community

• Assess cost considerations

Tier 1 Evaluation criteria

Fatal flaw screening

o Bellevue’s plans and policies

o FHWA and WSDOT policies

o Constructability

Tier 2 Evaluation criteria

Detail alternatives evaluation

Cost

Missing links,

barriers, or

conflict points

Impact on

property

development

Alignment with

adopted plans

& urban design

policies

Travel time Stakeholder

Input

Public input

Alternatives under consideration

Advantages:

• No construction cost or impact

Disadvantages:

• No new access to support growth

Baseline (No Action)

Advantages:

• Provides access from NE Second Street with less impact to 114th Avenue

• Helps reduce congestion on NE Fourth Street bridge

Disadvantages:

• May not add significant capacity

NE Second Street/NE Fourth Street One Way Couplet

Advantages:

• Provides additional access to I-405 from downtown

Disadvantages:

• No new downtown - Wilburton connection

• Flawed if 114th Avenue is displaced

Southbound on-ramp and northbound overpass at NE Second Street

Advantages:

• New downtown – Wilburton connection

Disadvantages:

• No new access to/from I-405

NE Second Street extension to Wilburton

Advantages:

• Provides additional east-west connection and access to I-405

Disadvantages:

• Does not fit well with the East Main transit-oriented development character/urban design

• Farther away from downtown

Express toll lane access to/from south at SE Sixth Street

Advantages:

• Provides additional east-west connection and access to I-405

Disadvantages:

• Does not fit well with the East Main transit-oriented development character/urban design

• Farther away from downtown

SE Sixth Street overpass to 116th Avenue NE with southbound on-ramp

Advantages:

• Provides I-405 southbound access from Wilburton

Disadvantages:

• No new downtown - Wilburton connection

• No new access from downtown

Lake Hills Connector southbound on-ramp (close westbound to southbound on-ramp at NE Fourth Street)

Study timeline

We are here

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Upcoming events

• Online open house: August 3-21 at engagingbellevue.com

• City Council meeting: September 28

• For more information, visit https://bellevuewa.gov and search “Access study”

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We want to hear from you

• Please take our follow-up questionnaire

• Questions or comments? Contact Shuming Yan at (425) 452-7858 or SYan@bellevuewa.gov

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Thank you!

Next Steps

Hopelink Mobility Virtual Engagement Feedback

• Please fill out the survey here.

• If you have any questions or issues

accessing the survey, contact Cassidy

Giampetro at cgiampetro@hopelink.org.

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

1:00pm-2:30pm

Remote via GoToMeeting

Camille Heatherly

Eastside Mobility Coordinator

Cheatherly@hopelink.org

(425) 943-6771

Please contact with any questions!