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Central City Line

Steering CommitteeMeeting #4

Monday, May 16, 2016

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Spokane Regional Transportation Council

Paulsen Building421 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane, WA

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Agenda

• Welcome, Introductions and Agenda Review

• Public Expressions

• Administrative Tasks

• STA Board/City Council Actions Update

• Project Development Update

• Stations and Stops

• Vehicle and Power Update

• Small Starts Grant Update

• Strategic Overlay Plan Update

• Next Meeting Date

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Public Expressions

At this time, the Steering Committee will give the

public an opportunity to express comments or

opinions pertaining to the project

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Administrative Tasks

• Approval of March meeting minutes

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STA Board/Spokane City Council Updates

• STA Board Actionso November Ballot Measure

o CCL LPA and Vehicle Mode Revisions

• City Council Actionso CCL LPA Revisions

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Project Development Schedule

2016

Today

Aug Oct Dec 2016 Apr Jun Aug

Authorization to begin Project Development

September 2015

Refine Station and Stop Locations

March 2016

STA/City Decision on Downtown Alignment

April 2016

Conceptual Design Complete

April 2016

STA Decision Vehicle and Power

May 2016

Section 106 Agency Concurrence

July 2016

Preliminary Engineering Design and Estimates

August 2016

FTA NEPA Determination

August 2016

STA SEPA Determination

September 2016

FTA Small Starts Grant Agreement Application

Submitted

Planning and Conceptual Design

Preliminary Engineering

FTA Small Starts Grant Agreement Application

NEPA Documentation

Strategic Overlay Plan

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Project Development Update

• Timeline is Tight!

• Critical Path Items and Riskso Infrastructure Decisions

• Cost Sharing

• Improvements Vision

o Cost Estimate and Finance Plan

o Strategic Overlay Plan Review and Adoption

o Grant Submission Authorization and Commitment (SC, STA Board, City

Council)

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Stations and Stops

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Station and Stop Locations

• Identified Preliminary Stations and Stops:o Locations

o Size and Amenities

o Construction Costs

• Civil and Roadway Improvements

• Utilities (adjustments, relocations, new infrastructure)

• Station Architectural Elements

• ROW Impacts

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STA Plaza / Wall Street

• Coordinate:

• Current Operations at Plaza (STA)

• Roadway Improvements (City)

• Improvements:

• Feasibility of Center Island Station on Wall Street

• Side Station Option

• Look at Paid Fare Zone Organization for Plaza

• CCL Operations on East or Southern Curb

• Shared Funding Opportunities

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WSU – Riverpoint Campus

• Coordinate:

• Campus Master Plan (WSU)

• Jensen Byrd Improvements (City)

• Roadway Improvements (City)

• Improvements:

• Pine Street (Center Island Station)

• E. Spokane Falls Boulevard (Center

Island vs. Side Stations)

• Shared Funding Opportunities

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Gonzaga University – Cincinnati Corridor

• Coordinate:

• Campus Master Plan (GU)

• Cincinnati ‘Green Street’ Improvements (City)

• Roadway Improvements (City)

• Corridor Improvements:

• Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements

• Roadway & Safety Improvements

• CCL Improvements

• Urban Design Elements

• Shared Funding Opportunities

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Spokane Community College Transit Center

• Coordinate:

• Campus Master Plan (SCC)

• North Spokane Corridor (WSDOT)

• Signal and Roadway Improvements (City)

• Upriver Transit Center Improvements (STA)

• Improvements:

• Infrastructure Required for CCL Operations at TC

• CCL Stop and IT Infrastructure (Fare POS, Real Time Info, etc.)

• Charging Infrastructure

• Layover Space

• Shared Funding Opportunities / Independent Utility

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Vehicle and Power

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Operational Requirements

Operational Analysis Drives Vehicle Performance Requirements:

• Hours of Operation

• Headway

• Route Timing, Layovers

Vehicle Physical Specifications:

• Size

• Level Boarding

• Doors on Both Sides

• ADA

• Bike Accommodations

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Small Starts Grant Update

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FTA Small Starts

• FTA’s discretionary Capital Investment Grant

program (Section 5309)

• Central City Line qualifies as a “Small Starts” projecto Total capital cost under $250 million

o Federal grant less than $75 million

• Highly competitive program – demand typically

exceeds available Small Starts funding

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Advancing through Small Starts

1. Request to enter Project Developmento Approved June 30, 2015

2. Request for funding recommendationo Seek recommendation in FTA’s Annual Report for Funding

Recommendations (early 2017)

o Reliable project scope, cost, and schedule

o At least 50% matching funds committed

o Fall 2016 ratings submittal would be for the FY 2018 budget

3. Request for construction grant agreement (SSGA)o 100% of local match funding in place

o All critical third-party agreements completed

4. Submittal date – September 2016

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Project Evaluation and Rating

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Summary: Making the Best Case for the

Central City Line

• Compelling narrative and business case• Land Use and Economic Development are especially important for

the CCL

• Demonstrable community and policy support

• Track record of transit-supportive development and

land use

• Strong project and agency financials

• Maximize local/private funds and commitment

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Role of Steering Committee

• Community Commitment and Supporto Agencies, institutions, neighborhoods, property owners, etc.

o Letters of support and resolutions

o Infrastructure cost sharing/local funding commitment

o Co-investment and in-kind contributions

o City of Spokane, Universities, other institutions

o Process and timeline are critical: need to start now to get these pieces in

place

• Land Use and Economic Developmento Making the best case the project

o Working Group

• Review and Advance Draft Application

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Strategic Overlay Plan

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Objectives of Strategic Overlay Plan

• Maximize community benefits from the CCL

• Land use, economic and development strategies to help ensure success of the CCL

• Builds on economic analysis in Economic Development report (EcoNW, 2015)

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Opportunity Focus Area Workshops

Focus Areas

Browne’s Addition / West

DowntownEast

Downtown

University District

Chief Garry Park

Heard community input on

neighborhood and corridor-

wide interests, challenges,

and opportunities

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Key Public Outreach

TakeawaysDifferent neighborhoods have different needs and interests

Chief Garry

• Pedestrian crossings; safety and street lighting; enhancing neighborhood identity and commercial nodes

U-District/East Downtown

• Support pedestrian oriented redevelopment and economic activity; better connect U-District to rest of the corridor

Browne’s Addition/West Downtown

• Preserve neighborhood character, revitalize West Downtown, knit together Browne’s Addition, Downtown and U-District

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Strategies in the plan are intended to:

• Encourage transit-supported development; improve walkability

• Incentivize development near the CCL

• Promote affordable housing options

• Address transportation issues along the CCL corridor (i.e. walkability and parking)

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Land Use Strategies

• Adopt new Comprehensive Plan policies encouraging transit-

supported development

• Develop a “Transit Overlay District” that addresses parking,

incentives, and design standards

• Modify zoning/design standards in key areas of the corridor

(Mission near Hamilton; design standards in Browne’s Addition)

• Identify potential areas for residential infill development in the

Chief Garry neighborhood

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Economic Development/Housing

Strategies

• Promote opportunities to redevelop

property

• Champion an opportunity site by

developing concepts, running financial

analysis, generating community interest

• Identify possible joint development

opportunities

• Develop a coordinated approach to

preserving/creating affordable housing in

the corridor

– Adopt a “no net loss” affordable housing

policy

– Include an affordable housing

monitoring program

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Transportation Strategies

• Address pedestrian barriers

throughout the corridor

– Apply best practices from the

Pedestrian Master Plan

• Coordinate local wayfinding that

complements the Regional

Wayfinding Project

• Develop a residential parking pass

program in areas of the corridor where

parking demand is high

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Transportation Strategies, cont’d

• Develop a U-District Transportation

Demand Management (TDM) Plan

– Integrated parking

– Transit pass program expansion

– Marketing/outreach

– Bike commute infrastructure

• Implement a U-District bike share

program

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Next Steps for the Strategic Overlay Plan

• July: CCL Steering Committee review and

approval of plan

• Plan Commission Hearing July 13th

• City Council

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Next Meeting Date

Next Steering Committee

July 18, 2016