5-Year Transit Plan Kick Off ch 8 th 201 Mar March 019
Welcome! • Welcome & Introductions • Announcements
Agenda • Purpose and Scope • Update: Project To Date • Timeline, Stakeholders, and Engagement Strategies • Next Steps
SVTC’s 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.
Purpose (Draft) • To create a coordinated transportation plan uniting all cities in Snoqualmie Valley (North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Carnation, Duvall, and Monroe) and the surrounding unincorporated region.
Scope | From 2017 Workshop • Develop Transit Plan within Snoqualmie Valley including Monroe, Snoqualmie, Carnation, Fall City, North Bend, Duvall, Preston, 202/203 Corridor • Identify existing transit service including where & when it operates • Identify what entities have vehicles • Identify gaps in service where/when no service exists • Explore on demand/feeder/fixed-route/volunteer service/vanpools/car share, etc. to fill gaps • Identify funding sources to pay for transportation options • Understanding existing data/use that data • Understand expected growth and plans for light rail • Identify key points of origin for service and key destinations • Anything missing?
Scope • Community Profile • Existing Services and Resources • Related Programs and Policies • Goals and Objectives • Guiding Principles • Five Year Program of Projects • Performance Evaluation
Project To Date • Compiled 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)
Project To Date • Existing Needs Assessments & Data 2017 Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Needs Assessment (from SVTC) 2018 Gaps Assessment (from SVTC) SVTC Meeting Minutes SVCN’s Provider Survey PSRC’s Population Projections
Project To Date • Web Map Launched at November 2018 Workshop Key Points of Interest added Goal: Leverage paper maps during community engagement sessions See here: https://arcg.is/0XW0q0
Project To Date • Current Stakeholders SVTC Staff Support – Lead King County Metro Puget Sound Regional Council Snoqualmie Valley Transit + non-profit providers Cities (Monroe, Duvall, Carnation, Snoqualmie, and North Bend) Community organizations and advocates Community Transit?
Timeline Timeframe frame Act ctivity March Kick Off Stakeholder Interviews Compiling Existing Data April - June Community Engagement Existing Conditions July – August Draft & Finalize Plan August – October Dissemination/ Presentations
Community Engagement • Why: To understand the high priority transportation needs in the next 5 years • When: April – June • Who: Individuals not represented in existing data and/or groups we want more information from • Remaining: What? How? And Where?
Community Engagement • We can’t fund everything • We need to identify: Stretch Goals Realistic Priorities (within 5 years) • We need to ask the right questions
Community Engagement Strategies • Intercept Surveys Gather “on-site” feedback At community hubs or large events Con: Need to differentiate from 2017 survey Need to ask the right questions May be time confusing
Community Engagement Strategies • Provider Surveys Feedback from the community liaisons Disseminated online? Low cost Con: Need to differentiate from 2017 survey Need to ask the right questions
Community Engagement Strategies • Listening Sessions/Focus Groups Smaller group gathering by invitation only Understand needs of a partic ular population Older Adults People with Disabilities Low income individuals Con: Only hear from a segmented group(s) Cost for incentives
Community Engagement Strategies • Conversation Cafes Smaller group gathering in public spaces open to anyone Representation from various stakeholders Con: People’s availability are essential to getting voice heard Wide-reaching marketing
Community Engagement Strategies • Open Houses/Community Forums Open event to discuss strategies in larger setting Open to all Con People most impacted by transportation may not be able to attend How to scale to serve entire region
Community Engagement Strategies • Some other method? • Combination of a few?
Next Meetings • Next C t Coalition M Meeti ting: Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 10:30AM at Carnation Library • Next T t Task F Force M Meeti ting: : Friday, May 10th, 2019 at 10:30AM
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