A RESOLUTION approving the Seattle Transit Master Plan.

WHEREAS, the City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan establishes transportation goals and policies

for implementation through the Transportation Strategic Plan including: making the best use of the streets we have to move people and goods; encouraging walking and bicycling as an easy and healthy way to get around; making the most of new transportation investments; protecting city infrastructure; connecting to the region; planning for and investing in urban villages; enhancing neighborhood livability; and improving the environment; and

WHEREAS, the transportation system of Seattle is an extraordinary public asset and is vital and

integral to the City's economic health, environmental quality, and social and community

fabric; and

WHEREAS, the City of Seattle has a tremendous opportunity to improve health and to reduce

traffic and transportation problems by providing viable transportation alternatives,

including walking, bicycling, and transit use; and

WHEREAS, in 2007, the Seattle City Council passed Ordinance 122386 establishing a Complete

Streets policy and stating the Council's intention that the Seattle Department of

Transportation (SDOT) implement Complete Streets by designing, operating, and

maintaining the transportation network to improve travel conditions for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, and freight, in a manner consistent with and supportive of the surrounding community; and

WHEREAS, in 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution 31238, which articulated an agreed

upon vision, goal statement, schedule and proposed scope of work between the Executive and the Council for the Transit Master Plan (TMP); and

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 31250 appointing a Transit Master Plan Public

Advisory Committee to provide input on the TMP; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance 123385 established that the Executive and City Council have a joint

oversight role in the development of the TMP and specified that the City Council would

review Phase I of the TMP prior to reviewing and authorizing expenditures related to Phase 2 of the TMP; and

WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed Phase 1 of the TMP and adopted Ordinance 123568

removing the budget restrictions on Phase 2 of the TMP; and

WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has worked with the Mayor and

City Council, the Public Advisory Committee, a Technical Advisory Committee, King County Metro and Sound Transit to complete Phase 2 of the TMP and produce a draft plan; and

WHEREAS, SDOT held five (5) public open houses to seek comments and solicited comments

online from the larger Seattle community; and

WHEREAS, SDOT has briefed the Mayor and City Council on the results of those open houses

and other public comments; and

WHEREAS, SDOT issued a SEPA Determination of Non-Significance for the Seattle Transit

Master Plan on February 16, 2012; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:

Section 1. The Seattle Transit Master Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as "Attachment A" and incorporated by reference herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2. As part of the annual budget process, the City Council will determine the level of funding allocated for implementation of the Seattle Transit Master Plan and the level of funding for the different transit-related programs.

Section 3. Because of the costs, complexity of financing and duration of planning and construction associated with high-capacity infrastructure, SDOT shall keep the City Council apprised of efforts involving the prioritization, planning, design, and development of high-capacity transit projects.

Section 4. As discussed in the Transit Master Plan, prioritization strategies will include implementation of high capacity transit (HCT) corridors, frequent transit network priority bus corridor improvements, the Center City Connector, as well as enhancing Center City transit service and usability.

Section 5. Successful project implementation will rely on a coordinated approach with King County Metro, Sound Transit, and neighboring jurisdictions.

Section 6. To track progress on the Seattle Transit Master Plan implementation, SDOT will prepare and submit to the City Council annual status reports which include updates on transit corridor priorities and state and federal funding requests. In addition, the plan will be updated every five years.

Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of ____________________, 2012, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this________ day

of ______________________, 2012.

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President ___________of the City Council

THE MAYOR CONCURRING:

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Michael McGinn, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of ________________________, 2012.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)

Tony Mazzella SDOT, Transit Master Plan Adoption, RES February 16, 2012 Version #3

Form last revised: December 6, 2011 1

Attachment A: Seattle Transit Master Plan (22 MB PDF)

Attachment A: Seattle Transit Master Plan (147 MB PDF)