>>> TODAY IS JANUARY 15 AT 1:37.
WELCOME TO THE SUSTAINABILITY
AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE MOVED COMMITTEE TIMES
UP TO 130 INSTEAD OF 2 O'CLOCK
TO ALLOW THEM TO AND A LITTLE
BIT EARLIER.
FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TO PRESENT,
THEY CAN START THEIR COMMUTE
HOME A LITTLE EARLIER.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
FIRST WE ARE GOING TO HEAR A
BRIEFING PRESENTATION ON ONE
THE CONCEPTS FOR AUTOMATIC AND
ENFORCEMENT FOR BLOCK THE BOX
TRANSIT LANE VIOLATIONS AND WE
WILL GET A REPORT BACK FROM THE
YEAR THREE ANNUAL REPORT.
WE WILL START WITH THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
ONE PERSON SIGNED UP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU HAVE TO MINUTES.
>> YOU ARE AT DIRTY PIG.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE THREE-
YEAR REPORT.
THE TRANSPORTATION IS
INAUDIBLE.
YOU GUYS DID THIS.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS AND WHAT IT
WILL DO FOR SEATTLE.
I HAVE LIVED IN BIG CITIES.
THIS IS PAST CAPACITY, 40 BUSES
ARE OVERCAPACITY.
NO UNCIVILIZED BUSINESS CAN BUY
SOMETHING, WHAT IS MORE THAN
DOUBLE WHAT THIS IS YOU CANNOT
SWALLOW.
IT IS NOT GOOD.
IT COST $1 MILLION.
THIS WILL COST US FOR ANOTHER
FEW YEARS $100 BILLION PLUS.
$100 BILLION.
FOR WHAT?
A SMALL CITY, 700,000.
IT'S A DIRTY BARGAIN.
GUYS, YOU ARE ACTING LIKE AN
IDIOT.
IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE
OF AMERICA.
EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO BE
HAVING AMERICA.
HORSES BEFORE AND CARS NOW.
THIS IS NOT SOUTH AMERICA OR
AFRICA OR CHINA.
WHO ARE YOU?
I SPEAK EVERY BODY. INAUDIBLE
STAND UP, AMERICA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY?
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE
IS THAT IT MAN IN THE BACK
TALKING ABOUT SAFETY.
THERE IS AN ONGOING EFFORT TO
IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THAT
QUARTER.
THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO TO GET
IT TO THE COMMITMENT TO VISION
ZERO, PARTICULARLY IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT FOR BLOCK
THE BOX AND TRANSIT LANE
VIOLATIONS.
>> DO WANT TO START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS.
RIGHT.
ARE YOU GOING TO START THE
PRESENTATION?
>> YES UNLESS YOU HAVE
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS.
>> LET ME JUST SAY THAT I HAVE
BEEN TALKING TO THE PRESS A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT ANTICIPATION
OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF
INTEREST.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU ALL TODAY.
OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WE, IN RESPONSE TO COUNSEL
REQUEST HAD REPORTED ON THE
STATUS OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
IN TWO AREAS.
BUS LANE AND TRANSLATE
ENFORCEMENT.
YOU HAD ASKED US TO REPORT BACK
ON TECHNICAL LOGICAL STATUS AND
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY
STATUS.
THERE ARE ALSO BUDGETARY
IMPLEMENTATIONS WITH THAT PLAN.
MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT BUS
LANE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT IN
TAILS.
WHAT EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS THAT IS
BLOCKING THE INTERSECTION IF
YOU CAN'T SUFFICIENTLY MOVE
THROUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT IS BLOCK THE BOX.
THAT IS JUST FOR CLARITY.
>> SOME BACKGROUND.
WHY ARE WE INTERESTED IN THIS?
BLOCK THE BOX VIOLATIONS IMPACT
THE STREET SYSTEM IN A COUPLE
OF WAYS.
THEY CAN AFFECT EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TIME AROUND FIRE
STATIONS AND HOSPITALS OR
GENERAL MOVEMENT AROUND THE
STREET GRID.
IT CAN AFFECT AND IMPEDE
TRANSIT SPEED AND REALITY
ABILITY AS WE TRIED TO MOVE A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
THEN, THERE IS A GENERAL
CONGESTION OCCURRENCE THAT CAN
COME FROM THAT.
IF THE INTERSECTION IS NOT
OPERATING EFFICIENTLY, BECAUSE
IT IS BLOCK, THAT COUNTER ACTS
EFFORTS.
>> ONE THING WE DID LAST YEAR
WAS A COUPLE OF WEEK
OBSERVATIONS AROUND AN
INTERSECTION AND STREET SEGMENT
THAT WE HAVE BOTH THE BUS LANES
AND BLOCK THE BOX OCCURRENCES.
IT IS FOURTH AVENUE AND BATTERY
STREET IN BELLTOWN.
IT IS ON THE GRAPHIC TO THE
RIGHT.
YOU WILL SEE THE CIRCLE OF THE
AREA THAT HAS A BUS LANE ON IT.
IT IS USED BY THE RAPID LINE
YOU LINE. THAT IS NORTHBOUND IN
THE AFTERNOON, ALL DAY.
THAT IS THE OUTBOUND DIRECTION.
THEN, IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER
OF THIS PICTURE, THAT IS FIRE
STATION 2. THAT IS THE BIGGEST
CALLOUT FIRE STATION IN THE
CITY.
IF IT IS BLOCKED, WHICH IT
FREQUENTLY IS, FIRE ENGINES ARE
IMPEDED FROM EXITING THE
STATION.
WE DID SOME OBSERVATIONS.
THE STATS ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.
BLOCK THE BOX WE HAD SIX
VIOLATIONS PER DAY OVER THE
TIME.
WE LOOK AT WITH A HIGH OF 53
VIOLATIONS ON A SINGLE DAY.
WITH TRANSIT LANE THERE IS
QUITE A BIT OF VIOLATING GOING
ON.
>> DID YOU PUT TEMPORARY
CAMERAS OUT AND DO COUNSELOR
WAS THERE AN INDIVIDUAL THERE?
>> IT WAS WITH CAMERAS.
WORKING WITH THE VENDOR THAT IS
POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAVE A
SOLUTION TO THIS.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THEIR
EQUIPMENT AND US TO DO A
TECHNOLOGICAL VETTING OF IT TO
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND
MAYBE WHAT WE WOULD FACE IN
TERMS OF A DEPLOYMENT OR
IMPLEMENTATION.
IT WAS WITH CAMERAS.
IT WAS NOT MANUAL OBSERVATION.
>> A GENERAL QUESTION, ON
THINGS LIKE THIS, IN TERMS OF
RESPONSE TIME FOR FIRE VEHICLES
AND AMBULANCES, DO THE SERVICES
THEMSELVES MAINTAIN THEIR OWN
STATISTICS ON WHAT IS THE
FREQUENCY OF PROBLEMS OR
RESPONSE TIME AND HOW MUCH TIME
THEY SPEND IN TRAFFIC?
DO WE CONDUCT THESE STUDIES TO
GET DATA ON THESE?
>> I WILL LET STEVE ANSWER THAT.
WE ARE SPOTTY WITH COLLECTING
THAT TYPE OF DATA.
IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR NOT
THE DISPATCHER LOGGED THAT. THE
ACTUAL RESPONSE TIMES ARE EASY
TO MEASURE.
WE HAVE THAT DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
WHAT MAY HAVE IMPACTED THAT IS
A CASE-BY-CASE AND WOULD
REQUIRE HAND SEARCH.
EVEN THAT WOULD BE UNRELIABLE.
>> IT IS A SIMILAR CASE FOR
FIRE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HOLD
VERY DEAR TO THEIR ABILITY TO
PROVIDE LIFE SAFETY SERVICES
THAT THEY DO.
THEY HAVE A DISPATCH. WHAT LED
TO IT BEING LONGER, I DON'T
BELIEVE THEY WOULD HAVE THAT.
>> THE DATA, THE MEAN AND THE
HIGH IS QUITE A VARIATION.
I AM CURIOUS IF THAT IS JUST
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
VARIABLES OR THAT THERE ARE
NONE AND ON ONE DAY THERE WERE
53.
IS IT AN EVENT OR IS IT
CONSTANT STUFF WHEN TRAFFIC IS
CERTAIN.
>> FOR THIS LOCATION, THIS IS
NOT ZERO.
THE LOW END IS PRETTY NOTABLE
IN THIS PARTICULAR STRETCH. THE
PROXIMITY OF THIS LOCATION TO
GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY 9 AND THE
CONSTRUCTION IS PROXIMATE.
IT CAN, WHEN RAIN HITS OR IF AN
INCIDENT HAPPENS ELSEWHERE IT
REPORTS BACK HERE FREQUENTLY.
LATER ON WE NOTE A FEW OTHER
LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRIORITY IF
WE FOCUS ON DOING THIS.
THEY HAVE THEM AT A NOTABLE
FREQUENCY AND THEN THEY HAVE
SEVERAL DAYS WHERE THERE ARE A
WHOLE BUNCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF
LOGISTICAL ISSUES WITH POLICE
ENFORCEMENT.
WHY ARE WE WRITING MORE TICKETS
FOR THIS?
THERE IS ACTUALLY THE PHYSICAL
LIMITATION OF OFFICERS BEING IN
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES FOR
PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIMES.
PRACTICALLY, WHEN AN OFFICER
PULLS SOMEONE OVER IN ONE OF
THESE LANES, WE HAVE NOW
BLOCKED THAT LANE.
THAT IS THE BEHAVIOR WE DON'T
WANT.
SO NOW WE COMPOUND IT.
ADD TO THAT, IF A COMPLICATION
ARISES FROM THAT STOP, WE HAVE
LENGTHENED IT FURTHER.
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO BE IN
THE LANES WITHOUT IMPACTING
TRAFFIC.
ON TOP OF THAT THERE ARE SAFETY
IMPLICATIONS OF AN OFFICER
TRYING TO ENFORCE THAT TYPE OF
INFRACTION. IN A BUS LANE THERE
IS LIMITED ACCESS ANYWAY DUE TO
TRAFFIC.
ANOTHER PHENOMENON IS, DOING A
POINT EMPHASIS SUCH AS THE BUS
LANE AT 4th AND JACKSON, THE
VISIBILITY OF MAKING ONE STOP
CAN MEET CAUSE ERRATIC DRIVING
BY OTHER DRIVERS.
THAT CAN FORCE THEM BACK INTO
TRAFFIC.
THERE LOTS OF SAFETY ISSUES
WHEN WE DO THIS.
ULTIMATELY, THE END RESULT OF
ENFORCEMENT THERE IS ALWAYS A
TEMPORARY INCREASE IN
CONGESTION THERE.
CURRENTLY, THE ONLY SOLUTION
THAT IS DIGITAL OR AUTOMATED
WOULD BE THAT WE CAN ELIMINATE
THOSE FACTORS.
UNDER STATE LAW THIS IS A
MOVING VIOLATION.
IT IS REQUIRED THAT A POLICE
OFFICER WITNESSED THE
INFRACTION TO MAKE A CITATION.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT
PHYSICALLY AND VISIBLY RIGHT
THERE.
HAVING AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
WOULD ALLOW US TO KEEP OFFICERS
OUT OF THE ROADWAY.
>> RUNNING A RED LIGHT IS ALSO
A VIOLATION.
WE HAVE THOSE.
HOW ARE WE ABLE TO DO THAT?
>> WITH THE WAY THE LAWS ARE
WRITTEN AROUND THOSE CAMERAS, A
NEW INFRACTION SIMILAR TO A
PARKING TICKET WAS CREATED WE
ARE DOES NOT REQUIRE, IT IS NOT
A MOVING VIOLATION WHERE AN
OFFICER HAS TO WRITE IT.
IT IS LIKE A PARKING TICKET.
IT IS CITED TO THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO THE
PERSON VIOLATING.
>> BASED ON THE EXTENT OF THE
ISSUE THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN
TERMS OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS
AND CHALLENGES WITH MANUAL
ENFORCEMENT, WE DO RECOMMEND
AND ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING
IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS FOR TRANSIT
LANE'S AND TRAN 35.
WE HAD A FEW CASE STUDIES.
BOSTON HAD AN INITIATIVE
PILOTED THAT THEY PARTNERED WITH
TWO DEAL WITH TRAN 35 AND
DOUBLE PARKING.
THAT RESULTED IN A AND 18%
REDUCTION IN CONGESTION AND
TRAVEL DELAYS.
SAN FRANCISCO HAD A PILOT OF A
BUS ONLY LANE TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERAS THAT RESULTED IN A 15%
REDUCTION.
LONDON HAS LONG HAD A SYSTEM OF
BUS ONLY LANES AS WELL AS,
SINCE 1997 THE ABILITY TO
ENFORCE THOSE WITH AUTOMATED
CAMERAS.
IN A 2007 STUDY THAT SYSTEM WAS
FOUND, SINCE IT WAS PUT IN
PLACE, HAD INCREASED THE
SYSTEMWIDE TRANSIT SPEED BY 5%.
>> IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING
RELATIVELY SIMPLE LIKE GET UP
5% INCREASE, THAT'S HUGE.
SIMILARLY, LOOKING AT CONGESTION
, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU MEASURE
IT, THAT WOULD MAKE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THE 5% SYSTEMWIDE, THAT IS REAL
DOLLARS AND REAL RELIABILITY.
>> WE AGREE.
SO, PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION
IS TO WORK TO SECURE THE STATE
AUTHORIZATION THAT WE NEED IN
ORDER TO BEGIN AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
TO EXPAND OUR EXISTING AUTHORITY
WHICH INCLUDES, AS YOU
IDENTIFIED, RAILROADCROSSINGS,
RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND SCHOOL
SPEED ZONE CAMERAS TO INCLUDE
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT AS WELL
AS BLOCK THE BOX.
THE LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON ADVANCING IN OLYMPIA
WOULD INCLUDE AN EXPANSION OF
THE LOCATIONS THAT WE ARE
ALLOWED TO INSTALL AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS TO INCLUDE
NOT JUST THE INTERSECTIONS OF
ARTERIALS BUT ALSO MID BLOCK. I
SHOULD NOTE ALSO, THIS IS NOT
JUST A PRIORITY FOR OUR
DEPARTMENTS BUT ALSO FOR THE
MAYOR.
SHE MENTIONED IT IN HER STATE
OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
SHE IS IN OLYMPIA TODAY MEETING
WITH LEGISLATORS TO BUILD
SUPPORT FOR THIS PRIORITY.
NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE STATE
AUTHORIZATION, BUT ONCE THAT
STATE LAW AND STATUTE IS
CHANGED, WE WOULD NEED TO
CHANGE THE MUNICIPAL CODE AS
WELL.
THIS IS CURRENTLY MODELED AFTER
A STATE STATUTE.
ONCE WE HAVE THE STATE
AUTHORIZATION WE WOULD ALSO
NEED TO MIRROR THAT IN THE CODE.
>> SO, IS THE STRATEGY WITH
CHANGING THE STATE LAW TO DO AS
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, CREATE A
PATH WHERE THIS WOULD BE A
NONMOVING VIOLATION SO IT CAN
BE ISSUED AUTOMATICALLY AND
THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE
TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
SO, WITH LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL
WE WOULD APPROACH THIS
SIMILARLY AS WE HAVE FOR OTHER
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
WE WOULD IDENTIFY THROUGH THE
INTERSECTIONS AND WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHAT
INTERSECTIONS WE WOULD
RECOMMEND DOING AND THEN THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONTRACTS WITH THE VENDOR TO
PROVIDE THAT SERVICE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BETTER OVERSIGHT OF
THE ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.
WE WOULD TAKE A SIMILAR
APPROACH ONCE WE HAVE THE
AUTHORIZATION.
>> OKAY.
SO YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT KIND
OF INTERSECTION WE WOULD BE
LOOKING AT.
THIS IS SOME OF THE TOP
INTERSECTIONS WE HAVE NOTED
THROUGH TRAFFIC OBSERVATIONS
AND PREVIOUS EFFORTS WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON DOING SOME
ENFORCEMENT EMPHASIS.
IT IS OFTEN A PRESIDENTS WHICH
HELPS TO DO SOME AMOUNT OF
COMPLIANCE.
WE WILL NOT HAVE SPD OUT THERE
CONSTANTLY.
FEAR OF YOU AND VALLEY IS IN
THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE
GRAPHIC.
THAT IS WHERE THE STREETCAR
GOES THROUGH.
IT IS THE MERCER RAMP IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION.
THAT IS FREQUENTLY CONGESTED.
THE NEXT ONE IS DEXTER AT
MERCER.
THAT IS A PRIORITY CORRIDOR,
NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST.
THEN, WE KNOW ABOUT MERCER AND
TRAFFIC GOING EAST-WEST.
A PRIMARY TRANSIT CORRIDOR.
THE STREETCAR AND THE ROUTE 40
AND THIS THE LINE GO THROUGH
THERE.
THERE IS A CONCENTRATION OF
PEDESTRIANS MOVING THROUGH THAT
INTERSECTION.
4th AND BATTERY, THAT'S THE ONE
I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THAT IS A PRIMARY CORRIDOR FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND THEN 4th
AND JACKSON IS IN THE LOWER
RIGHT CORNER.
THAT IS THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS
DISTRICT.
A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF BUSES,
NORTHBOUND THROUGH THAT
INTERSECTION AS WELL OF THE
STREETCAR AND THE LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS.
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE
GOTTEN A FIRST CUT.
THEY ARE NOT REPRESENTING THE
ONLY SOLUTIONS WE WOULD LOOK AT.
>> WE DID WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT PRIVACY WHEN IT COMES
TO AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT PRIVACY IS A
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC CONCERN WHEN
IT COMES TO NOT JUST AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT BUT ANY
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.
I WILL TALK THROUGH A FEW OF
THE STATE STATUES THAT PROVIDE
SAFEGUARDS.
THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT.
THEY ARE AROUND HOW WE CAN USE
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS
AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE
IMAGES CAPTURED.
WHAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO OR
NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHERE WE TO
SECURE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE
STATE FOR AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
OF TRAN 34 AND TRAN 35.
THEN WE WILL SPEAK TO HOW THE
STATE STATUTES AND TO ACT WITH
LOCAL REGISTRATIONS.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW STATE
REGULATIONS ON HOW WE CAN USE
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS
AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE
POINT TOO MUCH BUT I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT A FEW SAFEGUARDS
CURRENTLY IN PLACE.
CURRENTLY, STATE STATUTE
PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM
CAPTURING A FACE IN A
PHOTOGRAPH.
IT PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM
RETAINING PHOTOGRAPHS LONGER
THAN NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE
VIOLATION.
THAT PHOTOGRAPH HAS TO BE
DISPOSED OF.
PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM USING
PHOTOGRAPHS FOR LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS BEYOND THESE.
THE WAY WE ENVISION THIS WOULD
BE RIGHT ALONG WITH THE CURRENT
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS
THAT WE HAVE.
THEY HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED THROUGH
THE WALL DEPARTMENT.
WE WOULD HAVE NO RECORD OF WHO
THE PEOPLE WERE OR HAVE ANY WAY
TO COLLATE OR MAINTAIN THIS
DATA IN A WAY THAT WOULD
VIOLATE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
AS WITH ANY TECHNOLOGY, IT
WOULD BE VETTED THROUGH CITY
IT.
WE WOULD HAVE PUBLIC HEARING
PROCESSES AND ALL OF THE INPUT
AND CLEARANCE WITH ANY NEW
TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE WE
DON'T VIOLATE RETENTION
STANDARDS OR COLLECTION OF DATA.
>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE
AUTOMATED SAFETY CAMERAS WOULD
COMPLY WITH THESE PROTECTIONS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I ASSUME THERE ARE SIMILAR
STATE LAWS ON THESE ISSUES.
>> I CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT
THEIR PRIVACY STANDARDS ARE
LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
ON THE SLIDE YOU SEE A FULL
PRIVACY STUDY WOULD BE
CONDUCTED.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> THIS IS THE SAME PROCEDURE
WE CURRENTLY DO WITH THE
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READERS.
WE HAD CITY TOWN HALLS AND
REPORTED THE INPUT AND
ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS.
WE WOULD FOLLOW THE NEW
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THE LAST PIECE WOULD BE ANY
SORT OF BUDGET IMPLICATIONS
THAT WE NEED TO DO TO PUT THIS
IN PLACE.
WE CAN'T PUT THAT TOGETHER YET.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION WOULD
LOOK LIKE.
IT COULD BE MODIFIED IN TERMS
OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
PERHAPS IT IS JUST A TWO-YEAR
PILOT AND IT LIMITS US TO THE
NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS. THAT
WOULD MAKE UP A DIFFERENCE IN
TERMS OF BUDGET.
SO, BASED ON WHAT WE DID FOR
THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS AND THE
BUDGET ISSUE BACK IN 2014 OUR
EXPERIENCE IS THAT THERE IS A
UPFRONT COST OF $10,000 PER
CAMERA.
IT WILL USUALLY BE TO WERE
THREE CAMERAS DEPENDING ON THE
COMPLEX CITY AND THE NUMBER OF
LOCATIONS.
THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A RANGE OF
WHAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT.
ONCE WE GET INTO OPERATIONS OUR
EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT FINES
THROUGH PREVIOUS AUTOMATED
SYSTEMS HAVE COVERED STAFFING
COSTS.
WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THE SAME
EXPERIENCE HERE.
WE DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE ON
GOING BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS.
IT IS THE INITIAL, UPFRONT
COST.
>> AND WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE.
THE WEEK BY THE TECHNOLOGY FROM
A VENDOR THAT INSTALLS IT AND
THEN THEY HAND OVER THE
TECHNOLOGY TO US?
DO THEY MANAGE THE SYSTEM ON
THE BACKEND AND SUBMIT
INFRACTIONS TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO PROCESS?
>> WHEN WE GO THROUGH THESE
PURCHASING AND VENDOR
CONTRACTS, WE LOOK AT THEM
INDIVIDUALLY DEPENDING ON WHAT
THE VENDOR CAN OFFER.
IT IS BEEN VARIABLE DEPENDING
ON THE TECHNOLOGY. THEY CAN
TURN IT OVER TO CITY IT.
IN MANY CASES IT IS A
COMPROMISE OR BLEND OF THAT.
OTHER POTENTIAL COSTS COULD BE
PERHAPS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
VET THE CITATIONS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES
THAT PERHAPS THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAD
ON THE 520 BRIDGE WHERE PEOPLE
WERE GETTING CITED FOR OUT-OF-
STATE PLATES THAT CORRESPONDED
WITH HER WASHINGTON PLATES,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE WOULD HAVE A HUMAN FACTOR.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS WOULD BE
CONSIDERED.
IT WOULD BE MECHANISMS FOR
CHANGE IN COUNTERING AND
DEFENDING THE CITATIONS, THAT
TYPE OF THING.
THERE IS NO REAL WAY TO SAY.
IT WILL BE NEGOTIATED.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR, THE
RANGE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN
EXPECT.
HOW ABOUT THE TIMING.
IF WE CAN GET LEGISLATION
PASSED THIS SESSION.
SOMETIME IN EARLY SPRING AND
HAVE THAT DONE, WHAT IS THE
PROCESS LOOKING LIKE.
WE HAVE TO UPDATE THE CODE.
WE COULD DO THAT PRETTY SWIFTLY
HERE.
AT LEAST TRY TO.
AND RFP AND WORKING WITH
VENDORS AND GETTING THINGS
IMPLEMENTED.>> I WOULD THINK,
IF WE KNEW THAT THE BILL WAS
REALLY ON ITS WAY TO BEING
SIGNED OFF IN MAY OR JUNE, WE
COULD BEGIN WORKING WITH YOU ON
THE ORDINANCE AND WHAT IT WOULD
NEED TO LOOK LIKE. THEN, THERE
IS THE BUDGETARY DISCUSSION.
WE WOULD PUT THAT FORWARD
THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL OR IN THE
NEXT BUDGET PROCESS.
I WOULD SAY THAT
OPERATIONALIZING IT. MAYBE THE
FIRST QUARTER OR SECOND QUARTER
OF 2020.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE ANY
SOONER THAN THAT.
I WOULD NOT PUT A TIMELINE ON
IT.
OKAY.
SO THE PRIVACY, WORKING THROUGH
A PRIVACY ASPECT WOULD NEED TO
BE PART OF THAT.
THAT MIGHT NEED TO WAIT UNTIL
WE HAVE THAT AS PART OF A
VENDOR REQUIREMENT AND EVERYONE
COMPLIES.
THERE COULD BE FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS.
THAT COULD AFFECT THE
TIMELINE.>> YES.
IN THIS LAST BUDGET THERE WAS
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE USE
SCHOOL SAFETY CAMERAS AND RED
LIGHT CAMERAS.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THE SCHOOL
SPEEDING CAMERA BE DEDICATED
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY.
THE LEGISLATION IN OLYMPIA, DO
WE HAVE A VISION FOR, IF THERE
IS REVENUE BEYOND
ADMINISTRATION, WHERE WOULD
THAT GO?
HAVE WE HAD DISCUSSIONS OR DO
WE HAVE ANY INK TO DISCUSS NOW?
>> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO, ONCE
WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION AND
WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND
WHAT AMOUNT OF REVENUE IS BEING
GENERATED, AND THE OPERATIONAL
COSTS, THAT WOULD DRIVE POLICY
DECISIONS.
IT STRIKES ME THAT IT HAS BEEN
PART OF THE REASON, THE SYSTEMS
HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE
THE TIE TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
, BOTH ON THE INCREASING
COMPLIANCE SIDE AND THE USE OF
REVENUES HAS BEEN A STRONG TIE
TO WHY THIS IS BEEN SUCCESSFUL
TO DATE.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IS
PROBABLY A STRONG POLICY TYPE.
IT IS UP TO YOU AND THE
EXECUTIVES.
PERHAPS THE STATE.
>> CORRECT.
>> I THINK THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT STUFF TO DO.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES IN OLYMPIA TO HELP
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS.
THE REVENUE ASPECT THAT MAY
COME IN IS NOT THE INTENT OF
THIS.
IN FACT, IN AN IDEAL WORLD WE
WOULD SET THESE UP AND NOT
COLLECT ANY MONEY.
EVERYONE WOULD BE FULLY
COMPLIANT.
WE WOULD SEE THE CONGESTION
REDUCTION AND RELIABILITY ON
THE TRANSIT.
THAT IS WHAT WE REALLY WANT.
SOMETHING THAT WOULD DEDICATE
THOSE TOWARD SAFETY PROGRAMS,
WHATEVER THE NEXUS IS WOULD BE
SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT.
OE OTHER QUESTION I WAS GOING
TO ASK IS, IN MY PREVIOUS WORK
THE STATE ALSO HAS SET THE FINE
LEVEL AS WELL.
I PRESUME WE ARE SHARING
INFORMATION WITH THE STATE
ABOUT HOW MANY VIOLATIONS WE
HAVE SEEN.
WHAT A FINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND
MAKE SURE WE COLLECT ENOUGH
REVENUE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AT
LEAST NEUTRAL WITH THE SYSTEM
THAT WE WANT IN THE RIGHT
PLACES AND THAT WE ARE SETTING
UP A SYSTEM THAT MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE DISSUADING PEOPLE
WITHOUT NOT BEING ONEROUS AND
THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE
FINES.
WE ARE WAITING THROUGH THAT.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
IMPLEMENTATION.
YOU HAVE COLOR -- COVERED A LOT
OF THOSE.
THANK YOU.
>> THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT
POINTS.
>>.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE A SIMPLE
TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH, IT IS
COST-EFFECTIVE, IT MAY TAKE A
YEAR TO 1.5 YEARS TO HAVE IT ON
THE GROUND.
THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO
TOWN.
THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE
THAT CHOICE, AGAIN THE MAJORITY
OF PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT
ALREADY, IT IS FAST AND
RELIABLE.
PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO
AND THE BETTER OFF WE ALL ARE
FROM TRANSPORTATION
PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT IDEA.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS
COME DOWN FASTER.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION LATER THIS YEAR.
>>> PLEASE KEEP US POSTED.
WE WILL WORK WITH GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE
STATUS OF THAT.
IT IS GREAT TO HEAR THAT IT
APPEARS TO BE A PRIORITY FOR
DEPARTMENTS AND I AM WILLING TO
PUT IT TOWARD THE TOP OF MY
LIST AS WELL.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET IT
DONE.
>> THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER 2.
>> THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM.
OKAY.
PRESENTERS, COME FORWARD.
>> WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS?
>>.
THIS IS CANDIDA WITH TRANSIT
AND MOBILITY.
ERIN WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD.
>> WELCOME, EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
. I BELIEVE.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL JUST GET THIS LOADED.
I WANTED TO START OFF BY SAYING
THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS WHO
HAVE MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS
TO THIS PROGRAM.
THE 1st AND FOREMOST IS
EXPANDING THE NETWORK.
WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN ON
TIME PERFORMANCE.
I THINK THESE ARE ALL REALLY
GOOD NEWS THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO REPORT ON MORE OFTEN.
I THINK THAT IS ALSO A
REFLECTION OF THE HARD WORK AND
COMMITMENT BROUGHT TO THE TABLE
AND THE GROWING PARTNERSHIP
WITH METRO.
WITH THAT I WILL GO THROUGH
SOME OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE
REPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE
FUNDING MEASURE JUST TO GIVE
EVERYONE A BRIEF REMINDER.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET
AND THE RECENT SCOPE CHANGE
THAT WAS PASSED AND TRANSIT
SERVICE INVESTMENTS AND THEN IT
WILL GO BACK TO CANDIDA TO TALK
ABOUT LOW ACCESS AND THEN THE
TRANSIENT ADVISORY BOARD AND
HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE TIME FOR
SOME QUESTIONS.
>> ONE THING WE ALL KNOW BUT WE
NEVER GET TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT IS HOW MUCH RIDERSHIP
INCREASES IN SEATTLE.
THAT IS IN CONTRAST TO MANY
OTHER LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS.
SEATTLE IS GROWING AT A RATE
THAT IS NOT COMPARABLE TO MANY
OTHER CITIES.
WE SEE THAT A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE
ARE WRITING TRANSIT MORE MORE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL
FAMILIAR WITH, THE COMMUTE
SEATTLE.
OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS FROM
2000 TO 2017, TRANSIT HAS GONE
FROM 29% TO 48%.
WE'RE SEEING A DRAMATIC SHIFT
IN HOW PEOPLE GET TO WORK IN
DOWNTOWN.>> DID I HEAR YOU SAY
THAT RIDERSHIP IS GOING THE
OPPOSITE IN OTHER CITIES?
>> YES.
MOSTAR SING FLAT OR DECLINING
BOWS BUS AND RAIL. EVERYONE
EXCEPT NEW YORK.
THERE SOMEWHERE I I CAN'T
UNDERSTAND.
IN SOME PLACES IT'S MINOR AND
IN OTHER CASES IT IS
SUBSTANTIAL.
>> IT BLOWS ME AWAY.
THESE NUMBERS ARE OUTSTANDING.
TO GO FROM THE 50 TO 25% AND
THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN
TRANSIT, WE ARE ADDING SERVICE.
WE OPENED A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
AND EXPANDED IT AGAIN IN THAT
TIME PERIOD.
WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES MAKING
INVESTMENTS.
HOW WE ARE ABLE TO GET THIS
RIGHT, IT IS NOT LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON
ELSEWHERE.
>> ONE OTHER IMPORTANT CONTEXT
PIECE.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE NEW TO AN AREA,
THAT IS WHEN THEY ARE MOST
LIKELY TO CHANGE THEIR
BEHAVIOR.
AS NEW PEOPLE COME IN, THAT HAS
AN IMPACT.
WE HAVE ACCIDENT EMPLOYERS WHO
HAVE OFFERED TRANSIT PASSES.
YOU COUPLE ALL THOSE THINGS
TOGETHER AND YOU CREATE A GREAT
AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR
PEOPLE TO TRY NEW OPTIONS.
I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE
PUGET SOUND COUNSEL.
WE ANALYZE THESE DATA POINTS.
WE ARE THE ONLY ONE IN THE
UNITED STATES EXCEPT FOR A FEW
SMALL EXCEPTIONS LIKE MAYBE
PHOENIX, WE SEE DOUBLE DIGIT
YEAR OVER YEAR.
EVERYBODY ELSE'S SINGLE DIGITS,
IF THEY ARE LUCKY, MOST ARE IN
DECLINE.
>> TO GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND,
SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN
ABOUT A YEAR.
THIS IS A FUNDING MEASURE
PASSED BACK IN NOVEMBER 2014.
IT IS A SALES TAX INCREASE WHICH
RAISED ABOUT $50 MILLION IN
2018.
THE FUNDING MEASURE WAS TO
IMPROVE TRANSIT AVAILABILITY
AND ACCESS FOR SEATTLE
INCLUDING LOW INCOME PROGRAMS.
AS I MENTIONED IN APRIL OF LAST
YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE
EXTRA FLEXIBILITY AND HOW TO
SPEND THAT MONEY.
BEFORE THEN, TO HIGHLIGHT, WE
SPEND $.91 DIRECTLY ON
IMPROVING TRANSIT. THIS
BREAKDOWN TO ABOUT $.86 PER
DOLLAR FOR ADDED TRIPS.
ABOUT FIVE CENTS FOR TRANSIT
EQUITY PROGRAMS.
THE LAST NINE CENTS GOES TO
RESERVE FUNDS AND PLANNING.
>> AS I MENTIONED, WHAT WAS THE
ACCUMULATED DOLLAR AMOUNT?
>> $20 MILLION.
>> AS I MENTIONED, THE PROGRAM
WENT UNDER A SCOPE CHANGE IN
APRIL TO GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY
AND TOOLS TO HELP US IMPROVE
ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THREE ITEMS.
WE CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF
SEATTLE ROUTES.
WHEN INITIALLY PASSED, STBD
DEFINED THOSE AS 80% OR MORE
OTHER STOPS WITHIN THE CITY.
WE DID SOME WORK AND WE FOUND
THAT WAS PRESENTING US FROM
INVESTING IN SOME ROUTES THAT
GAVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE,
HIGH ONLY FOR LOWER-CLASS.
THAT BROUGHT STOPS INTO THE
FOLD.
THE SECOND ITEM WAS CAPITAL
PROJECT TO EXPAND SPOT
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
THAT HAS A BUDGET OF ABOUT $1
MILLION.
WE FOUND THAT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN IMPROVING THE
SERVICE THAT WE PAY FOR ON THE
ROAD TODAY.
I WOULD SAY MOST NOTABLY, THE
SCOPE CHANGE PROVIDED FUNDING
FOR THE OAK OPPORTUNITY.
EVERY SEATTLE STUDENT HAS AN
ALL-EXPENSES-PAID WORKER CARD.
>> YES.
MOST CERTAINLY.
>> MOVING ON TO THE TRANSIT
SERVICE INVESTMENTS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE
IS A COOL ANALYSIS THAT WE DID
THIS PAST YEAR.
FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SEEN
IS PRESENT HERE BEFORE WE TALK
ABOUT OUR PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE IN TERMS OF SERVICE
HOURS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF
MEETING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A
RIDE ON THEIR TRAIN DAILY.
WE WENT BACK TO JUNE 2015 AND
QUANTIFIED TRIPS THAT THOSE
SERVICE HOURS WORK OUT AS.
WE FOUND THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO ADD 6700 WEEKLY BUS TRIPS TO
THE TRANSIT NETWORK.
THE BULK OF THIS IS ON
WEEKDAYS.
1000 NEW TRIPS EACH WEEKDAY.
THOSE TRIPS ACCOUNT FOR
CAPACITY FOR 80,000 ADDITIONAL
DAILY RIDES.
TO FULLY CAPTURE THAT THAT
WOULD MEAN 1000 BUSES PACKED.
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 50 OR
25%, STILL ADDITIONAL DAILY
RIDES THAT WE CAN CAPTURE.
THROUGH OUR INVESTMENTS WE HAVE
IMPROVED BUS SERVICE FOR EVERY
SENDER AND VILLAGE.
THAT IS SYMBOLIZED HERE.
I SHOULD HIGHLIGHT, ALL OF
THESE GRAPHICS ARE IN THE
ANNUAL REPORT.
IF YOU WANT A MOLE OVER THOSE,
THERE ARE MUCH HIGHER
RESOLUTIONS IN THERE.
>> ONE TOP PRIORITY IS
EXPANSION OF THE 10 MINUTE
SERVICE NETWORK.
THIS WAS SET OUT IN 2015 TO
PROVIDE 72% OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH
A 10 MINUTE WALK TO TRANSIT
SERVICE.
THIS WAS PASSED IN 2015.
WE HAD ABOUT 25%.
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WE
HAVE THIS TO ABOUT 67% OF
HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN A 10 MINUTE
WALK OF TRANSIT SERVICE.
THIS PUTS US WITHIN ABOUT 5% OF
OUR GOAL.
WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO
MEETING THAT.
>> THE SHIFT IS AMAZING.
IT IS INTERESTING, IN TALKING
TO PEOPLE, THE SHIFT HAPPENS SO
FAST THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE
DON'T NOTICE IT.
INCLUDING MYSELF.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT SCHEDULES AT
GREENWOOD AND 85th.
THERE IS FREQUENT TRANSIT ON
THE 45.
EVEN ON SUNDAY AT 10 PM OR 11
PM, THERE IS STILL, EVERY 20 OR
30 MINUTE SERVICE IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS.
TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SERVICE
RELIABILITY, I THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE USED TO THEIR
PATTERNS.
AS IT CHANGES THEY DON'T
REALIZE THE KIND OF SERVICE
ACCESS THEY HAVE.
I ALSO NOTICE IT IS TAPERING
OFF.
THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD A BIG
JUMP.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE?
>> SURE.
EARLY ON, IN OUR WORK TO REACH
THIS METRIC, EACH ROUTE WE
CAPTURED EVERY SINGLE
HOUSEHOLD.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT, AS WE
ADD MORE ROUTES TO THIS
NETWORK, WE SEE OVERLAP ON
HOUSEHOLDS COUNSELED. EARLY ON
IT ADDED 8 TO 10%.
NOW IT IS 1 TO 3%.
WHAT IS NOT CAPTURED, THIS IS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL, HOW MANY
HOUSEHOLDS NOW MIGHT HAVE
ACCESS TO TWO, THREE OR EVEN
MORE 10 MINUTE ROUTES.
WE LOOK AT DOWNTOWN, DEPENDING
ON WHERE YOU LIVE YOU MIGHT
HAVE 810 MINUTE ROUTES.
WE ARE REALLY SEEING THAT WHILE
WE HAVE THE DIMINISHING RETURNS
AS WE APPROACH THE FINAL GOAL
IN 2025, FROM THE SERVICE
QUALITY PERSPECTIVE, THAT
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE EVEN IF
THE NUMBERS DON'T QUITE REFLECT
THAT.
>> HOW MUCH OF A CHALLENGE AS
IT BEEN.
BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY DEPLOY
DOLLARS TO BUY ADDITIONAL BUS
SERVICE AND DRIVERS? WHAT DOES
THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW MANY
HOURS WE ARE INVESTING OVER THE
NEXT THREE SERVICE CHANGES.
METRO HAS BEEN A TRANSPARENT
AND HONEST PARTNER TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DELIVER
THE MOST FOR THE DOLLARS AND
THE CAPACITY THEY HAVE A
AVAILABLE FOR US.
METRO HAS GOTTEN CREATIVE WITH
US. THERE ARE CASES WHERE THERE
ARE COACHES OUT ON THE ROAD
SERVING A TRIP THAT WE CAN TURN
AROUND AND PUT BACK IN SERVICE
INSTEAD OF DEADHEADING.
IT IS ANOTHER TRIPLE THE ROAD.>>
OKAY.
ANOTHER PRIORITY IS BUILDING
THE FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK.
THAT IS A FORWARD-LOOKING
VISION WITHIN THE CITY. IT IS
IN THE MASTER PLAN.
WE HAVE A FEW METRICS THAT WE
USED TO ASSESS OUR PERFORMANCE.
AS YOU MENTIONED, ONE THING WE
ARE LOOKING AT IS 30 MINUTE
SERVICE AS A BASELINE FOR ALL
OF THESE ROUTES.
TODAY, EVERY SINGLE ROUTE ON
THIS NETWORK HAS HAD A BARE
MINIMUM, 30 MINUTES, 17 HOURS A
DAY.
WE WERE NOTICING THAT SOME AREAS
, ON A SUNDAY EVENING ON
SATURDAY MORNING WHERE ROUTES
WERE STILL OPERATING.
THIS WAS A BIG PRIORITY TO SET
A FOUNDATION TO BUILD OUT THIS
NETWORK MORE FULLY.
>> TODAY, 96% OF URBAN VILLAGES
HAVE AT LEAST ONE 15 MINUTE
ROUTE SERVING THEM.
MANY HAVE MORE THAN THAT.
AS WE MENTIONED, 67% HAVE
ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE 10
MINUTE ROUTE.
WE ARE GROWING THESE NETWORKS
FURTHER.
AS I MENTIONED, INCREASED
RIDERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT WE
HAVE BEEN ENJOYING FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
HERE, WITHIN THE CITY, THE
RAPID LINES ARE CONTRIBUTING
HEAVILY TO THAT.
THE C, D AND E LINES HAVE SEEN
INCREASED RIDERSHIP.
A 53% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP.
ONE THING WORTH NOTING IS THAT
IT IS NOT UNIQUE TO OUR RAPID
RIDE OUTLINES.
THE C LINE HAS SEEN THE HIGHEST
INCREASE.
WE ARE NOT JUST SEEING RAPID
RIDE GROWTH IN THE DENSEST PART
OF THE CITY.
65 AND 67 HAVE FREQUENT SERVICE
IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
THEN FINALLY, THIS IS A GRAPHIC
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH METRO TO
MEASURE ON-TIME PERFORMANCE OF
ROUTES.
THAT IS A ROUTE ARRIVING
úBETWEEN ONE MINUTE EARLY AND 5
MINUTES LATE.
THERE IS A BIT OF A WINDOW
THERE.
WHAT THIS SHOWS IS THE HOUR BY
HOUR ON-TIME PERFORMANCE OF
SEATTLE ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
OF NOTE FROM THIS PAST YEAR, WE
SAW THAT DURING THE PM PEAK.
THE ON-TIME PERFORMANCE WENT UP
2 TO 3%.
THAT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE.
THAT IS WHERE WE STRUGGLE MOST
WITH KEEPING BUSES ONE TIME
BECAUSE IT IS GENERALLY BUSY
DURING THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO TALK ABOUT
LOW INCOME PROGRAMS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS FUNDED BY $2 MILLION
THAT WE COLLECT. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
ONGOING AND SOME SUCCESSES WE
HAVE SEEN.
1st AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY
TO OFFER PRELOADED CARDS.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE
ABOUT 9260. 41% OF THOSE HAVE
BEEN RELOADED FOR CONTINUED
USE.
THEY HAVE GENERATED SINCE 2016
ABOUT 960,000 BOARDINGS.
THAT IS GREAT NEWS AND SHOWS
THAT PEOPLE ARE RELOADING THEM
AND USING THEM ON SERVICES TO
GET TO AND FROM EMPLOYMENT,
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OR
SERVICES.
>> ADDITIONALLY, THE EQUITY
TEAM HAS BEEN HARD WORK DOING
EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS IS BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF
LANGUAGES AND COMMUNITIES AND
INFORM THE EQUITY PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE GONE OUT TO DO
VARIOUS EVENTS.
MOBILITY SURVEYS, THEY WANT TO
UNDERSTAND NEEDS IN
COMMUNITIES.
THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME THINGS
THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE EQUITY
PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
THE OTHER PIECES OUR VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE REBATE.
THAT IS A $20 REBATE ON THE
COST OF A VEHICLE LICENSE FOR
INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
THIS YEAR WE ISSUED 5186.
THE SAVINGS WERE JUST OVER
$100,000.
THE ERGO LEFT, SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET
HIGHER ENROLLMENT.
WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS.
IN THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD 11% OF
146,000 ELIGIBLE.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE GONE TO 28%.
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, SEATTLE
RESIDENTS ARE ACCOUNTING FOR
60% OF THE RESIDENCE ENROLLED
IN THE PROGRAM.
>> THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS ON THE LOW INCOME
SIDE.
STUDENTS NOW, ACROSS THE BOARD
THESE NUMBERS ARE AS OF
DECEMBER, 2018.
MOST SCHOOLS, ANYWHERE BETWEEN
70 AND 90% OF STUDENTS HAVE
CARDS IN HAND.
THEY ARE TWELVE-MONTH CARDS.
THAT ALLOWS THEM TO USE THE
SERVICE OVER THE SUN AND SUMMER.
THERE ARE 2000 MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE THOSE
CARDS.
THAT IS THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THESE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
ABOUT 500 OF THOSE ARE INCOME
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.
THAT IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT WE IMPLEMENTED IN THE
YOUTH WORKER PROGRAM.
I WANTED TO CORRECT THAT MINOR
ISSUE ON THE SLIDE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT TO DO.
THE PROGRAM WILL SUNSET IN 2020
WORK WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH METRO.
WE HAVE THREE SERVICE
INVESTMENTS COMING UP IN MARCH
OF THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE WORKED HARD WITH METRO
TO INVEST 100,000 HOURS.
THAT ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE OUR
INVESTMENT WITH METRO AND TO
WORK WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF
THEIR SYSTEM BY INVESTING IN
100,000 HOURS.
WE WILL SEE FOR THEIR PROGRESS
IN OUR GOAL OF 72% WITHIN THE
YEAR.
WE ALSO RECENTLY MADE SOME RIDE
TO INVESTMENTS IN WEST SEATTLE.
THIS IS AN ON DEMAND SERVICE
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CONNECT
WHERE THERE ARE TRANSIT
SERVICES AVAILABLE.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO GET A WATER
TAXES.
THAT HAS INCREASED SERVICE
LEVELS SIGNIFICANTLY.
THAT HELPS PEOPLE GET DOWNTOWN
FROM WEST SEATTLE.
THE OTHER TWO PIECES OUR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
WE ARE DEVELOPING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WOULD USE
AN INVEST IN.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN
LINEAR AND ON TO ROUTE 40.
THAT IS THE FUTURE RAPID LINE.
WE ALSO WANT TO INVEST IN ONE
CENTER CITY PROJECTS.
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE
TRANSIT PARKWAY.
WE WILL HELP TO FUND THAT.
THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS IS
SPEED AND RELIABILITY PROJECTS.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME OUT
OF THESE PROGRAMS, ADVANCED
SIGNALS FOR TRANSIT, TRANSIT
LANE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE
TABLE AND WE ARE CONSIDERING.
THE OTHER PART WE ARE LOOKING
AT IS PASSENGER AMENITIES.
A BUS PAD.
IT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET
OFF THE BUS AND REAL-TIME
INFORMATION SO YOU HAVE
ASSURANCE AS TO WHEN THE BUS
MIGHT ARRIVE.
LASTLY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THE
PROGRAM SUNSETS IN 2020.
WE WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
KING COUNTY AND RENEWAL FOR
THIS MEASURE.
>> THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD
SOMEHOW STOP DOING THIS WOULD
BE DEVASTATING.
THAT WOULD PUT US IN THE LEAGUE
WITH ALL THE OTHER CITIES
AROUND THAT SEE A DECLINE IN
TRANSIT.
THAT METRIC ASIDE, THERE ARE
MORE MORE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON
THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
ADDED SERVICE WHAT I HEAR IS
THAT THE BUSES ARE STILL FULL.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING AN AMAZING
JOB.
WE ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP
WITH DEMAND.
FIGURING OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEP
IS WOULD BE GREAT.
WE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING
COUNTYWIDE A FEW YEARS AGO.
I IMAGINE THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE WOULD LOVE THE LEVEL
OF SERVICE.
A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HERE.
I IMAGINE THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD IS INTERESTED IN THIS.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND
WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT HAS BEEN EVENTFUL.
THE MATERIAL CHANGE IN SCOPE
WAS THE MAJOR HEADLINE.
WE CAME TO TESTIFY ON THAT.
WE WERE EXCITED TO SEE IT
PASSED.
THE MAYOR OF COURSE KICK THAT
OFF.
WE HAD IDEAS OF EXPANDING THE
HIGH SCHOOL AND WE COULD NEVER
FIGURE A WAY TO DO THAT.
IT WAS THE MOST PUBLICIZED
ACCOMPLISHMENT BUT NOT THE ONLY
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE
OF SECONDS TO TALK ABOUT THE
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HAS CANDIDA AND NICK MENTIONED,
THERE ARE 10 MINUTE WALKS. THAT
IS UP TO 67%.
THAT IS NOT JUST A LINE ON THE
MAP.
IT MEANS FOR A CITY RESIDENT
THAT TRANSPORTATION IS HERE.
BEFORE LIVING CAR FREE WAS ONLY
FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE VERY
DETERMINED OR VERY DESPERATE.
WE ARE HAPPY THAT SERVICE
PROVISION DECISIONS ARE BEING
MADE.
THE ANALYSIS IS BEING EXPANDED.
THE PART OF THE MATERIAL CHANGE
IN SCOPE WAS NOTICING THAT WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO SERVE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NORTH AND
SOUTH OF THE CITY WHERE THERE
ARE LOWER INCOMES AND
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
THE CITY CHANGE THAT
REQUIREMENT.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD BEEN
LOOKING FOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THERE WERE NONTRADITIONAL
INVESTMENTS AND THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD SUGGESTED THAT
WE EXPAND OUR INVESTMENT IN THE
TRAILHEAD DIRECT SERVICE.
THAT PROGRAM BRINGS BUSES TO
THE CITY TO OUTDOOR AREAS.
THOSE ASSETS ARE NOW ACCESSIBLE
TO THE WHOLE CITY POPULATION.
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MORE
INNOVATIVE THINGS THAT THE CITY
IS DOING.
>> I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO
RIDE.
I HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THE
TRAILS.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE OUT USING THE
TRAILS OF THE DIVERSITY OF
PEOPLE ON THOSE TRAILS.
I WAS READING STORIES OF PEOPLE
WHO SAID I HAD TO TAKE THE BUS
FROM BELLEVUE INTO SEATTLE.
THEY KEPT PASSING ME BY BECAUSE
THEY WERE SO FULL.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH DEMAND
THERE IS FOR TRANSIT GOING TO
TRAILHEADS.
I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DO
IT EITHER BUT I LIKE TO TAKE MY
DOG.
>> WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF
CHALLENGES THIS YEAR AS WELL.
HAS THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN
CHANGING RAPIDLY WE HAVE NOT HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT AS
EARLY AS WE WOULD LIKE.
WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SAY YES, THIS IS GREAT.
WE HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ENGAGE EARLY ENOUGH TO MAKE
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND HEAR
MORE ABOUT THOSE AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME OF
THOSE.
AGAIN, THE BIG THING WE LIKE TO
SEE IS A SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF
THOSE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT --
HOW CAN THE COUNCIL HELP
FACILITATE THOSE AND GET
INVOLVED EARLY IN THOSE
DISCUSSIONS?
>> I THINK US DOING OUR DUE
DILIGENCE THE INVESTMENT AND
WHAT MAKES SENSE.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY
TO SERVE THOSE COMMUNITIES.
I THINK, AS LONG AS WE KEEP
TALKING, I THINK WE CAN SOLVE
IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MAKE SURE
THAT KEEPS GOING.
IT IS MY SENSE THAT EVERYTHING
IS ALIGNED.
I HAVEN'T HEARD PEOPLE THINK WE
ARE GOING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
EARLIER CAN OFTEN HAVE SMALL
TWEAKS TO MAKE THINGS EVEN
BETTER AND DO A MORE ROBUST
JOB.
>> ONE SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT IS
EXTENDING THE PHILADELPHIA ONLY
TRANSIT CORRIDOR TO MAKE THAT
NORTHERN PORTAL FOR BUSES
EASIER.
WE SAID IF YOU WENT ONE MORE
BLOCK YOU COULD REACH THE
TRANSIT ONLY LANES THAT GO INTO
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND YOU WOULD
HAVE A NETWORK CONNECTION.
WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT ON THOSE EARLY.
WE'RE PICKING AT TINY NETS.
>> AND AS CANDIDA MENTIONED, IT
IS CRITICAL THAT WE START
PLANNING FOR THE END OF THIS
FUNDING METHOD.
THE CITY IS IN DISCUSSIONS AND
WE ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS AT
MULTIPLE LEVELS TO DISCUSS HOW
TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE LEVELS.
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME
PRIORITIES.
FOR INSTANT, THE 10 MINUTE
NETWORK IS NOT SOMETHING THE
COUNTY PURSUES AS AGGRESSIVELY
AS THE CITY DOES.
IN WHATEVER SET UP THAT WE HAVE
THAT SUCCEEDS THIS SHOULD
PRESERVE SOME PRIORITIES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
FLEXIBILITY ABOUT PROVIDERS WE
CAN PURCHASE FROM.
WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE PURCHASES FROM SOUND
TRAFFIC -- TRANSIT SERVICE.
IF YOU LIVE IN LAKE SERVICE AND
YOU WANT TO TAKE THE 522, IT IS
TOO BAD THAT THE CITY CAN'T
INVEST IN THOSE TRIPS A LITTLE
MORE DIRECTLY.
>> 2020 IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD
GET THOSE DISCUSSIONS GOING.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
IT WILL BE CRITICAL.
THERE IS ALSO AN INITIATIVE
THAT WOULD ROLL BACK CAR TAGS
IN A WAY THAT WOULD HAVE A
DEVASTATING IMPACT.
IMAGINE GOING TO THE HIGH
SCHOOL KID THEN SAYING, WE HAVE
TO TAKE THOSE PASSES BACK.
IMAGINE TELLING PEOPLE YOU NO
LONGER HAVE FREQUENT SERVICE
LATE IN THE EVENING BECAUSE
YOUR JOB IS LATER AND I HAVE TO
DRIVE TO WORK BECAUSE THERE IS
NO BUS SERVICE.
IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING ON SO
MANY FRONTS.
WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR A NUMBER
OF THINGS AND FIGURE OUT
STRATEGIES FOR HOW WE CAN
ENSURE THIS CONTINUES FOR US.
>> A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND
CONCEPTS TO LOBBY SINCE WE ARE
RAMPING UP THE DISCUSSION.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING I
THINK IT IS GREAT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE A RESERVE FUND
AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY
LOOK AT THE FACT AND QUESTION
WHY WE HAVE IT.
ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT FOR SOME
REASON WE ARE IN A DOOMSDAY
SCENARIO, IT IS WORSE FOR US TO
SHUT OFF ALL THE BUS SERVICE WE
ARE PAYING FOR TODAY.
HAVING AND MAINTAINING THE
RESERVE FUND SO WE CAN DRAW
DOWN WILL BE CRITICAL. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT MAINTAINING
THAT RESERVE FUND.
IN THE BEST CASE SCENARIO WE
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA
RESOURCES TO PLAN FOR AND
EXPEND.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THAT SO THAT IF WE ARE IN AN
AREA WHERE WE ARE NOT
SUCCESSFUL AT RENEWING, WE
DON'T HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SHUT
OFF SERVICE.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO THINK ABOUT,
AS PART OF THE NEXT VEHICLE
PURCHASE, REAR DOORS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR
US.
WE HAVE TO GET ON THE FRONT AT
ALMOST ALL THE BUS STOPS.
THAT EXTRA MINUTE THAT WE TAKE,
THAT ADDS UP TO AN EXTRA 40
MINUTES AND TERMS OF TIME.
IF WE CUT THAT BACK BY A LITTLE
BIT, THAT COULD ADD UP TO A
LOT.
JUST TWO QUESTIONS.
AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR WORK,
THERE IS NEWS ABOUT OUR
CONTRACTOR SHUTTING THEIR
DOORS.
HOW TO WE THINK ABOUT THE
CONTINUED PROMOTION OF THAT
PROGRAM.
I DON'T KNOW OF MY COLLEAGUES
ARE HEARNG THIS BUT I HEAR
FROM PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SEE EXPANSION OF THE YOUTH
WORKER CARD TO PEOPLE, NOT JUST
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS YOU HAVE
PARENTS WHO ARE CHOOSING TO
TAKE TRANSIT WITH MULTIPLE
KIDS.
THOSE KIDS ADD UP.
I HAVE REPRESENTATIVES AT
PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS OR MIDDLE
SCHOOLS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
SAME BENEFIT.
HOW TO WE THINK ABOUT TAKING
THAT SUCCESSFUL MODEL, NICE JOB
OF REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT.
HOW DO WE EXPAND THAT MODEL TO
MIDDLE SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AS
WELL?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
FORT [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS DOES
NOT HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON
SEATTLE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO
LAUNCH IN APRIL.
WE WILL MAKE INVESTMENTS IN
RIDE 2. I FORGOT TO MENTION IT
IN THE LATTER PART OF COMING
ACTIVITIES BUT THIS CIALIS EAST
SEATTLE STATIONS WILL BE LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS.
THAT WILL LAUNCH IN THE SPRING.
IN TERMS OF EXPANDING WORK
OPPORTUNITIES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS, I THINK IT IS
SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY WILL
START THINKING ABOUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THERE IS A TRANSPORTATION
STANDARD THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAS AND TRYING TO WORK WITH
THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE
MEAN AND WHAT THE FACTS ARE ON
THE YELLOW BUS SERVICE.
I THINK WE HAVE SEEN THAT
CONTINUES TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND
AND IS NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO MAKE
IT THROUGH TRAFFIC EVERY DAY.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT ON YELLOW BUS SERVICE.
THEY DO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE
STATE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT AVENUES
WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS TO SEE WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD ADD A
LOT MORE TO THE EXISTING BUDGET
THAT WE HAVE.
IT MAY BE OVERPRESCRIBING IT.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO
THAT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO THINK
THROUGH WITH THE COUNTY WHAT
THE GENERAL BUYDOWN WOULD BE
FOR ALL YOUTH FAIR IN THE CITY.
THAT MIGHT GET US OUT OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE BUBBLE WHERE WE
RUN CROSSWISE.
THEY ARE NOW ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
NEW TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR.
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY THERE.
WE CAN BUILD OFF A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THIS
COMMITTEE, THE YOUTH PILOT
PROGRAM THAT RAN A COUPLE OF
SUMMERS AGO RESULTED IN A
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN
RIDERSHIP.
AS WE CONTEMPLATE THOSE
STRATEGIES, WE WOULD LOVE FOR
YOU TO THINK ABOUT GAMING THE
SYSTEM AND INSTEAD OF WORKING
WITH SBS MAKE IT CHEAPER FOR
EVERY KID TO GET ON THE BUS
REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU GO TO
SCHOOL.>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GET
ON MY SOAPBOX FOR MINUTE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE
WORK YOU DO.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GUYS DO AMAZING WORK BOTH
ON THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF HELP
TOWARD MOVE SEATTLE.
A LOT OF TRANSMIT INVESTMENTS.
>> IT WAS THE SUMMER, I WILL
SAY THAT.
>> OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE SOME
GREAT PLANNING DOCUMENTS READY
AND WE HAVE A LOT TO DELIVER
THERE.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM. IT
IS A ROBUST TEAM.
THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE TALKED
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WITH KING
COUNTY, I'M NOT THERE WITH YOU
ALL DAY TODAY.
MY SENSE IS THAT IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAPPEN WHERE YOU HAVE
TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WORKING
SO WELL TOGETHER.
SUCH A ROBUST PARTNERSHIP.
WE SPEND TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO BUY A SERVICE THAT
HELPS EVERYONE.
THAT IS IMPORTANT. THAT IS WHY
IT GROWS AND AROUND THE COUNTRY
WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT.
I APPRECIATE THE TEAM HERE AND I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING GOOD
PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS ALL WE HAVE ON THE
AGENDA.
THANK YOU FOR THE EARLIER START
TIME AND EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE
COMMUTE TODAY.