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A MOTION relating to the One Center City planning effort, approving the report relating to the establishment of the scope, schedule and public outreach process for a restructure of transit service in the Seattle central business district and surrounding neighborhoods, as directed by Ordinance 18409, Section 132, Proviso P3, requesting additional reporting on the progress of planning efforts and requesting consideration of additional transit options.
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WHEREAS, in November 2016, Ordinance 18409 approved the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 18409, Section 132, Proviso P3, requires the executive to transmit a motion by April 30, 2017, approving a report on the scope, schedule, and public outreach process for a restructure of transit service in the Seattle central business district and surrounding neighborhoods related to capital project 1129633, Center City Mobility Project 2019 Program, and
WHEREAS, the report shall include:
1. Identification of the transportation and other projects that are expected to require temporary or permanent transit route alignment changes in the Seattle central business district and adjacent areas, with a timeline of when individual project impacts will affect transit operations;
2. Current information on transit operations in the Seattle central business district;
3. A comprehensive list of ordinance and administrative route changes anticipated for the two 2018 service changes;
4. An evaluation of restructuring bus routes in 2018 that would help to address mobility and transit reliability in the Seattle central business district;
5. A description of the public engagement process for service changes and possible restructures;
6. Benefits and costs of potential subprojects of this capital project and other capital projects in the Seattle central business district; and
7. The role of partnerships in accomplishing capital and operating requirements, and
WHEREAS, the report includes a scope of work...
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