File #: 2002-0074    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/11/2002 In control: Regional Transit Committee
On agenda: 9/9/2002 Final action: 9/9/2002
Enactment date: Enactment #: 14464
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation; amending the Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation ratified by Ordinance 11032, Section 28, as amended by Ordinance 12060; and adopting the Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002-2007.
Sponsors: Dwight Pelz, Rob McKenna
Indexes: Transportation
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14464.pdf, 2. 2002-0074 transmittal letter.doc, 3. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 4. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 Section 2.doc, 5. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 Section 3.doc, 6. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 section 4.doc, 7. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 Section 5.doc, 8. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 Section 6.doc, 9. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 10. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 11. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 12. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 13. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 14. A. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007, 15. B. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007: Appendices, 16. B. Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007: Appendices RTC Recommended September 2002, 17. C. Public Involvement Report Summary Proposed Initiatives for the Six-Year Transit Development Plan King County Metro Transit Fall 2001, 18. C. Public Involvement Report Summary Proposed Initiatives for the Six-Year Transit Development Plan King County Metro Transit Fall 2001, 19. D. Addendum to the Regional Transit System Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement, Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002-2007, 20. staff report 2-20-02 syp, 21. staff report 3-20-02 syp, 22. staff report 3-20-02 syp, 23. staff report 3-27-02 syp, 24. staff report 4-17-02 syp, 25. staff report 4-17-02 syp.doc, 26. staff report 5-1-02 syp, 27. staff report 5-15-02 syp, 28. staff report 7-22-02 syp.pdf, 29. staff report SYP revised for council 9-03-02
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Clerk 02/08/2002
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AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation; amending the Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation ratified by Ordinance 11032, Section 28, as amended by Ordinance 12060; and adopting the Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002-2007.
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For purposes of effective public transportation planning, the metropolitan King County council makes the following legislative findings:
1. By Resolution 6641 passed on October 21, 1993, the council of the former municipality of metropolitan Seattle ("Metro Council") adopted a Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation.
2. The Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation was ratified by the King County council by adoption of Ordinance 11032, Section 28, and K.C.C. 28.48.010, which ratified all resolutions of the Metro Council not expressly repealed or inconsistent with other ordinances.
3. The Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation was amended by the King County council by adoption of Ordinance 12060, Section 1, which updated the percentage allocations for the subareas.
4. Ordinance 12060 also adopted a Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 1996-2001, which has since guided implementation of service changes and improvements in a way consistent with the new public transportation service structure envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan for Public Transportation.
5. Additional farebox revenue and operating funds are expected to be available to finance continuing improvements to the public transportation system through the year 2007.
6. Pursuant to RCW 35.58.2795, King County is required to prepare a six -year transit development plan for each year and the ensuing five years.
7. The Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002 to 2007 adopted by this ordinance is intended to provide further guidance about the priorities for improvements to the public transportation system.
8. The Six-Year Transit Development Plan adopted by this ordinance is consistent with the Co...

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