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Clerk 10/20/2017
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A MOTION relating to public transportation; accepting a report identifying near- and long-term policy needs identified as part of the METRO CONNECTS development program as required by the work plan submitted with Motion 14949.
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WHEREAS, in January 2017, via Ordinance 18449, the King County council adopted, and in February 2017 the executive approved, METRO CONNECTS, a long-range transit service and capital plan that was developed with input from transportation stakeholders, the King County council, the regional transit committee, the executive, other jurisdictions and riders, and
WHEREAS, METRO CONNECTS is meant to be a living document setting the vision for and guiding the implementation of Metro's long-range transit service and capital networks while responding to growth throughout the county, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 18449 required Metro to develop a work plan for the establishment of the METRO CONNECTS development program to be transmitted to the council with a motion for its approval by March 30, 2017, and
WHEREAS, Motion 14949 was transmitted with a work plan that requires Metro to prepare a policy report to be transmitted to the council by motion by October 31, 2017, to identify the near- and long-term policy needs and include: (1) a description of the policy guidance that influences service and capital decisions in the regional project schedule; (2) a gap analysis of additional policy that could make the METRO CONNECTS development program more effective; and (3) preliminary recommendations on any changes to policy that could be considered as part of this program and potential timing and method for making those changes, and
WHEREAS, the transmitted policy report reflects Metro's best assessment of METRO CONNECTS development program policy needs and priorities as of October 2017, and
WHEREAS, the regional transit committee has requested, and Metro has accepted, a revised timetable so the committee can complete acti...
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