HomeMy WebLinkAboutDisplay - Transportation OptionsKey Goals*
• A Safe, Integrated, Multi -modal
Tranportation System
• Create a Safe & Convenient Environment
for Walking & Bicycling
• Promote Transit & Ferry Use & Links
to Alternative Modes
• Manage Parking
*1996 Comprehensive Plan
"The City i's pedestrian -oriented, and
neighborhoods greet one another as they
walk by for work, play or exercise"
"Buses, trails & bike ways provide useful
transportation options for workers, shoppers
& visitors and dependence upon the
automobile is diminished."
(Community Direction Statement, 1996 Comprehensive Plan)
• Retiring baby boomers and millenials
are seeking walkable communities.
• Reduced parking may boost economic
development and affordable housing.
(Planning Magazine: 2015)
Comparitively high percentage of Jefferson
County uses alternate transportation
Jefferson County Travel to Work
Driving Other
Washington State Travel to Work
Add
7
m
[giving Other
Washington State Department of Transportation
projects vehicle miles will continue to decline
until at least 2043.
Transportation is greates share of
Countywide emissions,,
Community Wide CO2 Em N ire in 2005
■ T ra n p rt at n
300,000
250,000
2001,000
50,000
100,000
50,000
0
1991
Industrial Residential
Jefferson Transit Ridership.
1991
2001
Commercial
2011
Nationally bicycle
commuting has jumped
,2000 -2010
(LA'S Census)
We are making progress on
non -motorized" infrastructure.
Additional Miles of Nvn- Moto rized I nfrastructure
Year
1998
2010
Net Gain
Bilcycle Lanes
1.8
7.7
5.9
Sidewalks
12.0
26.3
14.3
Pathways
20.0
25.2
5.2
We still have a long way to go.
The City is challenged bv transportation needs.
• Road Maintenance
Need 2015 Budget
$750,000/yr.
$15,000
• Capital Improvement Needs
$57 Million (2009 - 2019)
(Source: 2009 Transportation Plan)