The Challenge: Joint Urban Freight Planning in Seattle

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1 The Challenge: Joint Urban Freight Planning in Seattle INUF October 10, 2013 Christine Wolf

2 Outline Port Background Past Planning Efforts Current Planning Efforts City of Seattle Port of Seattle Continuing Challenges 2

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4 Terminal 91 Pier 86 SR-99 Terminal 46 T-18 On-Dock Rail SR-519 BNSF (SIG North) T-5 On-Dock Rail Terminal 18 Terminal 25/30 BNSF (SIG - South) Terminal 5 West Seattle Hwy EMWGS & Argo Access UPRR (ARGO) SR-99

5 Port Investment Timeline 5

6 Investments in Off-Terminal Infrastructure Port of Seattle $ Investments EMW: $18.8 m SR519: 12.5 m Spokane St: 5.0 m Duwamish ITS: 500 k Other FAST: 3.5 m South Park Bridge: 5.0 m AWVRP: 300 m Port Total: $345.3 m Regional Partner $ Investments* Non-Viaduct Related: $788 m Viaduct-related: $4.3 b Total: $4.9 b POS Staff Time Investments in Partner Project Design review Construction Traffic Control Plan Coordination *Includes federal, state, King County, City of Seattle, and BNSF, UP and other private entities. 6

7 Past Local Freight Planning Efforts Container Terminal Access Study (1993 and 2003) FAST Corridor (1998 and 2002) (Freight Action STrategy for the Everett-Seattle-Tacoma Corridor) Access Duwamish (2000) Freight Mobility Advisory Committee (SDOT) Strategic Freight Action Plan (2005) Seattle Major Truck Street Map Port of Seattle Intermodal and Freeway Connector Maps Complete Streets Ordinance with freight reference Marine Container Terminal: Comprehensive Plan Element Freight Advisory Board (Council) 7

8 Current Local Freight Planning Efforts SDOT /Port of Seattle Industrial Areas Freight Access Project Seattle Freight Master Plan Port of Seattle Century Agenda Container Access Study 8

9 City of Seattle Freight Planning Integration FAP CTAS Figure Basis Courtesy of SDOT 9

10 Industrial Areas Freight Access Project Duwamish MIC Ballard-Interbay MIC 10

11 Seattle s FAP Purpose and Need Maintain and improve freight mobility Within and between the MICs On key connections to regional transportation system Identify and evaluate current and future bottlenecks and problem locations Develop operational and capital improvements Serve as building block for Seattle Freight Master Plan 11

12 Seattle s FAP Primary Deliverables Prioritized capital and operational improvement recommendations Evaluation framework and condition assessment designed to support future decisions Key policy issues and opportunities to be addressed by the Seattle Freight Master Plan Recommendations for consideration in SDOT and Port planning, programming and projects 12

13 Potential Freight Master Plan Deliverables New goals and objectives relating to freight mobility Approach for coordination with modal plans Updated Major Truck Streets map Recommended projects (Informed by Freight Access Project) Implementation strategies and actions to improve freight mobility 13

14 The Port s Century Agenda Over the next 25 years we will add 100,000 jobs through economic growth led by the Port of Seattle, for a total of 300,000 port-related jobs in the region, while reducing our environmental footprint. Position the Puget Sound Region as a premier international logistics hub Advance this region as a leading tourism destination and business gateway Use our influence as an institution to promote small business growth and workforce development Be the greenest and most energy efficient port in North America 14

15 Port s CTAS Goals and Objectives Update data and evaluation tools to determine Port roadway access needs and related improvement options to support The Port s own planning and programming efforts Effective, persuasive advocacy for meeting the Port s needs in partner agencies planning and programming efforts Communication of the Port s needs and impacts in the public and policy arenas Work with partner agencies and agree on data and analysis methodology Identify operational and capital improvements Provide an updated analytical framework that in the future can be used by the Port and by partner agencies in planning and analytical efforts affecting the Port 15

16 Taking the Plunge Port will work with partner agencies to: Solicit existing freight data and tools Gain agreement on CTAS Overall study approach Data and tools Use of findings and results in future planning and analysis 16

17 CTAS Deliverables Ongoing coordination with Seattle s FAP Updated data on Port truck trips Analytical tool/model that can be Used for scenario analysis Integrated into partner agency models Information about trouble spots and bottle necks Operational and capital improvement opportunities 17

18 Competition for Scarce Resources

19 Clash of Values We can t build our way out of it More roads is the only thing that works Road diets are bad for freight We need more road diets to encourage bikes and peds Let s just put all freight on rail 19

20 Questions? INUF, October 10, 2013 Christine Wolf