RapidRide Roosevelt Project , Small Starts Project Development (Rating Assigned November 2019)

Summary Description Proposed Project: Bus Rapid Transit 6.1 Miles, 13 Stations Total Capital Cost ($YOE): $90.21 Million Section 5309 CIG Share ($YOE): $45.00 Million (49.9%) Annual Operating Cost (opening year 2024): $16.42 Million 16,300 Daily Linked Trips Current Year Ridership Forecast (2015): 5,029,000 Annual Linked Trips 22,200 Daily Linked Trips Horizon Year Ridership Forecast (2035): 6,849,300 Annual Linked Trips Overall Project Rating: High Project Justification Rating: Medium-High Local Financial Commitment Rating: High

Project Description: The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) proposes to implement corridor-based bus rapid transit (BRT) connecting the Roosevelt neighborhood to downtown Seattle. The project is part of Seattle’s growing RapidRide BRT system, and features real-time arrival information, off-board fare collection, 2.0 miles of exclusive BRT lanes, and transit signal priority. is expected to operate the service using existing repurposed vehicles branded for the RapidRide route. During weekdays, service is planned to operate every 7.5 minutes during peak periods and every 10 minutes during off-peak and evening periods. On weekends, service is planned to operate every 10 to 15 minutes at most times.

Project Purpose: The corridor includes major destinations including the University of Washington, South Lake Union, Seattle’s central business district, and the International District. The Project provides intermodal connections to LINK , monorail, , Washington State , and the . SDOT expects the project to significantly improve transit service and support Seattle’s Urban Village Strategy for mixed-use, transit-oriented development in the corridor.

Project Development History, Status and Next Steps: The locally preferred alternative was adopted into the region’s fiscally constrained long-range transportation plan in June 2015, and formally adopted by SDOT in July 2017. The project entered Small Starts Project Development in September 2017. SDOT anticipates completion of the environmental review process in mid- 2020, receipt of a Small Starts Grant Agreement in mid-2021, and the start of revenue service in March 2024.

Significant Changes Since Last Evaluation (November 2018): No significant changes.

Locally Proposed Financial Plan Source of Funds Total Funds ($million) Percent of Total

Federal: Section 5309 Small Starts $45.00 49.9%

FHWA Flexible Funds (Surface $5.43 6.0% Transportation Program)

Local: Cash Contributions from King County $20.28 22.5% Metro Partnership and Other Partners

Cash Contributions from City of Seattle $1.70 1.9%

Levy to Move Seattle Property Tax $11.80 13.1% Revenues

WSDOT Regional Mobility Grant $6.00 6.6%

Total: $90.21 100.0%

NOTE: The financial plan reflected in this table has been developed by the project sponsor and does not reflect a commitment by DOT or FTA. The sum of the figures may differ from the total as listed due to rounding.

Roosevelt RapidRide Seattle, Washington Small Starts Project Development (Rating Assigned November 2019)

LAND USE RATING: Medium-High The land use rating reflects population density within one-half mile of proposed stations, employment served by the line, and the share of legally binding affordability restricted (LBAR) housing in the station areas compared to the share in the surrounding county. • The Roosevelt RapidRide corridor’s average population density of 14,200 persons per square mile rates Medium-High on FTA benchmarks. Total employment in the station areas is 182,100, rating Medium-High. On-street parking in the central business district costs about $29 per day, rating High. The proportion of LBAR housing in the project corridor compared to the proportion in King County, where the project is located, is 3.63, which rates High on FTA benchmarks. • Downtown Seattle and the adjacent South Lake Union neighborhood are characterized by mid-rise and high-rise mixed-use office, residential, hotel, and institutional buildings. Along major arterials elsewhere in the corridor, commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family residential uses predominate.Neighborhoods closer to downtown consist of mainly low- and mid-rise multi-family housing, while neighborhoods farther from downtown consist of small-lot single-family housing.The University of Washington campus also partly falls within the corridor. • The corridor is highly walkable, with pedestrian facilities and a compact street grid throughout, although Interstate 5 serves as a barrier to pedestrian passage in some areas. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATING: Medium-High Transit-Supportive Plans and Policies: Medium-High • Transit-Supportive Corridor Policies: Seattle’s comprehensive plan directs growth into identified Urban Centers and Urban Villages, and the corridor is entirely within three Urban Center and two Urban Village areas. Medium-high densities are targeted for Urban Centers and medium-high and medium densities are targeted for Residential Urban Villages. Seattle’s neighborhood plans encourage multifamily and mixed-use development adjacent to transit service while preserving single-family neighborhoods. • Supportive Zoning Regulations Near Transit Stations: Zoning is generally transit-supportive. The commercial and multi-family residential zones found along major streets allow mixed uses and medium-high to high density development. Neighborhoods in the north part of the corridor are zoned for medium-low residential densities. Permitted densities are higher in transit station areas. Minimum parking requirements are waived in much of the corridor, and parking maximums are also in effect. • Tools to Implement Land Use Policies: Regional and local government agencies have conducted transit-supportive planning and outreach for some time, mostly around the region’s existing and planned light rail system. Seattle provides density bonuses for affordable housing and participating in a transfer of development rights program. Major developments in Washington are subject to state environmental review, and Seattle has made use of a new provision that allows a single review for an entire plan area rather than reviews of individual developments. Performance and Impacts of Policies: High • Performance of Land Use Policies: As of 2017 there were 523 projects in various stages of development within a half mile of the alignment, including nearly 15 million square feet of commercial development and 35,000 residential units. Many are mixed-use projects with ground floor retail and upper level residential or hotel use. Recent development has been distributed throughout the project corridor, though in Roosevelt and the University District projects are clustered near stations. • Potential Impact of Transit Investment on Regional Land Use: Over 16 million square feet of redevelopable land is located within a half mile of the project alignment. The city estimates that these parcels could accommodate over 65,000 residential units and approximately 20 million square feet of commercial development. Tools to Maintain or Increase Share of Affordable Housing: Medium-High • Seattle has quantified its citywide affordable housing needs, and the comprehensive plan includes housing production targets by income category. Tools to expand affordable housing include: density bonuses; transfers of development rights; proceeds from a property tax levy to support housing affordable to low-income households; a property tax exemption for affordable housing set-asides; and affordable housing requirements in some neighborhoods. Two examples were provided of recent developments in the corridor incorporating affordability-restricted housing, along with a proposed project utilizing surplus property.

Seattle, WA 5DSLG5LGH5RRVHYHOW3URMHFW Project Overview

E

AS E

N

NNE

N T NE 75TH7 T E N 522 ST

G VE A R E E ' E N L AVAVEA

NEN

D AV V A K H ODO N AVE ! E Roosevelt Corridor A

E VEVE NE

O

5TH AVE NE 5TH AVE

D AV

W N R

NNW N E70TH 70T0 TH S ST E Y N N D 0TH A

EENE A Green Lake W 2

RE --- N I E GREENWGR NWNW 665TH5TH5 T STT L K

A

E E E Transit Connections E N 66565TH L NENE 65TH65T5 H S T W TTH HHS ST ! %

E

N N N N N N N N N

8TH AVE NE NWN ! NNE

W

EN E

E

E E

V

N R VE NE

W

AVEAV A

E

AVA G NEN

N

VEV NW H Existing Planned

H ENE

E T

T E AAVE N S 12TH AVE NE T V A !

5TH5 A

AVEA NE

0 14TH1 NWAVE AVEA NW E A

335 THT L LATONA AVE NE

4

HAH 8 P H PL ! HP Link Light Rail Station YYA 5THNE AVE A

5 % 225TH

E 55T % 15TH NW AVE NWN MMARKET S NEN 556TH66T T ST MARKE K T SSTT VE N 5 N ® 5 W 55TH

N NENE 555TH55TH H STS NWN ¥ N E 54 T SSTT T H S RA A E N N

HIH O Y

15TH NEAVE ROOSEVELT WAY NE WAY ROOSEVELT a A P YNY E W RapidRide A l

N NE

AURORA A V f T N 5050THTH ST W U A NE 50TH ST -

AVE N

N VE NE

E E E N W ! E IN

L E A R Y W AY M I AVE V V V

N E V O O

W K !

A A A A A M AKA A N P

NNW NW 48TH ST 17TH AVE NE W L DIAND 48TH48THH STStreetcar A i

B 7TH A R l D

K N RIR A 447TH

e VEV ND E E D Y 11TH AVE NE NWNW 4 46T4646TH4 66T6TH TH STST AVA T E N 45T45THTTH H SSTT N P

LEL RY WAY N SAS STS R MERIDIANMERIMERM AVE N NE 45TH ST

Miles B 2N2 T N G L

AAR 22N222 E R RDR NWAVE N

33RD3R !

NEN u YYW W VEV ! NE 43RD ST E N

W N 43RD4333R R STT AAVEAV % f

7TH AVE NE

N AAY T

YYN N f 0 N 0.5 1 AVE

N Y N e E NE 41STST SST VEV N SSTT ONTO

A THACKERAY PL NE NE 42ND ST W THT A VE N A r N

LLARD BR

EME D D 48TH448T NEAVE

E WA A ! ! V

BAB

FREMONTFREFR N AVE NE CAMPUS PKWY OORD N 440T40TH T H S Data Source: City of Seattle, ST Y L ONEO

F W NWNW3W 339TH9T9TH ST T B TTH SST T STONESTONSTOS WA N E 40TH S

NGFN E N N INGFI KingIC County N 39TH3 T ST Y N E K

¯ K LL P A E A A R W AL T C L S FUHRMAN AVE E O N 336TH S I T N E WALLINGFORDWA AVE N F 6TH S Y IC S G CCS N T ST A C S D I T O I W F W BERTONABER R I M W BE RTORRTTTO OONA A ST NNINIC N E C ! I B N 3434TH S 3 5T K ! CCKERSONK S 44TH T S H STT A A ERSOERSON S R L P VEV W ST H % AV T ON N R W NNS S O N

RA B

THT EWE T N

W

11TH11 AVEAV W AVEA FLORENTIAFLLORENTI R ST 513 E W NT A SST

UROR ' V

A AURORAAAU BR ! THT AVE W ! 99TH W W

RRD AVE W E 520

33RD AV

VE W W '

AV R AV D EER ROOAOAN NOKEAANONOK OOK SEES S W RARA E S NEE B SSTT HA YYEEES SSTT N QU EE N A R A O T Y E AVEA STS T Y 0TH A E H 110TH10 R W 5TH5T AVE W A V E E W MCGRAMCCCGRA S E R W E ST T ! BOSB SSTTTO ONO N ST ! E L E BOSTON ST E LY NNN N E S T E VE W

A VE E

BOYLSTON AVE E

W

99 AV

K

L L

E W '

E

A

W HHO OWEW EASTLAKE AVE E A E ST V

r E K K ND D AVE 5TH A

A

2ND AAV

1 e R E E

A A E A PROJECT LOCATION

f 442

VE E

V V V V V f

TTH A 43RD443 AVE E AAVEAV

E

E E E E E 6TH6 A u W

B THT

N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ! D 4TH A A

N

V 224 ELELLE W GAAL LERLLER R S S T ! S e L l Lake E E G HIH VEV N GALERAALE S

B L EER R ST

N N N IO N N i T TT A NG S E S E T OT E M NNS S

V 522 V W V ERE AV Union E O T - A SO A ' VE W V E AVA I 5 EW f O XTX 0 DDISON V A R l W E N ¥ E MMA

H W DEXTERDEXTDEXD AVE AVEN N O N a BELMONT AVEK E EME MA

T L ! O A B L N

Y 0 M P Y H AIRVIEW! A L L

I A C F 1 E V PLP A D

T E E A LLOHAOHAO A S T E N

W RRO Y STST V r----,

E E E VALLEY ST E E ROR Y STT

AV

E MERCERMEMERC CCER ERR SSTT D E U TTH V E 99 L Q I

E 15TH1515T AVE E

N W I ' VEV

B W 0

VEV E

E

AV

E E A A 513 A

N

YEY E E Y E ' H AVE E EEE E

AY

DAD AVE

AVEA A

HARRISON ST

TH VR VR VR VR VR V VR

WA

VEV

! 9TH

AAVE L L

WAY WAY W o.L

3RD AAVE E IL 19TH19T1 AVE E AV IL

DDWA ST !

223RD

T AVE N

1ST1 AVE WAVE G 5TH5 AVE N AAD G

D AVE E

JRJ W THT AVE

C C C C E TTHOTHOMA O M S ST C

2TH AVE E 1ST AVEN D S T ROARO

Y 112TH BELLEVUE AVE E

W A 2ND AVE E M M M M M M M M E M

B J NGN DDS ST E OHO 332ND A V N S T 520 • KIN ' WWE LI

L ESEST ROA 4 9TH AVE N E DEDENNYE NNYN WA T NYY WA % •o ST O Y TERN ABBR TH A EERN T S MMLL L KING KING JR EWAY JR WAY E M ! T VVE I E 1STST V R E N E ! A E A L AVAVE A

L AVAVEA H A D

VE AV

I E VEV AURORA AVE ELL S

D D D O D E TEW 5 E PIPPINE IN E STST R

T S W 5TH V VD V V V O O VD

T ST 15TH1 A

T

L L L L L L A H Puget L ¥ 9TH AVE N A R E PPIKEPI KE ST Seattle

T 7 B B ! 119TH B V ! 8TH AVE T A E VE NO A S H AV I Y LE N SoundE UUNIO NNION O N SST N D 6TH AVEA A ALA BOREN EA H V O OORE TH R W E Y T IRGI 4TH AVE S RE V AY KA 5TH AVE E 334TH34T AVE G R

% W

! NAN A AVE L----.1 N W 3RD AVE J AVE IN 90 AV DWADW

A A V G H

RDR ¥ Y ! E OA S

SENECA ST IN 23RD223R AVE

BROA SPRING ST E CCH HERRYEERRYER R STS K ! WA L 1ST AVE %

! E MADISON ST E E JJEFFERJEFFERSON F E SONS N STS M MARION ST VEV1 9TH AVE

AV 99 AK COLUMBIA ST ! 0' L CHERRY ST ! 2TH2 A E A L D E BOB 1 R ST O JAMES ST R 5 ! YESLER WAY E S ¥ N E % E YYEESLERE SLERL R WAYW Y F ! R VE A IN AVA V S K E

Y S ! S JACKSON SST S A SIDE A ESIDEESE A

Y W

S KKEKESIDE A

A AAK

3RD AVE S

R INIERR RA AVE S LLA % W J

VVE S

A S IININIE 2ND AVE S G N S

D

VEV S E N S DDEDEA EA RRBORN B RRN SSTT N 6TH SAVE EER AVE LLakakee A I V

A

3RD3 A

A

K A

2 A K AV

7TH SAVE

1ST AVE S VEV S L ST 00TH A Washington A 90 2

S 313 L 519 ¥ M L A '