M E M O R A N D U M To: Jim Stanton, From: Steve Crosley and Sonja Burseth, Nelson\Nygaard Date: June 14, 2017 Subject: Route 269 Service Change Memo

This memo analyzes a potential service change to re-route the southern segment of (KCM) Route 269, from its existing path to a new path between South Sammamish Park and Ride and Issaquah Transit Center. Route 269 Profile Route 269 has a weekday average of 1,123 daily riders (boardings+alightings), see Figure 5. The route serves six park and rides on the north and east side of Lake Sammamish: Overlake Park and Ride, Overlake Transit Center, Bear Creek Park and Ride, South Sammamish Park and Ride, Issaquah Highland Park and Ride, and Issaquah Transit Center, and the majority of ridership occurs during commute hours. Much of the average weekday ridership is centered on these park and rides (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). The max load location for both inbound (to Issaquah) and outbound (to Overlake) is near Bear Creek Park and Ride in Redmond, at 180th Ave NE/NE 76th St with 162 average daily riders, and 180th Ave NE/NE 68th St with 181 average daily riders respectively (see Figure 6 and Figure 7). The most productive segment on the route is SE 56th St/East Lake Sammamish Pkwy to Issaquah Transit Center with 24.9 boardings per service hour. The two least productive segments on the route are S Sammamish Park and Ride to Issaquah Highlands (11.0 boardings per service hour), and Issaquah Highlands to SE 56th ST/East Lake Sammamish Pkwy (12.0 boardings per service hour), (see Figure 5). City of Sammamish Service Proposal The proposed service change is to move the southern segment of KCM Route 269, from South Sammamish Park and Ride to Issaquah Transit Center, from its current path using Issaquah-Pine lake Road SE and SE Black Nugget Road to 228th Ave SE and E Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE (see Figure 8). The change would affect the two least productive segments on the route. Along the proposed segment change, Route 269 averages 77 daily boardings (14%), out of a total of 560 daily boardings.

Benefits The benefits to aligning Route 269 service onto 228th Ave SE and E Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE includes a more direct route to Issaquah Transit Center, in addition to travel time savings. Based on Google map driving direction estimates, the proposed routing is 17% (1 mile) shorter, and 30%

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(5 minutes) faster (see Figure 1). This estimate does not take into account any stop activity or dwell time, but is a comparison of length of route and posted speed limit, for each route path. Figure 1 Distance and Travel Time Comparison

Current Routing Proposed Routing Proposed Savings Distance 6 miles 5 miles 17% shorter Travel Time 16 minutes 11 minutes 30% faster

This would also add service to the 228th Ave SE corridor, which currently does not have bus service, and includes destinations such as the King County District Courthouse, Siemens/Microsoft Commercial Center, two senior living campuses, and a multi-family development. See places of interest on Figure 8. Impacts

Eliminated Segment – General The main impact associated with this proposed service change would be the elimination of northbound AM peak and southbound PM peak service along the affected segment. KCM Routes 216/219 provide service along the same corridor as Route 269 between South Sammamish Park and Ride and Issaquah Transit Center; however they only operate in the southbound direction in the AM peak and northbound during the PM peak while Route 269 is bidirectional. Even if KCM Routes 216/219 had bidirectional service they would need to be extended to Overlake Transit Center to match the extent of service provided by Route 269. In the AM Peak (towards Overlake/Microsoft) 20 average weekday boardings would not have an alternate transit option. In the PM Peak (towards Issaquah Transit Center) 5 average weekday boardings would not have an alternate transit option. See Figure 2 for a table of average daily boardings affected by time period and direction. Between 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. there is no service operated by KCM 216/219 and ST 554 on the eliminated segment. Figure 2 Total Average Weekday Boardings Affected

Outbound Inbound Alternative Alternative Period KCM/ST Transit (to Overlake/ KCM/ST Transit (to Issaquah) Option? Microsoft) Option? AM Peak 9 216, 219, 554 20 No Midday 3 No 6 No PM Peak 5 No 27 216, 219, 554 Evening 3 No 4 216, 219, 554 Total Boardings 20 n/a 57 n/a

A potential mitigation for these riders would be the introduction of a demand-response service through Metro Alternative Services, which could provide first/last mile accessibility to/from Issaquah Highland Park and Ride and South Sammamish Park and Ride. From a commuter

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perspective, this solution would add another leg to their trip and increase travel time and is likely likely an attractive option for choice riders.

Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride – General For travel to/from downtown or to/from Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride, the impacts would be less pronounced. Services connecting South Sammamish Park and Ride and Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride to Downtown Seattle include KCM Routes 216/219 and Route 554. ST Routes 555 and 556 operate bi-directional peak service between Issaquah Highlands and Issaquah Transit Center. KCM Route 200 offers local service between Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride, Issaquah Transit Center, and Downtown Issaquah, but outside of peak commute hours (service operates from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).

Eliminated Segment – Microsoft Employees An estimate of 223 Microsoft full-time employees (FTE) live within a ¼ mile buffer of the affected stops, see Figure 9. It is unclear how many of the estimated 223 FTEs use Route 269 to commute to Microsoft. Service to the Microsoft Main Campus is provided via the Snoqualmie Ridge- Issaquah Highlands Connector, which stops at Issaquah Highlands (see Figure 10). The FTE going to Redmond in the morning who is currently using Route 269 between South Sammamish Park and Ride and Issaquah Highlands, could board the Connector at Issaquah Highlands. However, this would likely increase travel time, and parking for Microsoft FTEs at Issaquah Highlands is currently very limited in capacity.

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Figure 3 Average Daily Ridership Inbound - To Issaquah

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Figure 4 Average Daily Ridership Outbound - To Overlake

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Figure 5 Route Profile for Route 269 Weekday

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Figure 6 Weekday Boardings and Alightings by Stop - Inbound (to Issaquah) 200 200

150 150

100 100 Board Load Board

50 50 - On

0 0

Boarding/Alighting Passengers Boarding/Alighting -50 -50

228th Ave SE/SE 4th St 4th SE/SE Ave 228th St 8th SE/SE Ave 228th

228th Ave NE/NE 8th St 8th NE/NE Ave 228th St 4th NE/NE Ave 228th St Main SE/E Ave 228th

NE 36th St/NE 36th Way 36th St/NE 36th NE

228th Ave SE/SE 10th St 10th SE/SE Ave 228th St 16th SE/SE Ave 228th St 20th SE/SE Ave 228th St 24th SE/SE Ave 228th

NE 51st St/148th Ave NE Ave St/148th 51st NE NE Pl NE/18th Ave 228th

159th Ave NE/NE 39th St 39th NE/NE Ave 159th NE Ave St/156th 40th NE NE Ave St/150th 40th NE St 40th NE/NE Ave 148th St 46th NE/NE Ave 148th St 76th NE/NE Ave 180th NE Ave St/180th 68th NE St 68th NE/NE Ave 185th NE Ave St/185th 65th NE NE Ave St/188th 65th NE St 14th NE/NE Ave 228th

SR 520 Ramp/NE 51st St 51st Ramp/NE 520 SR

Microsoft Way/NE 36th St 36th Way/NE Microsoft

NE 40th St/152nd Ave NE Ave St/152nd 40th NE St 22nd NE/NE Ave 228th

228th Ave NE/NE 25th Way 25th NE/NE Ave 228th

Sahalee Way NE/NE 28th Pl 28th NE/NE Way Sahalee

Sahalee Way NE/NE 36th St 36th NE/NE Way Sahalee

Microsoft Way/156th Ave NE Ave Way/156th Microsoft

NE Union Hill Rd/178th Pl NE Pl Rd/178th Hill Union NE

Microsoft Way/Microsoft AcRd Way/Microsoft Microsoft

Sahalee Way NE/NE 37th Way 37th NE/NE Way Sahalee

Sahalee Way NE/Sahalee Dr E Dr NE/Sahalee Way Sahalee

SE Black Nugget Rd/SE 62nd 62nd St Rd/SE Nugget Black SE

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE 37th Pl 37th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah Pl 40th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

Issaquah Highlands P/9th Ave NE Ave P/9th Highlands Issaquah

NW Sammamish Rd/11th Ave NW Ave Rd/11th Sammamish NW

SE 56th St/East Lake Sammamish Lake St/East 56th SE

Issaquah Pine Lake R/231st Ln Ln SE Lake R/231st Pine Issaquah

Bear Creek P&R AcRd/178th Pl NE Pl AcRd/178th P&R Creek Bear

Overlake P&R AcRd/152nd Ave NE Ave AcRd/152nd P&R Overlake

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE 47th Way 47th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

Issaquah Pine Lake R/228th Ave SE Ave Lake R/228th Pine Issaquah

NE Redmond Fall City/188th Ave NE Ave City/188th Fall Redmond NE

Issaquah TC AcRd/Newport Way Way NW AcRd/Newport TC Issaquah

Sahalee Way NE/Redmond Fall City Rd City Fall NE/Redmond Way Sahalee

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE Klahanie Blvd Klahanie Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

SE Black Nugget Rd/SE Issaquah Fall Cit Fall Issaquah Rd/SE Nugget Black SE

SE Black Nugget Rd/SE Issaquah-Fall Cit Issaquah-Fall Rd/SE Nugget Black SE Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE Issaquah Fall Cit Fall Issaquah Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

Boardings Alightings On-Board Load Rd Lake Pine AcRd/SE P&R Sammamish S SE Black Nugget Rd/Home Depot Pkg AcRd Pkg Depot Rd/Home Nugget Black SE

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Figure 7 Weekday Boardings and Alightings by Stop - Outbound (To Overlake)

200 200

150 150

100 100 Board Load Board

50 50 - On

0 0 Boarding/Alighting Passengers Boarding/Alighting

-50 -50

SE 56th St/221st Pl SE Pl St/221st 56th SE

NE 76th St/177th Pl NE Pl St/177th 76th NE

228th Ave SE/SE 8th St 8th SE/SE Ave 228th St 4th SE/SE Ave 228th

228th Ave SE/E Main St Main SE/E Ave 228th St 4th NE/NE Ave 228th St 8th NE/NE Ave 228th

228th Ave SE/SE 24th St 24th SE/SE Ave 228th St 20th SE/SE Ave 228th St 16th SE/SE Ave 228th St 10th SE/SE Ave 228th

228th Ave NE/18th Pl NE Pl NE/18th Ave 228th St 51st NE/NE Ave 148th NE Ave St/156th 31st NE

228th Ave NE/NE 14th St 14th NE/NE Ave 228th NE Ave St/188th 65th NE NE Ave St/185th 65th NE St 68th NE/NE Ave 185th St 68th NE/NE Ave 180th St 76th NE/NE Ave 180th St 46th NE/NE Ave 148th Pl 43rd NE/NE Ave 148th NE Ave St/148th 40th NE NE Ave St/156th 40th NE St 39th NE/NE Ave 159th

NE 51st St/SR 520 Ramp 520 St/SR 51st NE

Microsoft Way/NE 36th St 36th Way/NE Microsoft

228th Ave NE/NE 22nd St 22nd NE/NE Ave 228th NE Ave St/152nd 40th NE

228th Ave NE/NE 25th Way 25th NE/NE Ave 228th

Sahalee Way NE/NE 36th St 36th NE/NE Way Sahalee St 37th NE/NE Way Sahalee

Microsoft Way/156th Ave NE Ave Way/156th Microsoft

Microsoft Way/Microsoft AcRd Way/Microsoft Microsoft

Sahalee Way NE/Sahalee Dr E Dr NE/Sahalee Way Sahalee

Sahalee Way NE/223rd Ave NE Ave NE/223rd Way Sahalee

SE Black Nugget Rd/SE 62nd 62nd St Rd/SE Nugget Black SE 62nd St Rd/SE Nugget Black SE

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE 40th Pl 40th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah Pl 37th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

Issaquah Highlands P/9th Ave NE Ave P/9th Highlands Issaquah

NW Sammamish Rd/11th Ave NW Ave Rd/11th Sammamish NW

SE 56th St/East Lake Sammamish Lake St/East 56th SE

Issaquah Pine Lake R/230th Ln Ln SE Lake R/230th Pine Issaquah

Bear Creek P&R AcRd/178th Pl NE Pl AcRd/178th P&R Creek Bear

Overlake P&R AcRd/152nd Ave NE Ave AcRd/152nd P&R Overlake

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE 47th Way 47th Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

228th Ave SE/Issaquah Pine Lake R Lake Pine SE/Issaquah Ave 228th

188th Ave NE/Redmond Fall City Rd City Fall NE/Redmond Ave 188th

Issaquah TC AcRd/Newport Way Way NW AcRd/Newport TC Issaquah

Sahalee Way NE/Redmond Fall City Rd City Fall NE/Redmond Way Sahalee Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE Klahanie Blvd Klahanie Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

SE Black Nugget Rd/SE Issaquah-Fall Cit Issaquah-Fall Rd/SE Nugget Black SE Boardings Alightings On-Board Load

Issaquah Pine Lake R/SE Issaquah-Fall Cit Issaquah-Fall Lake R/SE Pine Issaquah

S Sammamish P&R AcRd/SE Pine Lake Rd Lake Pine AcRd/SE P&R Sammamish S SE Black Nugget Rd/East Lake Sammamish Lake Rd/East Nugget Black SE

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Figure 8 Current and Proposed Route 269

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Figure 9 Potential Microsoft FTEs Affected

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Figure 10 Snoqualmie Ridge-Issaquah Highlands Connector

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