PSRC Funding Application Competition Regional FTA Application Main Competition Status submitted Submitted: March 17th, 2017 4:17 PM Prepopulated with screening form? Yes Project Information 1. Project Title SR 410 - Traffic Ave/E Main Interchange Improvements 2. Transportation 2040 ID 500 3. Sponsoring Agency Sumner 4. Cosponsors WSDOT 5. Does the sponsoring agency have "Certification Acceptance" status from WSDOT? N/A 6. If not, which agency will serve as your CA sponsor? N/A 7. Is your agency a designated recipient for FTA funds? No 8. Designated recipient concurrence WSDOT and Sound Transit are partners on this project. The FTA Authorization Form is pending signature from our partner. Contact Information 1. Contact name Doug Beagle 2. Contact phone 253 299 5715 3. Contact email [email protected] Project Description 1. Project Scope This project widens the overpass to the Traffic Ave/E Main Street interchange. This overpass is a notorious bottleneck affecting both commuters and freight. Currently, there is only one narrow, non-compliant sidewalk for pedestrians, bicyclists and Sound Transit riders to utilize.The project will reconfigure two intersections, add travel lanes and multi-modal access across SR 410. The project is less than 0.2 miles from the Sumner Sound Transit Station. This grant would fully fund the planning and design phase of the 14' two-way shared use path portion of the new overpass across SR 410. 2. Project Justification, Need, or Purpose Currently, there is an elevated four feet (4') sidewalk across the freeway. Once off the overpass pedestrians and bicyclists must navigate the shoulder as their only option from high overpass pedestrians and bicyclists must navigate the shoulder as their only option from high volume traffic lanes. This project will provide safe travel of pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles by constructing the elevated 14' two-way shared use path portion of the overpass across SR 410. This request fully funds the non-motorized portion of the Planning/PE Phase. Project Location 1. Project Location Traffic Ave/E Main Overpass 2. Please identify the county(ies) in which the project is located. Pierce 3. Crossroad/landmark nearest the beginning of the project Traffic Ave and Harrison Street on the northeast. 4. Crossroad/landmark nearest the end of the project The E Main Street Bridge to the southwest. 5. Map and project graphics Sample_Concept_410_Traffic_Ave.pdf, SR_410-Traffic_Bridge_Sections_2-14-17.pdf Plan Consistency 1. Is the project specifically identified in a local comprehensive plan? Yes 2. If yes, please indicate the (1) plan name, (2) relevant section(s), and (3) page number where it can be found. The City of Sumner 2015 Comprehensive Plan, Commuter Rail/Regional Transit Sub-Element, pg 31-32. The City of Sumner 6 year TIP (2017-2022), Six-Year Arterial Transportation Plan, A-2 on pg 2 3. If no, please describe how the project is consistent with the applicable local comprehensive plan, including specific local policies and provisions the project supports. N/A Federal Functional Classification 1. Functional class name 14 Urban Principal Arterial Support for Centers 1. Designated center(s) supported The project supports the Sumner-Pacific Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC), improving the heavily used freight and commuter route to the southern portion of the MIC. Regional Growth Centers and other MIC's will also be supported by the improved access to the Sumner Sound Transit Station. Criteria: Benefit to Center 1. Describe how the project will benefit or support the existing and planned housing and employment development of a center or centers. Does it support multiple centers? The project will support employment development for both the Sumner-Pacific MIC and other centers accessed by Sound Transit riders. It will do this by providing safer and more reliable non-motorized options of commuting to the Sumner Sound Transit Station and Sumner- Pacific MIC. 2. Describe how the project will support the development or redevelopment plans and activities (objectives and aims) of a center or centers. Non-motorized users will have better, safer access to the Sumner Sound Transit Station and the Sumner-Pacific MIC. 3. Describe how the project improves safe and convenient access to major destinations within the center, including enhanced opportunities for active transportation that can provide public health benefits through the following relevant areas: walkability, public transit access, public transit speed and relevant areas: walkability, public transit access, public transit speed and reliability, safety & security, bicycle mobility and facilities, streetscape improvements, etc. The project improves safety, convenience and reliability to non-motorized users. It allows better access to the Sumner Sound Transit Station, the Sumner-Pacific MIC, the Sumner Town Center and regional bike networks. The 14' two-way shared use path is more than twice the size of the current sidewalk. It will also extend from the Puyallup River Bridge to the intersection of Thompson and Fryar Ave. Currently those sections do not have a sidewalk, and non-motorized users must navigate the shoulder alongside vehicle traffic. 4. Describe how the project provides a range of travel modes to users traveling to centers, or if it provides a missing mode. The project provides a dedicated 14' non-motorized shared use path over SR 410 and connects two sidewalk networks in Sumner and Puyallup. It also give pedestrian, bicycle and other non-motorized users access to the Sumner Sound Transit Station from Orting and Puyallup on a regional trail system, a connection that is currently missing. 5. Describe the user groups that will benefit from the project, including commuters, residents, commercial users, those groups identified in the President’s Order for Environmental Justice, seniors, people with disabilities, those located in highly impacted communities, and/or areas experiencing high levels of unemployment or chronic underemployment. Residents of Sumner, Puyallup, Edgewood and other areas will benefit from this project. Commuters (motorized & non-motorized) will also benefit from these improvements. Sumner has two highly impacted community areas as well as areas with disabled populations. The improvements will allow better access to services. This route is also used by Pierce County's Beyond the Borders connector bus that serves low-income, senior & youth. Sumner citizens rely on this service for access to jobs, school and medical appointments in Puyallup. Safely separating pedestrians and bicycles from these larger vehicles improves the safety and sustainability of this vital service. 6. Describe how the project will support the establishment of new jobs/businesses or the retention of exisitng jobs/businesses including those in the industry clusters identified in the adopted Regional Economic Strategy. The project will support both new jobs/businesses and retention of existing jobs/businesses by removing a major bottleneck to motorized and non-motorized users. The project will improve travel times and allow for a more predictable commute. The Sumner-Pacific MIC businesses and Sound Transit rely on a dependable transportation system for vendor, suppliers and employees. 7. Does the project promote Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) opportunities? The non-motorized improvements would promote CTR by connecting to the Sumner and Puyallup sidewalk networks, as well as the Sumner Link Trail and Puyallup Riverwalk Trail. It also provides safer routes for Sound Transit buses, separated from pedestrians and bicycles. Criteria: System Continuity/Long Term Benefit-Sustainability 1. Describe how this project provides a "logical segment" that serves a center, or allows users to access the system. This project is the definition of "logical segment." It will connect two previously completed segments (Puyallup's E. Main and Sumner's Traffic Ave) by adding additional travel lanes, improving to two intersections and completing the missing link between non-motorized facilities to the north and south of the interchange. 2. Describe how the project fills in a missing link or removes barriers to a center (e.g. congestion, inadequate transit service/facilities.). This project replaces a small and incomplete non-compliant non-motorized path with a 14' wide multi-use path that connects two sidewalk systems. This project provides a connection to regional bike networks as well as safer access to the Sumner-Pacific MIC and Sumner Sound Transit Station. 3. Describe how this project will relieve pressure or remove a bottleneck on the Metropolitan Transportation System and how this will positively impact overall system performance. The intersections and overpass are congested by motorized and non-motorized users. The impacts are felt by commuters, freight, and transit riders with congestion into Puyallup, Sumner and onto SR 410. The project will provide additional travel lanes for motorized users as well as a separate multi-use path for non-motorized users. These improvements will remove motorized and non-motorized user conflicts at the intersections where a sidewalk system does not exist. 4. Describe how the project improves intermodal connections (e.g. between autos, ferries, commuter rail, high capacity transit, bus, carpool, bicycle, etc.), or facilities connections between separate operators of a single mode (e.g., two transit operators). The project creates a 14' multi-use path that connects two complete sidewalk systems, two The project creates a 14' multi-use path that connects two complete