Commute Trip Reduction 

Efficiency Act

WSRO Spring Workshop

March 30, 2006

Keith Cotton

WSDOT

Kim Becklund

CTR Task Force

City of Bellevue
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Today: Counties in the CTR program
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State Highway Congestion in 2003

Light line: average fall below 85% of pDark line: average fall below 70% of p
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State Highways with Identified Bottlenecks/Chokepoints i
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State Highway Congestion in 2025

Light line: average fall below 85% of pDark line: average fall below 70% of p
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How is the program performing?
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Changes made to the CTR law in 2006

 The 2006 legislature changed the CTR law to enhance its 

provide benefits for transportation efficiency, energy consand air quality

 Changes to the CTR law will make it easier to incorporate 

reduction programs into planning for our transportation syfor growth management

 Overall, the changes to the CTR law will:

 Focus the program Foster planning coordination Offer an opportunity for customized trip reduction progra

 Modest, incremental changes in the current CTR program

continue to function and be funded in generally the same 
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Urban Growth Areas in the CTR program

(preliminary determination)
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How the legislature changed the law

 Focused it on urban growth areas (UGAs) in the most con

of the state

 Established a local-regional-state CTR planning framewor

integrates CTR program efforts with land use and transpoplanning

 Adopted a two-tiered program

 Base program essentially remains the same, other than U Targeted investment program for designated growth and 

efficiency centers (GTECs)
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Two-Tiered Approach:

1. A Base that Works and

2. New Centers Approach to Improve Perform

3⁄4 Base Program: Continues 

as same program--for employers with 100+ employees and streamlined to Urban Growth Boundaries 

3⁄4 Optional Growth & 

Transportation EfficienCenters for local custoof CTR programs that approved by State in collaboration with local 

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define CTR/TDtools;

• RTPOs to work 

on goals for reconsistency wCTR Plan;

• Locals, transit

consider GTECplan updates;

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performance wtrips occur
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How the legislature changed the law

 Increased program efficiency by reducing 

administrative costs

 Established a more effective leadership role for state 

agencies

 Streamlined and reconstituted the CTR Task Force a

the CTR Board
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Implementing the program changes

 The CTR Efficiency Act sets out general parameters fo

program’s transformation

 Building on the existing CTR guidelines, WSDOT, the C

board and others will develop the details through the prrules (Washington Administrative Code) 

 The legislation’s deadlines, and the goal to have the ne

program plans ready to implement by July 1, 2007, necan aggressive implementation schedule

 The CTR board is creating a work group to lead the 

development of the rules, with ad-hoc subcommittees tfunding, outreach, and other needs
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Implementation timeline

1. The CTR task force forms a work group to develop the 

rules (while transforming into the CTR board)

2. Outreach to local jurisdictions and employers on legisla

changes and to invite participation in the rules developprocess

3. WSDOT, in collaboration with the CTR board, develops 

rules (WAC), including guidelines and models for local ordinances and local and regional CTR planning

Draft guidance released July 2006

4. WSDOT gives planning funds (up to $750,000 in FY 20

to local jurisdictions and regional transportation planninorganizations (RTPOs) for CTR planning

August 2006
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Implementation timeline (continued)

5. Local jurisdictions and RTPOs develop CTR plans in a 

collaborative process; local jurisdictions may choose to designate Growth and Transportation Efficiency Cente(GTECs)

August 2006 to April 2007

6. CTR board approves local and regional plans and deve

funding allocation for 2007-2009

February 2007 to June 2007

7. Local jurisdictions implement plans, update ordinances

educate employers on the program changes

July 2007 and beyond

8. CTR board develops state CTR plan based on regiona
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Local, regional, and state

planning and implementation –

Who needs to do what?

 Local jurisdictions

 Develop local CTR plan Consider designating a GTEC Update ordinance Outreach to employers Implement new program

 RTPOs

 Develop regional CTR plan Provide technical support to local jurisdictions Certify GTECs for funding Monitor regional progress

 Transit agencies, 

employers, assocadvocacy groups

 Participate in 

developmentregional plan

 Consider prio

investments iGTECs
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Who needs to do what?

 CTR board

 Approve local and regional plans Approve opt-in proposals Develop funding allocation Develop state CTR plan

 WSDOT

 Provide technical assistance Develop implementation contracts Develop materials for statewide public education and e

outreach

 Develop a state TDM policy
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GTEC Exercise

 Customize a trip reduction program

– What goals do you set for your GTEC program? – What are the strategies? – How will you finance and administer the program?

 Rainland City and Sunnytown
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Rainland City

27,679 new employees sounds like a manageable figure....until you consider that: 

– Rainland City blocks are a little over 56,000 SF per block. At 400 SF per parking s

in a garage, that equals about 140 stalls per parking level. At 140 stalls per level = 

parking.

= Almost 20 city blocks of 10 story garages.= $720,000,000 in parking development costs (at about $26,000 per above-grade s

2000 Downtown Employees 244,9522020 Downtown Employees 307,859

2000 2000 2020 2020 Net 

Mode Mode Split(1) Employees Mode Split Employees Change

Drive Alone 44% 107,779 44% 27,6

135,458 

Rideshare 12% 29,394 12% 7,5

36,943 

Bike 4% 9,798 4% 2,5

12,314 

Walk 4% 9,798 4% 2,5

12,314 

Transit 36% 88,183 36% 22,6

110,829 

TOTAL 100% 244,952 100% 307,859 35,2

5% of employers are CTR affected (more than 100 employees) – 53% of employees

11% of employers with 25 to 50 employees – 7% of employees

84% of employers with less than 25 employees – 21% of employees
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Sunnytown

 Population in 2000: 11,000 Target for 2012: 17 Employment in 2000: 9,500 Target for 2014: 24Mode split Drive Alone – 78% Rideshare – 14% Transit – 4% Walk – 2 %Employer size breakdown 6% of employers – 51% of employees CTR affected 18% of employers with 25 to 50 employees – 9% of employees 80% of employers with less than 24 employees – 19% of empl
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Questions and Comments?

For more information or to be involved in rules development, 

Keith Cotton, WSDOT ~ 360.705.7910, cottonk@wsdot.wa

CTR Efficiency Act implementation materials available at:

www.wsdot.wa.gov/TDM/taskforce/tfmaterials.cfm#progra