Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-63 - Commute trip reduction program › Section 468-63-040 - Local commute trip reduction plan

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Purpose and process.
(a)
Purpose of local CTR plan.
The state's intent in requiring local
			 CTR plans is to ensure that CTR program goals and targets help jurisdictions
			 achieve their broader transportation and land use goals, and that the
			 jurisdiction in turn develops services, regulations, policies and programs that
			 support the trip reduction investments of major employers. This can be achieved
			 by integrating the local CTR plan and program with other transportation and
			 land use plans and programs, and collaborating with local service providers,
			 interest groups, and others to develop effective trip reduction strategies.
			 Nothing in these rules is intended to change the requirements for local
			 comprehensive plans developed under the Growth Management Act. The state
			 intends for the CTR planning process to provide a new perspective on the local
			 comprehensive plan; while a jurisdiction may choose to update or amend its
			 comprehensive plan based on the outcome of the CTR planning process, nothing in
			 these rules requires it.
(b)
Plan development process.
RCW
			  70.94.527(4) requires local
			 CTR plans to be developed in consultation with local transit agencies, the
			 applicable RTPO, major employers, and other interested parties.
(i) Consultation. The local jurisdiction
			 shall invite, as appropriate, representatives of major employers, local transit
			 agencies, the applicable RTPO, business associations and economic development
			 organizations, nonprofit transportation and land use advocacy organizations,
			 pedestrian and bicycle advocacy organizations, public health agencies, tribal
			 governments, and residents, employees and businesses that will be affected by
			 the CTR plan to participate in the development of the local CTR plan. The state
			 intends for the invited partners to work collaboratively with the local
			 jurisdiction by providing data and plans and discussing opportunities,
			 including new and reprioritized investments and policy changes, to reduce
			 drive-alone commute trips in the jurisdiction and increase transportation
			 access to affected major employer worksites.
(ii) State role. WSDOT shall provide
			 information to support local CTR plan development. This information shall
			 include employer and jurisdiction base year values, calculated from CTR survey
			 data, state highway system performance data, and other information as
			 appropriate. WSDOT shall also provide technical assistance to support
			 implementation of the local CTR plan, which may include but is not limited to:
(A)Printing and processing of state CTR
			 survey forms;
(B) Creation of
			 survey reports and customized data reports;
(C)Online survey set-up and
			 assistance;
(D)Online annual report
			 set-up and assistance; and
(E)Program reviewer and survey
			 training.
(iii) Regional
			 role. It is critical that the local jurisdiction collaborate with the
			 applicable RTPO in the development of its local CTR plan. By working closely
			 with the RTPO, the local jurisdiction can produce a CTR plan that meets state
			 requirements and is consistent with the regional CTR plan.
(iv) Public outreach. The local jurisdiction
			 shall follow, at a minimum, a comparable process to the local requirements and
			 procedures established for purposes of public outreach for comprehensive plan
			 development, adoption, or amendment, including public notices and public
			 meetings and hearings.
(c)
Consistency and integration with
			 other plans, programs and local requirements.
RCW
			  70.94.527(5) requires local
			 CTR plans to be consistent with applicable state and regional transportation
			 plans and local comprehensive plans.
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(5) also requires
			 local CTR plans to be coordinated and consistent with those of adjoining
			 jurisdictions or related regional issues to ensure consistency in the treatment
			 of employers who have worksites in more than one jurisdiction. The local
			 jurisdiction shall review the local comprehensive plan to ensure that it is
			 consistent with the local CTR plan. If the local jurisdiction determines that
			 the local comprehensive plan needs to be updated or amended to be consistent
			 with the local CTR plan, the local jurisdiction shall identify in the local CTR
			 plan what changes may be needed and when the changes will be made. The local
			 jurisdiction shall use the regional CTR planning process as a means to discuss
			 regional issues with adjoining jurisdictions. The local jurisdiction shall
			 follow the administrative guidelines established by WSDOT and posted on the
			 agency's web site to ensure consistency in the treatment of employers who have
			 worksites in multiple jurisdictions.
(d)
Plan review and
			 approval.
RCW  70.94.527(1)
			 requires the local CTR plan to be submitted to the RTPO and be included in the
			 regional CTR plan.
(i) Schedule. In order for
			 a local jurisdiction to receive state CTR program funding in the 2007-2009
			 biennium, the CTR board must receive the final draft of the local CTR plan by
			 October 1, 2007. For biennia after 2007-2009, the CTR board must receive
			 updated CTR plans by March 31 every two years thereafter if updates to the
			 local CTR plan have been made or if a jurisdiction is adopting a local CTR plan
			 for the first time.
(ii) RTPO
			 review. RCW  70.94.527(5)
			 requires the RTPO to review the local CTR plans. Local jurisdictions shall
			 submit the final draft of their local CTR plans to the applicable RTPO by the
			 date specified by the RTPO, so that the RTPO may review the plans before
			 submission to the CTR board. The RTPO will review the local CTR plan to
			 determine its consistency with the regional CTR plan and state
			 requirements.
(iii) Determination
			 of consistency.
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(7) requires the
			 RTPO to collaborate with the CTR board to evaluate the consistency of local CTR
			 plans with the regional CTR plan. When the RTPO submits its regional CTR plan
			 to the CTR board, it shall also submit any final drafts of local CTR plans in
			 the region and recommend to the CTR board which local CTR plans are consistent
			 with the regional CTR plan and state requirements.
(iv) Approval by CTR board.
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(7) requires local
			 CTR plans to be approved by the CTR board in order to be eligible for state CTR
			 funding. The CTR board shall review the final drafts of local CTR plans and
			 communicate its findings in writing to the submitting RTPO within one hundred
			 twenty days following receipt of the plans. If the CTR board approves a local
			 CTR plan, the local jurisdiction shall then adopt the local CTR plan by
			 ordinance and begin to implement the plan and any other necessary changes to
			 local ordinances, plans, or programs. If the CTR board rejects a local CTR
			 plan, it shall communicate its reasoning and recommendations for improvement to
			 the submitting RTPO. The RTPO shall then work with the local jurisdiction to
			 improve the local plan. Jurisdictions may submit a revised local CTR plan to
			 the RTPO and CTR board in the schedule jointly established by the RTPO and the
			 CTR board.
(v) Appeal. If a local
			 CTR plan is not approved by the CTR board, the local jurisdiction may choose to
			 appeal the decision to the secretary of transportation or his/her designee
			 within sixty days of the board's decision by submitting a written request for
			 appeal to the secretary of transportation or his/ her designee. The secretary
			 of transportation or his/her designee shall consider the appeal within sixty
			 days of the jurisdiction's request. If the secretary of transportation or
			 his/her designee grants the appeal, the local CTR plan shall be considered
			 valid by the CTR board and RTPO. If the secretary of transportation or his/her
			 designee denies the appeal, the local jurisdiction is not eligible for state
			 CTR program funding until its revised plan is submitted and approved by the CTR
			 board.
(e)
Plan
			 update cycle.
According to
			 RCW
			  70.94.527(5), local
			 jurisdictions shall review their local CTR plans annually and revise them as
			 necessary to be consistent with applicable plans developed under
			 RCW
			  36.70A.070. The local CTR plan shall be
			 updated at least once every four years, in order to establish new four-year
			 targets and program strategies and update other elements as needed.