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1 <br /> How do the Growing Transit Communities recommendations relate to state or regional policies and requirements? <br /> The recommendations do not create new mandates for partners across the region; rather, they identify tools, <br /> resources, and incentives to help partners carry out what is already adopted regional policy in VISION 2040 and <br /> Transportation 2040,and in state requirements of the Growth Management Act.The Partnership's recommendations <br /> have been developed for regional and local governments, as well as a range of private, non-profit, and community <br /> partners.Adoption of the Partnership's recommendations will depend on appropriate legislative or board approval. <br /> Is this just about light rail stations? <br /> By promoting transit ridership, sustainable patterns of development, and equitable social outcomes, the Growing <br /> Transit Communities Strategy benefits the entire region.The Partnership has focused on 74 transit communities along <br /> the region's three long-range light rail corridors identified in Transportation 2040.This includes portions of 16 cities <br /> (Everett, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, Seattle, Mercer Island, Beaux Arts Village, Bellevue, Redmond, <br /> Tukwila,SeaTac,Kent, Des Moines,Federal Way, Fife,and Tacoma)and three counties(Snohomish,King, and Pierce). <br /> Other important transit nodes also exist throughout the region. Future work will expand the approaches developed <br /> by the Partnership to additional transit communities not in the three light rail corridors. <br /> What is the Transit Community Typology and how does it guide implementation? <br /> From the outset,the Partnership recognized that one set of strategies cannot address the diversity of communities <br /> that currently exist or are planned around the region's high-capacity transit investments. For this reason,the Growing <br /> Transit Communities Partnership has developed a People + Place Implementation Typology to link key <br /> implementation strategies to transit communities based on characteristics of the existing community.The Typology <br /> resulted in eight different types, each with priority strategies,that demonstrate the varying needs and opportunities <br /> present in different transit communities across the region. <br /> Do the recommendations include updates to VISION 2040,Transportation 2040 or the Regional Economic Strategy? <br /> The focus of the Growing Transit Communities Strategy is to develop tools and resources to help carry out existing <br /> regional policy. One first step will be integrating regional data and tools developed under this grant with the minor <br /> update to Transportation 2040 currently underway.As implementation of the Strategy proceeds in the coming years, <br /> PSRC may consider further refining or adding detail to its policies and plans to advance regional goals for transit <br /> communities.Any such amendments or policy changes will be subject to PSRC board approval. <br /> Will the Growing Transit Communities Strategy affect project funding or plan certification through PSRC? <br /> Transportation project funding can be an effective tool to support transit communities in the region.The Partnership <br /> has identified key infrastructure needs as well as opportunities to reward implementation of best practices <br /> throughout the region.The Strategy suggests adding greater detail or additional points to the current funding criteria <br /> used for competitive regionally-managed transportation funds or refinements to the local comprehensive plan <br /> certification review criteria. Adoption of changes to project funding or plan certification criteria would be subject to <br /> PSRC board approval. <br /> What is the timeline for implementation? <br /> The Partnership's Oversight Committee has authorized release of the draft Growing Transit Communities Strategy for <br /> public comment in May 2013,with final adoption scheduled for summer 2013.Growing Transit Communities staff will <br /> work with Consortium Members and other regional partners on the Regional Compact and the Local Implementation <br /> Agreements through the end of 2013. Looking beyond the end of the grant period in early 2014, implementation will <br /> continue through regional and local work plans. <br /> GrowingTransii,. <br /> Communities <br /> For more information, please contact Program Manager Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3286 or bbakkenta(alpsrc.org. <br /> April29,2013 <br /> 3 <br />