2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

Commute Trip
A trip from a person’s home to a work site with
a regularly scheduled arrival time between 6:00
a.m. and 9:00 a.m. inclusive, on workdays. The
Commute Trip Reduction Act measures only
weekday (Monday through Friday) commute trips.
(Chapter 12)
Commute Trip Reduction Act (CTR)
1991 State legislation incorporated into the
Washington Clean Air Act. The law establishes goals
for the reduction of commute trip single-occupancy
vehicle miles by the employees of large employers
(with greater than 100 employees). (Chapter 12)
Comprehensive Plan
Adopted goals, policies, and projects necessary to
manage progress toward a defined future level of
growth and development; mandated by the 1990
Growth Management Act.
Concurrency
The concept of limiting land development if that
development would increase congestion beyond
adopted level of service standards. The 1990
Growth Management Act and the Bellevue Traffic
Standards Code set out the concurrency framework
and requirements, respectively, that Bellevue must
follow. (Chapters 2 and 3)
Congestion Allowance
As stated in the Bellevue Traffic Standards Code,
the number of system intersections within a
Mobility Management Area that may exceed the
area-wide Level of Service standard. (Chapter 3)
Customer Action Requests (CARs)
Requests from residents for services or solutions
to concerns within one or more of the
Neighborhood Enhancement Program areas, such
as transportation. (Chapter 6)
Cut-through Traffic
Traffic, especially commuter traffic, that is
bypassing congestion on regional freeways and local
arterials by using residential street “short-cuts.”
(Chapter 2 and 6)
Downtown
The Bellevue Urban Center, also known as the
Central Business District (CBD), where regional
retail, commercial, and service activities are focused.
The Downtown center is bounded by NE 12th Street
to the north, 112th Avenue NE to the east, Main
Street to the south, and Bellevue Way to the west.
Eastside
A geographic area that includes the King County
communities east of Seattle, including Bellevue.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Prepared in conjunction with major projects or
programs of projects, an EIS documents potential,
cumulative impacts to the environment (such as air
quality, noise, earth and water resources, and plants
and animals) and the citywide transportation system
from the proposed improvement in the context of
planned land use. (Chapters 2 and 4)
Financially Constrained
A concept applied to some plans, such as
the Transportation Facilities Plan, that allows
projects to be included without specific funding
commitments, if the total cost of those projects
does not exceed the City’s transportation revenue
projections for the identified period. (Chapter 4)
FlexPass
An annual transportation benefit purchased by
employers that combines transit, rail, vanpool, and
emergency taxi ride features in one program, which
is administered by King County Metro. (Chapter 12)
Growth Management Act (GMA)
State legislation enacted in 1990, and amended
in 1991, requiring counties and cities to create
cooperative regional strategies to manage growth
and to adopt comprehensive plans and regulations
to guide the implementation of those strategies.
(Chapters 2-4)
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