2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

CHAPTER 12: Travel Options
The CTR Task Force recommended that the CTR
law be modified to improve the efficiency of the
program and to target state investments near the
most congested highway corridors. In December
2005, the Washington State Department of
Transportation, submitted a revised CTR bill for
consideration by the Legislature in 2006.
Crossroads In Motion (Fall
2005): King County Metro
and the City partnered to
implement a community-based
social marketing campaign in
the Crossroads neighborhood
designed to motivate residents to switch drive-alone
trips to the bus, walking, biking, and other options.
The program put a special emphasis on reaching
populations speaking a language at home other
than English. The program combined improved
bus stop signage, a direct mailer to residents
offering free ride tickets for those who pledged to
reduce drive-alone trips, and a partnership with
a community organization, Hopelink, to provide
Residential Transportation Coordinators to assist
residents, who speak other languages, in finding
travel alternatives. Community response was
favorable, with 290 residents pledging to reduce
drive-alone trips. Participants reported a 23%
reduction in drive-alone trips.
Development Regulations and Transportation
Management Plans: (On-going) Bellevue City
Code (sections 14.60.070 and 14.60.080) requires
real estate developments that meet defined
size thresholds to develop and implement a
Transportation Management Plan (TMP) as a
condition of development. The TMP code requires
that certain physical design features be provided in
the building (e.g., Commuter Information Centers,
preferential parking for vanpools and carpools)
and that programmatic elements be provided
to facilitate non-SOV travel, such as a financial
incentives for HOV commutes. Seventeen buildings
in Bellevue are conditioned with Transportation
Management Plans.
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In Fall 2005, eight downtown TMP-affected
buildings undertook surveys to measure mode share
at the sites. Seven of the participating buildings
are required in their TMP agreements to measure
progress toward reducing drive-alone trips. One
additional building elected to participate as a
prelude to a planned building-wide trip reduction
program.
FlexPass Distribution Incentive Program:
(September 2004 - June 2005) This limited term
program with King County Metro bought down
the first-year FlexPass costs of Bellevue employers
by providing a rebate for each FlexPass an employer
actually distributed to an employee. Seven
employers participated in the program; collectively
they purchased 460 passes and distributed 367 (80
percent). The program reduced 29 annualized
commute trips.
One Less Car Bellevue: (Ongoing)
The City sponsors a website
to provide a centralized resource
for alternative travel options. The
website includes information for
commuters, employers, residents, and students, as
well as information on periodic promotions and
pilot programs.
To access the One Less Car Bellevue website,
visit:
www.OneLessCarBellevue.org
Transportation Management Association
(TMA) Opportunities Study (February – April
2005): The City and the Bellevue Downtown
Association undertook a TMA Opportunities
Study to develop a Strategic Implementation
Plan to strengthen and sustain TransManage, the
transportation arm (or TMA) of the Bellevue
Downtown Association. Key outcomes of the plan
include the creation of a TransManage Director
position (to lead the TMA) and the creation of a
three-year work plan to strengthen service delivery