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    The document discusses plans for the RapidRide K Line, a new bus route that will connect Eastgate, downtown Bellevue, and Totem Lake. It will be part of King County's RapidRide network and support the region's long-range transit vision. The K Line is currently in preliminary design and community engagement will help determine its final route. It is scheduled to begin service in 2025 with a budget of $90.5 million from local, state, and federal funds. Key steps over the next year include further design work, identifying the specific route, and applying for federal grant money to help fund the project.

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    The document discusses plans for the RapidRide K Line, a new bus route that will connect Eastgate, downtown Bellevue, and Totem Lake. It will be part of King County's RapidRide network and support the region's long-range transit vision. The K Line is currently in preliminary design and community engagement will help determine its final route. It is scheduled to begin service in 2025 with a budget of $90.5 million from local, state, and federal funds. Key steps over the next year include further design work, identifying the specific route, and applying for federal grant money to help fund the project.

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    The document discusses plans for the RapidRide K Line, a new bus route that will connect Eastgate, downtown Bellevue, and Totem Lake. It will be part of King County's RapidRide network and support the region's long-range transit vision. The K Line is currently in preliminary design and community engagement will help determine its final route. It is scheduled to begin service in 2025 with a budget of $90.5 million from local, state, and federal funds. Key steps over the next year include further design work, identifying the specific route, and applying for federal grant money to help fund the project.

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    RapidRide K Line Briefing

    Bellevue City Council – Extended Study Session


    October 28, 2019
    Agenda

    ▪ METRO CONNECTS
    ▪ RapidRide Overview and Expansion
    ▪ RapidRide K Line
    ▪ Next Steps

    2
    01 METRO CONNECTS
    METRO CONNECTS
    ▪ Metro’s adopted long-range vision
    ▪ Identified a network of high
    capacity transit throughout King
    County
    ▪ Integrated transportation system
    connecting people and places
    ▪ Shaped by input from cities,
    passengers, transportation
    agencies, businesses and other
    stakeholders

    4
    02 RapidRide Overview and Expansion
    RapidRide Goals

    RapidRide brings high-quality, frequent, and reliable bus service


    that will transform the way people travel around King County.

    Better service for Connections to


    more people transit

    Frequent, and
    Cost-effective
    reliable bus service

    Bus station upgrades


    and customer Sustainable
    amenities

    Better access

    6
    RapidRide Expansion Timeline

    7
    Elements of RapidRide

     Stations  Vehicles

     Speed and  Service and  Branding


    reliability Operating Plan

    8
    RapidRide Capital Investments

    ▪ Passenger facilities
    ▪ Accessibility
    ▪ Safety, comfort, and
    security

    ▪ Access to transit
    ▪ Speed and reliability
    ▪ Communications and
    technology
    Conceptual des ign rendering of a s helter location. Actual des ign may vary.

    9
    03 RapidRide K Line
    K Line Overview

    Benefits:
    ▪ Serves fast-growing communities
    between Eastgate, downtown Bellevue,
    and Totem Lake
    ▪ Helps ease congestion and improve air
    quality
    ▪ Multimodal access
    ▪ Supports the Bellevue Transit Master
    Plan and “Abundant Access” vision
    statement

    Preliminary
    Status: Design
    Began in
    September 2019

    11
    Integrated Transit Network

    ▪ Supports higher demand for transit


    ▪ Connects riders to high capacity
    transit options
    ▪ RapidRide B Line (existing)
    ▪ Sound Transit’s Link light rail Blue
    Line (2023)
    ▪ I-405 Bus Rapid Transit (2024)
    ▪ RapidRide K Line (2025)

    ▪ Complementary service restructures


    ▪ Coordination with Sound Transit,
    partners, stakeholders and riders
    ▪ Reflects Bellevue’s goals for transit
    ▪ Convenient ▪ Simple
    ▪ Frequent ▪ Direct
    ▪ Efficient ▪ Regionally Connected

    12
    Bellevue College Connector

    Partnership project between City of


    Bellevue, Bellevue College, and
    King County Metro
    ▪ More direct transit pathway
    ▪ Significantly faster travel time
    ▪ Funding identified to study
    project, but additional funding
    needed to complete design and
    construction

    City, College, and


    Metro working on
    Status: agreement to
    advance study of
    project

    13
    K Line Route Options Analysis

    ▪ Travel times and potential


    time savings
    ▪ Equity and social justice
    ▪ Destinations and activity
    centers served
    ▪ Network considerations
    ▪ Projected future ridership
    ▪ Community engagement
    ▪ Community survey, events,
    briefings (November)

    14
    K Line Budget (Current)

    Total: ~$90.5 million

    King County Metro Local Funds


    $45 million

    WSDOT Regional Mobility Grant – Pursuing FTA Small Starts


    Awarded 2016 (Metro) Funding
    $2,230,194 $43 million
    S E C UR E D Target Application Aug. 2021

    15
    K Line Timeline

    FTA Small Final


    Preliminary Start
    Planning Starts Design &
    Design Service
    2019 application Construction
    2019-2021 March 2025
    August 2021 2022-2025

    PHASE I: Needs and Priorities


    (through early 2020)

    PHASE II: Draft Concepts


    (early 2020 – mid 2020)

    PHASE III: Final Concepts


    (late 2020)

    16
    Preliminary Design Timeline

    Mid-Oct.
    Mid-Jan –
    – Late Summer 2020
    March 2020
    Nov.

    Oct.
    28 Spring 2020 Mid 2020

    Jan. Transmit alignment


    2021 ordinance

    Grant Aug.
    Application 2021

    17
    Engagement with the
    Community
    ▪ Introduce RapidRide K Line
    ▪ Ensure stakeholders understand how K Line
    will benefit their communities
    ▪ Build relationships and include communities
    in decision making
    ▪ Lead with equity
    ▪ Meet the community where they're at,
    including
    ▪ Stakeholder engagement and briefings
    ▪ Community survey
    ▪ Tabling events

    18
    Working Together as Partners

    Ongoing Ongoing Support Design and


    communication coordination effective build capital
    and between the transit facilities
    engagement City, Sound connections
    with local Transit,
    communities stakeholders
    and Metro

    19
    04 Next Steps
    Next Steps

    Phase 1 community engagement and survey launch

    Ongoing coordination with Bellevue staff

    Ongoing preliminary design

    Identify route in Bellevue and Kirkland

    Work toward a Locally Preferred Alternative

    21
    Questions?

    Contacts

    Chris O’Claire Hannah McIntosh


    Division Director, Mobility RapidRide Program
    (206) 477-5801 Director
    Coclaire@kingcounty.gov (206) 263-9104
    HMcintosh@kingcounty.gov

    Vic Stover
    RapidRide K Line Lead
    (206) 263-0939
    vstover@kingcounty.gov

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