Centers & Corridors Context

Centers & Corridors concept originated in 1993 Regional Transportation Plan; informed local Comp Plans

Strategy Corridors Context

Strategy Corridors adopted in 2020 RTP – we can’t build our way out of congestion

Olympia

Lacey

Tumwater

Strategy

Corridors

High Density Corridor Context

Lacey & Olympia zoned for High Density Corridors & Mixed Use Areas based on centers and corridors concept; Tumwater planning for that now.

Olympia

Lacey

Tumwater

Strategy

Corridors

Corridor

Zoning District

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15 minute or less transit service is key to competing with driving

Minimum 22 people per acre needed for frequent service to be efficient

Olympia

Lacey

Tumwater

Strategy

Corridors

Frequent

Transit Service

Transit Corridor Context

Olympia

Lacey

Tumwater

2010 Transit-Supportive Densities

Residential Density: 7+ units per acre

OR Employment

Density: 25+ employees per acre

  OR Combined

Employment and Residential: 22+ people per acre

 

Transit-Supportive Densities

Olympia

Lacey

Tumwater

Martin WayPacific

CapitolWay

Westside

Regional strategy corridors w/ 0:15 transit and compatible land use activities – primary focus area for retrofit

Smart Corridors

Composite RDI Walk Distance Score

Early 20th Century development

Tight street grid

Mixed-use

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

RDI Pilot Study

Composite RDI Walk Distance Score

Late 20th Century

Commercial Re-development

Long blocks Interchange

access

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

RDI Pilot Study

Composite RDI Walk Distance Score

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

RDI Pilot Study

Late 20th Century

Regional commercial center

Long blocks

Transit Route 61 Ridership

Focused Transit Stop Analyses

East Bay Drive

Sleater-Kenney

Kinwood

Marvin

Route 61: East Bay Drive Stop

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

Challenges: Land

Consolidation Connectivity

retention Achieve Density

Opportunities: Good

connectivity Design & Distance to Transit

Good land mix Diversity

Route 61: Sleater-Kinney Stop

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

Challenges: Big box retail

functions as barrier between schools and transit

Poor connectivity Design

Opportunities: Good Distance

to Transit Land mix

Diversity re-development potential

Route 61: Kinwood Stop

Neighborhood Impermeability

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCE

Challenges: Narrow

commercial strip buffering single-family, affordable residential

Opportunities: Good Distance to

Transit Decent Density Non-motorized

connector options Transit-

supportive, Land mix Diversity re-development potential with affordable housing

Route 61: Marvin Stop

Poor Fair Good CONNECTIVITY

Long Moderate Short WALK DISTANCENeighborhood Impermeability

Challenges: Big, regional

commercial retail buffering single-family residential

Proximity to I-5 interchange

Opportunities: Good Distance to

Transit Decent Density

with larger land parcels

Higher land value Transit-supportive,

Land mix Diversity re-development potential with affordable housing

Follow-up Analyses

Layer Transit Data and RDI/Walk Distance analysis with:

Socio-economic data (e.g. affordable housing) Land and Building Valuation for Re-development

Potential (Density) Diversity – Land Use Mix

Martin Way Design - Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements (a big challenge)

Improving Distance to Transit and Destination accessibility