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ProgramGoals• Incentivizelocaladoptionofa

completestreetsdesignethic.• Createapowerfulincentive

beyondthelimitationsofavailablefunding.

• Allowcitiesandcountiestoself-directhowfundsarespentinordertomosteffectivelybuildlocalprojectsthatreflectthecompletestreetsethic.

• Minimizeprocessingandacquisitioncosts.

• .benefitallusers.

Board Adopted May 20, 2016

OverviewTheWashingtonStateLegislaturecreatedtheCompleteStreetsAwardProgramasanincentivetoencouragecityandcountygovernmentstoadoptacompletestreetspolicy;thesepoliciesmandatethatcitiesandcountiesplan,design,operateandmaintaintheirstreetswhileconsideringalltransportationusersandmodes(seeRCW47.04.320attached).AcityorcountybecomeseligibleforaCompleteStreetsAwardwhentheyadoptasystem-widecompletestreetspolicy.Currently,34citiesandonecountyhaveadoptedcompletestreetsordinances.Citiesandcountiesmayhaveplansandprojectsthatintegrateacompletestreetsethic;howeverlocallegislativebodiesneedtoclearlyadoptacompletestreetspolicytoestablisheligibility.Inevaluatingwhichcitiesandcountiestorecognize,theTransportationImprovementBoard(TIB)willlookforcitiesandcountiesthathaveextendedtheirthinkingbeyondtheone-timepolicyadoptiontointegrateacompletestreetsethicthroughouttheirtransportationpractices.Citiesandcountiesthatshowachievementinplanning,designing,buildingandinvolvingthecommunityindesignforallusersmayreceivetheCompleteStreetsAwardincludingflexiblefundingthatcanbeusedtobuildeligiblecompletestreetsprojects.AwardedcitiesandcountieswillproposeaworkplanforTIBapproval.Thisworkplanwillincludeoneormoreproject(s)tosupportwalking,bicycling,accesstotransitand/orstreetscapeaesthetics.CompleteStreetsAwardsProgramProcessMap

TIB Issues Call for

Nominations

Agency is Nominated

for a Complete Streets

Recognition Award

TIB Evaluates Agency’s Level of

Complete Streets Ethic

Integration

TIB Board Awards

and Authorizes Funds for Eligible Projects

TIB & Agency Define Work Plan

WORK PLANCOMMITMENTELIGIBILITY

Does the Agency Qualify?

How does the Agency compare to it’s peers?

CompleteStreetsAwardProgram

WashingtonStateTransportationImprovementBoard

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NominationProcessTIBwillinvitepartnernominatingorganizationstonominateeligiblecitiesandcountiesfortheawardbeginninginfall2016.Nominatingorganizationswillbestateagenciesandtransportationnon-profitswithastatewidecharter.TIBmaychoosetoaddothernominatingorganizationsinthefuture.TIBwilllimitthenumberofnominationsbasedonthenumberofeligiblecitiesandcounties,theamountofprogramfunding,andthesizeofthenominatingorganization.TIBplanstoinvitethefollowingstateagenciesandstatewidenon-profitstobecomenominatingorganizations:

StateAgencyPartners Non-profitsDepartmentofTransportation FeetFirst

DepartmentofHealth TransportationChoicesCoalitionDepartmentofCommerce WashingtonBikes

DepartmentofArcheologyandHistoricPreservation CommunityTransportationAssociation–NW Futurewise

EvaluationProcessTIBstaffwillevaluateallnominationsandrecommendawardsandfundinglevelstotheBoard.Staffwillsearchforindicatorsdemonstratingthecity’sorcounty’sadoptionandintegrationofacompletestreetsethicintotheirplansandcapitalprograms.TIBstaffanticipatescompletestreetsindicatorswillincludetheelementsdescribedinthepanelbelow;TIBstaffwillrefinetheseindicatorsduringcasestudypracticesessionsplannedforsummer2016.TIBstaffmayseekadditionalinformationfromthenominatingorganizationandthenominatedcityorcountyduringevaluation,includingthepresenceofstrategicinitiativesformodalsystems,designofpreviousprojects,futuredesignplans,andtheworkplanforuseofawardfunds.IndicatorsofaWell-IntegratedCompleteStreetsEthic

• Comprehensiveplan/completestreetsintegration• Strategicplan/completestreetsintegration• Specificmodalplansforfreight,bicyclesand

pedestrian• ADAtransitionplanadoption• Communityengagementregardingdesignforallusers• Performancedataandstatisticsaboutusers• Operationalpreparednessforallusersandallmodes

o Maintenanceo Sweepingo Stripingo Landscapemanagement

• Stafftrainingincompletestreetsdesign• Standardsthatallowresponsivenesstousers

Budgetprioritizationofcompletestreetselements• Evidenceofpastimplementationo Clearlyapparentintegrationofcompletestreets

elementso Historyofcompliantprojectso Multimodallevelofservicestandardso Historyofactivelyimplementingmodalplanso Presenceofprogramsandenforcementof

modalaccesso Controllingtrafficandspeedo Pedestrianscalelighting

Redmond152AvenueNECompleteStreetsPlan

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FundingTheLegislatureprovided$3millioninyearoneand$14millioninsubsequentbienniafortheCompleteStreetsAwardsProgram.TIBstaffexpectsthe2016callfornominationstoincorporatetwoyearsofavailablefunding,forananticipated$10milliontotalfundingamount.TIBstaffmayrecommendanadditionalyear’sfundinginthefallifenoughadditionalcitiesandcountiesestablisheligibility.Subsequentcallsforawardnominationswouldbeintwoorthreeyearcycles.TheBoardwillconfertheawardsandapprovethefundinglevel.Theawardconsistsoftwofundingtargets:$250,000forcitiesandcountiesearlyintheCompleteStreetsadoptionprocessand$500,000forcitiesandcountieswithhighly-integratedpoliciesandatrackrecordofcompletestreetprojectdesignanddevelopment.TheBoardmayalsosetdifferentfundinglevelsdependingonamountofavailablefunds,numberofeligiblecitiesandcounties,qualityofpotentialprojectsandrecoveryofunusedfunds.Immediatelyafterboardapprovalofthecity’sorcounty’sproposedworkplan,TIBwilldisbursefundstothecityorcounty.Thecityorcountywillholdthefundsinarestrictedaccounttobeusedonlyonactivitiesintheapprovedworkplan.TIBstaffcanapproveworkplanamendmentsadministratively.CitiesmustexpendfundswithinthreeyearsofpaymentorthefundswillberecoveredbyTIB.ImplementationScheduleMay June July August• Framework

adoptionatboardmeeting

• Invitationstonominators

• Trainingfornominatorsandcitiesandcounties

• Practicewithcasestudies

• Preparecommunicationso Announcementso Nominationformo Pressrelease

September October December January• Callfornominations • NominationsdueOct

21st• Pullinfofrom

nominees

• Evaluation• TIBstaffjury• Negotiatework

plans

• BoardawardJanuary27,2017

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RCW47.04.320Completestreetsgrantprogram—Purpose—Goals—Awards—Report.

(1) Thetransportationimprovementboardshallestablishacompletestreetsgrantprogramwithinthedepartment'shighwaysandlocalprogramsdivision,oritssuccessor.Duringprogramdevelopment,theboardshallinclude,ataminimum,thedepartmentofarchaeologyandhistoricpreservation,localgovernments,andotherorganizationsorgroupsthatareinterestedinthecompletestreetsgrantprogram.Thepurposeofthegrantprogramistoencouragelocalgovernmentstoadopturbanarterialretrofitstreetordinancesdesignedtoprovidesafeaccesstoallusers,includingbicyclists,pedestrians,motorists,andpublictransportationusers,withthegoalsof:(a) Promotinghealthycommunitiesbyencouragingwalking,bicycling,andusingpublic

transportation;(b) Improvingsafetybydesigningmajorarterialstoincludefeaturessuchaswidersidewalks,

dedicatedbicyclefacilities,medians,andpedestrianstreetscapefeatures,includingtreeswhereappropriate;

(c) Protectingtheenvironmentandreducingcongestionbyprovidingsafealternativestosingle-occupancydriving;and

(d) Preservingcommunitycharacterbyinvolvinglocalcitizensandstakeholderstoparticipateinplanninganddesigndecisions.

(2) Forpurposesofthissection:(a) "Eligibleproject"means(i)alocalgovernmentstreetorroadretrofitprojectthatincludesthe

additionof,orsignificantrepairto,facilitiesthatprovidestreetaccesswithallusersinmind,includingpedestrians,bicyclists,andpublictransportationusers;or(ii)aretrofitprojectoncitystreetsorcountyroadsthatarepartofastatehighwaythatincludetheadditionof,orsignificantrepairto,facilitiesthatprovideaccesswithallusersinmind,includingpedestrians,bicyclists,andpublictransportationusers.

(b) "Localgovernment"meansincorporatedcitiesandtownsandcountiesthathaveadoptedajurisdiction-widecompletestreetsordinancethatplansfortheneedsofallusersandisconsistentwithsoundengineeringprinciples.

(c) "Soundengineeringprinciples"meanspeer-reviewed,contextsensitivesolutionsguides,reports,andpublications,consistentwiththepurposesofthissection.

(3) Incarryingoutthepurposesofthissection,thetransportationimprovementboardmayawardfunding,subjecttotheavailabilityofamountsappropriatedforthisspecificpurpose,onlytoeligibleprojectsthataredesignedconsistentwithsoundengineeringprinciples.

(4) Thetransportationimprovementboardmustreportannuallytothetransportationcommitteesofthelegislatureonthestatusofanygrantprojectsfundedbytheprogramcreatedunderthissection.

[20153rdsp.s.c44§401;2011c257§2.]NOTES:

Effectivedate—20153rdsp.s.c44:SeenotefollowingRCW46.68.395.Intent—2011c257:"Urbanmainstreetsshouldbedesignedtoprovidesafeaccesstoallusers,including

bicyclists,pedestrians,motorists,andpublictransportationusers.Contextsensitivedesignandengineeringprinciplesallowforflexiblesolutionsdependingonacommunity'sneeds,andresultinmanypositiveoutcomesforcitiesandtowns,includingimprovingthehealthandsafetyofacommunity.Itistheintentofthelegislaturetoencouragestreetdesignsthatsafelymeettheneedsofallusersandalsoprotectandpreserveacommunity'senvironmentandcharacter."[2011c257§1.]

CompleteStreetsStatute