Title
Transportation Chapter Comprehensive Plan Briefing
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Report
Issue:
Briefing and discussion on the update to the transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Swanson, AICP, Senior Planner, Public Works Transportation, 360.753.8575
Presenter(s):
Michelle Swanson
Background and Analysis:
The Comprehensive Plan and this update
The Comprehensive Plan is the City's overarching policy document that guides how Olympia will prepare for expected population and employment growth over the next 20 years. It was last updated in 2014. We are required by state law to update it every ten years.
This update is called a "periodic update," meaning it is not a wholesale rewrite of the Plan. It is an opportunity to check in with the community and make minor changes to ensure we are still on track toward achieving the Plan's vision.
Each chapter is being updated on its own timeline. We have attached the anticipated timeline for the transportation chapter update. Our goal is to finish the update by the end of 2024 to meet legal deadlines.
Key policies to update
The focus for Transportation is to update the Comprehensive Plan to reflect the Transportation Master Plan. When the Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2014, the City did not have a Transportation Master Plan.
Additionally, the state recently started requiring that Comprehensive Plans include chapters on climate change and equity. While the Plan will have full chapters on those topics, we are also weaving them into the other chapter updates.
Topics for this meeting
At the July 2023 meeting, the BPAC gave feedback to staff on the transportation values and vision of the Plan. We also heard from members of the community via an online survey. If you would like to learn more about the feedback, please review the attached selection from an overall report posted to this project's Engage Olympia page.
Using this feedback, staff ...
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