Title
Olympia 2045: Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan Update
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Report
Issue:
Whether to receive briefing and discussion on the draft Transportation Chapter for the Comprehensive Plan update.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Swanson, AICP, Senior Planner, Public Works Transportation, 360.753.8575
Presenter(s):
Michelle Swanson, AICP, Senior Planner, Public Works Transportation
Background and Analysis:
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. For transportation, that vision is of "complete streets that move people, not just cars."
The Plan has several chapters which are being updated on their own timelines. Our goal is to finish the update to the Transportation Chapter by the end of 2024 to meet legal deadlines.
Transportation's focus of this update
In 2021, the City adopted its first-ever Transportation Master Plan, which outlines the projects we need to build to achieve the vision of the Comprehensive Plan. In the process of creating the master plan, we refined and changed some policies. Therefore, staff is focused on integrating the master plan and its policy updates into the Comprehensive 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 as appropriate. Readers will see that reflected in the attached draft Transportation Chapter.
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