Title
Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan - Deliberations and Comment Letter
Recommended Action
Move to approve the draft Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan update to the City Council
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend approval of the draft Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan to the City Council.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Swanson, AICP, Senior Planner, Public Works Transportation, 360.753.8575
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.753.8254
Background and Analysis:
Since the Comprehensive Plan's last update in 2014, Olympia adopted its first-ever Transportation Master Plan in 2021. The focus of this periodic update to the Transportation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan has been to reflect the policy changes developed in the master plan.
The process so far
Starting in 2023, staff invited the public to take a survey about the values and vision of the plan, including the transportation values and vision. We also briefed the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and requested its feedback. We made changes to the transportation values and vision in response to what we heard, and we posted a response to the City's Engage Olympia webpage, where we have been holding the online public engagement for this project. We have included links to both the Engage Olympia Values & Vision page and Transportation page if any Commissioners would like to review the materials there.
Throughout 2024, staff briefed the BPAC four times, and we returned in January 2025 to share the changes made in this most recent draft. We also briefed the Social Justice and Equity Commission in July 2024, and we briefed this Commission three times, including during a work session in October.
We held two rounds of public outreach online in 2024, summaries of which are posted on Engage Olympia. Staff also attended an in-person open house during the summer in 2024, and we answered questions...
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