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Agenda Item:
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Thurston Regional Planning Council for the Martin Way Study
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Issue:
Approve the Interlocal Agreement for the Martin Way Study with Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement for the Martin Way Study with Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
Staff Contact:
Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner, Public Works Transportation, 753.8497
Cari Hornbein, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 753.8048
Presenter(s):
No presentation is planned, as this is a Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
Thurston County's 1993 Regional Transportation Plan included a vision of "high density corridors," connecting the cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. This concept of dense mixed-use areas with quality transit service was incorporated into the cities' and Thurston County's comprehensive plans. Nonetheless, during the last 20 years, such development in these areas has been minimal.
In 2009, TRPC convened an Urban Corridors Task Force composed of private and public agency representatives to explore issues related to these corridors. (Over the years, the term "urban corridors" has gradually replaced the term "high density corridors," but the concept is little changed.) The task force issued its final report in July 2012. Later in 2012, the Olympia City Council resolved to support the task force's recommendations. Concurrently, TRPC, supported by the three cities, sought funding from HUD to take some of the next steps recommended by the task force.
This HUD grant project includes studies of three urban corridor districts: 1) the Brewery district in Tumwater; 2) the Woodland district in Lacey; and 3) the Martin Way district in Olympia, west of Lilly Road. Olympia's Martin Way study area is a centrally-locat...
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