Title
Comprehensive Plan Draft Transportation Chapter Review
Recommended Action
Discuss and suggest changes to the draft transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.
Report
Issue:
Discussion on the staff working draft of 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.
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.
Key policies to update
Transportation's focus is to update the Comprehensive Plan to reflect the Transportation Master Plan. When the Comprehensive Plan was last 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 as appropriate.
Public involvement to date
In summer 2023, we posted a survey on Engage Olympia about the values and vision section of the Comprehensive Plan. Staff also briefed the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee about the values and vision that inform the transportation chapter. We have redrafted those to reflect the feedback we got from bot...
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