MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
SUBJECT:
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Approval of the 2019-2020 King County Metro and City of Redmond Transportation Demand Management Contract Date Extension
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Authorize the Mayor to sign the 2019-2020 King County Metro and City of Redmond Transportation Demand Management (TDM) contract date extension. This Amendment provides an extension of the King County Metro contract in support of the Go Redmond TDM residential and employer program through June 30, 2021, or until the estimated remaining funds have been expended.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Carol Helland, Director, 425-556-2107
Sarah Pyle, Manager, Community Development and Implementation, 425-556-2426
LaNaya Myers, Program Administrator, Transportation Demand Mgmt 425-556-2482
Planning and Community Development Department
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This Amendment extends the remainder of our 2019-2020 allocated funds into 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic transit and vanpool service has been disrupted and the anticipated funds haven't been expended.
Program background
The partnership between the City of Redmond and King County began in 1999 to educate and engage Redmond residents, employees, and employers in using alternatives to driving alone. The partnership continues to advance our shared objectives to reduce drive-alone trips, increasing users of transit and ORCA, vanpool, carpool, biking, and walking.
2019-2020 Program Accomplishments
* Outreach to the over 36,000 Go Redmond users via Rideshare Online to offer incentives, subsidies, and education on not driving alone.
* Users reduced 654,780 trips at the previous Commute Trip Reduction Survey the City had an overall NDAT rate of 36.1 percent.
* Pilot ORCA for multifamily: Launched program with five downtown apartment buildings to distribute surveys, educational postcards, and ORCA cards to approximately 750 tenants.
* Delivery of 233 new...
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