RapidRide K Line Briefing

Kirkland Transportation Commission

October 23, 2019
Agenda

 RapidRide Overview
 RapidRide K Line Update
 Route Options in Kirkland
 Next Steps

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RapidRide Overview
RapidRide Goals

RapidRide brings high-quality, frequent, and reliable bus service that

will transform the way people travel around King County.

Better Frequent, Bus station Better Connections Cost- Sustainable

service for and reliable upgrades access to transit effective
more people bus service and
customer
amenities

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Elements of RapidRide

 Stations  Vehicles

 Speed and reliability  Service and Operating Plan  Branding

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RapidRide Capital Investments

 Passenger facilities
 Accessibility
 Safety, comfort, and
security
 Access to transit
 Speed and reliability
 Communications and
technology

Conceptual design rendering of a shelter location. Actual design may vary.

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RapidRide K Line Update
 K Line Overview

Benefits:
 Connects fast-growing communities between
Eastgate and Totem Lake
 Supports the Kirkland Transit Implementation Plan
 Incorporates feedback from the North Eastside
Mobility Project
 Connects riders to other high capacity transit options
in the area

Preliminary Design
Status:
Began in September 2019

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K Line Route Options Analysis
 Travel times and
potential time savings
 Equity and social justice
 Destinations and activity
centers served
 Network considerations
 Projected future ridership
 Community engagement
 Public survey, events,
briefings (November)

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Route Options: Totem Lake Transit Center to Kirkland Transit Center
Similar findings for:
 Equity and social justice
 Potential future ridership

Route Option

Impacts to Impacts to
Network existing route existing route
considerations (255 path) (new 239 path)

Destinations and 32
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activity centers

Travel times and 39 minutes 30 minutes

potential travel (at least 15% time (at least 15% time
savings savings) savings)

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Route Options: Kirkland Transit Center to South Kirkland Park-and-Ride
Similar findings for:
 Equity and social justice
 Potential future ridership

Route Option

Network Impacts to routes Impacts to

considerations (new 250 path) network (255 path

Destinations and 26
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activity centers

Travel times and

20 minutes 22 minutes
potential travel (more than 15% (more than 15%
savings time savings) time savings)

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K Line Budget (Current)

Total: ~$90.5 million

King County Metro Local Funds

$45 million

WSDOT Regional Mobility Grant – Pursuing FTA Small Starts Funding

Awarded 2016 (Metro) $43 million
$2,230,194
Target Application Aug. 2021
SECURED

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K Line Timeline

Preliminary FTA Small Starts Final Design &

Planning Start Service
Design application Construction
2019 March 2025
2019-2021 August 2021 2022-2025

PHASE I: Needs and Priorities Assessment

(through early 2020)

PHASE II: Draft Concepts (early 2020 – mid 2020)

PHASE III: Final Concepts (late 2020)

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Preliminary Design Timeline

Mid-Oct. – Mid-Jan –
Summer 2020
Late Nov. March 2020

Oct. Nov.
23 1 Spring 2020 Mid 2020

JAN Transmit alignment

2021 ordinance

Grant AUG
Application 2021
 Engagement with the Community
 Introduce RapidRide K Line
 Ensure stakeholders understand how K Line will
benefit their communities
 Build relationships and include communities in
decision making
 Lead with equity
 Meet the community where they're at, including
 Stakeholder engagement and briefings
 Community survey
 Tabling events

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Next Steps
Next Steps

Phase 1 community engagement and public survey (through Nov.)

Coordination with Kirkland staff and Council

Ongoing preliminary design

Identify route in Bellevue and Kirkland

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Questions?

Contacts

Vic Stover Grace Carlson

RapidRide K Line Lead Transit Service Planner
(206) 263-0939 (206) 263-0929
vstover@kingcounty.gov gcarlson@kingcounty.gov

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