Roads Strategic Plan

Overview

Transportation is a critical issue in King County and the surrounding region, affecting quality of life and the economy. Aging roads and bridges, tight budgets, changing communities, and increasing traffic require the Road Services Division to plan facilities and services with exceptional care and efficiency. The King County Comprehensive Plan 2000 called for the division to develop a new transportation plan that identifies and prioritizes road needs over the next several years.

The Roads Strategic Plan is a functional plan that focuses on the delivery of road facilities and services. It is consistent with, and expands on, the Comprehensive Plan, providing a bridge between the Comprehensive Plan's high-level policy guidance and the day-to-day practices, procedures, and decision-making of the Road Services Division. It highlights broad transportation goals, targeted strategies, and associated action steps, and will serve as an implementation guide for Comprehensive Plan transportation policies. The plan also articulates the division's regional roles, provides direction for prioritizing road projects, and provides guidance for decisions on spending transportation dollars. The Roads Strategic Plan is intended to be a practical, action-oriented guide for widely varied users, including county staff and management, elected officials, and the public.

View the Strategic Plan Table of Contents and documents

Executive Summary of Roads Strategic Plan (46KB .pdf)

• Chapter 1 Context
• Chapter 2 Overview
• Chapter 3 Financing King County's Road System

• Chapter 4 Regional Leadership, Partnership, and Coordination
• Chapter 5 The Urban and Rural Road System
• Chapter 6 Congestion Management
• Chapter 7 Transportation Alternatives
• Public Transportation, TDM, and HOV
• Bicycle and Pedestrian
• Equestrian
• Chapter 8 Maintenance and Preservation of Infrastructure
• Chapter 9 Roads Safety
• Chapter 10 Transportation Environmental Stewardship
• Chapter 11 Roads Funding Strategies

• Chapter 12 Plan Implementation

• Appendix A Public Involvement Summary
• Appendix B Glossary

Maps, Tables, and Figures

• Map 1: Unincorporated King County precedes Chapter 1
(531KB .pdf)
• Map 2: Urban and rural King County precedes Chapter 1
(553KB .pdf)
• Map 3: Road network in western King County precedes Chapter 1
(576KB .pdf)
• Table 1: Appropriation units in the Road Services Division
(16KB .pdf)
• Figure 1: Projected 2003 revenue sources for the Road Fund
(23KB .pdf)
• Figure 2: 2003 Road Fund allocated by core business
(23KB .pdf)
• Figure 3: Roads CIP funding sources, including prior year carryover
(16KB .pdf)
• Figure 4: 2003 CIP Fund allocation by project category
(19KB .pdf)
• Figure 5: The division's property tax revenue growth
(16KB .pdf)
• Figure 6: Projected direct service versus administrative spending in 2003
(18KB .pdf)
• Figure 7: Operating budget versus CIP contribution growth rates
(17KB .pdf)
• Figure 8: Road improvement funding 2003-2008-existing roads vs. added capacity
(18KB .pdf)

Related links

• Transportation Needs Report 2004
• Capital Improvement Program
• King County Annual Growth Report
• King County Comprehensive Plan
• Six-Year Transit Development Plan for 2002-2007
• Transportation Concurrency Management Program

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