Over the next year and a half, Metro, in cooperation with local jurisdictions and regional stakeholders, will develop a plan that will describe Metro’s role through 2040 in providing mobility to people who work, live or visit King County.

The plan will lay out a system of public transportation options that are financially responsible, meet the regional transportation goals in the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation 2040 and Vision 2040 plans, and reflect the values of the local communities Metro serves. It will guide the actions Metro will take through 2040 to strengthen a coordinated, regional transportation system that improves the lives of all King County residents.

The Community Advisory Group will work closely with Metro to identify transit and mobility needs, review potential transit network options, and make key recommendations to incorporate into the long-range plan. The advisory group will meet every other month from March 2015 through May 2016. Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed.

Role of the Community Advisory Group

The group will help develop a vision and identify the needs for transit in King County over the next 25 years. Members will participate in public meetings and outreach events to hear from the local community at different stages of the plan’s development, and will discuss issues related to long-range transit needs in King County. The group will provide comments on the long-range plan alternatives, preliminary plan and final plan that will be included in the Public Engagement Report submitted to King County Executive and Council. Community Advisory Group members may also testify to the Council as it considers the final long-range plan.

Members of the Community Advisory Group will:

• Meet every other month from March 2015 to May 2016, with additional meetings scheduled as needed.
• Advise staff on the public outreach process and participate in community outreach activities.
• Comment on long-range plan alternatives developed by staff.
• Review comments received from public outreach about long-range plan alternatives, preliminary plan, and final plan and help staff identify common issues and themes.
• Develop comments based on review of the staff recommendations for the final Long-Range Transportation Plan, to be included in the Public Engagement Report that will be given to the Metro General Manager and then submitted to the King County Executive and Council.

Community Advisory Group Work Plan

Tentative Schedule	Meeting Topics
2015
March 12 6pm – 8pm	Introductions Review role of Community Advisory Group and work plan Themes of the long-range plan Review outreach plan
April 16 6pm – 8pm	Review report on existing conditions Review evaluation criteria Input on initial concepts to be tested
June 18 6pm – 8pm	Review and discuss initial concepts Provide input on what should be included in preferred concept
Aug 20 6pm – 8pm	Review and discuss initial concepts (continued) rovide input on what should be included in preferred concept (continued) What we heard in second phase of outreach
Oct 15 6pm – 8pm	Review preferred concept and begin refinement Input on third phase of outreach
Dec 17 6pm – 8pm	Review preferred concept and continue refinement (continued) Review preliminary plan
2016
Feb 18 6pm – 8pm	Review preliminary plan (continued) What we heard in third phase of outreach
April 21 6pm – 8pm	Review final plan Review community feedback from fourth phase of outreach
May 20 (tentative) 6:30pm – 8:30pm	Review, discuss final plan prior to transmittal to King County Council

Long-Range Plan and Service Guidelines Differences

Both processes will consider questions and make recommendations related to the way transit service is provided, in coordination with local jurisdictions and other transit providers.

Topics	Long-Range Plan	Service Guidelines Task Force
Primary goals	Determine long-term service needs and investments.	How to implement service changes/investments.
Service types	What services and facilities will be provided, and where, in Metro's future public transportation network?	What performance measures might be set for different types of services?
Geographic value	How will Metro's future network serve growing cities and employment centers? What capital investments, including park & rides, transit priority and passenger facilities, will be needed? How could features like sidewalks and bicycle facilities improve access to transit?	What should be the minimum level of service to activity centers? How should park & rides be used to enhance transit access around the county?
Social equity	How will Metro's future network connect historically disadvantaged populations to jobs, services and other opportunities? How can we better inform human service agencies, employers, and jurisdictions about the future network, to help them plan?	Should additional social equity measures, such as locations of social service agencies, food banks, and medical services, be in the service guidelines? How can we better engage communities in transit planning?
Purchase of additional services	How can the future network include innovative opportunities for partnerships?	How can the service guidelines incorporate community mobility contracts?
Alternative services	What role will alternative services play in enhancing mobility in Metro's future network?	How can the service guidelines better incorporate alternative services?

Advisory Group Members

Metro notified community members and organizations in a range of ways about the open application period in February 2015 and 25 members were selected who:

• Reflect the diversity of our region
• Rely on or have an interest in public transportation
• Understand basic transportation issues and have an interest in how transportation affects the lives of people in King County
• Can participate openly, collaboratively and creatively with group members whose views may be different from their own
• Can serve as individuals, not as representatives from a particular group or organization
• Have a commitment to ensuring that underrepresented populations have opportunities to participate in the planning effort
• Can support the planning process by attending regularly and supporting the other community outreach efforts.

Name	Community
Arthur Kuniyuki	Seattle
Betsi Hummer	Bellevue
Brian Bonner	Kent
Celeste Gilman	Seattle
Dangelei Fox	Seattle
Dianne Ramsey	Seattle
Eli McMeen	Kent
Gale Shonozaki	Seattle
James Lewis	Burien
Jeff Valluzzi	Woodinville
Jeremy Barksdale	Bellevue
Jill Naas-Blackburn	Seattle
Jon Morrison Winters	Seattle
Juan Calaf	Seattle
Karen Tennyson	Kirkland
Kelly Grayson	Kent
Larry T Yok	Seattle
Mallory Kronlund	Seattle
Melanie Mairs	Auburn
Rodney Lewis	Seattle
Sonja Tracy	SeaTac
Tanna Dieken	Shoreline
Winfield Hutton	Shoreline
Zachary Fewtrell	Redmond (unincorporated)
Zachary Pullin	Seattle