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Planning board seeks clearer, more predictable process for developer multimodal contributions
Summary
Board members asked staff to explore a predictable method for securing contributions toward the city's multimodal ("freebie") system during development review, including whether impact fees or exactions can cover a local circulator or other city multimodal needs.
City planning board members discussed Jan. 27 the difficulty of securing predictable multimodal contributions from developers and asked staff to explore options to make the process more transparent and repeatable.
Members said small projects have not consistently been required to contribute to the city's multimodal transportation services—the local circulator commonly called the 'freebie'—and that requests for contributions have sometimes been negotiated at commission hearings rather than determined through an…
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