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Advisory committee hears 20-year funding outlook (~$17.9M mid-range) and standards proposals
Summary
Staff presented a 20-year mid-range funding forecast with a projected net increase of about $17.9 million, discussed revenue sources (gas tax, SDCs, grants) and potential tools (transportation utility fees, local fuel tax, LIDs), and reviewed proposed changes to access management, functional classifications and cross sections.
Project staff walked the advisory committee through a 20-year fiscal outlook and a suite of proposed standards changes that will guide design and project prioritization.
Funding: The presenter said the mid-range scenario projects a net funding increase of about $17.9 million over a 20-year horizon for transportation purposes under current assumptions. Revenue categories included state highway appropriation (gas tax), federal reimbursements, system development charges (SDCs), grants and interest. The presenter and committee noted that developer-paid frontage improvements and new-street construction could change how the forecasted amount is allocated to city-funded projects; a committee member asked staff to reflect developer shares in project-level cost estimates.
Proposed standards: Staff described access management changes (driveway and intersection spacing), shifts in functional classification and cross-section options (e.g., reallocating travel lane widths from 12 to 11 feet to create buffered bike lanes or move bike facilities behind landscape strips), and criteria that would preserve wider lanes where freight, transit priority or evacuation routes require it. Mark cautioned that freight interests may resist narrower travel lanes and that administrative rules constrain some changes.
Why it matters: The funding outlook frames what the city can reasonably program and which standards will be practicable, and cross-section decisions affect right-of-way needs and the cost of future projects.
Next steps: Staff will refine cost estimates and the referral project list to reflect developer funding shares and present additional detail on SDCs, code changes and standards in subsequent memos.
