2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Kittitas County December 2016 Comprehensive Plan Occasionally in the past, Alpental Road would not be plowed or sanded until after the lifts open. Cars go off the road and block access, including emergency access. The road should be plowed and sanded at least an hour before the lifts open, and kept in good condition throughout the day. 13) Shuttle Bus More frequent service would make the shuttle bus more attractive to skiers. It would also become useful to residents, who might not have to use their car for all activities. A 5 to 10 minute headway for shuttle service is desirable. At 10 minute headways, the average wait time is 5 minutes. Any longer than this is uncomfortable for passengers, especially in the cold and snow. This may require additional vehicles. The Summit at Snoqualmie could work with Metro or other providers to use fleet buses on the weekend, when other demand is at the lowest. Metro has both full sized coaches and small, 18-passenger coaches. Analysis of the number of vehicles needed to meet policy headways should be undertaken. Shuttle services should be expanded to run to overflow lots on busy days. Since this won’t happen every weekend, a plan to rent shuttle services might work for serving these lots (e.g., contracting with Metro, Super Shuttle or another provider). The shuttle drop-off areas should be expanded so the shuttles can get out of the traffic flow. Shuttle stops should be carefully considered near Summit West, both to minimize walking distance to the bus and so stops can be placed where the road has available plowed width. 14) Future Improvements to I-90 For years, Washington State Department of Transportation has been trying to find a way to widen 1-90 east of Exit 54. The passage of I-695 and the current road alignment (between steep slopes and the lake) make widening problematic. The State Highway System Plan, 1999 - 2018 (Washington State Department of Transportation, January, 1998) lists two projects for I-90 in the Financially Constrained Mobility Strategies. This would have ordinarily indicate that, by using the historical revenue trends before I-695 and projecting them out, these projects have a chance of being funded in the next 20 years. However, unless another initiative passes making more road funding available, the current situation is that many other higher rated (from a need standpoint) projects are unfunded, leaving these projects in limbo: (A) Milepost 55.49 to 67.29, Gold Creek to Easton Hill: Corridor design and environmental design. Estimated cost range: $2 - $2.6 million; and (B) Milepost 59.79 to 63.53, Resort Creek to Cabin Creek Road: Widen to six lanes. Estimated cost range: $38.8 - $54.4 million. In another section of the Highway System Plan are listed those projects that were excluded. These projects did not have funding, or could not be feasibly funded, given expected revenue for the next 20 years, which is even less now than before. The excluded projects for 1-90 include widening of 1-90 east of milepost 67.46 (Easton Hill), and this project: (C) Milepost 55.16 to 59.79, Hyak to Resort Creek: Widen to 6 lanes, snowshed widening not included in cost estimate. Cost estimate: $103 - 133.9 million. At over $11 million per lane mile, it is not