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9/21/2017 1 BELRED FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATE BACKGROUND The BelRed Family Resource Center the “Center”) is located at the SW corner of the intersection of NE 24th Street and 173rd Avenue NE, City of Redmond. It is designed to serve the needs of women and their custodial children in their transition from homelessness to permanent housing. The Center, operated in conjunction with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, is intended to meet the families’ food and shelter needs, provide women with job training/placement assistance, connection with social and housing services, medical services and educational opportunities. Location Map – Bel-Red Family Resource Center The estimates made in this study are based on experienced trip generation at similar Centers in King County. Specifically, the other Centers studied are the Emergency Family Shelter (Seattle, in partnership with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission and Mary’s Place), Hope Place (Rainier Valley) and KentHOPE (Kent). Adjustments to the historic data are made to allow for differences in client capacity, services provided, and the availability of public transit. The total population of the shelter is expected to be approximately 12 women at any given time plus an average of two children per mother. Single women and mothers without children will be referred to other facilities. Based on the experience of other shelters, the number of custodial children per mother ranges from one to five, with a mean of about two. Typically, 70% of the custodial children are younger than school age. A total of no more than 40 residents, staff, professional services personnel and volunteers will be on site at any given time. Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 2 TRANSPORTATION AND SCHOOL BUS SERVICES A pair of Metro Transit bus stops served by Route 249 are located within 200 feet of the Center on NE 24th Street. Bus stops for the Bellevue School district are located directly in front of the Center on 173rd Avenue NE as well as on the corner of 173rd Avenue NE and NE 22nd Place. The Metro Transit Route 249 provides service between the South Bellevue Park-and-Ride (future Sound Transit Link Station) and the Overlake Transit Center (future Redmond Technology Center ST Link Station) via many transfer points and transit hubs. From the bus stop at the intersection adjacent to the Route 249 runs eastbound on NE 24th Street and then northbound on West Lake Sammamish Parkway to NE 40th Street, and then to the Overlake Transit Center on the Microsoft Campus. Connecting services to Seattle (downtown and the University of Washington and Ravenna), Redmond, Kent and other major cities are also provided by Sound Transit. In the westbound direction, Route 249 stops at major transfer points such as NE 24th ST and 156th AVE NE, connecting to Metro Route 245 (Kirkland and Bellevue College), Rapid Ride B-Line route (downtown Redmond to downtown Bellevue), and Metro Route 226 (downtown Bellevue and the Overlake neighborhoods); Overlake Park-and- Ride and the South Kirkland Park-and-Ride. The Center will have a supply of Transit passes for residents, and encourage reliance on the Transit system. Residents’ Trips is a residential shelter, intended to meet nearly all basic needs of the family on a 24/7 basis. Experience at similar suburban centers shows that less than half of the women will have a car of their own. Off street parking will be available for women staying at at Creekside Covenant Church, adjacent to the Center. Creekside Covenant Church has given permission to use their parking lot on an as-needed basis (see Attachment up to 20 parking spaces. Creekside Covenant Church parking lot exceeds the needs of the church even for their Sunday services. A site plan of the Creekside Covenant Church parking lot is included in the Parking Agreement (Attachment Additional on-street parking is available on 173rd Avenue NE, and subject to City of Redmond parking regulations. During weekdays, it is projected that individual car trips by residents will be to attend classes off-site, meet with government or social service agencies, job interviews, and medical/dental appointments. The vast majority if not all of these trips will take place between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. This time span is based on the operating hours of agencies and schools, combined with the Center requirements that women participate in meal preparation and cleanup and other chores at the Center. Women with children in schools are strongly encouraged to be at the Center until their children have left for school and are on site when children return from school. For purposes of transportation planning, approximately four round trips per week day are estimated; four departures during the morning peak and four arrivals during the afternoon peak. Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 3 Staff Trips The will be operated with staff of two on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The work schedule assumes a staged breakfast between 7:00 and 8:30 AM with school children first and then mothers and younger children. The evening meal is at 6:30 PM, and is combined with a residents’ meeting once a week. Casework, on-site education and study time for women will take place from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM typically. To meet these needs, two staff personnel will work three shifts, seven days a week. The first shift is 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM with a 30 minute break (all employees arriving prior to 7:00 AM). The second shift is 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM with a 30 minute break. The third shift is 11:00 PM-7:30 AM with a 30 minute break. These shifts are associated with the three major time blocks of services, and have overlapping times. Based on the shelter operation schedule, two employee departures will occur during the morning commute peak. Volunteer Trips Volunteers, typically from the local area, provide valuable support services for the professional staff. The activities include meal preparation and cleanup, facility cleanup and maintenance, laundry services for facility needs, tutoring and assistance with homework, and evening group activities. Morning volunteers will work from between 6:00 and 7:00 AM to between 10:00 and 11:00 AM (all volunteers arriving prior to 7:00 AM to prepare breakfast). The duties include meal preparation and cleanup, helping women get kids ready for school, on-site laundry for facility use and preparation for professional visiting services. These shifts typically involve two to three volunteers who generate zero automobile trips in the morning peak period. Afternoon volunteers will arrive at the Center from 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. The primary duties are assistance with homework, assistance with family laundry, preparation of the evening meal and cleanup, and participation in the evening family activities. Up to three volunteers could be used for the afternoon/evening shift with two arriving during the 4:00-6:00 PM peak period. Volunteers from to local neighborhood will walk and not drive. Professional Services Trips Visiting professional services such as classroom teaching, tutoring, visits from caseworkers, and visiting nurses will take place during two time frames. Daytime visits will take place between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM when school children are gone and other children are in supervised day school or nursery activities operated by staff and volunteers. Evening visits would be scheduled after dinner when entire families are available, including older children. Professionals such as Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 4 family counselors, nurses and dentists could visit most conveniently. Professional visits to the Center will not generate any trips during the peak commute periods. Summary The Impact of the Bel-Red Family Resource Center on traffic will be insignificant during the day, and particularly during weekday AM and PM peaks. It will not affect the roadway level of service for either NE 24th Street or 173rd Avenue NE. Type of Personnel Number On Shift/Off Shift AM Peak Trips (7:00-9:00AM) PM Peak Trips (4:00-6:00PM) Residents 12, 5 cars On: N/A; Off: N/A 4 dep 0 arr 0 dep 4 arr Staff 2 per shift see above description 2 dep 0 arr 0 dep 0 arr Morning Volunteers 2-3 per shift On: 6-7 AM Off: 10-11 AM 0 dep 0 arr N/A N/A Afternoon Volunteers 2-3 per shift On: 3-5 PM Off: 9-10 PM N/A N/A 0 dep 0 arr Midday Professionals varies On: 10:00 AM Off: 3:00 PM 0 dep 0 arr 0 dep 0 arr Evening Professionals varies On: 7:00 PM Off: 9:00 PM 0 dep 0 arr 0 dep 0 arr TOTALS 6 DEP 0 ARR 0 DEP 4 ARR Respectfully submitted, Paul Eng, P.E. WA License 25603 Phone: (206) 335-2657 Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 5 Attachment A Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 6 Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 7 Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 8 Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 9 Attachment 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9/21/2017 10 Exhibit A Creekside Covenant Parking Agreement 20 parking spaces within red area Attachment 10