Director of Public Transportation in Washington State, Brian Lagerberg shares how the Department of Transportation is moving towards a paradigm of sustainability.

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Transportation
System for the
21 st Century
TheLagerberg, Director
Brian decade behind us, the road ahead
Public Transportation Division, Olympia
Todd Carlson, Planning & Engineering Services Mgr.
Whatcom/Skagit/Island/San Juan Counties
Whatcom County Active Transportation Summit
Bellingham, Washington
October 11, 2012

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How we used to deliver
transportation projects…build
the biggest and the best system
the money could buy
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Today declining
revenues and growing
demands require a new
investment approach
p.m. – westbound to Seattle center roadway – East Link p.m. - eastbound to Eastside
four-lane outer roadway light rail Seattle-Eastside four-lane outer roadway
Homer M. Hadley Bridge Lacey V. Murrow Bridge
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Maintain and keep safe
Our highest priority is maintaining and preserving
the safe and long-lasting performance of existing
infrastructure, facilities and services. This is the
heart of Moving Washington and the target of our
investments.
• Safety – Traffic fatalities declined in 2011 giving us the lowest
number (458) recorded since 1954.
• Demand – Ferry ridership expected to grow by 3.2 million
passengers by 2020. $27 million of freight moves on Washington
roadways every hour of every day.
• Growth – Population expected to grow by 1.5 million by 2030.
Amtrak Cascades ridership increased more than 50% since 2000.
• Innovation – WSDOT provides greater efficiency and benefits –
expedited bridge delivery, concrete pavement dowel bar retrofits
and low-cost safety investments that reduce fatalities.
• Challenge – Be more efficient with less, maintain facilities to
operate safely and efficiently.
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Operating Efficiently
Maximizing the use of the existing system and
using information technology to direct traffic
improves system performance. Variable pricing and
other traffic management tools generate revenue.
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Real-time congestion maps• Traffic cameras
• Electronic driver message signs • Highway advisory radio
• Active traffic management • Traffic data collectors
• Traffic management centers • Ramp meters
• Road and weather information
• Smarter highways – variable speed limits, lane control
• High occupancy lanes and high occupancy toll lanes
• Tolling
• Incident response
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Manage Demand
Providing more travel choices for people and freight
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our
system.
• Commute and travel choices
• Rideshare, carpools and vanpools • Commute trip reduction
• Transit systems• Park and ride
• Bike and pedestrian • Special needs transportation
• Flex schedules • Telework
• Travel information
• Website • Traffic cameras
• 511 • Highway advisory radio
• Social media – Twitter • Traffic data collectors
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Add Capacity Strategically
Completing critical corridors and strategically adding
capacity to key stress points in our over-stressed
transportation system clears choke points and
bottlenecks; improves reliability and moves more
freight and people.
• Project delivery
• SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct • SR 520 Bridge replacement and HOV
• I-405 Corridor • US 395 North Spokane Corridor
• I-90 Snoqualmie Pass • SR 16 Nalley Valley Viaduct
• Pierce County HOV lanes
• Transportation planning
• Highways and local programs coordination
• Construction traffic management to maintain capacity
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Whatcom Active Transportation
Summit 2012
“The problem we face in Whatcom County is a lack of
infrastructure supporting bikes and pedestrians…
advocates for smart growth and active transportation
infrastructure must be prepared to act.”
Prepared to act:
• What is your vision?
• How do you define the objectives for the corridor?
• What data can you provide to demonstrate system efficiency and
effectiveness?
• How does your proposed investment:
• Create transportation linkages
• Support the economy, the environment, our communities
• How does the Moving Washington framework support your
vision?
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9. Whidbey Island – “Boat to Bridge”
Trail
“Eventually, the completed trail will extend from
Clinton to Deception Pass. The trail is also part of the
Whidbey Scenic Isle Way”

14. Questions
Contact Information
Brian Lagerberg, Director
Public Transportation Division
lagerbb@wsdot.wa.gov
360-705-7878
Todd Carlson, Planning & Engineering Services Mgr.
NW Region/Mount Baker Area
carlsot@wsdot.wa.gov
360.757.5980