King County Department of Transportation Presentation to the Transportation Committee

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King County Department of TransportationPresenta
tion to the Transportation Committee
March 22, 2006
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KCDOT
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KCDOT
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KCDOT

• ? Approximately 5,000 employees provide services
  that
• Result in about 96 million bus boardings.
• Maintain 2,000 miles of roadway and 222 bridges.
• Support more than 300,000 operations, more than
  500 aircraft, and 150 businesses.
• Manage a fleet of about 3,000 County vehicles.

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Challenges
Asset/Facilities Management
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Asset/Facilities Management

• Resource emphasis on Safety and Preservation.
• Major Unfunded Projects South Park Bridge.
• Airport Redevelopment Plan

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Challenges
Funding Strategies
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Funding Strategies

• Levy Lid Growth at 1 previous banked capacity
  tapped.
• ? Revenue limitations from I-695 abolishment of
  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET).
• Grant Funding More funding allocated for
  transportation, however, competition for funding
  is greater.
• Generally, grant funding is available for
  enhancements and capital work rather than
  operations and maintenance.

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Challenges
Climate Change
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Climate Change

• Diesel emissions and wood-smoke together account
  for over 85 of the risk of cancer-causing air
  toxins.
• ? 55 of climate-changing emissions in King
  County come from motor vehicles.
• Use of Biodiesel Working with Puget Sound Clean
  Air Agency and EPA.
• Emissions Control More hybrid buses and motor
  pool (non-revenue) vehicles.
• Increasing public transportation ridership.

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Challenges
Service Management
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Service Management

• ?Expansion of Services Schools
• ? New Services Ferry Service

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Challenges
Succession Planning Organizational Development
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Succession Planning Organizational Development

• Managing an aging workforce.
• As the economy improves, more difficult to get
  
• part-time drivers and mechanics applicants.
• Technology changes occurring at an increasing
• rate.
• ? Diversity Goals.

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Challenges
Performance Measures
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Performance Measures

• ? Review the Departments Goals in the Business
  Plan.
• ? Divisions have performance measurements or
  indicators and the KCDOT will embark on a
  department-wide performance measurement process
  this year.
• ? Alignment with KingStat and use the data to
  strategically allocate limited resources in
  specific areas.

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Challenges

• Emergency Management

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Emergency Management

• ? Divisions and Directors Office engaged for
  integrated plans.
• ? Working with the King County Office for
  Emergency Management.

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Challenges

• Asset/Facilities Management
• Funding Strategies
• Climate Change
• Service Management
• Succession Planning Organizational Development
• Performance Measures
• Emergency Management

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Strategies
Alignment
Accountability
KCDOT Service
Attitude
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KCDOT Organization Chart
Harold Taniguchi Director
Directors Office Laurie Brown Deputy Director
King County Airport Robert Burke Division
Director
King County Metro Transit Kevin Desmond General
Manager
Fleet Administration Windell Mitchell Division
Director
Road Services Linda Dougherty Division Director
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For more information...

• This presentation is available online at
  the following address

http//www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/