Last updated April 2023

Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Being Updated

The City is updating its 2011 TMP.  Please visit the TMP Update webpage for more information.

Transportation Element (TE) Adopted

An updated TE was adopted by amendment into the Shoreline Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) on November 28, 2022 by Ordinance 975.

What is the TMP/TE?

The TMP/TE is the long-range plan for Shoreline's transportation network. It helps guide how the City develops its Capital Improvement Program, coordinates transportation improvements with land uses, and plans for what is needed to respond to growth.  In recent years, the City made the decision to separate the TMP and TE. The TE is the State compliant portion of the TMP that is required to be included in the City's Comp Plan.  The TMP is a document that builds on the framework of the TE, providing additional guidance for implementing projects, programs, and policies. It will serve as a more “user-friendly” guide to Shoreline transportation vision and goals. Together, the two documents will:

• Contain policies and projects that support the future land uses in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.  These policies affect choices for all modes of travel, such as car, bus, bicycle, and on foot.
• Allow the City to plan for the right transportation system improvements as Shoreline grows.
• Provide guidance on projects that will help ensure that adequate transportation facilities are in place.

2011 TMP to be Updated

The City of Shoreline 2011 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is currently being updated. The State compliant component, the TE, has been completed and on November 28, 2022, as adopted into the Comp Plan by Council through Ordinance 975, has replaced that portion of the 2011 TMP.  Remaining updates to the 2011 TMP will result in a guide to help implement the TE.  When the 2011 TMP was developed, the City took an approach that continues today, designing a system for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists. In doing so, the City developed the following:

• Goals, policies, and implementation strategies that identify how to improve and expand Shoreline's transportation system.
• Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit System Plans that show complete systems for mobility throughout the City.
• Prioritized projects for funding including bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic safety and operations projects.
• Projects needed to accommodate growth over the next twenty years.
• Updated street classifications that match the existing use of the street with the appropriate classification.
• A funding strategy to pay for the identified improvements.
• An updated concurrency standard that ensures adequate transportation facilities will be in place as growth occurs.

Prior Amendments to the TMP

• Ordinance 975.  On November 28, 2022, City Council adopted the TE into the Comp Plan. This is the current State compliant document.
• Ordinance 845 (passed by City Council on December 10, 2018).  This ordinance adopted 2018 amendments to the Shoreline Comprehensive Plan which included changes to the TMP as a result of the adoption of the Sidewalk Prioritization Plan (June 2018).  Amendment 4 updates the TMP Master Street Plan and Amendment 9 updates the TMP Pedestrian Plan.
• Ordinance 802 (adopted by City Council on November 14, 2017).  Updates TMP Master Street Plan.
• Resolution No. 352 (adopted by City Council on December 2, 2013).
• Resolution No. 335 (adopted by City Council on December 3, 2012).

Sidewalk Prioritization Plan & ADA Transition Plan

The City concluded a sidewalk study in 2018 to evaluate and update how new sidewalk projects are prioritized. In addition, the City conducted an evaluation of existing sidewalk facilities and is developing an ADA Transition Plan, a State required plan to bring existing sidewalks to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.  Updates to the TMP have been passed in Ordinance 845 (listed under amendments on this page) as a result of the adoption of the Sidewalk Prioritization Plan (2018).