Evan Corey, New Mobility Manager at the Seattle Department of Transportation, gave this presentation at Forth's networking event on September 7, 2017. The EVCROW program is the first of it's kind permitting program in the U.S. and will allow charging stations to be installed on public streets.

1. EVCROW Pilot Permit Program
Forth Mobility Networking
Evan Corey
September 7, 2017

2. Why electrify?
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3. Why electrify?
• Carbon neutral by 2050
• Rapid shift from fossil fuels is
paramount
• Drive Clean Seattle
Resolution
– 30% light duty EV by 2030
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4. Why electrify?
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5. Respond to and anticipate
new mobility
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PRINCIPLES FOR NEW MOBILITY
www.newmobilityseattle.info

6. Respond to and anticipate
new mobility
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• Less congestion (or at least we manage it)
• Less carbon emissions
• Robust EVSE network
• More congestion
• More carbon emissions
• Inadequate EVSE network

7. Electrification
opportunities
• Shared mobility services
– TNCs
– Car share
– Bike share
– King County Metro
• Mobility hubs
• New development/
Off-street
• Public right-of-way
– DOE Grant
– Seattle City Light Investment
– EVCROW! 7

8. What is EVCROW?
• Only permit program in
nation to allow charging on
public streets
• Policy framework for EV
charging on public streets
• 12-month pilot
– Process to permit
– Evaluation of demand
– Evaluation of internal
processes
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9. Why EVCROW?
• Demand-side growth in EVs
– Seattle: 5-5500 in 8 years
– 33% light duty EV by 2040
• Supply-side growth in EVs
– Automaker shift over time
– Shared mobility now
– Shared, electric, connected and
automated mobility later
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10. Program Goals
• Advance EV adoption
• Nudge shared mobility
toward EV
• Educate the public
• Fuel internal learning and
adaptation
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11. General Principles
• No cost to SDOT
• Designated EV stalls, but publicly available
• Short-term charging
• Non-residential
• Maintain parking management function
• Single transaction
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12. Infrastructure Siting
• Urban Centers and Urban
Villages
• Non-Urban Center/Village
commercial frontage
• EVSE disallowed along:
– Residential streets
– Current or planned transit-only or BAT
lanes
– Peak-period restricted parking block
faces
– Public alleys
– Unimproved public streets
– Places that interfere with bus layover
– School walking routes
– Festival streets
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13. Charging and Parking Management
• Must be in state of
charge
• Maximum parking stays
per EVSE type
– DCFC = 1 hour
– Level 2 = 2/4 hours
• Surge pricing
• Option to set max.
percentage of total paid
parking spaces
dedicated to EV stalls
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14. How do we learn?
• Robust data sharing
• Internal process review
• User experience
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15. Questions?
Evan Corey
evan.corey@seattle.gov | (206) 472-3905
www.seattle.gov/transportation
www.newmobilityseattle.info