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On February 7, 2008, the City of Redmond held a community meeting to present
proposals and gather community feedback for the 166
Avenue NE Corridor Improvement Project. At the meeting, construction plans
for a new traffic signal at the intersection of 166 Avenue NE and NE 104 Street
were presented, along with proposed alternatives to reconfigure 166 Avenue NE
from 4 lanes to 3 where it fronts Redmond Junior High.
Click on the link provided to see the
project newsletter
that was distributed to residents in the vicinity of 166 Avenue NE, and to the
churches and schools along the corridor. You can also review the
Powerpoint presentation
given at the meeting and a list of frequently asked
questions that were distributed about the project.
An opinion survey distributed at the February 7 community meeting posed
questions about how Education Hill residents thought a 4 to 3 lane conversion
would affect driving, walking, biking, and transit use on 166 Avenue NE.
The survey also asked residents to rank the three alternatives proposed by the
City to reconfigure 166 Avenue NE in front of Redmond Junior High from best to
worst, or indicate that their preference is to leave the roadway as is, no
change.
Meeting attendants could turn in their completed surveys at the meeting, mail or
hand-deliver them to Transportation Services at City Hall, or were able to
access the survey on the City's project web site. The following documents
are available for review:
City staff will present the results of the February 7 community meeting to the
City Council at the March 4 study session. A second community meeting will
be scheduled for sometime in April.
In 2005, the City Council formally adopted the
Transportation Master Plan (TMP)
as the course to follow to develop and manage Redmond’s transportation system.
The Transportation Master Plan
derives its policy direction from the City’s
Comprehensive Plan
and is designed to support achievement of community goals and objectives (TMP
Executive Summary). The TMP was created collaboratively among Redmond residents, business owners,
and elected officials. It reflects the community’s call to reclaim City streets,
strengthen our economy, and preserve the character and quality of life in
Redmond.
Reclaiming a street often means taking measures to slow traffic to achieve
levels of safety and livability that are acceptable to its residents. This
includes consideration to narrow streets from 4 to 3 lanes. Citizens who
attended the Transportation Master Plan public meetings and workshops agreed
that while Redmond is a great place to live and work, it is important to
maintain the “small town” atmosphere while we connect Redmond by providing and
supporting real choices in transportation.
In a public process subsequent to the TMP, Education
Hill residents were given the opportunity to weigh in on policies and
regulations for their neighborhood. The
Education Hill Citizen Advisory
Committee (CAC) was formed in 2004 with 15 residents from Education Hill
appointed by the City Council. The CAC identified top neighborhood needs, seeking public input from neighboring
residents before the plan was brought before the Planning Commission in 2006 and the
City Council in 2007.
One of the recommendations from the CAC was that a high level of
connectivity throughout the neighborhood is vital to promoting community
interaction and encouraging pedestrian activity. The CAC suggested this could in
part be achieved on Education Hill by:
- reconfiguring 166 Avenue NE from NE 85 to NE 104 Street from 4
lanes to 3 consistent with the goals stated in the Transportation
Master Plan (see RED-TMP 019 in TMP 6.12 Transportation Facilities
Plan). The CAC recommended that this occur only if solutions are
provided for vehicular conflicts near the intersection of 166 Avenue
NE with NE 104 Street, specifically near Redmond Junior High.
- installing a traffic signal at the intersection of 166 Avenue NE
and NE 104 Street.
This page was last updated on March 3, 2008.
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