The Transportation element is designed to help Redmond achieve its overall Comprehensive Plan vision, with a transportation focus for the future in two areas.

In the future:
Redmond has embraced energy-efficient and environmentally sound transportation systems. The City has invested strategically and leveraged regional funds to improve transportation choices and mobility. Every year more people walk, bicycle, carpool, or use transit or alternative fuel vehicles to travel. Transit service links all of Redmond’s neighborhoods to the hubs of Downtown and Overlake, creating an attractive and practical transportation alternative. Overlake and Downtown are extensively served by high-capacity transit that provides easy access to many destinations in the region. Transit stations along the route include shops, restaurants, offices and residences.

People spend less time traveling and more time where they want to be. All Redmond homes, schools and businesses have high-speed access to information and communication. More neighborhoods and workplaces are served by nearby stores and services that are small in scale and well designed. Significant investments in SR 520, I-405, and regional and local transit routes have improved mobility for people and goods. In Redmond, roadway projects have been built where needed to improve safety and operating efficiency, and the City has maintained a good system of access and circulation for delivery and freight. Most streetscapes are attractive and functional for various travel modes, with street trees and landscaped areas that separate pedestrians from traffic.

The Transportation Element has policies that support the City’s vision in eight key areas:

1. The Transportation System will support the City’s planned land uses by serving the community’s mobility, circulation, and access needs.
2. The concurrency system will be planned based, designed to expand travel choices, preserve community character, and ensure accountability.
3. City streets will be well designed, and multi-modal corridors will be identified.
4. Public transit will be a key element in meeting Redmond’s travel needs.
5. The City will have a well-developed pedestrian and bicycle network.
6. Neighborhoods will be improved through effective traffic calming strategies.
7. The City will continue its strong support for transportation demand management.
8. Redmond will be effective in helping to shape the transportation future of the region.

For more information: Terry Marpert at 425-556-2428 or tmarpert@redmond.gov.