Advocacy News
Lynnwood seeks public feedback on bike lanes
Enterprise Newspapers 2/9/2007
Thanks to Warren Bare for noting this item.
The
Lynnwood Public Works Department is asking for public feedback on a
bicycle route striping and signing project currently under design.
Lynnwood has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the
Washington Department of Transportation Pedestrian and Bicycle
Safety Program to sign and paint bicycle lanes along the following
east-west roadways in Lynnwood:
· 208th
St SW; 66th Ave. W to 52nd Ave. W
· 188th
St SW; 60th Ave. W to 44th Ave. W
· 168th
St SW; 62nd Ave. W to SR-99
The new driving lanes
will be slightly narrower in order to accommodate the bike lanes.
Some on-street parking will be permanently removed along portions of
188th St SW and 208th St. SW to provide room for the bike lanes. The
project will be constructed this summer.
If you have any
comments or would like to learn more about the project, please
contact project manager David Mach at
dmach@ci.lynnwood.wa.us
or call 425-670-8330. A public open house is being planned to
provide an opportunity for further comment.
Ash Way to Get Roundabout
Snohomish County is planning to build a roundabout
at the intersection of Ash Way and 18th
Ave W north of Lynnwood this summer. The final design includes a
single-lane, urban roundabout with three legs, with the option of
creating a fourth leg for future development. There will also be
bike lanes, sidewalks made of porous concrete, curbs and gutters.
Planter strips will separate sidewalks from bike lanes.
The county Public Works Dept. says a roundabout was
chosen because of the safety benefits for pedestrians (30-40% less
accidents) and motorists (75% fewer conflict points). They are also
less costly to build and maintain than stoplights.
For more information, visit
www.snoco.org and search “Roads Central.”
Sound Transit Meeting
4:30-7:30 pm March 15, with a presentation at 6 p.m. at the
Lynnwood Convention Center. Learn about Sound Transit’s next phase
of projects and the Regional Transportation Investment District,
both of which will be on the fall ballot for most Snohomish County
voters.
