Transportation Master Plan Update Open House on April 20

From the City of Shoreline

Join City staff at an open house to learn more about the City’s update to the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and to provide feedback. The Open House will be at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N, on Wednesday, April 20, from 6 to 8 pm.

The meeting will be an open house format, with a brief presentation at 6:30 pm. Community members can drop in to check out the displays about the variety of draft transportation policies and improvements that are proposed. The goal is to gather feedback on the information presented.

The TMP is a long-range plan that helps guide how the City develops its Capital Improvement Program, coordinate transportation improvements with land uses and better plan what is needed to respond to growth.

Shoreline is updating the TMP because of the significant changes that have been completed and that are planned for the City’s transportation system since its original creation in 2005. Completed changes include the Interurban Trail, improvements to Aurora and the pedestrian bridges. New bus rapid transit service from both Metro and Community Transit and the light rail extension from Northgate are changes that are coming to Shoreline’s transportation system.

The City began the TMP update in July 2009 with an open house to solicit feedback about bicycle, pedestrian and transit needs. Along with the comments received at the open house, responses to questionnaires, email feedback and the input of a citizens’ advisory committee regarding bicycle and pedestrian needs, the City began crafting policies addressing transportation issues. 

Additionally, the City hired a consultant to develop a traffic model that identifies the location of future transportation projects needed to accommodate growth. Staff met with Council several times during spring/summer 2010 to receive policy direction. Using the input received to date, staff has:

• Developed draft bicycle and pedestrian system plans
• Created a three-phase transit plan
• Identified streets for reclassification
• Identified projects to help solve existing transportation deficiencies, as well as issues arising as a result of growth, and
• Drafted policies and implementation strategies that will help guide the development of future transportation projects and programs.

The current TMP is available to review on Shoreline’s website. For more information about Shoreline’s Transportation Master Plan or the open house, visit the webpage or contact Senior Transportation Planner Alicia McIntire at 206-801-2483.