Traffic planning: past, present, and future at Echo Lake Neighborhood meeting Feb 19

Echo Lake Neighborhood Association meeting Tuesday, Feb 19, 7-9pm, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Room 301

Traffic is similar to weather: it can make or break your day. Make sure you come to this informative meeting about how the city builds traffic plans today in hopes of avoiding the bad traffic days of tomorrow.

You'll find out how a Neighborhood Traffic Action Plan (NTAP) is formulated, what the NTAP for the Echo Lake neighborhood looks like, and how, as need arises, an NTAP is amended.

On the horizon is the probable development at Pt. Wells, and certain development in conjunction with the light rail station at N. 185th and I-5. As we all know, along with development comes busier city streets.

Even though the Environmental Impact Review for these projects will address traffic concerns, find out ways the city can implement traffic calming devices to mitigate the increased flow of traffic through our neighborhood.

We will also carve out plenty of time to hear about your traffic concern in the Echo Lake Neighborhood.

• Is there a signal that is non-responsive?  
• Is there a pedestrian crossing that seems dangerous?
• Is speeding traffic causing alarm?
• Please be sure to bring up your concern.  

If you can't make the meeting, you can email your concern or call Barbara Guthrie at 206-542-3242.

We'll make sure it gets addressed at the meeting.