Point Wells Transportation Corridor Study begins

Beginning February 12, as part of the agreement between the City of Shoreline and Point Wells developer, BSRE Point Wells, LP (BSRE), the City will conduct a Transportation Corridor Study to focus extensively on the transportation impacts of BSRE’s proposed development at Point Wells. 

Located just across Shoreline’s border with Snohomish County, Point Wells is a petroleum and asphalt plant currently accessible only through Shoreline’s Richmond Beach neighborhood. BSRE is moving forward with its project to build residential units and commercial space on the property.

The development planned at Point Wells will impact all of Shoreline, with the most direct impacts to the northwestern part of the city, particularly Richmond Beach. Traffic will eventually increase in the area, with ripple effects for a large part of Shoreline.

While the proposed development at Point Wells will take up to 25 years to fully complete, the project’s impacts and mitigations must be identified at this stage of the process.

Through Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), when a proposed project is likely to result in significant adverse impacts, the lead agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS). 

In the case of Point Wells, Snohomish County is the lead agency. 

The EIS reviews the project’s impacts and provides reasonable alternatives and possible mitigation. The Transportation Corridor Study will be incorporated into the transportation element of Snohomish County’s EIS.

The study will look at time spent waiting at intersections, the ability for residents to safely access their driveways, and safety concerns for pedestrians and bicyclists. To ensure the process is objective, the City has hired a third party facilitator.

The process includes a series of six workshops that will give residents an opportunity to explain and show on maps exactly the kinds of capital investments that will make for a safe and efficient transportation corridor.

For questions or comments, contact Transportation Planning Manager Kirk McKinley 206-801-2481. Visit the City webpage for more information.

All meetings will be held in the Shoreline City Hall Council Chamber from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.

• Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Segment A Meeting #1: Overview and identifying issues
• Wednesday, Feb. 26 - Segment A Meeting #2: Confirmation and prioritization of issues
• Thursday, March 13 - Segment A Meeting #3: Review proposed design options
• Wednesday, March 19 - Segment B Meeting #1: Understanding and prioritizing issues
• Tuesday, April 1 - Segment B Meeting #2: Review proposed design options
• Wednesday, April 16 - Segment A and B Final Wrap-Up Meeting

*The workshop meetings will be divided in focus between the two segment areas shown on the map below. Segment A is the lower Richmond Beach area (west of 24th), and Segment B is the upper area (24th to Aurora).