Point Wells Meets Shoreline ... Round 4 of a 6 Rounder

City staff discussing impact of traffic on neighborhoods
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

Text and photos by Marc Weinberg

City Council Chambers, Shoreline.....March 19. The City of Shoreline hosted round four of a six round series of meetings to get citizen input regarding the Traffic Corridor Study. The study looks at the impact of up to 3,000 new dwelling units which could be built at Point Wells.

While attendance at these meetings is good, it could be better. This is the time to put forth your ideas about how to deal with the doubling of traffic over our major arterial and neighborhood streets. It is likely there could be an additional 11,587 vehicles trips per day out of the Point Wells project when fully developed, to say nothing of the construction traffic during that period.

Plan to come to the two remaining workshop sessions
on April 1 and April 16.
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg

One bit of good news .... The Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period has been extended until April 2. Your concerns about this development from an environmental point of view need to be submitted by email.

For questions related to City of Shoreline or about the Traffic Corridor Study contact: Kirk McKinley, 206-801-2481.

Some things to consider:

1. Point Wells is located in Snohomish County yet Shoreline, according to the agreement signed by the City Council called the 'memorandum of understanding' (MOU) allows for access to and from this development to be through Richmond Beach and the City of Shoreline streets; namely Richmond Beach Drive, NW 195th Street, and Richmond Beach Road. As you can imagine, other streets will be affected too, with 'cut through traffic' weaving through neighborhoods to avoid the current main routes.
2. It's not too late for your voice to be heard and comments to be recorded. The final two meetings of the six mentioned above will be held in the City Council Chambers of Shoreline City Hall on April 1 and April 16. Get involved and be there!