The citizen's organization Save Richmond Beach reports that the Shoreline City Council, at its June 15 meeting, did vote to study establishing a capacity limit for neighborhood collector arterial streets. (See previous article).
Councilmembers Doris McConnell, Jesse Salomon, Chris Roberts, and Chris Eggen voted in favor of the study. Councilmembers Keith McGlashan, Sherry Winstead, and Will Hall voted against the study. (See the Council meeting online. The discussion on the capacity limits starts at 42 minutes into the video.)
The vote on Monday directed that City staff study a capacity limit for collector arterials. A final vote to actually impose a capacity limit would be considered later this year after the study is completed.
But, but, but.... I thought there was no "faction" in the City Council?
ReplyDeleteWhy anyone in their right mind would rent a unit or buy a condo at this future Point UN-Wells is beyond me. Waterfront view or not, unless these people are planning on never leaving, who would want to deal with the horrendous traffic that will come with these THOUSANDS of new residents and their cars? Richmond Beach Road would need to expand to 6 lanes to accommodate this many people. And it won't just be Richmond Beach Rd, it will be every single backroad and short-cut in Shoreline. Will there be a Sounder Stop at Point Wells? Who knows? Probably not, because BNSF will charge too much money. This is why the Sounder only runs during rush hour, because they charge for rail use for every trip. So, if you think that Point Wells residents will not own cars, think again.
Isn't this future development downhill from a landslide risk zone? You'd think that from a public safety standpoint, the City and Counties would be doing everything in their power to limit massive development in these areas.
Could this be another angle to grind away at the Point Wells development at the federal level? http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Conservation-groups-seek-increased-shoreline-protections-309648411.html
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