MEMORANDUM Date:
April 30, 2017
To:
Jason Graf, Crandall Arambula
From:
Ariel Davis and Nathan Chan, Fehr & Peers
Subject:
Downtown Lake Stevens – Redevelopment Concept Refinement SE16-0480
Fehr & Peers reviewed the proposed Downtown Lake Stevens redevelopment concept to provide feedback on transportation circulation and operations. This memorandum describes our traffic operations findings and resulting recommendations.
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION The redevelopment concept would largely maintain the current traffic circulation patterns. Key differences include: •
Extending 18th Street NE west of Main Street to meet the existing north-south alley between 17th Place NE and 18th Street NE, in essence creating a loop road connecting Main Street to North Cove Park and the boat launch.
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Vacating 21st Street NE between Grade Road and Hartford Drive and realigning Grade Road to straighten the curve at Hartford Road. This creates a more traditional “T” intersection at Hartford Road and eliminates the Grade Road/21st Street NE intersection. Left turn pockets would be provided on Grade Road at 22nd Street NE and Hartford Road.
The number of vehicle through lanes would remain the same as current conditions with one lane in each direction on roadways throughout the study area. The redevelopment concept includes more substantial changes for the pedestrian and bicycle environment, with proposed facilities including sidewalks, multi-use paths, bicycle lanes, and protected bike lanes.
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