Fall 2023 Feedback

In fall 2023, we shared a concept design that was created based on comments heard from the community earlier in the year. Nearly 300 people shared their thoughts on this design concept and how it addresses the concerns we’ve identified across surveys and public meetings.

What we heard from the community:

People are split as to whether the proposed design features address the concerns identified with the intersection, with equal parties in favor and opposed. Regardless of their thoughts overall, community members agree that the proposed removal of landscaping features and mounds in the intersection will improve visibility and safety.
More people are in favor of removing free-right (or ramp-like) right turns in favor of two right turn lanes to slow traffic and improve safety. Those opposed feel that safety concerns with free-right turns can be addressed with landscaping removal alone preferring to keep these ramps. Increasing left turns to two lanes was very popular overall amongst those who completed the survey.
Conflicting opinions on a potential roundabout remain. There is interest from many to transform this intersection with a traffic circle to improve traffic flow. Others shared concerns with safety, especially for non-local traffic, and with narrowing lanes to 11 feet.
Safety for cyclists and pedestrians remains a top concern for the community. While proposed visibility improvements help, many believe that a bridge or separate route is necessary for those riding, walking and rolling. Additional comments shared concerns with the intersection design accommodating future bus rapid transit and bus expansion.

Thank you to everyone who participated in one of our in-person meetings or provided their comments online. We would also like to thank the various community groups who also gave us the opportunities to present about the project and provided their feedback. We are committed to continuing those conversations.

The project management team will use this input to advance the design of the project. This will include further evaluating the proposed cul-de-sac at 1^st Ave. SE, traffic signal operations and more. We will announce future feedback opportunities on this project website and through project email updates.