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Julie Perchinski said the committee will staff a presence on Wednesday, May 7, described as a Walk/Bike to School Day, near the Dover Trail outside the Connection Land Trust office (Highway 2 between Michigan and Division). \"We're gonna have a little tent outside the connection land trust office. They're donating tent and coffee and or donuts,\" she said. The events subcommittee also plans to participate in a farm‑to‑school bike bus on Friday, May 9, meeting at 7:15 a.m. at the Hickory Park gazebo on Spruce Street, and to promote a month‑long Pend Oreille Peddlers 'Commuter Cup' encouraging employees to use non‑car commutes throughout May.

The committee asked for staff help sending reminders and calendar invites for subcommittee meetings and volunteer shifts. No formal vote was taken; members asked colleagues to volunteer and circulate event details.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Sandpoint | Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting | 04/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The events subcommittee plans three community outreach efforts in early May — a Walk/Bike to School presence May 7, a month‑long 'Commuter Cup' in May, and a bike bus May 9 — to raise awareness of the committee and encourage non‑car commutes.","taxTitle","Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho","taxId",52019,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607413,"48‑unit downtown studio proposal sparks parking and bike‑access discussion",644,4090000,4734000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40&start=4090&end=4734","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40/thumbnail_4090000.jpg","/articles/6607413/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/48unit-downtown-studio-proposal-sparks-parking-and-bikeaccess-discussion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607413-4900ebbf58e8ef53fd50c3d4737ccd56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149057&Signature=AA23YUolzXLu4muXmhi9ilpy~MmQlMPQOnAicYWgrBKmhcnM~xKPF3t7CDtRPxWAJJx~IbMsyb1YW0yA1gowv4tLzYF7EK0r3Ma3t3nO11FIfuOWizRMkYRjktWYbss5OsT33NnUmMXg0HD1EjkGxbImzewFKRP4eUZ-GaBqYDqviklnoTXoc8G6tnWuwnMArN7sq-Q1fCNzHiO18yqKETqm8~90PdOgyydAcIj3OQ6Y36jFB4LBFDK-zen5CxORusauQHw5Hdzu5bPA7loERCxccHVO6P6QKOB9HYCeYWVIwYNHwLRzt32bTObOuQyvf3BSeuMggdyPlzPfKFrqAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff informed the committee about a site‑plan review application for a 48‑unit studio apartment building on Church Street, near the Sandpoint Center, and committee members discussed parking, bike parking and how the building fits a walkable downtown model.

Brandon Steglen said the application (referred to as Farm and Flats in the planning portal) is under staff review and that the downtown land‑use rules do not require off‑street parking in the central commercial core. \"Our current code does not require, off street parking, within the commercial the basically, the downtown area. So you're not required to pave a giant parking lot and provide a mandated number of parking spaces like in a lot of other communities,\" Steglen said. Staff also noted roughly 30 public comments had been posted on the city's planning portal, most raising concerns about parking.

Committee members suggested the development review subcommittee examine what will make the project succeed as a walkable, bike‑friendly housing option: secure, covered bike parking, ground‑floor access from sidewalks, and features that reduce the need for car trips. No formal recommendation was made at this meeting; staff encouraged committee members to review the application materials and submit comments during the public comment period if desired.","Committee members were briefed on a site‑plan review for a proposed 48‑unit studio apartment on Church Street and discussed parking expectations downtown and opportunities for bike parking and walkable access.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607419,"Committee reviews preliminary Great Northern Commerce Park plat, raises accessibility and mid‑block crossing concerns",803,1985000,2788000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40&start=1985&end=2788","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40/thumbnail_1985000.jpg","/articles/6607419/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/Committee-reviews-preliminary-Great-Northern-Commerce-Park-plat-raises-accessibility-and-midblock-crossing-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607419-e91df31adfa1998f5e4cf03e2353191a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149057&Signature=WU5tvSfMerBTQkxqpxLPKNRBc0Vd4LL0QMhsgs~XbssmCBvGdz~XWD7KZSyhyOf3uMuU8NGRMEyX8BMRVDzHnVIcn4CO7xlVul1bmY186Sbj4TJ-OQ-kqBK4YY3VZGkow-~UenuF2RyzqqUbIFDfEJNwYgvKocQeFd6EDB0bVB9dkZxHeLgWPVxQBBqUMUe9JMuJ22eOSUSouAlkVlXK7J96lBTnpDegMkdh9iqKc8lymozOoe0nWGPInutzbxZBT1EUt0G9prggUBW4ms-W7PRn-k4U2JQ3IUTH5X4CpUfzLFL6f8pGx023CJ4FJXXBz9bYuN0wXVNfLwjl1oAwdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sandpoint staff presented the preliminary plat for the proposed Great Northern Commerce Park subdivision and committee members raised questions about sidewalks, curb ramps and mid‑block pedestrian access across Woodland.

City Engineer Brandon Steglen said the application is in staff review and that if the preliminary plat receives approval from the planning and zoning commission and council, the developer will be required to construct public infrastructure — roads, utilities and stormwater — and then return the final plat for council approval. The site sits north of Sandpoint Airport and is zoned Industrial General; Steglen noted portions are within the airport runway protection overlay and that land use restrictions limit residential uses in those zones.

Committee members asked whether sidewalks and curb ramps would be required along the new public street. Steglen said code requires constructing a typical city street (including sidewalks) unless the public works director grants an exception: \"So this what they're calling for now a street, the North South Street, it'll be named something different. That will be public right of way. And our code says that when you have to build we build a public right of way, you gotta build a typical city street unless the public works director gives you, you know, says otherwise. So they're gonna have sidewalk on both sides.\" He also said staff will likely press for a mid‑block crossing because block length rules recommend crossings for long blocks.

Members expressed concern that the proposed new street would create two closely spaced T‑intersections with no curb ramp linking sidewalks on the east end of the new frontage; they suggested the development review subcommittee draft a recommended motion asking staff and the developer to provide curb ramps and consider a mid‑block crossing at Woodland. The committee agreed to target that recommendation as an action item at the next meeting so the committee can vote and forward its recommendation to planning staff and the mayor.","Staff presented a preliminary industrial subdivision north of the airport; committee members asked staff to press for sidewalks, curb ramps, and a mid‑block crossing and agreed to place a recommendation action item on a future agenda.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607423,"Sandpoint staff outlines Division Avenue Corridor Phase 2 design and outreach steps",229,2057000,2286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40&start=2057&end=2286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40/thumbnail_2057000.jpg","/articles/6607423/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/Sandpoint-staff-outlines-Division-Avenue-Corridor-Phase-2-design-and-outreach-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607423-2a1f299356688165aa843d5f2bbe60f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149058&Signature=CMl6xLOjIQx9c1L8-1opTXxr2DRpVAuef2G11xT7wTYPw2ySPHBhFNSZyEDyosgmsBO06tOdHcLc~RnEEKy6atq4upWzs9rvjJsDksdUbahfOh6gLGQe73unmG6Zuk0KsVIJ888QPja~AEzeO1ALHJPycEa0S5Wt2T6Ad5FipqJn9zOgHm-gf5lAABcqEUqwRghJO-3-qc9UJ6LXsbkILnEreYBuXs-ucXcVy2u8F2HzZGRyD5OGEbRBgZvG-V56JnT5oKYcYnErMpSHnMWdYpkllFyWS7TCQ9JVAo2BQyEhgScU10zjys4N4rrL4Dc-22vm1Otbnr9L~eSotKcIfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee on April 10 that Division Avenue Corridor improvements will continue with a Phase 2 design to add curb, buffers and pedestrian facilities for two blocks north of the Phase 1 work.

City Engineer Brandon Steglen described Phase 1 work completed in 2023 on the east side of Division between Highway 2 and Michigan and said Phase 2 will extend the same concept north from Superior to Pine Street. \"Phase 2 will be this area that I have highlighted in kinda red on my screen here. It's just gonna be 2 more blocks to finish on the East side of Division between Superior and, and Pine Street,\" Steglen said.

Steglen said the city has an approved grant to fund the project and that he intends to do preliminary design in-house to reduce consultant costs. He outlined the standard public process: preliminary plans will be presented publicly (likely at city council), then council will be asked to approve advertising for bids and later to approve awarding the contract when bidding concludes.

Committee members discussed prioritizing areas that would benefit vulnerable users, including sidewalks near Farm and Stidwell schools and snow‑management problems, and asked staff to consider curb‑ramp accessibility and spot fixes where driveway slopes are noncompliant. Steglen noted that recent federal/state public right-of-way accessibility guidance (PROWAG) affects design requirements and that curb ramps and ADA considerations will be part of the project planning.

No formal action was taken; members suggested scheduling a follow-up discussion item with more detailed plans for committee feedback before design is finalized.","Public Works presented Phase 2 plans to extend curbline and pedestrian improvements two more blocks on Division Avenue; staff said a grant is in hand and in‑house design is planned before public review and council approvals for bidding and award.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607427,"Sandpoint committee seeks action on unsafe Boyer–Highway 2 crossing, questions speed signage",856,356000,1212000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40&start=356&end=1212","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952887-3c33f00368da5ba8bd53b8fc36783d40/thumbnail_356000.jpg","/articles/6607427/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/Sandpoint-committee-seeks-action-on-unsafe-BoyerHighway-2-crossing-questions-speed-signage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607427-e7297c3d7fc6beaef495249a9734645a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149058&Signature=WTMjWncRtt8dYh3I0FMh5fe0kvZ9lKw8kEUKNbRY5ghs0sVw86nHyy4~1O1msbtAKTxTtc1Zo3B9ytvPRcY6xIk41~2uHhGhKP0pShR~Jd3zsmIh3aqkPGWC1g8njPfKbs~QpmDSM0T4-wEuohX7r6M82z23Bkr~E0jpVbumzRvQN6MH-hkgpvPiU6LGvcB3hnsA9jnYgi4GVHe5YKPbAC5gtonFn2H-CGHZgZmjKfqiBH10GSoYMx2UW3wcin~KIxIi5DwGTEefi15WgJ74~n6yHfW8Xh-7MtMzeXiR0mTJ35NxsLLdLduqwGy3aXZpBWbquU65pb8tALMM4b6~XA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sandpoint Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee on April 10 urged the city to pursue short-term and longer-term fixes for the crosswalk at Boyer and U.S. Highway 2 and to clarify conflicting speed-limit signage on Highway 2 between Division and Boyer.

The committee’s intersection subcommittee reported that Highway 2 is signed as 35 mph through the stretch but said Idaho Transportation Department staff indicated it should be 25 mph. \"The first 1 is, Highway 2 from Division to Boyer is, 35 mile an hour. And when I talked to the ITD, Nathan Herbst, he he understood that it was 25 miles an hour from Division to a Boyer,\" committee member Julie Perchinski said. The subcommittee described the crosswalk as offset from the corner, which makes pedestrians less visible to right‑turning vehicles.

Committee members outlined short-term recommendations — repainting crosswalk markings, adding pedestrian‑warning signage or orange flags, and improving sightlines — and longer-term ideas including moving the crosswalk to the corner and restricting unprotected left turns from Boyer. \"The short term is to definitely repaint the lines, put up signs that say watch for pedestrians and or orange flags,\" Perchinski said.

City Engineer Brandon Steglen said staff can serve as the point of contact for communications with ITD and recommended formalizing the committee’s recommendations as an action item on the next meeting agenda so a motion can be voted on. The committee agreed to prepare specific motion language for the April meeting packet and to ask the mayor to direct staff to investigate the signage discrepancy and to pursue short-term visibility measures if feasible.

No formal vote occurred on the recommendations at this meeting; members agreed to return the items as action items next month so the committee can vote and forward recommendations to the mayor or council.

Committee members also recorded an ITD contact name for follow-up: Nathan Herbst (Nathan.Herbst@itd.idaho.gov).","The Sandpoint Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee flagged a dangerous crosswalk at Boyer and U.S. Highway 2 and agreed to place action items on its next agenda asking the mayor or staff to confirm the speed limit signage and pursue short-term visibility fixes.","actionData","errors"]

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