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Redmond updates transportation master plan: bike spine, e‑bikes and freight last‑mile strategies
Summary
Planning staff presented revised bicycle and freight chapters of the Transportation Master Plan, highlighting a spine/ neighborhood network approach, e‑bike strategies, short‑trip conversion targets (15% mode share in urban centers by 2035), and freight/last‑mile curb management and drone preparedness.
City planning staff on April 8 presented the refined bicycle network and freight chapters of Redmond’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP), advancing a spine‑and‑neighborhood bicycle network, e‑bike promotion, short‑trip conversion targets and new policies to manage freight and last‑mile deliveries.
Carol Helland, the city’s director of Planning and Community Development, introduced the update and said the TMP adoption timeline has shifted to allow chapter‑by‑chapter review; staff now anticipates adoption in spring 2026. Michael Hintz, Transportation Planning Manager, and Senior Transportation Planner Franchesca Liberty led the chapter summaries and responded to council questions.
The bicycle strategy centers on two connected components: a higher‑capacity…
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