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Kenmore resident warns sidewalk plan could eliminate parking on 180 First Street block
Summary
A Kenmore resident told the City Council he fears a planned sidewalk project on 180 First Street could remove scarce parking on the south side of the block; Mayor Nigel Herbig asked staff to have the traffic engineer follow up.
Amir Amadi, a Kenmore resident, told the City Council on March 17 that a planned sidewalk project on 180 First Street may remove on-street parking used by residents and businesses on the block.
Amadi said surveyors visited his neighborhood and that he consulted the project engineer and city materials. “I asked for the plan, so hopefully the plans will give me a better understanding of what it is,” Amadi said. He told the council the project appears to run from 60th Avenue First to 60th Avenue Third and that the north side already has a continuous sidewalk between 60 First and 60 Second, while the south side does not.
Why it matters: Amadi told the council that curbside parking is very limited in the block and that building a new sidewalk on the south side could remove the only nearby parking for some residents and businesses. “If there is going to be sidewalk built on the South side, would the parking going to be maintained?” he asked. “They basically have no place to park.”
Council response: After public comment, Mayor Nigel Herbig asked staff to ensure the city’s traffic engineer or project engineers follow up with the resident. Herbig said, in response to Amadi’s concerns, that staff should reach out to provide the project plans and clarify whether parking will be retained.
What was said and not decided: Amadi said the engineer he first contacted could not confirm whether parking would remain; he requested the final contract plans. The council did not vote on any change to the sidewalk project at the meeting; the conversation concluded with a staff follow-up direction.
Next steps: The mayor asked staff to have the traffic engineer contact Amadi to provide plans and clarify parking impacts. The timeline for that outreach and any design changes was not specified at the meeting.
Ending: The council did not take formal action on the sidewalk layout at the March 17 meeting; a staff follow-up was requested so the resident can review the project plans and get clarification on potential loss of parking.
