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Residents press Sammamish on steep hills, shoulder use and sidewalk gaps; staff say project-level work will follow

July 20, 2025 | Sammamish City, King County, Washington


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Residents press Sammamish on steep hills, shoulder use and sidewalk gaps; staff say project-level work will follow
Residents at the workshop raised multiple site-specific safety concerns and asked the city to consider interim and targeted solutions. Frequent topics included steep uphill bike connections (Inglewood Hill and Lewis Thompson), gaps on 240th Avenue NE where only narrow shoulders or none exist, missing midblock crosswalks on long arterials such as 228th/2280 (corridor references from the meeting), and a boardwalk on Southeast 204th that residents said needs widening or replacement. One resident asked whether wide paved shoulders could be used as interim walking/biking facilities; staff responded that paved shoulders with physical separation would reduce stress and can be considered, but the plan generally recommends full sidewalks or separated facilities to meet level-of-traffic-stress goals. Staff noted some projects are already in design or construction (Sahale Way, Louis Thompson) and said projects that appear on the TIP or have funding were treated as assumed complete for the 2044 anticipated network; other gaps will be scored and prioritized for design and funding. Residents asked that overlay and repaving projects consider adding pedestrian facilities where feasible to reduce future costs; staff said overlay projects raise stormwater and pavement-management complexities but pledged to evaluate opportunities. The city also acknowledged private ownership of many soft-surface trails and said if trails are to be part of the transportation network they must meet ADA standards and often require coordination with the parks department and private owners. Staff invited residents to submit location-specific requests through the city app or email for traffic-team review and said a crosswalk study is planned in 2026.

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