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Council adopts 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program; staff highlights 77 projects
Summary
Wenatchee adopted its statutorily required six‑year Transportation Improvement Program (2026–2031). Staff said the TIP lists 77 projects emphasizing safety, mobility and preservation; several projects were advanced after successful grant applications.
The Wenatchee City Council on July 10 adopted the city’s 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program by ordinance 2025-05, a six‑year planning document staff said is required by state law. Assistant City Engineer Emma Honeycutt and City Engineer Jake Lewing told council the TIP is a planning tool that lists 77 projects across three categories: safety, mobility and preservation. Honeycutt said the program uses city policies, crash data, traffic projections and regional modeling to identify needs and to prioritize projects eligible for grants. She highlighted projects that were advanced after staff secured funding, including work on Bridge Street to complement a pedestrian bridges project, bulb‑outs at Ferry and Stevens Street near school neighborhoods, pedestrian improvements on Worthen Street and a McKittrick and Western intersection item identified by regional modeling as a future mobility concern. Springwater and Princeton also were flagged for further analysis because of competing demands from pedestrians and vehicles. One member of the public, Brian Campbell, used the hearing to urge clearer online disclosure about a separate proposed sales‑tax measure, saying some explanatory materials were in small font and hard to read on the city website. Councilmember Rojan Estan moved to adopt the TIP ordinance; Councilmember Hornby seconded and the motion passed.
