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Redmond schedules July 8 study session on Transportation Master Plan chapters on pedestrians and trip‑reduction strategies
Summary
The city will hold a July 8 study session to review draft Transportation Master Plan chapters on the pedestrian network and on transportation demand management, including recent focus‑group input and proposed policies for walking, transit and trip reduction.
Planning staff asked the committee to prepare for a July 8 study session that will present two draft chapters of the Transportation Master Plan: the pedestrian network chapter and the transportation demand management (TDM) chapter.
Francesca Liberty said the transportation master plan is "the functional strategic plan that guides our transportation investment and activities that support Redmond 2050." Staff said the TDM chapter focuses on reducing drive‑alone trips through transit, active modes and programmatic strategies; the pedestrian chapter centers on creating an accessible, connected walking network that is safe and comfortable for all users. Staff also described recent community engagement: four focus‑group meetings this spring with nine community‑based organizations in partnership with Eastside for All, and a planned open house in September to review how comments were incorporated.
Council members raised a set of substantive issues they expect addressed at the study session: concerns about lighting on trails and the balance between safety lighting and light pollution (including a request to tie the pedestrian chapter to relevant policies on light and natural systems); the role and criteria for traffic calming (for example, when speed humps are appropriate in residential neighborhoods affected by rerouted traffic); and curb‑cut compliance statistics—one council member cited that "49% are noncompliant and only 14% meet ADA standards," and asked when the city expects to make progress on bringing curb cuts into compliance.
Council members also asked staff to explain how the TMP will reflect forthcoming changes to bus routes and the East Link light‑rail connections, and to consider how pedestrian comfort (shade and street trees) and safety (lighting, sight lines at corners obstructed by parking or landscaping) will be balanced in policy recommendations.
Staff said they will bring the two draft chapters to the July 8 study session and will outline next steps and future touchpoints for public engagement. Council members asked to be given a timely opportunity to submit questions in advance because of the holiday schedule.
