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Council adopts 2026–2045 transportation improvement plan; staff highlight completed overlays and grant priorities
Summary
The City Council adopted the 2026–2045 Transportation Improvement Plan after a staff presentation highlighting completed overlays, a new neighborhood traffic‑calming priority and Design/Grant work for Barnes Creek Trail and North Hill improvements.
The Des Moines City Council voted unanimously to adopt the city’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) covering 2026–2045, a formally required, prioritized list of planned transportation projects that staff use to pursue grants and coordinate capital work.
City Engineer Tommy Owen told the council the TIP compiles 88 prioritized projects drawn from the Comprehensive Transportation Plan and day‑to‑day traffic engineering work, interagency coordination and public input. He highlighted recently completed pavement preservation overlays on Sixth Avenue, 270 Second, 280 First and Redondo Beach Drive and said the 16th Avenue/270 Second work had wrapped up this year.
Owen described several current priorities: the Barnes Creek Trail south segment (with limits revised to remove trail already completed on 16th Avenue), a newly elevated neighborhood traffic‑calming program (moved from priority 32 to priority 9), a North Hill/200th–190th Street walkway improvement that received a state Safe Routes to School grant, and corridor work on 220/3rd/Cliff Avenue expanded to include the Beach Park and Marina entrance to improve grant competitiveness. "The TIP is used to provide direction of staff for the development of the six‑year capital improvement plan. It's also to project planning and coordination with our utilities and neighboring cities," Owen said.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. In the council discussion, Council Member Mahoney commended staff on the scope and realism of the list and emphasized that implementation comes through matching grants and staged work. The mayor called the motion; Council Member Mahoney moved to adopt draft Resolution 25‑069; Council Member Grace Matsui seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The adopted TIP will be transmitted to the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Puget Sound Regional Council as required and will be used to position projects for future grants and loans. Staff noted several items on the TIP that will feed into the next capital program, including Barnes Creek Trail segments and North Hill walkway work.
