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Ellensburg council adopts 2026–2031 six‑year Transportation Improvement Plan
Summary
Council voted to adopt the city’s six‑year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) after a staff presentation on recent complete‑streets projects, funding sources and the 2026–2031 project list; the plan relies heavily on competitive grants and authorizes staff to pursue funding opportunities.
The Ellensburg City Council adopted a six‑year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) covering 2026–2031 and received an update on Complete Streets work completed in 2024 and planned for 2025.
Assistant City Engineer Josh Mattson told council that the city’s Complete Streets ordinance requires annual reporting and that 2024 project work focused on sidewalk gap filling, shared‑use pathways, bike lanes, ADA curb‑ramp upgrades and other multimodal elements. Mattson said Ellensburg depends heavily on grant funding for transportation capital projects; staff secured roughly 75% of 2025 transportation capital costs through a federal redistribution grant and reported that project match…
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