Yakima City Council on June 3 adopted two unanimous resolutions to amend the city's six‑year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for 2025–2030 and to incorporate those changes into the Yakima urban area Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element.

Community Development Director Bill Preston told the council the package covers eight projects and several pending grant-funded items. "We've got some additional funds, through grants that, we need to go through the process accepting those, and then we can move forward with those projects," he said.

The adopted TIP amendments add or update these projects: 2026 Yakima alley paving; Second Avenue active‑transportation sidewalks (an added $500,000 for sidewalks tied to a previously funded roundabout); bicycle and traffic markings (green paint) through YVCOG; missing Sixteenth Avenue sidewalks between Highway 12 and Fruitvale Boulevard (about $560,000 from the Congestion Reduction Program/CRP through YVCOG); continued Nob Hill repaving from 28th to 40th with added water‑utility work; and three projects listed as pending (North Yakima active transportation improvements on 3rd and 4th streets; sidewalk improvements around Barge–Lincoln; and the Wendy Baker shared‑use pathway along Powerhouse Road).

Preston said the green‑paint bike markings will follow new guidance in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and that the exact pattern will be set by the bike‑ped committee. He described the three pending items as still awaiting grant awards; the TIP amendment reserves program positions so, if funding arrives, the projects will already be in the plan.

Councilmember Janice Disio moved to adopt both resolutions; Councilmember Roy seconded. The clerk read the resolutions before a roll call vote that the mayor recorded as 7–0 in favor. The council did not receive public testimony during the hearing.

Why it matters: adding projects to the TIP and capital facilities element preserves the city's ability to accept and spend state and federal grant funds without repeating the plan amendment process if awards are announced. Several projects are directly aimed at improved pedestrian, bicycle and neighborhood connectivity and at coordinating pavement and water‑utility work to reduce repeated street disruption.

Implementation notes: three projects remain contingent on grant awards; other projects include a mix of federal funds already in the plan and CRP/state grant funds. The council packet listed dollar amounts for some items (for example, $500,000 for 2nd Avenue sidewalks; $560,000 for Sixteenth Avenue sidewalk work).