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Resident urges Mercer Island council to plan a traffic study of three key intersections
Summary
A longtime resident asked the council to put a study of systemic traffic intersections on the city work plan, saying growth and development at several nodes is creating spillover congestion and that the city should gather stakeholders and commission realistic traffic studies now.
Mercer Island — During the public‑comment section of the June 3 council meeting, resident Daniel Thompson called on the city to commission a coordinated study of three island intersections he said form "systemic" choke points and are already showing congestion as development resumes.
Thompson, a Mercer Island resident since 1970 who identified his remarks as a private citizen rather than as a planning commissioner, told council the three locations of concern are the Island Crest…
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