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Residents oppose one-way pilot on 116/117 NE; council schedules follow-up outreach
Summary
Multiple neighbors told the Lake Stevens City Council on June 3 that a one-way pilot on 116th/117th NE increased local traffic, created safety hazards for pedestrians and disrupted property access; council and staff scheduled additional outreach and data review with an on-site open house and a July 1 council briefing on results.
Dozens of nearby residents told the City Council on June 3 they oppose a pilot project that converted portions of 116th and 117th Northeast to one-way traffic and have urged the city to complete promised sidewalks.
"This is supposed to help decrease the traffic problems, and instead, it's causing more traffic on both 116th and 117th," said Laura Yidis, a homeowner on the affected block, saying the change forced longer routes, exposed residents who must move garbage bins across a pedestrian walkway at night and created a…
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