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Neighbors urge reversal of one‑way pilot on 100th/117th; council schedules pilot results review
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the council to reverse a one‑way street pilot on 100th/116th–117th Avenues, citing increased speeding, safety for students and detours through quieter residential streets. Council set a tentative June 17 workshop to review pilot results.
Residents from the 100th/116th–117th corridor told the Lake Stevens City Council the one‑way pilot and temporary pedestrian lane designs have created safety and access problems for people who live along the route and for students commuting to nearby schools.
During public comment, speakers said they collected signatures opposing the one‑way conversion, recorded vehicle counts in morning peaks that matched city counters, and observed that traffic speeds appear to have increased since the pilot began. Ray (last name not provided) said his door‑to‑driveway counts showed 345 northbound vehicles during a 7:15–8:15 a.m. peak sample; others described vehicles using a pedestrian lane to pass and said schoolchildren must cross more lanes to reach bus stops or mailboxes.
Several residents (including Brian Collins and Stacy Collins) said new routing has lengthened driving time to their homes, increased traffic on detour streets that lack sidewalks, and raised concerns about emergency response access. Speakers asked for sidewalks instead of the one‑way configuration, and urged the city to address speeding as part of any solution (suggestions included lowering speed limits, targeted enforcement or cameras).
Council members acknowledged the volume of public comment and said councilmembers themselves had observed the area. Council president said staff planned to present the pilot results at a workshop tentatively scheduled for June 17, 2025; council cautioned the date is subject to agenda finalization and advised residents to check the published agenda before attending. Several councilmembers invited residents to share additional data; one councilmember invited residents to sit in a driveway to observe traffic during morning and school‑release peaks.
No formal policy decision to make the pilot permanent was recorded at the meeting. Council direction was procedural: gather data, present pilot results and discuss again at the scheduled workshop. Staff and council signaled willingness to consider alternatives (sidewalk construction, speed reduction measures, enforcement) but did not adopt a specific course of action at the meeting.
