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Acting city engineer outlines Yakima bike‑ped projects, including North First corridor and Fortieth‑Fruitvale roundabout
Summary
Bill, Yakima's acting city engineer and community development director, briefed the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee on completed and planned capital projects, funding updates and green‑paint bicycle markings ahead of a Capital Improvement Program presentation to council next week.
Bill (acting city engineer and community development director) told the Yakima Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee on Feb. 12 that staff completed four transportation projects in 2024 and has one major construction project underway, and he previewed the bicycle‑pedestrian elements he will present to City Council next week.
The projects Bill listed as complete were: Kawichi Canyon Trail (about a mile of new pathway), Russell Lane (about 1,600 feet of new sidewalk), a Nob Hill mill‑and‑fill project that added ADA ramps from Fourth to Fifteenth streets, and a sidewalk and trip‑hazard remediation on Second Street in front of the Bank of America building. He said construction on the North First corridor is ongoing; that project covers roughly three‑quarters of a mile and will add bike lanes in both directions, new sidewalk, ADA ramps, pedestrian lighting and crossings. Bill said staff currently expect North First to be finished in June 2025.
Bill described…
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