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Issaquah staff outline station‑area planning study and two‑year engagement plan; propose RFP in spring
Summary
Planning staff proposed a Station Area Planning Report, an engagement plan and a timeline that includes issuing an RFP in February–March 2025, onboarding a consultant in April–May, and aiming for a locally preferred alternative by late 2026 ahead of Sound Transit’s 2027 study approach.
City planning staff presented a proposed Station Area Planning Study and engagement plan for the Central Issaquah station area at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Jan. 13, 2025. Thomas Valdres, the senior transportation planner, outlined a roughly two‑year timeline that would feed a locally preferred alternative (LPA) into regional discussions with Sound Transit.
Valdres said the study’s principal deliverable is a Station Area Planning Report that documents existing conditions, projects future land uses, develops measurable evaluation criteria tied to the previously discussed guiding principles, and examines four initial conceptual station locations and their…
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