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Legislative study examines local options to fund sidewalks across Washington

Joint Transportation Committee · November 20, 2025
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JTC staff and consultants outlined a study to identify alternative funding mechanisms for sidewalk construction and maintenance, including a potential sidewalk utility/fee, and will deliver a draft by Dec. 15 and a final report by mid‑June.

The Joint Transportation Committee heard an initial briefing on a Joint Transportation Committee study that will evaluate alternative local funding mechanisms for sidewalk construction and maintenance across Washington.

Rachel Dean, nonpartisan JTC project manager, said the study—appropriated in the prior biennial budget—will recommend mechanisms local governments could use voluntarily. Consultants from Brooke Consulting explained a three‑phase…

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