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Bill to integrate active‑transportation planning into highway projects draws mixed praise and funding questions
Summary
ESSB 5581 would require WSDOT to identify existing or planned shared‑use and active‑transportation facilities and, in some cases, allow state projects to use those local or tribal facilities as mitigation; advocates said it modernizes definitions and improves safety while some local officials warned unfunded complete‑streets obligations could delay maintenance.
Committee staff briefed members on Engrossed Senate Bill 5581 and the committee received public testimony from transportation safety advocates, local governments and trail groups.
Sandy Myers, committee staff, said ESSB 5581 integrates shared‑use paths and active‑transportation connections into state highway planning and construction, updates definitions for roundabouts and crosswalks, and requires WSDOT to coordinate with local and tribal jurisdictions to determine whether existing or planned active‑transportation facilities provide equal…
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