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Issaquah Transportation Advisory Board presents 2026 work plan; council asks for bike/ped focus
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Summary
The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) presented a nonbinding 2026 work plan emphasizing adaptive signal control, station alignment study, microtransit, trail standards and traffic calming. Council members asked TAB to include more explicit pedestrian and bicycle assessments tied to last-mile access.
Deputy City Administrator Andrea Leonard and Transportation Advisory Board Chair Erica Boyd presented TAB's 2026 work plan at the March 16 council meeting, describing a list of nonbinding priorities that will be adopted by TAB later this month.
"The Transportation Advisory Board was established in 2017... It is a mayor-appointed board, and council confirms the board members," Andrea Leonard said, explaining TAB's purpose and membership before handing the presentation to Chair Erica Boyd. Boyd highlighted key priorities for the year: an adaptive signal control feasibility study, the Central East Crest Station alignment study, microtransit services, trail standards and a traffic calming report tied to the mobility action plan.
Council member Walsh asked specifically how pedestrian and bicycle needs were captured in the work plan. Leonard pointed to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) update, trail standards work, and the mobility action plan as mechanisms that address pedestrian and bicycle safety and connectivity. Council members also suggested TAB review fixed-route shuttle options when exploring microtransit.
There was no action required of council on the work plan; staff said TAB will adopt the plan and return midyear for reviews if priorities change.
