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Lynnwood council weighs major transportation projects against maintenance needs, staff recommends extending TBD sales tax
Summary
City engineers outlined seven priority transportation projects and funding packages; staff recommended extending the 0.1% Transportation Benefit District sales tax that will expire in 2027, while several councilmembers urged prioritizing pavement, sidewalks and neighborhood safety over big-capital projects funded largely by grants.
City staff briefed the Lynnwood City Council on March 16 about a multi‑year transportation program that includes seven large projects, funding constraints and options to raise local revenue.
David Mach, the city engineer, told the council the city’s capital portfolio for the next decade includes the I‑5/44th pedestrian underpass, a Public Facilities District (PFD) ring road, the Poplar Way Bridge, a study of congestion at the Costco/Alderwood Mall area, a new downtown grid street to break up mega blocks, and pre‑planning around a planned Sound Transit light‑rail station. Some projects could begin construction this year or next; others are tentatively scheduled out to 2028–2032 depending on grants and development timelines.
Mach said the city’s transportation fund draws on multiple sources: a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) that produces roughly $3 million annually in sales tax…
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