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Regional planner warns Benton City SR‑225 must improve biking and walking to meet new multimodal standard
Summary
Aaron Bridal of the Benton‑Franklin Council of Governments told Benton City council that state MMLOS rules require the city to raise multimodal service on SR‑225 (downtown) from an LTS 3 to LTS 2 or 1, which could mean adding bike facilities or nearby multiuse paths; he outlined funding options and drew questions from residents about parking and safety.
Aaron Bridal, a planner with the Benton‑Franklin Council of Governments, told Benton City council on Oct. 21 that changes to the Growth Management Act and related state guidance require local transportation plans to adopt a multimodal level-of-service (MMLOS) standard that measures cars, active modes, transit and freight.
Bridal said the portion of State Route 225 through downtown is currently a Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) 3 and that WSDOT’s guidance expects the city to raise service on state facilities toward an LTS 2 or 1. "You have to be able to bump up the service on 225 from a 3 to a 2 or a…
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