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Committee narrows Fremont redesign to two north-side options to stay competitive for grants
Summary
After consultants presented alternatives, the committee directed staff to take two north-side options to the upcoming work study: a shared-use path with street trees and a buffered on-road bike-lane option without street trees, prioritizing grant eligibility and right-of-way/utility constraints.
Mr. Hammer and consultants asked the committee to help narrow alternatives for Fremont (Traymont/Lond) Phase 2–3. Brett, the consultant, walked the group through an Option L north layout that keeps the south curb and places a two-way shared-use path on the north side behind a vegetated buffer; that option minimizes south-side impacts but requires some right-of-way takings.
Committee members discussed trade-offs between a north-side shared-use path (preferred by some for grant scoring and continuity with Kitsap County work) and on-road buffered bike lanes (preferred by some cyclists and council members for commuter continuity). Constraints cited included a large gas facility on the south frontage, fire-station driveways, topography, and a bridge bottleneck that limits continuity—factors that make south-side reconstruction expensive or infeasible in many segments.
Staff emphasized grant scoring preferences: some funding programs favor separated multi-use paths with buffers/trees; removing the tree/landscape buffer and substituting on-road buffered lanes may lower grant competitiveness, though the committee discussed possible compromises such as buffered or raised on-road lanes where right-of-way limits prohibit a separated path.
Public outreach and survey results were noted as limited in sample size; staff said the initial engagement showed more recreational users than commuting cyclists and invited further outreach to organized bicycle groups. Committee members generally favored presenting two north-side alternatives to the work-study session on Tuesday: (1) shared-use path with street trees (grant-friendly) and (2) buffered on-road bike lanes without street trees (continuity-focused). Staff will refine phasing, right-of-way acquisition strategy and intersection priorities, with an eye toward applying for the next funding cycle if needed.
Next steps: staff will prepare two board-ready alternatives for the Tuesday work-study packet, refine right-of-way sketches and phasing, and continue community outreach to cycling groups and nearby residents.
