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Shoreline council adopts 2027–2032 Transportation Improvement Plan, keeps Meridian Ave. bike lane as unfunded project
Summary
The Shoreline City Council on June 1 adopted Resolution 561 to approve the 2027–2032 Transportation Improvement Plan. After debate about prioritization and staffing, council approved an amendment to retain the Meridian Avenue North bike lane as an unfunded project (4–3) and then adopted the TIP with the amendment (7–0).
The Shoreline City Council voted June 1 to adopt the city’s 2027–2032 Transportation Improvement Plan, approving a staff‑recommended package of multimodal projects and corrections to the draft summary spreadsheets.
Council and staff emphasized that the plan reflects both funded projects and a list of unfunded priorities for future pursuit. Senior transportation planner Alan Budd and staff explained updates since the public hearing, including splitting two North City connector light‑rail segments into separate phases and correcting an unfunded‑projects calculation.
Debate centered on whether to retain the previously funded Meridian Avenue North bike lane project as an unfunded project in the TIP. Council member Schneider moved to add the Meridian Avenue North (175th to 200th) project back into the TIP as an unfunded project (project number 132026). Schneider said public testimony and proximity to a school supported keeping the project visible to staff and grantors. Ken Rajdinsky, a transportation staffer, told the council that the original project had been proposed based on opportunistic grant criteria and that the city lacks a holistic, prioritized program for bike facility implementation.
Opponents, including Council member Scott, argued that re‑listing the Meridian project without a fresh prioritization would skew staff focus toward that corridor rather than the citywide needs identified through prior analyses. Council members also raised staffing constraints as a major barrier to launching an ongoing bike capital program.
The amendment to retain Meridian Avenue North as an unfunded TIP project passed 4–3. After that vote the council adopted Resolution 561, the TIP itself, with the amendment by a unanimous 7–0 vote.
City staff said the TIP will be sent to the state by the end of June and that projects can be reinserted or reprioritized in future TIP cycles or if grant opportunities reappear. Staff reiterated that creating a sustained, funded bike‑program would require both budget commitments and additional program staff.
