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Neighbors urge fixes on 86th Street; county says signal warrants not yet met
Summary
Residents described long delays and safety concerns on 86th Street; consultants said 86th is a local road outside mandatory review thresholds, so timing and signal installation are not part of this project, though county staff will monitor and retime existing signals.
Multiple residents described difficulty exiting 86th Street during peak hours, calling it a safety issue for parents and older residents. One resident told the meeting she is "a mom of 2 young children" and that "during the peak hours, it's incredibly hard to get out and go left," adding that she often needs an alternative exit because she cannot make left turns when the operations center and commuter traffic overlap with school pick‑up windows.
Chris Braemer said 86th is classified as a local street and did not meet national signal‑warrant thresholds in the traffic study, so the project does not include a signal there. "We didn't have enough traffic to get to those national thresholds," he said, but county staff acknowledged the neighborhood issue and said they will continue to monitor conditions and consider timing or other measures. Residents asked whether blocked neighborhood connections could be reopened to provide alternate egress; county staff said those ideas are beyond the scope of the current project but are open to further exploration with neighborhood and county staff.
Why it matters: 86th residents said they risk long delays and potential safety hazards during peak periods and asked for monitoring, signal‑timing tweaks and exploration of neighborhood connection changes.
