APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 06-16-22 Transportation Advisory Board Minutes Page [0000] CITY OF ISSAQUAH Transportation Advisory Board 6:00 PM Virtual Meeting June 16, 2022 MINUTES
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
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Transit Shuttle Options for Squak & Talus Neighborhoods (A)
John Larson-Friend, Transportation Program Coordinator
· packet pp.7–22
Currently, the infrastructure and topography of Squak and Talus Neighborhoods cause many issues with walking, bicycling, and using other forms of active transportation. Talus lies just off busy SR 900 a mile from the Valley Transit Center, and both neighborhoods are defined by the hills they sit on. These natural and man-made barriers make access to transit and Central Issaquah from these neighborhoods difficult at most and impossible for others. Six of the seven goals in Issaquah’s Mobility Master Plan (Proactive Safety, Quality of Life, Multimodal Balance Network, Walking, Bicycling, and Transit) remain unaddressed in these two neighborhoods and infrastructure limitations makes any meaningful change unlikely in the short term. To address this, the Administration is pursuing the expansion of a multimodal, balanced transportation system (Goal 3, MMP) in these neighborhoods through the…
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John Mortenson, Senior Transportation Manager (remotely)
John Larson-Friend, Transportation Program Coordinator
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a) Minutes of June 16, 2022 were approved unanimously with the modification of removing the comment from the Chair Report.
Motion was seconded with no opposition.
The TAB requested to hold a Special Meeting in August to continue discussion about the evaluation criteria for the Shuttle Program due to attendance conflicts for several TAB members.
John Larson-Friend shared that the scooter program was not approved during City Council meeting.