Council Notes: Bicycle, Pedestrian, Vehicular Crashes

Notes from the Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Council / staff discussion:  

1. Video tape of discussion starts at 1:55 
2. Planners are updating the "Bicycle Design Guide Manual" to include "The Level of Traffic Stress" felt by bicyclists.  Few bicyclist ride through Avondale, Redmond Way, and Cleveland Street and other downtown roads.  The "comfort level" is poor in our downtown core; thus few bikes are seen.  Is there any road space for adding bike lane facilities?  
3. Council member David Carson brought attention to the Redmond Way/Eastlake Sammamish intersection as being challenging.  President Forsythe said she very rarely passes through there owing to her high level of stress.  
4. Bear Creek Parkway Trail will be an excellent gateway for bikers commuting to Redmond Town Center. 
5. President Forsythe asked for data on bike crashes in bike lanes, at intersections and with pedestrians. Staff didn't have the data.  Mayor Birney was present and had nothing to say.  
6. Councilmember Steve Fields was once a strong advocate for better bicycle facilities in Redmond; he had nothing to add, other than thanking the planners for the great job they are doing.  
7. Redmond is the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest" during Derby Days only?  Population: 75,200.  

- Bob Yoder, opinion, 6/15/2023