The Hearing s Examiner said -
“If there were not an accepted route along Henderson Blvd., it would then be easy to justify the additional sidewalk, but with this existing safe route, there is insufficient justification – even if the route would be a more practical alternative,” said Scheibmeir.
The students who live in this new housing who attend Olympia High School will not walk blocks out of their way to Henderson to take that route to school simply because the staff said it is is safe. They will walk west to Pifer Road and walk north to the school. There is a well marked and respected crosswalk at Pifer and North St to get to the school grounds at the entry area. One local resident who has student kids stated just that in his testimony. I am disappointed that the staff did not require at least some sidewalk construction out on Middle Street. Even a sidewalk to Central St to the west would allow students to walk on lower-traffic streets along Central and 37th to Pifer.
While I generally do not have a problem with infill development I do want walking routes to be improved as increased traffic is generated by these new residents.
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