NE 85TH ST STATION AREA PLAN City Council meeting tomorrow/Tuesday at 5:30pm

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Highlands Neighbors,

Please plan to attend the Upcoming City Council meeting 7:30pm, Tuesday April 5th . There will be a discussion of the Station Area Plan the rebuilding of the 85th Street 405 clover leaf to accommodate Bus rapid Transit.  This project will have a major impact on our neighborhood.

Did you know that all traffic for the planned “Kiss and Ride” is currently slated to run through NE 87th Street?  It seems more appropriate to enter via NE 85th so we do not have added traffic getting out of our neighborhood. Also, the kiss and ride located in the Highlands would mean removing sections of the 405 sound wall  at the corner of NE 87th and 116th to build the vehicle access to this Kiss and Ride drop off point for the Bus Rapid Transit. The removal of the sound wall will mean much more freeway noise into our neighborhood. See the schematic below from the council website.

Community members may join the Zoom meeting via telephone by calling US: 877-853-5257 (Toll free) or 206-337-9723 (Toll free) using Webinar ID 838-5473-0000 or via computer here. No passcode needed for Zoom access to meeting.

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NE 85TH ST STATION AREA PLAN

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Upcoming City Council Study Session - Tuesday, April 5, 5:30 p.m.

City Council will be discussing the Station Area Plan at their upcoming study session on April 5, 2022. The study session will include discussion of the Station Area Preferred Plan Direction adopted by Council in December 2021; status updates of 2022 work to develop the plan; outlines of the documents and code packages that will be included in the Station Area Plan legislative process; and timing and phasing of final plan adoption.

Public comment related to the Station Area may be made at the regular Council meeting (start time 7:30 p.m.) under Items from the Audience.

The meeting packet for the study session, and information about viewing the meeting will be available on the City Council webpage prior to the meeting.  If you cannot tune in to the live meeting, the recording will be available on the Council video archive page shortly after the meeting.  In addition to public comments made at regular Council meetings under Items from the Audience, comments can also be submitted via email directly to the Council or Planning staff at any time. 

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For more information, visit the project webpage at www.kirklandwa.gov/stationareaplan.