HomeMy WebLinkAboutHanby Comment_ Proposed Logan Ave Apts.msgHi Matt – Happy new year and thanks for the additional comments. I’ll make sure to add them to the file. I’ve responded to your questions/comments in red below. If some of my replies
seem rather generic, it’s only because we still haven’t been able to evaluate their traffic study.
If you have any follow up questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
ALEX MORGANROTH, AICP, Senior Planner
City of Renton | CED | Planning Division
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From: Matt Hanbey <hanbeym@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2022 2:12 PM
To: Alex Morganroth <AMorganroth@Rentonwa.gov>
Cc: Nathan Janders <NJanders@Rentonwa.gov>; Diane Dobson <diane@gorenton.com>
Subject: Proposed Logan Ave Apts (Street access)
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Alex
I've wanted to compile all the comments you've received from me, in one form or fashion, but it's a lot to do! I still plan on it but for now am sending some additional comments/questions:
-- has there been an updated traffic analysis sent by the developer? No – still waiting on the updated report. They’re also still negotiating with Boeing with regards to the water lines
on the site, which is taking up a lot of time.
Over time comments have focused on the zoning in relation to the residential neighborhood that abuts the property in question and for the the issue is why should a residential neighborhood
absorb impacts from high-density development from what I consider incompatible land uses? At this point-- and I am not the King so I don't get to decide, only suggestion-- the position
I am interested in making is traffic to and from the proposed development should impact the Logan Ave street only. That is, an entry point on N Logan. That is also only access on
N 3rd street into the building besides Logan Ave Access, and access out only on N 4th Street and possibly N Logan Ave. That would maximize traffic impacts to Logan Ave intersections,
and minimize impacts to the abutting No Logan Residential area. Through our adopted zoning map and comprehensive plan, City policy makers chose to concentrate growth in the north Renton
area around arterial roads. This includes higher density development on roads like Logan Ave N and Park Ave N. By concentrating the higher intensity development (like this project)
along arterial roads, it protects lesser intensity development (i.e. low scale residential, single-family, etc) from being replaced. While staff makes recommendations regarding development
and growth strategy, it’s ultimately the city policy makers (i.e. city council) that set the agenda. If you have concerns about growth in the neighborhood or would like to see city
policy change regarding the scale, intensity, or location of said growth, I would highly recommend reaching out to one or more of our council members. With regards to Logan access,
staff determined early on that such an access point would not be possible, primarily due to safety concerns created by the traffic speeds along Logan and proximity to adjacent intersection
and driveways.
To this end here is another idea (this is in addition to comments about access for the Logan Ave Apts on Logan Avenue, either as an entry way or exit.
-- could the street access along N Logan Avenue be changed? As the first two attachments show, current northbound traffic has four options at the intersection of N Logan Ave and N 3rd
Street.
-- That is, could the rightmost "straight arrow" the first second directional arrow from the right be turned into a straight / right turn arrow?
-- As shown in the 3rd and 4th pictures this would allow for traffic to turn onto N 3rd Street in the Northern lane, not the curved lane, after the traffic island that separates lanes
on N 3rd street.
-- This would allow access from N Logan to N 3rd Street where the developer wants access to the building
-- Also, in theory this would result in less need for access on N 4th Street.
I appreciate the idea and we will certainly be looking to implement the safest option for access to the site as possible. As soon as we receive the traffic impact analysis, it’ll be
much easier to start getting into the weeds on some of this stuff.
Again, this is probably the last idea about the access and exit points for any proposed development.
I will endeavor to compile all the comments sent by me and responses from the city from you.
Oh, and Happy New Year!
Matt Hanbey
801 N 2nd Street
Renton, WA 98057