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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC_Public Comment_1_Frodsham Lange_181219.pdfPECEtV1ClarkH.CloseDEC192018CityofRenton—CurrentPlanningSeniorPlannerCITYOFRENWN1055SouthGradyWayP1.ANNINGDMONRenton,WA98057Tel:425-430-7289Fax:425-430-7300cclose(rentonwa.govRE:MapleHighlandPlat16210-SE134thSt.RentonWA.98059CityofRentonCommunityDevelopment:SkyhorseShortsubdivisionwhendevelopmentiscompletewillhaveimplementedstreetimprovementstol64”AveSE.runningNorth/SouththroughthefinalPlat.Aslocalresidentsforyears164thAveSEhasalwaysbeenadeadendandunimprovedstreetsouthofSkyhorsePlat.AsneighborssouthoftheSkyhorsePlatwehadnoissueregardingthedevelopmentaslongasithasnoaccessonto164thAveSEsouthboundofthePlat.In2018ataneighborhoodmeetingitwasdiscussedthatHamblin(MapleHighlandPlat)maytakeaccessonto164thAveSEbutthatprimaryaccesswouldbel62’AveSEand/orSEl34th.Asneighborswehaveamajorconcern,thatisnotaddressedinthetrafficstudy,ofalargevolumeoftrafficpouringthrough164tAveSE;apreviousdeadendstreet,toandfromLibertyHighSchoolandthecommunity.ThereisnothroughaccessfromPatriotWay,Westbound,currentlyleavingLibertyHighSchool.Allstudents,teachers,parents,andbustrafficmustgoNorthonPatriotWayorEastonSE136thSt.WiththeproposedMapleHighlandPlatanewWestboundconnectionwillbecompletefromLibertyHighSchoolthroughaquietresidentialareathatservices25-30homes,thenontoMapleHighlandPlat,andSkyhorsePlat.Attachedisadrawingofthestreetsaffectedasdescribedhere.HeadingwestboundfromtheonlyexitfromLibertyHighSchoolonSE136ththestreetdeadendsandturns90degreesnorthon166thAveSEforabout100feet.Itthendeadendsandturns90degreeswestagainforashortblock.Itthendeadendsandturnsnorth90degreesforanother200feetwhereitdeadendstotheMapleHighlandPlat.WhenwelookatLibertyHighSchoolitonlyhasdirectaccessontoPatriotWayorSEl36thAvegoingEastward.Thisistheonlytwodirectionsstudents,teachers,parents,busses,andthecommunitycanaccesstheschool.GoingWestboundonSE36streetiscurrentlyaseriesofdeadendstreets.IfMapleHighlandPlatisapproveditwillopenaccesstohundredsofdailytripstoandfromLibertyHighSchoolviaSEl36Stontol64tAveSEthroughMapleHighlandsPlatandSkyhorsePlat. InpreviousdevelopmentstotheSouthallthreeplatsweredeniedaccessontol64thAveSE.ThesestreetsincludeSE136thSt,SE135thSt,andSE135thPLarepermanentlyblockfromallsourcesoftrafficEastboundorWestboundfromLibertyHighSchoolThispreventslargevolumesoftraffic,muchofwhichwouldbeyounginexperienceddrivers,thatwouldendangerthesafetyofchildren,increasenoise,andadddisruptionduetolatenightschoolactivities.Werequestthisaccessbeterminated.Wepropose164thAveSEleavingMapleHighlandPlatbepermanentlyblockedbybarricade,attheSouthboundary,sonocarsmaypasssouthboundonto164thAveSEuntiladirectEast/WeststreetisconstructedonSE136thStreet.Thiswouldallowpedestrianandbikeaccessonto164thAveSEfromMapleHighlandPlatwithoutaccesstoautomobileorbusstraffic.ThisletteristocomplywithsubmissionofcommentsbyDecember19,2018bythepropertyownersaffectedon164thSE,166ttSE,SE135th,andSEl36”lyingSouthandEastofMapleHighlandPlat.S9bmittedPublicComment,‘FrodshamandJcthnLange35l64AveSEi32-Renton,WA98059206-423-4639cellJohnjohnlange2020.com >% S:1iEWAOd0‘I‘7i1JH‘)í2,1Ii1HIIPI!llIi;;:1;1l::z;,llIII,lI,II1li,lJl1,Il,,lI,