7.0 Nonmotorized Facilities

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1 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities 7.1 Sectio Overview This sectio describes the existig coditios ad ay idetified future impacts with the project o omotorized facilities withi the study area. Data were collected ad aalyzed for impacts o omotorized facilities icludig sidewalks, desigated bicycle routes, marked bicycle laes, ad regioal multiuse trails. Sidewalk ivetory exteded 0.5 mile from potetial statios; bicycle-route ivetory exteded 1 mile from potetial statios. Regioal multiuse trails were ivetoried withi 1 mile of potetial statios. These trails provide regioal mobility for omotorized users ad allow East Lik riders to trasfer to omotorized modes. School walk routes were ivetoried ad aalyzed for potetial impacts o geeral walkability, based o their proximity to statio alteratives. Lad uses withi 0.5 mile from the proposed statios were icluded i the omotorized aalysis to evaluate the pedestria activity surroudig the statios. The evaluatio of omotorized facilities idicated that the East Lik Project would geerally icrease the pedestria activity i ad aroud the proposed statios, compared with existig coditios. I the o-build coditio, pedestria ad bicycle facilities are likely to improve with umerous plaed improvemets icluded i agecy log-rage plas. East Lik would support, ad i most cases ehace, these improvemets as the project proposes a umber of omotorized ameities i ad adjacet to the statios to miimize impacts o pedestria ad bicycle circulatio durig both East Lik costructio ad operatio. Soud Trasit would provide ehacemets, if eeded, to the sidewalk adjacet to East Lik statios. These ehacemets would provide comfortable ad safe pedestria ad bicycle access to ad from the statios ad areas surroudig the statios. Treatmets for safe ad effective pedestria access might iclude crosswalks, sigals, street lightig, safety gates, warig lights, sigage, ad other elemets that might provide stadard features to facilitate safe ad accessible trasfers for trasit customers from oe type of public trasportatio to aother. I additio to pedestria ad bicycle circulatio improvemets, the project would provide statio ameities such as bicycle racks ad lockers. There are crosswalks at all arterial study itersectios withi the corridor, ad street-crossig access would geerally remai similar to existig coditios or improve with light rail. For at-grade statios (either o the side of the roadway or i the media), crosswalks would be maitaied or added to coect pedestrias ad bicyclists with the statio platform. For tuel ad elevated statios, stair ad elevator access would be provided to coect pedestrias ad bicyclists with the statio platform. For elevated or at-grade alteratives, crosswalks might have slightly loger pedestria walkig distaces across the roadway. Where there is at-grade light rail track crossig a sidewalk or crosswalk, either a traffic sigal or light rail crossig gates ad warig sigals would be provided for pedestrias ad bicyclists safety. Curretly, there are few mid-block pedestria crosswalks withi the study area, ad the East Lik Project would maitai these existig crossigs if directly affected, while ot creatig ay ew mid-block crossigs. Because some of the East Lik statios would be located ear local ad regioal trails, omotorized regioal mobility would be ehaced by the project. The East Lik Project would provide access ad mobility to trasit facilities ad improved coectios to the regioal omotorized system. Without the project, pedestria ad bicycle facilities located where statios are proposed might remai discoected, with little or o improvemets ad lackig ameities. Without light rail, some omotorized coectios would cotiue to lack access to surroudig eighborhoods ad urba ceters. 7.2 Affected Eviromet Pedestria circulatio ad sidewalks were ivetoried ad evaluated alog arterial streets withi 0.5 mile of the proposed statios. I additio, pedestria LOS was calculated to evaluate pedestria crowdig at itersectios ear (withi 300 feet) the proposed statios. Gaps i the sidewalk etwork surroudig statios were idetified o either oe or both sides of arterial streets to assess the geeral walkig coditios of pedestria circulatio paths leadig to ad from the statios. Lad uses withi 0.5 mile walkig distace of the proposed statios were East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities

2 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities icluded i the aalysis to provide uderstadig of the existig ad future pedestria circulatio surroudig the statios. Bicycle facilities withi a 1-mile radius of statios were idetified to determie bicycle circulatio patters ad if there are ay impacts. Regioal multiuse trails were idetified, as well as school walk routes recommeded by local agecies. Appedix A of this Trasportatio Techical Report (Appedix H1 of this Fial EIS) provides greater detail o the aalysis methodology Pedestria Activity, Sidewalks, ad School Walk Routes Sidewalks are available alog most arterial streets withi the study area, providig sufficiet pedestria coectios. Geerally, there are oly a few areas that are missig sidewalks o oe or both sides of the street. Streets that lack sidewalks are typically i residetial eighborhoods, o local access streets, or o streets with low pedestria volumes. The followig subsectios describe the pedestria activity, sidewalks, ad crosswalks i each segmet of the East Lik Project. Bicycle routes ad facilities, ad regioal multiuse trails are discussed i Sectio Segmet A Soud Trasit ivetoried omotorized facilities located i Segmet A withi the City of Seattle ad the City of Mercer Islad. Geerally, there are sidewalks surroudig Raiier ad Mercer Islad. A few small segmets with missig sidewalks, less tha oe-quarter mile, were idetified alog Raiier Aveue South ad some arterials alog Mercer Islad where sidewalk was provided o oe side of the roadway. Table 7-1 ad Exhibits 7-1 ad 7-2 show missig sidewalk facilities idetified withi 0.5 mile of statios. TABLE 7-1 Missig Arterial Sidewalk Segmets withi Segmet A Map ID a Roadway From To Missig Side b SWG1 Marti Luther Kig, Jr. Way South South Dearbor Street South Norma Street Both SWG2 Marti Luther Kig, Jr. Way South Irvig Street Sam Smith Park Etrace Both SWG3 Raiier Aveue South South State Street South Grad Street Both SWG4 Raiier Aveue South South Holgate Street South Plum Street Both SWG5 17th Aveue South South Massachusetts Street South College Street Irregular SWG6 SE 24th Street 72d Aveue SE 76th Aveue SE Oe SWG7 SE 26th Street Islad Crest Way North Mercer Way Oe SWG8 North Mercer Way 76th Aveue SE SE 26th Street Oe SWG9 Islad Crest Way North Mercer Way SE 34th Place Irregular a Correspods to ID umbers i Exhibits 7-1 ad 7-2. b Irregular portios might occur o oe or both sides of street. The Raiier i Segmet A is located betwee the Cetral Area ad North Raiier Valley eighborhoods i Seattle. Pedestrias usig bus facilities i this area mostly origiate from or are destied for the surroudig eighborhoods, icludig the Iteratioal District. A few small segmets with missig sidewalks, less tha oe-quarter mile i legth, were idetified alog Raiier Aveue South. Crosswalks are preset at most arterial itersectios i this area. Sidewalks are preset alog both sides of Raiier Aveue South, south of I-90. North of I-90, sidewalks are preset alog the wester side of Raiier Aveue South. O the east side of Raiier Aveue South, uder I-90, the sidewalk termiates ad coects to a paved trail that cotiues ito Judkis Park ad Playfield. The sidewalk ad crosswalk cofiguratio i this area is discotiuous ad therefore ca create slightly loger walkig distaces for pedestrias. Additioally, there is a midblock crossig o 23rd Aveue South coectig South Day Street to the wester portio of the I-90 Lid Park ad the Raiier. Geerally, pedestria ad bicycle circulatio i this area is from residets ad some commercial users as well as recreatioal users where Judkis Park coects to the I-90 Trail. 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities 7-2 East Lik Project Fial EIS

3 14TH AVE 31ST AVE S 15TH AVE S 5TH AVE BROADWAY A E CHERRY ST E JEFFERSON ST Elliot Bay WESTERN AVE 1ST AVE To Uiversity of Washigto Existig Facilities 3RD AVE YESLER WAY 1ST AVE S Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Future 2ND AVE S $1 Itersectio Improvemet Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall Public School 5 S ROYAL BROUGHAM WAY NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. Viciity Map L a k e 5 W a s h i g to 405 Seattle À Sidewalk Gap (SWG) Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Arterial Street Proposed 5TH AVE S Redmod À 202 À Bellevue 520 L a k e S a m m a m i s h JAMES ST Segmet A 6TH AVE S À 202 9TH AVE S HOLGATE ST To Sea-Tac Airport S LANDER ST S FOREST ST AIRPORT WAY S Airport/Spokae BROADWAY AVE 5 12TH AVE S BEACON AVE S Cetral Lik Aligmet ad S DEARBORN ST STURGUS PARK RAINIER AVE S TAEJON PARK 15TH AVE S S E A T T L E S JACKSON ST 17TH AVE S JUDGE CHARLES M. STOKES\ OVERLOOK I-90 LID SWG5 SWG3 NOTE: Phase II SR 519 omotorized improvemets iclude S Royal Brougham Way oly. JUDKINS PARK AND PLAYFIELD Raiier ATLANTIC STREET SWG4 PARK S COLLEGE ST 23RD AVE 23RD AVE S E YESLER WAY I-90 LID SAM SMITH PARK M L KING JR WAY S M L KING JR WAY SWG2 BLUE DOG POND S MC CLELLAN ST Mile LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD SOUTH DAY STREET PARK EAST PORTAL VIEWPOINT L a ke Wa sh i g t o Source: Data from City of Seattle (2002), Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL, ad Soud Trasit (2007). 90 Exhibit 7-1 Existig ad Future No Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities Segmet A - Seattle East Lik Project

4 L a ke Wa sh i g t o 100TH AVE SE 104TH AVE SE 90 Existig Facilities Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Future Improvemets Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall #0 Tow Ceter Public School Viciity Map Seattle L a k e Wa s h i g to 5 À 908 W MERCER WAY À 202 À Redm od Bellevue L a k e S a m m a m i s h PARK ON THE LID Mercer Islad Uited Methodist Church Park & Ride À 202 ) 72ND AVE SE SWG6 SE 24TH ST 76TH AVE SE M E R C E R I S L A N D SWG8 SE 27TH ST 77TH AVE SE 78TH AVE SE Mercer Islad ) #0 80TH AVE SE Mercer Islad Park & Ride ISLAND CREST WAY SWG7 UPPER LUTHER BURBANK PARK SWG9 Mercer Islad Presbyteria Church Park & Ride ) N MERCER WAY SE 40TH ST SE 36TH ST $1 SWG11 SE 25TH ST Segmet B Segmet A 90 SWG10 NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. Source: Data from Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL. 108TH AVE SE Sidewalk Gap (SWG) Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Arterial Street Proposed Mile Exhibit 7-2 Existig ad Future No Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities Segmet A - Mercer Islad East Lik Project ISLAND CREST WAY

5 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities I Mercer Islad, recet mixed-use developmets at the Mercer Islad Tow Ceter, completio of the ew Mercer Islad Park-ad-Ride Lot, ad improvemets i pedestria coectivity have resulted i a more walkable area betwee the Tow Ceter ad North Mercer Islad. Nearly all of the commercial activity i Mercer Islad is cetralized at the Mercer Islad Tow Ceter, makig it a commo destiatio for residets ad pedestrias. The Mercer Islad I-90 Lid Park provides multiple coectios across I-90 betwee North Mercer Islad ad the Tow Ceter ad provides the largest area of omotorized recreatioal use o Mercer Islad. Sidewalks located alog 76th Aveue SE, 77th Aveue SE, ad 80th Aveue SE provide pedestria ad bicycle coectivity across I-90. Crosswalks ad wider sidewalks are preset throughout most of the commercial area i Mercer Islad, i additio to some pedestria-friedly roadway elemets such as bulb-outs ad street trees. There are school walk routes for Beaco Hill Elemetary School ad Thurgood Marshall Elemetary School withi 0.5 mile of Raiier. However, these walk routes are located o collector ad local streets ad are ot preset o arterial streets withi the Seattle area of Segmet A. There are o school walk routes i Mercer Islad withi 0.5 mile of the Mercer Islad Segmet B Geerally, there is less pedestria activity i Segmet B tha i the other segmets because of the surroudig residetial eighborhoods of Eatai, Surrey Dows, ad Wilburto ad Mercer Slough Nature Park, topography, ad street cofiguratio. I additio, high traffic volumes o 112th Aveue SE, Bellevue Way SE, ad ear the SE 8th Street/I-405 iterchage ca discourage pedestrias ad bicycle activities. Eve so, commo walkig origis or destiatios i this area iclude the Eatai eighborhood, earby office parks, ad the Mercer Slough recreatioal area. There are geerally sidewalks alog arterial ad residetial collector streets withi Segmet B. There are missig sidewalk facilities, located o oe side, both sides scattered o most arterials withi 0.5 mile of the potetial statios maily because of topographical costraits. Table 7-2 ad Exhibit 7-3 list these missig sidewalk sectios. TABLE 7-2 Missig Arterial Sidewalk Segmets withi Segmet B Map ID a Roadway From To Missig Side b SWG10 106th Aveue SE SE 30th Street 108th Aveue SE Both SWG11 SE 25th Street 104th Aveue SE 108th Aveue SE Oe SWG12 SE 34th Street 108th Aveue SE 111th Aveue SE Both SWG13 Bellevue Way SE 112th Aveue SE 113th Aveue SE Oe SWG14 118th Aveue SE SE 8th Street I-90 Etrace Oe SWG15 SE 8th Street 114th Aveue SE Lake Hills Coector Oe SWG16 Lake Hill Coector Road SE 6th Street Kelsey Creek Park Oe SWG17 121st Aveue SE SE 8th Street SE 20th Place Oe a Correspods to ID umbers i Exhibit 7-3. b Irregular portios might occur o oe or both sides of street. The South Bellevue Park-ad-Ride Lot is located approximately 0.5 mile orth of I-90. Most of the surroudig lad use cosists of ope recreatioal spaces betwee I-90 ad the South Bellevue Park-ad-Ride Lot. Office parks are located orth of the park-ad-ride lot, alog 112th Aveue SE. As a result, high pedestria volumes are relatively ucommo aroud the park-ad-ride area. Crosswalks are located at the sigalized itersectio etrace to the park-ad-ride lot. Sidewalk is abset alog the wester side of Bellevue Way, south of 112th Aveue SE, because of right-of-way costraits associated with the topography. The existig sidewalks surroudig the proposed 118th Aveue ad SE 8th Street statios are geerally located alog arterial streets, although sidewalks are abset o the east side of 114th Aveue NE (alog I-405) ad 118th Aveue SE because of right-of-way costraits. At the iterchage of SE 8th Street ad I-405, crosswalks are marked alog the orth side of SE 8th Street, although they are abset alog the south side of SE 8th Street. East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities

6 Ceter SWG23 G26 MAIN ST Old Bellevue SWG21 108th E. Mai SWG 20 Viciity Map 5 SWG24 Seattle À 202 À L a k e W a s h i g to À 908 Bellevue 90 Redmod L a k e S a m m a m i s h Segmet C Segmet B SURREY DOWNS SE 8th SWG19 Wilburto Park & Ride SE 8TH ST ) SWG15 SWG16 104TH AVE SE 112TH AVE SE 118th 118TH AVE SE SWG17 123RD AVE SE LAKE HILLS CONNECTOR SWG10 L a ke Wa sh i g t o B E A U X A R T S Segmet B Segmet A 90 SWG11 108TH AVE SE BELLEVUE WAY SE South Bellevue SWG12 SWG13 South Bellevue Park & Ride MERCER SLOUGH NATURE PARK SWG Existig Facilities Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Future Improvemets Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest School NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas, as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. 90 Sidewalk Gap (SWG) Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Arterial Street Proposed City Limits New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) Mile Exhibit 7-3 Existig ad Future No 405 Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities, Segmet B East Lik Project

7 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities Withi oe-mile of the statios i Segmet B, there are few local or collector east-west streets that coect the arterial streets to each other. Lake Hills Coector Road ad SE 8th Street are the mai east-west arterials providig coectio betwee the South Bellevue ad Wilburto eighborhoods. A missig sidewalk was idetified o SE 25th Street, which serves the school walk route for Eatai Elemetary School. Most of the school walk routes for this school are located o collector ad local residetial streets Segmet C Dowtow Bellevue is a major destiatio i the easter Puget Soud regio, ad pedestria circulatio is higher i Dowtow Bellevue tha i the other segmets. Sidewalks ad crosswalks are geerally preset throughout Segmet C ad surroudig Bellevue Trasit Ceter as idicated i Table 7-3 ad show i Exhibit 7-4. Full sidewalks are preset at locatios earest to the proposed statios, idicatig that pedestria circulatio would be geerally well supported by existig sidewalks, although topography reduces the ease of pedestria east-west movemets i the easter edge of dowtow. Sidewalks are also provided o the arterials that coect Dowtow Bellevue with Segmets B ad D. TABLE 7-3 Missig Arterial Sidewalk Segmets withi Segmet C Map ID a Roadway From To Missig Side b SWG18 102d Aveue NE NE 10th Street NE 8th Street Oe SWG19 114th Aveue NE NE 6th Street SE 8th Street Oe SWG20 Mai Street 1st Street 124th Aveue NE Both SWG21 Mai Street 106th Aveue NE 108th Aveue NE Oe SWG22 NE Lake Washigto Boulevard 97th Aveue NE 100th Aveue NE Oe SWG23 108th Aveue NE NE 12th Street NE 24th Street Irregular a Correspods to ID umbers i Exhibit 7-4. b Irregular portios might occur o oe or both sides of street. The highest pedestria activity i Segmet C ad i the study area is focused aroud Bellevue Trasit Ceter. There are major pedestria crossigs at Bellevue Trasit Ceter, where there is dese pedestria activity durig the PM peak periods, whe commuters are travelig to bus loadig areas. Curretly, almost 700 pedestrias durig the PM peak hour cross through the itersectio of 108th Aveue NE ad NE 6th Street (adjacet to Bellevue Trasit Ceter). May pedestrias usig this trasit ceter origiate from or are destied to earby employers throughout dowtow. A east-west pedestria pathway provides coectivity betwee Bellevue Trasit Ceter ad Bellevue Square Mall/Licol Square ad surroudig retail uses. Geerally, withi the dowtow area, pedestria activity is deser betwee Bellevue Way ad 110th Aveue NE ad betwee NE 8th Street ad NE 4th Street, where retail ad busiess office destiatios are predomiat. The City of Bellevue has also istalled or sigalized several midblock crosswalks withi the dowtow area to improve the coectivity betwee major destiatios ad lad uses. East of I-405, pedestria activity occurs mostly ear Overlake Hospital. Crosswalks are preset alog 116th Aveue NE allowig pedestrias access betwee the Overlake Hospital ad the smaller retail areas east of 116th Aveue NE. Pedestria coectivity betwee Dowtow Bellevue ad the Overlake Hospital area is limited to a few coectios across I-405. Sidewalk is preset alog both sides of each crossig; however, pedestrias crossig NE 8th Street must use cautio crossig the etwork of freeway ramp termials at either eds of the bridge because crosswalks ad sigals are ot preset at all the ramp termials. Crosswalks are also preset alog NE 8th Street, east of I-405, at 116th Aveue NE ad at 120th Aveue NE itersectios, although the distace betwee these crossigs is cosiderable. Sidewalks are preset alog arterials that serve the Bellevue High school walk route i Segmet C. Similarly to the other segmets, much of the school walk routes are located o collector ad local streets. East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities

8 Existig Facilities Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Future Improvemets Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall Public School Æc Library Viciity Map 5 Seattle B E L L E V U E À 202 À L a k e W a s h i g to À 908 Bellevue 90 Redmod L a k e S a m m a m i s h NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas, as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. BELLEVUE WAY NE SWG23 108TH AVE NE Ashwood/ Hospital SWG24 Segmet D SWG25 Segmet SWG30 NE 12TH ST Æc 405 Segmet C L a ke Bell evue BEL-RED RD ) Grace Luthera Church Park & Ride SWG18 NE 8TH ST Bellevue Trasit Ceter Hospital SWG29 SWG22 $1 Washigto L a ke Wa sh i g t o Old Bellevue MAIN ST SWG21 108th E. Mai SWG19 SWG20 Sidewalk Gap (SWG) Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Arterial Street Proposed City Limits Segmet C Segmet B New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot SE 8th Wilburto Park & Ride SE 8TH ST ) Mile SWG15 118th 118TH AVE SE SWG16 SWG17 Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006). Exhibit 7-4 Existig ad Future No Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities, Segmet C East Lik Project SWG20

9 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities Segmet D Pedestria activity i Segmet D is geerally lower tha i the other segmets. Most of the pedestria activity i Segmet D occurs east of 140th Aveue NE ear the area surroudig Overlake Village, where retail, medical, ad commercial uses are more predomiat, ad betwee Overlake Trasit Ceter ad the surroudig commercial ad office lad uses. More sidewalks ad traffic sigals are preset i these areas tha i the wester part of Segmet D. Pedestria activity i the Bel-Red area betwee 116th Aveue NE ad 140th Aveue NE is miimal because much of the lad use cosists of light idustrial, office park, ad commercial uses. Either o sidewalk is provided or large portios of missig sidewalk occur o both sides of the arterial streets i this area (120th, 124th, 130th, ad 136th Aveues NE), as listed i Table 7-4 ad show i Exhibit 7-5. Additioally, log walkig distaces betwee the two east-west arterials, Bel-Red Road ad NE 20th Street, discourage pedestria activity i this area. However, there are sidewalk facilities o both sides of these two streets. Crosswalks are located at all sigalized itersectios i Segmet D. There are o school walk routes o arterial streets withi Segmet D. TABLE 7-4 Missig Arterial Sidewalk Segmets withi Segmet D Map ID a Roadway From To Missig Side b SWG24 120th Aveue NE NE Bel-Red Road Northup Way Irregular SWG25 124th Aveue NE NE Bel-Red Road Northup Way Irregular SWG26 130th Aveue NE NE Bel-Red Road Northup Way Irregular SWG27 132d Aveue NE NE Bel-Red Road NE 16th Street Irregular SWG28 136th Place NE NE Bel-Red Road NE 20th Street Both SWG29 NE 8th Street/Old Bel-Red Road Near former BNSF Railway tracks 120th Aveue NE Oe SWG30 NE Bel-Red Road 156th Aveue NE NE 30th Street Oe SWG31 148th Aveue NE NE 24th Street NE 35th Place Oe a Correspods to ID umbers i Exhibit 7-5. b Irregular portios might occur o oe or both sides of street Segmet E I Segmet E, pedestria ad bicycle activity is relatively higher tha i other segmets withi the Dowtow Redmod, Redmod Tow Ceter ad Marymoor Park areas because sidewalks, bicycle laes, ad recreatioal facilities have cotributed to a more walkable area. Sidewalks are o most arterial streets i Segmet E, with a small area of missig sidewalk o oe side of the street, alog 166th Aveue NE, as listed i Table 7-5 ad show i Exhibit 7-6. Although Redmod Tow Ceter ad Marymoor Park are popular pedestria destiatios, they are separated by SR 520, which presets a barrier for pedestrias wishig to cross betwee the two areas. The Sammamish River Trail passes beeath SR 520 at the West Lake Sammamish Parkway iterchage ad provides a pedestria coectio betwee the park ad Dowtow Redmod. Crosswalks are provided at all sigalized itersectios i Segmet E, with the exceptio of the SR 520 etrace/exit ramps alog NE 76th Street ad NE Redmod Way. A school walk route for Redmod Elemetary School is located withi a 0.5-mile radius of the Redmod Tow Ceter. TABLE 7-5 Missig Arterial Sidewalk Segmets withi Segmet E Map ID a Roadway From To Missig Side SWG32 166th Aveue NE Redmod Way Avodale Road Oe a Correspods to ID umbers i Exhibit 7-6. East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities

10 G27 108TH AVE NE 108TH AVE NE Æc Bellevue Trasit Ceter NE 2ND ST Mai St. 112TH AVE NE 112TH AVE NE Existig Facilities Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Future Itersectio Improvemet Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest School NORTHUP WAY 114TH AVE NE TH AVE NE Ashwood/ Hospital 116TH AVE NE SWG29 116TH AVE NE SWG24 Segmet D Segmet C L a ke Bell evue Hospital Viciity Map 120TH AVE NE L a k e 5 W a s h i g to 405 Seattle 120th NE 8TH ST SWG24 124TH AVE NE B E L L E V U E SWG25 130TH AVE NE SWG26 NE BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD 130th B E L L E V U E Sidewalk Gap (SWG) SWG23 New ad/or Expaded Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Park-ad-Ride Lot Arterial Street Existig Park & Ride Proposed ) / No expasio City Limits À Redmod À 202 À Bellevue 520 L a k e S a m m a m i s h 132ND AVE NE À 202 SWG27 SWG28 NE 24TH ST NE 20TH ST 140TH AVE NE NE 8TH ST Mile SWG31 148TH AVE ) 148TH AVE NE Segmet E Segmet D Overlake Village ) 156TH AVE NE 156TH AVE NE NE 8TH ST Overlake Trasit Ceter SWG30 NE 40TH ST NORTHUP WAY NE BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas, as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006). Exhibit 7-5 Existig ad Future No Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities, Segmet D East Lik 5 E.

11 161ST AVE NE SWG37 SAMMAMISH RIVER TRAIL SITE ¾À 202 R E D M O N D Viciity Map À 908 Redmod À 202 À 520 Bellevue 148TH AVE NE BNSF Railway WILLOWS RD NE NE REDMOND WAY NE OLD REDMOND RD 152ND AVE NE NE 60TH ST ¾À TH AVE NE 85TH ST Æc Redmod Trasit Ceter Dowtow Redmod DUDLEY CARTER PARK LEARY WAY THE EDGE SKATE PARK ) Redmod Trasit Ceter WOODINVI LLE -REDMOND RD #0 166TH AVE NE Redmod Tow Ceter BEAR CREEK PKWY NE 80TH ST SWG32 CLEVELAND ST TOWN CENTER OPEN SPACE MARYMOOR PARK 171ST AVE NE NE REDMOND WAY AVONDALE RD NE SE Redmod MF 5 for E1 Seattle NE 76TH ST L a k e W a s h i g t o ) NE UNION HILL RD Bear Creek Park & Ride 180TH AVE NE ¾À L a k e Sam mamish S a m m a m i s h WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY NE R i v e r NE 51ST ST L a ke Sammam B E L L E V U E 148TH AVE NE ¾À 520 Overlake Trasit Ceter 156TH AVE NE Segmet E SegmetD Overlake Trasit Ceter NE 40TH BEL-RED RD NE BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD Existig Sidewalk Multi-Use Trail Itersectio Improvemet Sidewalk Improvemet Multi-Use Trail Improvemet Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest #0 Tow Ceter Public School Æc Library NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. 2) Sidewalk gaps were determied whe sidewalk was ot preset alog both sides of the road. Sidewalk Gap (SWG) Sidewalk Study Area (1/2 mile) Arterial Street Proposed City Limits ) Source: Data from City of Redmod (2007) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL. New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot B E L L E V U E Existig Park & Ride / No expasio Mile Exhibit 7-6 Existig ad Future No Build Sidewalk ad Trail Facilities, Segmet E East Lik Project

12 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities Bicycle Routes ad Laes ad Multiuse Trails Bicycle Routes ad Laes Throughout the East Lik study area, while there are bicycle laes o some arterials, desigated ad siged bicycle routes are located o most arterial or collector streets. Some arterials i the study area also have a wide shoulder that allows bicycle activity. Desigated bicycle routes do ot ecessarily have marked laes, although sigage typically is preset alog these routes as a idicator to motorists that bicyclists are likely to share the roadway with vehicles. Desigated bicycle routes, marked bicycle laes, ad regioal multiuse trails i the study area iclude 12th Aveue South i Seattle; the I-90 Trail (icludes North Mercer Way) o Mercer Islad; Bellevue Way, 108th Aveue SE, 112th Aveue SE, 118th Aveue SE, NE 20th ad NE 24th Street, ad 140th Aveue NE i Bellevue; ad 156th Aveue, West ad East Lake Sammamish Parkway, ad SR 202/Redmod Way i Redmod. I Seattle, 12th Aveue South is a desigated bicycle route, ad there are marked bicycle laes o South Dearbor Street ad Marti Luther Kig Jr. Way South. East-west bicycle coectivity to these streets is achieved primarily through routes o collector ad local streets. There are bicycle facilities facilities o both sides of most arterial streets o Mercer Islad, icludig North Mercer Way, Islad Crest Way, ad 78th Aveue SE. Bicycle activity i Segmet B occurs more frequetly alog the I-90 Trail through Bellevue, withi the local street etwork i the Eatai ad Beaux Arts eighborhoods, ad withi the Mercer Slough recreatioal area. There are desigated routes o some arterial streets i Segmet C alog 112th Ave NE ad 116th Ave NE that coect to the SR 520 multiuse trail. Withi Segmet D, desigated bike routes are preset o some local ad arterial streets orth of NE 24th Street i the Cherry Crest eighborhood. The SR 520 multiuse trail provides most of the cotiuous bicycle coverage through Segmet D. I the City of Redmod, bicycle facilities are preset alog segmets of NE 85th Street, NE 83rd Street, ad 171st Aveue NE. Most other streets through Dowtow Redmod are desigated bicycle routes. The Sammamish River Trail, Bear Creek Parkway Trail, ad Marymoor Park trail etwork are bicycle facilities. Exhibits 7-7 (Raiier ), 7-8 (Mercer Islad ), 7-9 (Segmet B), 7-10 (Segmet C), 7-11 (Segmet D), ad 7-12 (Segmet E) show arterials withi the study area where existig bicycle facilities are preset Multiuse Trails Multiuse trails provide regioal mobility for omotorized users. There are several regioal multiuse trails withi the study area, ad some of the accesses to these trails are located withi close walkig or bicyclig distace to the proposed statios, providig trasit riders with a locatio to easily trasfer to ad from omotorized modes. Regioal multiuse trails located i the project viciity iclude the I-90 Multiuse Regioal Trail (Moutais to Soud Greeway), Mercer Slough Nature Park, ad multiuse trails, SR 520 Regioal Trail, Bridle Crest Trail, Sammamish River Trail, East Lake Sammamish Trail, ad Bear Creek Trail. These trails are coected to oe aother by local, desigated bicycle routes. The I-90 Trail origiates at Sturgus Park i Seattle ad crosses Lake Washigto alog the westboud side of I-90. A portio of the trail termiates at Mercer Slough Nature Park i south Bellevue. Trail users ca also follow a paved portio of the trail that cotiues east of I-405, adjacet to I-90. A iteral trail etwork withi Mercer Slough Nature Park provides trail coectivity to the 118th Trail ad other omotorized facilities that are beyod the 1-mile radius of the proposed South Bellevue. The I-90 Trail is a popular bicycle facility amog recreatioal users ad bicycle commuters, ad it is the oly omotorized facility that provides pedestria ad bicycle access across Lake Washigto ad to Mercer Islad. I 2009, approximately 60 bicycle users were couted durig the AM peak, ad 100 bicycle users were couted durig the PM peak at the itersectio of the I- 90 Trail etrace at Eatai Park i Bellevue. At the I-90 Trail/12th Aveue South i Seattle, approximately 110 bicyclists were couted i the AM peak ad 130 i the PM peak (WSDOT, 2009b). I Segmets D ad E, the SR 520 Regioal Trail is a major multiuse trail facility that follows SR 520 to the Redmod Tow Ceter. The trail is primarily accessible through public park areas, although there are few access poits alog the trail from desigated bicycle routes o arterial streets. Trails that are used oly for recreatio are ot addressed i this sectio. (For iformatio about recreatioal facilities, see Sectio 4.17, Parklad ad Ope Space, of the Fial EIS.) 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities 7-12 East Lik Project Fial EIS

13 14TH AVE 31ST AVE S 15TH AVE S AVE E JEFFERSON ST Elliot Bay To Uiversity of Washigto Existig Facilities ALASKAN WAY S YESLER WAY 1ST AVE S Bicycle Lae/ Shared Route Bicycle Route Future 2ND AVE S $1 Itersectio Improvemet Proposed Bicycle Improvemet Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall Public School NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. Viciity Map Lake 5 Washigto 405 Seattle À Segmet A S ROYAL BROUGHAM WAY 5TH AVE S Redmod À 202 À Bellevue 520 Lake Sammamish JAMES ST 6TH AVE S À 202 9TH AVE S HOLGATE ST To Sea-Tac Airport AIRPORT WAY S BROADWAY AVE 5 12TH AVE S BEACON AVE S S DEARBORN ST STURGUS PARK RAINIER AVE S TAEJON PARK S E A T T L E S JACKSON ST E YESLER WAY 17TH AVE S JUDGE CHARLES M. STOKES\ Raiier OVERLOOK I-90 LID S COLLEGE ST JUDKINS PARK AND PLAYFIELD ATLANTIC STREET 23RD AVE S I-90 M L KING JR WAY S M L KING JR WAY SAM SMITH PARK BLUE DOG POND LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD SOUTH DAY STREET PARK EAST PORTAL VIEWPOINT L a ke Wa sh i g t o S MC CLELLAN ST Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Arterial Street Proposed Cetral Lik Aligmet ad Airport/Spokae Park & Ride 15TH AVE S Source: Data from City of Seattle (2002), Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL, ad Soud Trasit (2007). 23RD AVE S Mile Exhibit 7-7 Existig ad Future No Build Bicycle Facilities Segmet A - Seattle East Lik Project

14 L a ke Wa sh i g t o 104TH AVE SE 100TH AVE SE 90 Existig Facilities Bike Lae Bike Route Future Improvemets Proposed Bicycle Lae Proposed Off-Street Path Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall #0 Tow Ceter Public School Viciity Map Seattle 5 À 908 W MERCER WAY L a k e W a s h i g to À 202 À Bellevue 90 Redmod L a k e S a m m a m i s h PARK ON THE LID ) Mercer Is. Uited Methodist Church Park & Ride 72ND AVE SE SE 24TH ST 76TH AVE SE M E R C E R I S L A N D SE 27TH ST 77TH AVE SE 78TH AVE SE Mercer Islad ) #0 80TH AVE SE Mercer Islad Park & Ride ISLAND CREST WAY Mercer Islad Presbyteria Church Park & Ride ) N MERCER WAY UPPER LUTHER BURBANK PARK SE 40TH ST SE 36TH ST $1 SE 25TH ST Segmet B Segmet A B E A U X A R T S TH AVE SE NOTE: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. Source: Data from Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL. Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Arterial Street Proposed Mile Exhibit 7-8 Existig ad Future No Build Bicycle Facilities Segmet A - Mercer Islad East Lik Project ISLAND CREST WAY

15 Ceter Old Bellevue MAIN ST 108th E. Mai Viciity Map 5 Seattle À 202 À L a k e W a s h i g to À 908 Bellevue 90 Redmod L a k e S a m m a m i s h Segmet C Segmet B SE 8th SE 8TH ST Wilburto Park & Ride ) 118th 118TH AVE SE Existig Facilities Bike Route Bike Lae Future Improvemets Proposed Bicycle Lae Proposed Off-Street Path (Icludes Bike Routes) Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest School 108TH AVE SE BELLEVUE WAY SE MERCER SLOUGH NATURE PARK B E A U X A R T S South Bellevue South Bellevue Park & Ride L a ke Wa sh i g t o 90 Segmet B Segmet A NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. 90 Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Arterial Street Proposed City Limits New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) Mile Exhibit 7-9 Existig ad Future No Build 405 Bicycle Facilities, Segmet B East Lik Project

16 Existig Facilities Bike Route Bike Lae Future Improvemets Proposed Bicycle Lae Proposed Off-Street Path (Icludes Bike Routes) Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest $1 City Hall Public School Æc Library Viciity Map 5 Seattle À 908 L a k e W a s h i g to À 202 À Bellevue 90 Redmod L a k e S a m m a m i s h NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. BELLEVUE WAY NE NE 12TH ST 108TH AVE NE Æc Ashwood/ Hospital TH AVE NE Segmet D Segmet C L a ke Bell evue 120th 124TH AVE NE Segmet BEL-RED RD ) Grace Luthera Church Park & Ride NE 8TH ST Bellevue Trasit Ceter Hospital $1 Washigto L a ke Wa sh i g t o Old Bellevue MAIN ST 108th E. Mai B E L L E V U E Segmet C Segmet B SE 8th Wilburto Park & Ride ) Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Arterial Street City Limits New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot SE 8TH ST Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) Mile 118th 118TH AVE SE Exhibit 7-10 Existig ad Future No Build Bicycle Facilities, Segmet C East Lik Project

17 108TH AVE NE Bellevue Trasit Ceter Mai St. Existig Facilities Bike Route Bike Lae Future Improvemets Proposed Bicycle Lae Proposed Off-Street Path (Icludes Bike Routes) Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest School Ashwood/ Hospital TH AVE NE 120TH AVE NE Segmet D Segmet C L a k e B e l l e v u e Hospital Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Proposed City Limits 120th B E L L E V U E Viciity Map Lake Washigto Seattle B E L L E V U E BEL-RED RD NE 8TH ST 130TH AVE NE New ad/or Expaded Park-ad-Ride Lot À 908 À 520 À 202 Bellevue 130th 90 Redmod Lake Sammamish NE 24TH ST NE 20TH ST 140TH AVE NE Mile 148TH AVE NE ) Segmet E Segmet D Overlake Trasit Ceter ) Overlake Village 150TH AVE NE NE 40TH ST NORTHUP WAY R E D M O N D NE BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are geerally displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas as provided by the City of Bellevue for Segmets B, C, ad D. Source: Data from City of Bellevue (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ad 2010) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006). Exhibit 7-11 Existig ad Future No Build Bicycle Facilities, Segmet D East Lik Project

18 161ST AVE NE SAMMAMISH RIVER TRAIL SITE ¾À 202 R E D M O N D Viciity Map L a k e 5 W a s h i g t o 405 À 908 Redmod À 520 À TH AVE NE WILLOWS RD NE BNSF Railway NE REDMOND WAY NE OLD REDMOND RD 152ND AVE NE NE 60TH ST ¾À TH AVE Æc NE 85TH ST Redmod Trasit Ceter Dowtow Redmod DUDLEY CARTER PARK LEARY WAY THE EDGE SKATE PARK Redmod Trasit Ceter ) WOODINVILLE -REDMOND RD #0 166TH AVE NE Redmod Tow Ceter BEAR CREEK PKWY NE 80TH ST CLEVELAND ST TOWN CENTER OPEN SPACE MARYMOOR PARK 171ST AVE NE NE REDMOND WAY AVONDALE RD NE SE Redmod MF 5 for E1 Seattle NE 76TH ST MF 5 for E2, E4 ) NE UNION HILL RD Bear Creek Park & Ride 180TH AVE NE ¾À 202 Bellevue 90 L a k e Sam mamish WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY NE S a m m a m i s h R i v e r NE 51ST ST L a ke Sammam B E L L E V U E 148TH AVE NE ¾À 520 Segmet E Segmet D Overlake Trasit Ceter 156TH AVE NE Overlake Trasit Ceter NE 40TH BEL-RED RD Existig Bike Lae Bike Route Itersectio Improvemet Proposed Bicycle Lae Proposed Off-Street Path Future Roadway Extesio Poits of Iterest #0 Tow Ceter Public School Æc Library NOTES: 1) No-motorized facilities show i the maps are oly displayed for arterials or higher classificatio roadways withi the sidewalk ad bicycle study areas. Bicycle Study Area (1 mile) Arterial Street Proposed City Limits New ad/or Expaded B E L L E V U E Park ad Ride Mile NE BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD Source: Data from City of Redmod (2007) ad Kig Couty (2005 ad 2006) modified by CH2M HILL. Exhibit 7-12 Existig ad Future No Build Bicycle Facilities Segmet E East Lik Project

19 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities 7.3 Evirometal Impacts This sectio describes the impacts o omotorized facilities ad pedestria access surroudig the statios. This icludes idetifyig ay sidewalk, bicycle ad crosswalk impacts related to the project, impacts o recommeded school walk routes ad impacts durig costructio ad mitigatio. To evaluate the ease ad flexibility of omotorized activity i the areas surroudig proposed statios ad the statio s potetial to attract walk ad bike trips, the percet of existig ad future sidewalk ad bicycle facility coverage was ivetoried ad measured surroudig each proposed statio. Major lad uses withi 0.5 mile of proposed statios were icluded i the aalysis to idetify types of omotorized activities that would occur amog the statios. Additioally, at each proposed statio, barriers to walkig ad bikig were idetified (such as topography ad log distaces betwee crosswalks), as well as posted roadway speeds, crosswalk locatios, ad average block legths. Future sidewalk ad bicycle facility coverage was obtaied usig GIS data from each muicipality s omotorized Capital Improvemet Pla (CIP) ad log-rage plaed projects. Appedix G i this Trasportatio Techical Report lists omotorized trasportatio improvemet projects i the study area. Pedestria LOS for sidewalks ad itersectio crossigs ear statio etraces was evaluated usig methodology from the Highway Capacity Maual (TRB, 2000) ad the TCQSM (TRB, 2003). Pedestria LOS is a measure of the walkig coditios o a sidewalk, route, or path. LOS A represets ample spacig betwee pedestrias o a sidewalk or path allowig for free-flow walk speeds. LOS F represets uavoidable crowdig betwee pedestrias o a sidewalk or path, prevetig free-flow walkig speed ad movemet. Table B-9 i Appedix B of this Trasportatio Techical Report cotais the LOS defiitios, criteria, ad descriptios for walkways ad sidewalks. Existig pedestria data were obtaied from itersectio volume couts collected for the project ad evaluated for 15-miute flow rates. To aalyze 2020 ad 2030 o-build pedestria volumes, existig pedestria volumes were icreased by the forecast aual traffic growth rates expected for each segmet. For the build coditio, the PM peak-period ridership forecasts were used to develop a statio s pedestria forecasts. Pedestrias were distributed to itersectio crossigs based o existig ad future lad uses. Pedestria LOS is summarized for each segmet i Tables F-1 to F-10 i Appedix F of this Trasportatio Techical Report [Appedix H1 of the FEIS]). Although the East Lik Project would substatially icrease the umber of pedestrias i ad aroud most of the statios, sidewalks ad itersectio crossigs throughout the study area were show to operate at LOS C or better i the future o-build ad build coditios. This idicates that there is sufficiet spacig betwee pedestrias o the sidewalk for them to walk freely at their ow speed, with the ability to cross paths with other pedestrias without causig coflicts i most istaces. The project proposes a umber of improvemets i ad aroud statios to miimize impacts o pedestria ad bicycle circulatio, both durig costructio ad durig light rail operatio. Trasit facility desigs would be flexible, allowig each statio to reflect ad fit ito the commuity it serves, while providig stadard features to facilitate smooth ad accessible trasfers for trasit customers from oe type of trasportatio to aother. Stadard desig features would iclude the followig: Security ad safety desig stadards Easy-to-read ad cosistet sigs Pedestria-friedly desig ad full access for people with disabilities Bicycle access ad secure storage Sidewalks immediately adjacet to statios (as show o the coceptual desig drawigs i Appedix G1 of the East Lik Fial EIS) Each statio would provide bicycle storage, icludig racks ad ofte lockers. The proposed umber of bicycle racks ad lockers at each statio is provided i the followig sectios. s would iclude additioal capacity for expasio of bicycle racks ad lockers i the future. Because of the proximity of some statios to regioal trails, such as the I-90 Trail, the East Lake Sammamish Trail, ad the potetial BNSF Railway trail, wayfidig sigage for earby regioal trails ad other local destiatios could be icorporated ito statio site desig elemets. East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities

20 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities Segmet A I Segmet A, Preferred Alterative A1 would serve the Raiier ad Mercer Islad s Pedestria Circulatio Preferred Iterstate 90 Alterative (A1) As show i Table 7-6, there are miimal plaed improvemets that would affect the sidewalk coverage surroudig the Raiier. Pedestria ad bicycle coectivity to the I-90 Lid Park ad I-90 Trail from the Raiier is provided by the mid-block crosswalk o 23rd Aveue South. Crosswalks at Raiier ad the I-90 ramp areas would be maitaied, ad walkig distaces surroudig the statio would ot chage from existig coditios. Addig wayfidig sigage alog Raiier Aveue South would help pedestrias avigate through the I-90 ramp area as there are log distaces betwee crosswalks. Other existig pedestria access locatios with the I-90 Trail would ot be affected. The access to the Mercer Islad would be located alog 80th Aveue SE. If the passeger drop-off/pickup area is located alog 77th Aveue SE, statio access would also be provided alog this street. If the passeger drop-off/pick-up area is ot located alog 77th Aveue SE, the it would remai i the Mercer Islad Park-ad- Ride lot. A additioal statio access is beig evaluated that would provide a pedestria bridge extedig over eastboud I-90. This bridge would accommodate about 25 percet of the riders at the statio durig the 3-hour peak period. Because the Mercer Islad is located withi I-90, walkig distaces, sidewalks, ad crosswalks o the arterial streets are expected to remai similar to o-build coditios. Compared to existig, coditios, a few ew sidewalks are plaed i the future; therefore, the sidewalk coverage area surroudig the Mercer Islad icreases i Table 7-6. Overcrowdig o sidewalks is ot expected ear Mercer Islad. Appedix D of this Trasportatio Techical Report (Appedix H1 of this Fial EIS) presets the pedestria LOS results. Nearby school walk routes alog local ad collector streets ear Raiier would ot likely be affected because trasit bus routes servicig Raiier would ot use these residetial local ad collector streets. There are o school walk routes withi walkig distace of the Mercer Islad. As show i Table 7-7, the year 2030 PM peak-period pedestria activity at the Raiier would be split evely betwee people boardig ad alightig (exitig) light rail ad is a little less tha half of the total persotrips at this statio. This idicates that the lad uses surroudig the statio are mixed betwee riders destied for the surroudig residetial eighborhoods ad riders boardig from commercial areas. Overcrowdig o sidewalks or at crosswalks is ot expected as a result of activity i the statio area. Pedestria LOS results are show i tables i Appedix D of this Trasportatio Techical Report (Appedix H1 of this Fial EIS). At Mercer Islad, the PM peak-period pedestria activity would be split evely betwee people boardig ad aligig light rail, idicatig there would be people destied to the surroudig residetial areas ad people boardig from the commercial lad uses at Mercer Islad Tow Ceter. Close to 30 percet of the total persotrips at the statio would be people walkig or bikig to or from the surroudig residetial ad commercial lad uses. Table 7-7 provides the forecasted pedestria ad bicycle trips at Mercer Islad Bicycle Circulatio There is o expected chage i bicycle circulatio i Segmet A with the East Lik Project, although a icreased umber of bicycle commuters trasferrig to ad from light rail ca be expected because both the Raiier ad Mercer Islad statios are coveietly located close to the I-90 Multiuse Regioal Trail. Wayfidig sigage to ad from the trail is recommeded for both statios. Table 7-6 provides a prelimiary estimate of the bicycle storage facilities (bicycle racks ad lockers) at the Raiier ad Mercer Islad statios. With East Lik, a access locatio to the I-90 Trail at the 23rd Aveue South etrace to the Raiier would be created, icreasig the trasferability betwee trasit ad omotorized modes at this locatio ad likely resultig i icreased recreatioal or commuter bicycle activity surroudig the statio. The additio of plaed bicycle capital improvemets o local ad collector streets, as show i Exhibit 7-7 ad idicated i Table 7-6, would ehace the circulatio ear the statio by providig greater coectivity betwee streets. 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities 7-20 East Lik Project Fial EIS

21 7.0 Nomotorized Facilities TABLE 7-6 Nomotorized Characteristics ad Facilities Adjacet to Areas i Segmet A /Alterative Type Bicycle Facility Capacities a Average Block Sidewalk c (percet) Bicycle Facilities d (percet) Racks Lockers Adjacet Roadway Speed Limits b Walkability Barriers Crosswalks Legth (feet) Existig Future Existig Future Major Existig Lad Uses e Raiier Preferred Alterative A1 At-grade 56 4 Raiier Aveue South: 35 mph 23rd Aveue South: 30 mph Log distace betwee crosswalks; high traffic volumes Preset Multifamily: 47% Sigle-family: 20% Commercial 12% Park 12% Idustrial/Commercial: 5% Mercer Islad Preferred Alterative A1 At-grade 56 4 North Mercer Way: 30 mph Withi the I-90 freeway Preset Sigle-family: 42% Park: 19% Tow Ceter: 16% Public Istitutio: 12% Multifamily: 8% Notes: Existig ad future sidewalks were aalyzed o arterial streets withi 0.5-mile walkig distace of statio locatios; existig ad future bicycle ad trail facilities were aalyzed o arterial streets withi 1 mile of statio locatios. a The rack ad locker values represet the available capacity at each statio; this does ot idicate the umber of facilities provided by year of opeig. At the curret level of desig, it is expected that approximately 50 to 65 percet of the available capacity would be provided withi the project s timeframe. b Speed limit of road(s) adjacet to light rail statio. c Percet of sidewalk coverage withi 0.5 mile of light rail statio. d Percet of bicycle facility coverage withi 1 mile of light rail statio. e Existig major lad uses withi 0.5 mile of light rail statio. Percetages might ot sum to 100 percet because of mior lad uses ad/or roudig. East Lik Project Fial EIS Nomotorized Facilities