You are not alone. It’s a complicated issue, and not everyone is trying to make things clearer. A few things you should know : The City Council says that your traffic is fine now and will be fine in 20 years. “no significant unavoidable adverse impacts are expected” Yet, during the Environmental Impact Statement process, nearly 400 people took the time to submit written concerns about traffic. No one was in favor of more traffic. The city only pays attention to the busiest hour between 7 and 9 AM and the busiest hour between 4 and 6 PM. If you are in clogged traffic outside of those hours, it doesn’t count. The City Council only pays attention to intersection delay. If you are sitting in a long line of traffic creeping along Sahalee, East Lake Sammamish, or Issaquah Pine Lake Road, it doesn’t count. Intersection delay is calculated, not measured. The estimated delays depend on values of parameters used for the software. Some of them are user choice. Despite concerns...
We believe in a Town Center that honors the values of current Sammamish residents—one that prioritizes responsible growth, fiscal sustainability, safeguards our natural environment to include our wildlife, trees, watershed, creeks, and aquifers, and upholds the integrity, infrastructure, and safety of our city.