TIB Project Information

The crosswalk at Front Street S and SE Bush Street is utilized by community members navigating from multifamily housing located west of Front St to community facilities including to the Issaquah Community Center, Clark Elementary School, Julius Boehm Pool, and the Rainier Trail on the east side of Front St. The crosswalk location is near a bus stop that serves two bus routes. The crosswalk is the only marked crossing between the signalized intersections of Sunset Way and Clark St, spaced 0.2 miles apart.Existing conditions include very high traffic volumes, especially on Front St. There is low compliance from northbound drivers for pedestrians and vehicles turning left from westbound Bush Street onto southbound Front Street including blocking of the crosswalk and intersection.The intersection reported 11 collisions in the last 5 years, the intersection will significantly benefit from a RRFB crossing based on level of pedestrian activity and lack of compliance by drivers yielding the right of way.

• The project will enhance the crosswalk of a congested arterial. The refuge median on Front St shows wear on the north tip by drivers hitting the pedestrian protective barrier when turning left from WB Bush St onto SB Front St, reducing pedestrian safety and comfortability. The project will increase pedestrian safety and improve vehicular turning movements at the intersection by adding a RRFB at crosswalk and shifting the crossing south to avoid protective barrier conflict. Complete Street elements include sidewalks, accessible RRFB, and curb extensions. Complete Streets goal is to reduce motor vehicle-related crashes and pedestrian risk, which this project addresses. This project goes beyond minimum design standards and requirements and creates a safety, accessible, and convenient walking network. The City is applying context sensitive solutions to this project, ensuring the solutions are appropriate for the area. This project is a high priority safety project for the City, as Front St is a heavy volume traffic street and within the walkable Olde Town neighborhood. The highest pedestrian visibility is an appropriate solution, therefore utilizing a RRFB system, which is the highest cost alternative chosen for the intersection. Via community survey, majority of respondents stated safety improvements being their main factor for ranking importance, so this project is aligned with the communitys need and is a high priority to construct in the near future.