TIB Project Information

No pedestrian facilities exist on this heavily used segment of roadway from 56th Street to Hunt Street. This segment of sidewalk has been prioritized by the city due to a long-overdue need for pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the 38th Avenue corridor. This particular roadway segment is heavily used by pedestrians, cyclists, and has multiple bus stops for elementary, middle, and high school aged kids. The high pedestrian traffic is proven by a well defined footpath along the shoulder of the unimproved road.This roadway segment has no illumination, which is a danger to vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists when it is dark.This road segment has no safe pedestrian crossings, which are much needed for pedestrians and school aged children.This project is part of an overall phased approach by the city to have continuous sidewalks from Hunt Street (north city limits on 38th Avenue to south city limits. The city has already completed the southern phase.

• The Gig Harbor community has long been awaiting pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure along incomplete corridors. This need is represented by the City Councils support of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan, 2025-2030 TIP, and Climate Action Plan, all of which advocate projects to install complete streets designs. 38th Avenue does not have existing complete streets infrastructure from Hunt to Briarwood Lane. The proposed project will complete a bike lane and sidewalks on the east side of the street, per the citys Complete Streets Ordinance (O-1525). Future capital improvement projects will be connecting the 38th Avenue sidewalk and bike lane from the current terminus at Briarwood Lane to this projects southern limit of 56th Street. This sidewalk and bike lane will serve the residential area of local roads that feed onto 38th Avenue. Additionally, sidewalk and bike lane from Hunt St to 56th St will connect a route for pedestrians and cyclists to travel from the 38th/Hunt St intersection all the way to the Olympic/Point Fosdick intersection, giving them access to a COLI (center of local importance). 38th Avenue is also a bus route for several schools in the area, and connects the city road to the county. With the addition of sidewalk, bike lane, and lighting on 38th Avenue, students can safely ride, roll, or walk to school where it was unsafe to before.