On October 24, the City of Olympia will host a meeting on the
alternatives for reconfiguring Capitol Way from the Capitol area to
Tumwater.
One of the alternatives is to keep the 4-lane cross-section, and add
some pedestrian crossing islands by narrowing the planter strips.
The other two alternatives include full bike lanes along this corridor.
One is a "permanent" conversion, with bus pullouts to keep traffic
flowing. The other is a "temporary" conversion that might be reversed
in 2015 if traffic growth creates serious congestion problems.
Please look at the material prepared by the City, and TRY to attend the
meeting. We need to appear strongly to support bike lanes on this corridor.
October 24
7 - 9 P.M.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Information is at:
http://www.trpc.org/programs/planning/olympia/capitolwaycorridorstudy.htm