The state has also engaged emergency services and public safety agencies to ensure that emergency service access is not compromised. Throughout this process, traffic safety and emergency access issues have been addressed and resolved to the satisfaction of the concerned parties.
Public involvement is always instrumental to the successful development of transportation plans.
Public involvement was especially important to this process given the divergent stakeholders and multiple governmental jurisdictions that were involved. Throughout the project, a core group of local transportation staff coordinated to assist the project team in the identification of key issues and proposed solutions. In addition to the core group, the project team worked closely with key stakeholders including the City of Vancouver Fire and Police Departments, Educational Service District 112, Vancouver School District, American Medical Response, and community members. The challenge for the project team was to find the best design alternative that would meet traffic safety, school bus access, and emergency response needs. To view Core Group summaries from past meetings, select a link for a full text word document.