From email:

The City of Olympia is considering adopting new street design standards to apply to new subdivisions.

Generally, the new standards will be more pedestrian friendly, slow traffic, make intersections easier to cross, and significantly reduce stormwater runoff.

The new standards will also reduce speed limits on some high-speed city streets.

These were developed over the past year by a committee consisting of two city council members (TJ Johnson and Joe Hyer), two Planning Commissioners (Cary Retlin and Roger Wilson), and two Bike/Ped Committee members (Christopher Jennings and Joe Ward).   They are a big improvement over the current standards.

The City is having a workshop and open house to discuss the standards. I strongly urge you to attend this workshop, Thursday, March 16, at City Hall.

I've attached the City's flyer on these new standards.

Please come to the open house, express your support for new street standards that encourage walking and slow traffic.  It will only take a few minutes.  We would prefer to NOT be outnumbered by the Master Builders (who probably SHOULD support these changes, as the narrower streets give them more land to sell in any given subdivision -- bigger lots or more lots -- but they don't always figure out what they should support).

Alernatively, an email to citycouncil@ci.olympia.wa.us expressing your support will also help.