Kenmore Sound

Transportation · What happened isn't confirmed · Jan 12, 2026

Kenmore Council was scheduled to accept $2.17 million in state TIB funding for the 80th Avenue NE ped-bike project

The Jan. 12, 2026 City Council consent agenda included accepting $2.17 million in Transportation Improvement Board funding for the 80th Avenue NE Ped-Bike Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the TIB agreements 1.

What the records say

The Jan. 12, 2026 agenda listed a consent-agenda item to accept $2.17 million in Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) funding for the 80th Avenue NE Ped-Bike (SR 522 – NE 185th Street) Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the appropriate agreements with TIB 1. The accompanying agenda bill says the state notified the city on Nov. 21, 2025 that the funds were awarded through TIB's Urban Arterial Program, following an August 2025 application; the Council action was to accept the award and sign the agreements 1. The agenda bill describes the project as reducing the posted speed limit to 30 mph, building buffered/protected bike lanes, filling in sidewalks on both sides of the street, traffic calming (chicane islands), curb extensions, ADA curb ramps, three new marked crosswalks with illuminated flashing beacons, an asphalt overlay, green bike markings with a bike box at SR 522, storm drainage, and street trees 1. The record is a pre-meeting agenda; it does not establish whether the Council approved the item on Jan. 12 1.

  • The consent agenda item would accept $2.17 million in TIB funding and authorize the City Manager to execute the appropriate agreements with TIB 1.
  • The agenda bill says the city was notified on Nov. 21, 2025 that the funds were awarded through TIB's Urban Arterial Program, after an August 2025 application 1.
  • The project scope includes a 30 mph speed limit, buffered/protected bike lanes, continuous sidewalks on both sides, three new crosswalks with illuminated flashing beacons, ADA ramps, traffic calming, and an asphalt overlay 1.
  • The agenda bill says design began in February 2024 and completes in Q1 2026, bids would be advertised in March 2026, and construction is expected to start in late May 2026 1.
  • The record is a pre-meeting agenda and does not establish the Council's action on the item 1.

Why it matters

The corridor runs along 80th Avenue NE between SR 522 and NE 185th Street, and the agenda bill says the project is 92% grant-funded, with the TIB grant covering roughly 57% of construction cost and the remainder from the WSDOT Pedestrian Bicycle Program and city funds 1. Analysis: Accepting the TIB money locks in the state share for a project residents will see directly — new crossings, sidewalks, and bike lanes on a street many use to reach SR 522 — but the record does not establish whether the Council took the action.

What changed / what's next

  • The Jan. 12, 2026 agenda added a consent item to accept $2.17 million in TIB funding for the 80th Avenue NE Ped-Bike Project and authorize the City Manager to sign the TIB agreements 1.
  • The state had already awarded the funds; the Council action was acceptance and agreement execution, not a new grant decision 1.
  • The supplied record does not show whether the Council approved the item on Jan. 12 or whether the agreements were executed 1.
  • Per the agenda bill, if the funding was accepted, bids would be advertised in March 2026 and construction expected to start in late May 2026 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.