Comments on: Federal Way Going Hugeass

By: CHANGoO!

CHANGoO! — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:04:10 +0000

YAKIMA IS GONNA CLOWN ON DIZ
CITY

By: Eric Faison

Eric Faison — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:14:55 +0000

I’m a Federal Way City Council Member and it’s nice to see interest in our community. I just wanted to help out with a couple of comments. The image above is shown from south to north, with the tallest building on the northwest corner. The site slops downward from the north to the south. The buildings are at sidewalk level on all sides except for the south, where there is not currently a road. When the property to the south is redeveloped, there will be a road and we will try to figure out how to ensure that the street doesn’t face a blank wall. This is one of several large high-rise projects being planned for our downtown, which when completed will result in a “true downtown” for Federal Way. This project and others are within a block of our new 1200 stall transit center, with a direct access ramp to I-5. Federal Way is the third largest city in King County (8th largest in the State), and we’re required to accommodate approximately 6,000 new units under GMA.

By: Dan Staley

Dan Staley — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:35:49 +0000

Well, that’s a good start, good to see it. Let’s hope the elevators are super-efficient and can run on solar panels or something by the time M & N are in their dotage. And let’s hope there’s some sun to power the PV arrays.

By: michael

michael — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:56:51 +0000

This development is less than a quarter mile from I-5 and as of a year or so ago Sound Transit has dedicated feeder ramps servicing a new transit center adjacent to proposed development. There have been some mumblings about light rail servicing this area…very long-term.

By: Dan Staley

Dan Staley — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:07:01 +0000

I’d like to know how the surrounding roads can handle the ~3000 TPD for people going to work and the ~1500 TPD for people contributing to our fraydum by buying stuff they don’t need. Are the neighborhood roads able to handle an increase of 4000-5000 TPD and resultant LOS decrease, or is there going to be light rail within walking distance (this target demographic doesn’t ride the bus much, but what the heck: will the bus service become speedier?).