A task force appointed by the city of Issaquah released the results of a study of pedestrian and bicycle crossings Oct. 23 and the team has recommended improvements to 15 locations in the city. Seven of those locations have room for improvements inexpensive enough to be completed before year’s end, the report read.

The city commissioned a study of pedestrian and bicycle crossings over the summer and early fall, following the death of 4-year-old Haochen Xu, who was struck at a marked crosswalk on Newport Way Northwest June 26. Studies were conducted by the city’s Crossings’ Study Team and independent consultant Transportation Solutions Inc.

Residents identified problematic crossings at a July 27 open house by placing pins in aerial maps and submitting written comments.

Problem spots recommended for work by city staff included Providence Point; Black Nugget Road from Overlake to Fred Meyer; 10th Avenue Northwest near Costco; East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Southeast 56th Street; a blind curve on Shangril-La Way Northwest in Talus; the single lane bridge off Shy Bear Way Northwest in Talus; Northwest Talus Drive and Northwest Shy Bear Way; Mt. Olympus Drive Northwest and 12th Avenue Northwest; State Route 900 and Gilman Boulevard; the SR 900 eastbound Interstate 90 offramp; SR 900 and Newport Way; the three-way intersection of SR 900, Northwest Sammamish Road and 12th Avenue Northwest; Front Street South and Southeast Bush Street; Northeast Park Drive and Northeast Federal; and Highlands Drive Northeast at Northeast Discovery Drive.

Three of the four SR 900 problem spots are under the responsibility of the Washington State Department of Transportation. The city is waiting for input on those intersections from WSDOT.

Residents noted at many of the problem areas, vehicles failed to yield to pedestrians. At one such crossing, the intersection of Front Street South and Southeast Bush Street, staff proposed inexpensive fixes such as trimming tree branches blocking a pedestrian crossing sign and installing two-way reflective pavement markers onto crosswalk stripes — at a total cost of $800.

But, in the long term, staff proposed installing a pedestrian refuge island in the center lane at a cost of $60,000.

The full report of city recommendations can be found at ci.issaquah.wa.us/documentcenter.