Neighborhood Connections Maps Repeal
At a glance
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- What: A comprehensive plan docket item to repeal the five neighborhood connection maps (Bear Creek, Education Hill, North Redmond, Southeast Redmond, Northeast Rose Hill) now that the transportation master plan, adopted February 2026, carries consolidated maps.
- Where it stands: public hearing held October 14; the commission voted by voice to support repeal (option one) on condition that staff list removed connections and reasons. The written comment period stays open.
- Next: recommendation and report approval on October 28.
The proposal
- Option one: recommend repeal now. Option two: combine with the separate neighborhood planning docket item, which staff said would start around the end of February and finish around April or May 2027.
- Connections were dropped from the new maps because they were already built, outside the city, redundant, listed as sidewalks (covered by the sidewalk plan) or infeasible. Staff said they have a list and will clean it up.
- References to the old maps in the neighborhood element text would also be removed.
Concerns and requests
- David Morton supported repeal and asked staff to update policy references that still cite the old maps, provide a crosswalk of every old connection (kept, modified or removed and why), and fix blank and duplicate entries in the transportation master plan appendix table.
- Commissioner Aparna preferred reviewing the neighborhood element as a whole; Commissioner Van Nyman, Commissioner Bish and Commissioner Gier preferred removing conflicting maps now.
- Staff will add text noting the neighborhood element is a remainder of the earlier plan and will be updated.
Votes
- Commissioner Gier's motion to support option one with the conditions above was seconded and carried by voice vote.
Sources
Discussion time
About 23 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 - Planning Commission | 23 |
Log
- 2026-10-14 - Planning Commission — Public hearing and study session; commission supported repeal with conditions; recommendation set for October 28.
- 2026-09-23 - Planning Commission — staff presented the repeal of five maps; the chair questioned the piecemeal process and staff were asked to propose a path; no vote.
- 2026-10-28 - Planning Commission - Recommendation expected per the October 14 meeting; video recorded, outcome not yet recorded.