11_-_2021-7-19_Isaac_AndrewsFrom:Ike Andrews
To:Lori Barlow
Subject:Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement available for Painted Hills Planned Residential Development
project
Date:Monday, July 19, 2021 4:03:00 PM[EXTERNAL] This email originated outside the City of Spokane Valley. Always use caution when openingattachments or clicking links.
Thank you for sending the draft environmental impact statement for the above project.
I was very interested in the traffic impact analysis and appreciate the attention to detail that it included.
I would like to alert the City of Spokane Valley and the applicant of an additional detail to the traffic analysis
that was not included but warrants some further study due to the potential safety impact.
At the intersection of Dishman-Mica and Thorpe is a commercial establishment (Craft & Gather). During
peak commercial hours for the establishment, vehicles traveling southbound on Dishman-Mica heading to
Craft & Gather must make a quick left turn into the establishment’s parking lot after turning left off
Dishman-Mica and heading eastbound on Thorpe. When multiple vehicles make the turn, and westbound
traffic on Thorpe prevents the turn into Craft & Gather, a car can be left blocking the intersection for
northbound traffic on Dishman-Mica. Therefore, as frontage improvements are planned for Thorpe, I
would recommend widening the road enough to allow either a left-turn lane into Craft & Gather or enough
room on the south side of Thorpe to allow vehicles to go around cars waiting to make the turn into Craft &
Gather.
Thank you for considering this input.
Yours truly,
Isaac “Ike” Andrews
5911 S. Lochsa Ln.
Spokane, WA 99206
509-795-6540