Mill Creek Blvd. Subarea Transformation

Otak analyzed potential transit-oriented development and multi-modal transportation scenarios for the subarea located directly south of Mill Creek’s award-winning pedestrian and bicycle friendly town center. While the town center developed in the late 1990s and 2000s is an example of successful active transportation connectivity, the Mill Creek Boulevard subarea (developed in the 1970s and early 1980s) lacks sufficient pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure as an aging suburban commercial strip center with extensive surface parking.

Otak’s work envisioned a more walkable and bikeable neighborhood with a mix of land uses, and network of multimodal streets to connect people to the regional North Creek Trail, multiple high capacity transit stations (Swift bus rapid transit), the town center, and surrounding destinations. We developed visualization renderings and a video to illustrate how the subarea could transform with future investment.