FAQs

The adopted Gee Creek Plateau Sub Area Plan identified a new road as a key project to improve mobility in this area of Ridgefield. It will help improve access between the Gee Creek Plateau and the rest of the city as the area expands to accommodate projected growth. The Gee Creek area currently has limited roadway connections, which affects daily travelers, emergency access, and safety. The project addresses these gaps while supporting planned growth and minimizing impacts to surrounding neighborhoods and the natural environment.

Both alternatives would include bicycle and pedestrian features such as a separated sidewalk and trail for bicycles or other non-motorized travelers. At this stage of the project, the designs are conceptual. Once the City Council selects a locally preferred alternative, we will advance the design. At that time, we will know more about the roadway design and the amenities included. We anticipate the City Council could select a locally preferred alternative in early summer 2026 (schedule is subject to change).

Both alternatives would convert approximately 2.7 acres of land into public right of way, which is land open to the public such as a road or sidewalk. A portion of the land within the Green Alternative is residentially zoned. Based on our preliminary analysis, the Green Alternative is anticipated to result in greater potential impacts to existing residentially zoned properties compared to the Red Alternative. The preliminary environmental analysis does not identify potential impacts to individual properties, which would be assessed after a locally preferred alternative is selected and more detailed engineering and design is complete. We anticipate the draft NEPA document that will share detailed property impacts and mitigation will be available for review in 2027-2028 (schedule subject to change). 

Through the development review process, City staff would work with property owners and developers to identify how future development may or may not be affected by the location of the future roadway and whether a portion of the roadway is constructed in conjunction with development. 

At this early point in the project, each alternative’s design is conceptual, so specific impacts to properties, such as parks, have not yet been determined. Once the City Council selects a locally preferred alternative, we will advance the design and finalize the alignment. We will then identify mitigation to offset potential impacts to community resources such as existing or planned parks and open spaces. 

We completed a preliminary assessment of potential environmental and community impacts known as the Preliminary NEPA/SEPA Report in early 2026, which is available to review on the project website. However, at this early stage of the project we have not identified specific impacts or proposed mitigation because each alternative’s design is still conceptual. Once the City Council selects a locally preferred alternative, we will advance the design and finalize the alignment, while evaluating specific impacts and mitigation in the draft NEPA document. At that time, there will be additional opportunities for the community to weigh-in on the assessed impacts and the mitigation identified. We anticipate the draft NEPA document will be available for review in 2027-2028 (schedule subject to change)