WA SB5595

Local authorities may designate nonarterial highways as "shared streets" where pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles share the roadway, with vehicles required to yield to pedestrians and bicyclists, and bicyclists required to yield to pedestrians

State highways may only be designated as shared streets if they are primary roads through a central business district

Local authorities may set a maximum speed limit of 10 miles per hour on shared streets without requiring an engineering and traffic investigation

Standard pedestrian roadway restrictions (staying on sidewalks, yielding at unmarked crosswalks) and bicycle lane positioning requirements do not apply on designated shared streets

Local authorities must post annual reports on their websites documenting traffic accidents, speeding violations, and DUI violations occurring on designated shared streets