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Chapter 1: Background <br />The chapter provides an overview of Snoqualmie Pass, a place that <br />has many identities: a destination for winter sports, summer hiking, <br />and mountain biking; a desirable resort community that is highly <br />accessible to the Seattle metro area; a center of commerce where <br />truckers and travelers can rest, eat, and access services; and finally, it <br />is home to 354 permanent residents, which include both retirees and <br />employees of Snoqualmie Pass’s bustling recreation industry. <br />These identities shape the experience for people who use the roads and trails— <br />traffic volumes are highly variable, peaking seasonally and around weekends and <br />key holidays, and many travelers are unfamiliar with using the roadway network to <br />reach key recreational destinations. The mix of modes includes personal vehicles, <br />large trucks, recreational vehicles, as well as people on foot, on bike, and traveling <br />via snowmobile. <br />This chapter summarizes the community’s demographics, travel patterns, and <br />existing transportation challenges, as well as prior safety-related plans and <br />initiatives, including the Kittitas County’s Road Safety Improvement Plan, Capital <br />Improvement Program, and Comprehensive Plan, all of which lay the foundation for <br />this CSAP. <br />6Kittitas County | Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Safety Plan