Construction of Trailside, Rush Companies’ proposed 120-unit apartment complex just outside the Canterwood gated community, has hit a snag over the question of who will pay for sidewalks, bike lanes, streetlights and other improvements along Canterwood Boulevard.
Pierce County asserts that the east side of the road as it passes Trailside serves pedestrians and bicyclists poorly. It is asking Rush to remedy this with new features along approximately 750 feet of frontage. The features would “ensure safe and efficient movement of people and vehicles adjacent to the site.”
Rush says it’s not their job to provide these items. It points to a 21-year-old Pierce County Hearing Examiner decision obligating a future developer to a smaller batch of roadside improvements. That decision, Rush says, specifically exempts them from installing sidewalks on Canterwood Boulevard…