It was great to hear from Peter Hahn, Director of Seattle Department of Transportion at our Broadview Community Council on Tuesday November 16. Below are links to the projects that were discussed as well as links to some of SDOT programs. Linden Avenue North Complete Streets Project http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/linden.htm Aurora Traffic Safety Project http://www.seattle.gov/aurora North 143rd Street Safety…
Category Archives: Sidewalks
Walkers need sidewalks, bicycles need designated paths ….
The Broadview Community Council had endorsed the completion of Vital Streets in Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake from the 1999 Plan. Vital Streets are the connecting streets that help form a community of users from all forms of transportation. Walkers need sidewalks, bicycles need designated paths or sharrows and buses need space and stops. We do want to have “complete…
Sidewalks Coming to North 143rd
Mayor McGinn announced this evening that North 143rd will have 3200 square feet of sidewalks constructed as part of eleven city wide Neighborhood Street Fund Projects. The North 143rd safety improvement project, supported by the Broadview Community Council and ranked as the highest priority project by the North West District Council will construct a 6′…
Giving everyone a sidewalk is no walk in the park
By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times staff reporter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003845912_sidewalks21m.html Jim Portillo walks in the roadway, just a few feet from passing cars, because there are no sidewalks along his Greenwood street. Portillo, 31, is blind. Sweeping the area ahead left to right with a white cane, he avoids the roadway’s gravel shoulder — if it exists…
