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Greenways and Cycle Tracks 2013 Mid-Year Report
Seattle City Council Transportation Committee
May 31, 2013
Statement of Legislative Intent
2013 Adopted Budget included a Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) prioritizing the following projects in the 2013-2014 Biennium:
• Ballard neighborhood greenway
• Delridge neighborhood greenway
• Downtown cycle track development
• West Seattle lower bridge trail access
• Design work on the following additional neighborhood greenways:
o Rainier Valley
o Central District
o Lake City
o University District
What are Neighborhood Greenways?
• Family friendly routes
• Neighborhood networks that link community destinations such as parks, schools, libraries, and shopping areas
• Provide connections to regional trails such as the Burke-Gilman Trail
• Facilities that are parallel to higher volume arterials that allow bicyclists to make connections between neighborhoods on lower speed, lower volume streets
• Low speeds (< 25 mph)
• Low volumes (< 1,000 vehicles per day)
• Gradual Inclines
• Destinations
• Community input
Route Selection
Define the Route
Improve Arterial Crossings
Traffic signals Crosswalk/crossbikes/ADA
Walk-Bike Priority and Traffic Calming
Why Invest in Neighborhood Greenways
• Increase walking and bicycling
• Improve transportation options
• Environmental benefits
• Safer streets for everyone
• Health benefits
• Equity
No Way, No How
Willing but Wary
Strong and
Fearless
Enthused and Confident
Neighborhood Greenways Outreach
Data Collection
• Speeds, volumes, collisions
•Community greenway or other planning efforts
Outreach Meeting #1
• Define greenways and describe tool box
• Discuss goals and objectives
• Hear local ideas and concerns
• Share traffic data and general route possibilities
Conceptual Design
• Identify route(s)
• Define improvements
Outreach Meeting #2
• Review goals and objectives
• Share conceptual routes and treatments
• Be open to input and change
• Describe next steps
Design and Build Greenway
• Design
• Construction
• Opening event
Evaluate and Adjust
• Stakeholder feedback
• Data
• Make changes if needed
Neighborhood Greenway Work Plan
2012 Completed Greenways: Wallingford 39th Avenue NE 2013 Greenway Construction: • Ballard • Delridge • Beacon Hill • Fremont Avenue N Planning Underway: • Delridge Loop • Ballard Box • Rainier Valley • Central District • Lake City • University District
Delridge Neighborhood Greenway
Delridge Neighborhood Greenway Project Elements Include: • Raised crosswalk at SW Andover St • New corners with curbs on the south side of SW Brandon St • ADA ramps, speed humps, crosswalks and crossbikes • Radar speed feedback and 20mph signs on SW Genesee •Sidewalk and pavement repair • Wayfinding signs and markings • 20 mph speed limit along the greenway; stop signs for intersecting non-arterial streets
Before
After
Ballard Neighborhood Greenway
Existing half-signal
Ballard Neighborhood Greenway
Before
After
Sidewalk Repair Widened sidewalk at Seaview
Additional Neighborhood Greenways
Planning underway for:
•Delridge Loop
•Ballard Box
•Rainier Valley
•Central District
•Lake City
•University District
Downtown Cycle Track
Next Steps: • Bicycle Master Plan adoption • 30% design for approximately 2 miles downtown
• Final design of an initial .25 miles for 2014 construction
West Seattle Bridge Trail Access
• Site evaluation and data collection underway • Consultant selection starting • Goal is charrette in Summer 2013
Questions?