Quarterly Joint Meeting: Green Lake Paving & Safety Project Discussion

[Brock Howell]

I had some problems sending out all my notes about our discussion at last night's quarterly joint meeting of northend greenways groups regarding Green Lake Paving & Safety Project.  So, I'm just including a short snippet of the notes, and putting the rest in a google doc.  It's comprehensive with intense notes, maps, and diagrams, so go check it out.

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As said I said in the email with the meeting minutes, we went into a deep-dive into the Green Lake Paving & Safety Project. SDOT expects to begin the repaving in 2019.  SDOT's maintenance budget pays for the repaving, and SDOT's BMP-implementation budget pays for the planning/design work for the rechannelization that creates the bike lanes.  

In our meeting, we split into two groups to discuss the north and south segments/intersections. Andres led the north group, and I led the south group, so these notes may not reflect all of the discussions & thoughts.  In addition, these notes are heavily biased toward my thinking on the projects.  

TODAY!!! Today is the last day to take SDOT's survey on this project's initial concepts.  Here's my personal recommendations for how to approach the survey:

1. Thank SDOT for prioritizing bike/ped safety by implementing the bicycle master plan. SDOT could get tons of shit for this very significant rechannelization by neighbors, drivers, and the (historically conservative) Green Lake Community Council.  This project does a ton to improve bike safety, the most significant of which is to put a two-way protected bike lane along the entirety of East Green Lake Drive/Way along the park, which eliminates probably hundreds of intersection and driveway conflicts.
2. Ask SDOT do a much deeper dive into designing intersections, especially at the starred intersections listed below.  For improving safety, intersection design is more important than segment design.
3. Go bold & work with Seattle Parks & Rec. The City has a landmark opportunity to make this a legacy project for park access and street safety.  Whether it's widening the two-way protected bike lanes to 14 feet, routing the protected bike lane through the parking lot of the Woodland Park Sports Fields, or creating a complete bikeway loop around Green Lake Park, a strong partnership by SDOT & Seattle Parks could make this not just a transformative project, but on par with creating the Burke-Gilman Trail and the Alki Trail.
4. Call for the creation of 20mph School Zones.  20mph School Zones can be designated within 300 feet of any crosswalk that's part of a designated walking/biking route to a school or playground (and I'd argue, parks are playgrounds where adults & children play).  Let's reduce the risk of pedestrian death in the event of a traffic collision from 50% to 10% throughout most of this project.

Take SDOT's Survey Now >>

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Read the Full Notes of our Discussion Here

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Read the Full Notes of our Discussion Here

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[Brock Howell]

I also turned on the ability for anyone to comment on my discussion notes. So, please provide your thoughts, comments, and feedback through the google doc.

Best,

Brock

                                                  

Brock Howell

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