Aurora Planning Study + Freight Advisory Board + Access to 130th St. Station

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1. SDOT's Aurora Planning Study
   

SDOT and Metro have launched their joint planning study for the future of Aurora (including its E-Line)

Their presentation on it is at https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDOT/BoardsCommittees/SPAB/220608%20Aurora%20SPAB.pdf

Aurora Ave N Planning Study Project Overview •Long-range planning study to define future vision and cross sections for 7.6-mile Aurora corridor •Main focus of project is pedestrian and bicycle access safety upgrades and transit improvements www.seattle.gov

The Urbanist recently ran an article about it at  https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/06/13/aurora-avenue-safety-project-launches-merged-with-bus-upgrades/ 

ARC's next meeting, Monday July 11 will feature presentations from SDOT about the study - stay tuned for further information

2. Freight Advisory Board & Aurora
   

Aurora is on the agenda of SDOT's Freight Advisory Board meeting on next Tues., June 21, 9:00  to 10:30 AM.

See attached screenshot for its agenda

See forwarded SDOT announcement below for its links.

3. Access to 130^th St. Station
   

ARC and NW Greenways groups recently held a bike ride-audit of the pedestrian and bike access to the planned Light Rail 130^th St. Station

The station has been delayed for a year, which gives more opportunity for something to be done about its horrible access.

The Urbanist ran recently an article about it and its access at https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/06/16/as-ne-130th-station-opening-slips-to-2026-sdot-moves-to-improve-station-access/

As NE 130th Station Opening Slips to 2026, SDOT Moves to Improve Station Access | The Urbanist In early 2021, SDOT released a study on how station access could be improved for people accessing it from all directions, ranking the projects that would do the most to improve access. Now, the department is seeking a federal grant through the Puget Sound Regional Council to construct a slate of projects that it says would start construction in 2025, completing not far from the 2026 opening ... www.theurbanist.org

The above article is a follow-up article their article last year: https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/01/26/sdot-explores-mobility-improvements-near-130th-and-148th-street-light-rail-stations/

SDOT Explores Mobility Improvements Near 130th and 148th Street Light Rail Stations - The Urbanist In NE 130th St & 148th Stations Multimodal Access Study, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) examines the tough conditions for people walking, rolling, and biking in North Seattle.SDOT worked with the local community to identify and understand existing accessibility and mobility challenges to the futures stations, and rate near- and long-term access improvements identified by the ... www.theurbanist.org

The original 2020 SDOT multi-modal access study is at https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/SDOT/About/DocumentLibrary/NE_130th_St_Shoreline_Multimodal%20Access%20Study.pdf 

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