The bad and the good news

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First, the bad news (unfortunately it's not unusual)

Another person was severely injured last night on Aurora

Now the good news:

SDOT has formally begun their "Aurora Avenue North Safety Planning Study".

See their email below.

And see their website at https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/current-projects/aurora-ave-n-safety-planning-study

Aurora Ave N Safety Planning Study - Transportation | seattle.gov The Aurora Ave N Safety Planning Study is in its early planning phase. We will begin in summer 2022 to collect data on the current conditions and seek community input to understand the challenges that people face travelling along the corridor. www.seattle.gov

Lee Bruch

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From: DOT_AuroraStudy <Auror...@seattle.gov>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 4:46 PM
To: aurorareimag...@gmail.com <aurorareimag...@gmail.com>
Cc: Dumpys, Christa <Christa...@seattle.gov>
Subject: Aurora Ave Project Survey!

 

Hello Aurora Reimagined Coalition,

We wanted to reach out and let you know that the Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro are working to develop a refreshed planning and design study for Aurora Ave (from Harrison St to N145th St). Together we’ll be planning for improvements for people who walk, bike, take transit, and drive on or near Aurora Ave.    

While this project is currently in the early planning stages, we will begin summer outreach activities soon to help engage with and gather feedback from community members in the project area. 

 

The Aurora Ave/State Route 99 corridor is one of the highest traffic volume streets in Seattle. This corridor supports one of Seattle’s busiest transit lanes and offers connections to dense housing, businesses, social services, and employment opportunities. In 2003, a Route Development Plan was published, and while recommendations for near-term improvements were included, few improvements were implemented at the time. The plan included recommendations to improve safety and accessibility for people walking, biking, and driving on Aurora.  Now, we have a new opportunity with funding we received from WSDOT’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Program, King County Metro, and the Levy to Move Seattle. 

 

 

 

In the coming days we will start gathering community feedback to help better understand ways to improve safety for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving on Aurora Ave. We plan to send an email out inviting community members to fill out a survey created to identify what changes needed to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety.  

  

If you are interested in staying up to date on information about this project, please join our email list by replying to this email. We also encourage you to share this information with your organization and invite your members to join our email list.  For more information, please visit our project webpage: Aurora Ave N Safety Planning Study - Transportation | seattle.gov  

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at (206) 905-3620 or auror...@seattle.gov  

Thank you, 

Christa Dumpys 

Public Engagement Lead  

Aurora Ave Project 

auror...@seattle.gov  

206-905-3620 

Aurora Ave N Safety Planning Study - Transportation | seattle.gov