Slide deck for 9/17/2015 Admiral Way Project meeting

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SW Admiral Way Safety Project

Open House #2

Sam Woods & Dawn Schellenberg

September 17, 2015


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Our mission, vision, and core values

Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is:

• Safe

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Interconnected• Affordable

• Vibrant

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Innovative

Mission: deliver a high-quality transportation systemfor Seattle

Vision: connected people, places, and products

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Presentation

overview• City’s safety vision

• Project goals

• Traffic data

• What we’ve heard

• Proposed improvements

• Next steps

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Vision Zero

Seattle’s plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by

2030 using:• Street design• Education• Enforcement

seattle.gov/visionzero 4


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Collision locations (2011-2014)

• 1 pedestrian collision (2012)

• 2 bicycle collisions (both in 2011)

• 71 vehicle-only collisions

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Project area

N

LEGEND

Project area

California Ave SW

63rd Ave SW

Top of hill

Bottom of hill

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Project goals

• Encourage slowerspeeds

• Reduce collisions

• Provide a comfortableand predictable bikeconnection between Alki

and California Avebusiness district

• Accommodate on-streetparking

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How fast are people driving?

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How many people drive on thestreet?

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How many people bike alongSW Admiral Way?

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Where people park

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Initial concept

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What we heard

• Reduce speeding and vehicle collisions

• Conduct parking study during summer months

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Consider removing center turn lane to keep parking• Concern about removing center lane and possible

rear end collisions

• Interest in new pedestrian crossings

• Request to host a second open house

Creative uses of the parking lane 13


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Revised proposal—Option A

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Example section (east of SW Stevens ST)

OPTION A


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Revised proposal—Option B

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Example section (east of SW Lander ST)

OPTION B


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63rd Ave SW to 60th Ave SW

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Existing cross section Proposed cross section

Speed: 32 MPHAverage number of vehicles: 6,236


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60th Ave SW to SW Stevens ST

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SW Stevens ST to SW Lander ST

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Existing cross section

Option Bption A



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SW Lander ST to 47th Ave SW

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Existing cross section

Option B

ption A



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47th Ave SW to 44th Ave SW

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44th Ave SW to California Ave SW

No change to existing

cross section

23Speed: 31 MPHAverage number of vehicles: 14,421

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ScheduleDate Action

April 14 Admiral Neighborhood Association briefing

May 6 SW District Council briefing

May 21 Open house

August Parking study and revised concept

Sep 8 Admiral Neighborhood Association briefing

Sep 17 Open house

Oct 1 Comments due

Fall Finalize and implement design24


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Questions?

Contact Sandra ‘Sam’ Woods

[email protected] | (206) 733-9408

www.seattle.gov/transportation/SWAdmiralWaySafetyProject.htm

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Slide deck for 9/17/2015 Admiral Way Project meeting