Central Area Neighborhood Greenway Open Houses

Please join us at an open house next week to learn more about the Central Area Neighborhood Greenway most promising routes for Phases 2 and 3 (the south and north ends of the greenway, respectively) and share your input. We will review the evaluation criteria of previously studied routes, the most promising route from Rainier Avenue S. to E. Roanoke Street, and some of the design elements that may be applied.

This greenway is being developed in close coordination with the 23^rd Avenue Corridor Improvements Project and will provide a bicycle and pedestrian facility off of 23^rd Avenue. The modified 23^rd Avenue is being designed to improve mobility through the corridor, but it will not include a protected bike lane. People on foot and riding bikes may prefer a calmer route. For those reasons, and to help achieve Seattle’s goal of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030, SDOT is installing the Central Area Neighborhood Greenway near this busy arterial.

Neighborhood greenways are safer, calm residential streets that provide a more comfortable environment for people to walk, run and bike. Starting with a good foundation (a street with already low car volumes and speeds), small improvements are made that add up to a big difference. Improvements can include adding speed humps, signage, and pavement markings, reducing the speed limit, and making crossings easier by adding curb extensions, rapid flashing beacons, crosswalks, medians, or traffic signals at busy intersections.

The project is separated into three phases.

• Phase 1 (E John Street to S Jackson Street)
• Phase 2 (S Jackson Street to Rainier Avenue S)
• Phase 3 (E Roanoke Street to E John Street)

We are completing final design for Phase 1 now and anticipate that its construction will begin this fall. Phases 2 and 3 will begin design this fall and we anticipate construction will begin in summer 2015.

Open House Details

Phase 2: South Jackson Street to Rainier Avenue South

Tuesday, August 26, 4:30 – 6:30

*Presentation begins at 5:30

Garfield Community Center – 2323 E. Cherry St.

Phase 3: East John Street to East Roanoke Street

Thursday, August 28, 4:30 – 6:30

*Presentation begins at 5:30

Miller Community Center – 330 19^th Avenue East

Please feel free to come to either meeting, as we will have knowledgeable staff available to answer your questions and hear your feedback about all details of the project.