http://blog.cascade.org/2012/09/ballard-greenway-delayed/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.cascade.org/2012/09/ballard-greenway-delayed/comment-page-1/#comment-73321 DB Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:53:59 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=15811#comment-73321 Kirk, do you happen to live on 58th Street? I do, and strongly object to this proposal. While I would support the addition of stop signs on the street, 58th is very narrow and is is effectively a one-way street, since there isn't room for vehicles to pass one another when there are vehicles parked along both sides of the street. And don't suggest removing any of the parking, because it's clearly needed. Adding an increased number of cyclists to 58th will only increase congestion. A better choice would be 59th, which is only a block away and about twice as wide as 58th. If 59th was not considered for the greenway, the city needs to go back to the drawing board. I also object to the proposed median on 24th that would prevent residents of 58th to turn left to access their residences. I am sick of cyclists pushing their agenda on people who would be negatively impacted by it. I say NO to this ill-conceived plan and hope the city does as well.. Kirk, do you happen to live on 58th Street? I do, and strongly object to this proposal. While I would support the addition of stop signs on the street, 58th is very narrow and is is effectively a one-way street, since there isn’t room for vehicles to pass one another when there are vehicles parked along both sides of the street. And don’t suggest removing any of the parking, because it’s clearly needed. Adding an increased number of cyclists to 58th will only increase congestion. A better choice would be 59th, which is only a block away and about twice as wide as 58th. If 59th was not considered for the greenway, the city needs to go back to the drawing board. I also object to the proposed median on 24th that would prevent residents of 58th to turn left to access their residences.
I am sick of cyclists pushing their agenda on people who would be negatively impacted by it. I say NO to this ill-conceived plan and hope the city does as well..

]]> http://blog.cascade.org/2012/09/ballard-greenway-delayed/comment-page-1/#comment-64636 Kirk From Ballard Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:10:41 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=15811#comment-64636 This is just so frustrating. SDOT is acquiescing to a small group of uninformed NIMBYs that they couldn't get the information to. Seriously, just do it. This project is really such a small, insignificant impact on residential driving, and a huge impact on most cyclists, especially young and novice cyclists. With the continued delay of the Missing Link, this project is especially crucial. The very minor changes that were to be made are: - Signs and pavement legends along the greenway - Stop signs to control traffic crossing the greenway at certain intersections - Widen sidewalk on Seaview Avenue NW to access Burke-Gilman Trail - Median island at 24th Avenue NW and NW 58th Street - Diverter for eastbound traffic at15th Avenue NW and NW 58th St (at St. Alphonsus School) - Additional bicycle parking at destinations along the route This is just so frustrating. SDOT is acquiescing to a small group of uninformed NIMBYs that they couldn’t get the information to. Seriously, just do it. This project is really such a small, insignificant impact on residential driving, and a huge impact on most cyclists, especially young and novice cyclists. With the continued delay of the Missing Link, this project is especially crucial.
The very minor changes that were to be made are:
- Signs and pavement legends along the greenway
- Stop signs to control traffic crossing the greenway at certain intersections
- Widen sidewalk on Seaview Avenue NW to access Burke-Gilman Trail
- Median island at 24th Avenue NW and NW 58th Street
- Diverter for eastbound traffic at15th Avenue NW and NW 58th St (at St. Alphonsus School)
- Additional bicycle parking at destinations along the route

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