Those of you who walk to University Village from the east side of 35th Ave NE know that sidewalks are needed to increase pedestrian safety. In December, RBCA Board members Peter Ramels and Sarah Swanberg submitted a grant proposal to the Seattle Department of Transportation for the installation of sidewalks on the south side of Calvary Cemetery and north of University Village. (Specifically: on the south side of NE 50th Street between 30th and 33rd and Avenues NE and on the east side of 30th Ave NE between NE 50th and Blakely Streets.) The proposal was among three from NE Seattle to be forwarded to the DOT for consideration.
Below are photos of the areas that are in need of sidewalks.
Category: Ravenna-Bryant
Tag: NE Seattle, sidewalks
Lynn Amon says:
How can we voice our support for this proposal to the SDOT?
Thanks.
Chris F says:
nice job! Those are badly needed. Now all we need is to rezone the area for non-auto uses (ie C to NC zone)
sswanberg says:
You can email Sarah at rbcasarah@gmail.com, and you’ll get on a listserve.
Katherine Cleland says:
This is a great proposal. We are relatively new to the neighborhood, and love walking, and have taken strolls that way, and were surprised by the lack of sidewalks, and with the car traffic, and no way to get off the street, my husband refuses to walk that direction any more. We’d love to have that corridor opened to foot traffic, as its a main route from a fairly dense residential area to the commercial area of the U village.