There will be a new crosswalk at the intersection of 15th Ave NW and NW 83rd St, and the City is asking for feedback on the project concept.
The crosswalk project is one of 15 total projects around the city chosen in the Neighborhood Street Fund program. The City will collect feedback on all 15 projects before designing in 2020 and construction in 2021.
The project in Ballard entails a new pedestrian and bike signal and a marked crosswalk at the intersection of 15th and 83rd. The current design is shown below:
The City will be accepting feedback on the design in three ways:
- Online: Send an email directly to the project you would like to provide feedback on: NSF_15AveNW@seattle.gov
- Phone: Call 206-733-9361. When leaving a voicemail, be sure to state which project you’re calling about and whether you’d like a return call from the project team.
- In person: Review project concepts and submit your feedback via a comment form at participating libraries and community centers (click here to find a library or community center near you).
Comments and feedback will be accepted through January 31, 2020. For a map with all 15 projects, click here.
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i’ll weigh in….there is a big ol’ crosswalk ALL THE WAY TWO BLOCKS NORTH already.
Your 85th privilege is showing like a beacon.
Your lazy assed millennial entitlement is showing itself. All designed for the coming banning of autos. All to save mommy erf. All for total and complete control of you and the fools allowing it.
I’m 56, you clown.
Those are long blocks though
There’s arterials A COUPLE BLOCKS to the east and west of 15th (24th and 8th). So by your bizarro logic, let’s go ahead and close 15th to traffic and turn it over to people!
But in all serious, build this thing. Build it yesterday. Pedestrians shouldn’t have to go 1/4 mile out of their way to cross the street safely in a dense, walkable neighborhood.
Mainly bums and junkies crossing there to get to the park to get hiiiiggggh.
Maybe just build a culvert?
You will be needing a culvert soon to get to that park, and your RV I assume?
That’s a bit Grinchy, don’t you think?
I’m all for this as a controlled intersection, as no one in a vehicle will stop for a pedestrian here.
I’ll be sure to weigh in where it matters, thanks for the contact info, Meghan! I crossed here last night around 5:30 pm, and it was not terrible, but I did need to run in order to not be run over by accelerating cars. With all of the new development in this area and the up-zoning along 15th, it makes sense to cater to more pedestrian users (or bicycle, or roller skates etc.). Let’s encourage safe crossing of these arterials!
I cross here daily and also regularly drive along 15th. I fully support some kid of signal or traffic control at this intersection. If drivers obeyed the law and stopped, then markings or a signal wouldn’t be necessary. But they don’t, so it is.
However, I *think* that I would prefer a flashing signal of the kind that is installed at 1st and 80th and at 13th and 85th. That might do the job as opposed to a full blown traffic signal, which seems like a bit of an overkill. But it also might not considering that 15th is six lanes at that intersection and people are people.
Agreed! I like those flashing signal crosswalks both as a pedestrian and a driver.
We do not need another stoplight. It will make it even more congested.
An on-demand flashing signal, with signals on the corners as well as in the existing pedestrian refuge in the middle of the street, should be sufficient. Crossing at this location now is taking your life in your hands.