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Giving some more room for walkers

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 4:13pm.

This week on the Council

Almost every week this is the "What's on the city council's plate this week" review. I don't cover everything, so if you want the full rundown, read the packet and agenda yourself.

This week, we'll see how the city wants to make the city safer for walkers. The city is considering a list of projects on their consent calendar that will hopefully solve walkers getting hit by cars problems at several intersections.

From the report:

This emphasis project would make low-cost interim improvements to these crossings until funds are available to make more substantial improvements. For reference, crossing improvements that are made as part of the Pedestrian Crossing Improvement Program are typically curb bulb-outs, which costs about $45,000 per corner, and crossing islands, which cost about $65,000 without landscaping. (These costs include engineering, mobilization and contingency, standard increases for a construction project estimate.)

Here is a map of the intersections. Click on the place marks for descriptions of the projects:

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And, here is the spreadsheet describing the projects:

Thanks a lot for the info.

Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 4:19pm.

I'm getting some shark's teeth at my Turner and State crossing. Not that I cross there anymore because that means I'd be walking to Ralph's but I would never do that because...you know.

I like the 30th and Boulevard one

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 4:28pm.

When I go out a-jogging, I always have to wait a bit at 30th so cars will eventually see me and stop so I can cross Boulevard.

big project

Submitted by chad360 on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 6:36pm.

The citizenry needs to adopt a policy for traffic zoning that takes the hills in Olympia into account, and the massive amount of through-town traffic this area gets--

I'm concerned that business interests in downtown are creating a pro-traffic zone in Oly's metro core by influencing decisions to invest in parking properties, and indirectly by encouraging folks to use automobiles to shop downtown: I'm really all for no sidewalk parking and reduced thru traffic in the metro core >dig up the streets and make parks & gardens, etc...<

I'd like to see a traffic corridor around the city, a bi-directional thoroughfare that has strategic parking buildings (like Tacoma)near the Capital Campus and the Port/Marina/Waterfront area

...maybe IT could get talked into running a small service to ferry folks to/from the parking garages in town? >I dunno<

I'd also love to see traffic on hills given the right-of-way, perhaps that would save fuel etc...

Thanks OlyBlog for having this space to express my opinion!

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