2 repair updates: Fauntleroy/California signal; Southwest Pool

FAUNTLEROY/CALIFORNIA SIGNAL: You may recall our story from last week, in which the city’s project manager for the now-virtually-complete Fauntleroy Way road rebuild/repave/rechannelization, Jessica Murphy, said crews would be out this week to fix the Fauntleroy/California signal timing. According to longtime WSBer and nearby resident Mike, looks like they have been (we’re checking to see if SDOT will confirm 12:26 pm – just got confirmation from Murphy, “Fauntleroy and California has been restored to normal operation”).

SOUTHWEST POOL: Last week, the city Parks Department warned that a problem detected during federally mandated drain-upgrade work could further delay the reopening of West Seattle’s only city-run year-round pool. According to a note on the Southwest Pool home page, that seems to be the case – reopening is now tentatively scheduled for October 19; by then, the shutdown will have lasted almost two months.

2 Replies to "2 repair updates: Fauntleroy/California signal; Southwest Pool"

  • swimcat September 25, 2009 (12:28 pm)

    Ugh! This extended closure of the pool is irritating- at this rate I will have forgotten how to swim by the time it opens.

  • Bob September 26, 2009 (2:34 pm)

    This project was obviously not designed to help speed up transit along that corridor (routes 54, 116, 118, 119 and 560), and instead looks like it might worsen it.
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    From SDOT’s web page: Q. “How will SDOT make sure buses pull all the way into their zone to not block traffic?”
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    A. “SDOT is working with King County Metro driver training to ensure that buses pull completely into the bus zone…”
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    Note that there’s no question about “How will SDOT prevent endless jammed traffic from blocking Metro?” In other words, SDOT couldn’t care less how long buses are stuck before they can safely pull out into the one remaining lane where twice as much traffic is being concentrated. What happens during ferry unloading times?
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    If improving transportation were the first priority, instead of “traffic calming” and preserving the use of the highway as a parking lot, SDOT could have made a center left turn lane, two regular through lanes, and two HOV/transit lanes in place of the parking lanes.
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    This also would have offered much wider lanes than either the old design or the new “calm” design, which substantially narrows all of the traffic and parking lanes to barely make enough space for one bike lane and not really enough for a second one. That can’t be the best thing for safety. But I’m not sure where north-south bike lanes would best be situated in the area.
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    Anyway, I look forward to a better re-restriping of Fauntleroy sometime in the misty future.

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