Comments on: Entrepreneur proposes three ways to make Admiral District more walkable. Next step, community support

By: WS5

WS5 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:31:33 +0000

I like most of the ideas to help make Admiral more walkable or safer to walk. But I do not agree with closing Lander. As a resident to the West of California Ave I take this road daily mostly because it has a light and is much saver to turn left to go N bound on California Ave. If there was a light at Hinds I would take that, without a light it is hard to turn left. I would add I think the North lane on Admiral North bound at Calif. Ave should be right turn only. The cars speed up to pass the cars going straight with very short area to merge into one lane. How about we also enforce jay walking laws people darting in the middle of a block between cars is dangerous. I am always surprised to see parents with kids crossing in a middle of a block.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:00:17 +0000

In reply to miws. Your response is not conducive to conversation, Mike. Perhaps try again and be more willing to engage in starting a conversation by asking particular questions or offering viewpoints. Intimating someone is against pedestrian safety and thusly in favor of injuries and mayhem in reply to them being in favor of 1/3 recommendations is a bit silly and childlike. I’d like to think my neighbors are more mature than presidential debate participants.

By: miws

miws — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:48:07 +0000

In reply to Danimal. Thanks, Danimal! Because of this comment a new word popped into my head just as I was about to reply in another way; Carrogance. ---Mike

By: Danimal

Danimal — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:58:16 +0000

In reply to WS Taxpayer. Hear, hear! Sometimes pedestrians need to be conscious and conscientious and alert and patient when dealing with high traffic areas. That intersection is and should continue to be able to efficiently move the large number of cars that use it. Pedestrians can continue to use it as they have.

By: Danimal

Danimal — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:47:04 +0000

In reply to Johnny Ace. They already changed the left turn arrow timing to go AFTER the straight cycle to address this.

By: Admiral-2009

Admiral-2009 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:25:54 +0000

The City of Seattle keeps accident data that is accessible at https://seattlecollisions.timganter.io, I reviewed the data for the past ten years at the California at Admiral arterial intersection. There were 9 recorded incidents 5-property and 4-injury and none involved a pedestrian. This heavily trafficked intersection would not be considered a problem location. Based on the technical data there is no justification to restrict right turn on red at this location, many of these right turns occur when the other street left turns have a green arrow thus no conflict; for example when the WB to SB left turns happen the NB to EB right turn movement has zero conflict!

By: JD

JD — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:29:26 +0000

In reply to WestSeattleBadTakes. Exactly. You must be a 99 PI fan :)

By: CarDriver

CarDriver — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:32:36 +0000

In reply to JudyB. JudyB. To get in or out of Safeway (applies to Jefferson Square also) you have to drive across the sidewalk. Same with Met Market and PCC and QFC. You want them to leave also? There's a WHOLE lot of businesses in West Seattle-and the city/county/state that require crossing a sidewalk.

By: WestSeattleBadTakes

WestSeattleBadTakes — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 08:33:59 +0000

In reply to JudyB. Stroad.

By: Oh, Please

Oh, Please — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:24:11 +0000

In reply to JudyB. That gas station and 7-11 are busy for a reason: area residents use them in huge numbers. Businesses don't exist just so pedestrians can have a safe place to stroll.

By: WSB

WSB — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 06:27:20 +0000

In reply to CARGUY.

From 2007:
https://westseattleblog.com/2007/07/a-new-word-for-your-vocabulary/

By: CARGUY

CARGUY — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 06:19:31 +0000

In reply to Jay. As a casual bike rider, and mostly commuter by car, I’ve never heard of “sharrow” I know what they are but have never heard that term. You learn something new every day!

By: bill

bill — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 04:14:18 +0000

In reply to Kathy. Use FIFI to tell SDOT the signal does not detect bikes. They should be able to adjust it.

By: bill

bill — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 04:04:30 +0000

In reply to Alki resident. Alki Resident: "No reason why people need to wait an entire light routine in order to turn on a red light." And yet pedestrians do have to wait an entire light cycle to cross only to have their fair turn stolen by drivers who won't yield per law.

By: JudyB

JudyB — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:48:31 +0000

Another concern is cars driving in and out of the gas station and the 7-11 on the northwest corner of the intersection of California and Admiral. This is a very unfriendly area for pedestrians and bus riders waiting at the bus stop. I’m sure it would be very hard to persuade those businesses to leave, but there is nothing safe about having so many “driveways” crossing sidewalks.