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January 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm #589399
Robert2715ParticipantIf you go up Admiral Way, you’ll notice there are street signs for both Lander and Stevens even though there is NO STREET there. (I think they even may be on both sides of the street) There has to be a reason for this – anyone got one?
January 9, 2009 at 7:18 pm #654265
roundthesoundParticipantI think it has something to do with the bus stops or the foot paths. If you notice under the WS bridge there is a sign for 26th street; I know that is specifically there for the bus stop.
January 9, 2009 at 8:30 pm #654266
alki_2008ParticipantThe street signs do align with Lander/Stevens on the other side of the hill…so yeah, good idea roundthesound.
January 9, 2009 at 8:34 pm #654267
ZenguyParticipantI used to live next to a street that did no go through and even though it does not now, that does not mean the city could not down the road…pun intended.
January 9, 2009 at 8:40 pm #654268
mellaw6565MemberI think it’s so you can tell where you are not.
January 9, 2009 at 9:00 pm #654269
roundthesoundParticipantIn most of these cases I believe the grade is to steep to build a functional road so the footpath or stairs are labeled as the street. I can’t remember where but I’ve seen abbreviations used on these signs like FTP or STRS instead of AVE or ST.
I didn’t have an atlas or computer access the first week I moved here so I had to figure that out the hard way.
January 9, 2009 at 10:07 pm #654270
Robert2715ParticipantThere are no footpaths that correspond to either of these locations as far as I’ve ever could tell.
January 9, 2009 at 10:24 pm #654271
PDieterParticipantthere are streets there, they just never got plowed after the first winter.
but I’ve got a call into DOT so it’s on their list
January 9, 2009 at 11:18 pm #654272
MrJTMemberWith all those intersecting streets, Admiral can be classifed as a “residental” street, and wadda ya know, justify a 30 MPH speed limit.
Wadda ya think Mellaw ?
January 10, 2009 at 12:27 am #654273
WSBKeymasterThere’s official right-of-way where those signs point. Sometimes it’s utilized – for example, the Thistle megastaircase near WSB HQ, which parallels utility lines. Sometimes it’s not. But if you looked closely at city docs somewhere, the spot marked by those signs is technically either a street end or a right-of-way connection. Drove us crazy when we moved to Seattle in 1991 and stayed on Queen Anne for the first couple weeks – maps (in the pre-Google days) showed these connections as uninterrupted streets, and we were forever getting lost.
January 10, 2009 at 1:35 am #654274
mellaw6565MemberHell Mr. JT – with that many “pedestrian” streets we might as well just shut the whole hill down for any kind of motorized traffic. Then the idiots with their snowboards and x-country skis can run into each other as much as they want!
January 10, 2009 at 1:41 am #654275
KatherineLParticipantThere are a number of streets next to greenbelts where the cross streets don’t go through. But if you call 911, do you want to tell them, “I’m somewhere on Admiral,” or “somewhere on Sylvan Way, or give them a cross street name they can locate?
January 10, 2009 at 1:43 am #654276
miwsParticipantAs far as the 26th Ave sign, under the Fauntleroy Expressway, (Spokane St) there actually used to be a “26th Ave” that ran northbound from there.
It was taken away by the expansion of Terminal 5 several years ago. The old Blew Eagle Restaurant used to be on the northeast corner.
Mike
January 10, 2009 at 2:26 am #654277
waterworldParticipantIf you get on google maps, and enter as an address just admiral & lander in Seattle, and then click on the satellite view, you’ll get a view of the street right-of-ways overlaid on the satellite imagery. You can scroll over and see stevens, too. It’s very cool and easy to see how the streets and paths line up.
January 10, 2009 at 6:04 am #654278
KenParticipantFor the real details of the hundreds of right -of Ways that are neither paved, nor actual streets, go to the king county GIS IMAP/ parcel view page.
http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/PropResearch/ParcelViewer.aspx
Many of these “streets” have lots plotted on them and are owned by people and corporations. Most of those that have actual street signs and are covered with woods, are indeed too steep to build on or are owned by the conservancy foundations or organizations.
some are old streets and roads where the right-of-way and easement were retained by city or county departments long after the street was removed. Take a look around the vicinity of camp long and the WS golf course. Follow Puget Blvd
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